BLACK WATCH: (3.21.25) 'Adolescence, 'Raising Kanan,' & More

The Cassius crew returns with our latest Black Watch to keep you up to date on your weekend streaming needs. This week’s picks include a Black Dr. Watson (played by Rickey from Boyz N Da Hood, a trip to Southside Jamaica Queens and a Top Boy turning Fed, bruv.

Whether it’s documentaries, cult classic shows, or movies newly introduced to your favorite streaming platform, we’re making sure your watch list features some of the brightest talents the culture has to offer.

Watson – CBS/Paramount

Watson stars leading man Morris Chestnut as Dr. John Watson, a familiar name to those who have read Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories. In this iteration. Dr. Watson worked with the famed detective in London and the series centers on the year after Holmes’ death at the hands of his chief arch nemesis, Moriarty.

Watson is based in Pittsburgh where Chestnut’s character runs the Holmes Clinic for patients with medical mysteries that he uncovers using his tutelage under Holmes to guide his judgment. The series stars Randall Park as Moriarty and Rochelle Aytes as Mary Morstan, Watson’s estranged wife and sometimes partner.

Watson airs weekly on CBS on Sundays at 9 PM ET.—DL Chandlers

Den of Thieves 2: Pantera —Netflix

Den of Thieves 2: Pantera, one of the hottest movies of 2025, has already hit streaming services. The first installment hit us with a crazy twist in the waning moments, and the sequel picks us up right where it ended as we learn what Donnie’s —O’Shea Jackson Jr.— next move is. With some hefty bags of cash in tow, he’s now across the pond in London and preparing for an even bigger stakes heist against the Panther mafia with a whole new crew in his orbit.  Even after skillfully getting duped, Big Nick —played by Gerard Butler—returns as they attempt to pull off the world’s largest diamond exchange. 

Stream Den of Thieves 2 on Netflix. —Bruce Goodwin II

Power Book III: Raising Kanan — Starz

We are officially back in Southside Jamaica Queens and pick up where the dram left off at the end of season 3 in Power Book III: Raising Kanan. In the Power spinoff’s fourth season, Kanan (Mekai Curtis) and his mother, Raq (Patina Miller), still have a shaky relationship but still are working together. Meanwhile, Unique (Joey Bada$$) is plotting from the shadows and is out for revenge after being left for dead in last season’s epic season finale. Top that off with more family drama involving the Thomas family and everyone vying to be at the top of the drug game; you have another great season of Power drama.

Power Book III: Raising Kanan will release new episodes on the Starz app at midnight on Friday and premiere on the Starz channel at 8 p.m. on Friday. —Bernard “Beanz” Smalls

Adolecsence – Netflix

Everything critics and viewers are saying about TV drama Adolescence—the searing single-shot camera work, the white-knuckle tension and the incredible performances—is all true. But they had us when we peeped that Ashley Walters aka “Dushane” from Top Boy, was involved. Showing his breadth as an actor, he portays a fed…ahem, Detective Inspector Bascome who is investigating the alleged murder of a 13-year-old girl by her own classmate. The description doesn’t do it justice, and as a too-short four episodes, you’ll speed through this one, hitting every emotion you can think of along the way.

Watch Adolescence on Netflix. —Alvin aqua Blanco