In addition, Screen Rant’s TV streaming experts have handpicked two other viral series right now, including a trendy teen comedy series and a critically acclaimed horror series. This provides Netflix viewers with the perfect mix of genres for a weekend full of easy streaming. Whether you’re looking for laughs, thrills, or something to unwind, these three Netflix shows are all trending now and are perfect to binge this weekend, April 3–5, 2026.
XO, Kitty
XO, Kitty is currently the #2 most-watched Netflix show in the world right now and makes our list for one of the top new shows to binge on Netflix this weekend. Following its season 3 premiere on Thursday, April 2, 2026, which will mark the conclusion of the series that debuted in 2023, XO, Kitty is positioned nicely to be one of the biggest streaming hits on Netflix this weekend.
XO, Kitty consists of 26 total episodes, but only 8 for its third and final season, making it ideal for a quick weekend binge. XO, Kitty is a romantic dramedy series that serves as a spin-off to Netflix’s popular To All The Boys movie franchise. As such, it’s best to be fully caught up on those films and the previous seasons of XO, Kitty to get the most out of the newly released season 3 this weekend. The series earned an overall Rotten Tomatoes score of 82%, making it a critic-approved choice.
Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen
Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen has been one of the most viral streaming sensations on Netflix in 2026 this year. Executive produced by the Duffer Brothers (Stranger Things), the 8-part psychological horror thriller is currently the #3 most-watched show in the world and the #1 show in the United States, even a full week after its global release on March 26, 2026.
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Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen stars Camilla Morrone (Daisy Jones & The Six) as Rachel just days before her wedding day. Rachel stays at her fiancée’s parents’ house, where strange and inexplicable things begin to happen that push the limits of reality and her sanity. Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen is both a top trending Netflix hit and a critically acclaimed gem, earning a Rotten Tomatoes score of 88%. If you love slow-burning horror series or just want to watch what everyone’s watching, this is the best show to binge on Netflix this weekend.
Detective Hole
Jo Nesbø’s Detective Hole, with its near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score of 93%, remains the most fulfilling new show to binge on Netflix this weekend. After becoming a worldwide streaming sensation following its premiere on March 26, Detective Hole has become not only one of Netflix’s best new shows of the month, but of 2026 thus far. It also earned an IMDb score of 7.9, making it a fan-approved new series that is worth investing in for a 9-episode binge.
Detective Hole currently ranks as Netflix’s #1 show in the world right now, a position it will try to hold onto during its second weekend on the platform. The crime thriller series, based on a popular book franchise, follows Harry Hole, a brilliant but troubled detective who hunts a serial killer. Featuring a strong story of redemption and brutal crime elements, there’s no better show to binge on Netflix this weekend than Detective Hole for thriller fans.
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Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph