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Surviving the week honestly takes a lot. But if something keeps everyone going strong, it’s the weekend, which is often over before you even know it. Then again, weekends are always holy for one thing or the other, whether it’s catching up with your old friends or unwinding with a Netflix watchlist.

For some, weekends are the ultimate calm before the storm. For others, it’s the only time they can rake up some storm before the workweek silence creeps in like it never left.

But whatever your reason might be for cruising through this week, we cannot let you go empty-handed without a Netflix watchlist that feels like the wait was worth it. If you thought this was going to be one of those Saturdays and Sundays where the workweek blues extend, don’t fret, Best of Netflix has the ultimate to-do list to the rescue.

All you need to do is stock up on those snacks and call your friends for the much-needed Netflix & Chill nights with the five best series to watch this weekend.

The five best series to binge on Netflix this weekend

Monster: The Ed Gein Story (Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan, 2025)

Netflix has many such titles that can chill your spine without a second thought. But just in time for the Halloween season, the platform dropped the third instalment of its Monster anthology series, which you cannot just ignore. The series always brought hauntings of a different breed, where the monsters were not those living under the bed, but those living as next-door neighbours. And The Ed Gein Story takes viewers back to 1950s Wisconsin, when a seemingly harmless man sent his rural community on high alert.

The Ed Gein Story explores the twisted and unsettling killings of multiple women that eventually led to Ed’s arrest. But the series doesn’t just document his horrific carnage; it also dives deep into the reasons behind his notoriety that went on to influence pop culture in more ways than one.

Stranger Things (The Duffer Brothers, 2016-Present)

As Halloween tiptoes before the impending final season of Stranger Things, make these weekends count for a rewatch that helps you catch up with everything that made you a fan the first time around. Especially for those who have been indifferent to the hype all these years, this is your one last chance to join the Hawkins club before it all boils down to the ultimate showdown.

For those unaware, Stranger Things brings the perfect cocktail of horror, sci-fi, mystery, and coming-of-age genres, so don’t expect a one-dimensional watch that leaves you disappointed. But the monsters and heroes that await this series are definitely unlike anything you’ve seen before.

You and Everything Else (Jo Yeong-min, 2025)

In case you’re tired of horror suggestions, take a bittersweet break with one of the most beloved Netflix offerings this weekend with You and Everything Else. The South Korean romantic coming-of-age drama series revolves around two best friends whose lives have been entwined since they were kids. But as they grow up, cheers for each other turn into comparisons, while the love that defined them becomes a challenge.

The series plays with the idea that certain bonds are meant to last forever by focusing on two friends who outgrow their childhood selves and struggle to maintain the sanctity of the friendship that once felt like a breeze of fresh air.

Black Doves (Alex Gabassi and Lisa Gunning, 2024-Present)

The weekend watchlist always feels incomplete without a bit of a thrill. And to bring the perfect dose of adrenaline this time, we have Black Doves on Netflix to save the day. The spy action thriller stars Keira Knightley as a quick-witted wife and mother who has also been a highly skilled secret agent for over a decade.

For the longest time, she had been conveying secrets from her politician husband to a shady mercenary organisation that sells information to the highest bidder. But the plot twist is that Helen has a secret lover, and Black Doves kick-starts with his mysterious assassination.

True Haunting (Netflix Production, 2025)

Lastly, to wrap up this weekend on the designated month of horror, we have picked True Haunting. The five-episode docuseries is based on real-life paranormal experiences, featuring testimony and interviews, albeit with a bit of stylised dramatisation. The Netflix production primarily focuses on two separate paranormal encounters, which are anything but fictional.

So, for those who crave some real chills instead of made-up ones, end the weekend marathon with True Haunting.