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Half-hour coming-of-age mystery. Teenager Sonny (Sam Nivola) wakes up in the hospital after a car accident and becomes convinced his mom Ellen (Connie Britton), his only parent, the principal of his high school, and his best friend, has been replaced by an impostor.

notes: Added to Watch with Rebekah 2026-10-17 (3 flames). Watched S1E1-E2 2026-10-20 (via dashboard). Watched S1E3 2026-10-27 (via dashboard); caught up, E4 Nov 3.

latest note: E3 'Reverse Cuckoo Situation' drops Tue Oct 27 9am PT on Hulu; E4 'Vibes Are Rancid' Tue Nov 3; weekly through Dec 1 (8 eps).

country: US

language: English

creator: Nick Paley (also wrote and directed the first episode; Anthony King co-showruns)

network: Hulu

cast: Sam Nivola, Connie Britton, Meera Syal, Grace Brennan, Mahaela Park, Maliq Johnson, Colter Lee

limited series: no

source: Doobie asked for it by name

imdb id: tt21952924

seasons released: 1

updated: 2026-11-03

alert availability: no

availability alert: date: 2026-10-20; what: Phony S1 premieres on Hulu; report: Daily routine: on/after Oct 20 confirm it is live on Hulu and how many episodes dropped (all 8 vs. 2 + weekly); then set watch_now true and resolve.; resolved: yes; resolved_on: 2026-10-20

watch now added: 2026-10-20

metacritic: metascore: 81; critic_count: 4; checked: 2026-10-20

watch log: date: 2026-10-20; event: started; detail: S1E1; approx: no, date: 2026-10-20; event: episode; detail: S1E1-E2 watched (dashboard: Saw first 2 episodes); approx: no, date: 2026-10-27; event: episode; detail: S1E3 Reverse Cuckoo Situation watched (dashboard: watched ep3); approx: no

tracking: caught_up: yes

episode guide: mtv-episodes/phony.json (refreshed 2026-11-03)

notes: Added 2026-10-24 from weekly new-arrivals scout.

language: Swedish/English

country: Sweden

network: Netflix

episodes: 4

limited series: yes

seasons released: 1

source: Weekly scout pick

updated: 2026-10-30

watch log: date: 2026-10-24; event: added; detail: added 2026-10-24; approx: no, date: 2026-11-03; event: corrected; detail: Removed from Watch with Rebekah list per Doobie (flag and list membership); approx: no

imdb id: tt42767924

original title: Bytet

Ten-episode crime drama based on Lars Kepler’s Lazarus / The Sandman novels. Ex-soldier homicide detective Jonah Lynn (Schreiber) races to find a missing person after a victim of serial killer Jurek Walter (Graham) turns up alive; his protege Saga Bauer (Beetz) goes undercover with the killer.

notes: Doobie skipped East of Eden from same TikTok.

latest note: E1-E2 out Oct 30; E3 Nov 6

network: Apple TV+

cast: Liev Schreiber, Zazie Beetz, Stephen Graham

episodes: 10

source: TikTok from @moviestvgal (via Location): https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8KNGWsn/

aka: formerly Lazarus

imdb id: tt26598805

seasons released: 0

updated: 2026-10-30

episode guide: mtv-episodes/nocturne.json (refreshed 2026-10-29)

alert new episodes: yes

notes: Added 2026-10-21; Doobie said Happiness 1998. RT page not verified.

language: English

director: Todd Solondz

source: Doobie asked for it by name

imdb id: tt0147612

watch log: date: 2026-10-21; event: added; detail: added from chat; approx: no

updated: 2026-10-21

on services: no

Adam Curtis's documentary on how rogue trader Nick Leeson's losses brought down Barings Bank, Britain's oldest merchant bank, in 1995.

notes: Added from the Letterboxd review page.

country: UK

language: English

director: Adam Curtis

runtime min: 53

source: Letterboxd Movies to Watch review page (dashboard)

imdb id: tt2069348

updated: 2026-10-21

watch log: date: 2026-10-20; event: added; note: Added from Letterboxd review page

on services: no

A maverick mathematician with a formula to predict the stock market goes to work for a ruthless bank CEO, while a couple ruined by the bank sues it.

notes: Added from the Letterboxd review page.

country: Australia

language: English

director: Robert Connolly

cast: David Wenham, Anthony LaPaglia, Sibylla Budd, Steve Rodgers

runtime min: 104

source: Letterboxd Movies to Watch review page (dashboard)

imdb id: tt0241223

updated: 2026-10-21

watch log: date: 2026-10-20; event: added; note: Added from Letterboxd review page

on services: no

notes: Not following the series; Doobie only watches season premieres. Watched the S2 premiere (S2E1 'Going Rogue') on 2026-10-16; waiting for the S3 premiere.

alert new episodes: no

alert season premieres: yes

waiting for: season_premiere

source: Doobie

imdb id: tt33550053

seasons released: 1

premiere alert: enabled: yes; target: S2E1 'Going Rogue' (season premiere); aired: 2026-10-15; available_on: 2026-10-16; platform: ABC live; Hulu next day; status: WATCHED; checked: 2026-10-16; watched: 2026-10-16

updated: 2026-10-16

watch log: date: 2026-10-16; event: episode; detail: watched S2E1 'Going Rogue' (season premiere); done until next season premiere; approx: no

notes: Added 2026-10-10 from a TikTok Doobie shared (@danniw1984, Prime Video true-crime doc; identified from TikTok tags, pending his confirmation). Watch with Rebekah.

language: English

limited series: yes

imdb id: tt48399940

seasons released: 1

updated: 2026-10-24

notes: 6abc Action News true-crime doc on Jocelyn Kirsch and Edward Anderton, the Philadelphia "Bonnie and Clyde" con couple. Added 2026-10-09.

language: English

updated: 2026-11-03

watch log: date: 2026-11-03; event: availability; detail: Ask: not findable on Hulu. Re-checked: no current Hulu/Disney+ listing and no alternate title found; marked as apparently departed.; approx: no

Independent five-part docuseries about Jeff Smith, PBS's The Frugal Gourmet, and the sexual abuse allegations from former teenage employees that ended his TV career in the 1990s. Told through interviews with survivors, former colleagues, and journalists, plus archival footage. A feature-length film cut also exists.

notes: Requested as I Bid You Peace (title is Smith's signature sign-off).

