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Make Decider a Preferred Source Photos: ABC, Netflix, HBO; Illustration: Don Pearsall More On: what to watch this weekend New Movies and Shows to Watch This Weekend: ‘Backrooms’ Arrives to HBO Max, ‘UNABOMBER’ Premieres on Netflix and More New Shows & Movies To Watch This Weekend: ‘Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story’ on Netflix, ‘The Traitors: New Blood’ on Peacock and More New Shows & Movies To Watch This Weekend: Netflix’s ‘Crew Girl,’ ‘Colin From Accounts’ on Paramount+ and More New Shows & Movies To Watch This Weekend: Netflix’s ‘The Gentlemen,’ ‘Chad Powers’ on Hulu and More Want to kick off your October with a new show? You’ve got plenty of options arriving this week, from legal dramas like the new HBO Max series War, to reliable sitcoms like Scrubs, which is back with a new season. Are you a member of the Pugh Crew? Florence Pugh is starring in East of Eden, the new Netflix limited series based on John Steinbeck’s classic novel; Mike Faist and Christopher Abbott co-star in the sprawling epic. Every major streaming platform also just dropped tons of movies, most of them horror, so you can plan accordingly for all your spooky season viewing parties.
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.
This weekend marks the arrival of tons of great new shows. On HBO Max, the glitzy legal drama War is destined to be a hit; the show stars The Wire’s Dominic West and Siena Miller as a high-profile couple getting divorced — it gets pretty nasty. On Netflix, you can binge East of Eden, a new take on Steinbeck’s tale that was originally adapted to the screen by Elia Kazan and has been reimagined by his granddaughter, Zoe Kazan. And on Hulu, the new season of Scrubs is here; you can catch the two-episode premiere on demand now.
In Decider’s review of the new legal drama War, Meghan O’Keefe called the show “an utter delight. A high-end truffle designed to always leave you hungry for more.” In the new series, Dominic West and Sienna Miller play a tech mogul and a movie star engaged in a bitter divorce. Complicating things is the fact that they have each hired a ruthless team of lawyers to take each other down. War premiered on Thursday and is available to watch on HBO Max. New episodes arrive on Thursdays.
In the film version of East of Eden (and in John Steinbeck’s original novel), the story focused on the complicated relationship between the Trask brothers, a Biblical allusion to the story of Cain and Abel. In this retelling, Mike Faist and Christopher Abbott play Charles and Adam Trask, but the story gives more weight to the story of Cathy Ames, Adam’s wife, than previous versions. All seven episodes are out now.
The first season of the Scrubs reboot was a smash hit when it arrived last spring, and season two returned this week on ABC and Hulu. Episodes will arrive weekly on Wednesdays on ABC at 8 p.m. ET, but you’ll also be able to watch them next day on demand on Hulu and Disney+. You can also watch all nine original seasons of the show and season one of the reboot on Hulu, too.
