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If you take weekend viewing as seriously as we do, you’re most probably already racing against the clock to curate the Netflix watchlist that stands out.

No half-baked stories. No unmindful interruptions. No abrupt conclusions. Almost definitely, no room for predictability.

While the combination may feel like a lot to ask, the product is never really impossible. In fact, Netflix has done it time and again, and even now, the streamer isn’t keen on hitting the brakes.

So, if you’re on the lookout for that perfect rollercoaster adventure that makes staying home worth it, here are the five best series to stream on Netflix this weekend to elevate the indoor marathon.

The five best series to binge on Netflix this weekend

The Hawk (Jonathan Watson, 2025)

The latest talk of the town, and rightfully so, The Hawk is a sports-comedy series that promises to make you laugh until you cry. The Netflix show stars Will Ferrell as a now-washed-out, former golf champion, Lonnie “The Hawk” Hawkins, who refuses to retire. Despite his body and family’s lack of support, Lonnie feels he’s just a step away from completing the Grand Slam, which may (or may not) be the path to his ultimate comeback.

But make no mistake, the road to victory is not laid out in petals for Lonnie. While he might be a former golf champion, firstly, Lonnie is way past his prime, and secondly, he must now fight it out with his own son, the present golden boy of golf. The Hawk follows Lonnie as he embarks on a desperately comedic journey of reviving his career, inviting uncontrollable chaos and unlimited laughter.

The East Palace (Choi Jung-kyu, 2026)

Since Netflix has a habit of addressing mood boards as well as mood swings, the conduct of releases never really disappoints. Similarly, if you want something to balance the sweetness after The Hawk, prepare for the scares with The East Palace. The horror fantasy K-drama follows Gu-cheon, a formidable ghost-slayer with the ability to penetrate through the human and ghost realm, and Saeng-gang, a court lady who can hear and speak with the dead.

Both are summoned by a desperate ruler and tasked with finding answers to the mysteries as a chilling rumour floods the air about a pond spirit’s return to the palace following the Crown Prince’s death at the said location. The East Palace follows the fantastical duo, who join forces to hunt the supposed spirits haunting the palace, only to realise what they’re dealing with is, after all, a deadly curse.

The Map of Longing (Laura M Campos and Gemma Ferrate, 2026)

Up next on our weekend watchlist is a gripping Spanish limited series, The Map of Longing. The moving Netflix drama follows Greta, whose only purpose in life has been to save her sister, Lucy, from leukaemia, by donating her stem cells. However, when Lucy unexpectedly passes away, Greta completely loses her sense of purpose before stumbling into a mysterious game Lucy meant for her sister to receive.

Called “The Map of Longing,” the unique board game has strict rules for the player in question. And the rule is that it cannot be played alone. The Netflix miniseries revolves around Greta’s journey of facing loss, confronting grief, and finding love, as in an attempt to understand Lucy’s game, she unintentionally discovers a part of her heart she seemed to have lost.

Little House on the Prairie (Sarah Adina Smith, Julie Anne Robinson, Kat Candler, Erica Tremblay, and Sydney Freeland, 2026)

If you haven’t already, it’s about time that you catch up with Netflix’s Little House on the Prairie. Based on Laura Ingalls Wilder’s semi-autobiographical series of books, the Netflix adaptation follows the Ingalls family, who relocate to Independence, Kansas, from the Midwest, hoping to start a better life and find new opportunities, despite the harsh conditions of the prairie.

Little House on the Prairie blends frontier survival and family drama, exploring new historical perspectives, including the complex exchange with the Osage people who originally inhabited the land that was assumed to be free. The eight-episode debut season revolves around the Ingalls as they confront natural obstacles while navigating personal conflict that puts their resilience to multiple tests.

The Apartment Job (Jo Yong-won, 2026)

Before you pull the curtains on the weekend watch, we have one last recommendation to make: The Apartment Job. The crime-comedy K-drama follows a former mafia boss, Park Hae-gang, who goes to great lengths, faking a marriage and running for president of the apartment residents’ association, to access the secret cash reserve saved for emergencies and steal it to save his mentor.

Knowing well that he cannot pull it off alone, he brings together a team, only to uncover an unexpected web of deep-seated local-level corruption. The Apartment Job revolves around Hae-gang and his group as they use tough gang tactics to fight dangerous villains, accidentally becoming the protectors of the neighbourhood instead of perpetrators.