New on TV this week
What-to-Watch steward Randy Harward is busy focusing on Bloodstream this week, so he asked me to sub in. And you know what that means: It’s time for a very animation-heavy list of recs.
This week’s “What To Watch” picks include the return of several reboots, including “Ranma 1/2” (Netflix), “Scrubs” (Hulu), and “Adventure Time: Side Quests” (also Hulu). You can also catch the series premiere of “Coven Academy” on Disney+.
We also have some great options for kids, including “LEGO One Piece” (Netflix) and “The Sisters Grimm” (Apple TV).
Finally, if you feel like renting a movie this week, may I suggest “Coyote vs. Acme,” which comes to video-on-demand retailers this Tuesday? It’s supposed to be pretty good. Let’s hit the couch!
Night owl? Peep what’s on late-night TV this week.
New on Netflix this week
“LEGO One Piece”| Netflix | Animation, family
Special premiere, Tuesday, Sept. 29: Need a refresher on all that’s happened in the first two seasons of Netflix’s live-action “One Piece” show? This special recaps all of the most iconic moments, rendered in animated LEGO minifigures. Of course, it’s all narrated by the great Captain Usopp, who has his own way of telling stories, so things may be a little different than you remember. Regardless, it’ll be a great way to keep the characters in the back of your mind while we wait for Season 3.
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New on Apple TV this week
“The Sisters Grimm” | Apple TV | Animation, family
Season 2 premiere, Friday, Oct. 2: Based on the beloved children’s books, “The Sisters Grimm” is the story of two sisters who inherit a magical legacy when they move in with their grandmother. They live in a town full of fairy tale creatures, including Puck the mischievous fairy from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” This new season continues their mission to find their missing parents.
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New on Hulu this week
“Adventure Time: Side Quests” | Hulu | Animation, family
Season 2 premiere, Friday, Oct. 2: The original “Adventure Time” show may be over, but its spinoffs are still going strong. This latest entry, “Side Quests,” throws it back to the spirit of the original show, exploring more adventures with Jake and Finn that we never got to see. It sports an all-new art style, and I can’t lie, it looks pretty dang mathematical. This new season adds even more fun to the first batch of episodes that aired earlier this year.
New on Netflix this week
“Ranma 1/2” | Netflix | Anime, action
Season 3 premiere, Saturday, October 3: The modern “Ranma 1/2” reboot returns today with weekly new episodes. Season 3 will continue where the show left off, following Ranma as he navigates life with his unusual curse — the one that turns him into a girl if he touches cold water. With every passing season, he seems to meet more people with their own strange curses as well.
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New on Disney+ this week
Series premiere, Thursday, Oct. 1: With The CW pivoting hard to sports and unscripted content, someone needed to fill the supernatural YA niche in our hearts. Luckily, Disney is here to do exactly that. “Coven Academy” takes place at a magical New Orleans boarding school, where teens learn to control their spellbinding powers. You can watch new episodes weekly on Freeform starting Oct. 1, or binge the whole thing at once starting Oct. 2 on Disney+ and Hulu.
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New on Hulu this week
Season 2 premiere, Wednesday, Sept. 30: Okay, yes, this is the Season 2 premiere, but “Scrubs” has a much longer history than that. This reboot series follows where the original eighth season left off, and stars almost the same cast including Zach Braff, Sarah Chalke, and Donald Faison. You can catch the season premiere on ABC on September 30, or wait until it comes to Hulu the following day.
New movie releases available to rent/buy on VOD this week
“Coyote vs. Acme” (2026) | Animation/Family
Wile E. Coyote is sick of constantly being sabotaged by the Acme Corporation’s faulty products during his pursuit of the Road Runner. And given that this film takes place in the real world, he decides to handle it in a real-world way: by hiring a personal injury law firm to sue Acme.
This film had a rocky post-production process and almost didn’t make it to release, but finally had a successful theatrical run earlier this yearI’m excited to see it finally come to home video (and curious about what streaming service it’ll land on after that!)
You can rent “Coyote vs. Acme” from video-on-demand (VOD) outlets like Apple TV, Google Play Movies & TV, and Prime Video as of Tuesday, Sept. 29.
More VOD releases this week
- “Battle Cabin” (Sept. 29) | Action, thriller | Watch Trailer
- “Funny Money: The Dane Cook Story” (Sept. 29) | Documentary | Watch Trailer
- “The Nice Ones” (Sept. 29) | Horror | Watch Trailer
- “PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie” (Sept. 29) | Animation/Family | Watch Trailer
- “The Uprising” (Sept. 29) | Action, drama | Watch Trailer
- “Isky” (Oct. 2) | Documentary, sports | Watch Trailer
- “Nickels” (Oct. 2) | Drama, thriller | Watch Trailer
- “Stranglehold” (Oct. 2) | Action, comedy | Watch Trailer
- “Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma” (Oct. 2) | Horror, comedy | Watch Trailer
- “Union County” (Oct. 2) | Drama | Watch Trailer
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Subscribe to Apple TV ($14.99/mo.) so you can watch the news season of “The Sisters Grimm.” You can also rent movies like “Coyote vs. Acme” on demand from the service — no subscription needed.
Get into the Spooky Season spirit this week with a Disney+ subscription ($11.99–$18.99/mo.). Tune into the series premiere of “Coven Academy,” then stick around for Disney’s best Halloween movies on demand.
Hulu ($12.49–$21.49/mo.) is full of reboots this week with “Adventure Time: Side Quests” and the Season 2 premiere of “Scrubs.”
You’ll need a Netflix subscription ($8.99–$26.99/mo.) to watch “LEGO One Piece” and “Ranma 1/2.” You can also use Netflix to catch up on the first two “One Piece” live-action seasons and the original anime.
