AppleTV+ Shows You Can Binge This Weekend, Including ‘Platonic’

If your queue needs a refresh, Apple TV+ has you covered with a handy mix of returning laughs, sweeping drama, and family-friendly calm. New drops hit right as the week hits its stride, and they pair neatly with a handful of chart-toppers that keep climbing because they’re simply that good.

Below you’ll find ten Apple-only picks: first, the fresh arrivals that headline this week, then a curated clutch of the service’s most-watched winners so you can jump straight to what people are actually streaming right now.

‘Platonic’ (2023–present)

Sparks fly—platonically—when two old friends rekindle a bond that’s equal parts cringe, chaos, and catharsis. ‘Platonic’ thrives on fast banter and razor-sharp awkwardness, but the punchline is how kindly it treats middle-age reinvention.

It’s a breezy half-hour that slips down easy: scene-stealing side characters, barbed one-liners, and just enough emotional bite to make the jokes land even harder. If your week needs a serotonin top-up, ‘Platonic’ is the stealth mood-lifter.

‘Chief of War’ (2025–present)

‘Chief of War’ is an island epic with grit under its nails—politics, tradition, and power colliding as a warrior fights to unite his people. Scale matters here: battles feel tactile, the landscapes look mythic, and the stakes never go soft.

What lingers isn’t only the spectacle; it’s the show’s insistence that legacy is chosen, not inherited. Come for the clash of steel and surf, stay for the moral weight that gives every victory a cost in ‘Chief of War’.

‘Stillwater’ (2020–present)

When the living room is a little too loud, ‘Stillwater’ whispers. Each story nudges kids (and, let’s be honest, adults) toward patience, empathy, and noticing the small things that make a day gentler.

The animation is calm without being sleepy, and the lessons arrive like a deep breath—unpushy, memorable, quietly joyful. Queue ‘Stillwater’ for the last half-hour before bedtime and watch everyone’s shoulders drop.

‘Foundation’ (2021–present)

‘Foundation’ treats galactic collapse like a chess problem you can’t stop solving: empires wobble, prophecies flex, and people try to stay human while history rolls over them. It’s operatic without drowning in its own grandeur.

The pleasure is in the texture—rituals, costumes, spaces that feel lived in—plus a vein of character drama that keeps the math of it all from going cold. If you want scope, ‘Foundation’ is a cathedral.

‘Severance’ (2022–present)

‘Severance’ is the rare mystery that trusts you to lean in. Fluorescent purgatory, immaculate production design, and a slow drip of answers turn office life into a fable about what we trade away to keep things tidy.

It’s unsettling in the best way: jokes that feel like alarms, tenderness that sneaks up on you, an ending rhythm that dares you to press play on one more episode—and then one more. When you’re ready for a cerebral slow burn, choose ‘Severance’.

‘The Buccaneers’ (2023–present)

Period drama with a pulse, ‘The Buccaneers’ follows bold American women crashing London society like a glitter bomb. It’s corsets and candor, courtship and self-definition, with a modern soundtrack that actually earns its swagger.

Beyond the gowns and gossip, the show is a clever conversation about value—of money, of title, of a person’s will to choose her own life. Come for the romance; leave mulling the rules ‘The Buccaneers’ breaks.

‘Ted Lasso’ (2020–2023)

‘Ted Lasso’ remains the TV equivalent of a warm scarf: jokes as gentle ribbing, pep talks that land, and a cast you want to root for even when they’re messy. It’s the feel-good show that remembers to be genuinely funny.

Rewatches reveal the craft—callbacks, character pivots, tiny grace notes that sneak by on first viewing. If you’ve been saving it, now’s the perfect time to finally join the team with ‘Ted Lasso’.

‘Shrinking’ (2023–present)

Therapy is the workplace comedy you didn’t know you needed. ‘Shrinking’ finds humor in flawed attempts to help—professionally and personally—and mines grief for something honest rather than maudlin.

What makes it stick is generosity: prickly people choosing kindness anyway, plus actors who can turn on a dime between punchline and pause. It’s catharsis, cleverly disguised as a hangout show, and ‘Shrinking’ nails the balance.

‘Acapulco’ (2021–2025)

‘Acapulco’ tells a rags-to-riches tale with pastel sunrises, bilingual charm, and a narrator who knows every detour was the point. It’s aspirational without losing its sense of humor.

The resort setting is candy-colored, but the show’s heart is firmly grounded in family, ambition, and the small choices that change a life. If you want optimism with bite, ‘Acapulco’ is your ticket.

‘The Studio’ (2025–present)

Ever wonder how the sausage gets pitched? ‘The Studio’ turns the Hollywood hustle into farce, with creative egos, budget panic, and brilliant bad ideas colliding in rooms that smell faintly of cold brew and fear.

It’s quippy and quick, but it also nails the weird alchemy of collaboration—how something beautiful can crawl out of chaos if no one blinks first. Perfect background-to-foreground viewing: you’ll start chuckling at ‘The Studio’, then realize you’re hooked.

Tell us which Apple TV+ picks you’re pressing play on this week—and what we missed—in the comments.