3 Best Netflix Series To Binge-Watch This Weekend (Sept 4–6, 2026)

Published Sep 4, 2026, 4:04 PM EDT Greg is a Lead TV Writer & Critic at Screen Rant with expertise in new streaming releases. He's published over 3000 articles at SR, including weekly recommendation guides and dozens of reviews on Rotten Tomatoes. He previously worked in Development at ABC Television & Lawrence Bender Productions. Greg majored in Film Production at Chapman University's Dodge College. Greg also has years of broadcast TV production experience at major networks such as NBC, TNT, and ESPN. He currently lives in Greater Boston. These three newly added Netflix series are perfect to binge-watch this weekend, September 4–6, 2026, including a viral 3-part show that's #1 worldwide. Earlier this week, some of the top new shows on Netflix worth checking out included Untold season 6, which featured the brand-new episode Raygun: Breaking Badly, Heartland season 19, which was just added to the streamer days ago, Major Crimes, the six-season spinoff of The Closer, and Earle Meets World, a reality series following Gen Z social media influencer Alix Earle. Other new and notable Netflix series to binge-watch this Labor Day Weekend include The Sex Lives of College Girls, which was just added to the platform on August 31, and Bloodline, which remains one of the most star-studded Netflix series ever made that's perfect for fans of Kyle Chandler in HBO's Lanterns. This weekend, ScreenRant's TV experts have picked the three best new series that are surging on global streaming charts, including a soapy crime drama, a hilarious action comedy, and a gripping true crime with only 3 episodes. Beauty In Black Beauty in Black has been one of the most-watched shows in the world since its third season landed on Netflix on August 27, 2026. Created, written, and directed entirely by Tyler Perry, Beauty in Black ranks #3 worldwide at the time of writing and peaked at #2 in the U.S., making it one of Netflix's most popular shows on the planet right now. The crime drama series spans 40 episodes in three seasons, offering viewers plenty of immersive content to invest in this weekend, especially for fans of shows like Savage Beauty and Ruthless. Beauty in Black follows Kimmie (Taylor Polidore Williams), a professional dancer struggling to make ends meet who becomes entangled with Mallory (Crystle Stewart), the owner of a lucrative hair-care empire. In season 1, Kimmie applies for a scholarship at a hair-care school funded by Mallory's family dynasty, the Bellaire's, and Mallory's husband, Roy (Julian Horton), is a regular customer at Kimmie's exotic dance club. The series unfolds with nonstop drama, betrayal, and revenge, and can become addictive to the right audience. The Gentlemen The Gentlemen season 2 just arrived on Netflix on Thursday, September 3, which makes this weekend the perfect time to binge-watch all eight new episodes, or the entire series if you haven't already. Created by Guy Ritchie (Young Sherlock, MobLand), The Gentlemen just earned a strong 83% Rotten Tomatoes score for its second season and has already skyrocketed to Netflix's #2 spot on global charts. The series stars Theo James as the unexpected heir to his royal father's estate, which includes a secretly booming weed distribution business. The Gentlemen season 3 was renewed ahead of the season 2 premiere this week, which demonstrates Netflix's faith in the series' future and its expected viewership over the holiday weekend. James is joined by a strong ensemble cast that includes Kaya Scodelario, Daniel Ings, Joely Richardson, and Giancarlo Esposito, and is a standout as the strategically minded Eddie Horniman, who was a military officer before returning home to discover his new role as the 13th Duke of Halstead. If you like action-packed dark comedies, don't miss this one. Death Of The Pastor’s Wife The best new show to binge-watch on Netflix this weekend has been dominating worldwide viewership charts since it premiered on August 26. Netflix's latest true crime sensation, Death of the Pastor's Wife, consists of only three episodes, each between 42 and 48 minutes, with a total runtime of just 2 hours and 14 minutes, essentially the length of a movie. If you're a fan of Netflix's true crime series like Maternal Instinct, The Crash, and A Toxic Love Story, you don't want to miss Death of the Pastor's Wife. The series follows the tragic story of Mica Miller, who died by suicide at the age of 30 in North Carolina from a gunshot wound. Mica met John-Paul, or JP, Miller in Myrtle Beach when she was only 13 years old and eventually became his wife. The docuseries examines how Mica could have been forced to endure psychological, physical, and emotional abuse by JP, as alleged by her family and friends. It also explores how religious authority can potentially become an avenue towards said abuse. True crime fans should find Death of the Pastor's Wife an easy one-night binge this weekend on Netflix.