This week, one of the biggest movies of the summer arrives on streaming: Happy Gilmore 2 has finally dropped on Netflix. The film is one of the most anticipated comedies of the year, but it’s not the only great thing to watch this weekend if you’re looking for something new.
Hulu’s new historical drama Washington Black, starring Ernest Kingsley Jr. and Sterling K. Brown, is out now, and so is the fourth season of Acapulco on Apple TV Plus. And don’t forget that part 2 of the HBO Max documentary Billy Joel: And So It Goes is out on Friday, too.
If you missed any of the most recent season of RuPaul’s Drag Race, season 17 is also now available to stream in its entirety on Paramount Plus.
These new shows and movies are just a few of the best titles that have arrived this week — take a look at all our top picks for your weekend watch below.
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Best TV shows and movies to stream this weekend
Netflix
Happy Gilmore 2 (July 25)
After waiting almost 30 years, the Happy Gilmore sequel arrives this week. Happy Gilmore 2, written by Adam Sandler and Tim Herlihy, reunites much of the cast of the original film, including Sandler, Julie Bowen, Ben Stiller and Christopher McDonald. The film features cameos from tons of pro golfers, along with Bad Bunny, who plays Happy’s new caddy after Happy comes out of retirement to play again. Happy Gilmore 2 arrives on July 25. If you want, you can catch a Happy Gilmore double feature briefly on the platform; the original Happy Gilmore is leaving Netflix on Aug. 1.
On the new series Hitmakers, Netflix provides music fans a glimpse inside the recording industry by focusing on the songwriters who pen some of the biggest pop songs of the day. The show — which is not a competition series — features 12 of the industry’s best songwriters and producers as they collaborate at a writing camp to come up with the best hooks possible in search of the next hit.
Critical: Between Life & Death (July 23)
Netflix’s new documentary series Critical: Between Life & Death is like a real-life version of The Pitt, if that series were set in London. Filmed over the course of 21 days with over 40 cameras in and around the London Major Trauma System, the docuseries provides an intimate view of intense life-or-death situations as they unfold, from the perspective of the first responders and essential workers on the front lines.
Hulu
Washington Black (July 23)
Washington Black, a new Hulu drama based on the book of the same name by Esi Edugyan, airs on July 23 with all eight episodes dropping at once. The series stars Ernest Kingsley Jr. as the titular character, Washington “Wash” Black, a young man who is forced to leave his home on a Barbados sugar plantation in the 1800s and ends up traveling the world. Sterling K. Brown co-stars and executive produces the show.
Paramount Plus
RuPaul’s Drag Race, Season 17 (July 23)
The 17th season of RuPaul’s Drag Race aired last winter on MTV, but you can stream the entire season in one sitting now that it’s arrived on Paramount Plus this week. If you missed it the first time around, get gagged for guest judges including Sandra Bernhard, Tracee Ellis Ross, Hunter Schafer and Doechii.
Apple TV Plus
Acapulco, Season 4 (July 23)
The fourth and final season of the Apple TV Plus series Acapulco premiered this week on July 23 with two new episodes. Subsequent episodes will drop every Wednesday through Sept. 17. Toggling between present day and 1986, the show will finish the tale of Máximo (Eugenio Derbez) as he tries to make the Las Colinas resort the number one destination in Acapulco. Guest stars this season include Damián Alcázar, Jaime Camil, Cristo Fernández and Jack McBrayer.