‘Tis the season for holiday romances and Oscar contenders among the new movies and TV shows to watch this weekend on Netflix, Max and more of the best streaming services. Right now, you can watch all of these picks for less with deeply-discounted Black Friday streaming deals.

The Thanksgiving holiday season is ideally a time for quiet relaxation, but if audiences want some bombast from their sci-fi, Upgrade is an excellent choice. Directed by Wolf Man‘s Leigh Whannell, the movie revolves around Grey Trace (Logan Marshall-Green), an auto mechanic left paralyzed and widowed after a violent mugging.

Netflix has announced all the new shows and movies arriving in December 2024 and there are some big names. " Squid Game " returning for season 2 is the clear headliner, but it's not the only show or movie you need to watch on the streaming service this month.

The top shows and movies new on Netflix are definitely worth a watch after some Thanksgiving dinner. Actually, maybe you shouldn't wait quite that long for some of these shows and movies. Especially "Our Secret," the latest romantic comedy starring Lindsay Lohan which debuts on Netflix the day before Thanksgiving.