It’s almost the weekend, ladies and gentlemen. It’s the last weekend of September. The Halloween season will soon be upon us, although it has already begun in my house. My 17 year old has been eager to put up the decorations inside and out, and I’ve held off for a few weeks, but the time has come and our yard is much spookier now. This year we’re going all out.

Anyway, even though it seems like summer today, we are in the thick of fall and that means cool evenings perfect for lazy walks, followed by a nice couch break and all the great new shows and movies that have been streaming lately. There are a lot of them!

Every week I scour the internet for new shows and movies to recommend (or warn you about) and unlike many streaming guides, I sprinkle mine with commentary. I also try to include review scores and other useful information so you know what you’re getting into, rather than going into it blindly. Of course, there is no accounting for taste. As LeVar Burton says, “Don’t take my word for it!”

Check out last weekend’s streaming guide here:

ForbesWhat to watch this weekend: New streaming TV shows and movies on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Apple TV and moreBy means of Erik Cain

Okay, let’s dive right in!

New shows and movies

Daryl Dixon Season 2 – The Book Of Carol (AMC)

Norman Reedus reunites with Melissa McBride in the series’ second season Daryl Dixon, funny name ‘The Book Of Carol’. I had mixed feelings about the first season of this Walking dead spinoff. The production values ​​were great, but the story was a mess. And while the French setting was certainly nice, the implausibility of it all was hard to get past. Still, I always keep my fingers crossed The walking dead and I hope season 2 is a big improvement over season 1.

Wolfs (Apple TV+)

George Clooney and Brad Pitt star in this Apple TV+ film about a professional repairman (Clooney) hired to cover up a high-profile crime. Pitt plays a second fixer, and the two are forced to work together when things go south. The pun in the title is clever. Both men are ‘lone wolves’, but the plural makes no sense when talking about a ‘lone wolf’ – hence Wolfen. This has done well with critics (71%) and audiences (65%) on Rotten Tomatoes. I have yet to see it, but it is now on Apple TV.

Will & Harper (Netflix)

Will Ferrell and Harper Steele go on a road trip after Steele comes out as a trans woman on a 16-day journey from New York to Los Angeles. Steele and Ferrell became friends on the set of SNL, where Ferrell starred and Steele worked in the writing room. I haven’t seen this one yet either, but it’s doing pretty well on Rotten Tomatoes with a critic score of 99% and an audience score of 78%.

Apartment 7A (Paramount+)

Julia Garner stars in this prequel to the classic horror film Rosemary’s baby, and unfortunately, critics are unimpressed, calling the film a predictable retread rather than an enlightening prequel. Still, for fans of the original, this could be an interesting return to one of the creepiest and most disturbing films.

Colin From Accounts season 2 premiere (Paramount+)

Real-life husband and wife Patrick Brammall and Harriet Dyer play Gordon and Ashley in this Australian drama series that they also create and direct. The series is a Paramount+ hit with a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score and a passionate following. All episodes of season 2 are now streaming.

Paddington 2 (Prime Video)

One of the best movies ever made is now available on Amazon Prime Video. Paddington2 is simply delightful in every way, one of those rare sequels that far surpasses the original. There will be a third film, but even if it’s great, I can’t imagine it can top this masterpiece. In The unbearable weight of enormous talent, Pedro Pascal’s character tells Nick Cage that it is his favorite movie of all time, which Cage initially thinks is stupid. Later they watch it together and both men roar and comment on how great it is. This is the truth. If you haven’t seen it yet, please do so.

The Wild Robot (in theaters)

The movie I most want to see in theaters right now is The wild robot, based on the book of the same name by Peter Brown. I hope to receive it this weekend, although I may have to wait until next week. I won’t lie, I get a little emotional watching the trailer. A 98% score on Rotten Tomatoes gives me hope that the film will be as good as it looks. Maybe this will just be a great year for animated family films. Inside out 2 was definitely a blast! (It’s now available on Disney+, by the way).

Continuous shows

There are so many shows (good and bad) streaming right now that it’s honestly hard to keep up. I haven’t been able to summarize them all, but I’ll try. I’ll share your thoughts below on each of the topics I’m following.

