We round up everything coming to streaming services this week, including Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV, ThreeNow, Neon and TVNZ+.
IT: Welcome to Derry (Neon, October 27)
This hotly-anticipated It prequel lures audiences back to the cursed town of Derry, Maine. Set in the 1960s, at the height of the Cold War and the struggle for racial equality in America, the Hanlon family settles in the creepy community and soon realises something is terribly wrong with Derry and its insidious inhabitants. Like the films, Bill Skarsgård stars as the monstrous Pennywise in the eight-episode horror that “blends history, the supernatural, race relations and intense fear.” The result? “a masterfully woven and terrifying tale,” sure to scare you stiff.
Playing Gracie Darling (ThreeNow, November 2)
Starring New Zealand’s own Morgana O’Reilly alongside Succession’s Harriet Walter, this occult mystery-drama is set 27 years after the disappearance of Gracie, Joni’s (O’Reilly) teenage best-friend who vanished during a spooky séance. When the ritual is brought back to life as a prank and another adolescent goes missing, the still-grieving child psychologist must return to her hometown to uncover the disquieting truth in this “compelling and haunting watch.”
Night Eyes S2 (TVNZ+, October 30)
In the second season of Night Eyes, Aotearoa’s answer to The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, Tai (Scott Cotter), Vim (Donna Brookbanks), Scuff (Rhys Mathewson) and Cadence (Angella Dravid) are teaming up again to ward off a new scourge of evil spirits. The ghost-busting gang are facing off against the malevolent The Cloak and the dangers of the reality-bending time well. If your tamariki doesn’t mind some frights with their funnies, this animated, all-ages TV show is perfect for the whole whānau.
Down Cemetery Road (Apple TV, October 29)
Adapted from the novel of the same name by Slow Horses writer Morwenna Banks, the gripping Down Cemetery Road features Golden Globe-winning Ruth Wilson as Sarah Tucker. Obsessed with finding a child who disappears in the aftermath of an explosion in her quiet Oxford suburb, she teams up with no-nonsense private investigator Zoë Boehm (Emma Thompson) to uncover a life-threatening conspiracy that leads all the way to the hallowed halls of Westminster. Reminiscent of Luther and Ludwig, the thrilling Down Cemetery Road is one-to-watch if you love a British crime drama.
The Wolves Always Come At Night (DocPlay, October 30)
Recently announced as Australia’s submission for the Best International Feature Film at the Academy Awards, Gabrielle Brady’s haunting docu-drama The Wolves Always Come At Night documents the turmoil of real-life herders Davaasuren Dagvasuren and Otgonzaya Dashzeveg. Living a nomadic life in rural Mongolia, the young couple are forced to move to Ulaanbaatar and adapt to a new way of life after a seismic storm, fuelled by climate change, ravages their village. Critics say that “Brady’s exploration of the profound trauma caused by physical displacement gets right to the heart of the matter,” so get ready to shed a tear or two.
Pick of the Flicks: Ballad of a Small Player (Netflix, October 29)
Helmed by Oscar-winner Edward Berger (All Quiet on the Western Front, Conclave) and starring Colin Farrell, Ballad of a Small Player is set against the neon haze of Macau and the gluttony of its gargantuan casinos. Farrell plays Lord Doyle, a seedy and sweaty gambler, adrift in the Las Vegas of Asia. When cartoonish Cynthia Blithe (Tilda Swinton) catches-up to him, the bleary-eyed bettor must confront the sins of his past and seek salvation before Macau swallows him whole. This operatic, high-stakes drama has been called “campy and bombastic“ – sure to be a royal flush.
