{"id":187102,"date":"2025-08-15T18:20:19","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T18:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/15\/3-underrated-netflix-shows-to-watch-this-weekend-august-15-17\/"},"modified":"2025-08-15T18:20:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T18:20:19","slug":"3-underrated-netflix-shows-to-watch-this-weekend-august-15-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/15\/3-underrated-netflix-shows-to-watch-this-weekend-august-15-17\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Underrated Netflix Shows to Watch This Weekend (August 15-17)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>It\u2019s not uncommon for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/media-network\/netflix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Netflix<\/a> to roll out several great options every week for binge-watching fans.<\/p>\n<p>The true rarity is when Netflix isn\u2019t stocked with new and returning hits like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/wednesday-season-2-everything-to-know-about-the-netflix-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Wednesday<\/em><\/a> and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/sullivans-crossing-season-4-cast-release-date-plot-channel-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em> Sullivan\u2019s Crossing<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Each week, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/watch-with-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch With Us<\/a> team comes together to pick the three underrated Netflix shows that you need to watch this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>First up this week is a recent revival of a classic sci-fi show, a brutal prison drama and a sitcom that should be very familiar to family-comedy fans from the \u201990s.<\/p>\n<h3>\u2018Quantum Leap\u2019 (2022 \u2013 2024)<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Quantum Leap Season 1 Trailer\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FJD1Du0GHZc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/ncis-jag-and-quantum-leap-stars-celebrate-donald-p-bellisario-at-90\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Scott Bakula<\/strong> didn\u2019t return for the <em>Quantum Leap<\/em> revival<\/a>, but the legacy of his character, Dr. Sam Beckett, lives on. Three decades after Sam stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator, Dr. Ben Song (<strong>Raymond Lee<\/strong>) does the same thing and vanishes into the time stream.<\/p>\n<p>Just as Sam had before him, Ben finds himself living out chapters in other people\u2019s lives decades in the past. Ben\u2019s only link to the future is Addison Augustine (<strong>Caitlin Bassett<\/strong>), the woman who was meant to be the Leaper on this project. She appears to Ben as a hologram that only he can see or hear. However, Addison hasn\u2019t been entirely forthcoming about her connection with Ben, in part because time travel has ravaged his memories. It will take a while to unravel the mysteries that Ben left behind in his own time, and now he has to put right what once went wrong.<\/p>\n<p><em>Quantum Leap<\/em> is streaming on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/81635869\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Netflix<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>\u2018In the Mud\u2019 (2025)<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"En el barro | Tr\u00e1iler oficial | Netflix\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EyG5ERdXKz8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Netflix\u2019s new\u00a0<span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">Argentine drama<em>\u00a0In the Mud<\/em>\u00a0tonally falls somewhere between\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/orange-is-the-new-black-cast-where-are-they-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Orange Is the New Black<\/em><\/a>\u00a0and HBO\u2019s\u00a0<em>Oz<\/em>, leaning<\/span>\u00a0more towards the latter than the former. The series starts with something straight out of <em>The Fugitive<\/em>, as one of seven female inmates makes a daring escape from police custody. Gladys Guerra (<strong>Ana Garibaldi<\/strong>), Olga Giuliani (<strong>Erika de Sautu Riestra<\/strong>), Marina Delorsi (<strong>Valentina Zenere<\/strong>), Yael Rubial (<strong>Carolina Ram\u00edrez<\/strong>) and Solita Rodr\u00edguez (<strong>Camila Peralta<\/strong>) literally crawl through the mud to survive the aftermath of the escape. A sixth inmate wasn\u2019t as lucky.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/best-drama-shows-on-netflix-right-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/best-drama-shows-on-netflix-right-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">21 Must-Watch Drama Shows on Netflix Right Now (August 2025)<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tNetflix continues to turn up the heat this summer, with sexy new murder mysteries like\u00a0The Hunting Wives\u00a0getting major views on the platform \u2014 it was their third most popular show this week. But it\u2019s not just Netflix originals that make the platform a hot spot for drama \u2014 you can also watch juicy shows from [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>All five women were strangers, but they banded together at their new prison, La Quebrada. This facility is staffed by corrupt officials who make life for the inmates a living hell behind bars. As the women struggle to adjust, they learn they\u2019ve made an enemy out of Maria (<strong>Cecilia Rossetto<\/strong>), an imprisoned crime boss. Maria\u2019s niece was the inmate who died in the escape, and she blames Gladys and her newfound group for leaving her to die.<\/p>\n<p><em>In the Mud<\/em> is streaming on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/81689277\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Netflix<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>\u2018The Steve Harvey Show\u2019 (1996 \u2013 2002)<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Steve Being The Best Teacher For 30 minutes | The Steve Harvey Show\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L_8MeHY1g-g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Before he looked constantly embarrassed by contestant remarks while hosting <em>Family Feud<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/steve-harvey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Steve Harvey <\/strong><\/a>had his own sitcom on The WB. <em>The Steve Harvey Show<\/em> featured the comedian as Steve Hightower, a famous musician who becomes a music teacher and vice principal at Booker T. Washington High School.<\/p>\n<p>Two of Steve\u2019s best friends, Principal Regina Grier (<strong>Wendy Raquel Robinson<\/strong>) and Cedric Robinson (<strong>Cedric the Entertainer<\/strong>), already work at the school when the series begins. It takes time for Steve to adjust to his new career, but he eventually finds a way to form a bond with his students and become the kind of teacher they need to reach their collective potential.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Steve Harvey Show<\/em> is streaming on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/82078695\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Netflix<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/3-underrated-netflix-shows-to-watch-this-weekend-august-15-17-25\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s not uncommon for Netflix to roll out several great options every week for binge-watching fans. The true rarity is when Netflix isn\u2019t stocked with new and returning hits like Wednesday and Sullivan\u2019s Crossing. 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