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11 Shows and Movies to Watch This Weekend

Including 'Palm Royale,' 'Shirley' and more

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With so many streaming services, blockbuster movie releases and new shows that we’re told we must watch, it can feel overwhelming trying to keep up. Sure, we keep our eyes on lists like Netflix’s most-viewed titles, but the big hits aren’t necessarily always worth watching. So, how do you parse through it all? Well, we’ve made your job a little easier by finding all the shows and movies that are worth your time each week. Say goodbye to the scroll fatigue of the past with these selections on Max (Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV), Hulu (Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told) and more. 

From Road House to Palm Royale, here’s what to watch this weekend.

1. Shirley

  • Rating: PG-13
  • Runtime: 118 minutes

Regina King plays the trailblazer Shirley Chisholm, who becomes the first Black woman to be elected to Congress and the first African American in history to run for President of the United States in 1972. In her honest review, Nakeisha Campbell (PureWow’s Associate Editor of News & Entertainment) applauded King’s performance, writing, “King successfully captures the essence of Chisholm’s character, from her tall posture and outspoken nature to her contagious smile.”

2. 3 Body Problem

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

Based on the Chinese novel The Three-Body Problem, the Netflix series follows a group of brilliant individuals who must stop a series of unsettling events as they trace the origins to a decision made during the 1960s in China. 

3. Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV

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

This four-part docuseries examines the hostile work environment created by Nickelodeon showrunner Dan Schneider, who created some of the biggest shows on the children’s network in the late ’90s and early 2000s, from The Amanda Show to Drake & Josh. Through in-depth interviews and first-hand accounts, Quiet on Set explains shocking allegations of child abuse and misconduct behind the scenes.

4. Palm Royale 

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

Kristen Wiig stars as a woman named Maxine Simmons, who is determined to do whatever it takes to join the ranks of Palm Beach's elite. In her honest review, Greta Heggeness (PureWow’s Senior Editor of News & Entertainment) shared, “Palm Royale is not your typical Wiig comedy. The jokes are subtle, rather than in-your-face, and they play a small part in the larger theme of each episode.”

5. X-Men ’97

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

Inspired by the iconic 1990s The X-Men series, this brand-new Disney+ series follows a band of mutants who use their powers for good. While living in a world that fears their very existence, the team of superheroes must fight to overcome the challenges that the new future holds.

6. Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told

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

Executive produced by Jermaine Dupri, 21 Savage and Luther Campbell, Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told chronicles the infamous spring break event that took place in Atlanta, Georgia. Gaining popularity in the ’80s and ’90s, the festival was attended by young Black people (mostly college students) as well as some of the biggest names in Black Hollywood, including Tupac, Outcast and more. 

7. Road House

  • Rating: R
  • Runtime: 123 minutes

In this modern retelling of the 1989 classic, Jake Gyllenhaal plays former UFC middleweight fighter Elwood Dalton, who takes a job as a bouncer at a Florida Keys roadhouse. At first, this seems like the perfect gig. But he soon discovers that there’s more than meets the eye.

8. Apples Never Fall

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

Apples Never Fall is the latest TV adaptation from author Liane Moriarty, who also wrote Big Little Lies and Nine Perfect Strangers. The drama series revolves around former tennis coaches Stan (Sam Neill) and Joy (Annette Bening) as they sell their business to spend more time with their children. Everything changes when Joy goes missing, forcing the family to explore dark secrets that prove they’re far from perfect. 

9. Irish Wish

  • Rating: TV-PG
  • Runtime: 93 minutes

Lindsay Lohan makes her rom-com return as a book editor named Maddie, who’s secretly in love with her boss/best-selling author, Paul Kennedy. When her best friend gets engaged to her secret crush, she turns to an ancient stone in Ireland and makes a wish for true love. When she wakes up as the bride-to-be, she must face the consequences. 

10. Diarra From Detroit 

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

Meet Diarra (Diarra Kilpatrick), a heartbroken schoolteacher who is separated from her estranged husband, Francois (Morris Chestnut). After forming a deep connection with a charming man named Chris (Shannon Wallace) on Tinder, she is shocked to find out that he ghosted her. Thoroughly convinced that something sinister happened to Chris, she sets out to find the truth.

11. Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

  • Rating: PG-13
  • Runtime: 109 minutes

In this sequel to the 2021 film Ghostbusters: Afterlife (and the fifth film in the Ghostbusters franchise), the Spengler family returns to the Big Apple, where the original Ghostbusters have built their personal empire. But when the discovery of an ancient relic releases an evil spirit, the new and the OG Ghostbusters team up to save the world from a potential second ice age. Sounds easy, right?

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