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:
Crazy Rich, Incredibly Broke (Netflix Series)East of Eden (Netflix Series)The Ramparts of Ice: Season 2 (Netflix Series)21 Jump Street22 Jump Street8 MileA Haunted HouseA Haunted House 2A Madea Family FuneralAd AstraAngels & DemonsAre We There Yet?The Bourne IdentityThe Bourne LegacyThe Bourne SupremacyThe Bourne UltimatumBring It OnCall Me by Your NameCowboys & AliensCrimson PeakDallas Buyers ClubThe Da Vinci CodeThe Devil Wears PradaDraculaThe EqualizerEvil DeadFriday the 13thHappy Death Day 2UHorton Hears a Who!The Huntsman: Winter’s WarHushI Know What You Did Last SummerJason BourneLake PlacidLove ActuallyMary Shelley’s FrankensteinThe MenuMoonlightNCIS: Seasons 20-22OuijaOuija: Origin of EvilPearl HarborPoint BreakThe PrestigePsychoPsycho IIPsycho IIIRed DragonSeven Years in TibetThe Sixth SenseSplitThe StrangersTop Chef VIP: Seasons 3-4TwilightThe Twilight Saga: New MoonThe Twilight Saga: EclipseThe Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 1The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 2The Way Home: Season 4Underworld: Blood Wars
#Love (Netflix Series)Schumacher ’94 – The Birth of a Legend (Netflix Documentary)Tyler Perry’s Doing Life (Netflix Film)
Blippi & Meekah’s Very Merry Treasure Hunt
Jeff Dunham’s 250th Red, White, and Blue Birthday Special (2026)
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)
Surf’s Up 2: Wavemania En Espanol (2017)
William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet
Africa: Earth’s Wild Home (Season 1)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child
A Very Harold & Kumar 3-D Christmas, A: Extra Dope Edition
Maine Cabin Masters, Season 13 (Magnolia Network)
Strange: Junji Ito’s Tales for Sleepless Nights, Season 1
The Torment, Season 1 (HBO Original Series)
Be My Guest with Ina Garten, Season 8 (Food Network)
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse+ (Season 2) – Premiere
Austin City Limits Music Festival – Livestream Day One
Austin City Limits Music Festival – Livestream Day Two
Africa Earth’s Wild Home (Season 1)
Chibi’s Tiny Tales: Shorts (Season 7)
Austin City Limits Music Festival – Livestream Day Three
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Outlander: Blood of my Blood: Episode 203: “Rabbits Don’t Swim”
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Big Brother Season 28 Season Finale – CBS Original Series**
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Marshals Season 2 – CBS Original Series**
Tracker Season 4 – CBS Original Series**
3 From Hell910 Cloverfield Lane28 Weeks LaterA.I. Artificial IntelligenceThe Adventures of TintinAmerican PsychoArrivalBladeBlade IIBlade: TrinityBoo! A Madea HalloweenThe BoogeymanThe BoxtrollsBrightburnCatch Me if You CanClose Encounters of the Third KindCloverfieldCollateralCoralineThe CraziesThe CrowDarkmanDays of ThunderDeath Becomes HerDeath NameThe Devil’s RejectsDr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas*Event HorizonThe FirmThe FlyFrank Miller’s Sin CityFriday the 13thFriday the 13th: Part IIFriday the 13th: Part IIIFright NightFrom Dusk Till DawnGrowThe GrudgeThe Hand That Rocks the CradleHannibalThe HauntingHookHostelHouse of 1000 CorpsesIncarceratedThe InhabitantJack ReacherJack Reacher: Never Go BackJennifer’s BodyKrampusMaking Scents of LoveThe Mummy ReturnsThe MummyThe Murdaugh MurdersKubo and the Two StringsThe Last House on the LeftLast Night in Soho*LeatherfaceThe Lovely BonesMaMegamindMom and Dad*Monster House*Monsters vs. AliensNo Country for Old MenThe OmenParanormal ActivityParanormal Activity 2Paranormal Activity 3ParanormanThe People Under the StairsPinocchio Unstrung*Pixels*The ProdigyPuss in BootsRed DragonThe RingRob Zombie’s HalloweenRob Zombie’s Halloween IIRob Zombie’s Halloween IIIThe RockSaving Private RyanSawScary MovieScreamScream 2Scream 3Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!The Silence of the LambsSilent HillSilent House*The SinternThe Spiderwick ChroniclesThe StrangersSuper 8Terror TrainTill Death Do Us PartTime PiratesTrain to BusanTrain to Busan Presents: PeninsulaThe Threat Next DoorTropic ThunderUncle DrewVan HelsingVanilla SkyWar of the WorldsWhat Happens in MiamiWhat Lies BeneathThe WitchesWorld War Z
How to Fast Train Your Furious Dragon – Premiere (Peacock Exclusive)*
Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom Protecting the Wild, Season 4 – Premiere (NBC)
Earth Odyssey With Dylan Dreyer, Season 9 – Premiere (NBC)
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.
