Best TV Shows to Stream this Weekend on Netflix, Including ‘The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity’

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If your queue needs something fresh, this weekend brings new episodes, debut docuseries, and a romance anime landing in more regions, along with a few standout library arrivals. Everything here is either new this week or newly added recently, so you can dive straight in without hunting around.

The picks below focus on plot basics and who made them, with creators, studios, and principal cast noted so you can quickly decide what fits your mood. New drops lead the way, followed by originals and essential catalog series that just hit Netflix.

‘The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity’ (2025–)

'The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity' (2025–)
Aniplex

This romance anime follows Rintaro from Chidori High and Kaoruko from Kikyo Girls’ School as a campus rivalry turns chance meetings into a slow building connection. The Japanese voice cast features Yoshinori Nakayama and Honoka Inoue, and the story moves between classrooms, city streets, and quiet hangouts where the leads learn to trust each other.

CloverWorks adapts Saka Mikami’s manga ‘Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku’ with direction by Miyuki Kuroki and series composition by Rino Yamazaki. Netflix is rolling it out globally, with new regions getting episodes this week.

‘Love Con Revenge’ (2025–)

'Love Con Revenge' (2025–)
Twenty Twenty Television

This true crime series follows romance fraud survivor Cecilie Fjellhøy and private investigator Brianne Joseph as they work with victims to expose scammers and unpack how schemes spread across apps and platforms. Episodes trace first contact, social engineering, and the money trails that keep networks running.

The season runs six installments that arrive together on Netflix. The production is from Twenty Twenty Television and builds on experience viewers may recognize from Cecilie’s story in ‘The Tinder Swindler’.

‘Pokémon Concierge’ (2023–)

'Pokémon Concierge' (2023–)
dwarf studios

Set at the Pokémon Resort, ‘Pokémon Concierge’ centers on staffer Haru as she welcomes a rotating lineup of Pokémon guests and helps them unwind. Familiar faces like Psyduck and Magikarp drop in for gentle, low stakes stories that focus on kindness and small victories.

The series is produced by The Pokémon Company and animated in stop motion by dwarf studios. Director Iku Ogawa and writer Harumi Doki return, and new episodes arrive on Netflix this week.

‘Wednesday’ (2022–)

'Wednesday' (2022–)
MGM Television

‘Wednesday’ follows Wednesday Addams at Nevermore Academy as a string of mysteries forces her to test her abilities and question the secrets around her. Jenna Ortega leads the cast with appearances from Gwendoline Christie, Emma Myers, Joy Sunday, and Hunter Doohan across the school’s halls and nearby woods.

The show was created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, with Tim Burton directing multiple episodes and shaping the series look and tone. Production shifted to Ireland for the current season, and the latest batch of episodes is now on Netflix.

‘Orphan Black’ (2013–2017)

'Orphan Black' (2013–2017)
Bell Media

This sci fi thriller opens when Sarah Manning witnesses a death and discovers the victim looks exactly like her, pulling her into a network of clones and the biotech forces that created them. Tatiana Maslany anchors the series in multiple roles alongside Jordan Gavaris, Dylan Bruce, and Maria Doyle Kennedy.

Created by Graeme Manson and John Fawcett, ‘Orphan Black’ was produced by Temple Street in association with BBC America and Space. The complete series is newly available to stream on Netflix.

’60 Days In’ (2016– )

'60 Days In' (2016– )
Lucky 8 TV

The reality docuseries places civilian volunteers undercover inside county jails to reveal contraband routes, staffing gaps, and daily pressures most viewers never see. Filming has taken place in facilities across several states with each group navigating intake, cell politics, and extraction.

Produced by Lucky 8 for A&E, the long running format spans multiple seasons. A significant run has just been licensed to Netflix, making it easy to sample or binge from the beginning of a new location.

‘A Thousand Tomorrows’ (2023– )

'A Thousand Tomorrows' (2023– )
Affirm Films

Based on Karen Kingsbury’s novel, this drama follows championship bull rider Cody Gunnar and barrel racer Ali Daniels as their whirlwind connection collides with the risks of the arena and hard choices off the circuit. Colin Ford and Rose Reid lead the cast with supporting turns from Anna Grace Barlow and Kate Easton.

Developed for television by Karen Kingsbury with Tyler Russell, the series is produced by AFFIRM Originals with Sony Pictures Television. It has entered a new licensing window on Netflix, where all episodes are available.

‘Franklin & Bash’ (2011–2014)

'Franklin & Bash' (2011–2014)
FanFare Productions

This legal dramedy tracks Jared Franklin and Peter Bash, two street smart lawyers whose flashy win lands them at a polished Los Angeles firm. Mark Paul Gosselaar and Breckin Meyer star with Malcolm McDowell as Stanton Infeld and Reed Diamond as Damien Karp, plus appearances from Garcelle Beauvais and Kumail Nanjiani.

Created by Kevin Falls and Bill Chais and produced by Sony Pictures Television, the show blends case of the week storytelling with office politics. A full run has just been added to Netflix.

‘Katrina: Come Hell and High Water’ (2025)

'Katrina: Come Hell and High Water' (2025)
Message Pictures

This documentary series examines Hurricane Katrina from storm formation through the aftermath using first person testimony and extensive archival material. Episodes look closely at the levee system, local response, and the long recovery across neighborhoods in and around New Orleans.

The production covers displacement, housing, health care access, education, and how agencies coordinated during and after landfall. It also explores the lessons emergency managers drew from the disaster and how those lessons inform preparedness today, with the series now streaming on Netflix.

‘My Life with the Walter Boys’ (2023– )

'My Life with the Walter Boys' (2023– )
iGeneration Studios

Adapted from Ali Novak’s novel, this teen drama follows Jackie Howard as she moves from New York to rural Colorado to live with the Walter family after a personal tragedy. Nikki Rodriguez stars as Jackie alongside Ashby Gentry and Noah LaLonde as Alex and Cole Walter, with Sarah Rafferty as Katherine Walter.

Developed for television by Melanie Halsall, the series focuses on school life, ranch routines, and the shifting dynamics inside a big household. Netflix carries the show in full so you can jump in and follow Jackie’s choices as the family settles into a new normal.

Got a favorite from this week’s lineup or a hidden gem from the new arrivals? Share your picks in the comments so everyone can compare queues.

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