7 new movies and TV shows to watch at home this weekend (October 16)

October 2026 is going a bit too fast for my liking.

Indeed, it only feels like yesterday that I was writing this month's first streaming round-up, let alone its third and latest edition.

But, hey, the weekend is here now, and that means you can settle in front of your TV and watch myriad new movies and shows on the world's best streaming services .

Personally, I'll be tuning into the final Marvel TV show of the year on Disney+ , but there are plenty of other things to enjoy if you've fallen off the superhero band wagon.

So, scroll on to see what's worth catching before Monday comes calling again. — Tom Power, senior entertainment reporter VisionQuest (Disney+) VisionQuest is the third and final chapter of the Wanda/Vision TV trilogy — and, as I noted in my VisionQuest review , it might just cement this small-screen saga as one of the MCU 's very best three-part stories.

Picking up some time after WandaVision ended, the latest Marvel Phase 6 TV series reunites us with Vision who, after regaining his memories in the aforementioned show's finale, has gone into hiding and is suffering an identity crisis.

However, he's soon forced to go on the run with Thomas Shepard, a young thief claiming to be one of his twin sons, when nefarious forces come calling to secure Vision's highly advanced tech for themselves.

Episodes 1 and 2 are out now.

Want to know when the others will air? Check out my VisionQuest full release schedule piece. — TP Watch VisionQuest on Disney+ Sacrifice (Netflix) It's not often that a star-studded Netflix movie receives a very limited release on the streaming giant.

But, that's the case with this dark comedy action flick, which only dropped in the US and France on launch day, aka October 16.

In it, Marvel icon Chris Evans plays Mike, a movie star experiencing an existential crisis when he's suddenly kidnapped by a group of radicals led by Joan (Anya Taylor-Joy) at a charity gala.

Along with two other abductees, Mike soon learns Joan's followers plan to, well, sacrifice the trio in order to prevent the world from ending.

Sacrifice was panned by critics prior to release, so temper your expectations for this one accordingly.

If it's as bad as it sounds, though, it might be one of those "so bad, it's good" must-see films. — TP Watch Sacrifice on Netflix Love of Your Life (Prime Video) Margaret Qualley leads the cast of this new Prime Video romance movie, where she plays a nurse named Maya who is estranged from her mother.