7 New Netflix, HBO Max and Prime Video Titles Worth Your Weekend, Ranked

Seven new titles landed across Netflix, HBO Max, Disney+, Apple TV, Prime Video, and Paramount+ this weekend, and the range is wild: a true crime drama, a family sequel, a horror movie based on an internet urban legend, and a rom-com adapted from a bestselling novel. Here's what's actually worth your time.

The Big Streaming Releases This Weekend

Toy Story 5 (Disney+) sends Woody, Buzz, and Jessie up against a wave of flashy new tech toys threatening to replace them on the shelf. It leans on familiar franchise beats rather than reinventing anything, but longtime fans of the series will still find plenty to enjoy in a story about feeling replaceable in a world obsessed with the newest gadget.

Unabomber (Netflix) is the weekend's most serious pick, starring Jacob Tremblay as Ted Kaczynski. Rather than jumping straight to the bombings, the film traces his path back to his time at Harvard in 1958, using early bullying and psychological experiments he was subjected to as a throughline for how he became a domestic terrorist. It's a heavier watch than most of what's new this week, but a well reviewed one.

Backrooms (HBO Max) adapts the viral internet horror concept of the same name, and 20 year old director Kane Parsons keeps most of the plot deliberately vague to preserve the mystery the source material built its reputation on. Early reactions are split, with some reviewers calling it a near perfect adaptation and others feeling the final act loses the thread.

Lighter Options If You Want Something Easier

If Unabomber sounds like too much for a Friday night, The Love Hypothesis (Prime Video) is the counterprogramming you want. Based on Ali Hazelwood's bestselling novel and starring Lili Reinhart, it follows a PhD candidate who impulsively kisses a stranger in a lab hallway and ends up in a fake dating arrangement that predictably stops being fake. It's the kind of low stakes rom-com built for background watching.

Brothers (Apple TV) takes a stranger approach to comedy, with Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson playing exaggerated versions of themselves that lean into years of internet speculation the two actors might actually be related. It's a swing that won't land for everyone, but it's one of the more genuinely original concepts among this week's new releases.

Franchise Closers and a Revival

Jackass: Best and Last (Paramount+) is billed as the franchise's concluding chapter, mixing the usual outrageous stunt work with more sentimental moments looking back at two decades of the series, even if the title leaves a little wiggle room for a return down the line.

A Different World (Netflix) revives the classic sitcom for a new ten episode run, following a new freshman and her circle of friends navigating school, relationships, and family legacy at a historically Black college, with several original cast members returning to anchor the new episodes.

What to Actually Watch First

If you only have time for one or two of these, Unabomber and Backrooms are generating the most conversation right now, for very different reasons: one for its craft and subject matter, the other for how divisive its ending has been online. Toy Story 5 and The Love Hypothesis are the safer, easier watches if you want something that doesn't demand much emotional investment after a long week.

It's a busy stretch for streaming overall. Sony's gaming side just had its own packed showcase with new release dates, and TV fans are still processing how long shows like Wednesday could stick around after its producers floated a seven season plan. Whatever you end up pressing play on this weekend, there's genuinely something for every mood in this batch, which isn't something you can say most weeks.