Three days. No work. A lot of content. Memorial Day weekend 2026 is one of the best long weekends to be a streaming subscriber. The Boys Season 5 just wrapped its run on Prime Video — if you haven't finished it, this weekend is the moment. Mortal Kombat 2 opened in theaters Thursday. The Mandalorian & Grogu is in its opening weekend.
If you want to go to theaters: Mandalorian & Grogu is the pick. If you want to stay home and binge: The Boys S5, then immediately rewatch the first four seasons. If you want something more contemplative: Severance Season 2 is a complete work. Dune Part Two is the cinematic event film for those who want scale.
Top Binge Picks for the Long Weekend
The Boys
The final season just ended. The most satisfying conclusion to a Prime Video original since Fleabag. Watch the whole run this weekend.
Prime Video
Severance
Apple TV+'s best show. Season 2 is out. The Lumon Industries office horror-mystery is the most original TV concept in years.
Apple TV+
Stranger Things
Season 5 news is expected soon. The first four seasons are all on Netflix. A perfect Memorial Day weekend marathon.
Netflix
The Mandalorian
Catch up before seeing Mandalorian & Grogu in theaters. All three seasons on Disney+. Start Friday, see the film Sunday.
Disney+
Invincible
Prime Video's best animated superhero show. Season 3 is complete. The single best deconstruction of superhero tropes on TV.
Prime Video
Reacher
Alan Ritchson is exactly what the Jack Reacher role needed. Season 3 complete. Pure action entertainment for long weekends.
Prime VideoMemorial Day Weekend Film Picks
Dune: Part Two
Denis Villeneuve's best film. Paul Atreides among the Fremen. The sand worm sequence alone is worth the watch.
Max
Mortal Kombat
Watch the 2021 film before seeing MK2 in theaters. It's not perfect but it captures the game's brutal spirit.
Max
Top Gun: Maverick
Tom Cruise's $1.49B sequel. The high-octane benchmark for blockbuster action. If Mando & Grogu hits this energy, Memorial Day wins. Paramount+.
Paramount+
Interstellar
Nolan's space opera about a father and daughter separated by physics. The Memorial Day marathon film when you need full emotional commitment. Paramount+.
Paramount+
Dune: Part One
Villeneuve's first Dune. The world-building foundation. Watch this before Dune: Part Two if you haven't — the double feature is the ideal Memorial Day experience. Max.
Max
Mad Max: Fury Road
George Miller's 2015 masterpiece. Two hours of moving, exploding vehicles in the desert. Max. The action film that everything since has been measured against.
Max
Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning
Tom Cruise's penultimate MI film. Train sequence, bridge jump, Venice boat chase. Paramount+. The most satisfying pure action film of 2023.
Paramount+
The Fall Guy
Ryan Gosling as a stuntman in David Leitch's love letter to Hollywood action. Peacock. The most fun action film of 2024 and an ideal Memorial Day watch.
Peacock
John Wick: Chapter 4
Keanu Reeves' franchise send-off. The Sacré-Cœur staircase sequence alone earns every minute. Peacock. The most choreographed action filmmaking since The Raid.
PeacockIf you want a war film specifically for the Memorial Day context: The Thin Red Line, Hacksaw Ridge, and 1917 are all available across streaming platforms. For something lighter, Reacher Season 3 is pure crowd-pleasing action. Whatever you pick — the content is there. The weekend is long enough for all of it.