country: US

language: English

director: Chris Johnson

seasons: 1

episodes: 5

limited series: yes

source: Doobie, 2026-10-05

aka: I Bid You Peace

imdb id: tt39342255

seasons released: 1

updated: 2026-10-16

Four-part Netflix docuseries on Mike Tyson, from his chaotic Brooklyn upbringing and rise to youngest heavyweight champion ever through incarceration, financial and substance struggles, and his 2024 return to the ring. Built on interviews with Tyson and his inner circle plus archival footage.

notes: Netflix per Doobie. Not the 2008 James Toback film Tyson, and not the separate Netflix comedy special Mike Tyson: Return of the Mike (Nov 3, 2026).

country: USA

language: English

network: Netflix

director: Floyd Russ

seasons: 1

episodes: 4

limited series: yes

cast: Mike Tyson

source: Doobie, 2026-10-05

aka: Tyson

imdb id: tt35051210

seasons released: 0

updated: 2026-10-16

Eight-episode Netflix limited series about the rise and fall of FTX: Julia Garner as Caroline Ellison and Anthony Boyle as Sam Bankman-Fried, two young idealists suddenly worth billions who tried to remake the financial system before being accused of stealing $8 billion. A toxic love story inspired by a real fraud.

notes: Netflix per Doobie. User typed The Altruist; matched to The Altruists (no Netflix title named exactly The Altruist).

country: USA

language: English

network: Netflix

creator: Graham Moore (showrunners Graham Moore and Jacqueline Hoyt)

seasons: 1

episodes: 8

limited series: yes

cast: Julia Garner, Anthony Boyle, Alex Lawther, Karan Soni, Matt Rife, Madison Hu, Eugene Young, Naomi Okada

source: Doobie, 2026-10-05 (asked for 'The Altruist')

aka: The Altruist (user typo)

imdb id: tt36786185

seasons released: 0

updated: 2026-10-16

Shyamalan’s adaptation of a story he developed with Nicholas Sparks. Architect Tate Donovan (Gyllenhaal) tries to rebuild after a psychiatric stay following his sister’s death, goes to Cape Cod to design a summer home, and meets mysterious Wren (Dynevor) who upends his orderly life. Hitchcockian haunted romance tone.

director: M. Night Shyamalan

cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Phoebe Dynevor

source: Doobie asked for it by name

imdb id: tt35621542

updated: 2026-10-16

Horror-comedy short: two gas-station clerks must stay calm when a creature that hunts anxiety escapes nearby.

notes: Short film (~13 min). YouTube premiere Oct 12, 2026.

director: Jake Lewis

runtime min: 13

cast: Pauly Shore, Nick Swardson, Doug Jones, Kevin Keppy

source: Doobie, 2026-10-28

imdb id: tt49058294

updated: 2026-11-02

watch log: date: 2026-10-28; event: added; note: Added to want, 3 flames; YouTube short, date: 2026-11-02; event: finished, rated 9/10; note: Logged via dashboard

notes: Added 2026-10-21; Doobie picked it from time-loop suggestions (like Triangle/Brightwood), 3 flames.

language: English

director: Tony Elliott

source: Time-loop suggestion list; Doobie asked to add it

imdb id: tt5640450

watch log: date: 2026-10-21; event: added; detail: added from chat; approx: no, date: 2026-10-23; event: quit; detail: quit earlier, point unknown (Doobie saw it before and didn't finish); approx: yes

updated: 2026-10-23

on services: yes

Two brothers running a dot-com startup try to keep it alive as the market crashes in August 2001, a month before 9/11.

notes: Added from the Letterboxd review page.

country: US

language: English

director: Austin Chick

cast: Josh Hartnett, Adam Scott, Robin Tunney, Andre Royo

runtime min: 88

source: Letterboxd Movies to Watch review page (dashboard)

imdb id: tt0470679

updated: 2026-10-26

watch log: date: 2026-10-20; event: added; note: Added from Letterboxd review page, date: 2026-10-26; event: started; detail: started 2026-10-26 (dashboard request); approx: no, date: 2026-10-26; event: finished; detail: finished 2026-10-26 (dashboard request); approx: no, date: 2026-10-26; event: rated 5.5/10

on services: yes

BBC drama about the frantic weekend in September 2008 when Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson and Wall Street's chiefs tried, and failed, to save Lehman Brothers.

notes: Added from the Letterboxd review page.

country: UK

language: English

director: Michael Samuels

cast: Corey Johnson, James Cromwell, Michael Landes, Henry Goodman

runtime min: 60

source: Letterboxd Movies to Watch review page (dashboard)

imdb id: tt1495980

updated: 2026-10-23

watch log: date: 2026-10-20; event: added; note: Added from Letterboxd review page, date: 2026-10-23; event: watched; note: seen previously, logged 2026-10-23; approx: yes

on services: yes

HBO's real-time drama of the 1942 Wannsee Conference, where senior Nazi officials planned the 'Final Solution'.

notes: Added from the Letterboxd review page to Evergreen.

country: UK, US

language: English

director: Frank Pierson

cast: Kenneth Branagh, Stanley Tucci, Colin Firth, Jonathan Coy

runtime min: 96

source: Letterboxd Movies to Watch review page (dashboard)

imdb id: tt0266425

updated: 2026-10-20

watch log: date: 2026-10-20; event: added; note: Added from Letterboxd review page (Evergreen), date: 2026-10-20; event: finished; detail: marked watched per Evergreen rule; approx: yes

A Las Vegas first-time filmmaker sets out to make a Minnesota fry cook's onion rings world famous, even though the cook wants no part of it, and his crew starts filming him instead.

notes: Requested as The Ring Master. Onion-rings documentary; not the 2018 Danish horror film Finale (also released as The Ringmaster). Finished 2026-10-12, 7/10: needed more attention.

country: USA

language: English

director: Dave Newberg, Molly Dworsky

runtime min: 88

cast: Zachary Capp, Larry Lang

source: Doobie, 2026-10-05

imdb id: tt10015286

started: 2026-10-12

watch log: date: 2026-10-12; event: started; approx: no, date: 2026-10-12; event: finished; detail: rated 7/10; approx: no

notes: Started watching (dashboard Ask). Quit 2026-10-14 at 47 minutes. Rating 4/10. Not my style. Quit at 0:47. Review: Not my style.

language: English

imdb id: tt17526714

watch log: date: 2026-10-14; event: started; approx: yes, date: 2026-10-14; event: quit; detail: quit at 0:47, rated 4/10; approx: no

Four recent grads take a late-night drive and end up on a road that does not end.

director: Alexander Ullom

runtime min: 89

source: Doobie, 2026-10-03

imdb id: tt35519455

updated: 2026-10-26

watch log: date: 2026-10-26; event: started; note: Marked Watching via dashboard request, date: 2026-10-26; event: progress; note: Paused at 49 min; subtitle catch-up sent, date: 2026-10-26; event: finished; note: Watched to 49 min, read the rest via subtitle recap; rated 7/10

