The five best series to watch on Netflix this weekend
Do you know what makes the weekend marathons on Netflix so worthwhile? The wait. So, if you are someone who literally waits to log out on Friday to even open the app, despite the constant reminders on your notification bar, it’s about time you get that weekend VVIP treatment.
Netflix has already set up an irresistible line of original productions for the week, which will leave you frantically tapping and scrolling endlessly on “More Like This.”
But if you were to let us choose and make you the perfect bouquet out of each flower, we’d offer you a mix of genres to keep a balance to your weekend adventure. While that could also count as a win for sustainability, all we hope is that you feel at home.
So, for those scratching their heads over what to binge stream this Saturday and Sunday, here are the five best series to watch on Netflix this weekend.
The five best series to stream on Netflix this weekend
Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials (Chris Chibnall, 2026)
The alarm clocks in Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials are chiming too cacophonously to miss out. So, to kick-start the weekend, Netflix has a new three-part detective story that demands not more than three hours of your screen time. Based on the prolific mystery author Agatha Christie’s beloved 1929 novel, the recently released period drama is set in 1925 England, where a prank seems to have gone horrifically and murderously wrong.
At a lavish house party, guests set eight alarm clocks to wake heavy sleeper, Gerry Wade, a notorious late sleeper, only to find him dead with one clock missing. When another guest is killed not long after, Gerry’s friend and fiancée, Lady Eileen “Bundle” Brent, is pulled into the investigation despite warnings from friends and officials to leave things to the professionals.
Can This Love Be Translated? (Yoo Yeong-eun, 2026)
It may not be a cakewalk to leap straight into the world of rom-coms after a gritty mystery thriller, but Can This Love Be Translated? won’t disappoint. The South Korean series, which recently hit Netflix shelves on January 16th, follows a skilled polyglot interpreter, Joo Ho-jin, who, despite knowing many languages, struggles to express his own emotions in all of them.
While he prioritises exactitude over everything else in his personal and professional lives, his calculations take a backseat when he accepts a gig as an interpreter for a dating reality show, reuniting with a woman he met long ago on a trip to Japan. Back then, she was not as famous, but her career skyrocketed after their chance encounter. Although Ho-jin is hired to be the interpreter for her and another Japanese actor on the show, amid translating conversations, he begins to find himself at a loss for words.
Ripple (Amanda Tapping, Scott Smith, and Lisa Soper, 2025)
Since we’re talking emotion, there couldn’t be a better time to introduce you all to Ripple, an emotional ensemble drama from Lionsgate Canada that landed on Netflix earlier in December 2025. Set in New York City, the drama series captures the essence of how seemingly insignificant decisions made in life can unexpectedly bring people together in the most unimaginable ways.
Ripple centres on four strangers – Walter, Kris, Nate, and Aria – who appear to have nothing in common on the surface level, but they have crossed paths with one another several times and still haven’t met. As they each navigate the difficulties life throws at them, their decisions and subsequent actions spark a ripple effect, ultimately establishing an unexplained connection between them.
His & Hers (Dee Johnson, 2026)
The buzz surrounding Netflix’s latest mystery thriller, His & Hers, hasn’t gone down a bit, but if you still haven’t caught up on it, you absolutely should. Adapted from Alice Feeney’s novel of the same name, the gripping new whodunit, set in summertime Atlanta, follows two estranged spouses, news anchor Anna, and detective Jack.
While Anna had been withdrawing from her personal and professional life all this time, mourning a tragic loss, a murder case in her Georgia hometown, Dahlonega, puts her back into action. There, she comes across Jack, who’s officially assigned to the case, and they clash several times during their respective investigations. But it doesn’t take long for Anna to figure out that the murders are somehow tied to her past, the one she thought she had long buried.
Run Away (Nimer Rashed and Isher Sahota, 2026)
Now that we’re halfway into January, there’s no excuse left for you to be missing out on Run Away. The Harlan Coben adaptation dropped on New Year’s Day and still has everyone buzzing about it. The intense new crime thriller follows Simon, a father whose life comes crashing down when his eldest daughter, Paige, runs away.
Although he stumbles onto Paige in a city park next, vulnerable and strung out on drugs, what makes him lose her all over again is an unexpected altercation that breaks out when he finds out she’s not alone. The mystery thriller follows Simon’s subsequent search and investigation, which leads to the unravelling of secrets darker than you can imagine. So, consider this your final reminder to watch Run Away, and please make it count.