Credit: Lucas Gouveia/How-To GeekIf you look at the Netflix Top 10 for the U.S. at the moment, you’re still likely to see a scathing documentary series about Michael Jackson, Tina Fey and her pals gallivanting around vacation locations, and more than a couple true-crime docs vying for your time. Not to mention the World Cup trying to coax you out to a crowded sports bar. But if you’re looking for something new to watch on Netflix that isn’t any of those things, you’ve come to the right place.
For this weekend, I’ve pulled a survival competition series that my wife and I have been glued to, the long-overdue Netflix debut of two heavy-metal animated morons who’ve made a comeback recently, and a dark and twisty new crime thriller about a man searching for his son.
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Outlast: The Jungle
Giving new meaning to the word “teamwork”
If you like survival series like The History Channel’s Alone combined with the personalities and social dynamics of Survivor, then I recommend giving Netflix’s Outlast: The Jungle a try. A spin-off of the 2023 survival series Outlast, this new incarnation trades the Alaskan wilderness for the sweltering and unforgiving landscapes of the Panamanian jungle. Outlast: The Jungle premiered on June 10, when we saw its 16 strangers dropped in to compete for the show’s $1 million prize.
After dividing into three teams, Alpha, Bravo, and Charlie, with each given different survival “resource packs” (one gets fire-making gear, one gets hunting equipment, and one gets shelter materials, for example), the goal is simple—survive, outwit, and outplay the other teams. The only catch is that the prize can only be claimed by a team, no individuals. Teams can negotiate trades, players can defect to other teams, there’s lying, stealing, sabotage, you name it—and it’s a blast.
The cast has shifted slightly from its usual Outlast blend of pure survivalists to include outdoor enthusiasts, athletes, and weekend-warrior types. Triathlete Leiya Pillitteri and lifelong hunter Maddy Jones are among them, as is rock-climbing dive master Abby Chu and former NFL player Wes Saunders. It’s a fresh new take on the series that’s already topped Netflix’s U.S. TV chart.
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Beavis and Butt-Head
Heh-heh-heh, heh-heh-heh
It’s actually harder than you’d think to describe Beavis and Butt-Head, the iconic MTV adult-animated series from the ’90s that rotted more of my brain than I’d care to admit. To many of a certain generation, I could probably just say that it’s that show where two dimwitted slackers sat on their couch making fun of music videos and going “Heh-heh-heh” and “Huh-huh-huh,” and they’d immediately get it. But for the uninitiated, allow me to elaborate.
Created and voiced by Mike Judge, the guy who also brought us King of the Hill and Idiocracy, Beavis and Butt-Head are two metal-obsessed morons from Highland, Texas. Each episode they stumble into low-grade mayhem, giggling and saying how much everything sucks along the way. You might remember Cornholio—Beavis’s sugar-fueled alter ego who pulls his shirt over his head. For a more recent sign of its cultural significance, Ryan Gosling and Mikey Day played the two idiots in a now-classic SNL sketch in 2024.
Quiz
Name that Netflix adult animation series
Trivia challenge
From Arcane to Castlevania — can you identify these Netflix animated series
from a single clue?
ActionComedyFantasyAnimeDrama
Fantasy
This Netflix animated series follows the legendary vampire hunter Simon Belmont and
his allies as they battle Dracula across a war-torn Wallachia. Which show is it?
Konami’s beloved video game franchise. The show was praised for its stunning animation and dark gothic
storytelling, running for four seasons before concluding in 2021.
Konami’s classic game franchise, launched in 2017 and follows the Belmont bloodline against the forces
of Dracula. It’s widely credited with proving that video game adaptations could be critically acclaimed.
Action
Set in the fictional city of Piltover and Zaun, this visually stunning Netflix
animated series is based on a popular video game and explores the origin story of two sisters with
very different destinies. What is it called?
premiered in 2021. It became the first video game adaptation to win an Emmy Award for Outstanding
Animated Program, and its second season arrived in 2024.
Netflix series explores the fractured relationship between sisters Vi and Jinx across the twin cities of
Piltover and Zaun. It made history as the first video game adaptation to win an Emmy for Outstanding
Animated Program.
Comedy
This adult animated Netflix comedy follows a group of middle-school students
navigating puberty with the help of hormone monsters. Which series is it?
Nick Kroll and Andrew Goldberg. The raunchy yet heartfelt series uses surreal humor to tackle very real
topics like puberty, identity, and mental health.
Netflix comedy uses hormone monsters and other fantastical creatures as metaphors for the very real
awkwardness of adolescence. It ran for eight seasons before concluding in 2024.
Drama
This Netflix animated series stars Will Arnett as a washed-up, self-destructive
Hollywood actor who happens to be a horse. What is the name of the show?
one of the greatest adult animated series ever made. Creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg used the absurdist
animal-human world to explore deeply serious themes like depression, addiction, and trauma.
ran from 2014 to 2020 and starred Will Arnett as the title character, a former sitcom star struggling
with depression and self-destruction. Despite its comedic premise, it’s celebrated for its unflinching
exploration of mental health.
