Weekly Watch List

The best shows and movies to stream this week, plus industry news.

August 16, 2026

Hi there, and welcome to the Weekly Watch List edition of Substream! Your go-to source for honest, unpretentious streaming news, reviews, and recommendations—so you can spend more time streaming and less time scrolling.

In this edition:

  • The most notable series & films to stream this week

  • ICYMI: Industry news and announcements

NEW THIS WEEK
The Highly Anticipated Premiere of Lanterns on HBO

Aaron Pierre and Kyle Chandler in Lanterns | HBO

Sunday, August 16

  • Lanterns (HBO — new ‘Green Lantern’ action-comedy spinoff, 10/4 finale)

  • Lioness (Paramount+ — season 3, episode 3)

  • The Westies (MGM+ — season 1, episode 7)

Monday, August 17

  • It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (FXX/FX — season 18 premiere)

  • Furious (Hulu — season 1, episode 6)

Wednesday, August 19

  • Lucky (Apple TV — season 1 finale)

  • Reacher (Prime Video — season 4, episode 4)

Thursday, August 20

  • Outer Banks (Netflix — fifth and final season, binge drop)

  • Stuart Fails to Save the Universe (HBO — season 1, episode 5)

Friday, August 21

  • Silo (Apple TV — season 3, episode 8)

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TOP STORIES
In Case You Missed It

Nicholas Hoult to play Gilderoy Lockhart in S2 of HBO’s Harry Potter

RENEWALS & CANCELATIONS

  • ‘My Life with the Walter Boys’ is currently filming season four in Canada for Netflix. (more)

  • ‘Stuart Fails to Save the Universe’ renewed for season 2 at HBO. (more)

TV NEWS & DEVELOPMENTS

  • ‘Ted Lasso’ season 4 marks Apple TV’s biggest premiere ever. (more)

  • Nicholas Hoult will play Gilderoy Lockhart in season two of HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ series. (more)

  • ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ is getting a spinoff at Netflix centered around Cobie Smulders’ new character. (more)

FILM NEWS & DEVELOPMENTS

  • Julie Andrews won’t be returning for ‘The Princess Diaries 3.’ (more)

  • ‘Possession,’ a remake from Paramount, will star Callum Turner and Margaret Qually and is slotted for a June 11, 2027 release. (more)

  • Jacob Elordi is in talks to star opposite Scarlett Johansson in A24’s new thriller ‘Scapegoat.’ (more)

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xx,
Kelsey