Everything Coming to TV and Streaming This Week, Including a New Franchise Horror Show

The television and streaming schedule for the week of October 12 through October 18, 2026, features an extensive roster of programming across broadcast networks, cable channels, and digital services.

Audiences can track new seasons of established reality, medical, and procedural franchises alongside fresh spin-offs and international mystery acquisitions. In addition to returning unscripted series and docudramas, platforms are releasing original documentaries, true-crime investigations, stand-up specials, and seasonal features. The following lineup details every major premiere arriving throughout the week.

‘Below Deck’ (2013)

The thirteenth season of ‘Below Deck’ premieres on Monday, October 12, 2026, on Bravo. The reality series tracks a young and single crew living, navigating romance, and working together aboard a luxury motor yacht during charter season. Department heads and junior deckhands must manage demanding charter guests while catering to high-end hospitality standards in international waters. Over the years, the original series has expanded to encompass multiple spin-offs, including ‘Below Deck Mediterranean’, ‘Below Deck Sailing Yacht’, ‘Below Deck Down Under’, and ‘Below Deck Adventure’.

‘Contraband: Seized at Sea’ (2024)

Season 2 of ‘Contraband: Seized at Sea’ premieres on Monday, October 12, 2026, on Discovery Channel. The docuseries embeds television camera crews directly alongside U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers as they monitor American waterways. The episodes showcase federal agents tracking illicit maritime activity, ranging from established drug cartel networks to civilian party boats returning from the Caribbean. Law enforcement personnel utilize radar surveillance and physical vessel searches to intercept illicit cargo and secure coastal entry points.

‘Free Leonard Peltier’ (2026)

The documentary film ‘Free Leonard Peltier’ premieres worldwide on Monday, October 12, 2026, on Netflix. The production chronicles the decades-long incarceration of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier following his disputed federal conviction in 1977. As Peltier navigates advanced age behind bars, contemporary civil rights attorneys and grass-roots advocates mount legal efforts to secure his release. The documentary details the historical context of the American Indian Movement, the Pine Ridge incident, and the ongoing clemency campaign.

‘Clown Panic’ (2026)

The original documentary ‘Clown Panic’ debuts on Monday, October 12, 2026, exclusively on Hulu. The project examines the widespread phenomenon of creepy clown sightings that swept across American towns and international communities during the 2010s. Through archival news footage, viral online videos, and direct interviews with law enforcement officers, the feature analyzes how digital platforms amplified public anxiety. Cultural commentators and professional clown entertainers also provide perspectives on the intersection of mass hysteria and modern internet folklore.

‘This Is Not a Murder Mystery’ (2025)

The period miniseries ‘This Is Not a Murder Mystery’ premieres in North America on Monday, October 12, 2026, on Acorn TV. Set across the 1930s, the narrative centers on a gathering of notable Surrealist painters, including a young Salvador Dalí and René Magritte, at an English country estate. The artists find themselves confined within the expansive mansion when an unidentified serial killer begins targeting guests. Investigators arrive to examine the crime scenes as the surviving figures attempt to decipher the identity of the culprit before another murder occurs.

‘Ludwig’ (2024)

Season 2 of the British mystery series ‘Ludwig’ premieres on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, on BritBox. The series stars David Mitchell as reclusive puzzle creator John Taylor, who assumes the identity of his identical twin brother, Detective Chief Inspector James Taylor. Following James’s mysterious disappearance, John uses his analytical puzzle-solving acumen to investigate real-world homicides while secretly searching for clues regarding his brother’s whereabouts. The second season follows John deeper into police operations as maintaining his double life becomes increasingly complex.

‘Practical Magic 2’ (2026)

The fantasy drama feature ‘Practical Magic 2’ arrives on digital platforms and Video on Demand on Tuesday, October 13, 2026. Serving as a sequel to the 1998 cinematic adaptation, the story catches up with the Owens family across multiple generations. When an enduring lineage curse threatens to destabilize their lives, the family members must convene and rely on their ancestral witchcraft to survive. The production follows the witches navigating personal relationships while confronting historical grievances and newly emerged supernatural conflicts.

