Best shows to watch this week: Five-Star Weekend and 6 more
Your best shows watch list for July 6-12 starts with The Five-Star Weekend on Peacock, Netflix's gritty Little House on the Prairie reboot, and Bravo's 20th season of The Real Housewives of Orange County. HBO Max, Netflix, and CNN also debut hard-hitting documentaries before the week ends.
The New York Times curated this week's must-see lineup amid a crowded field of streaming and cable options. From Jennifer Garner's Nantucket grief drama to frontier survival and true-crime deep dives, viewers have fresh titles across Peacock, Netflix, Bravo, HBO Max, and CNN. Companion guides from Forbes and Mashable add anime, period crime, and dystopian film picks for subscribers juggling multiple services.
Key Takeaways
- The Five-Star Weekend lands all eight episodes on Peacock July 9 with Jennifer Garner, Regina Hall, Chloë Sevigny, D'Arcy Carden, and Gemma Chan.
- Netflix streams the Little House on the Prairie reboot Thursday and Shipwrecked: Nightmare at Sea on Friday, plus true-crime doc Maternal Instinct.
- Bravo's Real Housewives of Orange County returns for season 20 Thursday at 8 p.m. with Vicki Gunvalson among returning cast members.
- The Man Will Burn, a four-part Burning Man documentary, premieres Thursday at 9 p.m. on HBO and HBO Max.
- Forbes and Mashable highlight supplemental picks including Jujutsu Kaisen season 3 on Hulu and Stephen King's The Long Walk on HBO Max.
What Is 'The Five-Star Weekend' and When Does It Premiere?
Elin Hilderbrand's beach-read novel becomes an eight-episode Peacock series July 9. Jennifer Garner plays Hollis Shaw, a cookbook author and food influencer recovering from her husband's unexpected death. She invites friends from different life stages to her Nantucket home.
Regina Hall, Chloë Sevigny, D'Arcy Carden, Gemma Chan, and Timothy Olyphant co-star. All episodes drop together alongside a companion podcast hosted by Hilderbrand, per The New York Times.
Which Scripted Series Beyond Peacock Should You Queue?
Netflix's Little House on the Prairie reboot also begins streaming Thursday. The adaptation stars Luke Bracey, Crosby Fitzgerald, Alice Halsey, and Skywalker Hughes, retelling the Ingalls family's frontier journey with grittier historical detail and Osage tribal perspective. Netflix has already renewed it for season 2.
On cable, The Real Housewives of Orange County launches its 20th season Thursday at 8 p.m. on Bravo, bringing back original cast member Vicki Gunvalson alongside veterans Tamra Judge, Heather Dubrow, and Shannon Storms Beador.
Which Documentaries Should You Stream This Week?
Documentary watchers have several options. Maternal Instinct, a Netflix true-crime film about Taylor Parker, is available now. The Man Will Burn traces Burning Man's roots from a 1986 Baker Beach effigy to Black Rock Desert tradition, premiering Thursday at 9 p.m. on HBO and HBO Max.
Shipwrecked: Nightmare at Sea, about the 2012 Costa Concordia disaster, begins streaming Friday on Netflix. CNN airs The Salisbury Poisonings: A Spy Next Door Sunday at 8 p.m., featuring interviews with Theresa May and former counterterrorism officials.
What Extra Picks Do Forbes and Mashable Add?
Forbes' July 11 weekend guide layers on MGM+'s 1980s crime drama The Westies, Prime Video's Ghost in the Shell adaptation, and all 12 episodes of Jujutsu Kaisen season 3 on Hulu. Mashable's July 10 streaming roundup also spotlights Peacock romance Reminders of Him, Shudder horror Faces of Death, and Alejandro González Iñárritu's Amores Perros arriving on MUBI.
Both outlets flag HBO Max's The Long Walk, a bleak Stephen King dystopian adaptation debuting July 10. For more curated viewing and entertainment alerts alongside market news, browse our Fintech & Crypto Alerts coverage.