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 Practical Magic 2 to The Gentlemen. 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 Without Blood and returning series like Slow Horses season six. Enjoy the best selections (recommended by yours truly) on Apple TV, Prime Video and more.

From Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story to The Doll, here's what to watch this weekend.

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

Ryan Murphy is back with another installment of his horror/murder series Monster. This season's subject? Legendary axe murderess Lizzie Borden, played here by Ella Beatty. Loosely inspired by real-life events, this "historical" limited series follows in the footsteps of seasons based on Jeffrey Dahmer, Lyle and Erik Menendez and Ed Gein.

• Rating: TV-MA
• Number of seasons: 6

This funny spy thriller about a team of dysfunctional agents has a whopping 98 percent fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, has received 23 Emmy nominations and has already been renewed for season seven. According to my colleague, this is "the one show me, my millennial husband and my boomer parents are equally obsessed with."

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

If you're a Sharon Horgan stan like me (anyone else absolutely love the dark comedy Bad Sisters?!), you're in for a treat with her new HBO series Youth. This slice-of-life rom-com follows a divorcee who is trying to balance her love life with taking care of her elderly parents.

• Rating: R
• Runtime: 100 minutes

An elementary school teacher played by Saoirse Ronan is threatened by a troublemaking student in her class. Things escalate quickly when she inadvertently kidnaps the 10-year-old. This dark comedy thriller has my name written all over it.

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

This wildly intense Netflix show makes American Gladiators look like child's play. The concept is simple: 100 body diverse contestants gather to compete in a series of physical challenges with only one winner left standing at the end of the season, taking home a big cash prize. Though the series originally began with a Korean version, this version brings the competition to Mexico.

• Rating: NR
• Runtime: 91 minutes

Directed by Angelina Jolie and starring Salma Hayek, Without Blood is a war thriller based on the bestselling novel by Alessandro Baricco. This isn't light fare, as it follows a traumatized young girl who grows up and confronts one of the men who murdered her father.

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

This brand-new show from Netflix has been garnering a lot of buzz, with the New York Times even asking, "Can a Polish epic become the world's next period drama hit?" The historical series tells the story of a woman who refuses to follow the rules of high society—and, like all of my favorite shows, it features quite a few dramatic plot twists.

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

Vampires, politics and conspiracies—oh, my! City of Blood is set in a dystopian Berlin where the wealthy live under a protective dome, while the rest of society is forced to survive and battle it out outside. Two sisters then make a shocking discovery and, yes, it involves vampires.

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

JAY-Z (aka Mr. Beyoncé Knowles-Carter) sits down for an extremely candid series of interviews in this eight-part docuseries shot in black and white. The rapper and music producer dives into the meaning behind his lyrics as the show explores the evolution of his canon of work.

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

Fans of the high-stakes thriller Reacher are bound to be into this Prime Video spinoff series, Neagley. The show follows a former military detective who becomes a P.I. in Chicago. Things take a dramatic turn when she stumbles upon a massive conspiracy.

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

Tom Hardy. Pierce Brosnan. Helen Mirren. Talk about a cast. This crime drama series about a feud between two London mob families is back for season two—and it looks just as intense as the first iteration. Brosnan and Mirren's characters are out of jail and back to running the show, which means the chaos is only going to escalate.

• Rating: PG-13
• Runtime: 130 minutes

The wait is finally over. After months of adorable interviews, jaw-dropping dresses and exciting teasers, the highly anticipated sequel has arrived. Our favorite late-'90s witches Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman return to break the family curse—this time with Joey King and Maisie Williams in tow.

• Rating: TV-14
• Number of seasons: 2

We don't have Dwight and Jim in this The Office spinoff, but we do have Ned, a well-intentioned (if still kind of bumbling) leader who wants to turn a dying local newspaper around. Enter coworker Esmerelda (played by the hilarious Sabrina Impacciatore, who you'll recognize from The White Lotus) who is out to stop Ned from succeeding. All ten episodes of season two hits Peacock last week, so it's ready to binge.

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

Two total strangers' paths cross serendipitously at a crosswalk, then become unexpectedly intertwined when a bit of harmless flirting—a nipple flash!—leads to a distracted hit and run involving a dog. I first learned of this hidden gem comedy series from my colleague, who wrote of season one, "Like all great rom-coms, the secret to success lies in the chemistry of the cast." Season two is just as good, and now, the third and final installment is here.

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

If I had to guess what show will be the next Sterling Point or Off Campus, it's this Netflix series about a young girl who relocates to a new town and a new school. The school sadly doesn't have a girls crew team, so she joins the boys team, where drama and romance ensue (obviously).

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