5 Best Prime Video Shows To Binge-Watch This Week (Aug 17–21, 2026)

This week, August 17–21, 2026, is a great time to dive into the latest and greatest streaming options on Prime Video. Following the 3-part return of one of Prime’s all-time best action thrillers, which immediately surged to the platform’s #1 worldwide rank, the new season is making a serious case to be the franchise’s best outing yet. Right behind it is the viral coming-of-age drama that previously held the #1 global spot with the help of its strong 92% Rotten Tomatoes score.

What’s more, another popular teen drama series remains one of Prime Video’s most-watched shows in the world and is even worth a late summer rewatch for viewers who have already seen it. A hilarious female-led buddy comedy is also another certified chart-topper on Prime Video, emerging as one of the streamer’s best new summer hits. Finally, Prime Video’s expanding vault of modern classics always makes one military-themed conspiracy thriller one of its best to binge.

The Terminal List

Following the release of first-look images of its upcoming second season, which officially drops on October 21, 2026, The Terminal List is a great choice to binge on Prime Video this week. Despite its surprising split between critics and audiences, The Terminal List season 1 remains one of Prime Video's most-watched shows of all time, led by one of Chris Pratt's career-best performances as the scarred former Navy SEAL officer, James Reece. Based on the bestseller by Jack Carr, The Terminal List is full of great action and twists, and even has a recent spinoff, Dark Wolf, to dive into as the wait for season 2 continues.

Off Campus

Off Campus remains a viral streaming sensation on Prime Video more than three months after its premiere back in May, continuing to surge on Prime Video's worldwide viewership chart, where it currently ranks #3 overall. The 8-part feel-good romance series, which is based on the popular book series by Elle Kennedy, amassed more than 36 million views in its first 12 days, instantly becoming one of the biggest series debuts in Prime Video's history. Following the story of an unlikely love story set in college, Off Campus is undoubtedly one of Prime's greatest achievements of 2026.

Ride Or Die

Another bona fide streaming hit on Prime Video is Ride or Die, an adventure buddy comedy series starring two Hollywood icons, Octavia Spencer and Hannah Waddingham. Ranking #4 worldwide at the time of writing, Ride or Die is also one of Prime's most critically acclaimed comedy series of all time with a near-perfect 98% Rotten Tomatoes score. Spencer's protagonist, Debbie, realizes that one of her lifelong friends, Waddingham's Judith, is a secret assassin, which sends the two besties on the run across Europe. For pure entertainment and summer vacation vibes with action elements, Ride or Die is a can't-miss series on Prime.

Sterling Point

Off Campus may be one of the most successful YA shows ever made on Prime, but Sterling Point is certainly the top trending series in the genre right now. Sporting an 89% Rotten Tomatoes score, this drama series has been one of the most talked-about new releases in August 2026 and held the #1 worldwide spot on Prime just days after its global release. The series follows Annie, played by breakout star Ella Rubin, who discovers she inherited an island in Canada from her late grandfather, which only uncovers more family secrets. Sterling Point is the latest proof that Prime Video continues to dominate the modern coming-of-age genre.

Reacher

It's finally that time of year when Prime Video subscribers can tune into new weekly episodes of Reacher once again. As one of Prime's flagship action thriller franchises, Reacher unsurprisingly surged to the streamer's #1 worldwide spot hours after its 3-part season 4 premiere last Wednesday. Based on the massively successful book series by Lee Child, Reacher season 4 adapts Gone Tomorrow, which has one of the most intense opening chapters in the series' decade-spanning history. With its fourth of eight episodes dropping this week, and season 5 already in development, Prime Video subscribers should consider Reacher essential viewing this summer 2026.