20 What To Watch This Week

Explore our hand-picked selection of 20 titles. Ratings, reviews, and streaming options included.

Wondering what to watch this week? This curated list answers that question with sharp picks — from the historical drama Hamnet and the tense crime procedural Scarpetta to family-adventure Zootopia 2 — so you can decide fast. If you’re searching specifically for what to watch this week 2026 or what to watch this week right now, you’ll find fresh releases (The Secret Agent, War Machine, The Pitt) alongside ongoing favorites like One Piece. Expect a straightforward listicle with brief synopses, genre tags spanning biography, drama, history, romance and crime, quick quality notes, and where to stream each title. Read on for the best what to watch this week, arranged by mood, premiere status, and must-see credentials.

Table of Contents

1. Hamnet
2. Scarpetta
3. The Secret Agent
4. The Pitt
5. Paradise
6. Zootopia 2
7. One Piece
8. War Machine
9. Sinners
10. Shrinking
11. Rooster
12. Pose
13. Nuremberg
14. Young Sherlock
15. Love Story
16. One Battle After Another
17. Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
18. Bugonia
19. Vladimir
20. It Was Just an Accident

1. Hamnet

Year: 2025 | Rating: 7.9/10 | Type: Movie

Genres: biography, drama, history, romance

The powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare's timeless masterpiece, Hamlet.

Available on: Peacock Premium

Directed by: Chloé Zhao

2. Scarpetta

Year: 2026 | Rating: 5.7/10 | Type: Movie

Genres: crime, drama, mystery, thriller

A brilliant forensic pathologist uses forensic technology to solve crimes.

Available on: Amazon Prime Video, Freevee

Directed by: David Gordon Green, Charlotte Brändström, Ellen Kuras

3. The Secret Agent

Year: 2025 | Rating: 7.3/10 | Type: Movie

Genres: crime, drama, mystery, thriller

Brazil, 1977. Marcelo, a technology expert in his early 40s, is on the run. Hoping to reunite with his son, he travels to Recife during Carnival but soon realizes that the city is not the safe haven he was expecting.

Available on: Hulu

Directed by: Kleber Mendonça Filho

4. The Pitt

Year: 2025 | Rating: 8.9/10 | Type: Movie

Genres: drama

The staff of Pittsburgh's Trauma Medical Center work around the clock to save lives in an overcrowded and underfunded emergency department.

Available on: Max

Directed by: Damian Marcano, Amanda Marsalis, John Cameron, John Wells, Quyen Tran

5. Paradise

Year: 2025 | Rating: 7.9/10 | Type: Movie

Genres: action, drama, thriller

The tranquility in a serene, wealthy community inhabited by some of the world's most prominent individuals explodes when a shocking murder occurs and a high stakes investigation unfolds.

Available on: Hulu, Disney Plus

Directed by: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa, Hanelle M. Culpepper, Gandja Monteiro

6. Zootopia 2

Year: 2025 | Rating: 7.4/10 | Type: Movie

Genres: animation, action, adventure, comedy, crime, family, mystery

After cracking the biggest case in Zootopia's history, rookie cops Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde find themselves on the twisting trail of a great mystery when Gary De'Snake arrives and turns the animal metropolis upside down. To crack the case, Judy and Nick must go undercover to unexpected new parts of town, where their growing partnership is tested like never before.

Available on: Disney Plus

Directed by: Jared Bush, Byron Howard

7. One Piece

Year: 2023 | Rating: 8.3/10 | Type: Movie

Genres: action, adventure, comedy, drama, fantasy

With his straw hat and ragtag crew, young pirate Monkey D. Luffy goes on an epic voyage for treasure.

Available on: Netflix

Directed by: Emma Sullivan, Josef Kubota Wladyka, Christoph Schrewe, Marc Jobst, Tim Southam

8. War Machine

Year: 2026 | Rating: 6.4/10 | Type: Movie

Genres: action, sci-fi, thriller

On one last grueling mission during Army Ranger training, a combat engineer must lead his unit in a fight against a giant otherworldly killing machine.

Available on: Netflix

Directed by: Patrick Hughes

9. Sinners

Year: 2025 | Rating: 7.5/10 | Type: Movie

Genres: action, drama, horror, music, thriller

Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.

Available on: Amazon Prime Video, Max

Directed by: Ryan Coogler

10. Shrinking

Year: 2023 | Rating: 8.1/10 | Type: Movie

Genres: comedy, drama

Jimmy is struggling to grieve the loss of his wife while being a dad, friend, and therapist. He decides to try a new approach with everyone in his path: unfiltered, brutal honesty. Will it make things better—or unleash uproarious chaos?

