What to Stream: 'Minions & Monsters,' Matthew Perry, Daddy Yankee and
'The Gilded Age'
[October 26, 2026]
A docuseries about Matthew Perry and the latest “Minions” movie 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: Daddy
Yankee's new album, the fourth season of “The Gilded Age” and the video
game “Phantom Blade Zero.”
New movies to stream starting Oct. 28
— “Minions & Monsters ” (Wednesday on Peacock) is the third “Minions”
movie and the seventh in the overall “Despicable Me” franchise. But the
film, directed by Pierre Coffin, the voice of the Minions, is one of the
yellow guys’ most charming. In the 1920s-set film, the Minions come to
Hollywood as silent movie stars who embark on making a monster movie. In
his review, AP’s Mark Kennedy wrote: “The movie has playful references
to old screen gods … but the kids in the audience won’t get them and
their parents are just too tired.”
— In “Hanging by a Wire” (Wednesday on Paramount+), director Mohammed
Ali Naqvi chronicles a 2023 rescue in Pakistan. Eight people (two adults
and six teenage boys) were suspended in a cable car over a chasm after a
wire broke. With archival footage and firsthand accounts, the film
chronicles the drama from every angle, on the ground and above.
— AP Film Writer Jake Coyle
New music to stream from Oct. 26-Nov. 1
— Back in 2022, the reggaeton icon Daddy Yankee announced his
retirement. It was short-lived. Songs — written and released after
revealing he had converted to Christianity — followed. And on Friday, he
will release a new album, “La Postal,” a 15-track concept album where
each track is a love letter to, well, love: romantic love, familial
love, self-love and so on. The first taste arrived in the form of “BOTZ
(Kiss Me Again),” high-energy, mainstream-friendly romantic reggaeton
from the man who knows it best.
— The Canadian rock band Nickelback will release their 11th studio
album, “Everything Under the Sun,” also on Friday. Expect their familiar
recipe of glossy hooks, post-grunge rock riffs and gravelly vocals, from
energetic opener “Rattle The Cage” to power ballads like “Make Me Love
You.” There are also a few surprises: Guest appearances range from Sammy
Hagar to actor Ryan Reynolds.
— Country star Dustin Lynch will release his seventh studio album,
“Clean Slate,” also on Friday. Across 12 tracks, Lynch sharpens his
tools; these are radio-ready stompers in the making. “There’s a lot of
life on this record,” Lynch said in a press release. “Falling for
somebody, missing somebody, looking back at things you might do
differently now, going out and having a damn good time, and figuring out
what matters when everything else gets quiet.”
— AP Music Writer Maria Sherman
New series to stream from Oct. 26-Nov. 1
— Parker Posey hosts “The Mob,” a Hulu competition series from the team
behind “The Traitors.” Twelve celebrities — including Aida Turturro,
Bruno Tonioli, Debi Mazar and Joe Gorga — live in an Italian villa and
complete tasks drawn from mob movies, all for a shot at up to $250,000.
The group picks one member as the don, who decides who gets paid and who
goes home. It debuts Monday with new episodes weekly.
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This combination of images shows album cover art for "Clean Slate"
by Dustin Lynch, left, and "Everything Under the Sun" by Nickelback.
(BMG/Virgin Music Group and Nickelback II Productions via AP)
 — A three-part Netflix docuseries,
“The One About Matthew Perry,” revisits the life of the late
“Friends” star, best known as Chandler Bing. Emmy-winning director
Mary Robertson draws on interviews with Perry's sister, Mia Perry
Bowick, along with friends and collaborators, plus photos and videos
not seen before. It premieres Tuesday, just before the third
anniversary of the actor’s death.
— In “Nocturne,” on Apple TV, Liev Schreiber plays a former soldier
and homicide detective who leaves Philadelphia for a small
Pennsylvania town, only to see a serial killer, played by Stephen
Graham, target his community and family. Zazie Beetz co-stars as an
FBI agent. The 10-episode series, adapted from Lars Kepler’s novels
“Lazarus” and “The Sandman,” premieres Friday, Oct. 30, with two
episodes.
— Michael C. Hall returns as Dexter Morgan when “Dexter:
Resurrection” begins its second season Friday, Oct. 30, on
Paramount+. This time he’s up against two killers in New York, one
with a long history and one new, and he’s also dealing with middle
age. Dan Stevens and Brian Cox join the cast, and Uma Thurman
returns.
— Julian Fellowes’ period drama “The Gilded Age” returns for a
fourth season Sunday, Nov. 1, on HBO Max. Carrie Coon’s Bertha
Russell deals with the fallout of her social rise, while Christine
Baranski’s Agnes van Rhijn looks for a way back to the top. Jim
Gaffigan appears as President Grover Cleveland.
— Alicia Rancilio
New video games to play from Oct. 26-Nov. 1
— “Phantom Blade Zero” aims to create an entirely new genre: “Kungfupunk.”
Beijing-based developer S-Game describes it as a mix of martial
arts, steampunk machinery, the occult and “elements that do not fit
a single category.” It’s the tale of an elite assassin named Soul
who’s framed for his master’s murder and has just 66 days to live.
Can he survive long enough to unravel the conspiracy? If not, at
least he can wreak vengeance with a wicked assortment of swords and
a few less pointy secondary weapons. Start carving your path
Thursday, Oct. 29, on PlayStation 5 or PC.
— Dalton’s Dinos is one of those weird roadside attractions that
make cross-country drives so fun. Sure, it looks like it’s been
abandoned, but you’ll soon discover there are “Terrible Lizards”
underground. In this debut release from North Carolina’s WDR
Studios, you have no weapons to fight the monstrous beasts. Instead,
you’ll need all the running, jumping and climbing skills you can
muster to explore a sprawling subterranean environment and escape
with all your limbs intact. Dig in Thursday, Oct. 29, PlayStation 5,
Xbox X/S or PC.
— Lou Kesten
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