We know your Monday-night streaming plans are in order—you’ll be watching the Met Gala red-carpet feed, naturally—but what are you watching this weekend? If you’re drawing a blank, rest assured that there are plenty of fresh series and films to tide you over.
From a brand-new Netflix series starring Tina Fey and Colman Domingo to Amy Sherman-Palladino’s latest attempt to make a prestige TV show set in the world of ballet happen, below, find everything you shouldn’t miss watching this weekend.
Étoile (Amazon Prime Video)
As a lifelong fan of the tragically canceled Bunheads, I am thrilled that Amy Sherman-Palladino refuses to let go of her dream to create a populist ballet show. Perhaps she’s finally done it with Étoile, which follows two companies—one French, one American—that swap their top dancers and choreographers in a kind of marketing stunt. Fittingly, the show overflows with talent from the ballet world (hi, Tiler Peck and Unity Phelan!), though Sherman-Palladino fans will also recognize Luke Kirby, who played Lenny Bruce on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Give it a watch for a little camp, breakneck pacing, and some fabulous dancing. —Hannah Jackson, fashion writer
The Four Seasons (Netflix)
Not only does Tina Fey star opposite Colman Domingo, Will Forte, and Steve Carell in this Netflix miniseries adaptation of Alan Alda’s 1981 film, but she also wrote it, alongside Lang Fisher and Tracey Wigfield. Warmer and more sentimental than Fey’s Mean Girls or 30 Rock, The Four Seasons sees three couples who vacation together every season find that midlife crises and the specter of divorce pose a very real threat to their bond. Still, said bond is extremely fun to watch, especially given that we rarely get shows about friends in their 50s. —Emma Specter, culture writer
Saturday Night Live with host Quinta Brunson and musical guest Benson Boone (NBC)
There’s nothing more depressing than a weekend without a new episode of Saturday Night Live. (I mean, if there’s a better show to watch while taking your makeup off at the end of the night, I don’t know it, and yes, I am almost always home by the cold open of SNL, what of it?) Luckily, the show’s rerun streak is being broken this weekend by Abbott Elementary star and creator Quinta Brunson, who will become only the third Black woman to have hosted SNL multiple times. Will Benson Boone pull a Morgan Wallen and get everyone talking about his goodnights exit? Only time will tell! —E.S.
Another Simple Favor (Prime Video)
Is this much-buzzed-about sequel to A Simple Favor perfect in terms of plot or pacing? Not quite, as I gently referenced in my roundup of literally all the thoughts I had while watching the movie. But at least Another Simple Favor is going for something bold and unique, which is more than I can say for most Hollywood material these days. Besides, Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick knock their respective roles out of the park, and if nothing else, the movie’s suiting deserves to be admired (especially given the dress code of this year’s Met Gala). —E.S.
Miss Austen (PBS)
I absolutely live for a PBS adaptation of a Jane Austen novel, and Miss Austen is, well, more or less that. The four-part historical drama series dramatizes the story of Cassandra Austen burning her more-famous sister Jane’s personal letters (okay, Amy March from Little Women vibes!), turning it into an in-depth look at the complex love that can emerge between siblings. Patsy Ferran and Keeley Hawes star. —E.S.
