Here Are the Best TV Shows to Stream this Weekend on Netflix, Including ‘The Bad Guys: Breaking In’

If your queue needs a quick refresh, this week brings a mix of brand-new originals, returning series, international dramas, reality competitions, and a couple of notable pickups hitting Netflix in one wave. You’ll find true-history adaptations, animated capers, domestic thrillers, and anthology sci-fi, alongside music-industry satire and a reality behemoth built around alliance-making and elimination stakes. Below are ten timely picks—with creators, casts, and what each show covers—so you can jump in already knowing the basics. New arrivals span multiple regions and genres, giving you plenty of ways to fill a weekend binge.

‘My Sister’s Husband’ (2025)

This domestic drama centers on a marriage that starts to unravel when a college-age sister moves in, drawing the husband’s attention and triggering secrecy and fallout in the family. The series stars Deva Mahenra, Tatjana Saphira, and Nicole Parham, and focuses on shifting loyalties inside one household. It traces how trust erodes as boundaries blur and choices compound. Episodes build around escalating consequences for all three leads.

‘Squid Game: The Challenge’ (2023– )

This unscripted competition transforms the iconography of the hit K-drama into real-world gameplay with 456 contestants vying for a massive cash prize. Produced by Studio Lambert and The Garden, the format emphasizes strategy, alliance-building, and high-pressure eliminations. Seasons add new mechanics tailored to real players rather than scripted characters. Rounds combine psychological pressure with spectacle-scale staging.

‘Minx’ (2022–2023)

Set in 1970s Los Angeles, this comedy follows earnest feminist Joyce and hustling publisher Doug as they launch a women’s erotic magazine and collide with mainstream culture. Created by Ellen Rapoport, it stars Ophelia Lovibond and Jake Johnson with ensemble players including Jessica Lowe and Oscar Montoya. Episodes use a single-camera, half-hour format to explore workplace power and the business of media. Storylines tie personal ambition to industry pressures.

‘Heweliusz’ (2025– )

This Polish historical miniseries dramatizes the 1993 capsizing of the ferry MS Jan Heweliusz in the Baltic Sea and the investigations that followed. Directed by Jan Holoubek and written by Kasper Bajon, it features Magdalena Różczka, Borys Szyc, and Michał Żurawski among the ensemble. The production emphasizes period detail around maritime operations and rescue efforts. Multiple perspectives—officials, crew, and families—frame the aftermath of the tragedy.

‘Just Alice’ (2025)

Alicia secretly marries two men—a celebrated writer and a former priest—juggling double lives while trying to keep the charade from imploding. The Colombian series stars Verónica Orozco, Sebastián Carvajal, and Michel Brown. Plotlines push mistaken identities and escalating stakes across romance and family. The tone blends fast pacing with soapy twists.

‘Soulmates’ (2020)

This anthology imagines a near-future test that reveals your ideal partner and then explores the fallout in stand-alone episodes. Created by William Bridges and Brett Goldstein, it features a rotating cast that has included Sarah Snook and Kingsley Ben-Adir. Each chapter uses different writers and directors to give a distinct feel. Episodes probe choice, destiny, and ethics through speculative scenarios.

‘The Bad Guys: Breaking In’ (2025– )

Set before the events of ‘The Bad Guys,’ this CG-animated prequel tracks Mr. Wolf, Mr. Snake, Mr. Shark, Mr. Piranha, and Ms. Tarantula through early capers and team chemistry. Voice performers include Michael Godere, Chris Diamantopoulos, Raul Ceballos, Ezekiel Ajeigbe, and Mallory Low. Executive producers Bret Haaland and Katherine Nolfi lead the DreamWorks Animation Television production. The series pulls from Aaron Blabey’s books and the 2022 film to fill in backstories.

‘Death by Lightning’ (2025– )

This historical drama chronicles the assassination of U.S. President James A. Garfield by Charles J. Guiteau and the political shockwaves that followed. Michael Shannon portrays Garfield, with Matthew Macfadyen as Guiteau and supporting roles including Nick Offerman and Betty Gilpin. The series is written by Mike Makowsky and directed by Matt Ross. It adapts material on Garfield’s presidency to examine ambition, delusion, and 19th-century politics.

‘The Vince Staples Show’ (2024– )

Rapper Vince Staples plays a dry, fictionalized version of himself navigating surreal misadventures in and around Long Beach. Created by Staples with Ian Edelman and Maurice Williams, the series blends deadpan humor, satire, and abrupt tonal pivots. Recurring players include Andrea Ellsworth, Vanessa Bell Calloway, and Watts Homie Quan. Compact episodes favor cinematic staging and quick hit storytelling.

‘As You Stood By’ (2025– )

This Korean crime thriller follows two women bound by trauma who plot to end an abusive marriage, only to face an unpredictable turn that threatens their plan. Based on Hideo Okuda’s novel ‘Naomi to Kanako,’ it’s written by Kim Hyo-jeong and directed by Lee Jeong-rim. The lead cast features Jeon So-nee, Lee Yoo-mi, Jang Seung-jo, and Lee Moo-saeng. Themes of friendship, survival, and moral compromise drive the story.

Tell us what you’re pressing play on first—and why—in the comments.