Top 3 Must-Watch Apple TV Shows This Weekend: August 7–9, 2026

The three best shows to binge on Apple TV this weekend, August 7–9, 2026, include the long-awaited return of a must-watch award-winning masterpiece. With its near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score of 90%, this critically acclaimed dramedy series has won over the hearts and attention of millions of viewers, once again becoming an instant streaming hit just days after its latest season release this week.

Thanks to Apple TV’s expanding library of extraordinary titles that span across all genres, there’s something for everyone to dive into this weekend on one of the world’s fastest-growing streaming platforms. Apart from the Emmy-winning fan-favorite comedy, ScreenRant’s TV experts have hand-selected the most pertinent and celebrated Apple TV shows that are worth watching this weekend specifically.

Between an immersive, slow-burning dystopian sci-fi series and an action-packed detective mystery set in the streets and hills of modern-day Los Angeles, these star-studded Apple TV shows are perfect to binge during this hot summer weekend. Grab your remote and some popcorn and get ready to discover ScreenRant’s top 3 shows to watch on Apple TV right now.

Silo

Apple TV’s popular dystopian sci-fi series Silo just released one of its highest-rated episodes on IMDb last Wednesday, earning an impressive 8.7, making now a great time to catch up if you haven’t already. Silo is now officially halfway through its third season, and its sixth of ten episodes will drop this Friday, August 7. New episodes are scheduled to be released each Friday through September 4.

Silo is based on a popular book series that begins with a community living in an underground vertical bunker called a silo following a cataclysmic event that has made Earth’s surface ostensibly uninhabitable. The story follows a handful of characters, particularly Rebecca Ferguson’s protagonist Juliette, who becomes suspicious of the silo’s true origins and purpose. Juliette becomes a leader of a push for truth about what really lies above the surface. With season 4 already confirmed, Silo is one of Apple TV’s safest bets in sci-fi.

Sugar

Sugar is a flashy, highly stylized, and immersive neo-noir mystery series starring one of the best leading men in the business, Colin Farrell. With its season 2 finale dropping on Friday, August 7, there’s no better time to start watching the best detective series on Apple TV than right now, as all eight season 2 episodes will be available for the first time ever. With its near-perfect 97% Rotten Tomatoes score, Sugar season 2 is an undeniable critical smash on Apple TV.

The series follows Farrell’s bumbling detective protagonist, John Sugar, who is a private investigator in present-day Los Angeles. Season 1 deals with Sugar being hired to find the missing granddaughter of a prestigious Hollywood mogul, while season 2 unravels a new mystery involving another missing persons case. Meanwhile, Sugar himself harbors a deep secret about his true identity, one that would change the fabric of society if it were ever to be revealed. If you love detective shows with action and sci-fi elements, Sugar can’t be missed.

Ted Lasso

Without question, the best show to watch on Apple TV this weekend is Ted Lasso, as season 4 just premiered on Wednesday, August 5, following a three-year hiatus. Once the most awarded Apple TV original show ever made, Ted Lasso has officially returned with star and co-creator Jason Sudeikis back as the lovable titular protagonist, an American college football coach who unexpectedly becomes the manager of a struggling soccer club.

Ted Lasso is already a massive streaming hit this week, surging to Apple TV’s #1 spot on worldwide viewership charts, a position it will likely be holding for the foreseeable future. New Ted Lasso episodes will be released each Wednesday, exclusively on Apple TV, and could inspire a further expansion if viewership remains high throughout August. With its near-perfect RT score and 13 Emmy wins, Ted Lasso is the one show everyone should watch on Apple TV this weekend.

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