The five best series to watch on Netflix this weekend
By Friday evening, total system drainage is inevitable. The screen you’re about to marathon Netflix on is flashing red and running on fumes, and honestly? So are you.
The trend of weekend curation on a Friday night has long been reduced to plugging in the device to queue up on titles, only to realise your personal battery has been dead since 12 in the afternoon. Then how exactly do you go about the weekend, knowing there’s barely enough time to nitpick?
Well, you may have sworn to race against the clock to meet professional requirements. However, making entertainment a work is beyond our guidelines.
So, throw those worries out of the window because once again, we’ve got you covered with the five best series to stream on Netflix this weekend.
The five best series to binge on Netflix this weekend
The Bombing of Pan Am 103 (Michael Keillor, 2026)
Netflix has rolled out some of the most high-profile releases in the final stretch of July, including the gripping limited series, The Bombing of Flight Pan Am 103. The six-part crime drama, which originally premiered on BBC One in the UK in 2025, revisits the largest murder investigation in the history of Scottish policing of one of the deadliest acts of terrorism on British soil: the 1988 explosion of Pan Am Flight 103 on December 21 that resulted in the deaths of over 250 people.
Based on the testimony of those who were there, The Bombing of Pan Am 103 chronicles the true story of an alliance between Scottish law enforcement and US police against the backdrop of the families’ desperate quest for justice. The series tracks the painstaking process of identifying the terrorist attack, sifting through the never-ending debris field, and tracking down the culprits behind the bombing.
The Idaho Murders: College Nightmare (Skye Borgman, 2026)
Directed by Skye Borgman and executive produced by Joe Berlinger, The Idaho Murders: College Nightmare details the tragic 2022 murders of four University of Idaho students – Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin – at their off-campus home in Moscow, Idaho. The perpetrator walked free for over a month after the crime, sending the college town into a state of panic and fear.
Through police bodycam footage, archival material, and first-hand interviews with the victims’ families, The Idaho Murders: College Nightmare explores how the case impacted the lives of the immediate friends and family, inducing PTSD, survivors’ guilt, and impossible trauma. Instead of pigeonholing its focus on the killer, the three-part Netflix documentary takes a victim-first approach to honour the lives of those gone too soon.
Final Project (Felipe Aguilar D, 2026)
If you like Netflix’s collection of gritty teen thrillers, Final Project will be your saviour this weekend! The Mexican Netflix Original drama follows Tamara, a reclusive transfer student at a private academy, branded weird and gothic by her peers, who faces intense online harassment and cruelty from classmates. But soon, a tragic incident upends her school life, making things far worse than they were.
As an investigation kicks off and peels back the layers of dark, twisted secrets, Tamara decides to take matters into her own hands, forming a dangerous bond in an attempt to seek vengeance. Final Project revolves around Tamara’s treacherous attempt to turn the tables, resulting in even greater twists, arrests, and revenge served cold over the course of 20 episodes.
Spooky in Love (Lee Min-soo, 2026)
K-dramas are usually famous for elevating viewers’ routine binge sessions with their unique premises. So, this weekend, get ready for another round with Spooky in Love on Netflix. The horror rom-com follows Cheon Yeo-ri, a wealthy hotel heiress who lives in solitude after a yacht accident causes her to see spirits, and Ma Gang-wook, a righteous prosecutor assigned to cold cases who is utterly terrified of ghosts.
Although polar opposites in nature, Yeo-ri and Gang-wook form a chaotic partnership when they cross paths to solve unjust murders after the former is haunted nightly by restless spirits. Spooky in Love follows the dynamic duo as they team up to uncover twisted secrets, moving past their bottled-up fears and insecurities while simultaneously developing genuine romantic feelings for each other.
Ransom Canyon (Amanda Marsalis, David McWhirter, Meera Menon, and Michael Offer, 2025-Present)
Lastly, for those who have been too busy to catch up with the second season of Ransom Canyon, this weekend is your only chance before the instalment turns stale news. The sophomore season picks up six months after Quinn departed for New York to chase her it-girl dreams as a concert pianist, as she returns to Ransom Canyon and finally forces Staten Kirkland to confront his true feelings.
While Staten has been on a mission to reclaim his family ranch, professional rivalry and setbacks are not his only concern this season. A new romantic rival emerges, aiming straight for Quinn’s heart in Ransom Canyon season two, and it turns out that reclaiming control of the Double K Ranch is far from Staten’s ultimate lookout as he now has to win back love all the same.