8 Best New Movies & Shows to Stream

The first weekend of fall is here — and theaters and streaming platforms know it.

This weekend, Sept. 6-7, we’re kicking off spooky season with the best that autumn has to offer: horror, network shows and sitcoms.

In theaters, an iconic franchise is releasing its last installment and it’s sure to be one that’ll stick in your memory forever (and may creep up on you in your nightmares — don’t say we didn’t warn you!).

Meanwhile, Netflix is finishing up its release of one of its biggest shows of all time, and Peacock has a fun new spinoff of a legendary sitcom.

And there’s more! Here’s a list of the eight best new movies and shows to watch this weekend and where to stream them.

The Conjuring: Last Rites

Everyone’s favorite demon hunters (if that’s a thing?) are back on the big screen in the final installment of the iconic horror franchise The Conjuring.

This time, Ed (Patrick Wilson) and Lorraine Warren’s (Vera Farmiga) services are called in by the Smurl family, who claim their home is being haunted by violent demons. Based on the true story of the real Jack and Janet Smurl, who moved themselves and their kids into the duplex in West Pittston, Pa., in 1976, The Conjuring: Last Rites tells the story of one of the Warrens’ most infamous cases.

The Conjuring: Last Rites releases in theaters Sept. 5.

Wednesday season 2 part 2

You can try to keep her down, but the serial killer-obsessed, ever-curious and always-brooding Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega) will always pop right back up.

The harrowing antihero’s story wraps up in part 2 of season 2 as Netflix rolled out the final four episodes on Sept. 3. Apart from a welcome reprisal of Gwendoline Christie in her role as Principal Weems, the second installment features a number of special guests … including the Mother Monster, Lady Gaga, herself.

Watch season 2 of Wednesday on Netflix.

The Paper

It’s been over a decade since we said goodbye to Dunder Mifflin and its beloved employees in The Office, and now, another office comedy is ready to carry on the mantle.

A new spinoff, The Paper, hit the small screen this week, starring Domhnall Gleeson as the head of a troubled paper in the Midwest who attempts to corral his reporters to revive the art of local print journalism. And one former Dunder Mifflin employee is making his comeback …

Watch season 1 of The Paper on Peacock.

Task

Mark Ruffalo specializes in playing sad, wronged men and here he takes it to the next level as Tom, who’s assigned to creating an FBI task force that’ll look into a string of robberies helmed by an unsuspecting family man (Tom Pelphrey).

However, like many of HBO Max shows’ leads, he has his own secret to hide, and asks himself in the trailer, “You ever done something you can’t be forgiven for?”

Watch Task on Sunday, Sept. 7 at 9 p.m. ET on HBO and HBO Max.

NCIS: Tony & Ziva

Nearly 20 years after its debut, NCIS has even more to give. The latest spinoff, NCIS: Tony & Ziva, dives into — as you may have guessed — the lives of Tony and Ziva as they learn how to co-parent together and adjust to their new normal.

However, when they are framed for a major cybersecurity attack, the former couple become fugitives of Interpol and must work together to get out of that mess — and stay alive.

Watch NCIS: Tony & Ziva on Paramount+.

Highest 2 Lowest

If you’re like us and can’t stop watching the plethora of interviews between Denzel Washington and Rihanna‘s boyfriend (er, sorry — A$AP Rocky), you’ll be happy to know you can take your passion for that friendship and watch their dynamic unfold onscreen in Spike Lee‘s Highest 2 Lowest.

When David’s (Washington) son is held for ransom by Yung Felony (Rocky), the music mogul takes matters into his own hands to fight for his family.

Watch Highest 2 Lowest on Apple TV+.

Dish It Out

You know and love Gordon Ramsay, but did you know his kid is coming for his gig? Introducing Tilly Ramsay, Gordon’s 23-year-old daughter, who you may already know from her social media.

Now, Tilly is taking the reins and learning to make her own family dishes and new recipes with the help of celebrity guests — and her father, of course.

Watch Dish It Out on Prime Video.

Blood & Myth

In 2012, budding actor Teddy Kyle Smith disappeared after his mom was found dead. Then, he was chased in a manhunt after he was accused of shooting two men.

Two years later, the Alaskan native was found guilty of two counts of first-degree attempted murder, among other charges, and was sentenced to 99 years in prison. His motive? Sinister “little people” from Iñupiaq folklore, known as Iñukuns, allegedly made him do it, he claimed.

Watch Blood & Myth on Hulu.