New Shows & Movies To Watch This Weekend: ‘Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story’ on Netflix + More

Netflix is already getting buzz for several of its new releases this week, including the latest from Ryan Murphy, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story. (The platform is releasing the star-studded film His Three Daughters, and the Zack Snyder series Twilight of the Gods on top of that.) On Hulu, you can catch the ABC News true crime docu-series Little Miss Innocent, and on Max, Colin Farrell returns as the title character in The Penguin.

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: Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, The Penguin, Little Miss Innocent + more

Ryan Murphy started his Monster franchise with a dramatic interpretation of the life of Jeffrey Dahmer, and now he’s giving the Menendez brothers the same treatment in Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, which arrives on Netflix this week. For even more true crime, you can check out Little Miss Innocent on Hulu, which traces the story of Kaitlyn Conley, a woman convicted of poisoning her ex-boyfriend’s mother, but who maintains her innocence and is fighting for her freedom from prison. If organized crime is more your thing, The Penguin arrives on Max this week. The series starring Colin Farrell as Oz Cobb, one of Gotham City’s most notorious villains also co-stars Cristin Milioti.

New on Netflix September 19: Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story

Ryan Murphy is putting his spin on one of the most notorious crimes of the past several decades in the new Netflix series Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, which drops this week. The story of the California brothers convicted of murdering their parents (played here by Chloe Sevigny and Javier Bardem) has been grist for the mill since 1989, and the new series tackles the events before and after the killings from all angles.

New on Max September 19: The Penguin

 The Penguin, which is based off the character Colin Farrell originated in Matt Reeves’ The Batman, co-stars Farrell and Cristin Milioti who plays rival gangster Sofia Falcone. The show premiered Thursday night, but it will re-air over the weekend, and subsequent new episodes will air weekly on Sundays on HBO and Max. 

New on Hulu September 20: Little Miss Innocent: Passion. Poison. Prison.

The new Hulu docu-series Little Miss Innocent: Passion. Poison. Prison., produced by ABC News, is the story of Kaitlyn Conley, a woman convicted of killing the mother of her ex-boyfriend. Over the course of the show, Conley, interviewed from prison, attempts to clear her name and offer alternative theories regarding the woman’s killing in 2015.

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, September 19

Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story *NETFLIX SERIES

The Queen of Villains (JP) *NETFLIX SERIES

Twilight of the Gods *NETFLIX SERIES

Released Friday, September 20

His Three Daughters *NETFLIX FILM

KLASS 95: The Power of Beauty (CO) *NETFLIX SERIES

New on Prime Video – Full List

Released on Thursday, September 19

Thursday Night Football (2024) *Prime Video Live Sports

WNBA on Prime Video (2024) *Prime Video Live Sports

Words on Bathroom Walls (2020) (Freevee)

Released on Friday, September 20

Jason Bourne (2016) (Freevee)

NWSL on Prime Video (2024) *Prime Video Live Sports

New on Hulu – Full List

Released Thursday, September 19

The Golden Bachelorette: Series Premiere (ABC)

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022)

UFO Hunters: Complete Season 1

Unidentified: Inside America’s UFO Investigation: Complete Seasons 1 and 2

Unidentified: UFOs in the Headlines

Released Friday, September 20

Little Miss Innocent: Complete Docuseries *Hulu Original

The Absence of Eden (2023)

Released Saturday, September 21

Come Out Fighting (2022)

New on Max – Full List

Released Thursday, September 19 

The Penguin (HBO Original) 

Released Friday, September 20 

Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022) 

Building Off the Grid, Season 13 (Magnolia Network)

I Saw The TV Glow (A24)

Prisoners (2013) 

Released Saturday, September 21 

Batwheels, Season 2 

Released Sunday, September 22

Halloween Wars, Season 14 (Food Network) 

New on Disney+ – Full List

Released Thursday, September 19

Are You Sure?!: Episode 8 *Disney+ Original

New on Apple TV+ – Full List

Released Friday, September 20

La Maison

New on Starz – Full List

Released Friday, September 20

Power Book II: Ghost: Episode 408

Three Women: Episode 102

Nothing Like The Holidays

New on Paramount+ with Showtime – Full List

Released Thursday, September 19

Frasier season two premiere

Secret Celebrity Renovation**

New on Peacock – Full List

Released Thursday, September 19

Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist, Season 1 – New Episode, 60 min (Peacock Original)*

Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, Season 5 – Premiere (Bravo)*

Released Friday, September 20

Cashback

Centurion

Food Inc.

Goon

Ong Bak 3: The Final Battle

Released Sunday, September 22

Falling Together

What Else Is Streaming New This September?

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:

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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.