up plenty of reasons to stay in and stream. This month’s lineup of our must-watch
shows includes a high-stakes divorce between the ultrawealthy, a thriller about the real-world dangers of online radicalization, and a rebooted Marvel hero searching for his identity in an increasingly
, a dystopian culinary bloodbath based on the graphic novels cocreated by Anthony Bourdain, and enough psychological horror and monstrous mayhem to get you in the Halloween spirit.
As always, we’re not just chasing the biggest names or the shows everyone is already talking about, like Netflix’s excellent
. These picks reflect the kinds of stories WIRED covers every day, from technology and
, and the sometimes unsettling ways they intersect.
Whether you’re in the mood for a mind-bending sci-fi adventure, a quirky supernatural mystery, or a good old-fashioned scare, these are the TV shows worth making time for this month.
At a time when billionaire tech titans seem to dominate the headlines on a daily basis,
offers a fascinating, albeit fictional, glimpse into what happens when one of their personal lives spectacularly implodes. The HBO legal thriller follows the explosive divorce of tech mogul Morgan Henderson (Dominic West) and international film star Carla Duval (Sienna Miller), whose bitter split becomes a high-stakes battle over money, power, and reputation. If you like your legal dramas populated by spectacularly messy rich people, this one’s for you.
Before he became a three-time Emmy winner for hosting
, Alan Cumming earned three Emmy nominations for his work on
. Now, he’s trading his castle in the Scottish Highlands for a neighborhood where the real traitors might be living next door.
, Russell T. Davies’ chilling new thriller, Cumming and David Morrissey play longtime Manchester neighbors whose relationship takes a deadly turn as online radicalization, toxic social media algorithms, and rising anti-
prejudice poison their community. It’s a disturbing reminder that sometimes the most dangerous people aren’t strangers lurking in the shadows, but the ones we share a wall with.
premiere left you craving more trips to the Land of Ooo, good news: Finn the Human and Jake the Dog are back for another round of monster battles, magical mishaps, and general cartoon weirdness. The companion series to Pendleton Ward’s Emmy-, Peabody-, and Annie-winning original
deliberately recaptures the spirit of the show’s earliest days. Season 2 promises more of the absurdist humor and unexpected heart that made
In a dystopian Los Angeles, where celebrity chefs hold all the power and scoring a restaurant reservation can be a matter of life and death, dining out is a cutthroat business.
follows a sushi chef who finds himself caught in a brutal war between rival food factions before setting out to serve up some revenge of his own. Based on the
graphic novels cocreated by the late Anthony Bourdain
, this dystopian satire serves up a twisted blend of food culture, violence, and dark humor.
Between multiple big-screen adaptations, a sequel, and even a stage production, there’s certainly no shortage of
superfan Mike Flanagan from putting his own spin on the master of horror’s first novel.
returns with an eight-episode series that revisits the story of a bullied teenage girl whose telekinetic powers turn a high school nightmare into something far more terrifying. Given Flanagan’s knack for finding the heartbreak and humanity lurking beneath even the genre’s bloodiest moments, his fresh take on King’s classic promises to deliver more than just a prom night gone horribly wrong.
(you should be, and if you’ve never seen it, it’s streaming on
), here’s a new reason to get excited about Mackenzie Crook. The writer-director returns with
, a quirky comedy-drama-fantasy about Michael Sleep (Pearce Quigley), a man still reeling from his girlfriend Clea’s disappearance seven years earlier. Desperate for answers, Michael dabbles in alchemy, conjuring miniature spirits with the power to see into the future, hoping they can tell him whether Clea will ever come home. Expect the offbeat charm and gentle humanity that made
such a gem, with a little supernatural mystery stirred into the mix.
, a six-episode miniseries, a mysterious sea creature begins terrorizing a coastal town—threatening not just the lives of its residents but a way of life that’s already slipping away. As the danger grows, fisherman Calvin Penney (Josh Hartnett) must fight to protect his family and his community from a threat that may be as destructive as the forces already reshaping their quaint little corner of the world. If you like your creature features with a bit of small-town drama and a fight for survival, this one’s worth diving into.
Marvel’s resident synthezoid is back—and this time, he’s got an existential crisis to work through. In
, Paul Bettany returns as a rebooted Vision, on the run from those who want to turn him into a weapon and searching for answers a