What to Stream This Weekend

If it's too hot to be active, you can live vicariously through Ralph Macchio, Natalie Portman, or Simone Biles.

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When it comes to streaming video, the content pile is vast, and you've got the whole weekend to decide how you want to slice it. There are now too many shows and movies to choose from, spread across too many video-streaming services. We make it easy for you. Each week, we highlight the streaming content we're excited to watch or think you should binge. Fire up your media-streaming device of choice and start watching.



Cobra Kai - Season 6, Part 1 (Netflix)

You can't stream the full sixth and final season of Netflix's hit Cobra Kai yet, but you can watch the first five episodes. The San Fernando Valley gets left behind for an international trip to the Sekai Taikai karate tournament.


Lady in the Lake (Apple TV+)

Natalie Portman once again gets to don 1960s fashions, this time as the star of a series based on the novel Lady in the Lake. She plays an unhappy housewife who signs up for second-wave feminism and becomes a reporter. Her big story involves solving a murder, but the stakes go far beyond her career.


UnPrisoned - Season 2 (Hulu)

Kerry Washington returns for a second season of this sitcom, in which her life is upended by her father's coming to live with her family after his release from prison. This season, the family turns to a therapist, played by John Stamos, to sort out their issues.


Love Lies Bleeding (Max)

Kristen Stewart stars in this bloody tale of a gym manager who cannot escape her violent family. She falls in love with a bodybuilder who also becomes ensnared.


Simone Biles Rising (Netflix)


Get into the Olympic spirit with this documentary about the greatest gymnast who ever was. Simone Biles is competing in Paris next week, so there will be far more of her story to come.


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