‘Buddy’ (2026)

The independent thriller ‘Buddy’ premieres on Video on Demand platforms on Tuesday, October 13, 2026. The plot centers on a television entertainer who achieves public fame while portraying a friendly unicorn mascot on an educational children’s broadcast. Away from the studio cameras, the performer’s psychological stability deteriorates, giving way to an aggressive and violent private existence. As his concealed behavior begins to surface, those close to the production work to prevent total catastrophe before the truth reaches the public.

‘The Fix’ (2026)

The action thriller ‘The Fix’ debuts on digital platforms and Video on Demand on Tuesday, October 13, 2026. The plot centers on a contingent of discharged former CIA paramilitary contractors displaced following the military withdrawal from Afghanistan. Disillusioned with civilian life and facing financial ruin, the tactical unit organizes an unauthorized covert heist targeting valuable assets inside Tehran. The mission forces the team to navigate foreign intelligence agents, rival mercenary outfits, and internal betrayals to secure their exit.

‘Tyson’ (2026)

The biographical feature ‘Tyson’ premieres on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, on Netflix. The film chronicles the life of Mike Tyson, charting his adolescence in Brownsville, Brooklyn, to his rise as the youngest undisputed heavyweight champion in boxing history. It portrays his disciplined training under Cus D’Amato alongside the controversies, legal battles, and turbulent media scrutiny that shadowed his athletic success. The narrative covers his subsequent imprisonment, his return to the ring, and his ultimate transition into life outside professional sports.

‘Nature’ (1982)

The forty-fifth season of ‘Nature’ premieres on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, on PBS. The long-running wildlife documentary program continues to examine biodiversity, wildlife behavior, and global ecosystems through scientific fieldwork. New episodes spotlight animal species across diverse geographical climates, ranging from the heat of the African savanna to the icy conditions of Antarctica. Field researchers and wildlife cinematographers capture environmental patterns and animal survival strategies utilizing high-definition remote recording technology.

‘Love Is Blind’ (2020)

Season 11 of the unscripted reality series ‘Love Is Blind’ premieres on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, on Netflix. The dating social experiment places single participants in individual audio pods where they communicate without visual contact. Couples must choose whether to accept marriage proposals based entirely on conversational chemistry before meeting face-to-face. Subsequent episodes follow the newly engaged pairs into shared living arrangements and wedding preparations to evaluate if emotional compatibility sustains physical cohabitation.

‘Untold Stories of the ER’ (2004)

Season 14 of the medical documentary series ‘Untold Stories of the E.R.’ premieres on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, on TLC. The program utilizes first-person interviews and dramatic reenactments to recount unusual medical emergencies encountered by frontline hospital physicians. Each segment depicts emergency department doctors navigating rare pathologies, severe traumatic injuries, and chaotic clinical environments. Medical personnel describe the rapid diagnostic decisions and operative procedures necessary to stabilize critically afflicted patients under time constraints.

‘Mike Judge’s Beavis and Butt-Head’ (2022)

Season 4 of ‘Mike Judge’s Beavis and Butt-Head’ premieres on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, on Comedy Central. The revived adult animated series features creator Mike Judge reprising his vocal roles as the two heavy-metal-obsessed teenagers. Episodes follow the pair navigating mundane suburban environments while engaging in destructive antics and nonsensical schemes. In addition to narrative segments, the characters provide running commentary on modern internet video clips and contemporary pop music releases.

‘The Lowdown’ (2025)

The crime comedy-drama series ‘The Lowdown’ returns for its second season on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, on FX. Ethan Hawke stars as citizen journalist Lee Raybon, a self-styled historian whose fixation on uncovering civic wrongdoing leads him into municipal conspiracies. Set throughout Tulsa, Oklahoma, the storyline follows Raybon as his published exposés anger local elites and entangle him with organized crime figures. The second season expands the investigative mystery as Raybon partners with legal defenders and deals with unexpected familial complications.

