Best TV Shows to Stream this Weekend on Disney+, Including ‘Vampirina: Teenage Vampire’

Here’s a handy, up-to-the-minute guide to new drops and timely picks on Disney+—from fresh premieres to Nat Geo adventures and a couple of essential catalog choices to round out your queue. Release windows below reflect what the weekly roundups flagged for late September and October so you can quickly spot what’s newest and what’s perfect to pair with it this weekend.

‘Vampirina: Teenage Vampire’ (2025– )

A live-action spinoff of ‘Vampirina,’ the series follows teen Vee Hauntley as she leaves Transylvania for a performing-arts boarding school, keeping her vampire identity secret while chasing big musical dreams. It’s developed by Randi Barnes, with Dan Cross and David Hoge as showrunners, and stars Kenzi Richardson alongside Jiwon Lee, Shaun Dixon, Milo Maharlika, and Faith Hedley. The music team draws from contemporary kids-TV composers to anchor performance numbers and school-of-arts setpieces. It debuted on Disney+ on Wednesday, October 15, 2025.

‘Halloween Baking Championship’ (2015– )

This seasonal Food Network competition brings professional bakers into Halloween-themed pre-heats and main heats, culminating in elaborate edible showpieces. Recent seasons have featured host John Henson with judges Carla Hall, Zac Young, and Stephanie Boswell, and past iterations included figures like Ron Ben-Israel and Sherry Yard. Episodes run an hour and lean into haunted-house motifs, slasher homages, and structural chocolate-and-sugar engineering. A new batch hit Disney+ on Saturday, October 11, 2025.

‘Wizards Beyond Waverly Place’ (2024– )

The Disney Branded Television sequel to ‘Wizards of Waverly Place’ continues the Russo family’s story, with David Henrie returning as Justin Russo and Selena Gomez appearing as Alex Russo while both serve as executive producers. Set in Staten Island, the season draws Justin back into wizardry to mentor prodigy Billie and expands Family Wizard Competition lore and modern wizarding rules. It’s developed by Jed Elinoff and Scott Thomas and produced by It’s a Laugh Productions. The new installment landed on Disney+ on Wednesday, October 8, 2025.

‘The Simpsons’ (1989– )

Matt Groening’s long-running animated sitcom continues with new episodes following Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie in Springfield. The principal voice cast includes Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, and Harry Shearer, with the signature theme by Danny Elfman. The series cycles through veteran showrunners and a deep bench of writers and directors while adding frequent guest voices. New episodes for the current cycle were slated for Sunday, September 28, 2025.

‘The Murky Stream’ (2025)

This Korean historical drama (romanized as ‘Takryu’) tracks three intertwined lives in the Joseon era: Si-yool, a man rising from gang enforcer; Choi Eun, a principled merchant; and Jeong-cheon, an aspiring civil servant. Rowoon, Shin Ye-eun, and Park Seo-ham lead the cast, with direction by Choo Chang-min and writing by Chun Sung-il. Produced by NPIO Entertainment and Anew, the show blends action with political intrigue along key trade routes and river hubs. Episodes began arriving Friday, September 26, 2025.

‘Cleopatra’s Final Secret’ (2025)

This National Geographic feature documentary follows archaeologist Kathleen Martínez’s two-decade quest to locate Cleopatra VII’s resting place, centering on work at the Taposiris Magna temple complex on land and underwater. Directed by Alex Kiehl and produced by Robin Daly (Lion Television), the film also tracks maritime explorer Robert Ballard’s investigations of a newly identified sunken port. It collates fresh finds—amphorae, anchors, columns, and polished flooring—while weighing competing scholarly views. The doc premiered Thursday, September 25, 2025.

‘Marvel Zombies’ (2025)

A four-episode animated miniseries set in the alternate timeline introduced by ‘What If…?,’ this entry follows a survivor squad navigating a world where a virus has turned many heroes into the undead. Bryan Andrews directs and serves as showrunner with writer Zeb Wells; executive producers include Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito, Brad Winderbaum, and Dana Vasquez-Eberhardt. The voice cast features Awkwafina, David Harbour, Simu Liu, Elizabeth Olsen, Florence Pugh, Paul Rudd, Wyatt Russell, Hailee Steinfeld, Tessa Thompson, Dominique Thorne, and Iman Vellani. Episodes began rolling out on Wednesday, September 24, 2025.

‘Lost Treasures of Egypt’ (2019– )

This National Geographic docu-series embeds with archaeologists across Egypt as they excavate tombs, temples, and settlements from Pharaonic periods. The English-language narration features Indira Varma, with fieldwork from specialists such as Colleen Darnell and Salima Ikram; directing credits include Mat Stimpson and Gwyn Williams. The production blends on-site discoveries with expert context to show how new evidence resets historical narratives. New episodes were slated for Wednesday, September 24, 2025.

‘What If…?’ (2021– )

This animated anthology reimagines pivotal MCU moments as branch-timelines, establishing the zombie-plagued universe that ‘Marvel Zombies’ now explores. The connection is explicit in the new miniseries’ setup, which picks up narrative threads from the ‘What If… Zombies?!’ episode while expanding the survivor roster and threats. Across runs, the series has used the animated format to test canon-adjacent scenarios and character permutations. It’s the logical companion watch if you’re queuing ‘Marvel Zombies’ this weekend.

‘Wizards of Waverly Place’ (2007–2012)

The original multi-camera comedy that introduced the Russo family remains foundational viewing before ‘Wizards Beyond Waverly Place.’ Created by Todd J. Greenwald, the show established Family Wizard Competition rules, everyday-magic hijinks, and sibling dynamics that the sequel now updates. The new series explicitly continues this canon with David Henrie and Selena Gomez involved behind and in front of the camera. It’s an easy background binge to pair with the latest sequel episode.

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