The FIFA World Cup officially kicked off this week, hosted by the U.S., Mexico, and Canada, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t still plenty of non-soccer content worth your time on streaming, in between the countless matches. From Stranger Things creators the Duffer Brothers’ new series The Boroughs, to the second season of The Four Seasons, and the true crime series Michael Jackson: The Verdict, you can’t go wrong with Netflix to help keep you entertained. But what exactly should you watch? To help you decide, here’s a list of three shows you should binge-watch on Netflix this weekend.
For more recommendations, check out our list of the best shows and movies on Netflix.
Disclaimer: These titles are available on US Netflix.
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‘Sweet Magnolias’ (2020–Present)
Rotten Tomatoes: 78% | IMDb: 7.3/10
Whether you’re a fan of Gilmore Girls or Virgin River, you simply can’t beat some small-town drama to help keep you hooked on a weekend. This past Thursday, one of the best Gilmore Girls replacements officially returned with its hotly anticipated fifth season, and there has been no better time to catch up than now.
Sweet Magnolias, created by Sheryl J. Anderson, follows three women, best friends since high school, as they look to balance careers, romance, and friendship in the small Southern town of Serenity. For indulgent drama and plenty of margaritas, you simply can’t go wrong with this effortlessly cozy hit series, and, with 50 episodes now available, there’s more than enough to keep you busy.
Collider Exclusive · Taylor Sheridan Universe Quiz Which Taylor Sheridan Show Do You Belong In? Yellowstone · Landman · Tulsa King · Mayor of Kingstown
Four worlds. All of them brutal, complicated, and built on power, loyalty, and the price of survival. Taylor Sheridan doesn’t write heroes — he writes people who do what they have to do and live with the cost. Ten questions will reveal which one of his worlds you were made for.
🤠Yellowstone
🛢️Landman
👑Tulsa King
⚖️Mayor of Kingstown
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Where does your power come from? In Sheridan’s world, everyone has leverage. The question is what kind.
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Who do you put first, no matter what? Loyalty in Sheridan’s universe is always absolute — and always costly.
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Someone crosses a line. How do you respond? Every Sheridan protagonist has a line. What matters is what happens after it’s crossed.
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Where do you feel most in your element? Sheridan’s worlds are as much about place as they are about people.
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How do you feel about operating in the grey? Nobody in a Sheridan show has clean hands. The question is how they carry the dirt.
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What are you actually fighting to hold onto? Every Sheridan character is fighting a war. The real question is what they’re defending.
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How do you lead? Authority in Sheridan’s world is never given — it’s established, maintained, and constantly tested.
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Someone new arrives and tries to change how things work. Your reaction? Every Sheridan show has an outsider disrupting an established order. Sometimes that outsider is you.
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What has your position cost you? Nobody gets to where these characters are without paying for it. The bill is always personal.
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When it’s over, what do you want people to say? Sheridan’s characters all know the ending is coming. The question is what they leave behind.
Sheridan Has Spoken You Belong In…
The show that claimed the most of your answers is the world you were built for. If two tied, both are shown — you’re complicated enough to straddle two Sheridan universes.
🤠 Yellowstone
🛢️ Landman
👑 Tulsa King
⚖️ Mayor of Kingstown
You are a Dutton — or you might as well be. You understand that some things are worth protecting at any cost, and that the modern world’s indifference to history, to land, to legacy, is not something you’re willing to accept quietly. You lead from the front, you carry your family’s weight without complaint, and when someone threatens what’s yours, you don’t escalate — you finish it. You’re not cruel. But you are absolute. In Yellowstone’s world, that combination of ferocity and loyalty doesn’t make you a villain. It makes you the only thing standing between everything that matters and everyone who wants to take it.
You thrive in the chaos of high-stakes negotiation, where the money is enormous, the margins are thin, and the wrong word in the wrong room can cost everyone everything. You’re a fixer — the person called when a situation is already on fire and needs someone with the nerve to walk into it. West Texas oil country rewards exactly what you are: sharp, adaptable, unsentimental, and absolutely clear-eyed about what people want and what they’ll do to get it. You’re not naive enough to think this world is fair. You’re smart enough to be the one deciding who it’s fair to.
You are a Dwight Manfredi — someone who has served their time, paid their dues, and arrived somewhere unexpected with nothing but their reputation and their wits. You adapt without losing yourself. You build loyalty through respect rather than fear, though you’re not above reminding people that the two aren’t mutually exclusive. Tulsa King is for people who are still standing when everyone assumed they’d be finished — who find, in an unfamiliar place, that they’re more capable than the world gave them credit for. You don’t need a throne. You build one, wherever you happen to land.
You carry the weight of a system that is broken by design, and you do it anyway — because someone has to, and because you’re the only one positioned to do it without the whole thing collapsing. Mike McLusky’s world is for people who are comfortable operating where there are no good options, only less catastrophic ones. You speak every language: law enforcement, criminal, political, human. That fluency makes you invaluable and it makes you a target. You’ve made your peace with both. Mayor of Kingstown belongs to people who understand that keeping the peace is not the same as being at peace — and who do the job regardless.
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‘The Diplomat’ (2023–Present)
Rotten Tomatoes: 92% | IMDb: 8.0/10
Another series returning in 2026, although we have yet to receive an exact release date, is The Diplomat, which starred as one of the best shows on Netflix last year with its third season. The series follows the Emmy-nominated Keri Russell as Kate Wyler, the newly appointed U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom, as she tries to balance international relations and public scrutiny in the midst of a high-profile crisis.
Created by Debora Cahn, The Diplomat is one of the smartest shows available on Netflix, bursting with clever dialogue and a gripping central plot. Add that to stand-out performances from the ever-brilliant Russell, Rufus Sewell, David Gyasi, Rory Kinnear, and more, and you have a recipe for unmissable, acclaimed television. 22 episodes of The Diplomat are currently available, with the hope that the show will return this October.
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‘3 Body Problem’ (2024–Present)
Rotten Tomatoes: 79% | IMDb: 7.5/10
Rounding out a trio of Netflix shows set to return in 2026 is 3 Body Problem, Alexander Woo, David Benioff, and D. B. Weiss‘ adaptation of the Chinese novel series Remembrance of Earth’s Past. The series follows a Chinese astrophysicist who, after witnessing tragedy, is sent to a secret military base. Whilst there, and facing her demons, she makes a decision that will reverberate from the 1960s through to the present day.
Featuring pitch-perfect performances from the likes of Eiza González and Benedict Wong, this gem of a sci-fi series is expected to return for its second season later this year, making now an ideal time to catch up. Both entertaining and educational, 3 Body Problem was a big hit with critics in 2024, even earning six Primetime Emmy Award nominations, including in the Outstanding Drama Series category.
