Netflix, Hulu, Amazon & Max to Add 47 New Titles This Weekend – Here’s the 4 Most Interesting

By Phillip Swann
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This weekend (October 3-6, 2024), Netflix, Hulu, Amazon’s Prime Video and Max will add 47 TV shows and movies to their lineups. Here’s the four most interesting, in my humble opinion.

Salem’s Lot (2024) (Max Original)
Lewis Pullman stars as Ben Mears, an author who returns to his childhood home in search of inspiration. However, instead of a muse, he discovers a vampire who is preying upon the town. Based on the Stephen King novel, the film was originally scheduled to be released in 2022 but suffered some Covid-related production delays. The actors’ strike in 2023 caused yet another delay but it will finally get its showcase when it debuts on Max on Thursday, October 3.

FACEOFF: Inside the NHL – Amazon’s Prime Video
To help drop the puck on Friday’s NHL regular season opener, Amazon will premiere a six-episode documentary on some of the best players in the game including Boston’s David Pastrnak and Jeremy Swayman, Colorado’s Gabriel Landeskog, Edmonton’s Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and Zach Hyman, among others. The show is promising unprecedented access to the players behind the scenes and on the ice. Debuts Friday, October 4 on Amazon’s Prime Video.

Hold Your Breath (2024) – Hulu 
Sarah Paulson stars as a 1930s era Mom in the Oklahoma dust bowl who becomes convinced a sinister force is causing illness to her daughters and others. Few actresses play horror better than Paulson which alone makes this one of the weekend’s most interesting titles. Debuts on Hulu on Thursday, October 3.

The Franchise, season one (HBO Original) – Max
Himesh Patel and Aya Cash star in this Jon Brown-led satire of how superhero movies get made. I love the premise — what can be more pretentious than a superhero movie and thus worthy of satire? — and showrunner Brown was a writer on HBO’s brilliant Succession series and The Veep. Sounds good. Debuts on Max and HBO on Friday, October 4.

Complete List of New Titles Coming to Netflix, Hulu, Peacock, and Max This Weekend:

Netflix
Thursday, October 3
The Bad Guys: Haunted Heist — Netflix Family
Blue Box — Netflix Anime
Heartstopper: Season 3 — Netflix Series
Trouble — Netflix Film

Friday, October 4
The Amazing Digital Circus: Season 1 (episodes 1-3)
CTRL — Netflix Film
It’s What’s Inside — Netflix Film
The Platform 2 — Netflix Film
S.W.A.T.: Season 7

Saturday, October 5
Ranma1/2 — Netflix Anime

Hulu
Thursday, October 3
Hold Your Breath Film Premiere
Witches: Truth Behind the Trials Series Premiere
Dan Da Dan Series Premiere (SUBBED & DUBBED)
Killer Cases Complete Season 5

Friday, October 4
Blood for Dust (2023)

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Saturday, October 5
American Justice Complete Seasons 15 and 16
American Murder House Complete Season 1
American Restoration Complete Seasons 2 and 3
The Bermuda Triangle: Into Cursed Waters Complete Season 2
Billy the Exterminator Complete Seasons 2 and 3

Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Season 3 Premiere (SUBBED)
Cajun Pawn Stars Complete Season 1
Casey Anthony’s Parents Speak Complete Season 1
Demon Lord, Retry! R Season Premiere (SUBBED)
Escaping Evil: My Life in a Cult Complete Season 1

First Blood Complete Season 1
Get Swank’d Complete Season 1
Invisible Monsters: Serial Killers in America Complete Season 1
Manhunters: Fugitive Task Force Complete Seasons 1 and 2
Swamp Mysteries Complete Season 2
Wahlburgers Complete Seasons 8 and 9

Max
Thursday, October 3
Expedition Bigfoot, Season 5 (Discovery)
Expedition X, Season 8 (Discovery)
Gremlins: The Wild Batch, Season 2 (Max Original)
Las Bravas F.C., Season 2 (Max Original)
Salem’s Lot (2024) (Max Original)
Velma: This Halloween Needs To Be More Special! (Max Original)

Friday, October 4
Have I Got News for You (CNN)
The Franchise, Season 1 (HBO Original)

Amazon’s Prime Video
Thursday, October 3
The Legend of Vox Machina S3
House of Spoils
Thursday Night Football: Tampa Bay at Atlanta (coverage starts at 7 p.m. ET)

Friday, October 4
Face Off: Inside the NHL
ONE Fight Night on Prime Video
Barbershop: The Next Cut
The Boogeyman
The Diary

Also look for new episodes of The Old Man on Hulu, The Penguin on Max, Tulsa King on Paramount Plus and Fight Night on Peacock.

The TV Answer Man is veteran journalist Phillip Swann who has covered the TV technology scene for more than three decades. He will report on the latest news and answer your questions regarding new devices and services that are changing the way you watch television. See the bio for Phillip Swann here.