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Despite whining all week about the weekend not getting any closer, most of you tend to sit back on the recliner with a cosy comforter to Netflix and chill, convincing yourselves to sit tight for just one more episode when the days actually come. But then again, it’s not you; it’s adulting.

While this stage of adulting has its ups and downs, a major downside is falling into the ‘just one more episode’ trap until the credits finally roll, the show is over, and it’s suddenly too late to make any other plans.

Although Netflix has more than enough in store to save the weekends, the selection process might feel like a stretch when all you want is a title better than the last.

So, bringing to you just what you want, here are the five best series to stream on Netflix this weekend.

The five best series to binge on Netflix this weekend:

The Midnight Club (2022)

Since nothing really screams more intriguing than a weekend horror trip, we sincerely recommend starting with The Midnight Club on Netflix. Based on Christopher Pike’s 1994 novel and short stories from his 27 other books, the horror-mystery thriller revolves around eight terminally ill young adults living in Brightcliffe Home hospice outside Seattle, who meet every night to share dark, scary tales that reflect their deepest fears and hopes.

Bound by their mortality, they make a pact that whoever dies first will communicate from beyond the grave to prove that death is not the end. The Midnight Club primarily follows Ilonka, a teenager diagnosed with terminal thyroid cancer who checks into Brightcliffe, only to discover the secret society and eventually find herself obsessed with the hospice’s dark history after learning about a former patient who mysteriously vanished and returned completely cured.

The Last Night at Tremore Beach (2024)

Directed by Oriol Paul based on a novel written by Mikel Santiago, The Last Night at Tremore Beach is a thought-provoking psychological thriller that will leave you reeling long after the credits roll. The Spanish limited series follows tormented, burnt-out music composer Alex, who retires to an isolated house near a secluded beach seeking solitude, where his only nearby neighbours are an older married couple.

While he begins dating a local woman there, one fine day during a massive storm, Alex is hit by lightning. Although he survives quite surprisingly, following the strike, he starts experiencing vivid, hyper-realistic nightmares and waking hallucinations that suggest an impending catastrophic event in the future that includes the wiping out of those close to him by a group of masked, armed anonymous intruders.

Clark (2022)

Based on the life of notorious Swedish gangster Clark Olofsson, who infamously gave rise to the term “Stockholm Syndrome” during the 1973 Norrmalmstorg, Clark is a six-episode biographical crime-comedy-drama starring Bill Skarsgård. The limited series chronicles Clark’s life from his troubled childhood and his juvenile detention into the 1960s, showing his frequent jailbreaks, scams, and high-stakes crimes that garnered national attention.

Clark details how the rise of his criminality across Sweden became equally proportional to his persona’s boost, resulting in a popular prisoners’ rights movement. The miniseries covers the unforgettable 1973 bank robbery in Stockholm, where hostages began defending their captors, cementing Olofsson’s place in popular culture by breaking the fourth wall and deconstructing his destructive choices.

The Audacity (2026)

Although not a Netflix original, The Audacity just hit the platform, and it only makes sense to give it priority this weekend. The dark comedy drama follows biohacked tech CEO Duncan Park, who discovers that his therapist, JoAnne, has been committing insider trading using the secrets he revealed during therapy sessions. Desperate for the upper hand in the situation, Duncan uses the leverage to blackmail her to demand insider tips.

But as he tries to cement his corporate position and strengthen connections through blackmail, his meticulously crafted public persona begins to unravel. If that’s not bad enough, he squares off with an eccentric billionaire, Carl Bardolph. What begins as an exploration of the chaotic personalities of tech figures eventually evolves into a stark satirical commentary of the outsized egos, ethical bankruptcy, and absurd realities of these Silicon Valley elites.

Outer Banks (2020-2026)

Of course, to wrap up the weekend marathon, we saved the best for last: the fifth and final season of Outer Banks, now out on Netflix. In the fifth instalment of the teen mystery adventure series, we’re welcomed by the Pogues, who seem to have hit rock bottom after JJ’s devastating death at the hands of his biological father, Chandler Groff. With Groff still at large, the Pogues are desperate to complete the cycle of vengeance to make him pay for what he has done.

But knowing Outer Banks, the mission wouldn’t be easy, with the Kooks going above and beyond to ensure the Pogues are locked out of their home with no way to return. Additionally, as other hostile factions close in on them, the crew is left with no choice but to make an uneasy alliance with Rafe. The final season of the hit YA series wraps the multi-season treasure hunt as the crew continues to chase Blackbeard’s legendary Blue Crown.