A24 doc: 34 days before prison, Elizabeth Holmes invites Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim to film her and Billy Evans; becomes a three-year portrait. Theatrical Oct 16, 2026.

notes: New Elizabeth Holmes / Theranos documentary. Telluride secret screening Sep 2026.

country: USA

language: English

director: Nathan Fielder, Lance Oppenheim

runtime min: 175

cast: Elizabeth Holmes, Nathan Fielder, Billy Evans

source: user request 2026-10-02 Elizabeth Holmes documentary

premiere alert: enabled: no; target: theatrical release; aired: 2026-10-16; platform: theaters (A24); status: AVAILABLE; checked: 2026-10-16

theatrical: yes

imdb id: tt45368240

updated: 2026-10-22

watch log: date: 2026-10-21; event: finished in theaters, rated 10/10

notes: Added 2026-10-24 from weekly new-arrivals scout.

language: English

country: US

network: Hulu

episodes: 3

limited series: yes

seasons released: 1

source: Weekly scout pick

updated: 2026-10-28

watch log: date: 2026-10-24; event: added; detail: added 2026-10-24; approx: no, date: 2026-10-28; event: started; note: Started S1E1, date: 2026-10-28; event: abandoned; note: Started S1E1 then gave up; reset to want/unwatched (not Quit)

imdb id: tt48356732

A one-hour 1987 documentary, shot before the October crash, following futures trader Paul Tudor Jones II at work.

notes: Added from the Letterboxd review page.

country: US

language: English

director: Michael Glyn

cast: Paul Tudor Jones

runtime min: 56

source: Letterboxd Movies to Watch review page (dashboard)

imdb id: tt5996252

updated: 2026-10-21

watch log: date: 2026-10-20; event: added; note: Added from Letterboxd review page

on services: no

An obsessed young man secretly watches a woman through hidden cameras in her apartment, then starts inserting himself into her life.

notes: Added from the Letterboxd review page.

country: US

language: English

director: Eric Nicholas

cast: Colin Hanks, Ana Claudia Talancón, Jordana Spiro, Jonathon Trent

runtime min: 78

source: Letterboxd Movies to Watch review page (dashboard)

imdb id: tt0472259

updated: 2026-10-21

watch log: date: 2026-10-20; event: added; note: Added from Letterboxd review page

on services: no

notes: Dashboard Ask 2026-10-14: Paramount+ is not English dub; reverted from watching to want. Looking for verified dub on his services.

director: Bong Joon Ho

language: Korean original with English subs on Paramount+ (Doobie confirmed 2026-10-14: NOT an English dub). English dub exists for purchase (Apple TV lists English audio). DubSori claims Hulu has an English dub, but JustWatch US currently lists Paramount+/fubo only (no Hulu) — Hulu dub not verified. No verified subscription dub found on his services as of 2026-10-14.

source: Doobie (from Menu/What You Wish For recs)

imdb id: tt6751668

updated: 2026-10-16

A concert pianist is confronted with a shocking accusation against her husband.

director: Marie Kreutzer

cast: Léa Seydoux, Laurence Rupp, Catherine Deneuve

source: Doobie

imdb id: tt37020296

updated: 2026-10-30

Biopic of NFL coach-turned-broadcaster John Madden (Nicolas Cage), from Super Bowl with Raiders owner Al Davis (Christian Bale) through becoming football’s most recognizable voice and helping build the Madden NFL video game.

director: David O. Russell

cast: Nicolas Cage, Christian Bale, Kathryn Hahn, Sienna Miller, John Mulaney, Shane Gillis

source: Doobie asked for it by name

imdb id: tt24818230

updated: 2026-10-16

A disgraced FBI agent (Mackie) and an American career criminal (Dornan) play cat and mouse across Europe, centered on an epic raid on a bank vault deep beneath Zurich.

network: Apple TV

cast: Anthony Mackie, Jamie Dornan

source: TikTok slideshow from @moviestvgal, '7 new thriller TV shows to watch': https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTyybvqjN/

imdb id: tt32375763

seasons released: 0

updated: 2026-10-16

notes: Finished 2026-10-14 via dashboard Ask: must have been ok, but no memory.

language: English

imdb id: tt33794261

watch log: date: 2026-10-14; event: finished; detail: no rating; approx: no

Four-episode miniseries based on Helen FitzGerald's novel. Joanna (Jenna Coleman) and her partner Alistair fly from Scotland to Australia, and their four-month-old son Noah vanishes on the drive to a coastal town. Under public scrutiny, their relationship falls apart and her mental state unravels.

country: UK / Australia

language: English

director: Glendyn Ivin

network: BBC One (UK) / ABC (Australia); Sundance Now was its US home

cast: Jenna Coleman, Ewen Leslie, Asher Keddie, Stella Gonet

episodes: 4

limited series: yes

source: Doobie asked for it by name

imdb id: tt5473364

seasons released: 1

started: 2026-10-12

updated: 2026-10-14T11:17-07:00

watch log: date: 2026-10-12; event: started; detail: S1E1; approx: no, date: 2026-10-12; event: episode; detail: S1E1; approx: no, date: 2026-10-13; event: episode; detail: S1E2; approx: no, date: 2026-10-13; event: episode; detail: S1E3; approx: no, date: 2026-10-14; event: episode; detail: S1E4 started (0:07); approx: no, date: 2026-10-14; event: finished; detail: S1E4, rated 9/10; approx: no

Documentary thriller reconstructing the Aug 2023 Pakistan cable-car rescue: eight passengers (six students) left dangling ~900 ft above a ravine after cables snapped, as rescuers race the clock.

notes: Doobie only — not Watch with Rebekah. Remind Monday 2026-11-02.

director: Mohammed Ali Naqvi

runtime min: 98

cast: Sahib Khan, Sonia Shamroz, Ali Swati

source: Saturday scout 2026-10-31; Doobie #7 for me; remind Monday

imdb id: tt37405791

updated: 2026-10-31

watch log: date: 2026-10-31; event: added; note: Want list from Saturday scout; Doobie only; Monday remind requested.

notes: Added 2026-10-24 from weekly new-arrivals scout.

language: English

country: US

network: Peacock

episodes: 3

limited series: yes

seasons released: 1

source: Weekly scout pick

updated: 2026-10-25

watch log: date: 2026-10-24; event: added; detail: added 2026-10-24; approx: no

imdb id: tt42576767

on services: yes

Eight-part Netflix UK limited series from Harlan Coben's novel. A suburban mum with a hidden past (Cush Jumbo), a photographer still haunted by a night he can't remember (Richard Armitage), and a detective obsessed with a cold case (James Nesbitt) are pulled together when a young man vanishes on the 17th anniversary of an unsolved disappearance.

