Forget about leaving the house—this week’s lineup has enough star power to short-circuit your streaming queue. Guillermo del Toro reanimates a classic monster, Rachel Sennott skewers LA ambition, and Vince Gilligan trades meth for mass happiness. Here’s what’s worth your time.
Streaming standouts
Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein
Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein finally lumbers onto Netflix, featuring Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth, and Christoph Waltz. Del Toro takes Mary Shelley’s gothic horror and filters it through his signature lens of empathy and grotesque beauty—expect monsters, both literal and moral.
Vince Gilligan’s Pluribus
Over on Apple TV+, Vince Gilligan returns to Albuquerque with Pluribus, a sci-fi psychological drama about the only woman immune to a virus that makes everyone blissfully happy. Rhea Seehorn leads the series, proving once again that she’s one of television’s most magnetic presences.
Meanwhile, Ryan Murphy is back on Hulu with All’s Fair, a high-gloss legal drama starring Sarah Paulson, Kim Kardashian, Glenn Close, Naomi Watts, and Niecy Nash. The show follows a powerhouse divorce lawyer and her all-women firm in Los Angeles—expect power suits, depositions, and emotional damage.
Comedy & chaos
I Love LA
HBO leans into the messy millennial zeitgeist with I Love LA, a new comedy from Rachel Sennott about a tight-knit, wildly self-involved friend group navigating life, love, and influencer culture in Hollywood. It’s sharp, chaotic, and refreshingly self-aware—a perfect follow-up for fans of Bottoms and Shiva Baby.
Materialists on HBO Max
For something with a bit more bite, HBO Max also rolls out Materialists, a modern romantic comedy starring Dakota Johnson as a Manhattan matchmaker caught between her perfect new boyfriend (Pedro Pascal) and her imperfect ex (Chris Evans). It’s the kind of glossy New York story that makes bad decisions look cinematic.
Deep cuts & new drops
Death By Lightning
Crutch
All Her Fault
If you’re still not sated, Death By Lightning hits Netflix with Michael Shannon as President James Garfield and Matthew Macfadyen as his assassin in a historical limited series executive-produced by Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss. Elsewhere, Crutch brings Tracy Morgan back to sitcoms, and All Her Fault on Peacock lets Sarah Snook stretch her post-Succession range as a mother desperate to find her kidnapped son.
The week also sees the return of Squid Game: The Challenge (Netflix, season two), The Vince Staples Show (Netflix, season two), and Maxton Hall (Prime Video, season two), plus new episodes of Saturday Night Live and Welcome to Derry on HBO.
It’s a busy week for streamers—and your couch.
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