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The best new shows to stream on Netflix, Hulu, Max (HBO), and more

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Don’t let the Oscars fool you into thinking that this is going to be a boring week for television or streaming series. NBC and Peacock have recently premiered Suits LA, with another episode coming Sunday, while Paramount+ has brought 1923 back for its second season. Meanwhile, Prime Video is making a big swing with its House of David series.

If you’re looking for some dark comedy and suspense, HBO and Max’s The White Lotus is currently running its season 3 episodes. Action fans also have Reacher to enjoy on Prime Video, while Hulu’s A Thousand Blows should turn some heads with its period setting.

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You can find the rest of the best new shows to stream below. We update this list every Friday to keep you up to date on the most binge-worthy new additions.

When you’re done here, check out the best new movies to stream this week, as well as the best shows on Netflix, the best shows on Hulu, the best new shows on Max, the best shows on Amazon Prime Video, and the best shows on Disney+.

Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, Max, Disney+, Paramount+, Peacock, and Apple TV+ all have one thing in common: They’re more expensive than they used to be. We can live with higher rates as long as new shows keep coming, but it’s always a good idea to consider signing up for the ad-supported tiers, which are worth it if you can sit through a few commercials. 

New TV shows to watch at a glance

Peacock

Suits LA (2025)

Suits LA
49%
5.5/10
tv-14
1 Season
Genre
Drama
Stars
Stephen Amell, Lex Scott Davis, Josh McDermitt
Created by
Aaron Korsh
Watch on Peacock

Suits LA is an odd beast in that the first episode was completely tonally different from the show that allegedly spawned it. This show does share continuity with Suits, and Harvey Specter (Gabriel Machet) will be back at some point. For now, the focal point is entertainment lawyer Ted Black (Stephen Amell), a man with deep-seated daddy issues and a dark past from his time as a prosecutor in New York.

Ted’s also due for a lesson about how much or how little power he actually has in his current law firm. As demonstrated in the pilot episode, Ted’s also facing a career setback that will be extremely difficult to come back from.

Amazon Prime Video

House of David (2025)

House of David
6.6/10
1 Season
Genre
Drama
Stars
Michael Iskander, Ali Suliman, Ayelet Zurer
Created by
Jon Erwin
Watch on Amazon

Is House of David a Biblical Game of Thrones? Not quite, but it does dramatize one of the most famous stories from the Bible: David vs. Goliath. Michael Iskander portrays David, the young shepherd who steps up to face Goliath (Martyn Ford), a giant among men… but not actually a fantasy-sized giant.

David’s rise in prominence alarms King Saul (Ali Suliman), who correctly recognizes that he’s a threat to both his reign and his power. But as Saul does everything he can to cling to his position, David’s ascension seems to be preordained.

Reacher (2022)

Reacher
76%
8.0/10
tv-ma
3 Seasons
Genre
Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama
Stars
Alan Ritchson, Maria Sten, Sonya Cassidy
Created by
Nick Santora
Watch on Amazon

Jack Reacher (Alan Ritchson) is no stranger to danger in Reacher, but even he might be in over his head in the newly released third season. When a DEA agent goes missing, her colleague, Susan Duffy (Sonya Cassidy), recruits Jack to undertake an extremely dangerous mission. To infiltrate the criminal organization run by Zachary Beck (Anthony Michael Hall), Jack “saves” Beck’s son, Richard (Johnny Berchtold), from a botched kidnapping.

That got Jack in the door with Beck, but his snooping around for the missing agent may get him killed. Beck also employs Paul “Paulie” van Hoven (Olivier Richters), a bodyguard who is one of the few individuals that actually towers over Jack himself. In a one-on-one fight, Jack may not be able to beat him.

Invincible (2021)

Invincible
74%
8.6/10
tv-ma
3 Seasons
Genre
Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama
Stars
Steven Yeun, Sandra Oh, J.K. Simmons
Watch on Amazon

The name of the series may be Invincible, but the title character, Mark Grayson (Steven Yeun), is anything but. When season 3 begins, Mark remains overwhelmed and worried that a super-powerful alien race — whom he’s related to through his father, Omni-Man (J. K. Simmons) — still plans to conquer the Earth, and he may be the only hero who has a chance at stopping them.

Mark is also avoiding Atom Eve (Gillian Jacobs) — a heroine with whom he has romantic feelings — while training under the Global Defense Authority’s leader, Cecil Stedman (Walton Goggins). But all bets are off once Mark learns about Cecil’s hidden plans to deal with the invasion.

