15 Shows and Movies to Watch This Weekend

Yes, there are a ton of streaming services, and there's a ton 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. (Case in point: My least favorite show was renewed for season two—you can fully skip it, BTW—while one of my top shows of the year was canceled by Netflix. Wah wah.)

Allow me, an entertainment editor, to help you parse through it all with shows and movies that are actually worth watching this week (or this weekend). I'm talking exciting new seasons for hits like Queer Eye and Drops of God, buzzy reboots like Star Search and award-worthy films like The Testament of Ann Lee. Enjoy the best selections (recommended by yours truly) on Netflix, Apple TV+, in theaters and more.

From The Beauty on FX to Steal on Prime Video, here's what to watch this weekend.

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

Ryan Murphy is back (as if he ever went anywhere) with a new thriller/horror series about a massive beauty conspiracy. This one stars Ashton Kutcher and Bella Hadid. (Anyone else praying it's more Nip/Tuck and less All's Fair?)

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

Not since Sideways have I been this excited about a wine drama. A world-famous wine critic dies and leaves his collection to whoever can solve a wine mystery spelled out in his will. Sounds like The Da Vinci Code for pinot lovers.

• Rating: 16+
• Number of seasons: 1

Sansa Stark herself, Sophie Turner, stars in this heist thriller show. The limited series on Prime Video may have fewer dragons than GoT, but it features similar sky-high stakes and surprising and dramatic twists.

• Rating: TV-14
• Number of seasons: 10

It's the end of an era. The tenth and final season of Netflix's groundbreaking reality reboot has arrived. The show may now be Bobby-less, but it still delivers the same heart and powerfully emotional transformations as it did in season one. This is going to be one hard goodbye.

• Rating: N/A
• Number of seasons: 1

I love true-crime as much as the next person, but this three-part docuseries looks downright disturbing. (No, that won't stop me from watching.) The show tells the horrific story of the "Deadpool Killer" and the online mania that followed his murder spree.

• Rating: R
• Runtime: 137 minutes

Okay, so Amanda Seyfried didn't win the Golden Globe for this one, but it doesn't make the film any less intriguing. Seyfried has gained numerous accolades for her portrayal of Ann Lee, the founder of the Shakers religious movement, in one of 2026's buzziest movies yet.

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

We could all use a little content that's, um, what's the word...fluffier...and this certainly fits the bill. It's a modern-day ice dancing love story. Millennials such as myself may be having flashbacks to 1992's The Cutting Edge (which is just the motivation I need to watch this).

• Rating: R
• Runtime: 103 minutes

This Jodie Foster-led French film first debuted in Cannes and has since accumulated an impressive 81 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes. It's a dark comedy/mystery thriller about a psychiatrist investigating the peculiar death of one of her patients.

• Rating: 8+
• Number of seasons: 1

Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Justin Timberlake, Destiny's Child: What do they have in common besides being, ya know, mega-rich and famous? They all appeared on Star Search back in the day. And now, Star Search is returning for an all-new live Netflix iteration. (I'll be watching.)

• Rating: N/A
• Number of seasons: 1

The creator of some of my favorite comedies ever—Spaceballs, Robin Hood: Men in Tights and Young Frankenstein—is now an impressive 99 years old. In honor of the pre-100 milestone, HBO is airing this fascinating docuseries all about the man behind the belly laughs.

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

Yup, it's another serial killer documentary series, this time about the infamous Hillside Strangler murders from the 1970s. The killings led to the largest manhunt in Los Angeles history—and the longest criminal trial in U.S. history. If you think you know the full story, think again.

• Rating: TV-MA
• Runtime: 91 minutes

While this kidnapping story has been told through multiple true-crime specials over the years, this Netflix documentary delivers never-before-heard details—and tells the harrowing tale through Elizabeth Smart's own words.

• Rating: PG-13
• Runtime: 117 minutes

The internet is all abuzz about this modern-day love story, currently trending on Netflix's top ten movies list. The rom-com is based on Emily Henry's bestselling book about Poppy and Alex, two friends who seem to be destined for much more. (Okay, fiiiiiine, I'll watch.)

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

Season one of Idris Elba's Hijack pitted the should've-been James Bond against airplane hijackers mid-flight. Now, he's back with season two and, you guessed it, there's been another hijacking. Only this time, everyone's favorite The Office guest star has to save the day on a moving train.

• Rating: NR
• Runtime: 105 minutes

Iconic director Gus Van Sant brings us this based-on-a-true-story '70s drama about a man who takes a mortgage executive hostage. Early buzz is strong on this one, with its Rotten Tomatoes score sitting at a whopping 94 percent.

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