Must Watch This Weekend: Project Hail Mary, Ready Or Not 2

by Nora DominickBuzzFeedBuzzFeed StaffAs a Senior Talent Booker and Producer at BuzzFeed, you can typically catch me flailing about the buzziest TV shows and movies.

This week in Screen Time, we’ve got a jam-packed Weekend Recs section, including why Project Hail Mary is poised to be the best movie of the year so far and how Ready or Not 2: Here I Come is a perfect sequel. I also dive into Zendaya trailer week, aka Dune: Part Three and Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailers, breaking the internet. Then, we’ve got what’s going on over on BuzzFeed Celeb’s YouTube channel, and I share two movies that were so heartbreaking, I don’t think I can watch them again.

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Project Hail Mary — watch for: A jaw-dropping sci-fi epic with a lot of heart

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In theaters now

There are a lot of movies I am super excited for in 2026, and this is one of them. Based on Andy Weir's beloved novel, Project Hail Mary follows Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling), who is living out many people's worst nightmares. He wakes up with no memory of who or where he is. All he knows? He's the lone survivor aboard a spaceship. What he doesn't remember is that he was sent on a last-chance mission with a group of scientists to help save the Earth. With his memory starting to return, Ryland realizes it's up to him to figure out a seemingly impossible scientific mystery, and he's got to do it all alone. Or does he? Soon, he finds himself being aided by an alien he dubs Rocky, who has come to save his world from the same fate.

I loved this book so much, and I cannot wait to see how it translates to the screen. If the trailers are any indication, as well as early reviews, and it's 95% on Rotten Tomatoes, this is going to be my first five-star Letterboxd review for a 2026 movie.

Watch the trailer below:

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Ready or Not 2: Here I Come — watch for: A sequel that is just as fun as the first

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In theaters now

Ready or Not is probably one of my favorite movies, so I have been eagerly awaiting this sequel. And I am happy to report that I loved it. Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett return to direct Ready or Not 2: Here I Come, which picks up right after the events of the first film. With Grace (Samara Weaving) just barely escaping the Le Domas family, she's ready to move on. But little does she know her victory comes with a price: Now, the wealthiest and most influential families are going to hunt her down in a new game. When Grace refuses to participate, they are left with no other choice but to involve her estranged sister Faith (Kathryn Newton).

Weaving and Newton make the perfect sister duo, coupled with scene-stealing performances from Shawn Hatosy and Sarah Michelle Gellar. Weaving is one of today’s best scream queens, and I hope she continues to dominate the horror genre because I will eat it up every single time. I highly recommend rewatching the first movie before diving into this one, too.

Watch the trailer below:

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Outlander — watch for: A final season that’s a love letter to the fans

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Streaming on Starz; new episodes every Friday on Starz

It’s the end of a TV era, with Outlander embarking on its final season. After over a decade of storytelling, Sam Heughan and Caitríona Balfe bid farewell to Jamie and Claire. And I will mourn the end, but celebrate everything this show has given me. For the final season, Jamie (Heughan) and Claire (Balfe) find that war has followed them back home to Fraser's Ridge. With new arrivals and changes made during their years away, the Frasers grapple with what they are willing to sacrifice for the place they call home. As Jamie and Claire keep a united front, secrets finally come to light and threaten to tear their family apart from the inside.

Two episodes of the final season have already aired, so now is the time to jump in before the series finale. We’ve already had long-awaited reunions and Balfe directing her first episode. The final Outlander season is a love letter to the fans in every single way.

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Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man — watch for: Cillian Murphy as Tommy Shelby. What more do you need?

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Streaming on Netflix now

By order of the Peaky Blinders! Cillian Murphy returns in Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man. Set in 1940s Birmingham, and amidst the chaos of WWII, Tommy Shelby (Murphy) is driven back from self-imposed exile to come face to face with his demons and more family chaos. In the first feature-length movie for the franchise, Tommy must choose whether to confront his legacy or burn it all to the ground, especially when his son, Duke (Barry Keoghan), is the one standing in his way.

Alongside Murphy