Feeling the mid-August slump creeping in? Give yourself a jolt by watching the new shows and movies to watch this weekend on Netflix, Hulu and other streaming services.
If you’re into space mysteries, "Alien: Earth" has got you covered. Looking for messy romantic drama? "Love Is Blind: UK" season 2 is serving it up on a platter. Want something darker? The thriller movie "Night Always Comes" will keep you on edge. And then there's "Eddington" on premium video-on-demand. It’s packed with twists and shocks you won’t see coming. Ready to binge hard? Here are our top picks for new TV shows and movies to watch this weekend.
New TV shows
‘Alien: Earth’ (FX and Hulu)
This prequel series to the original 1979 film “Alien” brings the xenomorphs out of the shadows of space and drops them right into our backyard. It’s 2120, and Earth is carved up by five ruthless mega-corporations. Wendy (Sydney Chandler) is their newest creation, the first human–synthetic hybrid. Then, a research ship crashes into Prodigy City, spilling something far deadlier than trade secrets.
Noah Hawley’s show swaps space stations for city streets, mixing corporate intrigue and identity crises with pure, chest-bursting terror. Turns out, home isn’t any safer than the cold void of space.
Episodes 1-2 streaming now on Hulu
‘Butterfly’ (Prime Video)
Daniel Dae Kim swaps the paradise of “Hawaii Five-0” and “Lost” for paranoia in Amazon’s new spy thriller. He’s David Jung, a former U.S. intelligence operative laying low in South Korea until a young assassin (Reina Hardesty) shows up to kill him — and turns out to be the daughter he hasn’t seen in years.
What follows is a tense, globe-hopping collision of family secrets, old betrayals and moral landmines. With Piper Perabo in the mix as a power player pulling strings, this isn’t your standard game of cat and mouse.
All 6 episodes streaming now on Prime Video
‘Love Is Blind: UK’ season 2 (Netflix)
Love Is Blind: UK is back for round two, and the pods are primed for fresh British banter and blind betrothals. Hosted by Emma and Matt Willis, the show once again gathers singles from across the UK and Ireland, all chasing romance without the pesky distraction of seeing each other first.
This season’s mix includes a dating app founder, a DJ, a Mensa member, a mommy’s boy and a few hopeless romantics stuck in the friend zone. Sparks will fly, tears will be shed, proposals will be made, and wedding bells might ring … unless it’s an “I don’t.”
All 10 episodes streaming now on Netflix
‘The Rainmaker’ (USA)
This TV reboot revives John Grisham’s iconic legal thriller, giving a fresh spin to the story Matt Damon made famous in 1997. Milo Callaghan stars as Rudy Baylor, a fresh law grad who’s fired from a high-powered firm on day one. He quickly lands at a gritty taco stand-turned-law office alongside the relentless ambulance chaser Bruiser (Lana Parrilla) and her sly paralegal Deck (P.J. Byrne).
Together, they unravel a deadly hospital cover-up, putting Rudy in the crosshairs of both his old boss and an ex with a score to settle. Forget “Suits” and its limp revival; this one aims to deliver a sharper, more gripping courtroom showdown.
Episode 1 premieres Friday, Aug. 15 at 10 p.m. ET on USA (via Sling or Fubo)
New movies
‘Night Always Comes’ (Netflix)
Fresh off “The Fantastic Four: First Steps,” Vanessa Kirby stars in this spine-tingling thriller that reunites her with “The Crown” director Benjamin Caron. Lynette is a woman on the edge, racing through one perilous Portland night to raise $25,000 before her family loses their home.
Each hour piles on new threats, old ghosts and dangerous choices that could destroy her — or finally set her free. Based on Willy Vlautin’s bestselling novel, “Night Always Comes” is a gritty, propulsive story about the price of safety and the lengths we’ll go to claim it.
‘Fixed’ (Netflix)
Visionary animator Genndy Tartakovsky (“Samurai Jack,” “Primal”) unleashes his first feature-length adult animated movie Bull (voiced by Adam DeVine) is a good-natured mutt who gets hit with the worst news imaginable: By tomorrow morning, he’ll be neutered.
Determined to go out on a high note, he rallies his crew (Idris Elba, Kathryn Hahn and Fred Armisen) for one last wild night on the town. What follows is an adventure stuffed with bawdy jokes, ridiculous visual gags and just enough heart to keep it from going completely off the rails.
‘Eddington’ (PVOD)
Ari Aster heads West and back to the thick of the pandemic in this darkly comic, doomscroll-era Western set in 2020. Joaquin Phoenix is the sheriff, Pedro Pascal is the mayor, and neither is backing down as masks, paranoia, and small-town grudges collide in the streets of Eddington, New Mexico.
Austin Butler turns up as a social media preacher, and Emma Stone plays the sheriff’s wife caught in the crossfire. Aster is known for his horror work (“Hereditary,” “Midsommar”), but this pandemic standoff might be his most chilling movie yet.
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