What to Stream: Doja Cat, Mariah Carey, 'Superman,' 'Slow Horses,' Jesse
Williams and Hades II
[September 22, 2025]
By The Associated Press
Doja Cat's 15-track album “Vie” and James Gunn’s “Superman” flying to
HBO Max 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: The fifth
season of the misfit espionage drama “Slow Horses,” a sequel to the 2020
indie megahit video game Hades and Mariah Carey will release her first
new album in seven years.
New movies to stream from Sept. 22-28
— After notching one of the summer’s biggest box-office hauls, James
Gunn’s “Superman” has flown to HBO Max and is available there now. The
film, the first from a rebooted DC Studios, stars David Cornswet as the
Man of Steel, alongside Rachel Brosnahan’s Lois Lane, Nicholas Hoult’s
Lex Luthor and Edi Gathegi’s Mr. Terrific. After grossing some $615
million in ticket sales, a sequel has already been greenlit for
“Superman.” In my review, I praised Gunn’s light and earnest touch: “For
anyone who found Zack Snyder’s previous administration painfully
ponderous, this ‘Superman,’ at least, has a pulse.”
— Brett Goldstein is better known for another Apple TV+ release, “Ted
Lasso,” but in “All of You” (streaming Friday, Sept. 26), he stars
alongside Imogen Poots in a tender and heartbreaking romance. Goldstein,
who co-wrote the script with director William Bridges, is about a pair
of best friends who haven’t worked up the courage to confess their
feelings to the other. Set in the near future, a matchmaking service
that identifies soul mates further complicates matters.
— Not much that Nicolas Cage does flies below the radar, but Lorcan
Finnegan’s psychological thriller “The Surfer” (Thursday on Hulu)
deserved a wider audience. It’s one of Cage’s best recent performances.
He plays a man who returns to the Australian beach of his childhood with
dreams of buying a house nearby. But after being accosted by pushy local
surfers, his world quickly disintegrates. In my review, I wrote: “For a
long, sun-addled stretch, Lorcan Finnegan’s beach-set ‘The Surfer’
simmers as a deliciously punishing nightmare, driving Nicolas Cage into
his most natural state: a boil.”
— AP Film Writer Jake Coyle
New music to stream from Sept. 22-28
— Two years ago, the chameleonic Doja Cat released a stellar fourth
full-length album, the take-no-prisoners “Scarlet.” It was an aggressive
collection, a hard pivot away from the glossy pop of her last two
albums, 2021’s “Planet Her” and 2019’s “Hot Pink.” On Friday, Sept. 26,
she’ll release her fifth, the 15-track “Vie.” Little is known about it
beyond the single “Jealous Type,” which appears to channel her previous
cheeriness. She brought back her disco-pop, now front-loaded with ’80s
synths. But is that the direction of the full release? Only time will
tell.
— In 2002, Cher embarked on “Living Proof: The Farewell Tour.” At the
time, it was the highest grossing tour by a female artist — a massive
global undertaking of 325 shows. A live album, appropriately titled
“Live! The Farewell Tour,” was released to CD shortly thereafter. But on
Friday, it will hit streaming and receive a vinyl release. Just, you
know, newly remastered and with three bonus tracks: “Save Up All Your
Tears,” “We All Sleep Alone” and “Different Kind of Love Song.”
— Your eyes are not deceiving you. Mariah Carey will release her first
new album in seven years, “Here for It All,” on Friday. Start with
“Sugar Sweet,” featuring Shenseea and Kehlani. Or “Type Dangerous,” with
its sample of Eric B. & Rakim’s “Eric B. Is President.” Start anywhere —
and expect smooth R&B-pop bliss.
— AP Music Writer Maria Sherman
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This combination of images shows “Here For It All” by Mariah Carey,
left, and "The Farewell Tour" by Cher. (Gamma/Warner Records via AP
 New series to stream from Sept.
22-28
— A fifth season of the misfit espionage drama “Slow Horses” debuts
Wednesday on Apple TV+. Based on novels by Mick Herron, it's about a
group of MI-5 agents whose mistakes have sent them to spy purgatory
but they nevertheless find themselves embroiled in high-stakes
cases. Their leader is the brash, messy, seemingly uninterested
Jackson Lamb, played by Gary Oldman. Critically acclaimed, the show
is already renewed through a seventh season.
— If you've got to work on location, former “Grey's Anatomy” star,
Jesse Williams, found a pretty sweet deal. His new show, “Hotel
Costiera” is set on Italy's Amalfi Coast where he plays Daniel De
Luca, a “fixer” for a luxury hotel. When the resort's guests have
problems, De Luca solves them. At the show's recent premiere in
Rome, Williams described the show to the AP as “a kind of
international, old school, caper show that is smart.” It premieres
Wednesday on Prime Video.
— Netflix's new historical drama “House of Guinness” tells the story
of the famed brewing company. Set in the 19th century, it's like
“Succession”-meets-beer where the Guinness family patriarch had died
and his adult children battle over the company. Anthony Boyle, Louis
Patridge, James Norton and David Wilmot star. The eight-episode
series debuts Thursday.
— Also new on Netflix on Thursday is “Wayward,” starring Toni
Collette as the leader of Tall Pines Academy, a boarding facility
for troubled teens. Its practices come under question after Alex, a
former cop (played by creator Mae Martin) moves with his pregnant
wife Laura (Sarah Gadon) to her small town. Laura is a former
student at the school and has a creepy familial relationship with
Collette's, Evelyn. Alex quickly picks up on the weirdness of it all
and starts to investigate.
— Tsukasa Hojo's popular manga series from the 1980s called “Cat's
Eye” has been adapted into a new, 12-part anime series for Hulu
premiering Friday, Sept. 26. It follows three sisters who run a cafe
by day and then steal art at night. One of the sisters also happens
to be dating a detective looking into the theft.
— Alicia Rancilio
New video games to play from Sept. 22-28
— Konami’s Silent Hill series has brought the distinctive style of
Japanese horror to an American setting for years now, but it’s
finally returning to the homeland in Silent Hill f. The new chapter
also travels backward to the 1960s, as a schoolgirl named Hinako is
hanging out with friends in her small town. After an ominous fog
descends, the streets are empty except for the ghastly mutants
chasing the kids. Are they for real or is Hinako losing her mind —
or both? Start your Halloween season early Thursday on PlayStation
5, Xbox X/S and PC.
— A different kind of hell is the setting for Hades II, Supergiant
Games’ sequel to its 2020 indie megahit. The protagonist this time
is Melinoe, Princess of the Underworld. She’s on a mission to
conquer Chronos, the Titan of Time, before he can escape Hades and
wage war on Mount Olympus. The witch Hecate is around to teach you
how to wield ancient magic, and you can expect guest appearances
from other characters in Greek mythology. Reports from early access
indicate the underworld of Hades II is twice the size of the
original, so fans will want to start digging in as soon as it
arrives Thursday on Switch and PC.
— Lou Kesten
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