What to Watch This Week: New Streaming Releases for Early October 2026

Several notable titles arrived on major streaming platforms between October 1 and October 4, 2026, ranging from a literary limited series to a legal drama and a supernatural teen dramedy, according to release information confirmed by the outlets that cover each platform's schedule.

Netflix: East of Eden

Netflix released all seven episodes of "East of Eden" on Thursday, October 1, 2026. The limited series adapts John Steinbeck's 1952 novel and focuses on the Trask family across generations, with showrunner Zoe Kazan centering the perspective of the antihero Cathy Ames, according to Whats-on-Netflix. Florence Pugh stars as Cathy Ames, alongside Christopher Abbott as Adam Trask, Mike Faist as Charles Trask, Hoon Lee as Lee, and Joseph Zada and Joe Anders as the Trask sons Cal and Aron. Tracy Letts, Ciarán Hinds and Martha Plimpton appear in supporting roles.

TheWrap described the series as one of the fall's biggest streaming premieres, citing Pugh's lead performance as a highlight of the adaptation.

HBO Max: War

HBO's "War," created by George Kay, premiered on HBO in the United States on October 1, 2026, and on Sky Atlantic in the United Kingdom on October 2, 2026, according to Wikipedia. The eight-episode first season follows two rival London law firms representing opposite sides of a divorce case between a tech entrepreneur and a film star. Dominic West and Sienna Miller lead the cast as the divorcing couple, with Phoebe Fox, James McArdle, Nina Sosanya, Pip Torrens and Archie Renaux in supporting roles. New episodes air weekly through November. TheWrap noted a second season has already been greenlit, which Wikipedia says will shift to a defamation lawsuit and add cast members including Marisa Tomei and Kelly Macdonald.

Disney+/Hulu, Paramount+, Starz and AMC+

Disney+ and Hulu released the complete 10-episode first season of "Coven Academy" on Friday, October 2, 2026. Created by Tim Federle, known for "High School Musical: The Musical: The Series," the supernatural dramedy follows teenage witches in New Orleans, per TheWrap.

Paramount+ brought back "Sacrifice" for a second season on Wednesday, October 1, 2026, nearly five years after its first season. TheWrap describes the thriller as centered on Paula Patton's character rebuilding a record label while protecting her family amid entertainment-industry legal disputes.

Starz premiered the psychological thriller "Tip Toe" on Friday, October 2, 2026. Written by Russell T Davies, the series explores tension between neighbors shaped by lingering resentments and anti-LGBTQ rhetoric, according to TheWrap.

AMC+ began weekly releases of the crime thriller "Kill Jackie" on Friday, October 2, 2026, starring Catherine Zeta-Jones as a former drug smuggler pursued by hitmen, per TheWrap.

Animation: Adventure Time and Get Jiro

Disney+ and Hulu released all 20 episodes of "Adventure Time: Side Quests" season 2 this week, a soft-reboot spinoff exploring early adventures of Finn and Jake, according to TheWrap.

HBO Max and Adult Swim rolled out the first season of "Get Jiro," an animated adaptation of Anthony Bourdain's graphic novel set in a post-apocalyptic world where chefs hold power, with episodes landing over the weekend, per TheWrap.

This Week's Releases at a Glance