New Sci-Fi Movies and Shows To Watch This Week at Home or in Theaters, Including ‘My Hero Academia’

The week ahead is stacked with time-bending experiments, dino-warfare, anime’s climactic battles, and a pair of hallucinatory, alien-fueled misadventures. Below you’ll find quick, useful rundowns of each project—who’s involved, what it’s about, and where/when you can watch—so you can jump straight to what fits your taste.

We focus on concrete details: plots, directors, writers, and principal cast, plus the exact date and platform or service. No filler, no spoilers—just the need-to-know facts for your watchlist.

‘She Loved Blossoms More’ (2025)

Greek filmmaker Yannis Veslemes (also credited as a co-writer and composer) directs this surreal sci-fi/horror tale about three brothers who build an unusual time machine to resurrect their long-dead mother; key creatives include co-writer Dimitris Emmanouilidis, producer Fenia Cossovitsa, cinematographer Christos Karamanis, and editor Yorgos Mavropsaridis. The cast features Panos Papadopoulos, Julio (Giorgos) Katsis, Aris Balis, Sandra Abuelghanam, Alexia Kaltsiki, and Dominique Pinon; the film premiered on the festival circuit, including Tribeca. It arrives on Friday, October 3, 2025, with availability in select theaters and on digital platforms the same day.

Story-wise, the brothers’ experiments spiral as their delusional father reenters the picture, fusing past and present in a grief-saturated “weird wave” nightmare. Production and festival materials list the above creative team and synopsis, with credits records confirming the core cast and crew.

‘My Hero Academia’ (2016–2025)

The long-running anime from studio Bones adapts Kōhei Horikoshi’s manga and follows Izuku “Deku” Midoriya’s path to heroism alongside Class 1-A; chief creative leads include chief director Kenji Nagasaki and director Naomi Nakayama, with series composition by Yōsuke Kuroda and character designs by Yoshihiko Umakoshi. Core cast (JP) features Daiki Yamashita (Deku), Nobuhiko Okamoto (Bakugō), Ayane Sakura (Uraraka), Kenta Miyake (All Might), and others. The new season premieres Saturday, October 4, 2025 on Crunchyroll.

This season covers the Final War/Epilogue arcs and introduces new themes and songs that roll out across early episodes. Creator and staff interviews, along with production notes, highlight intensive voice sessions and continuity planning for the concluding storyline.

‘Primitive War’ (2025)

Luke Sparke directs and co-writes (with author Ethan Pettus) this Australian sci-fi action-horror adaptation of Pettus’s novel, set in 1968 Vietnam, where recon unit Vulture Squad investigates a missing Green Beret platoon and encounters de-extinct dinosaurs. The cast includes Ryan Kwanten (Sgt. Baker), Jeremy Piven (Col. Jericho), Nick Wechsler, Tricia Helfer, Anthony Ingruber, Aaron Glenane, Carlos Sanson Jr., Albert Mwangi, and Adolphus Waylee; creative heads include cinematographer Wade Muller and composer Frederik Wiedmann. It becomes available on VOD/digital on Friday, October 3, 2025.

The official synopsis places the unit deep in an isolated jungle valley where they confront predators from another age. Studio notes, production listings, and cast breakdowns outline the character roster and department leads, giving a clear picture of the film’s creative makeup and tone.

‘Jimmy and Stiggs’ (2024)

Written and directed by Joe Begos, this alien-abduction-meets-all-night-odyssey stars Begos as out-of-work filmmaker Jimmy Lang opposite Matt Mercer as Stiggs Randolph, with producing credits including Begos and Josh Ethier under Channel 83 Films/The Horror Section. The film’s synopsis: after Jimmy claims aliens abducted him, he enlists Stiggs to prepare for their return, plunging the pair into a hallucinatory barrage of creatures, drugs, and carnage; it streams from Tuesday, September 30, 2025, including on Fandango at Home.

Branding emphasizes “Eli Roth Presents,” but the creative authorship and on-screen leads belong to Begos and Mercer, with supporting roles filled by frequent collaborators from the filmmaker’s circle. Credit blocks and production notes list the primary crew departments and confirm Begos’s dual role in front of and behind the camera.

‘Affinity’ (2025)

Directed by Brandon Slagle and distributed by Well Go USA, this sci-fi action feature stars Marko Zaror as Bruno, a PTSD-scarred ex-Navy SEAL who falls for a woman with no past; when she is abducted, he assembles allies—including characters played by Louis Mandylor, Brooke Ence, and Jane Mirro—to take on a conspiracy linked to experimental bio-engineering. The film arrives on digital platforms on Tuesday, September 30, 2025.

Additional casting reported for the project includes Brahim Chab and Ego Mikitas, with production materials pointing to a blend of close-quarters combat and speculative biotech elements. Department heads and distributor information identify the action-forward approach anchored by Zaror’s fight choreography background.

Tell us what you’re queuing up first this week in the comments!