With cable, Netflix, and internet options, finding the best thing to watch during your downtime is difficult. Instead of flipping through menus all weekend and settling on nothing, turn to What to Watch This Weekend, a series in which we give you our pick for the best new show or movie available. This weekend, we think you should turn on Abstract: The Art of Design, which just hit Netflix. The eight-part docuseries digs deep into the importance of design in our lives. Like, did you Nike drew inspiration from a building in Paris? If you’re on the hunt for a new documentary series, you could do far, far worse than this Sundance standout.
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