notes: Added 2026-10-16 for Doobie and Rebekah to watch together.

language: English

country: UK

network: Netflix

creator: Harlan Coben (adapted by Danny Brocklehurst)

cast: Cush Jumbo, James Nesbitt, Richard Armitage, Sarah Parish, Eddie Izzard, Jo Joyner

episodes: 8

limited series: yes

seasons released: 1

source: Doobie

imdb id: tt2201227

updated: 2026-10-16

Six-part German Netflix limited series based on Melanie Raabe's novel, from the team behind Dear Child. A reclusive bestselling author who hasn't left her house in 10 years since witnessing her sister's murder thinks she sees the killer, a journalist, on TV, and uses herself as bait to trap him.

notes: Added 2026-10-13; Doobie said Netflix The Trap. Early review: Becht strong but twisty/confusing, needs attention.

language: German (English dub available)

country: Germany

original title: Die Falle

network: Netflix

creator: Isabel Kleefeld

cast: Friederike Becht, Hans Löw, Matthias Brandt, Anna Schudt, Michael Klammer

episodes: 6

limited series: yes

seasons released: 1

source: Doobie asked for it by name

imdb id: tt36470958

updated: 2026-10-16

A remote worker in crisis agrees to a corporate "work therapy" retreat at a secluded cabin, then watches her mental state deteriorate as she doubts her sanity and her employer's true intentions.

notes: Ambiguous title: picked Ben Hall psych thriller (tt33318063 / remote-worker work-therapy cabin) over Matthew Tribble rural-murder Remote (tt15379194, Tubi) — matches work-watch taste and streams included on Prime.

director: Ben Hall

runtime min: 77

cast: Geliani Perez, Sharon Powell, Courtland Davis, Dabney Norton, Darren Hummel

source: Doobie watching 2026-11-03

imdb id: tt33318063

updated: 2026-11-03

on services: yes

watch log: date: 2026-11-03; event: added; note: Added as watching; Ben Hall Remote (Prime) picked over Tribble Tubi Remote., date: 2026-11-03; event: started; detail: started 2026-11-03; approx: no, date: 2026-11-03; event: paused at 0:55 2026-11-03 (catch-up requested), date: 2026-11-03; event: finished; detail: rated 8/10; approx: no

Marvel series: a rebooted Vision, hiding after escaping those who sought to weaponize him, consults the AI personas in his programming (F.R.I.D.A.Y., E.D.I.T.H., J.A.R.V.I.S., Ultron) as a bounty ends his discreet existence.

notes: Watched S1E1-E2 with Rebekah (reported 2026-10-26); 4 behind as of 2026-10-28 (E3-E6 out), E7 Nov 3.

latest note: E5 'Firewall' and E6 'Deadlock' released Tue Oct 27 6pm PT on Disney+; E7 'Immolation' Nov 3; E8 'Forever' finale Nov 10.

network: Disney+

cast: Paul Bettany, James Spader, Todd Stashwick, T'Nia Miller

tracking: mode: ongoing; caught_up: no; alert_new_episodes: yes; waiting_for: new_episode

episodes total: 8

source: Doobie, 2026-10-26

imdb id: tt23112594

seasons released: 1

updated: 2026-10-28

watch log: date: 2026-10-26; event: added; note: Added as Watching, Watch with Rebekah, date: 2026-10-26; event: watched S1E1-E2; note: Reported by Doobie; watched with Rebekah

notes: Added 2026-10-24 from weekly new-arrivals scout.

language: English

country: US

network: Netflix

episodes: 3

limited series: yes

seasons released: 1

source: Weekly scout pick

updated: 2026-11-01

watch log: date: 2026-10-24; event: added; detail: added 2026-10-24; approx: no, date: 2026-11-01; event: watched Parts 1-2; note: Reported via dashboard: "saw first 2 parts"; approx: no

imdb id: tt44941753

FOX's American adaptation of Doc Martin: brilliant but blunt Boston surgeon Dr. Martin Best, newly phobic about blood, becomes the GP in the Maine fishing village of Port Wenn where he summered as a child, and promptly alienates the locals.

notes: Watching with Rebekah. Saw S1E1 on 2026-10-16; finished S1E2 on 2026-10-18 (logged via dashboard); finished S1E3 on 2026-10-19 (logged via dashboard). 17 episodes aired as of 2026-10-16 (S1 13 + S2E1-4). Finished S1E4-S1E5 by 2026-10-20 and started S1E6 (logged via dashboard). Finished S1E6 "Eyewitness Blues" (the blueberry festival episode) on 2026-10-23 (logged via dashboard). Finished S1E7 on 2026-10-24 (logged via dashboard). Finished S1E8 by 2026-10-28 (logged via dashboard). Finished S1E9-S1E10 by 2026-10-28 and started S1E11 (logged via dashboard). Finished S1E11 on 2026-10-28 (logged via dashboard). Finished S1E12-S1E13 (all of Season 1) by 2026-10-29 (logged via dashboard). Finished S2E1-S2E2 by 2026-10-30 (logged via dashboard). Finished S2E3-S2E4 by 2026-11-01 (logged via dashboard).

latest note: 18 eps out; S2E6 Nov 3 (TVmaze)

alert new episodes: yes

alert season premieres: yes

network: FOX

creator: Liz Tuccillo (developed by; based on ITV's Doc Martin)

cast: Josh Charles, Abigail Spencer, Josh Segarra, Annie Potts, Star Cree

source: Doobie

tracking: mode: ongoing; caught_up: no; alert_new_episodes: yes

imdb id: tt36885662

seasons released: 2

watch log: date: 2026-10-16; event: episode; detail: S1E1; approx: no, date: 2026-10-18; event: episode; detail: S1E2; approx: no, date: 2026-10-19; event: episode; detail: S1E3; approx: no, date: 2026-10-20; event: episode; detail: S1E4; approx: yes, date: 2026-10-20; event: episode; detail: S1E5; approx: yes, date: 2026-10-23; event: episode; detail: S1E6; approx: no, date: 2026-10-24; event: episode; detail: S1E7; approx: no, date: 2026-10-28; event: episode; detail: S1E8; approx: yes, date: 2026-10-28; event: episode; detail: S1E9; approx: yes, date: 2026-10-28; event: episode; detail: S1E10; approx: yes, date: 2026-10-28; event: episode; detail: S1E11; approx: no, date: 2026-10-29; event: episode; detail: S1E12; approx: yes, date: 2026-10-29; event: episode; detail: S1E13; approx: yes, date: 2026-10-30; event: episode; detail: S2E1; approx: yes, date: 2026-10-30; event: episode; detail: S2E2; approx: yes, date: 2026-11-01; event: episode; detail: S2E3; approx: yes, date: 2026-11-01; event: episode; detail: S2E4; approx: yes, date: 2026-11-03; event: episode; detail: S2E5; approx: no

updated: 2026-11-01

episode guide: mtv-episodes/best-medicine.json (refreshed 2026-11-03)

notes: Watching with Rebekah. Caught up through S2E18 (S2 finale, aired Apr 6, 2026) as of 2026-10-15. Between seasons; S3 premieres Nov 2, 2026.

