Still stuck on Mother’s Day weekend plans? If you’re stumped on how to celebrate, or if Mum just isn’t all that into grand gestures, try planning a cosy mother-daughter TV marathon to spend some quality time with her from the comfort of your couch. From emotional dramas and classic family comedies to heart-racing thrillers, here are some of the best shows and movies to binge watch with Mum this Mother’s Day weekend.
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Remarkably Bright Creatures
A film based on the novel of the same name by Shelby Van Pelt, Remarkably Bright Creatures follows Tova, an elderly night janitor at an aquarium who forms a bond with Marcellus, the aquarium’s giant Pacific octopus. Haunted by the disappearance of her son thirty years ago, Tova softens when she starts training Cameron, a troubled young man set to replace her as she plans to move into a retirement home. Before time runs out, Marcellus races to help Tova solve the mystery of her son’s disappearance.
Remarkably Bright Creatures begins streaming on Netflix on May 8.
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Schitt’s Creek
Led by Catherine O’Hara and Eugene Levy, Schitt’s Creek is a comedy series about the formerly-wealthy Rose family after they lose their fortune. Forced to relocate to the small town of Schitt’s Creek, their only remaining asset, the family move into the local motel. Chaos ensues as the locals find the family’s self-centred attitudes insufferable, and they struggle to adapt to life without the luxury and pampering they’ve grown used to.
Schitt’s Creek is available to stream on Apple TV.
Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen
This Netflix horror miniseries begins days before engaged couple Rachel and Nicky are to be wed at the latter’s remote family home. Things begin to fall apart as Rachel is increasingly unnerved by the behaviour of Nicky’s family, and the feeling that something isn’t quite right begins to loom over her. As she uncovers her own traumatic family secrets, Rachel begins to question her love for Nicky and fights to find a loophole to ensure their survival.
Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen is available to stream on Netflix.
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Freaky Friday & Freakier Friday
A mother-daughter film classic, 2003’s Freaky Friday stars Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis as Anna and Tess, whose turbulent relationship comes to a crossroads when a freak incident causes them to swap bodies and learn to walk into each other’s shoes. Its 2025 sequel, Freakier Friday, follows their relationships with Anna’s daughter Harper and her nemesis Lily, the daughter of Anna’s new love interest, Eric. As Anna and Eric’s wedding day looms closer with no end to Harper and Lily’s bickering in sight, the family is swept into another chaotic body swap.
Freaky Friday and Freakier Friday are available to stream on Disney+.
Moving
Based on a webtoon by Kang Full, this award-winning South Korean Disney+ series is a supernatural sci-fi drama that follows three high school students and their families who hide their superpowers from those around them. When a mysterious organisation begins hunting down those with superhuman abilities, they struggle more and more to hide their powers while keeping their loved ones safe.
Moving is available to stream on Disney+.
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Pachinko
A multigenerational saga based on Min Jin Lee’s hit novel, Pachinko chronicles the life of Kim Sun-ja (played by Kim Min-ha and Youn Yuh-jung), the matriarch of a Korean-Japanese family. From her early years in Japanese-occupied Korea to carving out a life in Osaka for her sons and grandchildren and later, reconnecting with her homeland in her twilight years, Pachinko is a stunning tale of resilience and survival propelled by motherly love.
Pachinko is available to stream on Apple TV .
Ginny & Georgia
Netflix’s dramedy Ginny & Georgia revolves around its titular duo, a single mother and her teenage daughter. The result of a teen pregnancy, Ginny struggles to understand the free-spirited whims of her mother, Georgia, who finds herself in a state of arrested development after becoming a mother at 15. The series begins with the family arriving in New England, eager to put down roots and begin a normal life. However, Georgia’s troubled past begins to threaten the family’s future and puts her at loggerheads with Ginny.
Ginny & Georgia is available to stream on Netflix.