Anime
This Netflix anime adaptation follows a rubber-bodied pirate and his crew as they
sail the Grand Line in search of the world’s greatest treasure. Which series is it?
in history, created by Eiichiro Oda. Netflix hosts a substantial portion of the anime series, and also
produced a hugely popular live-action adaptation in 2023.
series follows Monkey D. Luffy and his Straw Hat Pirates. Netflix not only streams the anime but
produced a wildly successful live-action adaptation in 2023 that won over both new viewers and longtime
fans.
Comedy
This Netflix animated comedy is a continuation of Mike Judge’s iconic MTV series and
follows two dim-witted, rock-obsessed teenagers who mock music videos and get into all sorts of
trouble. What is it?
on Paramount+ in 2022, but the revived animated series landed on Netflix. Mike Judge brought the duo
back to mock everything from streaming content to modern slang, showing the characters are just as funny
decades later.
originally aired on MTV in the 1990s and were revived for a new generation. Their Netflix revival
continued the tradition of the pair riffing on pop culture while stumbling through hilariously misguided
adventures.
Action
Based on a CD Projekt Red video game, this Netflix anime series is set in a
dystopian future city and follows a street kid who becomes a mercenary using illegal cybernetic
technology. What is it called?
released in 2022. Set in Night City from the Cyberpunk 2077 universe, the 10-episode series was so
well-received that it actually revived mainstream interest in CD Projekt Red’s game.
the legendary Studio Trigger and released in 2022. Its critical success was remarkable — the show’s
popularity caused a massive surge in players returning to Cyberpunk 2077, demonstrating the power of a
great tie-in series.
Fantasy
This Netflix adult animated series, based on an iconic Capcom action game franchise,
follows a demon hunter who wields a massive sword and battles supernatural forces. Which show is it?
of the same name. The Netflix animated adaptation brings demon hunter Dante into a stylish new animated
format, continuing the franchise’s reputation for over-the-top action and attitude.
Capcom’s iconic action game franchise starring the stylish demon hunter Dante. The animated adaptation
was highly anticipated by fans of the games and carries on the series’ tradition of flashy, high-octane
supernatural combat.
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This June marked the first time the series has ever streamed on Netflix U.S., and you get both eras—Beavis and Butt-Head: The Mike Judge Collection (Vol. 1-3), which consists of curated sets of the classic ’90s MTV run, plus Mike Judge’s Beavis and Butt-Head (Seasons 1-2), the 2022 revival that originally aired on Paramount+. The show helped build MTV’s original-programming reputation, and cleared a path for South Park and Family Guy.
Network
Paramount+
Cast
Mike Judge, Rose Abdoo, Brian Huskey, Jimmy O. Yang, Emily Arlook, Toks Olagundoye, Chi McBride, Carlos Alazraqui, Ross Marquand, Ally Maki, Mary Birdsong, Piotr Michael, Chris Diamantopoulos, Suzanne Cryer, Tru Valentino, Richard Kind, Kosha Patel, Marla Black, Jim Meskimen, Nichole Sakura, Jayden Libran, Martin Starr, Stephen Root, Laraine Newman, Tracy Grandstaff
Directors
John Achenbach, Tom Smith, Geoffrey Johnson
Writers
Greg Grabianski, David Javerbaum, Jess Dweck, Chris Marcil, Kristofor Brown, Moss Perricone, Sam Johnson, Morgan Murphy, Eden Dranger
Producers
Chris Prynoski, Lew Morton, Michael Rotenberg, Mike Judge, Ben Kalina, Antonio Canobbio
Seasons
3
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I Will Find You
A convicted murderer searches for his son and his freedom
First of all, it’s really great to see the Emmy-winner Britt Lower outside the confines of Severance and the equally-superb Sam Worthington not mo-capped into a giant blue Na’vi in Avatar. With that out of the way, the pair co-star in Netflix’s chart-climbing I Will Find You, the latest adaptation of a Harlan Coben novel as part of his exclusive, multi-year deal with Netflix (other titles include Run Away, Missing You, and Fool Me Once).
This one is tense—David Burroughs (Worthington) is a former law professor serving a life sentence for murdering his own young son, a crime he insists he didn’t commit. Then his snooping journalist ex-sister-in-law, Rachel (Britt Lower), turns up one day with a recent photo that appears to show his son alive, and David breaks out of prison to find him and clear his name. It’s a fast-paced fugitive hunt as David and Rachel try to stay a step ahead of the feds, and the dark conspirators behind David’s son’s disappearance, on their tail.
I Will Find You has already hit No.1 on Netflix’s U.S. chart while trending in 90-plus countries, with Rotten Tomatoes having it at around 65% on Rotten Tomatoes.
I Will Find You
Release Date
2026 – 2026-00-00
WHERE TO WATCH
Netflix still has a few left for June
However you spend your weekend, hopefully with the help of this roundup you’ll have something better cued up than whatever the algorithm was about to throw at you. And when you’re ready for the next batch, we keep the streaming picks coming at How-To Geek.
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Simultaneous streams
Two or four
Live TV
No
Price
Starting at $8/month
