The first few days in a new home can feel a little strange. Most of your things are still in boxes, the walls are bare, and the couch and the television are probably the only things that feel familiar. If you plan your move well enough to have your internet connection up and running on day one, you can at least fill those quiet evenings with something worth watching together.
What Should You Watch the First Few Nights After Moving In?
Here are some shows worth queuing up once the truck is unloaded and the family is ready to settle in for the night.
Planet Earth 2
If you watched the original Planet Earth, you have a sense of what this series does. Planet Earth 2 goes further, with more detailed videography and a cinematic style that makes nature feel genuinely dramatic. It works for kids and adults in the same room, which is harder to pull off than it sounds.
The Paradise
If your family enjoys historical stories, this one is worth your time. Set in the 1870s inside England’s first department store, it is a love story built around fashion, period detail, and characters that are easy to root for. It moves at a comfortable pace and holds attention across age groups.
Hart of Dixie
Some of the storylines lean toward a teenage audience, but the show has a warmth that carries across. Rachel Bilson plays a New York City doctor who moves to a small southern town to take over her father’s practice. The humor and the relationships make those first few nights in an unfamiliar house go by faster than you expect.
Merlin
This is a fantasy series built around wizards, knights, dragons, and magic. It holds up for kids and adults both, and if your family has already worked through everything similar in that genre, Merlin is a solid place to land.
The Good Witch
The main character is never confirmed to have any actual magic, but good things tend to happen around her. She helps her neighbors and family through hard stretches, and the tone stays consistently warm throughout. If you want background on the characters, the Hallmark movies that came before the series are worth watching first.
Unpacking takes time, and sitting in a half-empty space is not always comfortable. Having something good to watch in the evenings makes those first few days feel a little more like home.
