The 13 best things to stream this weekend, from Netflix's new dark comedy to the season 2 finale of 'The Last of Us'
Season one of "The Studio," Seth Rogen's satire series about Hollywood, concluded this week.
The finale focuses on studio head Matt Remick (Seth Rogen) and his team's efforts to execute a dazzling presentation for CinemaCon that can save Continental Studios from being sold to a tech company. There's more to come, though, since the show is already renewed for a second season.
"Sirens" follows characters at a ritzy beachside estate over the course of a weekend.
The five-episode limited series centers on the complicated dynamic between Devon DeWitt (Meghann Fahy) and her high-strung younger sister Simone (Milly Alcock), who works as a live-in personal assistant to the frightening but alluring Michaela Kell (Julianne Moore).
When Devon notices Simone and Michaela's eerily close relationship and the cultlike environment at Cliff House, she decides to intervene.
Nicole Kidman returns as a wellness guru in season two of "Nine Perfect Strangers."
Kidman is back as health guru Masha Dmitrichenko, and she trades her sunny California retreat for the snowy Austrian Alps as she meets a new group of strangers eager for a transformative experience. The season two cast includes Henry Golding, "The White Lotus" standout Murray Bartlett, "Schitt's Creek" star Annie Murphy, and more.
The first two episodes are now streaming, with the remaining six episodes releasing weekly.
Stanley Tucci goes on a culinary adventure in "Tucci in Italy."
The five-episode National Geographic series follows the actor as he travels to Tuscany, Lombardy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Abruzzo, and Lazio to sample the cuisine and culture of each Italian region.
Natalie Portman and John Krasinski play estranged siblings who embark on a treasure hunt in "Fountain of Youth."
NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt is the subject of a new four-part docuseries.
Football fans can watch "Untold: The Fall of Favre."
If you liked Lana Condor in the "To All the Boys I've Loved Before" franchise, check out "Worth the Wait."
The multigenerational romantic comedy centers on the intertwined lives of several Asian-American strangers as they navigate love, family, loss, and other challenges. The film stars Lana Condor, her "To All the Boys" costar Ross Butler, "Fast & Furious" franchise favorite Sung Kang, and more.
The final season of "Big Mouth" is here.
Netflix's long-running animated series comes to an end this week with its eighth and final season. In the last batch of episodes, the high schoolers encounter drugs, cancel culture, and, of course, puberty.
Comedian Jerrod Carmichael has a new special called "Don't Be Gay."
Three years after coming out as gay in his comedy special "Rothaniel," Jerrod Carmichael reflects on being raised straight, recalls secretly using Grindr, and jokes about his boyfriend's passive-aggressive tendencies.
If you're in the mood for horror, watch "Fear Street: Prom Queen."
The movie is set in May 1988, as Shadyside High School seniors prepare for prom night. But the festivities are terrorized by a masked killer who begins murdering the girls competing for the coveted title of prom queen.
Robert Pattinson plays a man who gets cloned every time he dies in Bong Joon Ho's "Mickey 17."
The 2025 sci-fi movie stars Pattinson as Mickey Barnes, a man who takes on a job as an expendable member of a space crew. Each time Mickey dies while on a dangerous assignment, his body is reprinted and his memories get uploaded to the new copy.
Season two of "The Last of Us" ends this weekend.
After a shocking character death in an earlier episode of season two, the latest installment of "The Last of Us" concludes on Sunday.
The end of the road for "TLOU" isn't near, though; the series was already renewed for a third season, and showrunner Craig Mazin is hopeful for a fourth season to wrap up the narrative.
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