We’ve scoured the streaming services to bring you the best new shows of the week! This week’s picks cover everything from the animated apocalypse and espionage drama, to satirical school comedies. Oh, and robodebt.
Here are the top shows landing on screens across Disney+, Netflix, Apple TV+, FX, and SBS On Demand this week.
Best new shows on streaming:
Marvel Zombies (24 September) – Disney+
- Genre: Animated, action, horror
- Cast: Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Rudd, Florence Pugh, David Harbour, Tessa Thompson, Simu Liu
- Format: Animated series
After a zombie plague overtakes the Avengers, a desperate group of survivors races across a dystopian landscape to end the super-powered outbreak. The series blends Marvel’s trademark comic-book action with dark humour and horror-infused stakes.
Fans of Marvel and animated horror will enjoy this high-energy, irreverent spin on the MCU, where familiar heroes are literally out for blood. Watch the trailer.
Slow Horses Season 5 (24 September) – Apple TV+
Genre: Espionage/drama
Cast: Gary Oldman, Kristin Scott Thomas, Jack Lowden, Saskia Reeves, Rosalind Eleazar, Christopher Chung, Aimee-Ffion Edwards, Ruth Bradley, James Callis, Tom Brooke, Jonathan Pryce, Nick Mohammed
Format: Series
The dysfunctional team of British intelligence agents returns, this time investigating bizarre events in London while dealing with tech nerd Roddy Ho’s unexpected romantic life. As usual, leader Jackson Lamb reminds everyone that the London Rules apply.
Slow Horses balances tense spy thriller plotting with darkly comic character work. Apple TV+ continues to deliver one of the smartest espionage dramas on television, elevated by Gary Oldman’s commanding presence. Watch the trailer.
Alice in Borderland Season 3 (25 September) – Netflix
Genre: Action/sci-fi
Cast: Kento Yamazaki, Tao Tsuchiya, Keita Machida, Ayaka Miyoshi
Format: Series
When a morbid professor pulls Usagi back into Borderland, Arisu must navigate new deadly games and escape the Joker’s manipulations. Season three escalates the stakes of this sci-fi series, blending strategy, suspense, and dystopian tension.
This Japanese hit combines inventive survival games with complex character dynamics and striking visuals. Watch the trailer.
FX’s English Teacher Season 2 (26 September) – Disney+
Genre: Comedy, drama
Cast: Brian Jordan Alvarez
Format: Series, 30 min episodes
Evan Marquez navigates the chaos of American high school politics, balancing relationships with colleagues and students while contending with unexpected hurdles from administration and friends alike. Season two adds new complications and comedic tension.
Brian Jordan Alvarez’s English Teacher blends sharp satire with character-driven comedy. His performance – a long way away from his (arguably more famous) internet persona TJ Mack – anchors the series, making it a witty, relatable exploration of school politics, queerness, and adult insecurities.
The People vs Robodebt (24 September) – SBS On Demand
- Genre: Documentary, investigative
- Format: Series
This Australian documentary examines the 2016 Online Compliance Intervention scheme, known as ‘Robodebt,’ which automated welfare audits with devastating social consequences. The series uncovers the system’s failures and the human impact of policy gone awry.
For audiences interested in real-world justice, policy failures, and investigative journalism, The People vs Robodebt offers compelling, eye-opening storytelling that contextualises one of Australia’s most controversial government programs. See why our reviewer Anthony Morris called it a ‘must watch’.