Available on: Apple TV Plus

Directed by: Randall Keenan Winston, James Ponsoldt, Zach Braff, Ry Russo-Young, Jamie Babbit

11. Rooster

Year: 2026 | Rating: 7.2/10 | Type: Movie

Genres: comedy

A single-camera comedy set on a college campus, centering on an author's complicated relationship with his daughter.

Available on: Max

Directed by: Jonathan Krisel, Bill Lawrence, Matt Tarses

12. Pose

Year: 2025 | Rating: 2.9/10 | Type: Movie

Genres: thriller

Two couples arrive at countryside mansion they unknowingly double booked. There are strange occurrences during their stay.

Available on: Amazon Prime Video

Directed by: Jamie Adams

13. Nuremberg

Year: 2025 | Rating: 7.4/10 | Type: Movie

Genres: biography, drama, history, thriller, war

In postwar Germany, an American psychiatrist must determine whether Nazi prisoners are fit to go on trial for war crimes, and finds himself in a complex battle of intellect and ethics with Hermann Göring, Hitler's right-hand man.

Available on: Netflix

Directed by: James Vanderbilt

14. Young Sherlock

Year: 2026 | Rating: 7.6/10 | Type: Movie

Genres: action, adventure, mystery

Sherlock Holmes is a disgraced young man – raw and unfiltered – when he finds himself wrapped up in a murder case that threatens his liberty. His first ever case unravels a globe-trotting conspiracy that changes his life forever.

Available on: Amazon Prime Video

Directed by: Anders Engström, Tricia Brock, Guy Ritchie, Dennie Gordon

15. Love Story

Year: 2026 | Rating: 7.6/10 | Type: Movie

Genres: biography, drama, romance

Explores the undeniable chemistry, whirlwind courtship and high-profile marriage of one of the most iconic couples of the 20th century, John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette.

Available on: Hulu

Directed by: Jesse Peretz, Crystle Roberson Dorsey, Gillian Robespierre, Anthony Hemingway, Max Winkler

16. One Battle After Another

Year: 2025 | Rating: 7.7/10 | Type: Movie

Genres: action, crime, drama, thriller

Washed-up revolutionary Bob exists in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his spirited, self-reliant daughter, Willa. When his evil nemesis resurfaces after 16 years and she goes missing, the former radical scrambles to find her, father and daughter both battling the consequences of his past.

Available on: Max

Directed by: Paul Thomas Anderson

17. Monarch: Legacy of Monsters

Year: 2023 | Rating: 7/10 | Type: Movie

Genres: action, adventure, sci-fi

After surviving Godzilla's attack on San Francisco, Cate is shaken yet again by a shocking secret. Amid monstrous threats, she embarks on a globetrotting adventure to learn the truth about her family—and the mysterious organization known as Monarch.

Available on: Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV Plus, Peacock Premium

Directed by: Hiromi Kamata, Mairzee Almas, Julian Holmes, Matt Shakman, Andy Goddard

18. Bugonia

Year: 2025 | Rating: 7.4/10 | Type: Movie

Genres: comedy, crime, sci-fi

Two conspiracy obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.

Available on: Peacock Premium

Directed by: Yorgos Lanthimos

19. Vladimir

Year: 2026 | Rating: 6/10 | Type: Movie

Genres: comedy, drama

When an English professor becomes obsessed with a handsome new colleague, her already complicated marriage and career are thrown into total chaos.

Available on: Netflix

Directed by: Shari Springer Berman, Francesca Gregorini, Robert Pulcini, Josephine Bornebusch

20. It Was Just an Accident

Year: 2025 | Rating: 7.5/10 | Type: Movie

Genres: crime, drama, mystery, thriller

An unassuming mechanic is reminded of his time in an Iranian prison when he encounters a man he suspects to be his sadistic jailhouse captor.

Available on: Hulu

Directed by: Jafar Panahi

Wrapping Up

These picks give you a mix of genres — biography, drama, history, romance and crime — paired with quality indicators like critic scores, bingeability, and premiere status so you can pick what fits your schedule. Whether you’re leaning toward a prestige film like Hamnet or a serialized favorite like One Piece, this roundup keeps choices practical and curated for what to watch this week. Bookmark or share this guide and check back often: the list is regularly updated with new premieres and streaming availability. Ready for more? Explore the full breakdown below and use the quick links to check streaming options or set reminders for upcoming releases.

Last updated: March 15, 2026