Binge: best new shows & films streaming this week

Discover the best new shows & films to stream from 4 to 10 May 2026 on Binge with this guide.
My Mother's Wedding. Image: Universal Pictures. Streaming this week on Binge.

Binge: new this week

Prisoner Season 1 – 5 May

Series. A British action thriller created and written by Matt Charman (HostageBridge of Spies). Double-episode premiere then weekly episodes.

Black Phone 2 – 7 May

Black Phone 2. Image: Universal Pictures. Streaming On Binge.
Black Phone 2. Image: Universal Pictures. Streaming on Binge.

Film (2025). The hugely popular sequel to horror film The Black Phone, starring Ethan Hawke.

The Bad Guys 2 – 7 May

Film (2025). An animated action comedy film based on books by Australian author Aaron Blabey.

My Mother’s Wedding – 8 May

Film (2023). Drama starring Scarlett Johansson, Sienna Miller and Emily Beecham.

Binge: recent highlights

The Way Home Season 4 – 21 April

The Way Home. Image: Binge.
The Way Home. Image: Binge.

Series. Season 4 marks the return of this time travel show following the lives of three generations of Landry women, whose mission is to somehow find their way back to each other while learning important – and not always easy – lessons about their family’s past.

Starring Chyler Leigh, Evan Williams and Andie MacDowell.

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale – 17 April

Film (2025). The beloved global phenomenon comes to an emotional close with this, the sequel to 2022’s Downton Abbey: A New Era, and the third and final film of the franchise.

Starring Hugh Bonneville, Michelle Dockery, Elizabeth McGovern and Paul Giamatti.

Ludwig Season 1 – 19 April

Ludwig. Image: Binge.
Ludwig. Image: Binge.

Series. The full season drop of this witty, lightly comic British crime drama starring David Mitchell, about a puzzle maker who goes undercover as his missing identical twin brother, who happens to be a chief inspector in the Cambridge police.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine Season 1-8 – 20 April

Series. Every season of the American hit police procedural sitcom returns for the ultimate binge.

Starring Andy Samberg, Stephanie Beatriz, Terry Crews and Melissa Fumero.

The Real Housewives of Atlanta Season 17 – 6 April

Series. Atlanta’s most iconic women serve up seismic drama across 12 hour-long episodes, express from the US.

The Chocolate Queen Season 6 – 7 April

Series. The queen of confectionery serves new challenges filled with sugar, skill and spectacular creations. 

Eddington – 26 March

Eddington. Image: A24
Eddington. Image: A24.

Film (2025). Hereditary director Ari Aster muses on our apocalyptic times in this satirical neo-Western thriller set during the 2020 pandemic, where escalating political tensions pit a sheriff against the town’s mayor in a spiralling contest of ideology and power.

Starring Pedro Pascal, Joaquin Pheonix, Emma Stone, Austin Butler and Luke Grimes. Read ScreenHub’s glowing review.

Marie Antoinette Seasons 1-2 – 30 March

Marie Antoinette (2022). Image: Binge.

Series. This lavish historical drama follows Marie Antoinette, who arrives at Versailles as a teenage Dauphine and must navigate court politics, royal duties and growing public hostility as she evolves into the Queen of France. Across two seasons, the series charts her rise and influence, and the escalating pressures that ultimately threaten her reign.

Kissing is the Easy Part – 25 March

Kissing is the Easy Part. Image: Binge.

Film (2025). In this young adult romance, overachiever Sean agrees to tutor the rebellious Flora, only for their academic deal to spark feelings that complicate both their futures. Starring Asher Angel and Paris Berelc.

The Ballad of Wallis Island – 19 March

The Ballad of Wallis Island. Image: Binge.

Film (2025). A bittersweet British comedy‑drama about a reclusive lottery winner who reunites his favourite estranged folk duo for a private island performance that forces them to confront old wounds.

Starring Tim Key, Tom Basden and Carey Mulligan, the film premiered at Sundance and went on to receive multiple BAFTA nominations, also earning a nod in ScreenHub‘s round up of the funniest movies and shows of 2025.


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Paul Dalgarno is author of the novels A Country of Eternal Light (2023) and Poly (2020); the memoir And You May Find Yourself (2015); and the creative non-fiction book Prudish Nation (2023). He is Head of Content at ArtsHub & ScreenHub. Insta: @dalgarnowrites