5 must-watch movies & TV shows streaming right now

Streaming

The best of what’s new streaming on Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max, Disney Plus, and more.

Welcome to Boston.com’s weekly streaming guide. Each week, we recommend five must-watch movies and TV shows available on streaming platforms like Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, Apple TV, Disney+, HBO Max, Peacock, Paramount+, and more.

Want more streaming goodness? Sign up for The Queue, our streaming newsletter featuring the latest industry news, movie and TV recommendations, and more in your inbox every week.

For even more great streaming options, check out previous editions of our must-watch list here.

New Movies Streaming

‘Hell or High Water’ (2016)

Before taking over cable with “Yellowstone” and its many spinoffs, Taylor Sheridan penned this contemporary Western about a pair of brothers played by Chris Pine (“Star Trek”) and Boston native Ben Foster (“The Punisher”) who rob banks in order to save their Texas family ranch while a pair of Texas Rangers (Jeff Bridges, Gil Birmingham) are hot on their tail. Every beat of the film plays out like an old Eastwood or Wayne movie, with Pine and Bridges circling each other like two wolves.

How to watch: “Hell or High Water” is streaming on Netflix.

‘Splitsville’ (2025)

No movie made me laugh more in 2025 than “The Naked Gun.” But no individual scene made me laugh harder than one in “Splitsville,” a romantic comedy about two best friends (Kyle Marvin, Michael Angelo Covino) and their wives (Adria Arjona, Dakota Johnson), whose lives are upended by (in order): A separation, an open marriage, a successful consummation of said open marriage, a confession, and a no-holds-barred brawl that has better fight choreography than any action movie this year. And that’s just the first 30 minutes. 

How to watch: “Splitsville” is streaming on Hulu.

‘You’ve Got Mail’

With the proliferation of online dating, it’s amusing to think about how Nora Ephron directed two ’90s romcoms about how absolutely wild it would be if Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan fell in love electronically. Whereas “Sleepless in Seattle” tied Hanks and Ryan together over the radio, “You’ve Got Mail” used the relatively novel (in 1998) concept of two book lovers falling in love via email while simultaneously loathing each other in real life, as Hanks’ bookstore chain encroaches on Ryan’s indie children’s literature shop. Ephron plays the audience like a fiddle, putting Hanks and Ryan tantalizingly close to each other while throwing up one roadblock after another. When they finally get their fairy tale ending, it feels completely earned.

How to watch: “You’ve Got Mail” is streaming on Netflix.

New TV Shows Streaming

The 2026 Winter Olympics

The Patriots in the Super Bowl aren’t the only major sporting event to watch this weekend: The 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy kicked off earlier this week, with the opening ceremony airing tape-delayed on NBC Friday night. I would highly recommend trying out Peacock if you haven’t already, especially its Gold Zone offering. Similar to NFL Red Zone, the broadcast lasts for hours, and constantly jumps between events in which a medal is at stake. Or you can watch NBC’s tape-delayed coverage, if you don’t want to wake up at 5:30 a.m. to watch skiing legend Lindsey Vonn try to make the podium on a torn ACL.

How to watch: The 2026 Winter Olympics are streaming on Peacock.

‘The Muppet Show’ (2026)

It’s time to play the music. It’s time to light the lights. It’s time to meet the Muppets — again. This 30-minute streaming revival of “The Muppet Show” mostly eschews modern touches and follows the successful template built by Jim Henson 50 years ago during the variety show’s original run. It’s got music (from Sabrina Carpenter!), it’s got backstage hijinks and showbiz in-jokes (courtesy Seth Rogen!), and most of all, it’s got Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie, and the rest of the gang.

How to watch: “The Muppet Show” is streaming on Disney+.