‘VisionQuest’ (2026)

The Marvel Studios miniseries ‘VisionQuest’ debuts on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, on Disney+. Paul Bettany reprises his role as the synthezoid Vision, who was reassembled as a white-armored android during the events of ‘WandaVision’. The storyline follows the character as he journeys to recover his past memories, emotional connections, and former sense of purpose. Throughout his existential quest across the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Vision confronts previous robotic creations and navigates newly uncovered technical data.

‘Helluva Boss’ (2020)

Season 3 of the adult animated action-comedy ‘Helluva Boss’ premieres on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, on Prime Video. Created by Vivienne Medrano, the storyline centers on Blitz, an imp demon who manages an assassination agency called Immediate Murder Professionals in Hell. Blitz and his mismatched demonic employees accept contracts from deceased clients to execute living targets across the mortal human realm. The third season explores the company’s precarious financial standing, demonic political tensions, and complicated inter-realm interpersonal relationships.

‘Love of Your Life’ (2026)

The romantic drama film ‘Love of Your Life’ premieres on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, on Prime Video. The plot centers on Maya, an ambitious woman whose chance introduction to Charlie sparks an immediate relationship that reorients her life goals. Just as the couple establishes plans for a shared future, an unexpected crisis disrupts their daily existence. Maya is forced to recalibrate her emotional expectations as she builds a completely different reality in the aftermath of their separation.

‘Grey’s Anatomy’ (2005)

The twenty-third season of ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ premieres on Thursday, October 15, 2026, on ABC. The long-running medical drama follows the surgical attending staff, residents, and new interns practicing at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital in Seattle. Doctors confront rare medical conditions and triage trauma patients while balancing personal relationships and hospital governance. Season 23 addresses the operational pressures within the surgical residency program and introduces new clinical trials led by senior faculty members.

‘9-1-1’ (2018)

Season 10 of the first-responder procedural ‘9-1-1’ premieres on Thursday, October 15, 2026, on ABC. The series depicts the professional and personal lives of Los Angeles police officers, emergency dispatchers, and Station 118 firefighters and paramedics. The personnel respond to citywide logistical crises, natural disasters, and unusual civilian emergency calls. In addition to high-intensity rescue missions, the tenth season explores the familial milestones and physical recovery processes of the veteran first responders.

‘The Diplomat’ (2023)

Season 4 of the political thriller series ‘The Diplomat’ premieres on Thursday, October 15, 2026, on Netflix. Keri Russell stars as Kate Wyler, an experienced career diplomat assigned to serve as the United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom amid geopolitical crises. Wyler must diffuse international military standoffs while managing her complex domestic partnership with fellow political operator Hal Wyler. The fourth season follows the ambassador as foreign intelligence conspiracies and changing White House directives complicate bilateral negotiations in London.

‘Crystal Lake’ (2026)

The horror series ‘Crystal Lake’ premieres on Thursday, October 15, 2026, on Peacock. Developed as an official television prequel to the ‘Friday the 13th’ franchise, the series examines the tragic history surrounding the lakeside camp before the rise of Jason Voorhees. The narrative follows a group of young camp counselors and local residents arriving in the isolated community, where mysterious occurrences begin taking place. As tensions rise within the doomed township, dark family secrets and deadly patterns establish the groundwork for the slasher lore.

‘9-1-1: Nashville’ (2025)

Season 2 of ‘9-1-1: Nashville’ premieres on Thursday, October 15, 2026, on ABC. As a regional spin-off of ‘9-1-1’, the procedural drama focuses on the operations of an energetic emergency station in Tennessee. The firehouse is led by a veteran fire captain and former rodeo champion who manages major calls alongside his firefighter son. The second season depicts the team responding to music venue emergencies and extreme rural weather events across Davidson County.

