8 New TV Shows to Watch This Weekend on Netflix, HBO, and Apple TV

As we prepare for the influx of TV shows coming in November, including major releases like The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, several noteworthy entries arrive this week to keep you occupied while you wait.

For genre lovers, Apple TV offers Nocturne, a crime drama series starring Stephen Graham, the star and co-creator of Adolescence. Viewers also get the second season of Dexter: Resurrection, continuing the story of serial killer Dexter Morgan with Michael C. Hall reprising his role. Balaraw: Blood Island caps things off as a horror series exploring terrifying Filipino folk tales.

Other noteworthy additions include The Gilded Age, HBO’s hit series written by Julian Fellowes, the creator of Downton Abbey. His series swaps the United Kingdom for the United States, following different families in New York City during the late 1800s economic boom of the Gilded Age.

Reality television and documentary fans have a few picks too, including The Mob, a new reality competition series hoping to cash in on the popularity of The Traitors, and The One About Matthew Perry, a three-part documentary exploring the late actor’s life and struggles through the lens of his time on the set of Friends.

1. Nocturne

• Available on Apple TV+
• Genre: Crime thriller
• Episode count: 10
• Cast: Stephen Graham, Zazie Beets, Liev Schreiber

Based on Lars Kepler’s crime novels and riffing on The Silence of the Lambs, Nocturne follows retired homicide detective Jonah Lynn (Liev Schreiber). He comes out of retirement when a young boy thought to be dead reappears. Lynn reopens the case to find the boy’s missing sister, while his young protégé Saga Bauer (Zazie Beets) tries to extract answers from Jurek Walter (Stephen Graham), the imprisoned serial killer suspected of killing the siblings.

Per our Polygon review:

In Nocturne, the devil is, of course, Jurek. Much like Mads Mikkelsen reimagined Hannibal Lecter as a sophisticated, highly intelligent cannibal serial killer rather than a lunatic, Graham does the same with Jurek, making him feel like Hannibal the Cannibal’s twin. Jurek is smaller and more muscular to fit Graham’s frame, but in retrospect, neither detail matters — Jurek’s presence, felt even when he is absent, is what counts. Graham more than delivers. With every tilt of his head or high-pitched chuckle, you’re left feeling as though someone just walked over your grave.

2. Dexter: Resurrection

• Available on Paramount plus
• Genre: Crime thriller
• Episode count: 10
• Cast: Michael C. Hall, Brian Cox, Gabriel Luna

Dexter: Resurrection is the latest iteration of Dexter Morgan’s story (Michael C. Hall), following the original award-winning series, a prequel titled Dexter: Original Sin, and a sequel titled Dexter: New Blood. Resurrection picks up after Dexter is shot by his son Harrison, following him to New York City where he tries to reconnect with his son. Meanwhile, his former co-worker Detective Bautista begins to track him down. The second season follows Dexter as he navigates a new batch of serial killers and a mid-life crisis.

Per our Polygon season 1 coverage:

By the end of Dexter: Resurrection, pretty much all these characters are dead (only one other member of the serial killer group, played by Eric Stonestreet, manages to survive). It’s a somewhat unsatisfying conclusion for anyone who expected Dexter to face off against a true adversary but instead watched him slice through a buffet a sub-par rivals. However, there’s a chance this could all be corrected in a follow-up season.

3. The Mob

• Available on Hulu
• Genre: Reality TV
• Episode count: 8
• Cast: Parker Posey, Harry Jowsey, Debi Mazer

The Mob is a celebrity reality competition show hosted by Parker Posey. The series follows celebrity contestants in an Italian villa as they live out mob fantasies and compete for up to $250,000 in cash prizes.

4. The Gilded Age

• Available on HBO
• Genre: Drama
• Episode count:
• Cast: Carrie Coon, Louisa Jacobson, Morgan Spector

The Gilded Age fills HBO’s Sunday nighttime slot. Set in late 1800s New York at the start of the Gilded Age, the series explores the clash between old money and new rich industrialists. Season 4 picks up six months after the third season, with Bertha Russell (Carrie Coon) continuing her climb through New York society.

5. Balaraw: Blood Island

• Available on Netflix
• Genre: Horror
• Episode count: 6
• Cast: Janine Gutierrez, Charlie Dizon, Agot Isidro

After her mother disappears, a young woman named Sabina (Janine Gutierrez) spends four years searching for answers about what went wrong. As her life falls apart, she experiences a breakthrough and travels to a remote island potentially connected to her missing mother. There, she discovers a strange community.

6. A Couple of Lies

• Available on Netflix
• Genre: Psychological thriller
• Episode count: 4
• Cast: Emma Appleton, Fares Fares, Frida Gustavsson

This Swedish series follows two struggling married couples who arrange an online home swap between Stockholm and Sicily to mend their relationships. Once they arrive at their vacation homes, the peaceful getaway they envisioned transforms as they discover their new homes are tapped and that they are being monitored.

7. The One About Matthew Perry

• Available on Netflix
• Genre: Documentary
• Episode count: 3
• Cast: Mary Robertson, Matthew Perry, Mia Perry Bowick

Netflix’s documentary series explores the life and career of Matthew Perry, who died in 2023 after struggling with addiction for most of his life. The documentary features interviews with his half-sister, close friends, and members of his recovery community. It does not feature interviews or involvement from any of Perry’s Friends cast members.

8. Dead End Job

• Available on Netflix
• Genre: Horror/Fantasy
• Episode count: 8
• Cast: Lee Jae-wook, Go Min-si, Kim Min-ha

Dead-End Job blends fantasy, horror, and mystery. The show follows a young man drowning in debt who turns to the Spider Staffing Agency for secretive, strange part-time jobs that pay very well. The catch is that the gig involves monsters, ghosts, and unexplainable dangers.

Source: Polygon