8 New TV Shows To Watch This Weekend on Netflix, HBO, and Disney (October 2-4)
Streaming platforms unveil new films and series this weekend, including adaptations of classic novels, legal dramas, and animated remakes, alongside fresh installments in established franchises.
Tom Cruise stars in the new film Digger, while Robert Pattinson headlines Primetime, and Avengers Endgame: Encore adds four minutes of new footage ahead of Avengers: Doomsday. These theatrical releases join weekend streaming options, offering viewers a mix of action, drama, and franchise expansion. The additions provide audiences with both cinematic and small-screen choices to fit varied viewing preferences.
Zoe Kazan’s adaptation of East of Eden debuts, starring Florence Pugh as Cathy Ames in a retelling of John Steinbeck’s novel. Kazan’s personal connection to the material stems from her grandfather Elia Kazan’s 1955 adaptation, which starred James Dean. The series reimagines the Cain and Abel myth across generations and two families, the Hamiltons and the Trasks, with Kazan emphasizing its epic and intimate scope.
HBO’s legal anthology drama War premieres, developed by George Kay and starring Dominic West and Sienna Miller as a divorcing tech billionaire and his actress wife. The series, already renewed for two seasons, follows different cases each year, with season one centering on a contentious divorce sparked by a honeytrap scheme orchestrated by Carla Duval.
Animation takes center stage with Get Jiro! premiering on Toonami and HBO Max, and the Ranma ½ remake returning for its third season on Netflix. Get Jiro! adapts Anthony Bourdain’s graphic novel, blending original humor with Bourdain’s absurd world of warring gourmet factions, while Ranma ½ continues the story of a martial artist who transforms between genders upon contact with water.