‘Hollywood Arts’ (2026)

The teen comedy series ‘Hollywood Arts’ debuts on Thursday, October 15, 2026, on Netflix. Developed as a spin-off of the Nickelodeon sitcom ‘Victorious’, the series features Daniella Monet reprising her role as Trina Vega. Years after graduation, Trina returns to Hollywood Arts High School to take on an instructional role teaching performing arts to eccentric new students. The show documents her attempts to command the classroom while handling school administrative duties and managing student stage productions.

‘Tulsa King’ (2022)

Season 4 of the mob crime drama ‘Tulsa King’ premieres on Friday, October 16, 2026, on Paramount+. Sylvester Stallone stars as Dwight “The General” Manfredi, an Italian-American mafia capo dispatched to build criminal rackets in Oklahoma after twenty-five years in federal prison. Manfredi assembles an unconventional crew composed of local dispensary owners, ex-convicts, and bartenders to establish control over regional businesses. The fourth season charts escalating conflicts between Dwight’s growing syndicate and entrenched territorial rivals determined to push him out of the state.

‘The Rainmaker’ (2025)

Season 2 of ‘The Rainmaker’ premieres on Friday, October 16, 2026, on USA Network. Adapted from John Grisham’s legal novel, the series follows fledgling attorney Rudy Baylor as he fights against corporate misconduct. Partnering with seasoned paralegal Deck Shifflet and law firm head Bruiser Stone, Baylor challenges well-funded institutional defense teams led by Leo F. Drummond. The second season plunges Baylor into another complex litigation battle involving corporate malfeasance, testing his professional ethics and endurance in the courtroom.

‘Hometown Giants’ (2026)

The sports docuseries ‘Hometown Giants’ premieres on Friday, October 16, 2026, on Prime Video. The unscripted program follows celebrity owners Michael Bublé and Drew Scott as they invest in and operate a major junior hockey franchise. The team has experienced a championship drought dating back to 2007, prompting front-office restructuring and renewed athletic recruitment. Episodes chronicle player training camps, roster negotiations, and community outreach efforts aimed at restoring the club’s competitive stature.

‘Masterplan’ (2026)

The heist drama series ‘Masterplan’ debuts on Friday, October 16, 2026, on Prime Video. A veteran art thief recruits two unrelated specialists to coordinate a break-in at the Louvre Museum in Paris to steal Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa. After the job is underway, the mastermind reveals that the recruits are actually his biological children and estranged siblings. The newfound siblings must put aside familial resentment and coordinate their skills to evade international authorities and complete the theft.

‘Sacrifice’ (2026)

The satirical action-comedy ‘Sacrifice’ premieres on Friday, October 16, 2026, on Netflix. The film centers on a washed-up Hollywood movie star who attends an exclusive high-society charity gala held on a secluded Greek volcanic island. The event turns catastrophic when a radical doomsday cult infiltrates the estate and holds the elite attendees hostage for a ritual sacrifice. To survive the ordeal, the actor must utilize superficial stunts learned on film sets to fight the zealots and rescue the guests.

‘Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald’ (2026)

The biographical documentary ‘Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald’ premieres on Friday, October 16, 2026, on Netflix. The feature explores the life and professional career of Canadian stand-up comedian and ‘Saturday Night Live’ anchor Norm Macdonald. Through archival recordings, unreleased audio, and reflections from fellow comedians, the film evaluates Macdonald’s distinct deadpan timing and comedic philosophy. It covers his tenures in sketch television, his independent film projects, and his private battle with cancer prior to his death in 2021.

‘The Disciple: A Wu-Tang Fable’ (2026)

The musical drama ‘The Disciple’ premieres on Friday, October 16, 2026, on Netflix. The story follows a dedicated hip-hop enthusiast and aspiring producer who manages to enter the close-knit creative circle of the legendary Wu-Tang Clan. As he absorbs the group’s recording techniques, philosophy, and business strategies, he works to prove his musical worth among veteran artists. The film examines the discipline required to master production crafts while balancing personal loyalty with individual artistic ambition.

