What to Stream: Gucci Mane, 'Loot,' Danielle Deadwyler, Pokémon and 'The
Diplomat'
[October 13, 2025]
A new Pokémon game and Danielle Deadwyler starring in the apocalyptic
thriller “40 Acres” are some of the new television, films, music and
games headed to a device near you.
Also among the streaming offerings worth your time this week, as
selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists: Rapper
Gucci Mane returns with a new full-length titled “Episodes,” an animated
Roald Dahl adaptation and Keri Russell’s political drama “The Diplomat”
premieres its third season.
New movies to stream from Oct. 13-19
— An animated adaptation of Roald Dahl’s “The Twits” is coming to
Netflix on Friday, Oct. 17. The mean, hateful couple are voiced by
Johnny Vegas and Margo Martindale, in this film about their rise to
power in the city and the group of children who team up to fight for
goodness. Animation veteran Phil Johnson (“Wreck-It Ralph,” “Zootopia”)
directed and co-wrote the film, which features a starry voice cast
including Natalie Portman, Emilia Clarke and Jason Mantzoukas. David
Byrne also contributed some new songs, with Paramore’s Hayley Williams.
— Danielle Deadwyler stars in the apocalyptic thriller “40 Acres” about
a family, the Freemans, surviving on a farm while the rest of society
has collapsed in the wake of plagues and wars. But their survivalist
existence is put in jeopardy when her eldest son meets a woman outside
of their property. It will be on Hulu starting Friday, Oct. 17.
— Two standout Sundance documentaries are also worth checking out. “The
Alabama Solution,” about horrifying conditions in the Alabama prison
system, is already streaming on HBO Max. The Associated Press has
written extensively about the problems in the state’s prison system,
including high rates of violence, low staffing, a plummeting parole rate
and the use of pandemic funds to build a new supersized prison. Also
coming on Friday, Oct. 17, to Netflix, “The Perfect Neighbor” from Geeta
Gandbhir uses police bodycam footage to reconstruct a neighborhood
dispute in Florida that turns deadly. It’s a riveting real life look at
the state’s “stand your ground laws.”
— AP Film Writer Lindsey Bahr
New music to stream on Friday, Oct. 17
— The rapper Gucci Mane returns with a new full-length, “Episodes,” two
months after his Gangsta Grillz mixtape “Greatest of All Trappers”
dropped. What more would you expect from one of the most prolific trap
stars of the last few decades?
— The influence of Australian psychedelic musician Kevin Parker, aka
Tame Impala, is hard to undersell – there’s a reason some of the biggest
names in the business have been running to work with him, a list that
recently includes Dua Lipa for her “Radical Optimism” album. On Friday,
he’ll release his fifth album, “Deadbeat,” his first full-length in five
years. It’s as dreamy as ever.
— In independent music circles IRL and URL, the subgenre shoegaze
(marked by distortion, feedback, loud guitar pedal effects as
popularized by the Jesus and Mary Chain ) has experienced a revival. In
the modern era, those familiar-to-some sounds are meshed with other
indie rock styles. No band has been simultaneously influential and
underrated for said impact than Philadelphia’s They Are Gutting A Body
of Water. That may change on Friday with the release of their next
album, “LOTTO” their first for ATO Records and their best to date. For
those who like their bands fuzzy, freaky and future-seeking.
— AP Music Writer Maria Sherman
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This combination of images shows promotional art for "Murdaugh:
Death in the Family," from left, "The Diplomat," and "Devil in
Disguise: John Wayne Gacy." (Hulu/Netflix/Peacock via AP)
 New series to stream from Oct.
13-19
— Alex Murdaugh, the disbarred South Carolina attorney convicted of
murdering his wife and son along with committing financial crimes,
is serving a life sentence in prison. The story is told in a new
true crime dramatization for Hulu called “Murdaugh: Death in the
Family,” premiering Wednesday. It stars Jason Clarke as Alex and
Patricia Arquette as his wife, Maggie. The series is based on the
reporting by South Carolina journalist and podcaster, Mandy Matney,
whose investigative work was pivotal in the coverage of Murdaugh.
Matney is also an executive producer and Brittany Snow plays her in
the series.
— If you need a palette cleanser, the delightful comedy “Loot”
returns to Apple TV+ Wednesday for its third season. Maya Rudolph
stars as a billionaire who finds her purpose in philanthropy after
her tech-bro husband divorces her. It also stars Nat Faxon, Michaela
Jaé Rodriguez, Joel Kim Booster and Ron Funches.
— Keri Russell's political drama “The Diplomat” premieres its third
season Thursday on Netflix. Allison Janney also returns as a series
regular alongside... wait for it... her old buddy from “The West
Wing,” Bradley Whitford. He plays her husband.
— Another one for the true crime fans: a new limited-series on
Peacock is about the serial killer John Wayne Gacy.“Devil in
Disguise: John Wayne Gacy,” premieres Thursday, and dramatizes the
time period in 1978 when police begin to suspect Gacy for the murder
of a young man in Des Plaines, Illinois. As they conduct
surveillance 24/7, Gacy seems to at first enjoy the attention but
his behavior becomes more and more erratic over time and leads to
his arrest.
— Alicia Rancilio
New video games to play from Oct. 13-19
— Pokémon Legends: Z-A brings a major change to Nintendo’s
30-year-old franchise: For the first time, the creatures are
competing in real-time fights rather than turn-based battles. That
means more of a focus on timing and reflexes, though it will also
give your monster the ability to dodge enemy attacks. The story
takes place in Lumiose City, a Paris-like metropolis that turns into
a battle zone when the sun goes down. Plenty of old favorites like
Pikachu and Charizard are on the roster, and if your Pokémon scores
enough hits it may undergo “Mega Evolution” to become truly
fearsome. You can start trying to catch ’em all Thursday on Switch.
— Keeper is another bizarre concoction from Double Fine Productions,
the studio that gave us the trippy Psychonauts. This time, you are a
long dormant lighthouse that breaks free of its foundation and gains
four legs. Joined by a curious seabird, you wander inland, passing
through surrealistic, unpopulated villages as you make your way
toward a looming mountain peak. There are no words — just a series
of puzzles that look like they were conjured up by Salvador Dalí.
The hike begins Friday, Oct. 17 on Xbox X/S and PC.
— Lou Kesten
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