7 shows to binge-watch this weekend

It’s a common frustration: During the TV season, you hear everybody talking about a great new TV show, but you’re so swamped with your regularly scheduled viewing that there’s no time to check it out.

By our calculations, there are two more days before life goes back to normal, and everyone has to shake off the winter break slump. That’s the perfect amount of time to binge-watch a new show that you may have missed this year. Plus, it’s totally doable in a single weekend, because you only have to catch up on one season (or half of one season) and they’re all between eight and 10 episodes.

Here are seven suggestions, with an emphasis on shows that received a lot of Golden Globes love:

• “Fargo” (FX), the hit crime drama based on the great 1996 Coen Brothers movie. Ten episodes of the show starring Billy Bob Thornton, Martin Freeman and Alison Tolman are available on iTunes and Amazon. Season 1 aired in the spring, and we should get a second season this fall. With 10 hour-long episodes, this is a bit more of a commitment than most on this list, but you will be so up to speed by the time the Globes roll around next month. The critically beloved show cleaned up at the Emmys, including a win for Best Miniseries, and is poised to do well at the Globes with five major nominations.

• “The Honorable Woman” (Sundance TV), the political thriller miniseries set in the Middle East. Eight episodes of the show starring Maggie Gyllenhaal, Andrew Buchan and Janet McTeer are available on Netflix and On Demand. Season 1 aired in the summer, but sadly, there will be no Season 2. It is a miniseries and is over. So enjoy it while you can! The show, which aired simultaneously in the U.K., is slowly getting more buzz as people discover it on Netflix, and Gyllenhaal is nominated for a Golden Globe for her performance, which will likely be followed by an Emmy nom next year.

• “How to Get Away With Murder” (ABC), the out-of-control legal drama from Shondaland. Nine episodes of the show starring Viola Davis, Alfred Enoch, Aja Naomi King and Jack Falahee are available on iTunes. The first five episodes are also available on Hulu Plus and On Demand. The first half of Season 1 aired in the fall. The second half — 15 more episodes — starts Jan. 29. Notable mostly for Davis, who just knocks it out of the park in every episode. The completely insane legal storylines might drive you crazy if you have any familiarity with the law, but who really cares?

• “Outlander” (Starz), the drama based on the incredibly popular time-travel romance novels. Eight episodes of the show starring Caitriona Balfe and Tobias Menzies are available at iTunes and On Demand for Starz subscribers. The first season aired in the summer, and the second will come in April. It’s one of those shows that diehard book fans love and therefore it is constantly compared to “Game of Thrones.”

• “Transparent” (Amazon), the first breakout hit for the streaming service, starring Jeffrey Tambor as a transgender woman who makes the transition late in life. Ten episodes of the show also starring Judith Light, Jay Duplass and Gaby Hoffman are available on Amazon Prime, though the first episode is available for free. Season 1 started streaming in the fall, and a second season is expected this year. Another one with lots of Golden Globes attention, this dramedy will also likely represent at next year’s Emmys, and critics love Tambor’s performance.

• “The Affair” (Showtime), the steamy love triangle drama about, well, you guessed it. Ten episodes of the show starring Ruth Wilson, Dominic West, Maura Tierney and Joshua Jackson are available on On Demand. Season 1 aired in the fall, and a second season is expected this fall. It has an impressive cast and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association sure loves it. But fair warning: It moves pretty slow, and some critics were … less than pleased about the ending.

• “Silicon Valley” (HBO), the tech culture satire from “Office Space” director Mike Judge. Eight episodes of the show starring Thomas Middleditch and T.J. Miller are available on iTunes, Amazon and HBO Go. The first season aired in the spring, and a second season is expected this spring It’s another critically acclaimed Judge property, and one that surprised everyone by taking a spot in the Best Comedy race at the Emmys. (It’s up for the Globes in the same category, too.)