Whats new to streaming this week? (Sept. 26, 2025)
Looking for something great to watch at home? Streaming subscribers are spoiled for choice between Hulu, Netflix, HBO Max, Disney+, Apple TV+, Prime Video, Shudder, Paramount+, Peacock, and more. And that's before you even look at the vast libraries of movies and television programs within each streamer!
Don't be overwhelmed or waste an hour scrolling through your services to determine what to watch. We've got your back, whatever your mood. Mashable offers watch guides for all of the above, broken down by genre: comedy, thriller, horror, documentary, and animation, among others. But if you're seeking something brand-new (or just new to streaming), we've got you covered there, too.
Mashable's entertainment team has scoured the streaming services to highlight the most buzzed-about releases of the week and ranked them from worst to best — or least worth your time to most watchable. Whether you're hankering for some juicy TV dramas, a classic musical with a fresh remaster, dark comedy mayhem, or the MCU's freshest and possibly most infuriating releases, we've got something just for you.
11. Marvel Zombies
If you liked the zombie-focused episode of Marvel's What If...?, we've got great news for you. The alt-timeline animated saga that asks, "What if the Avengers got zombie bit?" is now its own mini-series, called Marvel Zombies — not to be confused with the comic series of the same name.
In this four-episode arc, plenty of fan favorites from across the MCU's movies and TV shows will appear, including Captain Marvel, Ms. Marvel, Ironheart, Kate Bishop, Okoye, Black Panther, Yelena Belova, Blade, Xu Shang-Chi, the Scarlet Witch, and many, many more. But the bad news is a lot of your faves are flesh-craving zombies who've maintained their superpowers and fighting skills. This means you'll get some face-offs you might never have dared imagine. But fair warning, this series is deeply, deeply bleak.
It's as if the MCU has been holding a grudge about all those critiques that they don't kill off enough characters and saved them all up for this. So be warned, while this is for fans who love an MCU shake-up and deep-cut callbacks, it's also the darkest, most depressing MCU release to date. — Kristy Puchko, Entertainment Editor
Starring: Awkwafina, David Harbour, Simu Liu, Elizabeth Olsen, Randall Park, Florence Pugh, Paul Rudd, Wyatt Russell, Hailee Steinfeld, Tessa Thompson, Dominique Thorne, Iman Vellani, and Todd Williams
How to watch: Marvel Zombies is now streaming on Disney+.
9. Slow Horses, Season 5
The Emmy–winning espionage drama Slow Horses returns for its highly anticipated fifth season, based on Mick Herron's fifth Slough House book, London Rules. (Shout out to the show for putting out five seasons since its 2022 premiere — I admire the efficiency.)
This time around, the Slow Horses, led by Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman), are investigating a series of increasingly bizarre events befalling London. Expect tech specialist Roddy Ho (Christopher Chung) to take on a bigger role this season, especially since his glamorous new girlfriend makes the whole team suspicious.* — Belen Edwards, Entertainment Reporter
Starring: Gary Oldman, Kristin Scott Thomas, Jack Lowden, Saskia Reeves, Rosalind Eleazar, Christopher Chung, Aimee-Ffion Edwards, Ruth Bradley, James Callis, Tom Brooke, Jonathan Pryce, and Nick Mohammed
How to watch: Slow Horses premieres Sept. 24 on Apple TV+.
8. The Man in My Basement
What would you be willing to sell of yourself? Your house? Your heirlooms? Your soul?
These are the questions posed in The Man in My Basement, the genre-bending directorial debut feature from filmmaker Nadia Latif. She adapts Walter Mosley's novel of the same name, with the author himself as her co-writer. Corey Hawkins (Straight Outta Compton) stars as a man on the verge of losing the home his family has had for generations. But the answer to his financial woes could be a stranger with a strange offer: a fortune to allow him to live in the basement for several weeks. As this stranger is played by Willem Dafoe, you know this one's going to get weird. But unless you've read Mosley's book, you couldn't guess where this will go. — K.P.
Starring: Corey Hawkins, Willem Dafoe, Anna Diop, Jonathan Ajayi, Gershwyn Eustache Jnr., Pamela Nomvete, Tamara Lawrance
How to watch: The Man in My Basement debuts on Hulu and Disney+ on Sept. 26.
7. House of Guinness
Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight returns to Netflix with House of Guinness, which crosses Irish history with Succession-style family drama.
House of Guinness kicks off with the death of beer tycoon Sir Benjamin Guinness, who wills his business to two of his four children: hard-partying Arthur (Anthony Boyle) and diligent businessman Edward (Louis Partridge). Guinness' other children, Anne (Emily Fairn) and Ben (Fionn O'Shea), get nothing. So begins a sprawling conflict among siblings, and among the citizens of Dublin who cross paths with the family. Who will come out on top in this gritty period piece? — B.E.
Starring: Anthony Boyle, Louis Partridge, Emily Fairn, Fionn O'Shea, David Wilmot, James Norton, Jack Gleeson, Niamh McCormack, Seamus O'Hara, Dervla Kirwan, Michael McElhatton, Danielle Galligan, Hilda Fay, and Cassian Bilton
How to watch: House of Guinness is now streaming on Netflix.
6. M3GAN 2.0
In 2023, M3GAN took the world of horror by storm with her American Girl doll aesthetic and killer dance moves. A sequel seemed inevitable. But much to our shock and horror, M3GAN 2.0 abandoned its horror movie roots for a flood of espionage thriller action and sci-fi shenanigans.
