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Gaming What To Watch This Weekend: New Shows And Movies To Stream On Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video, Apple TV And More By Erik Kain ,
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about TV shows, movies, video games, entertainment & culture. Follow Author Aug 15, 2026, 03:27pm EDT Aug 15, 2026, 04:03pm EDT New movies and TV shows added 08/15/26. See updates below.
Massive, muscled vigilantes solving problems with equal parts brain and brawns. Magic super-rings that can transform thoughts into solid green objects in order to fight crime and solve mysteries. And quite possibly the most exciting dinosaur movie to hit theaters since the original Jurassic Park . This weekend is filled to the brim with exciting new shows and movies, both from the comfort of your couch and on the big screen. At least one show is coming to an end this week, after some big finales last weekend.
The biggest of those? House of the Dragon, which wrapped up its third season last Sunday, so that’s off the list. I thought it was a better season than the previous, but I’m a little worried about how they’re going to wrap everything up in eight episodes. HBO should give them 10 for Season 4 and invite George R.R. Martin back to help find a viable path toward ending this without it falling apart completely.
Read my review of the House of the Dragon Season 3 finale here . As much as I enjoyed the finale, I also found myself wishing they’d stuck closer to the book’s version of the battle because the show’s makes absolutely zero sense ! Showrunner Ryan Condal has also responded to some of the backlash over the Season 3 finale, revealing that changes he and the writing team have made to the source material have kept him up at night .
The second season of Sugar also ended last week, and I just started watching it now that all the episodes are out. I saved the whole thing so I could binge it, but since I’ve been dealing with all these crazy health issues lately and getting up really early every morning, I just haven’t had a lot of energy to stay awake and watch shows at the end of the day.
I’m two episodes into the second season so far and it’s excellent. Colin Farrell is just wonderful as private eye, John Sugar, and the vibe is just as palm tree dirty city breezy beach crime cool car engines revving baby blue disco old black and white movies on in the background bourbon on the rocks classy dame as the first season. The cinematography is so cool. The whole thing is just endlessly stylish and engrossing. It’s chic LA noire and I love every minute of it, if I haven’t made that abundantly clear. I forgot how great this show is. My only problem is that I think I might need to rewatch Season 1 before I go any further. C’est la vie!
As always, I’ve searched every dark corner of the internet (well, not really, but you get the gist) for the best TV shows and movies streaming on Netflix, Prime Video, Apple TV, Disney+ for you to watch this weekend. If you have any recommendations, tips or other thoughts feel free to shoot me a note. Let me know what you’re watching these days, or if you’ve enjoyed any of my recommendations, on Twitter , Instagram , or Facebook . Be sure to also check out last weekend’s streaming guide below:
Alright, let’s dive right in! A couple of these were in last week’s guide but I added them late, so I’m leaving them in the “new” section for an extra week.
What It’s About : Season 4 of Reacher adapts Lee Child’s Gone Tomorrow : a distraught woman’s death on a Philadelphia subway pulls Jack Reacher (Alan Ritchson) into a conspiracy involving the Pentagon and an international terror cell. Sydelle Noel plays Detective Tamara Green, his investigative partner; Agnez Mo is Lila Hoth, the season’s villain; Christopher Rodriguez-Marquette is Jacob Merrick, brother of the victim. Three episodes dropped August 12, with weekly drops through the September 16 finale — the same day all eight episodes of the spinoff Neagley (starring Maria Sten) drop at once.
Why You Should Watch : Season 1 remains the gold standard when it comes to Reacher , but at least Season 3 was a lot better than the truly atrocious second season of this action-crime-mystery-ish adaptation of the over-the-top Lee Child books (of which I’ve read about nine or so). I’ll keep watching because I’m a huge fan of the books and I think Alan Ritchson is perfect in the role. If it’s good, I’ll be happy. If it’s bad, I’ll let you know!
What It’s About : DC’s True Detective -style take on Green Lantern: rookie John Stewart (Aaron Pierre) and veteran Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler) investigate a Nebraska murder that opens onto something much larger, told across two timelines. Kelly Macdonald is Sheriff Kerry, Ulrich Thomsen plays Sinestro, Laura Linney a Guardian of the Universe, and Nathan Fillion reprises Guy Gardner from Superman . Co-created by Chris Mundy ( Ozark ), Damon Lindelof, and Tom King. Premieres Sunday, August 16 at 9pm, then weekly across eight episodes, with the finale on October 4. See the full release schedule and time zones right here .
Why You Should Watch : I’m going to watch my screeners of this tonight and I’ll update this post with some tidbits before my review goes live (I’m hoping to review/recap episodes weekly on Sunday evenings so subscribe to this blog and my YouTube channel !) But a superhero X True Detective mystery show with really solid leads sounds amazing. I just hope it lives up to that hype! Rotten Tomatoes scores are certainly looking good . . . .
What It’s About : Will (Steve Gerben) is still trying to save the family auto shop while cousin Shane (Shane Gillis) torments him; this season their friendship hits a breaking point. Thomas Haden Church returns as Shane's father, with Matt Walsh and Garret Dillahunt joining. Co-created by Gillis, Gerben, and John McKeever, who directs. It films next to Gerben's dad's real tire shop — Gillis bought the store next door and turned it into the set. Al...
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