Most of the shows that premiered last week, including Apple TV’s Cape Fear, were new to their respective streaming services. This week, three returning shows highlight the top shows to watch this weekend. Two of the returning shows will conclude after their fifth seasons. The other show, streaming on Netflix, has not been renewed just yet.
As for the new shows this week, the top one is a British comedy that streams on Hulu. One of the stars has done some of his best work with Taika Waititi. The other new show is a young adult drama looking to capture the hearts of many Prime Video subscribers. All five shows can be streamed in the U.S.
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All the Queen’s Men season 5
Tyler Perry’s drama comes to an end
I’m convinced Tyler Perry doesn’t sleep. How else can you explain his ability to write, direct, and produce multiple movies and TV shows per year for different streamers? One of Perry’s shows that he produces for Paramount+, All the Queen’s Men, will conclude after this fifth and final season. Judging from the trailer, it’s going to be an explosive season full of lies, deceit, and betrayal.
Season 5 begins with Madam DeVille (Eva Marcille) in a hospital bed after an unidentified gunman shot her. Who would shoot Madam, one of the most powerful club owners in the city? That’s what Madam’s friends and top lieutenants must find out while she lies unconscious. In the official synopsis, it reads, “Not everyone will make it through.” Don’t get too attached to your favorites because they might not make it to the finale.
The first two episodes of All the Queen’s Men season 5 are streaming on Paramount+.
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Power Book III: Raising Kanan season 5
The Power prequel series wraps up its run
It’s pretty amazing how one show started 12 years ago could still have a substantial impact on pop culture. In 2014, the crime drama Power premiered on Starz and ran for six seasons. The series inspired several spin-offs, including Power Book III: Raising Kanan, a prequel centered around Kanan Stark, originally played by Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson in Power.
Raising Kanan starts in the 1990s and examines Kanan’s rise within the criminal underbelly of Queens. By season 5, Kanan is a ruthless drug dealer striving to become the top dog of the region. What Kanan didn’t expect was to face pushback from his mother and Queens drug lord, Raq (Patina Miller). If you watched Power, you know Kanan’s fate. How he got to that point is still to be determined in the final episodes of Raising Kanan.
Power Book III: Raising Kanan season 5 premieres on June 12 on the Starz app and all Starz streaming and on-demand platforms.
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Sweet Magnolias season 5
The Magnolias take Manhattan
I categorize Sweet Magnolias as a Hallmark-style show on Netflix. The same goes for other shows like Virgin River and My Life with the Walter Boys — romantic shows that favor sweetness over vulgarity. Like many Hallmark Channel programs, Sweet Magnolias focuses on a group of friends from a small town in North Carolina.
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The three friends, known as the Sweet Magnolias, are Maddie (JoAnna Garcia Swisher), Dana Sue (Brooke Elliot), and Helen (Heather Headley). In season 5, Dana Sue and Helen head to New York City to visit Maddie, who has recently started a new publishing job. All three women are entering the phases of their lives where they chase dreams. Overall, Sweet Magnolias is a warm show about the power of friendship. It’s an easy show to digest, and sometimes, that’s all you need.
All 10 episodes of Sweet Magnolias season 5 are now streaming on Netflix.
Sweet Magnolias
Release Date
May 19, 2020
Network
Netflix
Showrunner
Sheryl J. Anderson
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Every Year After
A second chance at love for two young people
Prime Video emerged as a leader in the young adult romance space. Between The Summer I Turned Pretty and Off Campus, Amazon’s streaming service is cranking out romantic dramas geared at teens. Looking to join the ranks of those two shows is Every Year After, an eight-episode adaptation of Carley Fortune’s novel Every Summer After.
In the lake town of Barry’s Bay, Sam (Matt Cornett) and Percy (Sadie Soverall) fall in love as teenagers. It’s a summer love story told over the course of six years and one week. Flash forward to the present-day timeline, with Percy returning to Barry’s Bay, where she learns Sam has a new girlfriend. It’s a classic story about the one that got away, something most people can relate to.
All eight episodes of Every Year After are now streaming on Prime Video.
Every Year After
Release Date
June 10, 2026
Network
Prime Video
Showrunner
Amy Harris, Leila Gerstein
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Alice and Steve
A long-running friendship takes an unexpected turn
I love the fact that Hulu is describing their new show Alice and Steve as a “wrong-com,” not a rom-com. When you hear about the synopsis, you’ll understand why. Alice (Nicola Walker) and Steve (Jemaine Clement) have been great friends for over two decades. Alice tries to encourage Steve to find love. She didn’t expect it to be with someone from her family.
Steve ends up sleeping with Izzy (Yali Topol Margalith), Alice’s 26-year-old daughter. If that wasn’t enough to ruin a friendship, Steve dating Izzy might. What a messy situation that makes for an enticing premise. Can this friendship last, or will Steve have to choose between his friend and his lover? At only six episodes, you could easily finish this show in one sitting.
All six episodes of Alice and Steve are now streaming on Hulu.
Alice and Steve
Release Date
June 8, 2026
Network
Disney+
Directors
Tom Kingsley
What else to watch this weekend?
There are so many shows to watch on streaming services. You can put some of the above programs on your watchlist and save them for another time. Star City, a spin-off to For All Mankind, is still in the early stages of its initial season on Apple TV, so you can catch up this weekend. Elsewhere, Euphoria completed its three-season run on HBO Max, and people are still talking about that explosive finale.