Agatha All the Time (Disney+)

Agatha all the time is a sequel to Disney and Marvel’s Excellent WandaVision and after three episodes I can safely say that it’s actually very good. The first episode is still my favorite, but the third, which aired earlier this week, was a lot of fun. I described it as The Goonies but with middle-aged women. Kathryn Hahn is great as witch Agatha Harkness, but the rest of the supporting cast also does an excellent job. The story follows Agatha and her newly formed coven on a quest to regain their powers. So far it’s a nice mix of comedy, horror and adventure. I hope the momentum continues for the rest of the season. New episodes air on Wednesdays. Read my review of episode 3 here.

The Penguin (HBO / Max)

I’m super excited for HBO’s second episode The penguin. Colin Farrell is so damn good as Oz Cobb, a mid-level gangster in Gotham’s seedy underworld. As far as I know, this is Oz’s origin story. He’s not the titular gangster yet, but I suspect we’ll see his rise to power as the season progresses. I’ve heard some viewers complain that he doesn’t have all the signature Penguin stuff yet, but I think we’ll see him come into his own as the season goes on. He already has the plum Maserati. All he needs is the cane, the purple suit and the name. This is definitely more of a gangster movie then Batman story, but who knows where it will go? New episodes air on Sundays. You can read my review of the season premiere here.

FROM Season 3 (MGM+)

I’m so happy BY is back, although I wish it was on Prime Video instead of tucked away on MGM+. Yet the Lost The sequel is back on track for season 3, with a brutal first episode that really gave me goosebumps towards the end. The show’s story follows a group of people trapped in a paranormal city where scary monsters come out at night, and other even scarier things haunt and haunt our heroes. Things are changing for the worse in Fromville. Hopefully we’ll make some story progress – and some questions answered – before the season ends. New episodes air on Sundays. Read my review of episode 1 here.

Slow Horses Season 4 (Apple TV+)

I’m really enjoying season 4 of Slow horses until now. We’re already four episodes in and the new season is already better than season 3 (which wasn’t bad, but my least favorite of the four so far). The British spy series follows the misfits as Slough House, a halfway house for MI5 agents who have somehow made a mistake and been placed on a kind of probationary period. Gary Oldman plays the repulsive but brilliant Jackson Lamb, the flatulent patriarch of Slough House. Jack Lowden plays the young River Cartwright, a spy who is clearly not one of the outsiders. Kristin Scott Thomas, Jonathan Pryce and a host of other talented actors also star. This season, Hugo Weaving plays the mysterious villain Frank Harkness (no relation to Agatha). It’s great. One of the best programs on TV. New episodes air on Wednesdays. Read my season 4 premiere review here.

Only Murders In The Building Season 4 (Hulu)

I’m not entirely prepared to say that season 4 is the best season Only murders in the building since the first one, but so far it’s shaping up to be really great. Steve Martin plays retired C-list actor Charles-Haden Savage. Martin Short plays failed Broadway director Martin Short. And Selena Gomez plays “podcast producer” Mabel Mora. This season, the murder is more personal than ever as the intrepid podcasting sleuths try to discover who the killer is, why the victim was killed and whether the victim was actually the intended target. A colorful cast of supporting characters and guest stars has made this one of the liveliest and most mysterious entries in Hulu comedy. New episodes air on Tuesdays. You can read my review of the season 4 premiere here.

Bad Monkey (Apple TV)

Bad monkey is exactly the kind of light-hearted mystery drama we need more of – and I think “dramedy” is probably a bit of an exaggeration. It’s a comedy, but there are some dark moments and enough drama and mystery, I think, to give it that portmanteau. Vince Vaughn stars as Andrew Yancy, a sometimes detective, so to speak, who tries to take down some very bad people. The show is set largely in the Florida Keys and is filled with many memorable, quirky characters and one very cute monkey. Things come to a head as the show hurtles towards the finale. If you like one-armed men, psychotic blondes (and brunettes, come to think of it), and the best narrator on TV, this is one not to be missed. Apple TV keeps knocking it out of the park lately.

The Rings of Power (Prime Video)

The rings of power is ostensibly a prequel series The Lord of the Rings, which describes the major events that took place in Tolkien’s Second Age of Middle-earth. As far as I’m concerned, it’s a messy fanfiction with just about every detail wrong, but a lot of people seem to enjoy it. Even as a generic fantasy, the series mostly fails, but I did have some nice things to say about the most recent episode. So that’s something. You can read my review of episode 7 here. New episodes appear on Thursdays.

And that’s it folks. Let me know if I missed anything!

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