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There are (count ‘em!) just five days to go until the 2024 presidential election, and while checking out should never be your political game plan, staying glued to cable-news poll updates all weekend isn’t necessarily going to help your candidate of choice win either; once you ve done all of your voting, phone-banking and/or IRL canvassing, it s a safe bet that you ll need to unwind with something good to watch, so we ve compiled a guide to all the best movies and TV shows to stream live or catch up on this weekend. Consider them the antidote to doomscrolling straight through until Tuesday.
The Diplomat Season 2
Just the right amount of politics. This Homeland-esque show, which has all the intrigue but a more soapy sheen to it, offers a political thriller for those who want to feel they haven t quite sidestepped reality. (Our sources tell us that being the US Ambassador to the UK does not actually involved dismantling subterfuge, but we re happy to go along with the idea that elaborate parties and elaborate political machinations can go hand in hand.) In the second season of this Netflix show, Keri Russell is (still) US Ambassador, Kate Wyler, flirting with her counterpart in the Foreign Office, while navigating the disassembling of her marriage. The plot this season picks up where the previous season left off, with Kate attempting to figure out who was behind an assassination, the cause behind the mysterious sinking of a ship, why a prim and proper grandmotherly figure seems to exert a disproportionate degree of control over the prime minister, and … well, it s sort of complicated and doesn t make a ton of sense, but the show is no less fun because of it.
How to watch: Stream it on Netflix.
Saturday Night Live with host John Mulaney and musical guest Chappell Roan
The last episode of Saturday Night Live before the election would be a must-watch in any circumstances, but with SNL alum John Mulaney as host and the great, often-misunderstood Chappell Roan as musical guest, this Saturday s episode is all but guaranteed to be majorly discourse-generating TV. Bring back Andy Samberg as Doug Emhoff, please!
How to watch: Catch the show live at 11:30 p.m. EST on NBC, or stream it the next day on Peacock.
Martha
If you, like me, lived through the rise and fall (and second rise!) of Martha Stewart over the last few decades but somehow tuned out all the salient financial details that led to her five-month imprisonment, this R.J. Cutler documentary—which also goes deep on Stewart s romantic relationships, friendships, steely signature work persona and early family life—will get you all caught up, and maybe even give you a few useful home-decor tips.
How to watch: Stream it on Netflix.
Janet Planet
Annie Baker s directorial debut, which revolves around an 11-year-old girl growing up in Western Massachusetts under the care of her charismatic hippie-acupuncturist mom, is charming and weird and, all in all, the perfect Sunday-afternoon movie to watch on the couch in your pajamas.
How to watch: Stream on Max.
Prince William: We Can End Homelessness
Princess Diana s charitable spirit appears to be alive and well in her son William, whose new documentary We Can End Homelessness will premiere on Friday, November 1 on Disney+; the two-part film will follow William and The Royal Foundation s Homewards program as they endeavor to change common (and harmful) misperceptions about homelessness and get involved firsthand in the fight for safe and affordable housing.
How to watch: Stream on Disney+
