What to Watch This Weekend: 7 Movies and Shows Streaming Right Now (June 14–15, 2026)

If your weekend plans involve a couch, a bowl of popcorn, and the paralyzing indecision that comes from having too many streaming services, this list should help. I spent the week scanning what just landed on Netflix, Apple TV, Prime Video, HBO Max, and a couple of smaller platforms so you don’t have to. Here’s what’s actually worth your time right now.

The Headline Pick: Every Year After (Prime Video)

Carley Fortune’s romance novels have been blowing up on BookTok, and the first screen adaptation just dropped on Prime Video. Every Year After follows Percy (Sadie Soverall) and Sam (Matt Cornett) through a story that jumps across six years after a teenage summer romance in Canada’s Barry’s Bay ends abruptly. The entire eight-episode season is available now.

Why watch: The source material already has a massive built-in fanbase, and the early reviews suggest the show respects what made the books popular without dumbing down the emotional beats. It’s the kind of romance that earns its happy ending.

The Surprise Dark Horse: Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed (Apple TV)

Tatiana Maslany is one of those actors who can make anything compelling, and her new dark comedy proves it. She plays Paula, a divorced fact-checker who gets tangled up with a male sex worker online and then finds herself in a blackmail situation that only gets darker from there. Three episodes are out now, with new ones dropping weekly.

Why watch: Maslany has a gift for playing characters who are trying very hard to keep it together while everything falls apart around them. The reviews have been excellent, and the premise is exactly the kind of uncomfortable-yet-fascinating territory that makes for great binge-watching.

The Must-See Movie: Dongji Rescue (Hi-Yah!)

Based on the true story of the Lisbon Maru, a Japanese cargo ship carrying over 1,800 British POWs that was sunk during World War II, this historical epic from directors Guan Hu and Fei Zhenxiang dramatizes a little-known rescue. Two fictional brothers—scavengers living on Dongji Island—discover a floating British soldier and must decide whether to help him, knowing the occupying Japanese force won’t look kindly on it.

Why watch: This isn’t your typical war movie. The climactic rescue sequence—small Chinese fishing boats battling a whirlpool and gunfire to pull drowning soldiers from the water—is the kind of set piece that stays with you. The closing credits feature interviews with real descendants of survivors, which grounds the whole thing in something real.

Also Worth Your Time

Song Sung Blue (Netflix, Saturday) — Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson play a Neil Diamond cover duo in this film based on the true story of the tribute band Lightning and Thunder. Jackman gets to belt Neil Diamond songs, Hudson plays his scene partner, and the whole thing looks like it was built for a lazy Saturday evening.

Amadeus (Starz) — Milos Forman’s Amadeus never stops being worth a rewatch. If you somehow haven’t seen it recently, the Starz catalog just added it, and there’s no better excuse than “it’s Amadeus and it’s on Starz.”

Gran Turismo (HBO Max) — The video game racing adaptation hit HBO Max this week. It’s got a 65% critic score and a 98% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, which is the kind of split that usually means “critics are being snobs about a popcorn movie.” I’m inclined to agree with the audience on this one.

Beast (Digital Rental) — Featured in the New York Times’ monthly streaming picks, this Australian action film starring Daniel MacPherson is a wartime rescue thriller that’s available for rent on most platforms. If you’re in the mood for something pulpy and straightforward, it delivers.

The Quick Verdict

Pick	Platform	Vibe
Every Year After	Prime Video	Romance binge, full season
Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed	Apple TV	Dark comedy, weekly drops
Dongji Rescue	Hi-Yah!	War epic, emotional weight
Song Sung Blue	Netflix	Feel-good, Saturday night
Amadeus	Starz	Classic, timeless
Gran Turismo	HBO Max	Popcorn action
Beast	Digital rental	Pulpy thriller

One More Thing

If you only have time for one pick this weekend, start with Dongji Rescue. It’s the kind of film that makes you look up the real history after the credits roll, and that’s always a good sign. Save Every Year After for when you want something lighter, and Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed for when you want to be genuinely unsettled.

Happy watching.

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Sources:

• Forbes: “What To Watch This Weekend” (June 14, 2026)
• New York Times: “Five Action Movies to Stream Now” (June 12, 2026)