What To Watch This Week: Stream Our Top 7 TV and Movie Picks (September 22–28)

Into the Void: Life, Death, and Heavy Metal | Hulu | Docuseries

Limited series premiere, Monday, Sept. 22: From Vice Studios and executive producers Evan Husney and Jason Eisener (co-creators of the 2019 rasslin’ docuseries Dark Side of the Ring) comes this examination of “the epic struggles and cultural impact” of heavy metal. Artists featured include Ozzy Osbourne (RIP), Randy Rhoads, Pantera, The Plasmatics, and Death. Covered topics include murder, addiction, rebellion, and redemption. The entire eight-part series is available to stream on Hulu today.

The Lowdown | FX, Hulu | Drama

Series premiere, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 9 p.m. ET: How would you expect Sterlin Harjo to follow up his groundbreaking comedy-drama about Native American life, Reservation Dogs? Well, he could’ve done anything, but I didn’t expect a gritty drama about a citizen journalist/divorced father (Ethan Hawke, who co-executive produces) who’s always getting himself into trouble in Tulsa. I’m here for it, though, ‘cause “Rez Dogs” was that good. And it co-stars the great Keith David, famous for The Thing, They Live, and “Is it the frank or the beans?”

Hotel Costiera | Prime Video | Drama

Series premiere, Wednesday, Sept. 24: In this six-episode action-drama, a half-Italian ex-Marine who relocates to his childhood home of Italy, taking a job as a fixer at a posh hotel in the coastal town of Positano. There, he sorts out problems for the ridiculously affluent clientele—as well as the hotel’s owner, whose daughter vanished a month ago. But that task will prove to be one of the toughest he’s taken on.

English Teacher | FX, Hulu | Comedy

Series premiere, Thursday, Sept. 25, 9 p.m. ET: Feted by both The New York Times (naming it one of the Best TV Shows of 2024) and Entertainment Weekly (“A+”), this FX comedy returns for a second season. If you didn’t catch the first season, the show follows an English teacher navigating the complex socio-political culture of a public high school in Austin, Texas. While genuinely funny, the show is topically relevant and even poignant at times. Three episodes stream today on FX, with the rest coming weekly. But if you’re a fan of the show (and you will be), all ten episodes are available to binge-watch on Hulu today.

Wayward | Netflix | Drama, thriller

Limited series premiere, Thursday, September 25: Created by Mae Martin (Feel Good) and starring them, Toni Collette (Hereditary), and Sarah Gadon (True Detective), Wayward follows a cop (Martin) whose connection with two girls at a scroll for troubled teens might lead to “unearthing everything rotten” in his new town—including the school’s leader (Collette). The thriller also stars Patrick J. Adams (Suits), Sydney Topliffe (Doin’ It), and Alyvia Alyn Lind (Chucky). All six episodes are available to stream on Netflix today.

The Savant | Apple TV+ | Drama, thriller

Limited series premiere, Friday, September 26: Inspired by a 2019 Cosmopolitan article called “Is It Possible to Stop a Mass Shooting Before It Happens?,” The Savant is about a woman who infiltrates online hate groups with the goal hinted at by the piece’s title. Jessica Chastain stars. We get the first two episodes today, and the remaining six will come once a week through November 7.