The past month or so has been far from memorable on Netflix. According to recent data, between April 13 and April 19, no Netflix series made it into the top 10 for the first time since Nielsen started reporting streaming data. The previous worst week for Netflix? The one before, with April 2026 a month those working at the streamer would rather forget. However, in the month since, Netflix has released some enticing new options for those hungry for something to binge. With that in mind, and with the streamer in a much better place, here’s a list of three shows you should binge-watch on Netflixthis weekend.
Disclaimer: These titles are available on US Netflix.
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‘The Boroughs’ (2026)
At the very end of 2025, Netflix lost one of its flagship shows as Stranger Thingsofficially came to an explosive and controversial end. For those looking to fill the void that the lack of the Upside Down has left, the show’s creators, the Duffer Brothers, have just delivered their latest project: The Boroughs. All eight episodes are available to stream now, having debuted on Netflix this past Thursday.
Produced by the Stranger Things duo and created by Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews, the series is set in a retirement facility and follows an unlikely group as they must go head-to-head with a dangerous threat. The show stars Alfred Molina, Bill Pullman, Geena Davis, Alfre Woodard, Clarke Peters, and more in a stacked cast, which also boasts the directing prowess of Ben Taylor, Augustine Frizzell, and Kyle Patrick Alvarez.
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Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars
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Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.
💊The Matrix
🔥Mad Max
🌧️Blade Runner
🏜️Dune
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🚀Star Wars
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You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do? The first instinct is often the truest one.
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In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely? What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.
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What kind of threat keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
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How do you deal with authority you don’t trust? Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.
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Which environment could you actually endure long-term? Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.
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Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart? The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.
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Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all? Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.
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What would actually make survival worth it? Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.
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Your Fate Has Been Calculated You’d Survive In…
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
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The Resistance, Zion
The Matrix
You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.
You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.
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The Wasteland
Mad Max
The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.
You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.
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Los Angeles, 2049
Blade Runner
You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.
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Arrakis
Dune
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.
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A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.
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‘Mating Season’ (2026)
If you have no attraction to live-action and have more of an animation persuasion, then fear not, as another new arrival to Netflix this past week is perfect for your weekend binge. A new animated comedy from the creators of Big Mouth, Mating Season follows a group of amorous animals, including bears, raccoons, and foxes, who engage in the wilder side of life on the hunt for true love.
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Certainly not an animated series for the whole family, this raunchy show leaves nothing to the imagination on the hunt for unlikely romance and plenty of laughs. A satirization of modern dating, this intelligent series boasts a strong voice cast, led by Zach Woods, Nick Kroll, June Diane Raphael, and Sabrina Jalees. It also features Jason Mantzoukas, Andrew Rannells, Sarah Silverman, Abbi Jacobson, and many more.
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‘Law & Order’ (1990–Present)
Rotten Tomatoes: 83% | IMDb: 7.8/10
Benjamin Bratt, Jerry Orbach, Carey Lowell, and Sam Waterston in Law and Order.
Sometimes the weekend is the perfect time to begin a binge-watch that is sure to overtake your year. One of the most popular crime procedurals of all time, the legendary Dick Wolf‘s Law & Order has been a staple of network television for 36 years, with the latest installment, Season 25, coming to an explosive end earlier this month.
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Although Netflix doesn’t play host to the entire series, there is currently enough of this iconic procedural on the platform to provide a perfect sample. A winner of six Primetime Emmys and countless other awards during its run, this indulgent, fast-paced look at the chaos inside the New York criminal justice system has kept generations of viewers entertained for decades. If you’re yet to start, there is no better time than the present.
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Release Date
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September 13, 1990
Showrunner
Rick Eid
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Directors
Constantine Makris, Edwin Sherin, Jace Alexander, David Platt, Matthew Penn, Martha Mitchell, Don Scardino, Christopher Misiano, Jean de Segonzac, Michael Pressman, Daniel Sackheim, Alex Chapple, Fred Berner, Fred Gerber, Gloria Muzio, James Frawley, Jim McKay, Vincent Misiano, Michael W. Watkins, Vern Gillum, Alex Hall, Dann Florek, Darnell Martin, David Grossman
Writers
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René Balcer, Matt Witten, David Slack, Aaron Zelman, David Wilcox, Morgan Gendel, Pamela J. Wechsler, Lynne E. Litt, Marc Guggenheim, Stephanie Sengupta, Scott Gold, Walon Green, Gerry Conway, Sean Jablonski, Nick Santora, Chris Levinson, Christine Roum, Gordon Rayfield, Hall Powell, Keith Eisner, Julie Martin, Gia Gordon, Joe Gannon, Jonathan Collier
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