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3 Binge-Worthy Netflix Series To Watch This Weekend (July 4-5)
There’s a new champion both in the U.S. and globally on Netflix, and it won’t surprise you to learn it’s the latest in a run of hit Harlan Coben adaptations. Delivering 24 million views in its debut week, I Will Find You has defied mixed reviews and raced to the top of the Netflix charts, outperforming tough competition from the likes of Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Last Ship, and the return of America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. Sam Worthington and Britt Lower star in the new Coben adaptation that is sure to be near the top of your watchlist. But what should you binge if you’ve already completed I Will Find You? 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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‘Survival of the Thickest’ (2023–2026)
Rotten Tomatoes: 93% | IMDb: 7.5/10
In a weekend likely to be dominated by the arrival of Millie Bobby Brown‘s Enola Holmes 3, there’s another returning female star for a third installment that you shouldn’t miss. Survival of the Thickest, the Michelle Buteau-led series that debuted in 2023, follows the newly single Mavis as she tries to reinvent her life alongside her chosen family, including her besties Khalil (Tone Bell) and Marley (Tasha Smith).
Created by Buteau and Danielle Sanchez Witzel, and an adaptation of the former’s collection of essays of the same name, Survival of the Thickest is one of the most underrated shows on Netflix, intelligently moving between over-the-top comedy and heartwarming laughs. Buteau is excellent throughout, supported by I May Destroy You alum Marouane Zotti as Luca, Tone Bell as Khalil, and many others.
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‘Bloodline’ (2015–2017)
Rotten Tomatoes: 62% | IMDb: 7.8/10
Don’t miss out on one of the most criminally underrated shows on Netflix this weekend. First airing in 2015 as one of Netflix’s earliest original drama series, Bloodline follows the Rayburn family, a highly respected group in their local community, as the skeletons in their closet are ripped out after the black sheep of the family returns home.
Featuring a stand-out performance from Ben Mendelsohn, alongside the likes of Kyle Chandler, Linda Cardellini, and Norbert Leo Butz, Bloodline twists and turns its way through 33 gripping episodes across three seasons. A family drama seeped in tension, the show was an enormous hit with critics, even winning a Primetime Emmy in 2016 for Mendelsohn’s lead performance, among many other nominations.
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‘Interview With the Vampire’ (2022–Present)
Rotten Tomatoes: 99% | IMDb: 7.6/10
Back on June 7, one of the most addictive fantasy series on streaming finally returned for a third season, titled The Vampire Lestat. Interview with the Vampire, developed by Rolin Jones and adapted from Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles novels, sprinkles a modern twist on the original, as Louis de Pointe du Lac (Jacob Anderson) invites Pulitzer-winning reporter Daniel Molloy (Eric Bogosian) to his home to tell his life’s story.
Although the Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise-led movie is a worthy rendition of the source material, this is the closest to perfection yet, both honoring its original and taking smart creative liberties. The latest season takes yet another bold swing and has earned enormous praise from critics, including Collider’s Carly Lane, who wrote that Season 4 is “both a sharp pivot from the straightforwardly formal interview that preceded it and a chaotically thrilling continuation of the existing story.”
- Release Date
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2022 – 2024-00-00
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AMC
- Directors
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Levan Akin, Alan Taylor, Craig Zisk, Emma Freeman, Keith Powell
- Writers
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Jonathan Ceniceroz, Coline Abert, Eleanor Burgess, Ben Philippe
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Jacob Anderson
Louis de Pointe du Lac
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