Looking for something great to watch at home? Streaming subscribers are spoiled for choice between Hulu, Netflix, HBO Max, Disney+, Apple TV+, Prime Video, Shudder, Paramount+, Peacock, and more. And that's before you even look at the vast libraries of movies and television programs within each one!
Don't be overwhelmed or waste an hour scrolling through your services to determine what to watch. We've got your back, whatever your mood. Mashable offers watch guides for all of the above, broken down by genre: comedy, thriller, horror, documentary, and animation, among others. But if you're seeking something brand-new (or just new to streaming), we've got you covered there, too.
Mashable's entertainment team has scoured the streaming services to highlight the most buzzed-about releases of this week and ranked them from worst to best — or least worth your time to most-watchable. Whether you're in the mood for flashy slasher horror, wildly irreverent cartoons, mind-bending sci-fi, or a heartfelt documentary about an '80s icon, we've got something just for you.
Here's what's new on streaming, from worst to best.
10. Fear Street: Prom Queen
In 2021, writer-director Leigh Janiak thrilled R.L. Stine fans with her Fear Street trilogy. Pulling inspiration from Stine's YA horror novels, she delivered hard-R scares with witchy lore about a crushed Shadyside and its litany of serial killers. Now, director and co-writer Matt Palmer offers the spinoff Fear Street: Prom Queen, which has the gore — but not the lore.
Set in 1988, this prom night slasher doesn't pull much but the premise of Stine's novel, except would-be prom queens being murdered. While a very bloody affair — even by R.L. Stine's standards! — it's a pretty mediocre slasher. Where Janiak's teen characters defied cliche and had rich complexities and charisma, these '80s teens feel achingly archetypal: mean girl, jerk jock, metalhead outsider. It's a disappointing movie, but even more so because this franchise was off to such a killer start. — Kristy Puchko, Entertainment Editor
Starring: India Fowler, Suzanna Son, Fina Strazza, David Iacono, Ella Rubin, Chris Klein, Ariana Greenblatt, Lili Taylor, and Katherine Waterston
How to watch: Fear Street: Prom Queen premieres on Netflix May 23.
9. Fountain of Youth
If it sounds like Guy Ritchie's attempt at an Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade meets The Da Vinci Code art history heist blockbuster is trying to do too much at once, you would be right.
With Natalie Portman and John Krasinski in the lead as art and archaeology nerds on a quest to find the fabled Fountain of Youth, the film throws a lot at the audience, and not all of it good. But if you're into big Hollywood names, flirting about Nietzsche while fighting in a Viennese library, and downing sea-aged whisky on a dredged-up Vanderbilt shipwreck, you might like this. Matthew Reilly fans, this one's probably for you. — Shannon Connellan, UK Editor
Starring: John Krasinski, Natalie Portman, Eiza González, Domhnall Gleeson, Arian Moayed, Laz Alonso, Carmen Ejogo, and Stanley Tucci
How to watch: Fountain of Youth premieres on Apple TV+ May 23.
8. Perfect Strangers, Season 2
If you desperately want The White Lotus to do a ski resort-themed season, then check into Season 2 of Nine Perfect Strangers.
Set at a wellness retreat in the Austrian Alps, Season 2 re-introduces enigmatic guru Masha Dmitrichenko (Nicole Kidman). Joining her are nine new strangers seeking spiritual well-being, played by big names like Crazy Rich Asians' Henry Golding, Schitt's Creek's Annie Murphy, The Gilded Age's Christine Baranski, and The White Lotus' Murray Bartlett.* — Belen Edwards, Entertainment Reporter
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Henry Golding, Murray Bartlett, Christine Baranski, Annie Murphy, Dolly de Leon, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, King Princess, Aras Aydin, Lucas Englander, Mark Strong, and Lena Olin
How to watch: The first two episodes of Nine Perfect Strangers Season 2 are now streaming on Hulu, with new episodes dropping each week.
7. Big Mouth, Season 8
With its eighth season, Big Mouth becomes Netflix's longest-running series. But now it's time to say goodbye, as this is also the animated comedy's final season.
