5 Best Apple TV Series To Binge-Watch This Week (Aug 31–Sept 4, 2026)

Published Sep 1, 2026, 8:02 PM EDT

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ScreenRant's TV experts have sifted through Apple TV's expanding library of original series, featuring celebrated new 2026 additions such as Margot Has Money Problems, Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed, Your Friends & Neighbors season 2, and of course, the worldwide sensation Widow's Bay. For the first week of September 2026, we've chosen the best of the best from Apple TV's current slate, highlighting a gripping psychological drama, an action-packed thriller, a brilliant spy comedy, a feel-good modern classic, and the #1 trending series.

Dark Matter

The season 2 premiere of Apple TV's psychological drama series Dark Matter just arrived on Friday, August 28, 2026, making this week the perfect time to start watching the series if you haven't already. Joel Edgerton stars as Jason Dessen, a man who is abducted into an alternate reality that explores the life he could have lived, as he desperately tries to figure out how to get back to his actual life and family. Dark Matter season 2 just earned a near-perfect 94% Rotten Tomatoes score, and new episodes are set to drop every Friday through October 20 on Apple TV.

Lucky

Lucky first hit Apple TV back on July 15 and recently aired its finale episode on August 19, which makes it a perfect show to binge in just a few sittings at seven total episodes. Starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Annette Bening, Timothy Olyphant, and more, Lucky was created by Jonathan Tropper (Banshee, Your Friends & Neighbors), and earned a 79% Rotten Tomatoes score. The series follows Luciana "Lucky" Armstrong (Joy) after she pulls off a $10 million heist with her husband Cary (Drew Starkey), only to be betrayed by him. She's forced to go on the run solo as the FBI tracks her down.

Slow Horses

With the Slow Horses season 6 premiere just a few weeks away on September 16, now is a fantastic time to get started on Apple TV's most celebrated and longest-running crime thriller series. Slow Horses stars Academy Award winner Gary Oldman as Jackson Lamb, the leader of a group of misfit MI5 agents who still defend the UK in the shadowy world of espionage despite making nearly career-ending mistakes. Unlike more serious spy thrillers, Slow Horses also serves as a hilarious dark comedy series and has already been renewed for seasons 7 and 8. Start binge-watching all 30 episodes of Slow Horses tonight before season 6 arrives.

Ted Lasso

Ted Lasso remains one of the best shows to binge on Apple TV this week, now halfway through its long-awaited fourth season, which premiered on August 5. As one of Apple TV's most popular series of all time, it's no surprise that Ted Lasso is the streamer's #2 most-watched show worldwide at the time of writing. Ted Lasso season 4 earned a strong 89% Rotten Tomatoes score, marking a notable improvement from season 3's 80% rating from critics. Featuring a now-iconic ensemble cast led by Jason Sudeikis, Hannah Waddingham, Juno Temple, Brendan Hunt, and more, Ted Lasso is one of the easiest shows to binge on Apple TV this week.

Silo

Silo remains Apple TV's most-watched series worldwide this week as it rapidly approaches its season 3 finale episode, which will land on Friday, September 4. Since it's already renewed for a fourth season, Silo is one of the safest shows on Apple TV to invest in, especially given season 3's impressive and near-perfect 96% Rotten Tomatoes score. Rebecca Ferguson stars as Juliette Nichols, a trusted engineer who works on the lower end of the silo, a vertical underground vault where the last known humans live after a cataclysmic event. If you're eager to see what all the Silo hype is about, there's still time to binge before its season 3 finale arrives on Apple TV this week.

For more great streaming options, check out ScreenRant's weekly binge-watching guides for Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max, Disney+, and Paramount+.