Best TV Shows to Stream this Weekend on Disney+, Including ‘The Murky Stream’

If you’re settling in for a Disney+ weekend, the platform’s late-September lineup mixes brand-new premieres with fresh episodes and returning staples across drama, animation, documentary, and reality competition. Below are ten titles with the basics you need—what each project is about and who’s making it—drawn from the most recent weekly drops.

The picks prioritize the latest arrivals first, followed by Disney+ originals and then classics or long-running franchises. Each entry includes concise plot and production details—cast, creators, and producers—so you can quickly choose what fits your watchlist.

‘The Murky Stream’ (2025)

This Korean historical drama (romanized as ‘Takryu’) follows three intertwined paths during the Joseon era: Si-yool, a man with a concealed past who rises from Mapo Port gang enforcer; Choi Eun, a principled merchant; and Jeong-cheon, an aspiring civil servant. The series stars Rowoon, Shin Ye-eun, and Park Seo-ham. It’s produced by NPIO Entertainment and Anew for Disney’s Korean slate, with direction by Choo Chang-min and writing by Chun Sung-il.

Set against corruption and shifting power around key trade routes, the story blends action with political intrigue as rival factions collide. The season is structured across nine episodes, with principal filming reported in North Gyeongsang Province locations and the first episodes debuting the week of September 22.

‘Marvel Zombies’ (2025)

Set in an alternate MCU timeline introduced in ‘What If…?’, this four-episode animated miniseries drops survivors into a world overrun by a virus that turned many heroes into the undead. Bryan Andrews serves as director and showrunner, with Zeb Wells writing; executive producers include Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito, Brad Winderbaum, Dana Vasquez-Eberhardt, Zeb Wells, and Bryan Andrews.

The voice cast features Awkwafina, David Harbour, Simu Liu, Elizabeth Olsen, Randall Park, Florence Pugh, Paul Rudd, Wyatt Russell, Hailee Steinfeld, Tessa Thompson, Dominique Thorne, Iman Vellani, and Todd Williams. Animation is by Stellar Creative Lab, continuing the aesthetic of ‘What If…?’, and the series is positioned within Marvel’s Phase Six rollout.

‘Cleopatra’s Final Secret’ (2025)

This National Geographic feature documentary chronicles archaeologist Kathleen Martínez’s two-decade search for the resting place of Cleopatra VII, focusing on land and underwater explorations around the Taposiris Magna temple complex. The film is directed by Alex Kiehl and produced by Robin Daly for Lion Television, with maritime explorer Robert Ballard joining dives to investigate a newly identified sunken port.

The narrative weaves recent finds—amphorae, anchors, columns, and polished flooring—into Martínez’s hypothesis that Cleopatra and Mark Antony could be interred at Taposiris Magna, possibly connected via a long tunnel and offshore harbor. The documentary highlights the survey tech and expert debate that frame the latest evidence.

‘Lost Treasures of Egypt’ (2019– )

This National Geographic docu-series embeds with archaeologists as they excavate tombs, temples, and ancient settlements across Egypt, capturing new discoveries in real time and contextualizing them with on-camera specialists. Indira Varma narrates English-language releases, with fieldwork featuring Egyptologists such as Colleen Darnell and Salima Ikram.

Directors across seasons include Mat Stimpson and Gwyn Williams, with executive producers Neil Laird, Dan Kendall, Carlo Massarella, and Jane McGoldrick. New episodes are slated in the late-September window, continuing the series’ on-site cinematography and expert commentary approach.

‘The Simpsons’ (1989– )

Matt Groening’s long-running animated sitcom returns with the latest episodes following the Simpson family—Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie—in Springfield. Developed with James L. Brooks and Sam Simon, the core voice cast includes Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, and Harry Shearer.

Over its multi-decade run, the series has cycled through showrunners including Al Jean and Matt Selman and features scores of recurring voice performers and guest stars. New installments arrive in late September alongside the show’s extensive back catalog on the service.

‘Electric Bloom’ (2025– )

This music-driven coming-of-age comedy rewinds the origin story of a globally famous pop group as its three members—Posey Parker, Jade, and Tulip Aoki—look back on the day they met in high school and how their friendship became a band. Main cast members include Lumi Pollack, Carmen Sanchez, Ruby Marino, and Nathaniel Buescher. The series was created by Eric Friedman, Alex Fox, and Rachel Lewis, with Friedman serving as showrunner.

Songwriter Diane Warren is an executive producer and penned the theme and many original songs, with Jody Margolin Hahn directing the pilot and also executive producing. The season features guest appearances including Maia Kealoha and Dara Reneé, with mid-September premiere dates in the release window.

‘Top Guns: The Next Generation’ (2025)

This six-part National Geographic docuseries embeds with U.S. Navy and Marine Corps student pilots during the advanced phase of strike-fighter training, documenting bombing runs, carrier landings, and dogfighting drills across six months. It is produced by Rex (a Zinc Media Group label) for National Geographic.

Showrunners Karen Edwards and Chris Parkin lead the series, with Lana Salah as series director and executive producers Tanya Shaw and Simon Raikes. The premiere-week installment in mid-September emphasizes both in-cockpit action and the personal stakes of earning “wings of gold.”

‘LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy – Pieces of the Past’ (2025)

This four-part sequel continues the 2024 ‘LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy’ storyline, sending Sig Greebling and Darth Dev on a reality-bending quest that mixes “Force Building” and “Sith Breaking” with deep cuts from across LEGO Star Wars lore. Returning voice actors include Gaten Matarazzo, Tony Revolori, Bobby Moynihan, Marsai Martin, Michael Cusack, and Ahmed Best, with special appearances by Mark Hamill; newcomers include Dan Stevens, Ashley Eckstein, and Ben Schwartz.

Showrunners Dan Hernandez and Benji Samit develop the new chapters, continuing from their 2024 miniseries leadership; the original run’s directing included Chris Buckley. The follow-up episodes rolled out in the week of September 15.

‘Dancing with the Stars’ (2005– )

The long-running ballroom competition pairs celebrities with professional dancers for weekly routines judged by a panel of experts. The U.S. edition is produced by BBC Studios Los Angeles; in recent seasons, Conrad Green has served as executive producer/showrunner, with judges Derek Hough, Carrie Ann Inaba, and Bruno Tonioli and hosts Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough.

The new cycle begins in mid-September. Couples train on themed weeks across cha-cha, tango, foxtrot, contemporary, and more, with judges’ scores combined with audience votes to determine eliminations on the path to the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy.

‘Tempest’ (2025)

This Korean-language espionage thriller follows a former diplomat and an elite covert operative whose paths collide after a deadly incident threatens to escalate into an international crisis. The narrative entwines negotiations and field operations as the pair track who orchestrated the attack and why.

Across the season, the investigation involves government ministries, private security contractors, and foreign missions, using diplomatic backchannels and tradecraft to piece together a larger conspiracy. The series premiered in the week of September 8.

Tell us which Disney+ picks you’re queuing up this weekend and why in the comments!