Weekend Recs

Free Movie + TV Picks 8/14 | Leverage, Magpie Murders & Soap Operas

Free Space reunites with one of our faves, then we dive into a new FAST Channel, and shout out an underrated PBS series!

Aaron Perine

14 Aug 2025 — 3 min read

Leverage: Redemption

Greetings Cadets!

Welcome back to Free Space! We’ve got a decidedly modern edition of Free Space rolling right now. FREE movies & TV are really hitting their stride out there. So, there’s a ton of options for us without spending a dime

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Last week we had Tony Pauletto on Free Space to talk Free Movies! His picks seem to have tickled y’all quite a bit, and that makes me happy. Follow us on IG for more fun video from that episode. If you’d like to dive into our conversation, we’ve got them linked right here!

The temperatures are still burning up and summer merch on the Free Space store is helping you stay cool! Get yourself a hat or tank top during all your space trucking this month.

A new week means so much more to watch with your family and relax together. We’re having a lot of fun for basically FREE! Let’s get into our picks from the world of free TV and movies:

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Weekend Recommendations!

Magpie Murders - Streaming on PBS Passport!

Every week now, PBS is getting its own special slot in the recommendations. If you’re going to spend money on TV, make sure it goes to something that improves all of our lives! Subscribe to PBS Passport. Magpie Murders offers some crafty whodunit mysteries based on Anthony Horowitz’s novel.
“Magpie Murders stars Lesley Manville (World on Fire, Phantom Thread, Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris) as editor turned amateur sleuth Susan Ryeland and Tim McMullan (Patrick Melrose, Foyle’s War) as world-famous fictional detective Atticus Pünd.”

Leverage: Redemption - Streaming on Hoopla , YouTube

If you love our buddy Christian Kane, you’re in luck. You can stream the Leverage Redemption episodes for free from the library! Hoopla works with your local library system to help you binge shows through their Bingepass program. All you have to do is sign up for Hoopla by putting in your login credentials. Then, you’re off and running to watch so many shows and movies with just your library card!

Beyond the Gates - Streaming on Pluto TV

This is a big one for my mother. She loves Beyond the Gates, which is a brand-new dyed-in-the-blue soap opera that’s been on for a couple months now. With a renewal in tow, Pluto TV announced that there’s an entire fast channel devoted to the program now! SO, if you live for the drama of daytime soaps, can’t recommend this enough.

Honest Renovations - Streaming on Roku Channel

The girls are back and there’s more work to be done. Jessica Alba and Lizzy Mathis help families transform their homes. It’s a bit of home improvement magic and little banter between our two hosts. These stories and the families on the receiving end of this help are worth sitting down with during the week. Four new episodes for you that just hit Roku Channel today!