Streaming Wednesday, Aug. 26:
Death of the Pastor’s Wife — Learn the sad tale of South Carolina’s Mica Miller, whose death two years ago was pronounced a suicide before evidence emerged of a pattern of abuse at the hands of her estranged husband, a Christian minister. IRL, he’s about to stand trial in October on two federal charges — neither of them murder. What else could they have popped him for, wearing a white sheet after Labor Day? (Netflix)
Let’s Marry Harry: The Reunion — It’s time to find out if reality serial dater Harry Jowsey and photographer Amber Mozo, who got hitched in the final episode of his latest courtship farrago, have since gone splitsville, as the rumor mill insists. Since filming on the series proper wrapped a whole nine months ago, I know how I’m betting. That’s practically a golden jubilee in Netflix years. (Netflix)
Mom Knows Best? — Nine Brazilian moms compete to determine who can best predict the behavior of their grown children. So basically, it’s The Newlywed Game for mothers. (We already have The Newlywed Game for dads: It’s called a purity ball.) (Netflix)
One Hundred Years of Solitude — The Marquez adaptation reaches its end in a stand-alone finale that’s nearly the length of a feature film. I love these “very special” episodes; maybe we’ll find out the entire town of Macondo is hooked on caffeine pills. (Netflix)
Rhythm + Flow France — A fresh crew of rappers steps up to compete in Season 5, with the prize still set at a cool 100,000 euros. But this time, there’s an additional perk for the winner: permanent control of Greenland! (Netflix)
Streaming Thursday, Aug. 27:
Beauty in Black — Former stripper Kimmie has to take drastic measures to preserve her newfound place as a cosmetics magnate in Season 3, including forging a fragile partnership with rival Mallory. And lemme tell ya, some of the things they’re about to get up to together will straighten your hair. (Netflix)
Leanne — Redneck comic Leanne Morgan’s sitcom vehicle returns for a second season, this time with drop-ins from Lainey Wilson and Jaime Pressly. Geez, it’s like the TV equivalent of letting a car rot on your lawn. (Netflix)
The Undeclared War — Four years later, Paul McGuigan is at the helm for a reconfigured Season 2 of the U.K. cyber-thriller, which turns on the premise of digital hostilities between Britain and Russia. “People bashing away on computers in a bunker near Cheltenham is inherently unsexy,” dismisses The Guardian. OK, then — Maldon? (Peacock)
Streaming Friday, Aug. 28:
All the Truth in My Lies — A road trip to a bachelorette party becomes profoundly uncomfortable for six Spanish friends with at least as many secrets among them. In case you were under the impression the setup “road trip to a Spanish bachelorette party” could go in absolutely any other direction. (Netflix)
Chumbak — Netflix India says its new sitcom about a quintet of close-knit families “brings back the kind of neighbourhood we all miss: the one where front doors were always open, and the neighbours never needed an appointment.” Seriously, people over there miss that? Here, it’s the first paragraph of an obituary on Nextdoor. (Netflix)
Dark Matter Season 2 — Joel Edgerton’s Jason may have found his way back home from the multiverse by the end of Season 1, but the fallout of his involuntary journey of discovery continues for his family and the world at large. I mean the multiverse at large. I mean … oh hell, who even knows how this stuff works anymore. I mean, Robert Downey Jr. is Dr. Doom, and we’re suddenly all acting like we’re totally fine with it! (Apple TV)
Graveyard — Turkish law enforcement’s favorite team of thankless taskers is back on duty in Season 3, ready to take on more unsolved crimes against women. Guys, really: You can just say “crimes against women” and we’ll assume the adjective. (Netflix)
Mousetrap — A Korean novelist is pushed to the limits of desperation when his entire identity is heisted by an unknown hacker. And if you’re Yoon Suk Yeol’s lawyer, you’re kicking yourself right now for letting someone else come up with that strategy. (Netflix)
Penny Lane Is Dead — In the summer of 1986, one spiked cupcake is all it takes for a vindictive Australian to send a teenage party plummeting into violent insanity. Don’t you hate it when baked goods think they can do AC/DC’s job? (Shudder)
The Producer — An aspiring record producer aims to conquer the modern Taiwanese pop landscape, but first she’ll have to put aside her differences with her legendary mentor. If this thing is based to any extent on the Kesha story, we’re looking at a good 10 years before it pays off. (HBO Max)
The Secret Woman — What would you do if you were a Norwegian café owner living a happy life with your partner, and one day a stranger told you you were actually a Danish wife and mother who had gone missing years ago? In a movie like this, you’d drop everything to get to the bottom of the mystery and reconnect with your past. In real life, you’d congratulate yourself on dodging a bullet and then help yourself to another skolebrød. (Netflix)
The Whisper Man — Adam Scott and Robert De Niro headline an adaptation of the Alex North novel about a crime writer and his detective dad who go searching for the former’s kidnapped child. Fun facts for trivia hounds: The supporting cast includes not one but two Batmen (Michael Keaton and Hamish Linklater), and one of the main characters has the same name as an erstwhile member of Def Leppard. (Just don’t overthink it: Rick Allen’s left arm could be considered “an erstwhile member of Def Leppard,” but I doubt he ever named it.) (Netflix)
Streaming Monday, Aug. 31:
Love Island USA Season 8 Reunion — The cast reconvenes to reveal just what went down in Fiji. And who! (Peacock)
Streaming Tuesday, Sept. 1:
Untold: Raygun Breaking Badly — Just under the wire, Netflix wins the Snarkiest Title of the Week award for this docuprofile of Rachael Gunn, the Australian alleged breakdancer who kangaroo-hopped her way to ignominy at the 2024 Summer Olympics. The only thing better would be finding out “Breaking Badly” actually means they’re about to out her as a meth head. (Netflix)
The Varnell Hill Show — Tommy Davidson reprises his talk-show-host character in a spinoff from the 1990s Fox sitcom Martin. Martin Lawrence himself has a recurring role. No sign of Tisha Campbell, but she might file a restraining order for old time’s sake. (Paramount+)
Related Stories
New on Netflix: ‘My Brilliant Career’ reboot; Season 3 of Shane Gillis vehicle ‘Tires’
Now streaming: Ted Lasso’s triumphant return to Apple TV; Part 2 of ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’
Streaming this week: ‘Wrath,’ ‘The Bombing of Pan Am 103,’ ‘Nightborn’ and more
This article appears in Aug. 26-Sept. 1, 2026.