Best TV Shows to Stream this Weekend on Apple TV+, Including ‘Slow Horses’

If your Apple TV+ queue needs a quick refresh, this weekend lines up a neat mix of brand-new arrivals and fan-favorite originals. From newsroom fireworks and undercover espionage to historical epics and big-idea sci-fi, these picks cover the latest premieres alongside recent standouts anchored by A-list casts and top-tier creative teams.

All selections below come straight from this week’s Apple TV+ roundups and most-watched lists. We’ve prioritized the freshest releases first, then core Apple TV+ originals and recent hits. Each entry includes a short plot primer plus key cast and creator details so you can jump in fast.

‘The Savant’ (2025)

This limited crime thriller follows an undercover investigator who infiltrates online hate networks to disrupt real-world violence before it happens. The series is inspired by journalist Andrea Stanley’s 2019 feature and centers on deep-cover personas, digital forensics, and careful social-engineering used to pre-empt planned attacks.

‘The Savant’ stars Jessica Chastain and is created by Melissa James Gibson, with executive producers including Chastain and Matthew Heineman. The production credits highlight Janusz Kamiński behind the camera, and the show is presented as a contained Apple TV+ miniseries.

‘Slow Horses’ (2022– )

Based on Mick Herron’s ‘Slough House’ novels, this spy drama tracks the MI5 misfits banished to Slough House under the abrasive, razor-sharp Jackson Lamb. Each run adapts a book into a tightly plotted operation that drags the “slow horses” back into high-stakes London intrigue.

Developed for television by Will Smith, the series stars Gary Oldman, Jack Lowden, Kristin Scott Thomas, and Jonathan Pryce. Early episodes were directed by James Hawes, with See-Saw Films producing, and later seasons continue drawing from Herron’s novel cycle.

‘The Morning Show’ (2019– )

Set inside a flagship morning broadcast, the series charts power struggles across anchors, producers, and executives as the UBA network navigates scandal, succession, and shifting media economics. Story arcs weave newsroom crises with corporate strategy and personal reinvention.

Developed by Kerry Ehrin and led in later seasons by Charlotte Stoudt, the ensemble features Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, and Billy Crudup, with Mark Duplass, Greta Lee, Julianna Margulies, Jon Hamm, and Nicole Beharie among key players. Mimi Leder directs major episodes, with Echo Films among the producers.

‘Chief of War’ (2025– )

Set in the late 18th century, ‘Chief of War’ dramatizes the struggle to unify the Hawaiian Islands from an Indigenous perspective, with dialogue in both ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi and English. The story follows rival aliʻi, shifting alliances with foreign powers, and the cultural upheavals of first contact.

Jason Momoa stars and serves as executive producer, co-creating the series with Thomas Paʻa Sibbett. Early episodes are directed by Justin Chon, and the production emphasizes authentic representation with Native Hawaiian and Polynesian talent and advisors guiding language, design, and protocols.

‘Foundation’ (2021– )

Adapted from Isaac Asimov’s landmark novels, ‘Foundation’ follows mathematician Hari Seldon and the science of psychohistory as a vast Galactic Empire faces collapse. While Seldon’s followers work to preserve knowledge, the cloned Cleon dynasty—Brother Day, Brother Dusk, and Brother Dawn—maintains power with Demerzel at its side.

Developed for television by David S. Goyer and Josh Friedman, the series stars Jared Harris, Lee Pace, Lou Llobell, Leah Harvey, and Laura Birn. Skydance Television produces, with large-scale world-building and episodes from directors including Alex Graves.

‘Severance’ (2022– )

‘Severance’ imagines a workplace where employees undergo a procedure that splits their memories between office and home, creating separate personae on each side of the elevator doors. As one department questions Lumon Industries’ rituals, the carefully engineered boundaries begin to fracture.

Created by Dan Erickson and directed largely by Ben Stiller with contributions from Aoife McArdle, the series stars Adam Scott, Britt Lower, John Turturro, Christopher Walken, and Patricia Arquette. The production is known for retro-futurist design, meticulous soundscapes, and tightly structured scripts.

‘Invasion’ (2021– )

Told from multiple ground-level perspectives across continents, ‘Invasion’ tracks an extraterrestrial threat as separate storylines gradually intersect. Key threads include a New York–area doctor protecting her family, a U.S. soldier pulled back into the fight, and a Japanese engineer pursuing a risky communications breakthrough.

Created by Simon Kinberg and David Weil, the ensemble includes Golshifteh Farahani, Shamier Anderson, and Shioli Kutsuna, with early appearances by Sam Neill. Directors like Jakob Verbruggen help shape the show’s globe-spanning scope and large-scale visual effects.

‘Shrinking’ (2023– )

This workplace-and-home dramedy centers on therapist Jimmy Laird, who, reeling from personal loss, begins telling patients exactly what he thinks—triggering breakthroughs and complications for clients, colleagues, and family. Cases of the week feed into longer arcs about mentorship and professional boundaries.

Created by Bill Lawrence, Brett Goldstein, and Jason Segel, the series stars Segel alongside Harrison Ford and Jessica Williams, with Christa Miller and Michael Urie in supporting roles. James Ponsoldt directed the pilot, and the writers’ room balances ethical dilemmas with found-family dynamics.

‘Acapulco’ (2021– )

Narrated from the present day, ‘Acapulco’ looks back at a young man’s first job at the 1980s Las Colinas resort, where dreams of upward mobility meet strict service rules. The bilingual comedy explores class divides, crushes, and workplace mishaps in a sunny, nostalgic setting.

Created by Austin Winsberg, Eduardo Cisneros, and Jason Shuman, the show stars Eugenio Derbez as older Máximo and Enrique Arrizon as young Máximo, with Fernando Carsa, Camila Perez, and Chord Overstreet in the ensemble. Bright production design and serialized arcs run through its stand-alone escapades.

‘Ted Lasso’ (2020–2023)

‘Ted Lasso’ follows an American college-football coach hired to manage English club AFC Richmond, blending training-ground challenges with off-pitch stories of ownership shifts, locker-room leadership, and rivalries. Episodes follow brisk, character-first stories built around the team and its supporters.

Co-created by Jason Sudeikis, Bill Lawrence, Joe Kelly, and Brendan Hunt, the series stars Sudeikis with Hannah Waddingham, Brett Goldstein, Juno Temple, Nick Mohammed, and Phil Dunster. Filmmakers including M.J. Delaney and Declan Lowney direct across the series, produced by Doozer and Warner Bros. Television.

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