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New to streaming: what to watch on Netflix NZ, Neon and other platforms this week

What are you going to watch this week? This week we’ve rounded up everything coming to streaming services including Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+, Apple TV+, ThreeNow, Neon and TVNZ+.

Important people

Chemistry Lessons (on AppleTV+ October 13)

Chemistry Lessons is an incredibly popular 2022 book about Elisabeth Zott, an unflappable chemist who resists the patriarchal norms of the world around her. After being rejected from lab work, she creates a TV show about the chemistry of cooking. The book had all the ingredients (ha ha, get it?) of a bestseller: clear writing, outspoken feminism, lots of quirky capital-C characters (including a troublesome dog). Will a TV show starring Brie Larson as Elizabeth have the same exciting alchemy? / Shanti Mathias

Goosebumps (on Disney+ October 13)

Between 1992 and 1997, R. L. Stine published more than 60 Goosebumps novels, about one per month. Even the guy from Captain Underpants or the guy from Treehouse can’t compare to this. Kids today probably don’t know that Goosebumps was once a book series, but they may be familiar with it as a Hollywood intellectual property that gets remade every few years. The latest series is directed by the same guy who directed the 2015 film version, and takes the franchise in a darker, more teen direction, more “inspired by” than “based on” the source material. / Calum Henderson

Special Ops: Lioness (on Prime Video October 13)

In this spy thriller, Joe (Zoe Saldana), a CIA field officer assigned to the Lioness program, tries to balance her personal and professional life while fighting the war on terrorism. She recruits Cruz (Leisla De Oliveira) to go undercover with her to befriend the daughter of a terrorist financier on the CIA hit list. Forward Nicole Kidman also stars in this Taylor Sheridan Yellowstone spy thriller. / Sam Brooks

Celebrities

The Fall of the House of Usher (on Netflix October 12)

Mike Flanagan has helmed an impeccable run of Netflix horror greats (The Haunting of Hill House, The Haunting of Bly Manor, Midnight Mass and The Midnight Club) and rounds out the quintalogy with a loose adaptation of the Edgar Allan Poe story of the same name. Name. This adaptation seems pretty loose – focusing on a corrupt pharmaceutical company CEO who is forced to confront his actions when his children start dying in cruel and mysterious ways. Bruce Greenwood plays the CEO, who is supported by Carla Gugino, Mary McDonnell and Carl Lumbly. / SB

Frasier (rebooted on TVNZ+ from 13 October)

The biggest news I’ve heard about this reboot is that, oh, Frasier is wearing jeans! In this series, Fraser (Kelsey Grammar, of course) returns to his hometown of Boston for the “third act” of his life. However, it doesn’t see nearly all of Frasier’s original cast returning, which might leave you wondering why it’s even done. But hey, if what you want in 2023 is a continuation of a sitcom that ended two decades ago, here’s Frasier. / SB

Big Vape: The Rise and Fall of Juul (on Netflix October 11)

Exactly what we need: a documentary about vaping! Director R.J. Cutler (Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry and Belushi) talks about how this e-cigarette startup grew into a multibillion-dollar company before Covid-19 cut its ambitions off at its knees. He also promises to talk about the history of vaping in general, how Yule’s original goals were to destroy Big Tobacco, but he ended up being consumed by the beast. / SB

Movies

Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (on Neon October 12)

If you liked Guardians of the Galaxy, you’ll love Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves – it’s cut from the same cloth as the Marvel franchise, albeit in a medieval fantasy setting. Both have great tunes, stellar casts, and combine comedy and fantasy in an easy to watch and enjoyable package. The multi-layered humor makes this movie perfect for watching with kids and for having a good laugh at jokes that kids don’t understand. I expected the D&D movie to suck, but it pleasantly surprised me – maybe it will do the same to you!/ Tommy de Silva

Nightcrawler (on TVNZ+ from 12 October)

In this wildly unlikely film, a thief realizes he can make more money through photojournalism than through petty crime. Fantasy, am I right? In all seriousness, this harrowing film directed by Dan Gilroy and starring two exceptional actors in Jake Gyllenhaal and Rene Russo is a grim indictment of the state of modern journalism and the now seemingly inextricable link between news and consumer demand. / SB

Funeral (on Prime Video October 13)

Based on a 1999 New Yorker article of the same name, The Burial is the suit of financially troubled funeral home owner Jeremy Joseph O’Keefe (a classically irascible Tommy Lee Jones) against the Loewen funeral company, headed by unconventional personal injury lawyer Willie. E. Gary (Jamie Foxx), which ended with a crazy $500 million jury verdict. A good legal drama never goes to waste, and this one feels especially wacky. / SB

Netflix

October 9

Stuck with mother in law

October 10

DI4RIES: Season 2: Part 1

Last Man Standing: Season 2

October 11

Pact of silence

Once Upon a Star

Big Vape: The Rise and Fall of Yule

October 12

Fall of the House of Usher

Good night

October 13

Ijogbon

Conference

October 15

Camp Courage

Revenge

Neon

October 9

Only the brave

October 10

Blues Brothers

Brother Blues 2000

October 11

I love mama’s boy

Irrational

Marlon Wayans: God loves me

October 12

Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

October 13

Snow White and the Huntsman

Hunter: Winter’s War

October 14

The Spy Next Door

October 15

Schindler’s list

TVNZ+

October 9

My Mad Diary: Seasons 1–3

October 10

Cleaner: Seasons 1–2

Floribama murders

October 11

Wolf

October 12

Fraser

October 13

Junior: Seasons 1–7

October 14

Mister Mercedes: Season 1-3

Pumping Iron (1977)

Ouija

Threenow

October 9

Mad Men: Seasons 1–7

October 11

Welcome to Fletch: Seasons 1–2

Disney+

October 11

4 ever

Nothing

Chibi’s Little Tales: Season 3

Me and Mickey: Season 2

October 13

Goosebumps

Sound of police

Prime Video

October 9

One Shot: Overtime Elite

October 10

Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Imagination

October 11

Awareness

October 12

In my mother’s skin

Dirt, sweat and tears: Premiership Rugby Season 1

Jumanji (1995)

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

October 13

Special Forces: Lioness

Funeral

Everybody loves diamonds

Jigen Daisuke

Dark Harvest

Pantheon: Seasons 1–2

Apple TV+

October 13

Chemistry lessons

AMC+

October 11

Cooper’s Bar

October 12

True Crime Story: Civil Detective

Acorn

October 9

Harry Wilde: Season 2

shudder

October 9

Dog soldiers

Night of fear

Walk

October 13

Creepshow

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