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.

The past few weeks have delivered a ton of great new content, from The Odyssey to The Five Star Weekend. 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 blockbuster movies like Spider-Man: Brand New Day, exciting returning shows like Lioness and buzzy documentaries like The Idaho Murders: College Nightmare. Enjoy the best selections (recommended by yours truly) on Apple TV, Prime Video and more.

From Furious to The Devil's Mouth, here's what to watch this weekend.

• Rating: PG-13
• Runtime: 145 minutes

No, it's not The Odyssey, it's the other Zendaya-Tom Holland big-budget movie of the summer. Spidey is back but MJ's memory is not after that tragic twist ending last time around. I'm just excited for Sadie Sink's secret Marvel character to finally be revealed (my money is on Jean Grey).

• Rating: TV-MA
• Number of seasons: 3

This star-studded series, which features Nicole Kidman and Zoe Saldaña, follows female operatives as they infiltrate terrorist organizations. Per Paramount+, "Hidden networks, foreign operatives and personal betrayals collide" in season three. Cool cool, but my real question is, how did Nicole find time to film another show?!

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

Emmy Rossum of Shameless fame plays a disgraced detective who is out to hunt down a female serial killer. This new thriller is already receiving rave reviews and has a whopping 100 percent fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Oh, and it's loosely based on a 1987 movie called Black Widow.

• Rating: R
• Runtime: 90 minutes

Along with Nicole Kidman, who is in everything, Olivia Wilde has to be one of the hardest-working women in Hollywood. Fresh off of The Invite and The Studio, Wilde now stars in this wild (pun intended) new dramedy about fantasy, sexual muses and murder.

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

This series about the tragic 1988 airplane bombing isn't a documentary, but it is based on the true story. It stars several of my TV favorites, including Connor Swindells (Sex Education) and Merritt Wever (Severance), and follows the hunt for the attackers.

• Rating: PG-13
• Runtime: 105 minutes

Kathryn Newton and Lana Condor star in this Prime Video thriller about five friends who accidentally become trapped in a series of flooded cave tunnels. But because that isn't terrifying enough, they're being hunted by a deadly shark. (You know, in case you didn't get your fix during Shark Week.)

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

Is it the most creative of show names? No. Will I have to subscribe to Starz now? Possibly. This crime drama—which comes from Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson—follows a former heavyweight champion boxer who leaves prison after eight years and, naturally, he's out for revenge.

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

This dark comedy starring Diarra Kilpatrick is back for more with a whole new mystery. In season one, Diarra is a schoolteacher who gets drawn into a years-old kidnapping case—and now in the latest season, she's looking at a triple homicide. Critics and audiences loved the first go around, so I'm excited to see what the latest iteration delivers.

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

Another week of Netflix, another horrific true-crime docuseries. This one focuses on the brutal murders of four University of Idaho students. We'll get candid interviews and never-before-seen footage. And it's dropping just in time, as the real-life convicted killer is trying to take back his guilty plea.

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

Introducing the latest Mexican teen-drama series to hit Netflix. Though details are sparce on this one, Netflix's description reads, “New school, new start, until vicious online attacks and a classmate’s twisted challenge spark a dangerous bond that pushes Tamara toward transformation.” 

• Rating: N/A
• Number of seasons: 1

Forget Vanderpump Rules. Stassi Schroeder has an all-new reality series called House of Stassi, which follows her life as a wife and mother. Nothing is off-limits in the show, according to Schroeder, who also says, “There’s one thing I know how to do on reality TV, and it’s bleed out with honesty.”

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

This action-packed French drama follows an elite police force as they try to take down the bad guys. The gritty series might not feature any super familiar faces, but it is already on Netflix's top 10 most-watched shows list, so it's clearly a hit with viewers.

• Rating: TV-MA
• Runtime: 89 minutes

This terrifying 89-minute documentary involves a revenge plot, cyberstalking, fake pregnancy tests and a U.S. marshal. My BFF told me, "A Toxic Love Story is another one of those good, crazy, messed-up documentaries on Netflix. This was a fun one." So I gave it a watch, and wow, this movie is wild.

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

This Big Bang Theory spinoff follows the owner of a comic book store, Stuart, who accidentally brings about a multiverse-level armageddon. Now, he and a gang of fellow misfits must try to set things right. Based on the show's title, I'm guessing things don't go quite as planned.

• Rating: PG-13
• Runtime: 102 minutes

Apple TV has really been on a roll lately (Widow's Bay, Margo's Got Money Troubles...), and now it seems the streamer has another hit with this Happy Gilmore-esque movie starring Jake Johnson, Ben Stiller, Ed Harris and Mary Steenburgen. A washed-up tennis pro turns to pickleball (unthinkable!) in this promising new comedy that's number one at the moment.

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