alert new episodes: yes

alert season premieres: yes

source: Doobie

tracking: mode: ongoing; caught_up: no; alert_new_episodes: yes; waiting_for: new_episode

waiting for: new_season

imdb id: tt21433690

seasons released: 2

watch log: date: 2026-10-15; event: episode; detail: caught up through S2E18 (with Rebekah); approx: no, date: 2026-11-01; event: status; note: between_seasons -> watching ahead of S3 premiere Nov 2., date: 2026-11-03; event: episode; detail: S3E1; approx: no

updated: 2026-11-03

Based on the first season of the scripted podcast. Set in the 1970s, the true story of Indianapolis radio reporter Fred Heckman, pulled into a crisis when hostage-taker Tony Kiritsis demands to be interviewed on his radio news program.

notes: Started 2026-10-12. Watching S1E1.

network: MGM+

cast: Jon Hamm

source: TikTok slideshow from @moviestvgal, '7 new thriller TV shows to watch': https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTyybvqjN/

imdb id: tt30051064

seasons released: 1

watch log: date: 2026-10-12; event: started; detail: S1E1; approx: no

updated: 2026-11-02

Three-part Netflix docuseries: Beth Holloway recounts her two-decade fight for answers after daughter Natalee vanished on an Aruba graduation trip in 2005, through the 2023 confession.

notes: Doobie only — not Watch with Rebekah.

network: Netflix

creator: Dani Sloane & Matthew Galkin (dirs); Story Syndicate

cast: Beth Holloway, Natalee Holloway

episodes: 3

limited series: yes

seasons released: 1

source: Saturday scout 2026-10-31; Doobie #3 for me only

imdb id: tt43681696

updated: 2026-11-03

watch log: date: 2026-10-31; event: added; note: Want list from Saturday scout; Doobie only.

Spy thriller: NCSC officer George Woodhouse (Fassbender) must interrogate loyalties when his wife Kathryn (Blanchett), Head of Signals, is suspected of treason.

notes: Added to Watch with Rebekah 2026-10-31 (1 flame).

director: Steven Soderbergh

runtime min: 94

cast: Michael Fassbender, Cate Blanchett, Marisa Abela, Tom Burke, Naomie Harris, Regé-Jean Page, Pierce Brosnan

source: Saturday scout 2026-10-31; Doobie #5 for both

imdb id: tt21815562

updated: 2026-11-02

watch log: date: 2026-10-31; event: added; note: Want + Watch with Rebekah from Saturday scout.

on services: yes

Three-part psychological thriller: Martyn and Rebecca move from London to Glasgow for a fresh start; their neighbour Jan's unnerving comments kick off something far more intimidating.

notes: 3-part Prime Mini-Series (UK/IE included; not on US Prime). Separate from Curry Barker YouTube short Mama Bear — Doobie wants both.

network: Prime Video

cast: Martin Compston, Anjli Mohindra, Solly McLeod, James Cosmo, Maureen Beattie, Daniel Portman, Anneika Rose

episodes: 3

source: Doobie, 2026-10-29 (said Mamabear; corrected to Fear 3-part Prime)

aka: Mamabear (misremembered)

imdb id: tt31711346

seasons released: 1

updated: 2026-10-29

watch log: date: 2026-10-29; event: added; note: Added to want, 1 flame; YouTube short (Curry Barker / that's a bad idea), date: 2026-10-29; event: corrected; note: Was Curry Barker YouTube short Mama Bear; corrected to Fear (2025) 3-part Prime mini per Doobie

Curry Barker YouTube horror short (~5 min).

notes: Short (~5 min). Separate from Fear (2025) Prime Mini-Series; Doobie asked for both.

director: Curry Barker

runtime min: 5

source: Doobie, 2026-10-29

updated: 2026-10-29

watch log: date: 2026-10-29; event: added; note: Re-added as separate want after Fear was corrected onto the prior Mama Bear slot.

Simon Klose's verite doc on the three Pirate Bay founders during their Swedish copyright trial.

source: Doobie, from tech-doc suggestions 2026-10-27

imdb id: tt2608732

updated: 2026-10-27

watch log: date: 2026-10-27; event: added; note: Added to want list

Verite doc following indie developers of Super Meat Boy, Fez and Braid through crunch and launch.

source: Doobie, from tech-doc suggestions 2026-10-27

imdb id: tt1942884

updated: 2026-10-27

watch log: date: 2026-10-27; event: added; note: Added to want list

Hedge-funder Bill Ackman's $1B short against Herbalife, which he calls a pyramid scheme.

source: Doobie, from tech-doc suggestions 2026-10-27

imdb id: tt3762912

updated: 2026-10-27

watch log: date: 2026-10-27; event: added; note: Added to want list

notes: Added 2026-10-24 from chat. Heads-up: absurdist anti-capitalist satire, which may run against his dislike of preachy / eat-the-rich films.

language: English

director: Boots Riley

source: Doobie asked to add it

imdb id: tt5688932

watch log: date: 2026-10-24; event: added; detail: added 2026-10-24; approx: no

updated: 2026-10-24

on services: no

notes: Added 2026-10-21 from chat. Part live action, part animation.

language: English

director: Ari Folman

source: Doobie asked to add it

imdb id: tt1821641

watch log: date: 2026-10-21; event: added; detail: added 2026-10-21; approx: no

updated: 2026-10-21

on services: no

A dedicated schoolteacher drifts into the 1970s singles-bar scene after an affair with a married man, with dangerous results.

notes: Added from the Letterboxd review page.

