Here Are the Best TV Shows to Stream this Weekend on Netflix, Including ‘Pokémon Concierge’

If your weekend lineup needs something new, Netflix has fresh episodes, brand new debuts, and a few big library arrivals that just landed. This mix spans anime, true crime, sci fi, unscripted, and teen drama, so you can pick a story that fits your mood without burning time on searching.

Everything below is based on titles arriving between late August and the first week of September, with the newest releases at the top. You will find the basic plot, key cast, and the creative leads so you can decide quickly what to start first.

‘The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity’ (2025– )

CloverWorks adapts Saka Mikami’s manga ‘Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku’ into a romance set at neighboring schools with a long rivalry. The story follows Rintaro from Chidori High and Kaoruko from elite Kikyo Girls’ as they connect in secret while classmates keep score. The Japanese voice leads include Yoshinori Nakayama and Honoka Inoue.

Directed by Miyuki Kuroki with series composition by Rino Yamazaki, the anime streams globally on Netflix with a staggered rollout. New regions join Sunday September 7.

‘Love Con Revenge’ (2025– )

This true crime docuseries follows romance fraud survivor Cecilie Fjellhøy, known to many from ‘The Tinder Swindler’, and private investigator Brianne Joseph as they work with victims to unmask con artists. The series shows how scammers exploit dating apps and social platforms and how investigators build cases step by step.

All six episodes arrive Friday September 5 on Netflix. The show tracks modern deception methods, survivor support, and the practical tools used to trace money and identities across borders.

‘Pokémon Concierge’ (2023– )

The stop motion series from dwarf studios returns to the sunny Pokémon Resort where Haru helps visiting Pokémon unwind during gentle slice of life adventures. Haru is voiced in Japanese by Non and the creative team features director Iku Ogawa with writing by Harumi Doki.

New episodes land Thursday September 4. The series is produced by The Pokémon Company with dwarf and spotlights favorites like Psyduck and Magikarp as guests who bring small challenges to the resort staff.

‘Wednesday’ (2022– )

Set at Nevermore Academy, this series follows Wednesday Addams as she navigates psychic mysteries and a growing body count. The cast features Jenna Ortega in the title role with an ensemble around her as the case list expands and the school’s history comes into focus.

The show was created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar with Tim Burton directing multiple episodes and shaping the gothic look. Part 2 of the current season releases Wednesday September 3 and production shifted from Romania to Ireland for this run.

‘Orphan Black’ (2013–2017)

This acclaimed sci fi thriller opens with Sarah Manning witnessing a stranger’s death and discovering the victim looks exactly like her. Tatiana Maslany anchors the series by playing several clones alongside Dylan Bruce, Jordan Gavaris, and Maria Doyle Kennedy.

Created by Graeme Manson and John Fawcett and produced by Temple Street with BBC America and Space, the full run arrives on Netflix Monday September 1. The series blends biotech intrigue with identity puzzles across five seasons and fifty episodes.

’60 Days In’ (2016– )

A&E’s unscripted series embeds civilian volunteers as undercover inmates for sixty days to expose contraband routes and blind spots inside U.S. jails. Filming has taken place in facilities across Indiana, Georgia, Arizona, Alabama, North Carolina, and Utah.

Produced by Lucky 8, the format has reached nine seasons so far and joins Netflix as part of the September slate. Episodes follow intake, pod politics, and the debriefs that help sheriffs adjust procedures on the ground.

‘A Thousand Tomorrows’ (2023– )

Based on the novel by Karen Kingsbury, this drama centers on champion bull rider Cody Gunnar and barrel racer Ali Daniels as their fast connection faces the risks of the arena and a life changing medical reality. Colin Ford and Rose Reid lead the cast with Anna Grace Barlow and Kate Easton in supporting roles.

Developed by Karen Kingsbury with Tyler Russell and produced by AFFIRM Originals with Sony Pictures Television, the series was filmed in Oklahoma and begins streaming on Netflix under a new licensing window Monday September 1. The limited run spans six episodes.

‘Franklin & Bash’ (2011–2014)

The legal dramedy follows street smart lawyers Jared Franklin and Peter Bash whose courtroom theatrics land them jobs at a buttoned up Los Angeles firm. The leads are played by Mark Paul Gosselaar and Breckin Meyer with Malcolm McDowell as eccentric senior partner Stanton Infeld and Reed Diamond as rival attorney Damien Karp.

Created by Kevin Falls and Bill Chais and produced by Sony Pictures Television, the single camera series ran four seasons and forty episodes before its Netflix licensing pickup on Monday September 1. The ensemble across the run includes Garcelle Beauvais and Kumail Nanjiani.

‘My Life with the Walter Boys’ (2023– )

Based on Ali Novak’s novel, this coming of age drama follows Jackie Howard as she leaves New York for rural Colorado to live with the Walter family after a personal tragedy. The cast features Nikki Rodriguez as Jackie Howard with Ashby Gentry as Alex Walter, Noah LaLonde as Cole Walter, and Sarah Rafferty as Katherine Walter.

Developed for television by Melanie Halsall, the series tracks school life, ranch routines, and a complicated household as Jackie finds her place. New episodes arrive Thursday August 28, with friendships, sibling dynamics, and shifting feelings at the core of each chapter.

‘Katrina: Come Hell and High Water’ (2025)

This documentary series examines Hurricane Katrina and its impact across the Gulf Coast with a focus on New Orleans. Episodes gather testimony from residents, first responders, and local leaders and use archival material to cover the event from storm formation through the aftermath.

The show explores displacement, housing, health care access, education interruptions, and neighborhood rebuilding while looking at how agencies coordinated during and after landfall. It also maps the lessons emergency managers drew from Katrina and how those lessons shaped preparedness plans, with the series arriving Wednesday August 27.

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