8 new shows and films featuring Black leads to watch this weekend

RZA’s latest film, “One Spoonful of Chocolate,” just dropped on Hulu along with several other titles worth adding to your weekend watch lists.

Recently, RZA found himself with a rather tough choice to make. He could either purchase a new home with his wife, Talani Diggs, or he could finally fund the movie he’d been trying to make for over a decade.

Choosing the latter, the Wu-Tang Clan founder poured his resources into bringing “One Spoonful of Chocolate,” his fourth film, a neo-blaxploitation revenge action thriller inspired in part by his own experiences with racism and the fraught criminal justice system to life on the big screen.

After premiering at the 2025 Tribeca Festival and in theaters earlier this year, the action film, executive-produced and presented by Quentin Tarantino, has just landed on Hulu. 

“One spoon of chocolate can change a whole glass of milk, you know what I mean? That’s the idea,” he told the Hollywood Reporter ahead of its premiere.

Set in the fictional and hilariously named Karenville, Ohio, and starring Shameik Moore and RJ Cyler, the film follows Unique (Moore), a military veteran and ex-convict looking for a fresh start who instead finds himself caught up in a sinister mystery involving missing Black men, violent racists, a corrupt sheriff’s department, and so much more. While the film has received mixed reviews, its more than offering enough in the way of explosive fight sequences and action choreography. It’s also among a handful of exciting new releases arriving on streaming platforms this week worth adding to your weekend watch list.

From independent dramas and comedy specials to new seasons of popular shows, we’ve rounded up seven more new movies and shows featuring Black leads to stream this weekend.

“If I Go Will They Miss Me” – Apple TV

After earning more than $1 million at the box office, “If I Go Will They Miss Me,” a coming-of-age drama inspired by the Greek myth of Icarus, directed by Walter Thompson-Hernández and starring Danielle Brooks, J. Alphonse Nicholson, Myles Bullock, and Bodhi Dell, is now available to purchase on Apple TV and watch from home.

“Lupin” Part 4 – Netflix

Everyone’s favorite gentleman thief is officially back! After a three-year hiatus, Omar Sy returns as the charming and cunning Assane Diop in Netflix’s “Lupin” Part 4, which picks up four years after he surrendered to the police and finds him ready to leave his life of crime behind and reunite with his family, until a mysterious copycat pulls off a string of elaborate museum heists in his name that is.

“The New Stanford Prison Experiment” – Netflix

55 years after the infamous 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment was cut short when college students assigned to play guards began abusing their power over those playing prisoners, Netflix is revisiting the controversial study with “The New Stanford Prison Experiment,” a six-part reality series that places 30 volunteers inside a real Georgia jail, randomly assigns them roles as guards or prisoners, and explores similar questions as the first about how quickly power and authority can corrupt an environment.

“Love Is Blind” Season 11 – Netflix

Netflix’s hit reality dating series, “Love Is Blind,” which asks complete strangers to fall in love and get engaged without ever laying eyes on each other, is back for its 11th season, this time taking the experiment to Boston, where, despite a less diverse cast than in some previous seasons, there are still a few Black contestants and at least one Black couple worth tuning in for.

Iyanla Vanzant’s OWN Spotlight Specials – OWN

This month, the iconic Iyanla Vanzant made her highly anticipated return to OWN, on her own terms, with not one but two specials, “Mothers & Daughters: Torn Apart” and “What Black Men Say vs. What Black Women Hear,” bringing her signature brand of tough love and healing as she tackles generational wounds, communication breakdowns, and more. Both are now streaming on HBO Max and Discovery+.

“Real Housewives of Potomac” – Peacock

The ladies of “The Real Housewives of Potomac” are back for their 11th season with the return of the Grand Dame Karen Huger following her release from prison, Robyn Dixon back in the mix as a friend of the cast, and Dr. Wendy Osefo navigating shifting friendships and ongoing legal troubles stemming from fraud charges against her and her husband, and plenty of more fresh to keep reality TV fans satiated.

“Jamie Foxx: Take Care of Yourself” – Hulu

Catch up with the legendary actor, singer, and comedian, Jamie Foxx in his latest comedy special, “Jamie Foxx: Take Care of Yourself,” where he takes on everything from aging and relationships to family, fame, his health journey, and so much more as he brings his signature style back to the stage.