Best TV Shows to Stream this Weekend on Disney+, Including ‘LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy – Pieces of the Past’

If your Disney+ queue needs a refresh, this week brings a mix of brand-new premieres, returning originals, and easy-to-snack shorts—perfect for a laid-back weekend watch. You’ll find galaxy-hopping animation, behind-the-scenes aviation training, high-stakes espionage, and long-running comfort shows to keep the play button busy.

Below are ten timely picks drawn from what’s newly landing and what viewers are watching the most right now. Each entry sticks to the essentials—what it’s about, who’s in it, and who’s making it—so you can jump straight into the stories without extra digging.

‘LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy – Pieces of the Past’ (2025)

This new four-part follow-up continues the reality-scrambling adventures begun in ‘LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy,’ sending Sig Greebling and Darth Dev on a brick-built quest that mashes eras and fan-favorite corners of the saga. Voice talent includes Gaten Matarazzo, Tony Revolori, Bobby Moynihan, Marsai Martin, Michael Cusack, and Ahmed Best, with special appearances by Mark Hamill, Dan Stevens, Ashley Eckstein, and Ben Schwartz.

Guided by showrunners/writers Dan Hernandez and Benji Samit, the special keeps playing with “Force Building” and other canon-adjacent ideas introduced in the 2024 miniseries. Lucasfilm and the ‘LEGO Star Wars’ crew lean into deep-cut references while keeping the tone fast, funny, and family-friendly, with new chapters rolling out this week.

‘Electric Bloom’ (2025–present)

‘Electric Bloom’ is a music-driven coming-of-age comedy that rewinds to the day three teens—Posey Parker, Jade, and Tulip Aoki—first met and wound up launching a pop group. The series stars Lumi Pollack, Carmen Sanchez, Ruby Marino, and Nathaniel Buescher, and was created by Eric Friedman, Alex Fox, and Rachel Lewis, with Friedman serving as showrunner.

Executive producer Diane Warren wrote the theme and many original songs, while Jody Margolin Hahn directed the pilot and also executive produces. Produced by Disney Branded Television, the show drops new episodes mid-week and blends high-school friendship beats with musical performances and guest turns.

‘Top Guns: The Next Generation’ (2025)

National Geographic’s six-part docuseries embeds with U.S. Navy and Marine Corps student aviators during the advanced strike-fighter phase, following bombing runs, carrier landings, and dogfighting drills across a six-month crucible. The production comes from Rex (a Zinc Media Group label) with Karen Edwards and Chris Parkin as showrunners and Lana Salah as series director.

Executive producers Tanya Shaw and Simon Raikes back a format that balances in-cockpit action with off-duty life, charting the personal stakes as candidates chase their “wings of gold.” Weekly installments are premiering now on the Nat Geo tile within Disney+.

‘Dancing with the Stars’ (2005–present)

The long-running ballroom competition—adapted from the U.K.’s ‘Strictly Come Dancing’—pairs celebrities with professional dancers for choreographed routines scored by a panel and combined with viewer votes. Judges Derek Hough, Carrie Ann Inaba, and Bruno Tonioli preside, with hosting by Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough, and recent seasons overseen by executive producer/showrunner Conrad Green.

Season 34 gets underway this week with the familiar training-to-performance arc and themed nights culminating in live critiques, scores, and eliminations. The franchise marks its 20th anniversary with a fresh roster of stars taking a shot at the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy.

‘Random Rings’ (2019–present)

‘Random Rings’ serves up animated interstitials in quick hits—one to two minutes—built around scripted prank calls that sound off-the-cuff. Frequent voices include Chris Houghton, Marieve Herington, Artemis Pebdani, Dan Povenmire, and Fred Tatasciore, with the ‘Big City Greens’ crew often front and center.

Produced by Disney Television Animation, the series lists Jenna Hicks as producer and Daniel Siegel as story editor on Disney’s series page. A fresh batch of shorts lands this week, making it an easy add between longer episodes on your watchlist.

‘Tempest’ (2025)

‘Tempest’ is a Korean-language espionage thriller that pairs a former diplomat with an elite covert operative after a deadly incident threatens to spiral into an international crisis. The story moves through backchannels, ministries, and private security outfits as the duo works to identify who orchestrated the attack and why.

Written by Jeong Seo-kyeong and directed by Kim Hee-won (with Heo Myung-haeng also credited), the series stars Jun Ji-hyun and Gang Dong-won and launched globally on Disney+ (with U.S. availability via Hulu). New episodes arrived mid-week as part of this two-week slate.

‘To Catch a Smuggler’ (2020– )

This National Geographic docuseries follows U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Homeland Security Investigations across airports, seaports, and land crossings as officers interdict narcotics, currency, and prohibited goods. Cameras shadow teams using tools like X-ray scanners, K-9 units, and rapid field tests while also spotlighting agricultural inspections and immigration enforcement.

Episodes typically track multiple cases from initial screening through secondary inspection and, when warranted, controlled deliveries and arrests. New installments hit mid-week, showing how officers coordinate with prosecutors and link routine finds to larger trafficking networks.

‘How NOT to Draw’ (2022– )

‘How NOT to Draw’ parodies art tutorials as a hapless “host” tries to teach drawing while iconic Disney characters leap off the page and derail every lesson. Past shorts pull in favorites from across Disney Television Animation, mixing sight gags, fourth-wall breaks, and cartoon logic.

The quick, self-contained sketches make for breezy viewing, with new installments dropping this Friday. The format’s revolving cameos let different corners of the Disney lineup show up from short to short while skewering familiar “step-by-step” tropes.

‘Alien: Earth’ (2025–present)

Set shortly before the original ‘Alien,’ ‘Alien: Earth’ follows a crash-landed research vessel and the recovery team that stumbles into a growing bio-threat on our own planet. The series is created and run by Noah Hawley and stars Sydney Chandler, Alex Lawther, Essie Davis, Babou Ceesay, Adarsh Gourav, and Timothy Olyphant.

Produced by FX Productions with Scott Free Productions and executive producer Ridley Scott, the show features Wendy, a first-of-its-kind human-synthetic hybrid developed by the Prodigy Corporation, which raises the stakes far beyond a single containment mission. It remains the platform’s most-watched title this week.

‘The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox’ (2025)

This limited series dramatizes the Amanda Knox case, tracing the investigation, prosecution, and eventual exoneration that drew global attention. Grace Van Patten leads as Knox, joined by Sharon Horgan, John Hoogenakker, Francesco Acquaroli, and Giuseppe De Domenico.

Created by K.J. Steinberg, the series counts Amanda Knox, Christopher Robinson, Monica Lewinsky, and Warren Littlefield among its executive producers, with filming in Perugia. It streams on Disney+ in select regions (and on Hulu in the U.S.), making it an easy pick for a true-crime binge this weekend.

Share your own Disney+ weekend picks in the comments—what did we miss and what should make the next list?