Archive · 17 Sep 2026
Six New Web Series Arrive Across Streaming Platforms This Weekend
Several new shows are coming to streaming platforms this weekend.
Not a Stranger is about a mother dealing with a mysterious nanny.
Plastic Beauty follows a surgeon who moves into aesthetic medicine and clashes with a celebrity doctor.
Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story tells the story of a woman accused of killing her father and stepmother.
Lust Stories 3 explores love, desire, intimacy, and modern relationships through four stories.
The Scandal is a South Korean romance about people who challenge strict social rules.
American Hostage is a crime thriller based on a podcast.
Most of the listed shows will be available on Netflix.
Their release dates run from September 17 through September 20.
Not a Stranger and Plastic Beauty begin streaming on Netflix on September 17.
Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story releases all eight episodes on Netflix on September 17.
Lust Stories 3, a four-part anthology, starts streaming on Netflix on September 18.
The Scandal, a South Korean period romance, premieres on Netflix on September 18.
American Hostage, a crime thriller based on a podcast, arrives on September 20.
- Who
- The listed series feature actors including Elçin Sangu, Mayu Matsuoka, Ella Beatty, Radhika Apte, Son Ye-jin, Ji Chang-wook, Jon Hamm, Mireille Enos, and William Jackson Harper.
- What
- Six web series across crime, romance, drama, and anthology formats are scheduled for release.
- When
- The releases are scheduled from September 17 through September 20.
- Where
- The shows will stream on Netflix; the article also identifies Prime Video and MGM+ as OTT platforms but does not assign them a specific show.
- Why
- The list highlights web series available for weekend viewing across streaming services.
- Total titles
- Six web series are included.
- First release date
- September 17
- Final release date
- September 20
- Primary platform named
- Netflix
- Full-season release
- Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story will release all eight episodes on September 17.
- Anthology format
- Lust Stories 3 is a four-part anthology.
- Podcast adaptation
- American Hostage is based on a podcast of the same name.