The five best series to watch on Netflix this weekend
With the weekend fast-approaching, it’s about time that the streaming watchlists get a glow-up worthy of the off-days. And with Netflix meeting halfway with a bold new catalogue of content, there’s at least no worrying about struggling with infinite scrolls.
While some of you may find it hard to believe that Netflix has plenty of content to keep you company this weekend, as well as the next, and the next, it is actually true.
The streaming giant has a solid spring lineup waiting behind the curtains, but for now, let’s cherish all that’s already making waves on Netflix.
Of course, the distractions are many, and you might have second thoughts before hitting the play button, but here are the five best series to watch on Netflix this weekend that will make the gamble worth it.
The five best series to stream on Netflix this weekend
XO, Kitty (Jenny Han, 2023-Present)
After long months of waiting, XO, Kitty is finally back on Netflix with its third season. So, if you couldn’t make time on the weekdays to finish it off, the weekend is the time you hit the play button. This season, Kitty Covey Song returns to the Korean Independent School of Seoul, AKA KISS, for her senior year with everything planned out right from the start.
She plans to decide where to apply to college, make more memories with her friends, and grow closer to her Korean relatives. But most importantly, Kitty wants to define her relationship with Min-ho after seasons of will-they-won’t-they tease. While it remains to be seen whether Kitty manages to check them all off from her Senior Sunset list, make sure to stay clear of spoilers from XO, Kitty season three, until then.
Veil of Shadows (Edward Guo, 2026)
Netflix recently acquired the international streaming rights of the Chinese fantasy drama, Veil of Shadows, originally announced as a YOUKU exclusive. And the series most definitely deserves to be a part of that weekend watchlist you’ve been waiting on. Written and directed by Edward Guo, the drama follows the youngest nine-tailed fox, Lu Wu Yi, from the organisation Wu Xiang Yue, who is on a quest to find the mighty demon, Xiao Wei.
Impersonating a priest, she infiltrates Wei Manor, only to find several others looking for Xiao Wei, including a vengeful demon, Wu Shi Guang, her sly nine-tailed fox sister, Wu Wang Yan, and a naïve-looking priest with a mysterious past, Ji Ling. All of them are after the Dragon Deity’s power, but none of them is seeking it for the same reasons. Veil of Shadows follows them on their journey as they navigate battles and friendships, learning to make sacrifices to protect peace and their destiny.
Agent from Above (Kuan Wei-chieh and Lai Chun-yu, 2026)
Although it feels like forever since the show was originally announced, Agent from Above’s Netflix arrival proves that it is better late than never. Based on the popular Taiwanese author Teensy’s novel series, The Oracle Comes, the series entwines traditional Taoist mythology with modern urban fantasy, telling the story of Han Chieh, a spirit medium who is coerced into serving the Third Crown Prince as compensation for a mistake made in youth.
While his task is to rid the human world of supernatural disturbances, the mission soon brings him some unlikely allies – an optimistic college student, Yeh Tzu, and a detective gifted with the ability to see spirits, Chang Min. Agent from Above follows the trio as they eventually get caught in the crosshairs of a remorseless villain, Chen Chi-sha, who plans to dismantle the balance between the demon and human worlds.
Sins of Kujo (Nobuhiro Doi, Takeyoshi Yamamoto, and Hiroshi Adachi, 2026)
Up next on the weekend watchlist is a Japanese crime drama, Sins of Kujo, adapted from Shohei Manabe’s manga of the same name. The twisted legal drama, currently streaming on Netflix, centres on Taiza Kujo, a lawyer infamous for taking on the most notorious, ethically wrong, and morally ambiguous cases. His work motto is quite simple yet provocative: “A lawyer isn’t guided by ideology; my duty is simply to defend my client.”
So, capitalising on the law as a weapon of his own, Kujo shields the most disreputable villains, operating constantly on the dark side of justice. While Sins of Kujo captures Taiza’s cunning tactics, made even more dangerous by his recklessness, it insists the audience confront the thin line between justice and corruption within a system designed primarily to protect the innocent.
Jo Nesbø’s Detective Hole (Øystein Karlsen, 2026)
Lastly, if you’re late to the party, Jo Nesbø’s Detective Hole is the perfect pick to end your weekend marathon with. Created by Jo Nesbø, the Netflix series adapts the fifth book, The Devil’s Star, of the Norwegian author’s Harry Hole novel series, as the troubled detective finds himself caught up in the crossroads of piling murders and in-department corruption.
Jo Nesbø’s Detective Hole follows the famed antihero’s pursuit of the Bike Courier Killer, who has sent townspeople on alert with a series of murders, nearly framing an innocent person with back-to-back red herrings by distracting the police department. Although there’s more to the story than just the central murder mystery, to find out what it is, don’t forget to save some room for the detective this weekend.