New Shows & Movies To Watch This Weekend: Netflix’s ‘Heartstopper’ + More

By Liz Kocan @lizburrito
Published Aug. 4, 2023, 8:00 a.m. ET

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The heartwarming Heartstopper is back on Netflix for an all-new season, The Chi kicks off its sixth season on Showtime, and the second season of Max’s lauded series Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty are among the many great shows that are premiering this weekend.

Not sure which new releases to check out? Let us here at Decider help you figure out what to watch this weekend and where to stream it.

New Movies & Shows To Stream This Weekend: Heartstopper, The Chi, Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty + More

When we last left Netflix’s Heartstopper, high school friends Nick and Charlie were just starting to figure out if a romance existed between them. With the premiere of season two this week, we’ll finally see how they handle life as a couple as they face their internal struggles and the pressure from those around them. On Showtime, The Chi returns, reuniting us with Kevin (Alex Hibbert), Jake (Michael Epps), Papa (Shamon Brown Jr.) and the rest of the cast of characters as they continue to navigate love, careers, and friendship. And on Max, you can tune in to the premiere of Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, which picks up in 1980 just as the Lakers begin their heated rivalry with the Celtics.

New on Netflix August 3: Heartstopper (Season 2)

Season one of Netflix’s high school drama Heartstopper has a 100% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes for good reason. The tender, full-of-heart series, based on Alice Oseman’s graphic novel, is set at a British boys’ school and stars Joe Locke and Kit Connor as classmates who become unlikely friends. Locke plays Charlie, a gay student with feelings for Connor’s Nick, his straight pal who defies expectation by being more sensitive than you’d expect, and trying to come to terms with his own sexuality at the same time.

WHERE TO WATCH HEARTSTOPPER

New on Paramount+ with Showtime August 4: The Chi (Season 6)

This Sunday marks the premiere of the sixth season of The Chi, which is the biggest season yet. The Lena Waithe-produced coming-of-age drama about a group of friends from Chicago’s South Side is getting a super-sized sixteen episode season, split into two parts. The first eight episodes will air Sundays on Showtime, starting August 6, or you can stream it on Paramount+ with Showtime two days earlier, on Fridays. There is no release date yet for the second half of the season.

WHERE TO WATCH THE CHI

New on Max August 6: Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (Season 2)

Season one of Max’s Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty is the story of the Los Angeles Lakers ascent to basketball domination in the 1980s, starting with the purchase of the team by owner Jerry Buss (John C. Reilly) and the arrival of a young player named Magic Johnson’s (Quincy Isaiah). The second season of the series will pick up after the Lakers’ historic 1980 championship win against the 76ers, and will explore the rivalry between the Lakers and the Boston Celtics, and Johnson’s relationship with rival Larry Bird, played by Sean Patrick Small.

WHERE TO WATCH WINNING TIME: THE RISE OF THE LAKERS DYNASTY

Full List of New Movies and Shows on Streaming This Weekend:

The options above only scratch the surface, so you know that this weekend’s full lineup will have amazing options for what to watch this weekend! For the full breakdown of the best movies and shows to stream now, or if you’re still undecided on what to stream this weekend, then check out the complete list below:

New on Netflix – Full List

Released Thursday, August 3

Choona

Heartstopper

Head To Head

The Last Hours of Mario Biondo

The Lincoln Lawyer (Season 2 Part 2)

Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead

Released Friday, August 4

Fatal Seduction (Volume 2)

The Big Nailed It Baking Challenge (Season 1)

New on Hulu – Full List

Released Thursday, August 3

Demons and Saviors (Complete Docuseries)

Lollapalooza (Livestream)

Released Friday, August 4

Lollapalooza (Livestream)

Accidental Love (2015)

Game Night (2018)

Labor Pains (2009)

Skinamarink (2022)

Supercell (2023)

Sweetwater (2023)

Winter Passing (2005)

Released Saturday, August 5

Lollapalooza (Livestream)

Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War (Season 1, Part 2)

Released Sunday, August 6

Lollapalooza (Livestream)

New on Prime Video – Full List

Released Friday, August 4

The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart

New on Paramount+ with Showtime – Full List

Released Friday, August 4

The Chi Season 6 premiere

Secret Celebrity Renovation (Season 3)*

Released Saturday, August 5

ShoBox

New on Max – Full List

Released Thursday, August 3

House Hunters, Season 200 (HGTV)
House Hunters International, Season 172 (HGTV)
Vlad and Niki, Season 2B
And Just Like That

Released Friday, August 4

Khun Pan 3 (2023)

Released Sunday, August 6

Big Sky Kitchen with Eduardo Garcia, Season 2 (Magnolia Network)
Evil Lives Here, Season 14 (ID)
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, Season 2 (HBO Original)
Worst Cooks in America: Love at First Bite, Season 26 (Food Network)

New on Apple TV+ – Full List

Released Friday, August 4

Foundation

New on Starz – Full List

Released Friday, August 4

Heels

Minx

New on Disney+ – Full List

Released Friday, August 4

Rio 2

Here’s What Else Is Streaming New This August

What you see above is just a portion of the new movies and shows you can watch this month if you’ve got more than one streaming service subscription. We update our guides to the new releases on the most popular streaming platforms every month, so you can stay on top of the freshest titles to watch. Here are full lists, schedules, and reviews for everything streaming.

Liz Kocan is a pop culture writer living in Massachusetts. Her biggest claim to fame is the time she won on the game show Chain Reaction.