{"id":296542,"date":"2025-06-20T22:17:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T22:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/20\/3-underrated-netflix-shows-to-watch-this-weekend-june-20-22\/"},"modified":"2025-06-20T22:17:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T22:17:14","slug":"3-underrated-netflix-shows-to-watch-this-weekend-june-20-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/20\/3-underrated-netflix-shows-to-watch-this-weekend-june-20-22\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Underrated Netflix Shows to Watch This Weekend (June 20-22)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Are you ready for the weekend? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/media-network\/netflix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Netflix<\/a> is, and the streamer is giving binge-watchers three good reasons to stay home as the weather gets hotter.<\/p>\n<p>At this point, it seems that Netflix has mastered the formula of blending original series and shows acquired from other networks to keep subscribers engaged week after week.<\/p>\n<p>There are\u00a0<span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">numerous options to choose from, so the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/watch-with-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch With Us<\/a> team has collaborated to select<\/span>\u00a0the three underrated Netflix shows to watch this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Our choices this week include the new drama from <em>Scream<\/em> screenwriter and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/kevin-williamsons-tv-universe-from-dawsons-creek-to-the-waterfront\/\"><em>Dawson\u2019s Creek<\/em> creator <strong>Kevin Williamson<\/strong><\/a>, a modern classic from network television and a true crime series from a very experienced TV producer.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/best-shows-on-netflix-right-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Blindspot-TV.jpg?w=400&amp;h=225&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"The cast of Blindspot\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Blindspot-TV.jpg?quality=70&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/best-shows-on-netflix-right-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">20 Must-See Shows on Netflix Right Now (June 2025)<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tNetflix\u2018s dominance often comes down to its steady stream of shows that arrive ready-made for binge-watching. Almost all of the major streamers have deep libraries of TV series to choose from, but Netflix takes it to another level by dropping something new on a nearly weekly basis. Sometimes, that means a network series like Blindspot [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>\u2018The Waterfront\u2019 (2025)<\/h3>\n<p><iframe title=\"The Waterfront | Official Trailer | Netflix\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vE-oYo1hIEs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Money is everything for the Buckley family in <em>The Waterfront<\/em>, and their financial empire is on the brink of collapse. Belle (<strong>Maria Bello<\/strong>) and her son, Cane (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/is-the-waterfront-just-outer-banks-for-boomers-jake-weary-weighs-in\/\"><strong>Jake Weary<\/strong><\/a>), tried to step in and save the family business while the patriarch, Harlan Buckley (<strong>Holt McCallany<\/strong>), recovered from his heart attacks. But now Harlan has retaken control, and he has some extreme ideas to rescue the family from its fiscal calamity.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately for the Buckley clan, Harlan\u2019s decision to partner up with drug smugglers draws unwelcome scrutiny from law enforcement. Even the hint of illegal activity may be enough to send this house of cards into the abyss. Cane may want his father\u2019s approval, but how far is he willing to follow Harlan if his choices could put both of them in prison for decades?<\/p>\n<p><em>The Waterfront<\/em> is streaming on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/81745063\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Netflix<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>\u2018Scandal\u2019 (2012 \u2013 2018)<\/h3>\n<p><iframe title=\"Olivia Needs Redemption - Scandal 6x05\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AcLNcTEDhQE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/shonda-rhimes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Shonda Rhimes<\/strong><\/a> brought <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/shows\/bridgerton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Bridgerton<\/em><\/a> to Netflix, she was the creator of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/shows\/scandal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Scandal<\/em><\/a>, a hit drama that ran for seven seasons on ABC. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/kerry-washington\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Kerry Washington<\/strong><\/a> headlines the series as Olivia \u201cLiv\u201d Pope, a political fixer and the leader of a crisis management team who is considered one of the best in the business.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/best-drama-shows-on-netflix-right-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Dept-Q-Featured.jpg?w=400&amp;h=225&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"The cast of 'Dept. Q.'\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Dept-Q-Featured.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/best-drama-shows-on-netflix-right-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">16 Must-Watch Drama Shows on Netflix Right Now (June 2025)<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tIt\u2019s too soon to say which shows are going to define Netflix this summer, but we can tell you that mystery and drama are playing really well in June. The returning family drama Ginny &amp; Georgia has stormed to No. 1 on Netflix\u2019s most popular shows list, and it\u2019s found an audience devoted to every [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Liv and her associates aren\u2019t afraid to do some dirty work to get results, but they have plenty of skeletons in their own closets. Foremost among them is that Liv is the mistress of President Fitzgerald \u201cFitz\u201d Thomas Grant III (<strong>Tony Goldwyn<\/strong>), the husband of Melody \u201cMellie\u201d Margaret Grant (<strong>Bellamy Young<\/strong>). There is some genuine love between Liv and Fitz, but the scandal of their affair would ruin both of them if the truth ever comes out. As for Mellie, she has political ambitions of her own, which may also come back to haunt Liv.<\/p>\n<p><em>Scandal<\/em> is streaming on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/70197057\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Netflix<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>\u2018Homicide: Los Angeles\u2019 (2024 \u2013 Present)<\/h3>\n<p><iframe title=\"Homicide: Los Angeles | Official Trailer | Netflix\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9eK6OCT7PwA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Los Angeles may be the City of Angels, but you won\u2019t find many virtuous beings in <em>Homicide: Los Angeles<\/em>. <em>Law &amp; Order<\/em> creator<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/dick-wolf-tv-shows-biggest-best-crossover-connections\/\"><strong> Dick Wolf<\/strong><\/a> produced this true crime documentary series, which looks at the ugly side of the some of the city\u2019s most notorious murders.<\/p>\n<p>Each episode examines major crimes that made nationwide headlines, like music producer <strong>Phil Spector<\/strong>\u2018s murder trial for the shooting of <strong>Lana Clarkson<\/strong>. Some of the other cases that come under review include the murder of race car driver <strong>Mickey Thompson<\/strong> and his wife, <strong>Trudy Thompson<\/strong>, the disappearance and murder of film executive <strong>Gavin Smith<\/strong> and more.<\/p>\n<p><em>Homicide Los Angeles<\/em> is streaming on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/81562383\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Netflix<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/3-underrated-netflix-shows-to-watch-this-weekend-june-20-22-25\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you ready for the weekend? 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