In our list of the best new movies and shows to watch this weekend on streaming, we’re featuring some beloved returning shows, including one that fans have been waiting for for almost a decade. After leaving 2025 behind along with the ending of Stranger Things, it’s time to enjoy everything the new year has to offer. There are plenty of upcoming movies and new shows to keep an eye on, starting with these.
Below, we’ve put together a list of 6 great new movies and shows on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus, HBO Max, Apple TV Plus, and Hulu, some of the best streaming services out there. This time around, we have some exciting returns including Tom Hiddleston’s spy thriller series The Night Manager, as well as Netflix’s new rom-com, People We Meet on Vacation.
If you’ve already watched the best movies of 2025 and the best shows of 2025, it’s time to move on by checking out the newest releases on streaming.
New movies
People We Meet On Vacation (Netflix)
Available: Worldwide
Watch now: Netflix
My Lady Jane star Emily Bader has a will-they-wont-they relationship with Tom Blyth (best known for playing young President Snow in The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes) in Netflix new rom-com People We Meet On Vacation, based on Emily Henry’s bestselling book. You could think it’s odd to release a movie about going on multiple summer vacations in January, but that might be exactly what we need to get us through the post-Christmas blues.
Per the official synopsis,