Paramount+

1923 (2022)

1923
67%
8.3/10
tv-ma
2 Seasons
Genre
Drama, Western
Stars
Helen Mirren, Harrison Ford, Brandon Sklenar
Created by
Taylor Sheridan
Watch on Paramount+

The second and final season of 1923 has arrived, and this Yellowstone prequel series is setting the stage for a battle to keep the Dutton ranch. Jacob (Harrison Ford) and Cara Dutton (Helen Mirren) are facing a hard deadline in the Great Depression. Either they settle their massive debt or the ranch will be lost in under a year to their rival, Donald Whitfield (Timothy Dalton).

Meanwhile, Jacob and Cara’s nephew, Spencer Dutton (Brandon Sklenar), is doing everything he can to return to Montana and help his family. He also hopes to be reunited with the woman he loves, Alexandra (Julia Schlaepfer). Saving the Dutton family may require Spencer to make even more sacrifices in the name of love.

Max (formerly HBO and HBO Max)

The White Lotus (2021)

The White Lotus
77%
8.0/10
tv-ma
3 Seasons
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Stars
Leslie Bibb, Jon Gries, Carrie Coon
Created by
Mike White
Watch on max

The names and faces change with the seasons on The White Lotus since every story is set at a different White Lotus resort. But one man has appeared in all three seasons: Greg Hunt (Jon Gries), and he’s no longer calling himself by that name. Greg’s paranoid ex-wife thought he had sinister intentions towards her, and perhaps she was right after all.

This season’s story is set in Thailand, and the sprawling cast of newcomers includes Kate Bohr (Leslie Bibb), Jaclyn Lemon (Michelle Monaghan), and Laurie Duffy (Carrie Coon), a trio of longtime friends who are on a girl’s trip. By the end of their stay, those bonds of friendship may be tested… if they get to go home at all.

Harley Quinn (2019)

Harley Quinn
85%
8.4/10
tv-ma
5 Seasons
Genre
Action & Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Stars
Kaley Cuoco, Lake Bell
Created by
Dean Lorey, Patrick Schumacker, Justin Halpern
Watch on max

DC’s best animated comedy series is back for a fifth season, and Harley Quinn is expanding its scope. Although the fourth season finale teased a team of Harley (Kaley Cuoco), Poison Ivy (Lake Bell), Barbara Gordon (Briana Cuoco), and Catwoman (Cherise Boothe), it doesn’t look like the Gotham City Sirens will stay together.

Instead, Harley and Ivy are moving to Metropolis — the hometown of Superman (James Wolk) — where they’re bound to get into big trouble. Unfortunately for Harley, she doesn’t know that Nightwing (Harvey Guillén) has been resurrected and and will inevitably come after her for killing him in the first place.

Hulu

A Thousand Blows (2025)

A Thousand Blows
78%
7.5/10
tv-ma
1 Season
Genre
Drama
Stars
Malachi Kirby, Erin Doherty, Francis Lovehall
Created by
Steven Knight
Watch on Hulu

Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight has a new historical drama called A Thousand Blows. This series is set in England during the 1880s and features two Jamaican immigrants, Hezekiah Moscow (Malachi Kirby) and Alec Munroe (Francis Lovehall), who want to reinvent themselves in their new country.

Although Henry wants to be a lion tamer, his bare-knuckled brawls may be better suited for London’s underground fighting. That puts Henry and Alec in the middle of a conflict between Henry “Sugar” Goodson (Stephen Graham) and Mary Carr (Erin Doherty), the leader of an all-female crime syndicate.

Paradise (2025)

Paradise
71%
7.9/10
tv-ma
1 Season
Genre
Drama, Crime
Stars
Sterling K. Brown, Julianne Nicholson, Sarah Shahi
Created by
Dan Fogelman
Watch on Hulu

Paradise starts off with a big mystery as President Cal “Wildcat” Bradford (James Marsden) is found dead in his personal quarters by Special Agent Xavier Collins (Sterling K. Brown). And as we come to find out, the relationship between Collins and Bradford has soured in the years since the latter recruited the former.

There are bigger issues in play, including the nature of “Paradise,” and why someone would risk everything by murdering the president. However, Collins may have a difficult time finding answers after the evidence starts to suggest that he was the one who killed Collins.

