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A fresh, fact-checked shortlist for the four services our readers use most. We verify U.S. availability when each guide is published and favor genuinely good picks over padded catalogs.
Netflix
The week's strongest series, movies and time-sensitive picks.
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Ray Gunn Trailer: Brad Bird’s Sci-Fi Noir Sets a December Netflix Date
Ray Gunn , Brad Bird’s long-gestating animated sci-fi noir, got its first trailer from Netflix on September 23, 2026, confirming the film opens in limited
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Tales From ’85 Is Our Netflix Binge Pick This Week
For a Netflix binge this week, our pick is Stranger Things: Tales From ’85 . The attraction is the combination of a familiar group and a different format
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Netflix and Sega Announce Crazy Taxi and Stranger Than Heaven Films, New Sonic Series
Netflix and Sega announced three new screen adaptations on September 14, 2026: a live-action “Crazy Taxi” comedy, a live-action “Stranger Than Heaven” crime drama, and a new Sonic the Hedgeh
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3 New Netflix Picks That Make This Week’s Queue Easier
Netflix’s September slate can make the home screen feel like a scrolling assignment. This is a deliberately short U.S.
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BlizzCon 2026: Diablo V Announced for Spring 2029, Netflix Series Also Confirmed
Blizzard confirmed Diablo V at BlizzCon 2026’s opening ceremony, targeting a Spring 2029 release for an action role-playing game set fifty years after Diablo IV, in a Sanctuary the Lord of T
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Below Trailer Breakdown: Netflix Is Hiding the Monster
Netflix dropped the Below trailer on September 10, 2026, and it’s our first full look at Josh Hartnett’s sea-creature series ahead of its October 8 premiere. Here’s the twist: for a monster
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Disney+
Disney, Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar and more worth your time.
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WandaVision Is a Disney+ Binge for Sitcom Mystery Fans
If your October queue needs something stranger than a conventional superhero adventure, try WandaVision . Our Disney+ binge pick builds its mystery
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Darkwing Duck Reboot Officially Ordered at Disney+, With Mark Hamill Voicing the Masked Mallard
Disney Television Animation has officially ordered a Darkwing Duck reboot to series for Disney+, with Mark Hamill voicing the masked crimefighter and Seth
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Two New Disney+ Animation Picks for Younger Viewers
A family queue is easier to use when the choices serve different interests. These two Disney+ animation picks do that: Magicampers: Shorts offers fantastical
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Disney+’s Mandalorian and Grogu Double Feature Is the Smart Weekend Plan
The best Disney+ plan this week is not a padded franchise marathon. It is a two-part Mandalorian and Grogu night: the live-action feature first, followed
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Rick Riordan’s Kane Chronicles Is Becoming a Disney+ Series
Disney+ is developing a live-action series based on Rick Riordan’s The Kane Chronicles, the Egyptian-mythology trilogy that follows siblings Carter and Sadie Kane, with Riordan himself writi
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A Kingdom Hearts Anime Is Coming to Disney+ With Nomura
Disney is making a Kingdom Hearts anime series, announced at the D23 Entertainment Showcase on Friday, August 14, 2026. It is headed for Disney+ and Disney Channel, is being developed with T
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Apple TV+
The best originals and new episodes on Apple's service.
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Winter K2 Is an Apple TV+ Pick for a Tense Documentary Night
For a single evening on Apple TV+, consider The Last First: Winter K2 . The documentary is our pick for viewers interested in how people make dangerous
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Slow Horses Is the Apple TV+ Return to Try This Week
Slow Horses is our returning-series choice on Apple TV+ this week. Apple dates season six to September 16, giving existing viewers a reason to return
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Mayday Is Apple TV’s Best Action-Movie Bet This Weekend
Apple TV’s weekend choice is unusually clear: Mayday is a new Apple Original Film built for people who want one energetic movie instead of a queue of pilots.
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Severance Season 2: Release Date, Trailer, and Everything We Know About the Return to Lumon
After what feels like an eternity in a sterile, white-walled office, the wait is almost over. The Emmy-winning Apple TV+ phenomenon, Severance, is officially clocking back in for its highly
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Severance Season 2 Breaks Apple TV+ Streaming Records, Officially Surpasses Ted Lasso as Platform’s Most-Watched Series
Apple TV+’s dystopian workplace thriller Severance has achieved what many thought impossible: it has officially dethroned Ted Lasso as the streaming platform’s most-watched series of all tim
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Severance Season 2 Just Dominated the Emmys – Here’s What It Means for Season 3
Apple TV+’s dystopian workplace thriller Severance just had a massive night at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards, and the implications for the show’s future are as mind-bending as Lumon Industr
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HBO Max
HBO originals, Warner Bros. movies and catalog standouts.
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Two HBO Max Horror Picks for Very Different Movie Nights
Choosing a horror film is easier when the group agrees on the mood first. Our two HBO Max picks separate a dramatic night from a mischievous one: Sinners
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War Is an HBO Max October Premiere to Put on Your List
For an October HBO Max watchlist, War has a specific reason to make the cut: it turns a public divorce into a contest between powerful London law firms.
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HBO’s Harry Potter Casts Arthur Weasley, Moaning Myrtle and Colin Creevey
The HBO Harry Potter Season 2 cast just grew by three — Rafe Spall as Arthur Weasley, Molly Hewitt-Richards as Moaning Myrtle and Jasper Ambrose as Colin
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Supergirl Is HBO Max’s New DC Watch This Week
HBO Max has one especially straightforward DC recommendation this week: Supergirl . Warner Bros. Discovery’s September 3 announcement says the film began
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Lanterns Season 2 Isn’t a Sure Thing Yet, Despite HBO’s Best DC Ratings Ever
Lanterns has not been renewed for Season 2, and a report from The Ankler’s Lesley Goldberg published September 11, 2026 says a decision is “not imminent” despite the show posting the biggest
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HBO’s Lanterns Hits a Series-High 10 Million Viewers Ahead of Tonight’s Episode 4
HBO’s Lanterns pulled a series-high 10 million global viewers in the first three days after its third episode went up, Warner Bros. Discovery’s internal figures show, as reported by Deadline
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