All New Streaming Shows and Premieres to Catch This Week, Including ‘Star Wars: Visions’

From holiday bake-offs and luxe real estate showdowns to animated underworld musicals and meticulous true-crime deep dives, this week’s premieres span reality, drama, comedy, and docs. Below are streamlined, credit-forward snapshots—what each project is about, who’s involved on camera or behind the scenes, and exactly when and where it turns up—so you can build a sharp watchlist fast.

‘Finding Mr. Christmas’ (2024– )

Season 2 returns Monday, October 27 on Hallmark Channel with Jonathan Bennett hosting holiday-themed acting and improv challenges to identify Hallmark’s next leading man. The competition mixes chemistry reads, screen-test scenes, and festive tasks judged by industry guests. Producers lean into rom-com tone while spotlighting performance versatility. Episodes follow an elimination format that narrows finalists toward a marquee screen test.

‘Baked With Love: Holiday’ (2025– )

Premiering Monday, October 27 on Hallmark Channel, this baking series has home cooks reimagining family recipes as precision bakes with seasonal twists. A panel of pastry pros evaluates technical execution, flavor balance, and decorative craft. Profiles of contestants foreground the heritage behind each dish. The format pairs timed challenges with “showstopper” builds themed to classic holiday motifs.

‘Mo Amer: Wild World’ (2025– )

Debuting Tuesday, October 28 on Netflix, stand-up comic Mo Amer headlines a new hour built around fatherhood, identity, and life on the road. The special weaves long-form stories with quick pivots to travel mishaps and cultural observation. Filmed before a live audience, it spotlights Amer’s act-outs, callbacks, and conversational cadence. Direction favors a clean, intimate stage look that keeps focus on the material.

‘American Monster’ (2016– )

Returning Tuesday, October 28 on Investigation Discovery, this true-crime staple investigates cases where perpetrators masked violence behind ordinary family life. Produced with extensive home-video and interview materials, episodes chart control, escalation, and detection from the victim’s vantage. Reenactments and case files reconstruct timelines and investigative breaks. The series is produced for ID with a documentary unit specializing in long-form crime storytelling.

‘Don’t Date Brandon’ (2025– )

Premiering Tuesday, October 28 on Paramount+, this docuseries follows two ex-wives who launch a podcast to warn others about the man they both married. Episodes track interviews, digital forensics, and expert insights into coercive control and fraud patterns. The podcast-within-the-series structure drives new leads and listener tips. The production frames survivor advocacy and community accountability as central themes.

‘Selling Sunset’ (2019– )

Back Wednesday, October 29 on Netflix, this unscripted series from creator Adam DiVello follows The Oppenheim Group’s Los Angeles agents—led by brokers Jason and Brett Oppenheim—through high-stakes listings and volatile office alliances. Returning figures like Chrishell Stause, Mary Fitzgerald, Emma Hernan, Amanza Smith, Chelsea Lazkani, Bre Tiesi, and Nicole Young drive personal and professional arcs. House tours, negotiations, and brand-building anchor each episode’s structure. Production emphasizes market shifts, marketing strategy, and rivalry management.

‘Star Wars: Visions’ (2021– )

Premiering new shorts Wednesday, October 29 on Disney+, this Lucasfilm anthology invites animation studios to craft original, standalone tales across the galaxy. Filmmakers reinterpret Jedi, Sith, and scoundrel myths with distinct visual languages, musical palettes, and cultural influences. Shorts vary in timeline and tone yet honor core franchise iconography. The project encourages bold stylistic experimentation under a self-contained format.

‘Ten Pound Poms’ (2023–2025)

Landing Wednesday, October 29 on BritBox, this period drama from creator-writer Danny Brocklehurst follows British families lured to 1950s Australia by assisted-passage promises. The ensemble—headlined by Michelle Keegan, Faye Marsay, and Warren Brown—confronts culture shock, labor hardship, and shifting family dynamics. Produced by Eleven, episodes track settlement-camp life, worksite conflicts, and community bonds. Direction across the run includes Ana Kokkinos and Jamie Magnus Stone.

‘Hazbin Hotel’ (2024– )

Returning Wednesday, October 29 on Prime Video, this animated musical comedy from creator Vivienne “VivziePop” Medrano follows Charlie Morningstar as she opens a rehabilitation hotel for demons seeking redemption. Voice leads include Erika Henningsen, Stephanie Beatriz, Blake Roman, and Alex Brightman. Original songs integrate character beats with plot escalation among Overlords and sinners. Expanding mythology explores power hierarchies and uneasy alliances in Hell.