country: US

language: English

director: Richard Brooks

cast: Diane Keaton, Tuesday Weld, William Atherton, Richard Kiley

runtime min: 136

source: Letterboxd Movies to Watch review page (dashboard)

imdb id: tt0076327

updated: 2026-10-21

watch log: date: 2026-10-20; event: added; note: Added from Letterboxd review page

on services: no

Two law school friends end up at odds when one joins the Justice Department and the other ruthlessly pursues a political career.

notes: Added from the Letterboxd review page.

country: US

language: English

director: Herbert Ross

cast: John Cusack, James Spader, Imogen Stubbs, Mandy Patinkin

runtime min: 111

source: Letterboxd Movies to Watch review page (dashboard)

imdb id: tt0103125

updated: 2026-10-21

watch log: date: 2026-10-20; event: added; note: Added from Letterboxd review page

on services: no

High-school friends react with eerie indifference after one of them kills a classmate, and must decide whether to turn him in.

notes: Added from the Letterboxd review page.

country: US

language: English

director: Tim Hunter

cast: Crispin Glover, Keanu Reeves, Ione Skye, Dennis Hopper

runtime min: 100

source: Letterboxd Movies to Watch review page (dashboard)

imdb id: tt0091860

updated: 2026-10-21

watch log: date: 2026-10-20; event: added; note: Added from Letterboxd review page

on services: no

A go-getter salesman deep in debt after a tax-shelter collapse spirals into cocaine addiction with his wife.

notes: Added from the Letterboxd review page.

country: US

language: English

director: Harold Becker

cast: James Woods, Sean Young, John Kapelos, Steven Hill

runtime min: 95

source: Letterboxd Movies to Watch review page (dashboard)

imdb id: tt0094783

updated: 2026-10-21

watch log: date: 2026-10-20; event: added; note: Added from Letterboxd review page

on services: yes

notes: Added 2026-10-20; Doobie said add it. Release/streaming not yet confirmed.

language: English

director: Martin Owen, Idris Elba

source: Doobie asked for it by name

imdb id: tt29634374

watch log: date: 2026-10-20; event: added; detail: added from chat; approx: no

updated: 2026-10-21

on services: no

Sundance-winning documentary, much of it shot covertly, following a South Korean pastor who helps North Korean defectors as he guides a family of five on a dangerous escape through China, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand, while a mother tries to get her son out.

notes: Added 2026-10-17.

director: Madeleine Gavin

runtime min: 116

country: USA

source: Doobie (texted 'Beyond utopia')

imdb id: tt25470468

updated: 2026-10-17

notes: Added 2026-10-16. Alert when it hits subscription streaming (Nov 6, 2026; platform undisclosed) and flag if on his services.

language: English

director: Brett Harvey

studio: Score G Productions

runtime min: 119

cast: Dane Cook

alert availability: yes

availability alert: date: 2026-11-06; what: US subscription-streaming debut, platform undisclosed; report: Daily routine: report which service it lands on; flag if it is one of his services (Apple TV+, Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video, Peacock, Paramount+, Tubi, YouTube Premium, IndieFlix, LMN).; resolved: no

source: Doobie

imdb id: tt23148884

updated: 2026-10-18

notes: Added 2026-10-12. Blumhouse slasher, TIFF 2026 Midnight Madness pickup. NOT the 2015 BBC series River. Alert when it hits VOD or streaming.

language: English

director: Joshua Giuliano

cast: Jane Levy, Jessica Rothe, Max Mattern, Dane DiLiegro

imdb id: tt33085567

updated: 2026-10-23

Restored footage of Wham!'s historic 1985 tour as the first Western pop act to play communist China.

notes: Added 2026-10-11.

alternate names: Wham Ten Days in China

country: UK

language: English

director: Mike Christie

runtime min: 90

imdb id: tt43492793

updated: 2026-10-16

notes: Added 2026-10-10. Alert when it hits VOD or streaming.

language: English

director: Mark Vanselow

cast: Liam Neeson, Marisa Tomei, Ving Rhames, Michael Chiklis

imdb id: tt13611778

updated: 2026-11-03

language: Thai original. Netflix has English dub audio. Not subtitle-only.

source: Doobie (from Menu/What You Wish For recs)

imdb id: tt22695402

Found footage about 14-year-old Megan and her best friend Amy, who spend a lot of time online; after Megan agrees to meet a guy she chatted with, she goes missing. Based on actual cases of child abduction.

country: USA

language: English

director: Michael Goi

runtime min: 86

cast: Amber Perkins, Rachel Quinn, Dean Waite

source: Doobie, 2026-10-05 (found-footage picks)

imdb id: tt1087461

updated: 2026-11-03

Documentary about Colton Harris-Moore, the Barefoot Bandit, who was on the run for nearly three years after hot-wiring a Cessna, flying 400 miles before crashing in a field and vanishing into the wilderness.

country: Canada

language: English

director: Adam Gray, Andrew Gray

runtime min: 82

source: Doobie, 2026-10-04

imdb id: tt2108517

updated: 2026-10-16

Guadagnino / Simon Rich drama about the chaotic days in 2023 when OpenAI fired and then reinstated CEO Sam Altman (Andrew Garfield), with control of frontier AI hanging in the balance. Neon distributing after Amazon MGM stepped away.

director: Luca Guadagnino

cast: Andrew Garfield, Mark Rylance, Yura Borisov, Monica Barbaro, Billie Lourd, Jason Schwartzman

source: Doobie asked for it by name

imdb id: tt37171180

updated: 2026-10-23

Near-future sci-fi: a lonely, physically challenged man buys an AI companion robot; his insecurities and jealous brother threaten the fragile bond.

notes: Quit at 30 min. IMDb original title Personhood (tt36610602); marketed as Perfect Lover / The Perfect Lover (2026 US).

director: Richard Jordan

runtime min: 97

aka: Personhood / The Perfect Lover

cast: Elliot Harris, Agathe Levi, Alan Emrys, Ryan Lee Scott

source: Doobie, 2026-10-28

imdb id: tt36610602

updated: 2026-10-28

watch log: date: 2026-10-28; event: added; note: Added as Quit, date: 2026-10-28; event: quit; note: Quit at 30 min; rated 3/10

Found-footage horror: a mid-40s YouTuber takes a mysterious coach's advice to be brutally honest with his audience; success brings darker consequences.

notes: Finished; liked it, wish I'd followed it better.

director: Chris VanderKaay

runtime min: 89

aka: .ask

cast: Chris VanderKaay, James Lucas, Dan Scully, William Fernandez, Darlene Fernandez

source: Doobie, 2026-10-28

imdb id: tt27921625

updated: 2026-10-29

watch log: date: 2026-10-28; event: added; note: Added as Watching; started on Tubi, date: 2026-10-28; event: paused; note: paused at 0:30, date: 2026-10-29; event: finished, rated 7.5/10; note: Liked it, wish I'd followed it better.