Kicking off in 2017, Big Mouth followed a batch of mixed-up middle schoolers (voiced by the likes of John Mulaney, Nick Kroll, Jessi Klein, and Jason Mantzoukas) through the highs and lows of puberty. Along the way they've faced social disasters, changing bodies, sexual urges, hormone monsters, and a whole array of emotion-centric critters who got their own spinoff with Human Resources. But in Season 8, besties Nick and Andrew have new misadventures and fresh anxieties to tackle. How will they climax? You'll have to tune in to find out.* — K.P.
Starring: Nick Kroll, John Mulaney, Jessi Klein, Jason Mantzoukas, Ayo Edebiri, Maya Rudolph, Fred Armisen, Jordan Peele, and Andrew Rannells
How to watch: Big Mouth Season 8 is now streaming on Netflix.
6. Rick and Morty, Season 8
Rick and Morty returns with more high-concept sci-fi mayhem! Season 7 saw Rick face down his vicious nemesis Rick Prime, and Morty tackle his own personal Fear Hole. What could Season 8 possibly do to top those heart-wrenching yet hilarious episodes? Well, for starters, a weird-ass Easter episode, as previewed in Season 8's teaser.
The trailer above revealed even more, including a death race car, a scream-worthy Matrix-like experiment involving Morty and Summer, a Space Beth adventure, and a clutch of alternate dimension Ricks and Mortys that seem to have escaped Evil Morty's annihilation at the Citadel of Ricks. Having seen four episodes of the new season. I can assure fans that co-creator Dan Harmon and showrunner Scott Marder have plenty of wild twists and outrageous laughs in store. So brace yourself for a mad ride. — K.P.
Starring: Ian Cardoni, Harry Belden, Sarah Chalke, Chris Parnell, and Spencer Grammer
How to watch: Rick and Morty Season 8 premieres May 25 at 11 p.m. ET on Adult Swim, and streams on Hulu starting Sept. 1. It also begins streaming on HBO Max Sept. 1.
5. Sirens
Julianne Moore, Meghann Fahy, Milly Alcock, and Kevin Bacon swim into the star-studded Netflix dark comedy Sirens. This limited series hinges on the mysterious Cliff House, a sprawling island mansion where preppy staff manager Simone (Alcock) handles things for glamorous owner Michaela "Kiki" Kell (Moore). Simone's hot mess of a sister Devon (Fahy) turns up on Labor Day weekend, pretty pissed her sister didn't show up after their father's diagnosis of early onset dementia. But Devon suspects there's something more afoot here, as Kiki's grip on Simone seems...otherworldly.
"Sirens is at its best when it's a dark comedy with a touch of soap opera, and much of that comes down to Moore, Fahy, and Alcock's performances," Mashable's Belen Edwards writes in her review, later adding, "These contrasts between people perceiving Sirens' leads as near-mythic beings versus their actual, unfulfilling realities result in the show's most fascinating moments. But with only five episodes, Sirens fails to probe these contrasts as much as it could, and its song ultimately falls flat." — S.C.
Starring: Julianne Moore, Meghann Fahy, Milly Alcock, Kevin Bacon, Glenn Howerton, Felix Solis, Bill Camp, Josh Segarra, Trevor Salter, Britne Oldford, Lauren Weedman, and Jenn Lyon
How to watch: Sirens is now streaming on Netflix.
4. The Surrender
Grief can be a real horror. That's where The Surrender lives. Directed and written by Julia Max, this freaky film stars The Boys' Colby Minifie as Megan, a daughter who has returned to her childhood home to help her mother (Grey's Anatomy's Kate Burton) care for her dying father (Vaughn Armstrong). As if that wasn't difficult enough, Megan also must endure the strange rituals her mother's performing, involving human teeth and strange satchels. But what's she to say when her mother insists these elements can bring her father back from the dead?
