In case you missed the memo, summer time is formally over (even when you occur to reside on the East Coast, the place this weekend’s temperatures aren’t precisely autumnal). Certain, which means an finish to grilling, eating outdoors, and seashore weekends, however it additionally means you possibly can go order a pumpkin spice latte (if that is your form of factor), take your cozy sweaters out of storage, and take a look at an entire host of latest streaming releases in addition.
Certain, streaming companies launch stuff all-year spherical fairly reliably, however now that fall is selecting up correctly, you possibly can and may put together for a litany of latest motion pictures and TV reveals coming your manner. There’s lots to see in theaters, however do not overlook streaming companies like Netflix, Amazon Prime, and HBO Max, all of that are airing some strong new initiatives. This is what you must watch over the weekend of October 2-4 when you’re on the lookout for a gripping new miniseries, a cheeky worldwide film, a British drama, a returning community favourite, a brand new thriller sequence, or the entire above.
East of Eden
In 1955, legendary and controversial director Elia Kazan — who was a terrific filmmaker and who additionally bought out a number of of his contemporaries to Joseph McCarthy and landed them on a blacklist — partially tailored John Steinbeck’s large tome “East of Eden,” focusing largely on the e book’s fourth and closing installment. Now, in 2026, the director’s granddaughter — actor, author, and director Zoe Kazan — is overseeing the brand new miniseries adaptation of “East of Eden,” which dropped in its entirety on Netflix on October 1.
Throughout simply seven episodes, this era’s Kazan charts the life and struggles of her troublesome however sturdy main girl Cathy Ames (an outstanding Florence Pugh), her husband Adam Trask (Christopher Abbott), and Adam’s half-brother Charles Trask (a superbly deployed Mike Faist), who face a myriad of private and familial challenges all through California’s Salinas Valley. For those who’ve ever learn “East of Eden,” you recognize exactly how complicated these characters are, and Cathy, particularly, is a large number of contradictions, darkness, and chaos. Now, with Pugh and Kazan answerable for this character, we get to see one in all her finest on-screen portrayals ever. (It’s fully potential that, down the road, Pugh’s Cathy will even develop into the definitive portrayal.) “East of Eden” is rigorously thought-about, an essential a part of Kazan’s legacy, and a very beautiful Netflix authentic sequence. Undoubtedly settle in and test it out this weekend.
Kill Jackie
That stated, “East of Eden” is fairly heavy topic materials, so when you want one thing barely lighter however nonetheless desire a complicated feminine character in your TV display, give Amazon Prime Video’s new sequence “Kill Jackie” a attempt. Based mostly on the novel “The Value You Pay” by Nick Harkaway (although it is written beneath his pseudonym Aidan Truhen), “Kill Jackie” stars the impeccable Catherine Zeta-Jones as Jackie Value, an artwork seller with an enormous quantity of wealth and a darkish previous she’d want to maintain non-public. When Jackie finds herself the goal of an assassination try by a shadowy group recognized solely because the Seven Demons, she does not cover or contact any authorities. As an alternative, she summons figures from her personal shadowy previous and begins looking down the entire Seven Demons one after the other.
I do not know that I must promote this sequence any greater than by telling you it stars Catherine Zeta-Jones, however when you’re a fan of “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,” she’s additionally joined by Daniel Ings, who delighted audiences on that sequence earlier in 2026 as the drunken however slick Lord Lyonel Baratheon. Even when you’re unfamiliar with the present’s supply materials, try “Kill Jackie” when you’re on the lookout for a enjoyable, engrossing thriller.
Loopy Wealthy, Extremely Broke
For those who’re a fan of the TV sequence “Schitt’s Creek” (which starred the late Catherine O’Hara) or the romantic comedy “Loopy Wealthy Asians,” there is a film new to Netflix this weekend that is proper up your alley. Directed by Ahmed El Gendy and written by Bader Al-Assaf and Ayman Wattar, “Loopy Wealthy, Extremely Broke” follows the AlThahabi household from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as they all of a sudden understand that their huge fortune has vanished in a single day. Not like in “Schitt’s Creek,” although, the household does not band collectively and find out about their new regular. As an alternative, they faux they’re simply as rich as any one of many characters in “Loopy Wealthy Asians” to maintain up appearances every time potential.
“Loopy Wealthy, Extremely Broke” boasts an infinite and hilarious solid taking part in larger-than-life characters within the AlThahabi household, together with Ziyad Alamri’s objectively buffoonish aspiring actor Bandar and the strategic professional Reem (Ida AlKusay). Led by patriarch Sultan (Rashid Al Shamrani) and his socialite spouse Alanoud (Ghada AlMulla), “Loopy Wealthy, Extremely Broke” is a wild trip … so, fireplace up your subtitles when you do not communicate Arabic, and go together with the AlThahabis as they pretend it till they make it (or one thing like that).
Warfare
The British community Sky is teaming up with HBO to convey a brand new status drama to the premium community, and it is set to develop into an anthology — so, what is the brand-new first season about? Throughout the inaugural installment of “Warfare,” created by George Kay (“Lupin,” “Legal,” and “Hijack,” simply to call a number of), we meet movie star couple Carla Duval (Sienna Miller) and Morgan Henderson (Dominic West) as they embark on bitter divorce proceedings. The actor and tech mogul rent warring London authorized companies to signify them, and within the grand custom of the Montagues and Capulets, we now have our two “households each alike in dignity” — the Cathcart agency and the Taylor & Byrne companies — that tackle the challenges of representing one half of the couple.
In Season 1 of “Warfare,” the supporting solid contains Phoebe Fox, Celia Imrie, James McArdle, Archie Renaux, and Emma Laird … and when you love this season, you are in luck, as a result of Season 2 is already within the works. Ultimately, Season 2 of “Warfare” will middle on a defamation case and star Marisa Tomei, Kelly Macdonald, Richard Schiff, and David Harewood — so, make amends for Season 1 when you can, because it’s now streaming on HBO Max.
Marshals Season 2
For those who’re a fan of the Taylor Sheridan universe of reveals, you are most likely excited for the start of Season 2 of “Marshals,” which resumes its motion on CBS on October 4. “Marshals” follows one particular member of the Dutton household from “Yellowstone” — Luke Grimes’s Kaycee Dutton — as he joins america Marshals, grieves the lack of his spouse Monica (Kelsey Asbille), and does his finest as a single father to his son Tate (Brecken Merrill). Alongside Kaycee, we comply with different marshals as effectively, together with Logan Marshall-Inexperienced’s supervisory deputy marshal Pete “Cal” Calvin (who’s additionally Kaycee’s staff chief), Arielle Kebbel’s deputy marshal Isabel “Belle” Turek-Skinner, and fellow deputy marshals Andrea Cruz (Ash Santos) and Miles Kittle (Tatanka Means).
Certain, you will should make amends for Season 1 of “Marshals” on Paramount+ if you wish to tune in and truly be capable to comply with Season 2, however when you’re already mired in Sheridan’s small-screen universe, go for it. “Marshals” Season 2 will certainly be an enormous hit … and it caps off this weekend with its season premiere.
