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Make Decider a Preferred Source Photos: Netflix, Paramount, Peacock; Illustration: Rob Jejenich More On: what to watch this weekend New Shows & Movies To Watch This Weekend: ‘Animals’ on Netflix, ‘Matchbox: The Movie’ on Apple TV and More New Shows & Movies To Watch This Weekend: Netflix’s ‘East of Eden,’ ‘War’ on HBO Max and More New Movies and Shows to Watch This Weekend: ‘Backrooms’ Arrives to HBO Max, ‘UNABOMBER’ Premieres on Netflix and More New Shows & Movies To Watch This Weekend: ‘Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story’ on Netflix, ‘The Traitors: New Blood’ on Peacock and More Get ready to binge your way through some of the biggest shows of the fall this weekend!
Netflix’s The Diplomat just dropped all episodes of season 4 this week, and all eight episodes of the new horror series Crystal Lake are available on Peacock, too. If you like your shows in more of a slow-release formula, the Sylvester Stallone-led series Tulsa King returns to Paramount+ this week, with one new episode per week.
Want to catch a movie instead? You can check out Stanley Tucci in heist mode in Prime Video’s new original, Masterplan, or the new music documentary Katseye: Wild Hearts on Disney+.
Not sure which new releases to check out? Let us here at Decider help you figure out what to watch this weekend and where to stream it.
This week, Keri Russell returns as American diplomat Kate Wyler in Netflix’s hit political series The Diplomat; season 4 dropped on Thursday. Also out on Thursday is the Peacock/A24 series Crystal Lake, the Friday the 13th prequel series starring Linda Cardellini as Pam Voorhees, mother to future killer Jason. And on Paramount+, watch the season 4 premiere of Tulsa King this Friday.
Netflix’s popular series The Diplomat stars Keri Russell as Kate Wyler, a civil servant who’s appointed as the ambassador to the UK. Kate has to balance her demanding new job alongside her rocky marriage to fellow diplomat Hal Wyler (Rufus Sewell). In season 4, Kate teams with Todd Penn (Bradley Whitford), the husband of newly appointed President Grace Hagen Penn (Allison Janney), to try to keep the dangerous alliance between Grace and her new VP, Kate’s husband Hal, from creating international instability.
Crystal Lake stars Linda Cardellini as Pamela Voorhees, the mother of Jason Voorhees, the boy who turned into a brutal hockey mask-wearing killer. Set a year after young Jason’s death, Pam’s story – and secrets – unfold over the eight-episode series. The series comes from Brad Caleb Kane, who serves as creator, writer, showrunner, and executive producer. Kane previously worked as co-showrunner on It: Welcome to Derry, another horror prequel series.
In the new season of Taylor Sheridan’s series Tulsa King, Sylvester Stallone returns as gangster Dwight Manfredi, who continues to build a new empire and protect his crew from a bevy of dangerous enemies. Gretchen Mol has joined the cast for Season 4 as Tulsa politician Amanda Clark, and Scarlet Rose Stallone has been promoted to a series regular for Season 5, along with Erik Palladino (I Play Rocky), Glenn Fleshler (Billions), Anthony Skordi (The Last Frontier), and Nickola Shreli (Power Book IV: Force).
The options above only scratch the surface, so you know that this weekend’s full lineup will have amazing options for what to watch this weekend! For the full breakdown of the best movies and shows to stream now, or if you’re still undecided on what to stream this weekend, then check out the complete list below:
The Diplomat: Season 4 *NETFLIX SERIES
Money Trap: The Karun Treasure (TR) *NETFLIX SERIES
Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald *NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
Thursday Night Football on Prime (2026) *Prime Video Live Sports
Masterplan (2026) *Prime Video Original Movie
Corregidora: The Darkest Night in Mexican Soccer (HBO Original Series)
Untold Stories of the ER, Season 14 (TLC)
OWN Spotlight: What Black Men Say vs. What Black Women Hear with Iyanla Vanzant (OWN)
Dancing with the Stars (Season 35) (ABC) – Streaming Live @ 8pm ET
Stick to Football (Season 1) – New Podcast Episode
SuperKitties: Su-Purr Adventures: Shorts (Season 3) – New Episodes
Locker Diaries: Coven Academy – Premiere
We’re Here to Help – New Podcast Episode
Outlander: Blood of My Blood: Season 2 – Episode 5
Tulsa King | Season 4 | Paramount+ Original Series
Paramount+ offers two subscription plans, Essential and Premium. Right now, you can get started with a seven-day free trial on the Premium plan.
The ad-supported Essential plan typically costs $8.99/month, while the ad-free Premium plan (which comes with Showtime titles and live CBS) costs $13.99/month.
Crystal Lake – Premiere, All Episodes, 60 Minutes (Peacock Oringal)*
Unknown Serial Killers of America, Season 2 – Finale (Oxygen)
Peacock currently offers two subscription types: Premium with ads and Premium Plus ad-free. Peacock Premium costs $12.99/month, while Premium Plus costs $19.99/month.
You can save a bit by subscribing to one of Peacock’s annual plans, which give you 12 months for the price of 10. These cost either $129.99 with ads or $199.99 without ads.
Peacock Premium Plus is also available to subscribe to via Prime Video with a seven-day free trial that you can’t get by subscribing directly on Peacock.
What you see above is just a portion of the new movies and shows you can watch this month if you’ve got more than one streaming service subscription. We update our guides to the new releases on the most popular streaming platforms every month, so you can stay on top of the freshest titles to watch. Here are full lists, schedules, and reviews for everything streaming:
Liz Kocan is a pop culture writer living in Massachusetts. Her biggest claim to fame is the time she won on the game show Chain Reaction.