In my review for Mashable, I jeered, "The result is a sequel that is a horrendous mishmash of ideas and influences. M3GAN 2.0 is occasionally outrageous, but mostly it's derivative, bewildering, and bland." Fleeing from what the fans loved about the first film, this follow-up tanked hard at the box office. And now you can easily see why. — K.P.
Starring: Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, Ivanna Sakhno, and Jemaine Clement
How to watch: M3GAN 2.0 debuts on Peacock on Sept. 26.
5. Adulthood
Alex Winter helms this dark comedy that takes the battle of caring for elder parents to some truly gnarly places. Josh Gad and Kaya Scodelario co-star as siblings who are shocked to discover a corpse in the walls of their childhood home. Desperate to cover it up to protect their ailing mother, they go down a twisted spiral of big, bad decisions that leads to all kinds of comical mayhem.
While the screenplay by Michael M.B. Galvin has some gnawing plot holes, in my review out of the film's TIFF premiere, I cheered, "Still, if you're seeking something funky, funny, and charmingly chaotic, Adulthood delivers." — K.P.
Starring: Josh Gad, Kaya Scodelario, Billie Lourd, Alex Winter, and Anthony Carrigan
How to watch: Adulthood is now available to purchase on Prime Video.
4. The Fantastic Four: First Steps
The MCU got a fresh look with the throwback '60s fun of The Fantastic Four: First Steps. Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Joseph Quinn star as the eponymous superhero team, made up of Mister Fantastic, the Invisible Woman, the Human Torch and the Thing. In this rousing adventure, they must not only save the world from the planet-wrecker Galactus (Ralph Ineson), but also save the youngest of their family, baby Franklin.
In his review for Mashable, Siddhant Adlakha wrote, "The film strikes this balance without ever sacrificing the flawed humanity and the uncompromising heart that have long made Reed, Sue, Johnny, and Ben some of the most lovable fixtures in all-ages American fiction. First Steps is, in a word, fantastic." — K.P.
Starring: Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Joseph Quinn, Julia Garner, Sarah Niles, Mark Gatiss, Natasha Lyonne, Paul Walter Hauser, and Ralph Ineson
How to watch: The Fantastic Four: First Steps is now available for rental or purchase on Prime Video.
3. Wayward
Canadian comedian Mae Martin makes the leap to drama and showrunner with Wayward, as the creator and star of this new Netflix mini-series. Set in the curious small town of Tall Pines, Vermont, Wayward offers a dazzling ensemble cast led by the one and only Toni Collette, who plays an enigmatic cult leader.
Serene and intimidating, Evelyn Wade (Collette) runs Tall Pines Academy, a reform school for teenagers with some peculiar practices. Some rebellious teens are desperate to get out, and a new-to-town cop (Martin) may be their best chance for rescue.
In my review for Mashable, I cautioned: "All this makes for a show that's very easy to binge-watch. So now a warning: Don't hit play on Wayward unless you're ready to surrender yourself to eight hours of this sensational series. Like the town at its center, it's hard to walk away from." — K.P.
Starring: Mae Martin, Brandon Jay McLaren, Sarah Gadon, Patrick J. Adams, Alyvia Alyn Lind, Patrick Gallagher, Sydney Topliffe, Joshua Close, and Toni Collette
How to watch: Wayward is now streaming on Netflix.
2. The Sound of Music
2025 marks the 60th anniversary of The Sound of Music, so what better way to celebrate than checking out the remastered version of the film, coming to digital this week? If you're a big Sound of Music fan, get ready to relive headstrong Maria's (Julie Andrews) journey from nun to governess to surprise music teacher, and revisit classic tunes like "My Favorite Things" and "Do-Re-Mi." And if you've never seen the movie in the first place, consider this a sign from the movie gods to do so! — B.E.
Starring: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Richard Haydn, Peggy Wood, Charmian Carr, and Eleanor Parker
How to watch: The Sound of Music remastered is now available on digital.
1. The Lowdown
Reservation Dogs co-creator Sterlin Harjo returns to FX with The Lowdown, a "Tulsa noir" led by Ethan Hawke. Hawke stars as Lee Raybon, a so-called "truthstorian" dedicated to exposing the darkest secrets of Tulsa's most powerful and corrupt figures. Among them is the Washberg family, a dynasty with its fair share of dirty laundry. When the Washberg family's black sheep Dale (Tim Blake Nelson) dies under mysterious circumstances, Lee knows he's got something major on his hands, so he sets off into an investigation of Tulsa's criminal underbelly. His digging around could lead to game-changing revelations — or to him winding up dead in a car trunk.
Harjo and Hawke previously collaborated on the penultimate entry of Reservation Dogs, one of the best episodes of one of the best shows of recent years. Naturally, their reunion is nothing short of electric, with The Lowdown balancing Reservation Dogs' hangout comedy stylings with a gripping noir mystery. As I wrote in my review, "The Lowdown turned out to be some of the most fun I've had watching TV this year." Get into it. — B.E.
Starring: Ethan Hawke, Keith David, Kaniehtiio Horn, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Kyle MacLachlan, Scott Shepherd, Siena East, Michael Hitchcock, Michael “Killer Mike” Render, Cody Lightning, Tim Blake Nelson, and Tracy Letts
How to watch: The Lowdown's first two episodes are now streaming on Hulu. New episodes debut each Tuesday.
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