4 great Netflix shows worth binging this long weekend (Feb. 13-16)

Long weekends are truly a gift. Think of it as a few glorious days where the only thing on your agenda is absolutely nothing. Laundry? Emails? They’ll survive without you! Your time is best spent unwinding, getting comfortable, and diving into a show that pulls you into another world.

Of course, Netflix is everyone's go-to streaming service. It never runs short on binge-worthy options. However, there's just so much to choose from that it can get really overwhelming. That's why you have us at Netflix Life to help narrow things down. In this article, we've put together a list of four great Netflix shows that are well worth adding to your long weekend watchlist!

How to Get to Heaven from Belfast

• Creator: Lisa McGee
• Cast: Roisin Gallagher, Sinéad Keenan, Caoilfhionn Dunne, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Emmett J. Scanlan, Natasha O'Keeffe
• Seasons: 1

Who doesn't love a little comedy and mystery? That's what How to Get to Heaven from Belfast delivers, and it's one of Netflix's newest releases. Created by Derry Girls mastermind, the show offers the same witty charm fans have come to expect, but with a darker, more suspenseful edge that makes it stand out as something entirely its own.

At the center of the story are three lifelong friends, Saoirse, Robyn, and Dara, whose connection dates back to their school years. Now in their late 30s, their lives have taken very different paths. Saoirse is a gifted TV writer struggling to manage both her creativity and personal challenges. Robyn is a stylish yet exhausted mother of three, constantly trying to keep up with the demands of family life. Dara, on the other hand, remains the group’s emotional anchor, working as a caregiver while quietly dealing with her own inner struggles.

Everything changes when they learn the shocking news that their estranged fourth friend, Greta, has died. The revelation alone rattles them, but when they reunite at her wake, the gathering quickly turns into something far more bizarre and unexpected than any of them anticipated.

Love is Blind

• Creator: Chris Coelen
• Seasons: 10

Do you really believe love can exist without ever seeing the other person? That’s the daring question at the center of Netflix’s wildly popular reality series Love is Blind, a show that has completely changed the way audiences think about modern dating. Netflix just dropped the show's tenth season, and as expected, it's got everyone talking!

Now, here's what the show is about. Love is Blind is a social experiment that brings together a group of singles who are serious about finding love and potentially getting married. Unlike traditional dating shows, though, the series removes physical appearance from the initial equation. Contestants meet and go on dates inside specially designed spaces called pods, where they can talk freely but never see one another. The idea is to form meaningful connections based solely on personality, compatibility, and sincere conversation.

When a relationship feels serious enough, contestants have the opportunity to take a major leap and propose without ever meeting face-to-face. Once a proposal is accepted, the newly engaged couples finally come together in person for the first time. At the end of the experiment, the engaged couples then have the ultimate decision to make. They can either walk down the aisle and say “I do” or part ways and leave the relationship behind. Pretty intense for a dating show, right?

Fool Me Once

• Directed by: David Moore and Nimer Rashed
• Written by: Danny Brocklehurst, Charlotte Coben, Yemi Oyefuwa, Nina Metivier, and Tom Farrelly
• Cast: Michelle Keegan, Adeel Akhtar, Richard Armitage, Joanna Lumley, Dino Fetscher, Emmett J. Scanlan, Joe Armstrong
• Seasons: 1
• Based on: Fool Me Once by Harlan Coben

Fool Me Once is easily one of the best Harlan Coben Netflix shows. Like many of Coben’s adaptations, the show thrives on secrets, betrayal, and shocking revelations. However, Fool Me Once stands out thanks to its gripping central mystery and strong performances that pull audiences deeper into the story with every episode.

We follow Maya Stern, an ex-military pilot and devoted mother, whose world is shattered when her husband, Joe Burkett, is brutally murdered. Still reeling from the loss, Maya installs a nanny cam to watch over her young daughter. But this is when things take a shocking turn.

One day, while reviewing the nanny cam footage, she sees a man who looks exactly like Joe moving freely around her home. Shocked and terrified, Maya realizes that either her husband isn’t actually dead or someone is orchestrating an elaborate deception. Determined to get to the bottom of it, she then dives into a dangerous investigation. But the deeper she digs, the more she uncovers a tangled web of lies, family secrets, and hidden agendas.

Virgin River

• Creator: Sue Tenney
• Cast: Alexandra Breckenridge, Martin Henderson, Colin Lawrence, Jenny Cooper, Lauren Hammersley, Annette O'Toole, Tim Matheson
• Seasons: 6 with a seventh season on the way
• Based on: Virgin River book series by Robyn Carr

Virgin River is for those who love a story that wraps romance, drama, and small-town charm into one binge-worthy package. Netflix’s long-running romantic drama has won over audiences worldwide, and it’s easy to see why. The series transports viewers to the picturesque, sleepy town of Virgin River, California. It's a place that feels both idyllic and alive with secrets waiting to be uncovered.

We follow Melinda “Mel” Monroe, a nurse practitioner and midwife who moves from Los Angeles to Virgin River, hoping for a fresh start after enduring heartbreaking personal losses. She arrives with the intention of leaving the chaos of city life behind, but Virgin River quickly proves that small-town life isn’t as simple as it seems. She meets Jack Sheridan, a former Marine and the town’s rugged, charming bar owner, whose complicated past and undeniable chemistry with Mel quickly become central to the story.

All four of these amazing Netflix shows are streaming right now!