PBS verite doc following Netscape engineers racing to open-source the browser as Mozilla in 1998.

notes: Evergreen: a rewatch favorite.

source: Doobie (Evergreen)

imdb id: tt0499004

updated: 2026-10-27

watch log: date: 2026-10-27; event: added; note: Added to Evergreen

Robert X. Cringely's 3-part PBS history of the personal computer industry.

notes: Evergreen: a rewatch favorite.

source: Doobie (Evergreen)

imdb id: tt0115398

updated: 2026-10-27

watch log: date: 2026-10-27; event: added; note: Added to Evergreen

Robert X. Cringely's 3-part PBS history of the internet, from ARPANET to the dot-com boom.

notes: Evergreen: a rewatch favorite.

source: Doobie (Evergreen)

imdb id: tt0207264

updated: 2026-10-27

watch log: date: 2026-10-27; event: added; note: Added to Evergreen

notes: Added 2026-10-21; Doobie said he's trying it, add as watching. Assumed the 2022 J.D. Brynn/Abe Goldfarb thriller.

language: English

director: J.D. Brynn, Abe Goldfarb

source: Doobie asked for it by name

imdb id: tt27450445

watch log: date: 2026-10-21; event: started; detail: started 2026-10-21; approx: no, date: 2026-10-21; event: paused at 0:16 2026-10-21, date: 2026-10-21; event: finished, rated 8/10

updated: 2026-10-21

on services: yes

A man who has just met the girl of his dreams picks up a misdialed call warning that nuclear missiles will hit Los Angeles in under an hour.

notes: Added from the Letterboxd review page to Evergreen.

country: US

language: English

director: Steve De Jarnatt

cast: Anthony Edwards, Mare Winningham, John Agar, Lou Hancock

runtime min: 88

source: Letterboxd Movies to Watch review page (dashboard)

imdb id: tt0097889

updated: 2026-10-20

watch log: date: 2026-10-20; event: added; note: Added from Letterboxd review page (Evergreen), date: 2026-10-20; event: finished; detail: marked watched per Evergreen rule; approx: yes

notes: Added 2026-10-20; Doobie said he just started watching it. Found-footage conspiracy thriller.

language: English

director: Christopher MacBride

source: Doobie asked for it by name

imdb id: tt2330322

watch log: date: 2026-10-20; event: started; detail: just started (chat); approx: no, date: 2026-10-20; event: finished; detail: rated 7/10 (dashboard request); approx: no

updated: 2026-10-20T12:57-07:00

notes: Added 2026-10-20; Doobie said add and watching. Assumed the 2022 Dane Elcar time-loop thriller.

language: English

director: Dane Elcar

source: Doobie asked for it by name

imdb id: tt14736734

watch log: date: 2026-10-20; event: started; detail: started (chat); approx: no, date: 2026-10-21; event: finished; detail: finished 2026-10-21; approx: no, date: 2026-10-21; event: rated 7.5/10

updated: 2026-10-21

on services: yes

notes: Added 2026-10-15; Doobie said 'Add disconnect'. Assumed the 2012 Henry Alex Rubin film. Started 2026-10-16 (marked watching from the dashboard). Finished 2026-10-19 (via dashboard). 8/10. Good work movie.

language: English

director: Henry Alex Rubin

cast: Jason Bateman, Alexander Skarsgård, Andrea Riseborough, Paula Patton, Hope Davis

source: Doobie asked for it by name

imdb id: tt1433811

watch log: date: 2026-10-16; event: started; detail: marked watching via dashboard request; approx: yes, date: 2026-10-16; event: episode; detail: at ~0:50 (asked about a scene near 50:00); approx: no, date: 2026-10-19; event: finished; detail: rated 8/10 (dashboard request); approx: no

updated: 2026-10-19T13:47-07:00

Documentary on the 1967 Patterson-Gimlin Bigfoot film; a newly found 16mm reel and Patterson's son reveal the untold story.

notes: Added to Watch with Rebekah 2026-10-19.

country: US

language: English

director: Marq Evans (co-director Tamir Ardon)

runtime min: 102

source: Doobie asked for it by name

imdb id: tt31457111

updated: 2026-10-25T17:50-07:00

watch log: date: 2026-10-19; event: added; note: Added to Watch with Rebekah list, date: 2026-10-25; event: finished; detail: rated 8/10 (dashboard request); approx: no

Found-footage horror. A medical documentary about Deborah Logan's Alzheimer's and her daughter's struggles as caregiver turns into something far more frightening.

notes: Recommendation blurb: Begins as Alzheimer's documentary, becomes stranger. Already largely watched (dashboard Ask 2026-10-14); marked watched, no rating.

country: USA

language: English

director: Adam Robitel

runtime min: 90

cast: Jill Larson, Anne Ramsay, Michelle Ang

source: Recommendation list via Doobie, 2026-10-05

imdb id: tt3387648

watch log: date: 2026-10-14; event: finished; detail: marked watched, no rating; approx: yes

Low-budget UK indie anthology film (75 min): three linked stories (Stranded, Prepared, Post) about people with varying preparedness surviving a nuclear attack on Britain.

notes: Added 2026-10-13; Doobie said The Days Ahead (UK), just started. It is a 2025 film, not a TV series.

language: English

country: UK

director: Terry Winnan

cast: Cy Ebert, Rachel Hassett, Craig Rogers, Alec Hopkins, Annabel Lisk

source: Doobie asked for it by name

updated: 2026-10-13T17:34-07:00

imdb id: tt36914087

watch log: date: 2026-10-13; event: started; approx: no, date: 2026-10-14; event: finished; detail: rated 6.5/10; approx: yes

Australian found-footage horror. When a government plan to recycle water trapped in abandoned train tunnels beneath Sydney is quietly dropped, journalist Natasha and her crew go into the tunnels to investigate a possible cover-up.

notes: Recommendation blurb: Journalists exploring tunnels beneath Sydney. Finished 2026-10-14. 7/10. Seen before. Really good until it's a bunch of running and sound.

country: Australia

language: English

director: Carlo Ledesma

runtime min: 90

cast: Bel Deliá, Luke Arnold, Andy Rodoreda

source: Recommendation list via Doobie, 2026-10-05

imdb id: tt1735485

watch log: date: 2026-10-14; event: finished; detail: rated 7/10; approx: no

Documentary about three men who lived on a billboard for nearly nine months to win a modular home.

