What to watch this weekend.
Credit: BritBox / Prime Video / Daily Wire
Heart-pounding heist thrillers, sprawling Arthurian fantasies, documentaries about beloved filmmakers and a daring live-streamed free solo climb of one of the world’s tallest buildings. All these and more grace our television screens this weekend. I also have a couple of theatrical recommendations, in case you’re old school and still like going to the movies.
This was a big week for entertainment news, including the 2026 Oscar nominations. Sinners broke an all-time nomination record after largely losing out at the Golden Globes. We’ll see if Ryan Coogler’s vampire action-drama will fare better at the Academy Awards.
We also got our first glimpse at the new Darth Maul animated Star Wars series, which comes to Disney+ in March. And casting for the God Of War adaptation continues, with Max Parker of the excellent Boots series taking on a villain role.
Last week I wrote a piece up on what went wrong with Stranger Things, and this week I followed that up with a piece giving some alternative suggestions to Vecna, and why sticking to Lovecraftian roots would have been a better choice than a fantasy Dark Lord figure.
I also interviewed Robert Kirkman, creator of The Walking Dead, discussing the upcoming season of the animated superhero series, Invincible. I covered The Walking Dead for so many years and never once interviewed Kirkman, so it was neat to get to ask him some questions about Invincible, which has just added yet another TWD alum to its roster.
As always, I’ve scoured the internet for all the best new TV shows and movies streaming this weekend and compiled them in the guide below. As always, if you have any recommendations, or there’s something I missed, shoot me a note and I’ll add it in an update. Send me any tips you have on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook.
New TV Shows To Watch This Weekend
A few of these have been out a couple weeks already and I’m adding them a bit late, but I figure better late than never.
Steal (Prime Video)
Sophie Turner of Game of Thrones fame stars in this UK heist thriller about a well-coordinated heist that results in over £4 billion stolen, much of it from pension plans and other investments. I’ve watched the first three (of six) episodes and it’s quite good so far, with lots of tense action and a stellar performance from Turner. She’s come a long way as an actress and this gives me a bit more faith in her casting as Lara Croft for the Tomb Raider series. I’m excited to finish this one and highly recommend you give it a shot on Prime Video.
The Pendragon Cycle: Rise Of The Merlin (The Daily Wire)
I’m so torn about The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin. The new fantasy series is based on Stephen R. Lawhead’s Pendragon Cycle, a series of books I read when I was young and absolutely adored. I love Arthurian fiction and this was one of my favorites. The trailer looks pretty good also, and good fantasy is really hard to come by. The epic saga begins in Atlantis and gives us some origin story for Merlin, who then takes center stage before the coming of Arthur. The only problem? This is a Daily Wire show.
Setting aside the Daily Wire’s politics, I just don’t want to spend the money subscribing to a streaming service that I’ll only use for one show, though you can get the “Pendragon Pass” for $30 and get a three month subscription that will last the duration of the 7-part series. I do want to watch and review this, so we shall see. Two episodes released this week and new episodes drop Thursdays.
The Game (BritBox)
A retired detective, famous for not catching a notorious stalker, finds himself revisiting the unsolved case when he stumbles on someone he believes is the killer. The psychological thriller stars Jason Watkins, Robson Green and Sunetra Sarker. The series released on Channel 5 in the UK last year and is now out on BritBox in the US.
Riot Women (BritBox)
Sally Wainwright is the creator of one of my favorite shows of all-time, the gripping crime drama, Happy Valley. Her new show, Riot Women, is now streaming on BritBox on Wednesdays, with three episodes out already. The story follows a group of middle-aged women who find new purpose when they start a rock-and-roll band. This is probably less my speed than Happy Valley, but it looks quite good nonetheless.
Coldwater (Paramount+)
Andrew Lincoln, of Walking Dead fame, takes on a very different role in the British series, Coldwater, which is now airing weekly on Showtime/Paramount+. The six-part thriller follows John (Lincoln) who uproots his family and moves from London to the small Scottish village of Coldwater, following a violent incident at a playground. Things go badly when their neighbor, Tommy, turns out to have sinister motives. New episodes drop on Fridays.