The rest
Netflix
The Asset (October 27)
Physical: Asia (October 28)
Babo: The Haftbefehl Story (October 28)
Nightmares of Nature: Lost in the Jungle (October 28)
Mo Amer: Wild World (October 28)
Selling Sunset S9 (October 29)
Rulers of Fortune (October 29)
Ballad of a Small Player (October 29)
The Witcher S4 (October 30)
Son of a Donkey (October 30)
Amsterdam Empire (October 30)
Juan Gabriel: I Must, I Can, I Will (October 30)
Aileen: Queen of the Serial Killers (October 30)
Breathless S2 (October 31)
Rhythm + Flow France S4 (October 31)
Bad Influencer (October 31)
Home Alone (November 1)
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (November 1)
Home Alone 3 (November 1)
Jack Reacher (November 1)
Shrek (November 1)
Shrek 2 (November 1)
Shrek the Third (November 1)
Shrek Forever After (November 1)
Puss in Boots (November 1)
TVNZ+
Tākaro Tribe S4 (October 27)
Love Island Australia S7 (October 28)
Night Eyes S2 (October 30)
The Fortune Hotel S2 (October 30)
South Seas Spearo S6 (October 30)
The Voice Australia S14 (October 29)
Saltburn (November 1)
Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant (November 1)
The Idea of You (November 1)
Air (November 1)
The Boys in the Boat (November 1)
Educators S4 (November 1)
Winter House S3 (November 1)
Vanderpump Rules S3 (November 1)
The Real Housewives of Beverley Hills S10 (November 1)
My Son Jeffrey: The Dahmer Family Tapes (November 2)
AA Insurance Location, Location, Location, NZ (November 2)
ThreeNow
Playing Gracie Darling (November 2)
MĀORI+
Ahikāroa S7 (October 30)
Neon
IT: Welcome to Derry (October 27)
The Proposal (October 27)
Juno (October 28)
Frances Hodgkins, Anything But A Still Life (October 28)
Romeo and Juliet (October 29)
The Thaw S3 (October 30)
Companion (October 30)
Tenet (October 30)
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (October 30)
Dunkirk (October 30)
Entourage (October 30)
Final Destination (October 30)
Final Destination 2 (October 30)
Final Destination 3 (October 30)
The Final Destination (October 30)
Final Destination 5 (October 30)
The Hangover (October 30)
The Hangover Part II (October 30)
The Hangover Part III (October 30)
Inception (October 30)
Interstellar (October 30)
Magic Mike XXL (October 30)
Magic Mike’s Last Dance (October 30)
Sex and the City (October 30)
Murder Company (October 30)
Dead Man’s Hand (October 31)
500 Days of Summer (November 1)
Are We Officially Dating? (November 1)
Dog Squad S2 (November 1)
Hey Duggee S5B (November 1)
C.B. Strike: Career of Evil (November 1)
C.B. Strike: Lethal White (November 1)
The Serial Killer’s Apprentice (November 1)
The Yogurt Shop Murders (November 1)
A Christmas Mystery (November 1)
A Christmas Story Christmas (November 1)
Holiday Harmony (November 1)
A Hollywood Christmas (November 1)
No Sudden Move (November 1)
There’s No “I” In Threesome (November 1)
Den of Thieves (November 2)
Grace S3 (November 2)
Prime Video
Hazbin Hotel S2 (October 29)
Hedda (October 29)
Agent Cody Banks (November 1)
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (November 1)
Annie Hall (November 1)
Be Cool (November 1)
Get Shorty (November 1)
Child’s Play (November 1)
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (November 1)
Hair (November 1)
Hannibal (November 1)
Hot Pursuit (November 1)
Hot Tub Time Machine (November 1)
Hot Tub Time Machine 2 (November 1)
Jane Austen Wrecked My Life (November 1)
Legally Blonde (November 1)
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde (November 1)
Luther S1-S5 (November 1)
Manhattan (November 1)
Shrek (November 1)
Shrek 2 (November 1)
Stigmata (November 1)
Elf (November 2)
Disney+
Disney Twisted Wonderland: The Animation (October 29)
Star Wars: Visions Vol. 3 (October 29)
Apple TV
Down Cemetery Road (October 29)
Shudder/AMC+/Acorn/HIDIVE
Hell House LLC: Lineage (Shudder, AMC+, October 30)
DocPlay
The Women of Pike River (October 27)
The Wolves Always Come At Night (October 30)
