The 4 best Netflix shows to binge this weekend (September 4-6)

Credit: Lucas Gouveia/How-To Geek Published Sep 4, 2026, 6:30 PM EDT Derek Malcolm has been covering the worlds of tech and entertainment for more than two decades. Before coming to How-To Geek in 2025, Derek was a contributing editor and writer for the A/V and Home Theater section at Digital Trends, where he wrangled and wrote everything from what to watch on Netflix to reviews, explainers, and guides on the latest Bluetooth speakers, turntables, projectors, and other A/V gear. Based in Toronto, Derek graduated from Humber College's Journalism program in 1999, after which he started covering the worlds of music, movies, TV, and celebrity for publications such as TV Guide, Hello! magazine, and Inside Entertainment. He then got the bug for covering tech and gadgets in 2006, when he served as editor-in-chief of Canadian tech magazine Connected for more than a decade. An avid skier, when all the snow's gone Derek can be found at home spinning vinyl with his daughter or cheering on his favorite F1 team, McLaren. Sign in to your How-To Geek account Four of the best series to watch on Netflix this weekend came to the service in a 50/50 split—two from the back end of August, and two newbies just dying to make an impact on the Netflix Top 10. Last weekend, we eased you out of August with Swedish thriller Blood Sacrifice, the witchy vampire feast Talamasca: The Secret Order​​​​​, and Revival, a fresh take on zombies in small-town America. But you don't have to live in the past—start with this weekend's suggestions and go from there. 4 Major Crimes The Closer's long-running spin-off finally hit Netflix I didn't really get on board with the 2005-2012 series (The Closer) that this stalwart series was spun off from. But it was its star, Mary McDonnell, whom I loved as steadfast President Laura Roslin in Battlestar Galactica and not-quite-committed-to-Sparkle Motion mom in Donnie Darko, who drew me to check out Major Crimes, now that its full 105 episodes just dropped on Netflix. The TNT police procedural sees Captain Sharon Raydor (McDonnell) inherit the LAPD's Major Crimes unit from Kyra Sedgwick's Brenda Leigh Johnson, but Raydor has to contend with the division's detectives (most of whom return from The Closer), who harbor resentment for her days as an internal affairs officer who investigated them. The show is unique in that Raydor's team, amidst terrible funding, is more focused on scoring plea deals than confessions. Major Crimes is well acted, the dialogue is quick for a procedural, and you'll find yourself binging several episodes. Major Crimes Release Date 2012 - 2018-00-00 Network TNT Cast G.W. Bailey, Mary McDonnell, Tony Denison, Michael Paul Chan, Raymond Cruz, Phillip P. Keene, Kearran Giovanni, Graham Patrick Martin, Jonathan Del Arco, Nadine Velazquez, Robert Gossett, Carlos Ponce, leslie grossman, Caitlin Custer, Amy Davidson, Ransford Doherty, Jason London, Shanna Collins, Devon Werkheiser, Rick Peters, Justin Schollard, Ross Butler, Bill Brochtrup, Kathe Mazur, Markus Flanagan Directors Stacey K. Black, Michael M. Robin, Anthony Hemingway, David McWhirter, James Duff, Jon Tenney, Rick Wallace, Steve Robin, Sylvain White Writers Michael Alaimo, Adam Belanoff, Ralph Gifford, Carson Moore, Duppy Demetrius, Jim Leonard, Leo Geter Producers Greer Shephard Seasons 6 3 Heartland (Season 19) Drama in the foothills of Alberta The longest-running scripted one-hour drama in Canadian television history, Heartland has seasons and episodes that go on for days, just like the rolling foothills of the Alberta countryside it's set in. Surprisingly popular south of the border, too, season 19 has just landed on Netflix roughly a year ahead of schedule. Based on Lauren Brooke's bestselling novels, Heartland follows the loves, dramas, and hardships of generations of the Bartlett-Fleming family on their ranch outside the fictional town of Hudson. Season 19 of the equestrian-based series is topical, bringing wildfires to the ranch, and series star Amy Fleming (Amber Marshall) does damage control on her reputation as a horse trainer after some neglect allegations, while balancing life with her daughter and a new love. Heartland Release Date October 14, 2007 Network CBC