What to Stream This Weekend: ‘Alien: Earth,’ ‘Butterfly,’ ‘Night Always Comes’ and More

The new crime thriller Night Always Comes, which is based on the 2021 novel The Night Always Comes by Willy Vlautin, stars Vanessa Kirby as a woman forced to pull together $25,000 over the course of one night in order to save her family’s home. The cast also includes Jennifer Jason Leigh, Julia Fox, Eli Roth and Zack Gottsagen.

Director Genndy Tartakovsky’s previous films include the family-friendly Hotel Transylvania series. His new project, Fixed, is another animated comedy, though this one is geared toward adults rather than kids. Fixed is the story about Bull (voiced by Adam DeVine), a dog who sets out for one last, great night with his friends before he gets neutered the next day. Idris Elba, Kathryn Hahn, Beck Bennett, Fred Armisen and Bobby Moynihan also lend their voices to the film, which arrived on Netflix on Wednesday.

Fit for TV: The Reality of The Biggest Loser is a new three-part documentary series that explores the lasting legacy of the hit reality TV competition — for better or worse. The doc features interviews with past contestants, trainers including Bob Harper, and producers who reflect on the positive aspects of the show, as well as the psychological struggles around people competing to lose weight. 

Resident Alien stars Alan Tudyk as an alien sent to Earth to wipe out humanity, but who develops a fondness for his new community after assuming the identity as the local town doctor. The series, which airs on SYFY and the USA Network, is ending and the season 4 finale, which serves as the series finale, streams on Peacock on Friday, Aug. 15. (You can also tune in to the entire series on Peacock, the first three seasons are also available on Netflix.)

Daniel Dae Kim stars in and executive produces the new Prime Video spy series Butterfly, where he plays a former US intelligence operative living in South Korea who learns he’s being hunted by a spy sent to kill him. The show co-stars Reina Hardesty, Piper Perabo and Louis Landau. All six episodes debuted on Wednesday, Aug. 13.

Alien: Earth is a new series from Noah Hawley, and is a prequel to the Alien movie franchise. Set in 2120, it takes place two years before the first Alien film is set and features the crew of the space vessel Maginot on Earth who find themselves facing an existential threat. The series stars Sydney Chandler, Timothy Olyphant, Alex Lawther and Essie Davis. The first two episodes arrived on Wednesday, with one new episode dropping each week through Sept. 23.

Limitless: Live Better Now stars actor Chris Hemsworth as he journeys on a quest to well-being and longevity. In the series, which drops every episode of the new season on Friday, Hemsworth challenges himself through a series of physical and mental challenges, all with the desire to learn if they can help him live longer and improve the quality of his life.