What to Watch This Week in the US

A Matthew Perry docuseries, Parker Posey's mob-movie reality show, Apple's Nocturne and Peacock's Minions & Monsters lead the week before Halloween.

By Editorial Team October 25, 2026 4 min read

Photo: Netflix

Halloween week in the US is heavier on true stories and reality than on horror. Netflix has a three-part docuseries about Matthew Perry, Hulu has Parker Posey running a mob-movie reality competition, Apple TV launches the serial-killer drama Nocturne and Peacock adds Minions & Monsters. HBO Max has two new originals, and Prime Video has a pair of international films.

The lead pick: The One About Matthew Perry (Netflix, Tuesday 27 October)

Netflix describes The One About Matthew Perry as the first in-depth documentary about the Friends star. The three-part series is directed by Emmy winner Mary Robertson for Maxine Productions, part of Sony Pictures Television, and Netflix says it is told by the people who knew Perry best, drawing on unreleased family photos and videos.

The participants include his sister Mia Perry Bowick, his friend of more than 40 years Roger Castillo, actor and longtime friend David Pressman, and Warren Littlefield, the former NBC Entertainment president who greenlit Friends. Netflix also lists Kevin Pollak, The Whole Nine Yards director Jonathan Lynn and E. Martin Estrada, the former US attorney who led the prosecution connected to Perry’s death. Netflix says the series traces his path from rising comedic star to beloved figure, including his private struggles.

Image from The One About Matthew Perry — In pictures 3

More on Netflix

Thursday 29 October: You, Me, Us, an Italian comedy from Daniele Luchetti starring Elio Germano and Maria Chiara Giannetta as a couple whose differences surface when they try to adopt.
Friday 30 October: SCTV: The Greatest Show You’ve Never Heard Of, Jason Hehir’s documentary on the Canadian sketch series; A Couple of Lies, a Swedish psychological thriller with Frida Gustavsson, Fares Fares and Emma Appleton; Collision Course, Daniel Sánchez Arévalo’s Madrid bank-heist thriller; and Dead-End Job, a Korean mystery-horror series starring Lee Jae-wook.

Hulu

The Mob premieres on Hulu on Monday 26 October. Parker Posey hosts and executive produces the reality competition, in which celebrities at an Italian villa take on jobs inspired by mob movies to avoid elimination, with up to US$250,000 in cash prizes at stake. Hulu says a chosen “don” decides who stays, who gets paid and who goes. Apollo Has Fallen arrives the same day.

FX‘s The Drop: A Snowfall Saga ends its season on Tuesday 27 October, and American Horror Story: 13 closes with its finale episodes on Thursday 29 October. Marvel Television’s VisionQuest continues on Disney+ on Wednesday 28 October.

HBO Max

HBO’s documentary Kordell Stewart: Slash & Burn premieres on Tuesday 27 October. On Thursday 29 October, HBO Max adds Cannibal Poet, listed by Warner Bros. Discovery as an HBO Original series. The A24 film The Invite arrived on Friday 23 October for anyone catching up.

Peacock

Peacock’s exclusive Minions & Monsters arrives on Wednesday 28 October. Earlier in the week, the film 1992 lands on Monday 26 October, and The Real Housewives of Orange County ends its 20th season on Friday 30 October.

Prime Video and Apple TV

Prime Video’s Drive, a German-language romance about a mechanic posing as a racing star’s fiancée, streams worldwide from Wednesday 28 October. Apocalypse Z: New World, the Spanish zombie sequel directed by Carles Torrens, is listed for Saturday 31 October in Amazon’s US October schedule; Amazon’s announcement gives 30 October.

Apple TV’s Nocturne debuts on Friday 30 October with two episodes, then new episodes weekly through 25 December. Liev Schreiber stars as a former soldier turned homicide detective, Zazie Beetz as an FBI agent and Stephen Graham as the serial killer Jurek Walter, in an adaptation of Lars Kepler’s The Sandman.

Next week on Paramount+

Paramount+ has no new premiere dated for this week. It Gets Worse, a six-episode A24 comedy created by and starring Leo Reich, is set for Friday 6 November.

Where to watch

The Mob: Hulu · US · Monday 26 October
The One About Matthew Perry: Netflix · US · Tuesday 27 October
Kordell Stewart: Slash & Burn: HBO Max · US · Tuesday 27 October
Minions & Monsters: Peacock · US · Wednesday 28 October
Drive: Prime Video · US · Wednesday 28 October
Cannibal Poet: HBO Max · US · Thursday 29 October
You, Me, Us: Netflix · US · Thursday 29 October
Nocturne: Apple TV · US · Friday 30 October, then Fridays
SCTV: The Greatest Show You’ve Never Heard Of, A Couple of Lies, Collision Course, Dead-End Job: Netflix · US · Friday 30 October
Apocalypse Z: New World: Prime Video · US · Saturday 31 October