New Shows & Movies To Watch This Weekend: ‘Heartstopper’ on Netflix + More

By Liz Kocan Twitter @lizburrito
Published Oct. 4, 2024, 8:00 a.m. ET

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From the return of the beloved coming-of age series Heartstopper on Netflix to haunting thrillers that will get you ready for Halloween, like Salem’s Lot on Max and Hulu’s Hold Your Breath, there’s no shortage of great streaming content this weekend.

Not sure which new releases to check out? Let us here at Decider help you figure out what to watch this weekend and where to stream it.

New Movies & Shows To Stream This Weekend: Heartstopper, Salem’s Lot, Hold Your Breath + More

Season three of the tender Netflix coming of age series Heartstopper arrived this week with eight new episodes available to binge immediately. Also out now is Salem’s Lot, an updated retelling of Stephen King’s 1975 classic about an author whose return to his hometown in Maine reveals a discovery of vampires. And on Hulu, Sarah Paulson stars in Hold Your Breath, a psychological thriller about a mother who senses something sinister lurking among the clouds of the Dust Bowl in 1930s Oklahoma.

New on Netflix October 3: Heartstopper (Season 3)

Kit Connor and Joe Locke are back for season three of Netflix’s Heartstopper, the coming-of-age high school drama about two teenage boys, Charlie Spring (Locke), who is gay, and Nick Nelson (Connor), a popular jock that Charlie develops feelings for. When Nick comes out as bisexual, they begin a relationship but it’s obviously complicated and emotional because high school. The complete third season arrived on Thursday.

WHERE TO WATCH HEARTSTOPPER

New on Hulu October 3: Hold Your Breath

Sarah Paulson, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Annaleigh Ashford star in the new Hulu original Hold Your Breath, a period thriller set during the Dust Bowl in Oklahoma. As dust storms ravage the land and choke its inhabitants, a mother (Paulson) is certain that something evil is lurking in the clouds and she has to stop it.

WHERE TO WATCH HOLD YOUR BREATH

New on Max October 3: Salem’s Lot

‘Salem’s Lot, available now on Max, is a retelling of the story set forth in Stephen King’s second novel. Ben Mears (Lewis Pullman) is a writer who returns to his hometown for inspiration, only to find said town being terrorized by a vampire. Horror director Gary Dauberman (Annabelle, The Nun) directs this fresh take.

WHERE TO WATCH ‘SALEM’S LOT

Full List of New Movies and Shows on Streaming This Weekend:

The options above only scratch the surface, so you know that this weekend’s full lineup will have amazing options for what to watch this weekend! For the full breakdown of the best movies and shows to stream now, or if you’re still undecided on what to stream this weekend, then check out the complete list below:

New on Netflix – Full List

Released Thursday, October 3

Blue Box (JP) *NETFLIX ANIME

Heartstopper: Season 3 (GB) *NETFLIX SERIES

The Bad Guys: Haunted Heist *NETFLIX FAMILY

Trouble (SE) *NETFLIX FILM

Released Friday, October 4

CTRL (IN) *NETFLIX FILM

IT’S WHAT’S INSIDE *NETFLIX FILM

S.W.A.T.: Season 7

The Amazing Digital Circus: Season 1 (episodes 1-3)

The Platform 2 (ES) *NETFLIX FILM

Released Saturday, October 5

Ranma1/2 (JP) *NETFLIX ANIME

New on Prime Video – Full List

Released Thursday, October 3

House of Spoils

The Legend of Vox Machina (Season 3)

Released Friday, October 4

The Diary

Face Off: Inside the NHL

ONE Fight Night

New on Hulu – Full List

Released Thursday, October 3

Hold Your Breath

Witches: The Truth Behind The Trials

Dan Da Dan: Series Premiere (Subbed & Dubbed)

Killer Cases: Season 5

Released Friday, October 4

Blood for Dust

Released Saturday, October 5

American Justice Season 16 and 16

American Murder House: Season 1

American Restoration: Seasons 2 and 3

The Bermuda Triangle: Into Cursed Waters” Season 2

Billy The Exterminator: Seasons 2 and 3

Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War: Season 3

Cajun Pawn Stars: Season 1

Casey Anthony’s Parents Speak: Season 1

Demon Lord, Retry! R: Season Premiere

Escaping Evil: My Life in a Cult: Season 1

First Blood: Season 1

Get Swank’d: Season 1

Invisible Monsters: Serial Killers in America: Season 1

Manhunters: Fugitive Task Force: Seasons 1 and 2

Swamp Mysteries: Season 2

Wahlburgers: Seasons 8 and 9

New on Max – Full List

Released Thursday, October 3

Expedition Bigfoot, Season 5 (Discovery)
Expedition X, Season 8 (Discovery)
Gremlins: The Wild Batch, Season 2 (Max Original)
Las Bravas F.C., Season 2 (Max Original)
Salem’s Lot (2024) (Max Original)
Velma: This Halloween Needs To Be More Special! (Max Original)

Released Friday, October 4

Angel of Death (Szadź), Season 2-3 (Max Original)
Angel of Death (Szadź), Season 4 (Max Original)
HGTV Urban Oasis 2024 (HGTV)
Mini Beat Power Rockers: A Hairy Halloween (Discovery International)
Mini Beat Power Rockers: What a Monster (Discovery International)
Scariest House in America, Season 1 (HGTV)

Released Sunday, October 6

The Franchise

Have I Got News For You

New on Disney+ – Full List

Released Thursday, October 3

Witches: The Truth Behind the Trials (S1, 6 episodes)

Released Friday, October 4

Shortstober with Big City Greens

Marvel’s Spidey and his Amazing Friends (S3, 5 episodes)

Spookiz: The Movie

Ayla & The Mirrors

Released Saturday, October 5

The Biggest Little Farm

New on Apple TV+ – Full List

Released Friday, October 4

Curses!

New on Starz – Full List

Released Friday, October 4

Power Book II: Ghost Season Four, Part Two Finale

Fat Joe Talks

Three Women

M3GAN (Unrated Version Premiere)

New on Peacock – Full List

Released Thursday, October 3

Reggaeton: The Sound that Conquered the World

The Super Mario Bros. Movie

Released Friday, October 4

DiDi

Blackwater Lane

Deliveries from Eva

Found (Season 2 Premiere)

Honeymoon

I Saw The Devil

Law & Order (Season 24)

Law & Order: SVU (Season 26)

Traces of Doubt: The Forensics of Dr. Henry Lee

Released Saturday, October 5

A Sprinkle of Deceit: A Hannah Swensen Mystery

Saturday Night Live, Season 50 (NBC)

Released Sunday, October 6

Autumn at Apple Hill

Earth Odyssey With Dylan Dreyer, Season 7 (NBC)

Harlem Globetrotters: Play It Forward, Season 3 (NBC)

Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom Protecting the Wild, Season 2 (NBC)

Queen’s Court (Season 2, all episodes)

Wild Child (Season 5)

What Else Is Streaming New This October?

What you see above is just a portion of the new movies and shows you can watch this month if you’ve got more than one streaming service subscription. We update our guides to the new releases on the most popular streaming platforms every month, so you can stay on top of the freshest titles to watch. Here are full lists, schedules, and reviews for everything streaming:

Liz Kocan is a pop culture writer living in Massachusetts. Her biggest claim to fame is the time she won on the game show Chain Reaction.