Max's claustrophobic film is set mostly within the family's home. And even when it escapes these bounds, there is no escape from the dramatic tension. Minifie and Burton have a theatrical flair as they feud. But as this film moves from family drama to supernatural thriller, the horror gets kicked up to another level. More trippy than traditionally scary, The Surrender is sure to find an audience that will relish its portrait of pain. — K.P.
Starring: Colby Minifie, Kate Burton, Vaughn Armstrong, and Chelsea Alden
How to watch: The Surrender is now streaming on Shudder.
3. The Legend of Ochi
Seeking a fantasy tale fit for the whole family? Then you'll want to watch A24's The Legend of Ochi.
Written and directed by Isaiah Saxon, this charming adventure is set in a secluded island, where the locals are warned to fear and fight off the reclusive critters called the Ochi. But when a young farm girl named Yuri (Helena Zengel) befriends a baby Ochi, she soon begins to question authority — and sets out on a mission to return the creature to its family.
In her review for Mashable, entertainment reporter Belen Edwards wrote, "Even if The Legend of Ochi's story falters and drags at points, the movie is an undeniable triumph of craft. It's also a welcome addition to the currently underserved genre of live-action family fantasy adventures. More than anything, I hope that young audiences have the same reaction to The Legend of Ochi as I did to films like Labyrinth: one of pure awe, and of appreciation for the practical magic of moviemaking." — K.P.
Starring: Helena Zengel, Finn Wolfhard, Emily Watson, and Willem Dafoe
How to watch: The Legend of Ochi is now available for rental or purchase on Prime Video.
2. Mickey 17
Imagine a world where heartless corporate overlords consider their workforce to be so disposable that they will work them to death and then clone them to do it again. That's the setup for Mickey 17, the latest from Academy Award–winning writer/director Bong Joon Ho (Parasite).
Robert Pattinson stars as Mickey Barnes, who works as an "expendable." It's his job to be killed over and over, like a kind of human crash test dummy. No worries though, as he'll just be "printed out again." But life (and death) changes for Mickey 17, when he falls for Nasha (Blink Twice's Naomi Ackie) and meets his Multiple (also Robert Pattinson). This throws the corporate leaders (Toni Collette and Mark Ruffalo) into execution overdrive, spurring what looks to be a class rebellion.
Fans of Parasite, Okja, and Snowpiercer know well that class conflict is Bong Joon Ho's sweet spot. In my review, I praised both the grandeur of his latest genre-bender and its hopeful message. I wrote, "The journey Mickey goes on is winding and wild, bucking the conventional flow of a sci-fi action movie, by being only gently sci-fi and barely action. Instead, Mickey 17 plays as a political comedy with cross-genre flair, ultimately urging the audience to see the similarities, and perhaps find our own inner Mickey 17." — K.P
How to watch: Mickey 17 is now streaming on HBO Max.
1. Pee-wee as Himself
Come on in, and pull yourself up a chair — like Chairry! For decades, children and grown-ups alike have relished the wacky antics of Pee-wee Herman. But personal scandals repeatedly threatened to derail the career of Paul Reubens and taint his artistic legacy. Pee-wee as Himself grapples with all of this over the course of two parts, with help from the late Reubens himself.
Director Matt Wolf had a difficult task ahead of him, not only in condensing Reubens' rich life and complicated tabloid notoriety into two feature-length films, but also with Reubens himself. From the movie's opening frames, the star pushes for control of his narrative, and that battle informs much of this deeply moving and thought-provoking doc.
Out of the film's debut at Sundance 2025, I raved in my review for Mashable, "Pee-wee as Himself is not a simple love letter to the iconic character or Reubens. That would suggest Wolf goes easy on either, fawning over them without reservation. This is something greater."* — K.P.
Starring: Paul Reubens, Lynne Marie Stewart, Laurence Fishburne, Allison Berry, Debi Mazar, and David Arquette
How to watch: Pee-wee as Himself: Part One debuts May 23 at 8:00-9:40 p.m. ET/PT on HBO and HBO Max. Part Two will follow at 9:40-11:20 p.m. ET/PT on HBO and HBO Max.
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