Primal – Season 3 (HBO Max)
Genndy Tartakovsky’s brutal animated series returns this month, airing on Adult Swim on Sundays and then a day later on HBO Max. This season takes a hellish turn, as our caveman protagonist encounters undead and other paranormal enemies. I really enjoyed the first season of this show, but forgot to keep watching. I love Tartakovsky’s style.
Shetland – Season 10 (BritBox)
I’m about six seasons into the excellent Scottish mystery series, Shetland, and Jimmy Perez is still the lead detective. I’m not entirely sure I can handle the big casting change that takes place, though plenty of fans of the show seem to still enjoy it after Douglas Henshall’s exit. The 10th season began airing on BritBox earlier this month.
Industry – Season 4 (HBO Max)
I keep hearing that the fourth season of Industry is a “reinvention” of the series, an ambitious transformation that reworks everything from the ground up. But I haven’t actually started this show yet, so I don’t know what that means and I don’t want to be spoiled, since it is on my to-watch list. The financial thriller stars another Game of Thrones alum, Kit Harington.
The Hillside Strangler (MGM+)
We all know why we subscribe to MGM+ . . . FROM! But since Season 4 of that series isn’t out yet, you can dive into this docuseries about the Hillside Strangler instead. If true crime and serial killer stuff is your thing, this looks pretty interesting and stomach-churning. The Hillside Strangler abducted, raped and murdered 10 young women in Los Angeles in the 70s’ and left their bodies displayed on the hillsides. The four-part docuseries dives into the investigation, the media frenzy and the trial, including archival recordings and interviews with the killer himself, Kenneth Bianchi.
New Movies To Watch This Weekend
The Running Man (MGM+)
Based on the novel by Stephen King, The Running Man is a dystopian sci-fi movie about a reality TV show where contestants, known as Runners, must survive 30 days while being hunted by professional assassins. Each day the Runner survives, the bounty on his head grows – and ratings go up and up. Glen Powell plays Ben Richards, a man who needs the money to save his daughter, and who just might have the skills needed to stay alive. Josh Brolin, Emilia Jones, Lee Pace, Michael Cera and Colman Domingo also star. I missed this one in theaters, but I’ll give it a watch now that it’s out on MGM+ (the home of the excellent FROM series).
Skyscraper Live (Netflix)
Famous rock-climber, Alex Honnold, will free solo Taiwan’s skyscraper, Taipei 101 (the tallest building in the world from 2004 to 2009), and the whole thing is being live-streamed on Netflix this evening (Friday) at 5pm PT / 8pm ET. “Free solo” means he’ll be scaling the building without the help of ropes, all by his lonesome, and you could not pay me to watch this. My fear of heights and the awful thoughts of a fall make this far, far too much tension for me to handle. Taipei 101 is 1,667 ft – or 508 meters – tall. The Burj Khalifa unseated it as tallest skyscraper at 2,772 ft (over half a mile) tall, and still holds the record as tallest building. I get dizzy just thinking about it . . . .
Dead Man’s Wire (In Theaters)
Bill Skarsgård, Al Pacino, Colman Domingo, Dacre Montgomery, and Cary Elwes star in this story inspired by the 1977 kidnapping of mortgage broker Richard Hall (Montgomery) by Tony Kirtsis (Skarsgård) who wires a shotgun to Richard’s neck so that if he tries to escape, or anyone interferes, the gun will go off – aka, a “dead man’s wire.”
From director Gus Van Zandt (My Own Private Idaho, Good Will Hunting), the film is doing quite well with critics, with a 91% Rotten Tomatoes score (76% with audiences). It looks terrific, and Skarsgård continues to pick excellent roles (The Crow reboot notwithstanding). I almost didn’t recognize Dacre Montgomery, who you might remember from Stranger Things.
