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

While many of us will be tuning in to Peacock this week to inhale as much Olympics content as we can, there are plenty of other new shows and movies streaming this weekend to keep us occupied. Netflix has new episodes of Too Hot To Handle and the new comedy series The Decameron, Prime Video is premiering Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning (minus the “Part I”), and that’s just the beginning.

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: The Decameron, Olympic Highlights With Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning + More

Netflix’s The Decameron is a riff on the 14th century novel about nobles and their help who try to escape the plague by hiding out in an Italian villa. In this version, their hideout becomes a farce full of sex, booze, and pure chaos. On Prime Video, you can catch Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell and Vanessa Kirby in Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning, which makes it’s premiere for free on the platform this week. And on Peacock, Olympics coverage begins this week from Paris, with original commentary shows like Olympic Highlights With Kevin Hart and Kenan Thompson to help recap the Games’ most memorable moments.

New on Netflix July 25: The Decameron

Nexflix’s The Decameron takes a look at the bubonic plague through a comedy lens (time plus mass death equals comedy). Based on the book of the same name by Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio, the story is set at the time of the black death in 1346 and tells the story of a group of young nobles from Florence that take refuge in a mansion in the countryside to stay safe as the plague washes over the continent, and keep each other entertained by telling each other stories. In this version, Tony Hale, Zosia Mamet, Saoirse Monica-Jackson, and Tanya Reynolds co-star.

New on Peacock July 26: Olympic Highlights With Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson

In addition to the Olympics airing on multiple broadcast channels over the next few weeks, every single event will be streamed on Peacock, too. That’s a lot of content. If you’re looking for a simplified way to watch the biggest and most viral moments of the Games, you’re definitely going to want to watch Olympic Highlights with Kevin Hart and Kenan Thompson, a comedic roundup of some of the biggest moments each week. The show premieres on July 26 and a total of eight episodes will be broadcast over the course of the Games.

New on Prime Video July 25: Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning

Leave it to Tom Cruise to fight off bad guys while dangling from the kitchen car of a train that’s dangling over a cliff while the fryolators drizzle boiling hot oil all over everyone involved. That’s just one scene where Cruise once again ups the action-ante and proves he’s the master of stunts in Mission:Impossible – Dead Reckoning, which is available to stream for free to Prime Video subscribers.

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, July 25

Kleo: Season 2 (DE) *NETFLIX SERIES

The Decameron *NETFLIX SERIES

Tokyo Swindlers (JP) *NETFLIX SERIES

Released Friday, July 26

Elite: Season 8 (ES) *NETFLIX SERIES

House of Ga’a (NG) *NETFLIX FILM

Non Negotiable (MX) *NETFLIX FILM

The Dragon Prince: Season 6 *NETFLIX FAMILY

Too Hot to Handle: Season 6 *NETFLIX SERIES (new episodes)

Released Saturday, July 27

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

New on Prime Video – Full List

Released Thursday, July 25

Cirque du Soleil: Without a Net (2024) *Prime Video Original Movie

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning (2023)

Troppo: S2 (2024) *Prime Video Original Series

Released Friday, July 26

Yankees on Prime Video (2024) *Prime Video Original Sports

New on Hulu – Full List

Released Thursday, July 25

Court Cam: Complete Season 6

Lousy Carter | 2023

The Return of Shelby the Swamp Man: Complete Season 1

The UnXplained Special Presentation: Special Premiere

Wayne Brady: The Family Remix: Series Premiere (Freeform)

Released Friday, July 26

Ben Roy: Hyena | 2023

Brittany Schmitt: From Ho To Housewife | 2022

Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song | 2021

Kyle Kinane: Shocks & Struts | 2023

Playground: Complete Season 1 (Trooper Entertainment)

Sleeping Dogs | 2024

The Origin of Evil | 2022

Tim Heidecker: An Evening With Tim Heidecker | 2020

New on Max – Full List

Released Thursday, July 25

Full Custom Garage, Season 4 (Motor Trend)

Mecum Full Throttle: Kissimmee Summer Special 2024 (Motor Trend) 

Released Friday, July 26

Knox Goes Away (2024)

Walker, Season 4 (2024) 

New on Starz – Full List

Released Thursday, July 25

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Released Friday, July 26

Down in the Valley: Episode 104

The Serpent Queen: Episode 203

Released Saturday, July 27

TÁR

New on Paramount+ with Showtime – Full List

Released Saturday, July 27

Hannibal Rising*

New on Peacock – Full List

Released Thursday, July 25

Hart to Heart, Season 4 – Finale (Peacock Original)*

Released Friday, July 26

Olympic Highlights with Kevin Hart and Kenan Thompson – Premiere (Peacock Original)*

Released Saturday, July 27

Gold Zone – Premiere (Peacock Original)*

Released Sunday, July 28

An Ice Palace Romance

Watch With Alex Cooper – Premiere (Peacock Original)*

What Else Is Streaming New This July?

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:

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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.