Television Cast Amber Marshall, Graham Wardle, Shaun Johnston, Michelle Morgan, Chris Potter, Alisha Newton, Kerry James, Jessica Amlee, Matthew Knight, Nathaniel Arcand, Julia Maren Baker, Cindy Busby, Sara Brynn Foster, Greta Onieogou, Katharine Isabelle, Peter Mooney, Beau Mirchoff, Corey Sevier, Mandie Vredegoor, Allan Royal, Helene Joy, C. Adam Leigh, Erika Walter, Griffin Cork, Kevin Davey Showrunner Heather Conkie Directors Don McBrearty, John Fawcett, Chris Potter, Ken Filewych, Eleanore Lindo, Megan Follows, Tim Southam, Dean Bennett, Bruce McDonald, Grant Harvey, Pierre Tremblay, Michelle Morgan, Rachel Leiterman Writers Mark Haroun, Ken Craw, Alexandra Clarke Producers Jordy Randall, Michael Weinberg, Tom Cox, Heather Conkie Seasons 20 Main Genre Drama Story By Lauren Brooke Executive Producer(s) Jordy Randall, Michael Weinberg, Tom Cox, Heather Conkie 2 The Audacity A messy and hilarious Silicon Valley skewering When I read the reviews for AMC's neurotic Silicon Valley satire, The Audacity, some of my favorite shows of all time were mentioned as comparisons—Succession, Better Call Saul, Mad Men, and, of course, Silicon Valley. That's all I needed to hear, so of course, as a non-AMC subscriber, I was ecstatic when the 80% fresh series landed on Netflix, with all episodes there for a binge-watch. The Audacity is also created by Jonathan Glatzer, a writer on both Succession and Saul, which you can totally feel in its biting story that follows Duncan Park (Billy Magnussen), a tech bro whose tanking data-mining company goes into a death dive after Duncan pulls some dodgy market manipulation. He unloads all his wrongdoings on his therapist, JoAnne Felder (Sarah Goldberg), who's been trading on the secrets of her tycoon clients, including the weird and wonderful Zach Galifianakis' billionaire, Carl Bardolph. When Duncan finds out, he blackmails Felder into manipulating Bardolph to invest in the company. It's as fun and quirky and intense as it sounds. The Audacity Release Date April 12, 2026 Network AMC Cast Billy Magnussen, Lucy Punch, Paul Adelstein, Simon Helberg, Zach Galifianakis, Rob Corddry, Sarah Goldberg, Thailey Roberge, Meaghan Rath, Ava Telek, Everett Blunck Showrunner Jonathan Glatzer Directors Alexander Buono, Daniel Gray Longino, Daniel Sackheim, Lucy Forbes Producers Gina Mingacci, Shana Fischer Huber, Charlotte Ahlin Seasons 1 Main Genre Drama Creator(s) Jonathan Glatzer Executive Producer(s) Gina Mingacci, Jonathan Glatzer, Semi Chellas 1 Mousetrap A haunting Korean identity-theft tale you can't stop watching My top pick this weekend is this incredible Korean-language psychological thriller series that has had me biting my nails (more on this in a sec), and I'm only a few episodes into its ten-episode run. Even though Mousetrap is a take on a Korean folktale about a rat that can eat a person's fingernail clippings and then become their exact double, its identity-theft backbone makes it seem hauntingly plausible. Panic-attack-stricken, shut-in novelist Je Moon-jae (Ryu Jun-yeol) hasn't left his apartment in years, but when he's locked out of his phone and finances, no one recognizes him, and his apartment is somehow sold out from under him, his life spirals out of control as he tries to figure out why. Desperate, Moon-jae teams up with a loan shark (Sul Kyung-gu) while a tenacious detective (Lee Kyoo-hyung) works the case, too. It's the best series on this list and currently ranks No. 5 on Netflix's global non-English chart. Mousetrap Release Date 2026 - 2026-00-00 Network Netflix Cast Sol Kyung-gu, Ryu Jun-yeol, Lee Kyoung-hee Directors Kim Hong-sun Writers Lee Jae-gon Seasons 1 Creator(s) Kim Hong-sun Start with Mousetrap on Friday and see where the weekend goes A police procedural, a rural Alberta drama, a scathing tech-world satire, and a chilling Korean identity thriller—that there's a solid weekend of options. Check out all our streaming content in our streaming section, but if you'd prefer to drill into Netflix on your own, try using Netflix's secret codes that can help you parse through its massive library. Subscription with ads Yes, $8/month Simultaneous streams Two or four Live TV No Price Starting at $8/month Stream licensed and original programming with a monthly Netflix subscription.