15 Shows and Movies to Watch This Weekend

Yes, there are a lot of streaming services, and, yes, there's a lot of buzz around the latest releases. But just because something's trending or on lists of most-viewed titles doesn't mean it's always worth a watch (take Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story, for example).

The last few weeks delivered a ton of great new content, from Neagley to The Swan: Behind the Mirror. And this week is no different.

Allow me, an entertainment editor, to help you parse through it all with shows and movies that are actually worth watching. I'm talking exciting new movies like Animals and The Social Reckoning, buzzy reboots like Carrie and returning series like Is It Cake? Halloween. Enjoy the best selections (recommended by yours truly) on Apple TV, Prime Video and more.

From Other Mommy to Small Prophets, here's what to watch this weekend.

• Rating: R
• Runtime: 112 minutes

Zuckerberg is once again at the center of an Aaron Sorkin film, only this time it's the follow up to 2010's The Social Network. The original starred Jesse Eisenberg as the budding, wildly insecure Facebook founder. In the new flick, which centers on a Facebook whistleblower, Succession star Jeremy Strong takes over the lead role of Zuck.

• Rating: TV-14
• Number of seasons: 1

Cue the pig's blood: There's a new Carrie in town—and this one is here for a full eight-episode series. In line with the classic Stephen King story, this horror show follows a teen girl with a domineering mother who enters the vicious world of high school. Things take a terrifying turn when Carrie begins to develop special powers...

• Rating: R
• Runtime: 106 minutes

Holy Amazing Cast, Batman Ben Affleck! This star-studded Netflix film features Affleck, Kerry Washington, Gillian Anderson and Steven Yeun. Plus, Affleck directed this crime thriller about a mayoral candidate whose life is turned upside-down by a kidnapping plot and ransom demand.

• Rating: PG-13
• Runtime: 126 minutes

It worked for Barbie, so it's gotta work for...Matchbox cars? Introducing the live-action film inspired by the iconic toys, starring John Cena and Jessica Biel. Unlike the Greta Gerwig-led Barbie, this Mattel toy story (also not to be confused with the Pixar franchise) is an action comedy featuring undercover CIA agents, kidnappings, a nuclear warhead and (of course) car chases.

• Rating: R
• Runtime: 93 minutes

Jessica Chastain delivers chills and thrills in this horror flick as a mom who also happens to have an evil doppelganger. The Oscar-winner pulls double duty as both good mommy and bad mommy—but can her 8-year-old daughter and husband figure out which one is which before it's too late?

• Rating: TV-MA
• Number of seasons: 1

Apple TV lowkey became my favorite streaming service in 2026 with Margot's Got Money Troubles, Widow's Bay, Lucky and more Ted Lasso, Shrinking, Silo and Slow Horses. Now, the streamer is delivering a new comedy-drama series about a man whose partner disappeared seven years ago. When he discovers a surprising creature who can potentially tell the future, he may finally get the answers he so desperately desires.

• Rating: R
• Runtime: 103 minutes

Written and directed by Chris Rock, this new dramedy also boasts an incredible cast: Rosalind Eleazar, Anna Kendrick, Adam Driver, Daniel Kaluuya, Topher Grace and Rock himself. Eleazar plays our title character, a fading Hollywood star who is desperate to mount a comeback while battling messy relationships and an industry that seems more than happy to let her go.

• Rating: TV-MA
• Number of seasons: 1

Stay out of the water! Josh Hartnett leads this thriller series about a fisherman out to save his small town when it starts being terrorized by a deadly sea creature. The six-episode limited series gives Widow's Bay vibes only without the bumbling mayor, sunset cocktail parties or hilarious supporting cast.

• Rating: TV-MA
• Number of seasons: 1

According to HBO, "What begins as an investigation into a 1985 murder turns into a haunting exploration of a community’s dark history of violence and bloodshed." In this docuseries, the owner of a pet cemetery (unrelated to Stephen King's) is found dead in the Mississippi River. What happens next is a twist-filled, real life horror story that proves the past can't stay buried forever.

• Rating: TV-MA
• Number of seasons: 2

You may not have heard about Rage before, but you should pay attention now: The first season of this Spanish-language dark comedy boasts a wild perfect score on Rotten Tomatoes. And as of this week, the anthology series about women who are pushed to their breaking point is back for season two with a whole new cast of characters, alongside a few returning favorites.

• Rating: TV-PG
• Number of seasons: 2

Can I believe Mikey Day has turned this ridiculous concept into a years-long, successful franchise? No, no, I cannot. Will I watch this Halloween version of the show that asks the obvious question, "Is it cake?!" Yes, yes, I will. Just one look at the array of bubbling cauldrons in the sneak peek above (some of which are cake, some of which are not), and I'm already hooked.

• Rating: TV-MA
• Number of seasons: 1

One of the year's buzziest releases has to be this John Steinbeck Netflix adaptation starring Florence Pugh and Christopher Abbott. The novel upon which it's based tells a multi-generational story following several biblical tales. Expectations are extremely high for this one—but if anyone's up to the task, it's gotta be Florence Pugh.

• Rating: R
• Runtime: 129 minutes

If it's good enough for Prince William and Kate Middleton (who attended the Digger premiere last week), it's good enough for me! The star-studded film features Tom Cruise, Sandra Hüller, Riz Ahmed, Emma D’Arcy and John Goodman and follows an oil tycoon who accidentally triggers a massive environmental disaster. Cruise is barely recognizable in the title role of Digger Rockwell.

• Rating: R
• Runtime: 114 minutes

As if Anne Hathaway hasn't been in enough movies this year (Mother Mary, Devil Wears Prada 2, End of Oak Street, The Odyssey), we've got a Colleen Hoover adaptation to add to the list. The psychological thriller follows a writer who is hired to ghostwrite for the famous Verity Crawford—but what she finds in the process is much darker and more twisted than she ever imagined.

• Rating: TV-MA
• Number of seasons: 1

Don't let this one fly under the radar just because it's on AMC+. This revenge thriller series stars Catherine Zeta-Jones as Jackie, a woman who discovers that a squad of hitmen is out to kill her. The only solution? Take down "The Seven Demons" before they get her first.

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