The five best series to watch on Netflix this weekend
Netflix did a thing this November and buckled subscribers’ seatbelts for a week-long rollercoaster ride. Although the intensity may seem a little overwhelming at start, showbiz geeks would honestly have it no other way.
Nobody loves weeks-long waits for streamers to unleash worthwhile content, and Netflix knows it all too well. So, after making October a month to remember, the streaming giant decided not to waste a minute this November.
While highly anticipated new releases take the cake, Netflix is also blowing minds with returning shows that hit the same. As a result, don’t expect the weekend to go slow because you might need more than 48 hours to catch up on everything new on Netflix.
Refill your snack shelf while you still can and postpone every outdoor plan for the next two days because the five best series to watch on Netflix this weekend demand your undivided attention. And you’ll soon realise why.
The five best series to stream on Netflix this weekend
Black Doves (Julian Farino and Kieron Hawkes, 2024-Present)
Netflix users are returning to the hit British spy thriller Black Doves this week, and we don’t want you to feel FOMO. Starring Keira Knightley as Helen Webb, a covert spy who leaks sensitive government information to the undercover spy organisation Black Doves, the second season of the returning Netflix Original show dials up the stakes as her husband, Wallace, officially gets crowned as the prime minister of the UK.
As Helen walks on even thinner ice this time around, an unknown threat begins systematically assassinating Black Doves agents. With two crucial agents eliminated in a month, an internal crisis erupts, and a new handler takes charge. While the second season of Black Doves also marks the return of Helen’s best friend and former hitman Sam, balancing two boats will not be easy, as Wallace grows increasingly distrustful of her true identity.
North of North (Zoe Leigh Hopkins, Anya Adams, Danis Goulet, Lisa Jackson, Renuka Jeyapalan, Jason Priestley, and Aleysa Young, 2025-Present)
Black Doves is not the only returning Netflix Original this week; the beloved Arctic comedy North of North followed suit with drumrolls. The second season of the heartwarming series sees young Inuk mother Siaja return to the spotlight, who seems more determined than ever to upgrade her life. Driven to break intergenerational cycles and prove to her boss that she’s capable of handling additional responsibilities, Siaja aims to level up in more ways than one.
Just so you know, the upgrade isn’t limited to professional life. Following a chaotic romantic fallout, Siaja looks ready to dive back into the dating season with community-hosted speed dating. Meanwhile, back home, she’s doing everything she can to learn more about the half-sister she never knew existed. Of course, she’s actively raising her daughter with her mother, and in North of North’s season two, she truly believes the best has yet to come.
Taken: Natalee Holloway (Matthew Galkin and Dani Sloane, 2026)
From directors Dani Sloane and Matthew Galkin, Taken: Natalee Holloway is a hard-hitting true-crime documentary about the May 30th, 2005 disappearance of 18-year-old high school graduate Natalee, who vanished without a trace on her final night during her graduation trip to Aruba, sparking a worldwide media circus and investigation spanning nearly two decades.
The three-part documentary examines who Natalee was as a student, friend, daughter, and teenager while chronicling a multi-continental investigation. Taken: Natalee Holloway details her mother Beth Holloway’s two-decade-long desperate search for answers and fight for justice, featuring interviews with Beth, her friends, investigators, FBI agents, and the Arubian police chief at the time.
Obsess (Said El Marouk, 2026)
The Halloween season is now a thing of the past, but horror recommendations shouldn’t go out of style. So, up next on our weekend watchlist is the gritty Kuwaiti psychological horror-thriller, Obsess. The Netflix Original limited series follows Talal as he returns to Kuwait with his wife Mona and their family after the death of his father, inadvertently finding himself dragged back into a cursed, obsessive relationship.
While mourning, he starts hallucinating supernatural visions linked to his past lover, prompting Talal to dive head-first into an investigation. But what he learns turns his world entirely upside down. It turns out that his father struggled with terrifying visions before dying of liver failure, and there is a history of mental struggles in his family. Obsess centres on Talal’s mission of breaking the deadly curse before it consumes everyone he loves.
A Couple of Lies (Kasper Barfoed, 2026)
The last entry on our weekend watchlist is the mind-bending Swedish psychological thriller, A Couple of Lies. Based on Stefan Ahnhem’s novel of the same name, the Netflix limited series follows Helen and Carl as they swap their Swedish archipelago house with a sun-drenched villa in Sicily, owned by Scarlett and Adam, a couple they have never met.
Although the trip is meant to be downtime for both couples, their stay is interrupted by eerie occurrences just as they settle into each other’s houses. While Carl is troubled by strange noises at midnight, Scarlett is shaken by a surveillance network of hidden cameras at their new stay. But when a tourist goes missing in Sicily, and a dead body turns up at the well of the palatial villa, the double-decker vacation spirals out of control as a dangerous game of manipulation and secrets takes centre stage.