‘Down Cemetery Road’ (2025– )

Premiering Wednesday, October 29 on Apple TV+, this conspiracy-tinged mystery begins with a child’s disappearance after a suburban house explosion in Oxford. A concerned neighbor partners with a private investigator, uncovering secrets that point toward military entanglements. The series adapts elements associated with Mick Herron’s early thriller setup—ordinary people ensnared in opaque operations—into a serialized missing-child case. Episodes balance investigative turns, personal stakes, and institutional cover-ups.

‘About Face’ (2025– )

Debuting Wednesday, October 29 on TLC, this medical docuseries follows reconstructive surgeons who tackle complex facial trauma, congenital differences, and tumor reconstructions. Cases highlight pre-op planning, microvascular techniques, and multi-stage recovery. Patient-centric storytelling tracks functional outcomes alongside cosmetic goals. The series emphasizes surgical teamwork, long-term follow-up, and quality-of-life metrics.

‘The Witcher’ (2019– )

Returning Thursday, October 30 on Netflix, this fantasy epic—developed by showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich from Andrzej Sapkowski’s saga—follows monster hunter Geralt of Rivia as his fate entwines with Yennefer and Ciri. The new season features Liam Hemsworth as Geralt alongside Anya Chalotra and Freya Allan, with Laurence Fishburne joining as Regis. Political upheavals, elder-blood lore, and witcher brotherhood threads converge across the Continent. Production blends swordcraft, practical creature effects, and Slavic-inflected world-building.

‘Amsterdam Empire’ (2025– )

Premiering Thursday, October 30 on Netflix, this crime drama tracks Jack, the notorious founder of the Jackal coffee-shop network, after an affair ignites a scorched-earth war with his wife, Betty. Episodes map rivalries through lawyers, lieutenants, and city power brokers as ownership battles spill across Amsterdam. Family dynamics, money laundering, and political back-channels complicate each move. Flashbacks trace the empire’s rise and vulnerabilities that enemies exploit.

‘Girls Raised In the South’ (2025– )

Debuting Thursday, October 30 on ALLBLK, this coming-of-age drama centers a Memphis friend group whose lives orbit the city’s roller-skating scene. Storylines blend romance, ambition, and neighborhood pressures against rink rivalries and showcase events. Music, fashion, and local traditions are integral to character arcs. The ensemble format emphasizes second chances and community support systems.

‘Murder at the Motel’ (2024– )

Returning Friday, October 31 on A&E, this true-crime series explores homicide cases tied to roadside motels and budget inns. Interviews with families and detectives, along with archival records and reenactments, reconstruct victim timelines and investigative breakthroughs. The transient settings add complexity to witness canvasses and evidence chains. Episodes move from initial 911 calls through prosecutorial strategy and verdicts.

‘Bad Influencer’ (2025– )

Arriving Friday, October 31 on Netflix, this dramedy follows a single mother who counterfeits luxury handbags and, in a bid to escape debt, teams with a self-absorbed influencer to scale the operation. Episodes balance caper mechanics with social-media satire and family stakes. The ensemble cycles through partners, rivals, and online gatekeepers as success draws scrutiny. Character arcs hinge on trust, exposure risks, and the cost of reinvention.

‘Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking’ (2024– )

Season 2 premieres Sunday, November 2 on Food Network, pairing professional bakers who build magical edible showpieces on iconic ’Harry Potter’ sets in England. Judges weigh structure, flavor, and immersive theming under tight clocks. Engineering, storytelling, and patisserie technique intersect in each challenge. The season culminates in cinematic finales designed for spectacle.

‘In the Eye of the Storm’ (2024– )

Returning Sunday, November 2 on Discovery Channel, this docuseries curates first-person accounts and eyewitness footage from inside extreme weather events. Meteorological analysis and rescue perspectives provide scientific and operational context. Episodes reconstruct timelines from warning to aftermath with a focus on decision-making under duress. Preparedness lessons and rare atmospheric collisions are recurring through-lines.

‘Robin Hood’ (2025– )

Premiering Sunday, November 2 on MGM+, this reimagining follows Saxon outlaw Rob and Norman noblewoman Marian as they resist post-Conquest injustice. The series blends heist-style set pieces with court intrigue and class conflict, assembling a modern-minded Merry Men. Character arcs track recruitment, betrayals, and competing loyalties. Production emphasizes period detail, grounded action, and a sharper political lens.

‘I Love LA’ (2025– )

Debuting Sunday, November 2 on HBO, this ensemble drama reunites a long-scattered friend group navigating ambition, creative partnerships, and relationships across Los Angeles. Overlapping timelines and neighborhood-specific stories feed into group reckonings. The show leans on character-driven plotting with workplace and romantic entanglements. Music, food, and scene-specific subcultures function as catalysts for change.

Tell us which of these you’re most excited to watch—and what hooked you—in the comments!