No. 1Review
'Avatar: Seven Havens' sends the franchise into a postapocalyptic future
Variety's review finds the new Paramount+ series a bold reset. It's set more than two centuries after "The Legend of Korra" ended in 2014. The four nations are gone, replaced by city-states sheltering people from a wasteland that Korra is supposedly to blame for. Orphan Pavi (Saheli Khan) hides her multi-element bending in the haven of Ellora. The series adds South Asian influences, a warmer desert palette and a more electronic score. The reviewer says the six episodes provided haven't yet formed a unified team, but the world-building earns patience. The first three episodes are streaming now, with more arriving in batches of three on Fridays.
Why it mattersYou get a read on whether Avatar's next chapter can win over new, younger fans without losing the old ones.
Full story at Variety →No. 2Streaming
Jessica Lange and Sarah Paulson explain their return to 'American Horror Story'
The Hollywood Reporter sat down with the Coven from season 13 of FX's all-star anthology. Lange's Fiona Goode arrived in episode seven, when Paulson's Cordelia was resurrected. (Spoilers ahead if you're behind.) Lange says she agreed to come back on the condition that she play all four of her original characters. Paulson says she was in once she heard Lange was returning. The cast were led to believe this might be the final season, but Ryan Murphy now says he'd like to do the franchise "forever." Lange says she only recently learned it may not be the end.
No. 3Streaming
Hindi crime drama 'Chaar Yaar' sets worldwide Prime Video premiere for Oct. 23
"Chaar Yaar" is an eight-episode Hindi-language crime drama about four middle-class friends in early-2000s Mumbai. Out of desperation, they make a choice that pulls them toward gangsters and the police. Purav Jha, Naman Jain, Saqib Ayub and Prayrak Mehta lead the cast. Vinay Waikul directs, and BBC Studios India developed the series. It streams exclusively in Hindi on Prime Video in India and more than 240 countries and territories from Oct. 23. It joins a local slate that includes "Mirzapur," "The Family Man" and "Panchayat."
Why it mattersYou have a new Indian crime series to plan a weekend around, available almost everywhere Prime Video is.
Full story at Variety →No. 4Where to Watch
Oasis documentary 'Don't Look Back in Anger' arrives on Disney+ Oct. 9
The Oasis reunion documentary hits Disney+ and Hulu on Friday, Oct. 9, after its September 2026 theatrical run. Created by Steven Knight, it follows the band's Oasis Live '25 tour with rehearsal, backstage and onstage access. It also features joint interviews with Noel and Liam Gallagher. The streaming version includes bonus content that wasn't in theaters. Ad-supported plans start at $11.99 a month. Neither service offers its own free trial, but DirecTV's Signature packages include both and come with a five-day trial.
No. 5Horror
'Crystal Lake' promises bloodier kills than the films and a deeper look at Jason
At a Thursday New York Comic Con panel, creator Brad Caleb Kane said the Friday the 13th prequel series is "a lot more brutal" than the movies. It follows Pamela Voorhees, played by Linda Cardellini, on her path from loving mother to killer. The hockey mask is off the table because of where the series falls in the timeline. It does include shot-by-shot recreations of movie moments, filmed in the original Blairstown, New Jersey woods. Young Jason, played by Callum Vinson, wears a 13-pound prosthetic head. Dorf and Ralph Neeley also return.