‘Therapy Done Right’ (2026)

The Argentine dark comedy ‘Therapy Done Right’ premieres on Friday, October 16, 2026, on Netflix. The plot centers on a disillusioned psychoanalyst in Buenos Aires who has abandoned standard therapeutic guidelines and ethical codes. When tasked with helping a prominent author overcome severe writer’s block, the doctor employs intrusive and unorthodox interventions in the writer’s daily life. These escalating boundary crossings disrupt the lives of both men as professional therapy devolves into chaotic codependency.

‘Tenzing’ (2026)

The biographical historical drama ‘Tenzing’ premieres on Friday, October 16, 2026, on Apple TV+. The film depicts the 1953 British Mount Everest expedition led by Colonel John Hunt in the Himalayas. It specifically focuses on the mountaineering partnership between Nepali-Indian Sherpa Tenzing Norgay and New Zealand climber Edmund Hillary. The narrative traces their rigorous ascent through the death zone as they become the first recorded individuals to reach the world’s highest peak.

”Tis the Season for Setups’ (2026)

The romantic comedy ”Tis the Season for Setups’ premieres on Friday, October 16, 2026, on Hallmark Channel. The film centers on an event coordinator and an outdoor ski instructor who cross paths at a winter resort during the holidays. Both individuals conspire to orchestrate romantic opportunities for their respective single parents visiting the mountain retreat. As their matchmaking efforts play out across various seasonal activities, the two organizers begin developing mutual feelings for one another.

‘Holiday Touchdown: A Bears Love Story’ (2026)

The sports-themed romantic film ‘Holiday Touchdown: A Bears Love Story’ premieres on Saturday, October 17, 2026, on Hallmark Channel. The story follows an ambitious freelance reporter who receives an assignment to document a devoted Chicago Bears fan attending her 500th consecutive football game. While reporting on the milestone event, the journalist meets and collaborates with a local firefighter who is connected to the organization. The narrative explores how their shared community commitments and holiday traditions draw the two together leading up to Christmas.

‘Super Scam Me’ (2026)

The investigative documentary special ‘Super Scam Me’ premieres on Saturday, October 17, 2026, on National Geographic. Journalist Mariana van Zeller goes undercover to intentionally position herself as a target for international romance scam operations. The production documents the psychological grooming tactics, fake identities, and financial extraction methods used by organized scam syndicates. Law enforcement experts and cybercrime investigators provide context regarding how digital extortion rings operate across global borders.

‘The Gold’ (2023)

Season 2 of the British crime drama series ‘The Gold’ premieres in the United States on Sunday, October 18, 2026, on PBS. The narrative is inspired by the real-life 1983 Brink’s-Mat robbery, in which six armed men stole twenty-six million pounds worth of gold bullion from a London airport warehouse. Following the initial theft, Detective Chief Inspector Brian Boyce and a dedicated Scotland Yard task force work to dismantle the criminal laundering network. The second season dramatizes international money laundering routes and the broader economic corruption uncovered as the stolen bullion entered circulation.

‘Maigret’ (2025)

Season 2 of the detective drama series ‘Maigret’ premieres on Sunday, October 18, 2026, on PBS. The procedural follows Chief Inspector Jules Maigret as he leads La Crim, the brigade dedicated to investigating serious offenses across Paris. Maigret applies psychological insight and methodic interrogation techniques to untangle complex homicide cases throughout the French capital. The second season features the investigator confronting organized crime networks and intricate societal scandals throughout Parisian neighborhoods.

‘Mr. & Mrs. Christmas’ (2026)

The holiday romance film ‘Mr. & Mrs. Christmas’ premieres on Sunday, October 18, 2026, on Hallmark Channel. The story centers on a single father and professional holiday display designer who undertakes a project to revive a struggling small-town Christmas market. He collaborates on the revitalization project with a pragmatic town accountant assigned to manage municipal expenditures. As they coordinate community vendors and construct holiday displays, their working partnership helps the father’s family establish new seasonal traditions.

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