Four trending series and a gripping documentary to stream this weekend
Familiar faces, the same drama and a new zip code make up this season of “The Valley,” bringing former “Vanderpump Rules” stars back to reality TV. Now, the stars who made up one of Bravo’s most popular shows will navigate relationships, careers and chaos outside of the restaurant scene. Streaming on Peacock, the series keeps the tension high with shifting friendships, messy conflicts and all the drama fans couldn’t get enough of in “Vanderpump Rules.” — April Borjon
Love doesn’t come with an age limit, and “Age of Attraction” on Netflix proves it in the messiest way possible. From confident 50-year-old “cougars” to “innocent” 20-year-olds, this reality series throws singles of all ages into the dating pool to see what sparks— and what crashes and burns. Packed with awkward encounters, unexpected connections and plenty of secondhand embarrassment, it’s the kind of chaos you can’t look away from. — April Borjon
Rufi Thorpe’s popular 2024 novel, “Margo’s Got Money Troubles,” is the inspiration for the new Apple TV series starring lots of big names, including Nicole Kidman, Michelle Pfeiffer, Elle Fanning and Nick Offerman. The comedy-drama, created by David E. Kelley, who has a stack of TV successes, follows Margot, the daughter of a Hooters waitress and professional wrestler, who turns to OnlyFans to support herself after discovering her surprise pregnancy. — Jennifer Mulson
Fans of “The Handmaid’s Tale,” the grueling, dystopian Hulu series based on Margaret Atwood’s novel, will want to check out “The Testaments,” a new series also on Hulu. Based on another Atwood novel, this one a sequel to “Handmaid’s Tale,” it chronicles Gilead from the perspective of the daughters of the social elites and takes us to the school where they learn how to be wives. Chase Infiniti, Ann Dowd and Lucy Halliday star. — Jennifer Mulson
If your picture of chess is the old men at the park shaking hands in the end, it’s time you step into the modern age. Here we have online games, in which young Hans Niemann rose the ranks and earned a chance to play perhaps the game’s greatest ever: Magnus Carlsen. And this is where the gentlemanly game turned ugly, rocked by a bizarre scandal. Much more is revealed in the new Netflix documentary, “Untold: Chess Mates.” — Seth Boster