Apple TV+

Severance (2022)

Severance
83%
8.7/10
tv-ma
2 Seasons
Genre
Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Stars
Adam Scott, Britt Lower, Zach Cherry
Created by
Dan Erickson
Watch on Apple TV+

Three years between seasons is a pretty long time, and it sure feels that way for Mark Scout (Adam Scott) when he awakens back on the severed floor in Severance season 2. We’re not going to reveal major spoilers for the season premiere, but you should be wondering how much Mark, Dylan George (Zach Cherry), Helly Riggs (Britt Lower), and Irving Bailiff (John Turturro) remember about their excursion outside of the office.

Everyone on the severed floor underwent a procedure that created an “innie” persona who had no memories about their personal lives. All of them revert to their “outie” personas when they go home after work. However, the innies now know that they’ve been misled by their employers at Lumon, and deeper mysteries remain to be explored in season 2.

Netflix

The Night Agent (2023)

The Night Agent
67%
7.5/10
tv-ma
2 Seasons
Genre
Drama, Mystery, Action & Adventure
Stars
Gabriel Basso, Luciane Buchanan, Arienne Mandi
Created by
Shawn Ryan
Watch on Netflix

If Peter Sutherland (Gabriel Basso) thought that his trials were behind him, then The Night Agent season 2 serves as a reminder that he’s far from infallible. Peter’s first mission out as an official Night Agent goes horribly wrong, sending him on a personal spiral.

However, Peter doesn’t have much free time to grieve, as a fast-moving situation involving Iran means he has to get back on his game quickly. Rose Larkin (Luciane Buchanan) also pushes her way back into Peter’s life, but the life-and-death stakes remain high.

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The main characters of Pixar's Win or Lose.

The months when Disney+ debuts multiple scripted series may be a thing of the past, but February has been a very good month for the streamer. The Pixar original series Win or Lose has debuted on the platform, while Disney+ inexplicably burned off every episode of Your Neighborhood Spider-Man in just three weeks rather than letting it run into March.
Perhaps Disney+ just didn't want the Spider-Man animated series to be on at the same time as Daredevil: Born Again, which is one of this year's most-anticipated shows. But you'll have to wait until March 4 to see that series. But in the meantime, you can find the rest of the best shows on Disney+ below.
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If you're not already subscribed, the Disney Bundle is worth considering. With it, you get Disney+, ESPN+, and the ad-supported Hulu plan, making it an impressive value for the price. You'll enjoy new Disney content, live sports coverage, and Hulu's various originals.

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The best family movies on Netflix right now
Michael Jordan and Bugs Bunny in Space Jam.

If you're aiming to have more family movie nights this year, then you need to know the best family movies on Netflix right now. It's much easier to cut to the chase with this list rather than waste the first 20 minutes of the night navigating the platform for something everyone can watch. We've done that part for you so you can narrow down your selection and get into the watching faster.
This February is a small update, with just Happy Feet and Space Jam joining the list. (Two big entries — Despicable Me 4 and Sonic the Hedgehog 2 — arrive on the last day of the month, but we'll save those for March.) For now, these are the best family movies on Netflix.
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The cast of Home Improvement.

Someone at Netflix really loves the sitcoms of the 1990s. This month, Netflix has added Home Improvement, the show that launched Tim Allen's career into the stratosphere. That series was a ratings juggernaut for its time. The same can't be said for this month's other selection, A Different World, which straddled the line between the 1980s and 1990s. But in its own way, A Different World was also a watershed moment for sitcoms in both decades.
Either of these shows could keep you binge-watching for weeks, but they're just the beginning of what Netflix offers to comedy fans. Netflix is also the streaming home of How I Met Your Mother, Seinfeld, Arrested Development, and The Conners, as well as a selection of original series. You can find all of these shows and more among the best sitcoms on Netflix right now.
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Home Improvement (1991-1999)

In the 1990s, Tim Allen was the king of the family sitcom genre thanks to Home Improvement. He starred as a TV host named Tim, who was married to Jill (Patricia Richardson), and together they had three sons: Brad (Zachery Ty Bryan), Randy (Jonathan Taylor Thomas), and Mark (Taran Noah Smith). Tim was mostly a good father and a family man, but he was occasionally clueless. That's when his largely unseen neighbor, Wilson (Earl Hindman), would offer some words of advice.
The creative team cleverly made Tim's in-series show, Tool Time, a regular part of Home Improvement. Tim and his co-host, Al Borland (Richard Karn), shared the screen with Pamela Anderson's Lisa before Anderson went off to star in Baywatch. But even her replacement, Heidi (Debbe Dunning), kept the Tool Time girl alive. This is still a fun show over 30 years later, but times have changed a lot since this series ruled the airwaves.

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