What to watch this week
The week’s slate once offered a brisk mix of prestige drama, dark comedy, and network comfort viewing. Many of those titles now sit comfortably in the rear-view mirror, yet their loglines and stories still reward a revisit for anyone tracking how cable and streaming shaped the late 2010s.
Where to Stream These Shows Today
Most of the series highlighted here remain easy to locate. Shameless, Peaky Blinders, and Dark sit on major platforms in full runs. Frankie Drake Mysteries streams on PBS Passport, giving newer viewers a tidy four-season package without hunting physical media.
Peaky Blinders Franchise Update
The Shelby saga refused to stay finished. Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man landed on Netflix in March 2026, and two fresh six-episode seasons set in the 1950s were green-lit the same month. What began as a 2017 mid-season check-in now stretches across a feature and an announced sequel series.
Medical Dramas Then and Now
The Good Doctor and Chicago Med anchored the network medical block in 2017. Their influence lingers. The Pitt, a spiritual cousin, returned for Season 2 on Max in January 2026, proving the genre still draws audiences when it balances procedural rhythm with character friction.
Cancelled or Concluded Shows from the List
Several entries have reached their final frames. Shameless wrapped after eleven seasons in April 2021. SMILF ended after two seasons in 2019. Mr. Robot closed its loop the same year. Checking run totals before queuing prevents the surprise of an abrupt last episode.
Shameless follows the Gallagher clan as eldest daughter Fiona shoulders the load while her alcoholic father drifts through the house. The series concluded after eleven seasons in April 2021.
SMILF tracks single mother Bridgette Bird as she balances dating, ambition, and raising a child in South Boston. The show was cancelled after its second season in 2019.
The Girlfriend Experience examines the double life of a high-end escort in Manhattan, balancing clients, a boyfriend, and her own ambitions. All episodes remain on Starz.
Search Party follows four self-involved twenty-somethings who stumble into a missing-person case that refuses to close. The complete run sits on Max.
Motherland observes the competitive world of middle-class parenting through rival mum cliques and one gloriously disorganized mother. All episodes are on BBC iPlayer.
The Good Doctor centers on surgical resident Shaun Murphy, whose autism and savant skills challenge hospital hierarchies. The series finished its run in 2024.
Frankie Drake Mysteries places Toronto’s only female private investigator in the 1920s, handling cases the police decline. Four seasons are available on PBS Passport.
Sick Note follows a man whose fake terminal diagnosis earns him better treatment from everyone around him. The two-season dark comedy is on Sky streaming services.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine delivers precinct comedy centered on detective Jake Peralta and his by-the-book captain. All eight seasons stream on Peacock.
Mr. Robot tracks hacker Elliot Alderson as he confronts corporate power and his own fractured mind. The series ended in 2019.
Damnation explores labor unrest and religious fervor in 1930s America through a drifter preacher and a corporate enforcer. The single season remains on USA Network platforms.
Man Down follows a man-child whose impending fatherhood collides with every bad habit he possesses. The series concluded on Channel 4.
Chicago Med drops viewers into the emergency department of a major hospital where trauma cases and staff politics collide daily. The show continues on NBC.
This Is Us weaves the lives of one family across multiple decades, anchored by a shared birthday. All seasons are on Peacock.
Peaky Blinders follows the Shelby family as they expand their criminal empire in post-World War I Birmingham. The original series ended in 2022; a new film and sequel series arrived in 2026.
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel watches a 1960s housewife pivot to stand-up comedy after her marriage collapses. The complete series streams on Prime Video.
Vikings charts the rise of Ragnar Lothbrok and the raids that reshape Europe. The series concluded in 2020.
Chance follows a San Francisco psychiatrist drawn into vigilante justice after treating victims of violent crime. The two-season run is on Hulu.
Dark opens with a missing-child case that reveals time-travel secrets buried in a German town. The three-season saga is complete on Netflix.
Gomorrah traces the brutal inner workings of Naples’ Camorra syndicate through a loyal foot soldier. All seasons remain on Sky streaming.
The Orville follows the crew of an exploratory starship more interested in workplace comedy than interstellar diplomacy. No new seasons have been produced in recent years.
