5 new exhibits to look at this weekend throughout Netflix, Prime Video, and extra (October 9/11)
The high story in Hollywood is definitely the official merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery to type Skydance. How it is going to have an effect on all the streaming panorama has but to be seen. For now, flip your consideration towards issues you’ll be able to truly management, like selecting out exhibits to look at this week.
Two returning exhibits may pique your curiosity: one is a Hulu authorized drama, and the opposite is a long-running NBC drama. MGM+ has an attractive journey present tailored from a legendary e book. Netflix is about to launch a creature function set in a small Canadian city. Yet my high number of the week is a brand new adaptation of a beloved Stephen King novel. Stream all 5 exhibits within the U.S.
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Reasonable Doubt season 4
Jax fights for survival
Of the 2 authorized dramas on this record, Reasonable Doubt is the shiny choice. It performs like a Shondaland present—creator Raamla Mohamed and government producer Kerry Washington beforehand labored on Scandal. Reasonable Doubt accommodates scandalous storylines, juicy gossip, and an entire lot of melodrama.
When Reasonable Doubt season 4 begins, Jax (Emayatzy Corinealdi) is within the hospital preventing to outlive a gunshot wound she suffered within the earlier season’s finale. While Jax recovers, her regulation agency falls into peril as rivals swoop in to steal her purchasers. The knives are out this season, so put together for some backstabbing and cutthroat ways.
The first three episodes of Reasonable Doubt season 4 are actually streaming on Hulu. New episodes will launch weekly on Tuesdays.
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 28
Dun dun
I’d like to ballot Americans between the ages of 18 and 70 to see what number of have watched a minimum of one episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (SVU). Nothing might be 100%, however I’m anticipating a determine over 80%. Dick Wolf’s Law & Order: SVU has been on the air since 1999, and I do not see it ending anytime quickly.
In season 28, Mariska Hargitay returns as Captain Olivia Benson, the chief of the Special Victims Unit, who investigates sexually based mostly offenses. Helping Benson alongside the best way are her trusty comrades Sgt. Fin Tutuola (Ice-T), Dominick Carisi (Peter Scanavino), and Amanda Rollins (Kelli Giddish). SVU’s energy is that viewers can bounce in at any time and perceive what is going on on.
Law & Order: SVU season 28 premieres on Oct. 8 at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT on NBC. Stream the subsequent day on Peacock.
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Treasure Island
Adventure collection involves life
Treasure Island has been within the information currently, with Hugh Jackman and director Ridley Scott teaming up on a function adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel. That film hits theaters on Nov. 11, 2027. If you’ll be able to’t wait that lengthy, MGM+ has a tv adaptation of Treasure Island popping out this weekend.
Treasure Island is a coming-of-age story that depicts the evolution of Jim Hawkins (Tom Sweet), a young person who units sail alongside his mom Bess (Hayley Atwell) whereas following a map to seek out buried treasure. Along the best way, Jim will work together with well-known Treasure Island characters, together with the long-lasting pirate Long John Silver (David Oyelowo). This adaptation may also incorporate new characters into the story, like Aaron Graham, a British spy performed by Jack Huston.
Treasure Island premieres on Oct. 11 on MGM+, with episodes launched weekly.
Treasure Island
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October 11, 2026
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MGM+
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Jeremy Lovering, Paul Walker, William McGregor
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Below
What is lurking beneath the water?
What pleasure it’s to see Josh Hartnett again in mainstream Hollywood. He impressed in Oppenheimer and Trap, and he is at the moment one of many stars of the twisted thriller Verity. Hartnett will look to maintain the momentum occurring streaming with Below, one of Netflix’s new shows releasing in October.
In a small Newfoundland city, Calvin Penney (Hartnett) fishes to offer for his spouse and kids. Penney has been stricken by the demise of his father since he was a toddler, so he is motivated to guard his household. Well, Calvin’s household will want his safety in opposition to a harmful sea creature wreaking havoc underwater. With an alluring premise and the tease of a horror story, Below may be one other feather within the cap for the “King of Thrillers.”
All episodes of Below are actually streaming on Netflix.
Below
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October 8, 2026
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Netflix
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Jesse McKeown
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Carrie
Mike Flanagan tackles Stephen King’s illustrious novel
Stephen King is a number one contender for Hollywood’s most tailored creator. Movies like The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile are all-time classics, and shows like It and The Outsider are terrific adaptations. Horror maestro Mike Flanagan, who just lately tailored King’s The Life of Chuck, is tackling one of many creator’s seminal works, Carrie.
Quiet teenager Carrie White (Summer H. Howell) has been secluded from the skin planet by her mom Margaret (Samantha Sloyan). Now, she’s compelled to attend highschool, which brings forth a brand new set of issues, together with bullying. If you have learn the e book or seen the 1976 film, the memorable scenes, together with the interval incident and the promenade, are coming. However, how Flanagan will get there and the way he adapts the story for the trendy age is the place the intrigue lies.
All episodes of Carrie are streaming on Prime Video.
What else do you have to take a look at?
If the place to look, there’s all the time one thing to look at on streaming. If you head to Paramount+, take a look at miniseries you can finish in a single day, like Lawmen: Bass Reeves and George & Tammy. On Netflix, stream shows that are impossible to stop watching after the first episode, like Homeland and Breaking Bad.
