The five best series to watch on Netflix this weekend
With all the Netflix content that’s breathing down our neck throughout the week, the weekend will be anything but boring, to say the least.
Since the beginning of March, the streaming powerhouse has been busy unleashing its spring lineup, and so far, it hasn’t been a disappointment. If anything, the weeklong teasers have been hard to resist, which makes the weekend feast all the more sumptuous.
While, of course, one’d give anything to skip the workweek and jump straight to the weekend, unfortunately, that’s not happening.
So, while you wait and wonder what awaits this time around, here’s a glimpse into the five best series to watch on Netflix this weekend.
The five best series to stream on Netflix this weekend
That Night (Jorge Dorado and Liliana Torres, 2026)
If you’re a sucker for cold mysteries, That Night, Netflix’s latest crime drama, should be on that weekend watchlist without having to think twice. The six-part Spanish thriller revolves around three close-knit sisters whose lives are turned upside down when a family vacation goes completely south. Based on Gillian McAllister’s Sunday Times bestseller, the Netflix series follows Elena, Paula, and Cris on a vacation in the Dominican Republic, where Elena accidentally runs over a man.
Desperate and at a loss for direction, she turns to the only help she can think of: her sisters, Paula and Cris, who arrive at the scene of the crime without wasting a minute. Once they arrive, Paula and Cris must come to a consensus about how to handle the situation since things could easily go further south and put their younger sister behind bars, leaving her only child without a murder. That Night explores how far one would go for their family and whether a family’s depth of loyalty weighs more than conscience and morality.
Phantom Lawyer (Shin Jong Hun, 2026)
You can honestly find plenty of gripping legal dramas on Netflix, but can you think of any that come with a supernatural twist? Well, you finally can, as the streaming giant recently acquired the streaming rights to Phantom Lawyer as part of its deal with SBS. Although the show is set to be broadcast on the South Korean network before arriving weekly on Netflix, at least one of your weekend spots is sure to be occupied until the series finale in May.
Phantom Lawyer tells the story of a clumsy, shy lawyer, Sin I Rang, who accidentally sets up shop in an old shaman’s house only to start seeing ghosts. While the otherworldly spirits are supposed to leave him running for his life, when they show up with their sad stories seeking legal assistance from him, his courage ultimately kicks in. But when all seems to be going well, he has to go up against Han Na Hyeon, a top-tier lawyer with a tally of zero losses. However, thanks to I Rang, that’s about to change.
ONE PIECE (Matt Owens and Steven Maeda, 2023-Present)
Unlike the shows preceding ONE PIECE in the list, the live-action adaptation returned to Netflix with its second season quite early in the week. But for the workaholics who haven’t been able to catch a break from daily grinding, the weekend is the only option left to embark on the journey into the Grand Line. Season two undoubtedly introduced viewers to far fiercer adversaries as it had promised.
Yet, for those new on the block, the second season of ONE PIECE sees Luffy and the Straw Hats sailing for the extraordinary Grand Line – a legendary stretch of sea equal parts fascinating, equal parts dangerous. As they navigate their perilous journey in search of the greatest treasure, they will cross paths with bizarre islands and formidable rivals. Plus, according to Eiichiro Oda, this storyline will cover Loguetown, Reverse Mountain, Whisky Peak, Little Island, and Drum Island.
The Man in the High Castle (Frank Spotnitz, 2015-2019)
Although neither a Netflix original production nor a recent release, The Man in the High Castle, originally created for Amazon Prime Video, is one of the latest additions to its US library. So, seize the opportunity and make a binge session out of it this weekend. Based on Philip K Dick’s 1962 Hugo Award-winning novel, the dystopian series explores an alternate reality in which the Axis Powers have won World War II.
With the United States more or less entirely wiped out, there still remains a large chunk of activists working to free their fellow Americans from Nazi colonisers in hopes of a better future. But Juliana Crane was never really one of them. In fact, she has seemingly accepted the Imperial Japanese way of life until her sister Trudy hands over an important package, and she’s killed not long after. Determined to search for the truth, Juliana opens the package to discover a film reel containing the impossible: the Allies winning WWII.
Girl from Nowhere: The Reset (Pairach Khumwan, Sittisiri Mongkolsiri, Patha Thongpan, Siwaroj Kongsakul, Ekkasit Thairat, and Wasuthep Ketpetch, 2026)
Serving as a reboot and a reimagining of the original Girl from Nowhere franchise, Girl From Nowhere: The Reset is a recently released mystery thriller, telling the story of an enigmatic schoolgirl, Nanno. The series is not a continuation of the original show, but a standalone narrative set in a new universe. This means Nanno doesn’t know anything about the characters from the original show’s earlier seasons.
Girl from Nowhere: The Reset follows a new incarnation of Nanno, who transfers between various schools in Thailand, exposing the lies, hypocrisy, and immorality plaguing the student community and faculty. While she also punishes them for their misdeeds, the character, now portrayed by Becky Armstrong, operates with a similar yet fresh, dark approach to dismantling the lives of wrongdoers.