H Is For Hawk (In Theaters)
Claire Foy stars in this story of grief and loss. She plays Helen, who finds herself training a goshawk after the death of her father (Brendan Gleeson) who she used to spend time birding with. This looks like quite the tear-jerker. I got a little teary-eyed just watching the trailer.
TV Shows Currently Streaming Weekly
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (HBO)
I loved the first episode of A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms, the new prequel series to Game Of Thrones, and I can’t wait for Episode 2 this Sunday. The story follows Ser Dunk and his young squire, Egg, as they navigate tourneys and other adventures in Westeros. It has a charming, cozy feel to it and is quite humorous, making it a nice departure from the grim, epic fantasy of the main show or House of the Dragon.
If you weren’t as charmed as I was by the premiere, I recommend you keep watching. Plenty of action is coming, and it does get darker. I love that Dunk is such a good man, so determined to do the right thing, when so much of Westeros is filled with cunning, manipulative, scheming characters. I also loved the show’s version of Lyonel Baratheon.
The Pitt – Season 2 (HBO Max)
The Pitt continues to be one of the best shows on TV. It’s so good but so hard to watch at times. Hard to watch and impossible to look away. I loved the first season, which was one of my top shows of 2025, and Season 2 appears to be doing the same thing, only with new cases, some new doctors and student doctors, and this time on the 4th of July. The real-time format is incredibly effective in an ER setting, and the writing is terrific. So much is going on all the time, but it’s never hard to follow. The teaching hospital means a lot of what goes on is discussed in detail, making it easy to understand the conditions and procedures. I’m not even into medical dramas and I love this one to pieces.
Fallout — Season 2 (Prime Video)
The Ghoul (Walton Goggins) and Lucy (Ella Purnell) continue their adventure across the Wasteland in Fallout Season 2, though the dynamic duo has been split up. We got a glimpse of a mutant in the latest episode, played by Clancy Brown. We also got to see Hank’s hivemind at work. Kyle MacLachlan is so terrific in this show. So is newcomer, Justin Theroux. Fun fact: I just rewatched the hilarious Vietnam war spoof, Tropic Thunder, and realized for the first time that Theroux was one of the writers of the screenplay. That’s a great film, and one that would absolutely never get made today.
The Night Manager – Season 2 (Prime Video)
The new episode of the Tom Hiddleston-led spy thriller, The Night Manager, drops Sunday evening. I’m very impressed with Season 2 so far, four episodes in. Sure, it’s not quite as good as Season 1, but this is all original material rather than an adaptation of the John le Carre novel, and it’s a great blend of suspense, action and sexy espionage. If you enjoy spy thrillers, go watch Season 1 and then dive into Season 2. There was a ten-year gap between seasons, but it was worth the wait.
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
Starfleet Academy follows the first group of cadets in over a century as they train to be officers. The story is set in the 32nd century, the same timeline that kicked off with the third season of Star Trek: Discovery, after a massive cataclysm wreaked havoc on the Federation of Planets. This is roughly a thousand years after the primary Star Trek timelines. Naturally, it’s also become something of a culture war battleground, though from what I can tell (I have no desire to actually watch this) it’s just fine but not great. Which describes a lot of the rebooted Star Trek universe.
The Traitors – Season 4 (Peacock)
I’m keeping this one on the list despite normally not including reality TV because I like the premise, I like Scottish castles and I want to leave it here as a reminder to go back and watch the second season of Traitors UK which is apparently the best. I tried watching some of this new season and wanted to boot basically everyone not named Alan Cummings from the castle immediately.
Spartacus: House of Ashur — Season 1 (Starz)
We’re down to just two more episodes of Spartacus: House of Ashur, a “what if” spinoff iamgines an alternate version of events in which Ashur (Nick E. Tarabay) survives and becomes “Dominus,” gaining control of a gladiator school. I’ve added the original show to my backlog but still haven’t gotten around to watching it, partly because it just looks so cheesy. But many people swear by it and I suppose it also looks pretty sexy and violent, so who knows?
Be sure to check out last week’s streaming guide right here.
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