We round up everything coming to streaming services this week, including Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+, Apple TV+, ThreeNow, Neon and TVNZ+.
If you want to cry and laugh a lot: Live and Let Dai (ThreeNow, September 30)
The three part series follows beloved comedian Dai Henwood as he opens up about his mental, physical and spritutal journey after being diagnosed with incurable bowel cancer three years ago. Premiering tonight on Three and available to watch here on ThreeNow, Henwood described the “cathartic, confronting” experience of making the documentary. “This is a chance for New Zealand to see a side of me I very rarely show the public. It is equal parts heavy and light. I am also confident it is the funniest cancer documentary every made.” A must watch.
If you like compelling crime: John Campbell: The Woman at the Bottom of the Stairs (TVNZ+ October 5)
If you like gritty bilingual drama: Ahikāroa (TVNZ+ October 6)
Season six of New Zealand’s longest-running bilingual soap opera comes to TVNZ on October 6, promising even more drama from this eclectic group of urban rangatahi Māori. “The show delves into many kaupapa. Some are gritty, like partying, alcohol, drugs and sex, but Ahikāroa also isn’t afraid to touch on nuanced aspects of te ao Māori, like politics and spirituality,” wrote Tommy De Silva of the show last year. “The longevity of the series is also a testament to the authenticity of Ahikāroa’s telling of the Māori experience.”
If you are sick of the superhero churn: The Franchise (Neon, October 7)
Created Armando Iannucci (The Thick of It, Veep), Sam Mendes (American Beauty) and Jon Brown (Succession), The Franchise is a hectic dramedy about an extremely dysfunctional film set in the midst of shooting the latest generic Hollywood superhero dross. “At the end of the day the question they face is: is this Hollywood’s new dawn or cinema’s last stand?,” the blurb asks. “Is this a dream factory or a chemical plant?” This is guaranteed to be great.
If you like small town 70s drama: Last Days of the Space Age (Disney+, October 2)
Australia has been on a great run of small town dramas recently, and Last Days of the Space Age looks like a worthy addition to the genre. Set in 1979, Chaos hits a tight-knit coastal community in Perth after American Space Station Skylab crashes on the outskirts of town. As if that wasn’t enough, the community is readying itself to host the Miss Universe pageant when a power strike threatens to plunge the region into darkness. Beauty queens? Space stuff? ‘Straya? Say no more.
The rest
Netflix
Miss Peregrine’s House for Peculiar Children (October 1)
Making it in Marbella (October 1)
Sabotage (October 1)
Tim Dillon (October 1)
Toque 12 Eating Inn (October 1)
Love is Blind US S7 (October 2)
Chef’s Table Noodles (October 2)
Unsolved Mysteries V5 (October 2)
The Bad Guys Haunted Heist (October 3)
#OOTD Outfit of the Designer (October 3)
Trouble (October 3)
Anna (October 3)
Heartstopper S3 (October 3)
It’s What’s Inside (October 4)
The Sugar Film (October 4)
CTRL (October 4)
Before Dawn (October 4)
Mr Right (October 4)
The Platform 2 (October 4)
Harta Tahta Raisa (October 4)
The Fabelmans (October 5)
Padu (October 6)
Four Knights of the Apocalypse (October 6)
TVNZ+
The Walking Dead Daryl Dixon (September 30)
Gold Diggers (October 1)
Follow the leader with Jamali Maddix (October 1)
A.P. Bio (October 3)
Hunted UK (October 3)
Milli Vanilli (October 4)
The Voice Australia (October 4)
ThreeNow
Surgeons: At the Edge of Life S5 (October 2)
Four Kings (October 4)
The Golden Bachelorette (October 6)
Married at First Sight UK (October 6)
Neon
Joan (September 30)
Quad Gods (September 30)
Call The Midwife S1-11 (October 1)
DCI Banks S1-5 (October 1)
Madagascar (October 1)
Sanditon S1-3 (October 1)
Brilliant Minds S1 (October 2)
The Piper (October 3)
American Made (October 4)
Logan Lucky (October 4)
Sherwood S1 (October 4)
The Diplomat S1 (October 6)
Trolls (October 5)
The Great Escaper (October 6)
Prime Video
Challengers (Oct 1)
House Of Spoils (Oct 3)
The Legend Of Vox Machina S3 (Oct 3)
The Mummy (Oct 1)
Legally Blonde (Oct 1)
The Amityville Horror (Oct 1)
The Addams Family (Oct 1)
Sherlock Gnomes (Oct 1)
El Diario (Oct 4)
The Tribe (Oct 4)
A Simple Favour (Oct 6)
Disney+
Hold Your Breath (October 3)
Me & MIckey S3 (October 2)
Mickey’s Spooky Stories (October 4)
Incredible Dr Pol: The Grand Finale (October 4)
Movies (ESPN 30 for 30 Films) (October 4)
Free Spirits (October 4)
The Gospel According to Mac (October 4)
The Infinite Race (October 4)
Kings Ransom (October 4)
Playing for the Mob (October 4)
Trojan War (October 4)
Youngstown Boys (October 4)
Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War: Season 3 (October 5)
Apple TV+
Where’s Wanda? (October 2)
CURSES! S2 (October 4)
Hayu
Real Housewives of New York City S15 (October 2)
Acorn/AMC+/Shudder
The Bench S1&2 (Acorn TV, AMC+, September 30)
The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula (Shudder, Oct 1)
Hush (Shudder, Oct 1)
WNUF Halloween Special (Shudder, Oct 1)
The Houses October Built (Shudder, AMC+ Oct 1)
V/H/S/Beyond (Shudder, Oct 4)