What to watch this weekend: 'The Waterfront' and other new streaming TV

New on streaming Thursday, June 19, New on streaming Friday, June 20, New on streaming Saturday, June 21, New on streaming Sunday, June 22

If you're looking for something new to watch this weekend, you can grab your swim trunks and head to the North Carolina beaches or your opera glasses for old-timey New York.

Netflix's family drama "The Waterfront" and Max's period piece "The Gilded Age" are the two biggest new TV shows available to stream this weekend, June 19-22. For the younger crowd, the annual pint-sized awards show the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards also streams in it's slimy glory.

In addition to these three programs we think are worth your notice, we've listed every new TV series and special that will stream this weekend across the major platforms to help you as you browse through endless Netflix options. Maybe you'll find your new obsession.

New on streaming Thursday, June 19, New on streaming Friday, June 20, New on streaming Saturday, June 21, New on streaming Sunday, June 22

Holt McCallany as Harlan Buckley in Neflix's "The Waterfront."

New on streaming Thursday, June 19

  • "The Waterfront" (Netflix)
    • Starring Maria Bello, Melissa Benoist and Holt McCallany, the North Carolina-set series follows a wealthy family contending with its troubled fishing business and personal straits. The series, based on real events, comes from creator Kevin Williamson ("Scream," "Dawson’s Creek," "The Vampire Diaries").

New on streaming Friday, June 20

  • "The Bravest Knight" (kids/family, Hulu)
  • "Now or Never: FC Montfermeil" (France, Max)
  • "Olympo" (Spain, Netflix)

New on streaming Saturday, June 21

  • "The Great Indian Kapil Show" (talk, India, Netflix)
New on streaming Thursday, June 19, New on streaming Friday, June 20, New on streaming Saturday, June 21, New on streaming Sunday, June 22

New on streaming Sunday, June 22

  • "The Gilded Age" (HBO/Max)
    • The juicy melodrama of high society of late 1800s New York returns in this delightful costume drama from Julian Fellowes, the creator of "Downton Abbey." Season 3 will see marriage proposals, rich people strolling on the rocks of Newport, Rhode Island, robber-baron business deals and new characters played by Phylicia Rashad, Merritt Wever and Bill Camp.
  • Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2025 (Paramount+)
    • The live event is set for June 21 on the kids' TV network, but will be available to stream on June 22 on Paramount+ as a replay.

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