‘Loot’ and All the Other TV Shows Coming to Peacock, Disney+ & Apple TV+ This Week

The week of October 13–19 brings a neat mix of true-crime dramatizations, returning comedies, reality show chaos and music-driven YA fare to your favorite streamers. Whether you’re into glossy docuseries pulled from real Hollywood scandals, a new take on a notorious criminal case, or a five-part deep dive into one of cinema’s greatest directors, there’s a lot to fit into your queue.

Below, we’ve rounded up what’s landing on Peacock, Disney+, and Apple TV+ this week, with quick primers on plots, cast and creative teams. Dates and services are included once for each pick so you can plan your viewing without spoilers or filler.

‘Anatomy of Lies’ (2024)

This docuseries examines former ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ writer Elisabeth Finch, whose fabricated personal tragedies—ranging from a cancer diagnosis to family trauma—bled into the storylines she pitched in writers’ rooms. Directors Evgenia Peretz and David Schisgall build the series around interviews and reporting that trace how Finch’s tales took hold in Hollywood and how colleagues and loved ones untangled fact from fiction. The production draws on Peretz’s earlier investigative work and features first-hand accounts from people who worked with Finch and those who helped expose the deception.

‘Anatomy of Lies’ lands on Wednesday, October 15, 2025 on Peacock. The series unpacks Finch’s rise and unraveling within the television ecosystem, spotlighting the mechanisms that allowed the myths to persist—room dynamics, professional incentives, and the real-world fallout for people whose lived experiences were appropriated.

‘Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy’ (2025)

This scripted limited series dramatizes the investigation into serial killer John Wayne Gacy, centering on the disappearance of teenager Rob Piest and the work of the Des Plaines Police Department that ultimately exposed dozens of murders. Michael Chernus portrays Gacy, with Gabriel Luna as Detective Rafael Tovar; the ensemble also features James Badge Dale, Marin Ireland, Chris Sullivan, and Michael Angarano. The show was developed by showrunner Patrick Macmanus and aims to foreground victims and institutional failures alongside the cat-and-mouse procedural engine.

Launching Thursday, October 16, 2025 on Peacock, ‘Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy’ focuses on the killer’s double life—community fixture and party clown on one side, predator on the other—while tracking the investigators, prosecutors and families whose persistence forced the case into the open.

‘Los 50’ (2023– )

Telemundo’s Spanish-language reality competition drops a new installment this week, drawing fifty celebrities into the Lion’s mansion to compete in games, forge alliances and avoid elimination for a cash prize. Adapted from the French format ‘Les Cinquante,’ the series is produced by Endemol Shine Boomdog and uses multi-camera coverage to capture both the arena challenges and the house’s shifting social dynamics.

Arriving Thursday, October 16, 2025 on Peacock, ‘Los 50’ continues its blend of physical contests and audience-engagement twists, with executive producers Pancho Calvo and María José Barraza overseeing the escalating games and strategy-driven banishments that define the format.

‘Sed de venganza’ (2024–2025)

This Telemundo drama follows Fernanda Ríos, a woman drawn into a vengeful scheme by businessman Eugenio Beltrán aimed at the powerful Del Pino family—until her feelings for Francisco complicate the plan. Developed by Eric Vonn and directed by Camilo Vega, Miguel Varoni and Uandari Gómez, the series stars Isabella Castillo, Danilo Carrera and Alexa Martín, and is based on the Colombian telenovela ‘Pura sangre.’

Landing Thursday, October 16, 2025 on Peacock, ‘Sed de venganza’ weaves passion, betrayal and shifting loyalties across its ensemble, with Telemundo Studios producing and a large supporting cast navigating a network of debts, secrets and family power plays.

‘House of Villains’ (2023– )

E!’s reality crossover brings together notorious personalities from across unscripted TV to live under one roof and compete in challenges for dominance, safety and a cash prize. Joel McHale hosts, with Irwin Entertainment producing the social strategy gauntlet; the series features returning heavy-hitters from franchises like ‘Bad Girls Club,’ ‘The Challenge,’ ‘The Apprentice’ and more.

New episodes arrive Thursday, October 16, 2025 on Peacock. ‘House of Villains’ uses game-within-a-game mechanics—competitions, betrayals and banishments—to keep alliances fluid and the weekly power structure unstable, while the narration and confessionals frame the players’ shifting reputations and tactics.

‘Teacup’ (2024)

Set on an isolated ranch in rural Georgia, this horror series follows multiple families forced together when a mysterious, possibly otherworldly threat descends on their community. Created and showrun by Ian McCulloch and inspired by Robert R. McCammon’s novel ‘Stinger,’ the show stars Yvonne Strahovski and Scott Speedman alongside Chaske Spencer, Kathy Baker, Boris McGiver, Émilie Bierre and others. James Wan executive produces with Atomic Monster; directors across the season include E. L. Katz, Chloé Okuno, John Hyams and Kevin Tancharoen.

A new drop hits Friday, October 17, 2025 on Peacock. ‘Teacup’ blends creature-feature tension with family drama, using the ranch’s geography and a tight ensemble to escalate paranoia, shifting alliances and moral choices as the threat closes in.

‘Vampirina: Teenage Vampire’ (2025– )

A live-action spinoff of the animated ‘Vampirina,’ the series follows teen Vee Hauntley as she leaves Transylvania for a performing-arts boarding school, hiding her vampire identity while chasing her musical dreams. Developed by Randi Barnes with showrunners Dan Cross and David Hoge, the show stars Kenzi Richardson as Vee, with Jiwon Lee, Shaun Dixon, Milo Maharlika and Faith Hedley among the main cast; the music team includes composers Rebecca Kneubuhl and collaborators known for contemporary kids’ TV soundtracks.

Premiering Wednesday, October 15, 2025 on Disney+, ‘Vampirina: Teenage Vampire’ mixes coming-of-age storylines with supernatural hijinks and school-of-arts production numbers, introducing new friends, rivalries and a stealth-mode protector ghost who complicates Vee’s efforts to fit in.

‘Loot’ (2022– )

The Apple TV+ workplace comedy stars Maya Rudolph as Molly Wells, a newly single billionaire who pivots from tabloid-fueled excess to hands-on leadership at her charitable foundation. Created by Matt Hubbard and Alan Yang, the ensemble includes Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Joel Kim Booster, Ron Funches and Nat Faxon, with executive producers Hubbard, Yang, Rudolph, Natasha Lyonne, Danielle Renfrew Behrens and Dave Becky. Directors across the series include Miguel Arteta and Angela Barnes, among others.

‘Loot’ returns Wednesday, October 15, 2025 on Apple TV+. The season continues Molly’s growth alongside the foundation team, balancing romantic entanglements, public-image headaches and the nuts-and-bolts of big-ticket philanthropy with the show’s fast-paced joke density and character-driven arcs.

‘Mr. Scorsese’ (2025)

This five-part documentary series, directed by Rebecca Miller, offers an in-depth portrait of Martin Scorsese’s life and craft. Built around new conversations with Scorsese and extensive access to his personal archives, it features collaborators and friends including Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, Thelma Schoonmaker, Steven Spielberg, Sharon Stone, Jodie Foster, Paul Schrader, Mick Jagger, Robbie Robertson, and more. Editors and producers draw connections across films, influences and decades-long partnerships to illuminate process and evolution.

Debuting Friday, October 17, 2025 on Apple TV+, ‘Mr. Scorsese’ traces milestones from early features to recent epics, contextualizing iconic moments—on-set improvisations, editorial breakthroughs, and the music-cinema interplay—within the director’s personal history and creative community.

Tell us which of these you’re most excited to watch this week—and why—in the comments!