What To Watch This Weekend: Stream Our Top 7 TV and Movie Picks (May 26–June 1)

Mike Birbiglia: The Good Life | Netflix | Stand-up comedy

Special, Monday, May 26: The Good Life is stand-up comedian, actor, author, director, producer, screenwriter, and self-professed “Olive Garden Italian” Mike Birbiglia’s fourth Netflix special—and his eighth overall. Of that octet, five specials received nominations or awards. Not only that, Birbigs himself is a two-time Thurber Prize finalist for American Humor and also a recipient of the Kurt Vonnegut Humor Award. I could list even more accolades, but there’s one main reason you should watch this: It’s his “most personal” special. I’m confident it’ll be funny, poignant, relatable, smart, and immensely satisfying. Just ask all those nominating committees.

The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy | Prime Video | Adult animation, sci-fi, comedy

Season 2 premiere, Tuesday, May 27: An ostensible fusion of Broad City, Futurama, and any medical drama with an all-star cast? I’m in. Dr. Sleech (Stephanie Hsu, Everything Everywhere All at Once) and Dr. Klak (Keke Palmer) are totes-famous surgeons whose talents qualify them for risky cases that have the potential for great good and even greater trouble. This season, the futuristic physicians enjoy their first-season success but must contend with a skeleton from Sleech’s closet. The cast also includes Natasha Lyonne, Kieran Culkin, Maya Rudolph, Andrew Dismukes, singer Sam Smith, and more.

Adults | FX, Hulu | Comedy

Series premiere, Wednesday, May 28, 9 p.m. ET: What if Friends took place in the present day, with a gang composed of helpless zoomers trying to transition out of party life into adulthood (aka “the roast chicken phase of life”) and kinda failing? Comedy gold, right? Adults (originally Snowflakes) must be, since it’s an FX comedy—and FX is on a hot streak with those (see It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The Bear, Dave, Baskets, The League, You’re the Worst, Atlanta, What We Do in the Shadows, et al.). All eight episodes stream today on FXNOW and Hulu. Or watch them live, two per week, on FX.

And Just Like That… | Max | Comedy

Season 3 premiere, Thursday, May 29, 6 p.m. ET/9 p.m. PT: This Sex and the City reboot/sequel series was meant to be one season and done, but And Just Like That… proved popular enough to warrant a surprise second season. Two years later, the series’ fans get a third go, with Rosie O’Donnell, Logan Marshall-Green, Mehcad Brooks, and Patti LuPone joining the cast. New episodes debut weekly through the August 14 finale.

Dept. Q | Netflix | Drama

Series premiere, Thursday, May 29: In this adaptation of Jussi Adler-Olsen’s Department Q novels, Matthew Goode (Downton Abbey, The Lookout) plays a Scotland-based English detective whose difficult personality and brilliant detective skills find him leading a basement-based cold case unit. The series, from writer/director Scott Frank (The Lookout, The Queen’s Gambit), streams in its entirety as of today. Kelly Macdonald (No Country for Old Men) also stars as police therapist Dr. Rachel Irving.

The Better Sister | Prime Video | Drama, thriller

Limited series premiere, Thursday, May 29: Another literary adaptation! This time, it’s Alafair Burke’s bestselling novel of the same name. Elizabeth Banks and Jessica Biel portray estranged sisters—one struggling, the other successful—who reunite when the latter sister’s husband is brutally murdered. The prime suspect is a shock, and the women wind up untangling uncomfortable family history. All eight episodes stream today on Prime Video.