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What to Stream This Weekend

If it's too hot to be active, you can live vicariously through Ralph Macchio, Natalie Portman, or Simone Biles.

By Chandra Steele
Updated July 19, 2024
still from Lady in the Lake Natalie Portman and Moses Ingram in 'Lady in the Lake' (Credit: Apple TV+)

When it comes to streaming video, the content pile is vast, and you've got the whole weekend to decide how you want to slice it. There are now too many shows and movies to choose from, spread across too many video-streaming services. We make it easy for you. Each week, we highlight the streaming content we're excited to watch or think you should binge. Fire up your media-streaming device of choice and start watching.


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Cobra Kai - Season 6, Part 1 (Netflix)

You can't stream the full sixth and final season of Netflix's hit Cobra Kai yet, but you can watch the first five episodes. The San Fernando Valley gets left behind for an international trip to the Sekai Taikai karate tournament.


Lady in the Lake (Apple TV+)

Natalie Portman once again gets to don 1960s fashions, this time as the star of a series based on the novel Lady in the Lake. She plays an unhappy housewife who signs up for second-wave feminism and becomes a reporter. Her big story involves solving a murder, but the stakes go far beyond her career.


UnPrisoned - Season 2 (Hulu)

Kerry Washington returns for a second season of this sitcom, in which her life is upended by her father's coming to live with her family after his release from prison. This season, the family turns to a therapist, played by John Stamos, to sort out their issues.


Love Lies Bleeding (Max)

Kristen Stewart stars in this bloody tale of a gym manager who cannot escape her violent family. She falls in love with a bodybuilder who also becomes ensnared.


Simone Biles Rising (Netflix)


Get into the Olympic spirit with this documentary about the greatest gymnast who ever was. Simone Biles is competing in Paris next week, so there will be far more of her story to come.


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About Chandra Steele

Senior Features Writer

My title is Senior Features Writer, which is a license to write about absolutely anything if I can connect it to technology (I can). I’ve been at PCMag since 2011 and have covered the surveillance state, vaccination cards, ghost guns, voting, ISIS, art, fashion, film, design, gender bias, and more. You might have seen me on TV talking about these topics or heard me on your commute home on the radio or a podcast. Or maybe you’ve just seen my Bernie meme

I strive to explain topics that you might come across in the news but not fully understand, such as NFTs and meme stocks. I’ve had the pleasure of talking tech with Jeff Goldblum, Ang Lee, and other celebrities who have brought a different perspective to it. I put great care into writing gift guides and am always touched by the notes I get from people who’ve used them to choose presents that have been well-received. Though I love that I get to write about the tech industry every day, it’s touched by gender, racial, and socioeconomic inequality and I try to bring these topics to light. 

Outside of PCMag, I write fiction, poetry, humor, and essays on culture.

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