What to watch this weekend

1. Baby Reindeer

Even the worst situations can have a silver lining sometimes. Actor and writer Richard Gadd was harassed by a stalker but was able to find catharsis about the terrifying situation by turning his torment into a hit play. Now, he’s adapted the oneman show into a Netflix drama chronicling his odd experience — and it looks like the perfect fit for fans of stylish British dramedies. Thursday on Netflix

2. Midsummer Night

Swedish star Pernilla August headlines as the matriarch of a dramaprone clan who comes together for a midsummer celebration. The family gathering goes off the rails, however, with juicy revelation after juicy revelation that threaten to tear this disturbingly good-looking family apart forever.

Thursday on Netflix

3. House of Gods

Billed by its creators as “‘Succession’ set in a mosque,” “House of Gods” documents the challenges of Australian Muslim Sheikh Mohammad (Kamel El Basha) as he attempts to snag the head cleric position at his local mosque, despite his more liberal beliefs. While he is successful in ascending to the top job, his problems are just starting, whether it’s his headstrong daughter (Maia Abbas) jockeying for the VP role or his sketchy son (Sami) cooking the books.

Friday on StackTV

4. Fallout

We’ll watch anything with Walton Goggins in it. In this expensivelooking adaptation of the popular ’90s video-game series, the charming Southerner plays a laconic, noseless bounty hunter dubbed The Ghoul, who wanders the postapocalyptic landscape as a gun for hire. He meets up with Lucy MacLean (Ella Purnell), a wide-eyed girl who has spent most of her life in a fallout bunker run by her father (Kyle MacLachlan), but who must now must venture out into the wasteland to secure the materials her family needs to maintain their survival.

Prime

5. Franklin

Revolutionary. Statesman. Mastermind. Inventor. Lover. Liar. Gambler. Patriot. Michael Douglas is in bemused “Wonder Boys” mode here as the multi-talented, rizzfilled founding father. This show documents the eight years he spent in France trying to sweet-talk the government into supporting America’s bid for independence. HBO MVP Tim Van Patten directs. AppleTV+

6. 24 in 24: Last Chef Standing

Reality-show producers are always coming up with harrowing new ways to torture their contestants. This new Food Network program aims to simulate the pressurecooker environment of a professional kitchen by subjecting the participating chefs to 24 gruelling challenges in 24 hours. Wondering what challenges lie in store? Well, the premiere kicks off with a speed test, clocking who can dice eight onions, turn eight artichokes and pit eight avocados the fastest. Cleveland meat master Michael Symon and Korean-food queen Esther Choi host.

Starting Sunday on StackTV

7. Conviction:

The Case of Stephen Lawrence

In 1993, Black teenager Stephen Lawrence was killed in a hate crime, but that was only the beginning of the nightmare. It took his family almost two full decades of advocacy work and one stubborn cop to secure a conviction, something that required private prosecution, investigations into police corruption and racism, public inquiries, and even changes in double-jeopardy legislation.