Whether you’re looking for chills and thrills during spooky season, or a new prestige drama to sink your teeth into, this week has it all.
Not sure which new releases to check out? Let us here at Decider help you figure out what to watch this weekend and where to stream it.
Brie Larson stars in the TV adaptation of Bonnie Garmus’s novel, Lessons in Chemistry – the first two episodes of the series debut on Apple TV+ this week. On Netflix, horror auteur Mike Flanagan is back with his latest series, The Fall of the House of Usher, which draws on the works of Edgar Allen Poe as its source material. And on Disney+, there’s a new Goosebumps series inspired by the works of R.L. Stine, this one starring Justin Long, Zack Morris, and Rachael Harris.
Set in the 1960s, Lessons In Chemistry stars Brie Larson as Elizabeth Zott, a scientist who is not taken seriously because she’s a woman and later finds success as the host of a cooking show. The first two episodes of Lessons in Chemistry arrive on Apple TV+ this Friday, with the final six episodes airing weekly.
Mike Flanagan’s shows have become something of a Halloween tradition on Netflix, and in The Fall of the House of Usher, he reunites some of his go-to stars like Carla Gugino, Zack Gilford, Kate Siegel, and Samantha Sloyan for a modern take on one of Poe’s most chilling stories, in which the last remaining heirs of the Usher family mysteriously start to die.
R.L. Stine’s books are part of the kid-lit canon, and they’ve served as an entry point for horror-curious pre-teens for decades. Though his books were turned into an anthology series in the 1990s, they’re getting a reboot on Disney+ and Hulu this year, as favorite stories like The Haunted Mask and Say Cheese And Die! are used as inspiration for the ten-episode series about five teens haunted by a mysterious murder in their town 30 years earlier. The first five episodes of Goosebumps drop Friday, with the final five airing weekly on Fridays.
The options above only scratch the surface, so you know that this weekend’s full lineup will have amazing options for what to watch this weekend! For the full breakdown of the best movies and shows to stream now, or if you’re still undecided on what to stream this weekend, then check out the complete list below:
Released Thursday, October 12
Deliver Us from Evil
Good Night World (JP) *NETFLIX ANIME
LEGO Ninjago: Dragons Rising: Season 1: Part 2 *NETFLIX FAMILY
The Fall of the House of Usher *NETFLIX SERIES
Released Friday, October 13
Ijogbon (NG) *NETFLIX FILM
Spy Kids
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
Spy Kids 3: Game Over
The Conference (SE) *NETFLIX FILM
Released Sunday, October 15
Camp Courage *NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
Released Thursday, October 12
Blended (2014)
Released Friday,October 13
Everybody Loves Diamonds (2023) *Prime Video Original Series
The Burial (2023) *Prime Video Original Movie
Released Sunday, October 15
Half + Half: S1-S4 (2003)
One On One: S1-S5 (2002)
Released Thursday, October 12
Daliland | 2022
Food Tech: Complete Season 1 (A&E)
Gwen Shamblin: Starving for Salvation: Special Premiere (A&E)
I Survived: Complete Seasons 3-4 (A&E)
Monster Inside: America’s Most Extreme Haunted House: Documentary Premiere *Hulu Original
Paranormal State: Complete Season 1 (A&E)
Suicide Missions: Complete Season 1 (A&E)
The First 48: Complete Season 20 (A&E)
Released Friday, October 13
Goosebumps: Series Premiere *Disney+ and Hulu
Nocebo | 2022
Released Saturday, October 14
Empire of Light | 2022
Released Sunday, October 15
Centurion | 2010
Filth | 2013
Hobo With A Shotgun | 2011
I’m Still Here | 2010
One Piece: Complete Season 10 (DUBBED) (Toei)
Ragnarok | 2013
Slotherhouse | 2023
Venus And Serena | 2012
Viva | 2015
Released Thursday, October 12
Loki: Season 2 – Episode 2 (Available at 6:00pm PT) *Disney+ Original
Released Friday, October 13
Goosebumps: Episodes 1-5 (Premiere) *New to Disney+
Released Friday, October 13
Lessons In Chemistry
Released Thursday, October 12
Doom Patrol, Season 4 (Max Original)
Frankelda’s Book of Spooks (Max Original)
Released Saturday, October 14
Symon’s Dinners Cooking Out, Season 5 (Food Network)
Released Sunday, October 15
Naked and Afraid, Season 9C (Discovery Channel)
Released Thursday, October 12
Frasier premiere
Released Friday, October 13
Raid The Cage (Season 1)
Released Friday, October 13
5 Flights Up
30 Minutes Or Less
A Cowgirl’s Story
After The Ball
Brüno
Cowgirls N’ Angels
Cowgirls N’ Angels: Dakota’s Summer
Down In The Valley
Dudes & Dragons
Elephant Kingdom
Officer Down
Only The Lonely
Out of Season
Power Book IV: Force: Episode 207 – “CHICAGO IS HEATING UP!”
Rams
Shining Vale: Episode 201 – “Chapter 9: Homecoming”
Spread
The Nut Job
The Open Road
The Son of No One
Titan A.E.
Yellow Rose
Yellowbird
What you see above is just a portion of the new movies and shows you can watch this month if you’ve got more than one streaming service subscription. We update our guides to the new releases on the most popular streaming platforms every month, so you can stay on top of the freshest titles to watch. Here are full lists, schedules, and reviews for everything streaming:
Liz Kocan is a pop culture writer living in Massachusetts. Her biggest claim to fame is the time she won on the game show Chain Reaction.