The five best series to watch on Netflix this weekend
The thing about Netflix is that no matter how much it spoils you for choice, by the time it’s the weekend and you’re out there giving it all to curate a last-minute watchlist, it’s already too late. After all, we’ve all been there.
But just because stress feels more familiar than relaxed pre-planning, skipping out on the weekend tradition is never an option.
Once again, keep those curator worries at bay and let us take over the heavy lifting while you restock on the snacks to accompany your weekend binge set.
When you’re done with all the carb warm-ups, take a seat and make it a chill one with the five best series to watch on Netflix this weekend.
The five best series to stream on Netflix this weekend
Raising Voices (Eduard Cortès, David Ulloa, and Marta Font, 2024)
Based on Miguel Sáez Carral’s Ni una más, Raising Voices is a Spanish drama series that captures the strength and resilience of a teenage girl who would do whatever it takes to make her voice heard, even if it means fighting stigma from those she holds close. It follows 17-year-old Alma, who, alongside her best friends Greta and Nata, is about to graduate high school. Although the trio has been seemingly inseparable since they were kids, it turns out they are actually not.
When Alma reports a sexual assault to the police, her life is entirely turned upside down by the raised eyebrows from her friends and everyone at school. But Alma isn’t someone to back down so easily. She’s on a mission to make herself heard, and Raising Voices on Netflix is about the lead-up to the night in question and everything that follows the aftermath of her accusation.
Baby (Andrea De Sica and Anna Negri, 2018-2020)
Loosely based on the 2013 Baby Squillo scandal, Baby is a gripping Italian teen drama, currently streaming on Netflix. Set in a prestigious school in Rome, the crime drama follows two wealthy school girls, Chiara Altieri and Ludovico Storti, who, in an attempt to rebel against their respective dysfunctional families, enter the city’s criminal underworld, embroiling themselves in a prostitution ring.
Claudio “Fiore” Fiorenzi introduces the duo to the dangerous world, but what begins as a desire to escape societal pressures soon comes to bite them. Baby follows Chiara and Ludovico’s tumultuous friendships and romantic struggles, slowly setting the stage for a pivotal plot twist, marked by the complex themes of guilt, danger, and fear, resulting from their actions.
Get Even (Holly Phillips, 2020)
Adapted from Gretchen McNeil’s book series, Don’t Get Mad, Get Even is yet another teen thriller series, conceived as a BBC original and later acquired by Netflix. The intense drama series revolves around four teenage girls – Kitty, Bree, Margot, and Olivia – who unite to form a secret group to expose school bullies and ultimately take them down, operating under the motto “we don’t get mad; we get even” at the elite Bannerman School.
But when one of their very targets, a privileged student, Ronny Kent, is killed at a school party, all eyes of suspicion are on them, thanks to his holding a note that says “DGM,” their group name, automatically framing them for the crime. Chaos ensues and so does stigma and drama, but while navigating it all, the girls – Kitty, Bree, Margot, and Olivia – must find out the real killer before it’s too late.
The Lady’s Companion (Carlos Sedes and Claudia Pinto, 2025)
While the initial weekend recommendations are mostly serious-toned, to ensure the feast is a hit, one cannot do away with desserts. So, we hope you’re ready. Set in 1880s Madrid, The Lady’s Companion is a period comedy-drama series that follows Elena Biana, a savvy chaperone who takes up a job with the wealthy Mencia family, managing Don Pedro Mencia’s three daughters, Cristina, Sara, and Carlota.
Under the guidance of Elena, the three unconventional sisters navigate high society while Elena herself grapples with her own forbidden feelings for someone we can’t yet reveal. The Lady’s Companion explores women’s freedom, the tension between social stature and personal desire, and the difficulties of Elena’s profession as she time and again finds herself torn between professional duty and closeted affection.
Diary of a Ditched Girl (Emma Bucht and Susanne Thorson, 2025)
To finish off the weekend marathon, we have the best saved for last, the Swedish dramedy, Diary of a Ditched Girl. The series follows 31-year-old Amanda, who finds herself in the hot waters of the chaotic Malmö dating scene after a long hiatus, navigating disastrous bar hook-ups, dating apps, and red flags, desperately seeking love while confronting low self-esteem and family drama.
Despite her age, Amanda constantly feels like a teenager with low self-esteem issues, whose various dating strategies and back-to-back failures are still not enough to convince her otherwise about true love. Diary of a Ditched Girl primarily explores modern dating pitfalls, the obsession with finding companionship where there is a definite lack, and the quest to rediscover self-worth in a world that thrives on digital validation.