The weekend’s here, and with it the most pressing dilemma of modern life: what to watch next? If your algorithm is still pushing the same show you’ve already rage-quit twice (looking at you, Suits Season 7), allow us to intervene. From Telugu legal drama and lunar warfare to Jon Hamm being extremely unneighbourly, here’s your curated guide to what’s worth streaming, screening, and screaming about.
15 New Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Weekend on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, JioHotstar and More
Phule
Where to watch: Cinemas
Pratik Gandhi and Patralekhaa headline this biopic on Jyotirao and Savitribai Phule—the radical reformers who used education to dismantle caste and gender hierarchies. A history lesson with edge, emotion, and excellent casting.
How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast), Series 4
Where to watch: Netflix
Moritz Zimmermann is out of prison—and out of power. With his tech-savvy drug empire now in someone else’s hands, the teenage mastermind stages one last digital takedown. Think Breaking Bad, but with better Wi-Fi and worse friendships.
Spy High
Where to watch: Prime Video
A school district spying on students through their webcams? That’s the plot of this unnerving docuseries that straddles true crime and tech horror. High school meets Black Mirror—with real consequences.
Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing
Where to watch: Netflix
The ring light gets sinister in this three-part docuseries exploring the world of child influencers, their overbearing adults, and the legal grey zones of childhood fame. Cautionary, captivating, and quietly enraging.
Black Mirror, Series 7
Where to watch: Netflix
Charlie Brooker’s tech-dystopian juggernaut returns with a new slate of nightmares, including VR hotels, nostalgia traps and sequels we didn’t ask for. Guest stars include Cristin Milioti, Paul Giamatti and Peter Capaldi. You’ve been warned.
G20
Where to watch: Prime Video
Viola Davis as POTUS. Terrorists crash the G20 summit. And the President goes full action hero. If you’ve ever wanted to watch high diplomacy meet hand-to-hand combat, now’s your chance.
Moonrise
Where to watch: Netflix
In this anime set during a future Earth–Moon conflict, a soldier heads to a lunar colony only to question everything he’s fighting for. Visually rich, emotionally layered, and powered by gravity-defying plot twists.
North of North
Where to watch: Netflix
A young Inuk woman walks out of her marriage in spectacular fashion and returns to her Arctic hometown with her son in tow. A warm, offbeat dramedy about small-town resets, community, and complicated family ties.
Chhorii 2
Where to watch: Prime Video
Nushrratt Bharuccha reprises her role as Sakshi, still traumatised and still haunted—literally. When her daughter vanishes, she’s forced back into the supernatural mess she barely escaped the first time.
Emmanuelle
Where to watch: Lionsgate Play
The iconic erotic series gets a glossy reboot with Noémie Merlant and Naomi Watts. Set in a luxury hotel in Hong Kong, it’s sensual, stylish, and tastefully provocative. Not for your Sunday brunch mood, though.
Meet the Khumalos
Where to watch: Netflix
Two fierce mums, one block, and a pair of star-crossed teenage lovers. This South African sitcom is all passive-aggression, parenting warfare and domestic sabotage—with heart.
Pets
Where to watch: Disney+ Hotstar
Directed by Bryce Dallas Howard, this documentary examines how animals shape our emotional lives. Expect thoughtful storytelling, unexpected tears, and a pig that might just steal the show.
Pravinkoodu Shappu
Where to watch: SonyLIV
A man winds up dead after a late-night card game in a toddy shop. With 11 suspects and several motives, this Malayalam black comedy is soaked in suspicion, secrets and local flavour.
Your Friends & Neighbours
Where to watch: Apple TV+
Jon Hamm plays a disgraced hedge funder who turns burglar in his sleepy suburban neighbourhood. The rich get richer—and slightly paranoid—in this darkly comic thriller.
Court: State vs A Nobody
Where to watch: Netflix
A gripping Telugu courtroom drama about a rookie lawyer fighting for a wrongfully accused teenager. It’s tense, topical, and refreshingly low on cliché. Legal drama, but make it feel real.