notes: Started 2026-10-12 (dashboard Ask). Quit 2026-10-12 at 41 minutes. Rating 6.5/10. Good then boring then preachy. Quit at 0:41. Review: Good then boring then preachy.

language: English

director: Pat Taggart

runtime min: 79

source: Doobie, 2026-10-04

imdb id: tt6916370

started: 2026-10-12

watch log: date: 2026-10-12; event: started; approx: no, date: 2026-10-12; event: quit; detail: quit at 0:41, rated 6.5/10; approx: no

A man locks his estranged, addicted friend in a remote cabin to force a week of sobriety, while something unseen starts manipulating the week. Same universe as The Endless; watch this one first.

notes: Pair with The Endless. Works alone, but The Endless pays off more if this is seen first.

language: English

director: Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead

source: user request 2026-10-02

imdb id: tt1977895

updated: 2026-10-15T12:04-07:00

watch log: date: 2026-10-15; event: started; approx: yes, date: 2026-10-15; event: quit; detail: quit at 0:55, rated 6/10; approx: yes

notes: Started 2026-10-14 via dashboard Ask. Moved to Drop 2026-10-14 via dashboard Ask: "Skipped. Move to drop list."

director: Emerald Fennell

language: English

source: Doobie (from Menu/What You Wish For recs)

imdb id: tt17351924

started: 2026-10-14

updated: 2026-10-14T13:33-07:00

drop: yes

watch log: date: 2026-10-14; event: started; approx: no, date: 2026-10-14; event: quit; detail: moved to Drop; approx: no

1995 revival of the classic sci-fi anthology: standalone tales of science, the unknown and human nature, 1995-2002.

notes: Anthology: episodes sampled out of order as work watches; not tracking caught-up status.

network: Showtime / Sci-Fi Channel

seasons released: 7

source: Doobie

tracking: mode: anthology; alert_new_episodes: no

imdb id: tt0112111

updated: 2026-10-28

on services: yes

watch log: date: 2026-10-23; event: started; note: Sampling anthology episodes out of order as work watches

episode guide: mtv-episodes/the-outer-limits.json

notes: Evergreen: a rewatch favorite.

director: Ricky Kennedy

source: Doobie (Evergreen)

imdb id: tt3727120

updated: 2026-10-20

rewatch: yes

watch log: date: 2026-10-20; event: rewatch_started; detail: via dashboard

Astute but unconventional attorney Elsbeth Tascioni uses her singular point of view to help the NYPD corner brilliant, entitled criminals.

notes: Caught up through S3 finale. Season 4 premieres Thu Oct 8, 2026 on CBS. Latest aired as of 2026-10-02: S3E20.

latest note: S4E3 'Consciously Unsistered' aired CBS Thu Oct 22; Paramount+ on demand Fri Oct 23. S4E4 Thu Nov 5 (no new ep Oct 29).

network: CBS

cast: Carrie Preston, Carra Patterson, Wendell Pierce

tracking: mode: ongoing; caught_up: yes; alert_new_episodes: yes; waiting_for: new_episode

source: user ongoing TV list 2026-10-02

imdb id: tt26591110

seasons released: 4

watch log: date: 2026-10-14; event: episode; detail: S4E1; approx: no, date: 2026-10-22; event: episode_started; detail: S4E2 'Death of a Playwright' (in progress); approx: no, date: 2026-10-22; event: episode; detail: S4E2 'Death of a Playwright' (watched); approx: no, date: 2026-10-23; event: episode; detail: S4E3 'Consciously Unsistered' (watched); approx: no

updated: 2026-10-28

episode guide: mtv-episodes/elsbeth.json (refreshed 2026-11-03)

Mockumentary workplace comedy about a group of dedicated teachers — and an oblivious principal — at an underfunded Philadelphia public elementary school.

notes: User typed Abbot Elemenntary. Caught up through S5 finale. Season 6 premieres Wed Oct 7, 2026 on ABC. Latest aired as of 2026-10-02: S5E22. Waiting for new season.

latest note: S6E4 'Halloween Party' aired ABC Wed Oct 28; Hulu Thu Oct 29. S6E5 'Courtney' Wed Nov 4 (TVmaze).

network: ABC

cast: Quinta Brunson, Tyler James Williams, Janelle James, Lisa Ann Walter, Chris Perfetti, Sheryl Lee Ralph

tracking: mode: ongoing; caught_up: no; alert_new_episodes: yes; waiting_for: new_episode

source: user ongoing TV list 2026-10-02 (typed Abbot Elemenntary)

imdb id: tt14218830

seasons released: 6

watch log: date: 2026-10-15; event: started; detail: S6E1 started, date: 2026-10-15; event: episode; detail: S6E1-E2 (caught up)

updated: 2026-10-29

A man sets out to prove an urban legend is real.

source: TikTok slideshow from @emmajmurphy92, 'Found footage horror you've never seen': https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTyyFsX6x/

recommender rating: 8/10

recommender notes: A creepy story.

imdb id: tt5792468

watch log: date: 2026-10-22; event: started; detail: started 2026-10-22; approx: no, date: 2026-10-22; event: paused at 0:17 2026-10-22 (catch-up requested)

updated: 2026-10-22

Miniseries. When a mysterious sea creature terrorizes a small Newfoundland town, a hard-bitten fisherman must fight to protect his family, his community, and his vanishing way of life.

notes: Started 2026-10-08. Last fully watched S1E2 (2026-10-09).

latest note: All 6 eps on Netflix since 2026-10-08

network: Netflix

cast: Josh Hartnett, Mackenzie Davis, Charlie Heaton, Ruby Stokes, Kaleb Horn, Rohan Campbell, Willow Kean

source: TikTok slideshow from @moviestvgal, '7 new thriller TV shows to watch': https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTyybvqjN/

limited series: yes

tracking: mode: limited; caught_up: no; alert_new_episodes: no

imdb id: tt35934755

seasons released: 1

watch log: date: 2026-10-08; event: started; detail: S1E1; approx: no, date: 2026-10-09; event: episode; detail: S1E2; approx: no, date: 2026-10-15; event: episode; detail: S1E3 started, date: 2026-10-16; event: episode; detail: S1E3

updated: 2026-10-16

notes: Watching with Rebekah. Finished S2 (6 episodes) 2026-10-07; caught up. Waiting on S3 (not renewed as of Sept 2026; possible 2027). Moved to Between Seasons 2026-10-11 (caught up, season over).

latest note: S2 complete on Hulu since 2026-09-03

started: 2026-10-06

alert new episodes: yes

source: Doobie

tracking: mode: ongoing; caught_up: yes; alert_new_episodes: yes; waiting_for: new_season

waiting for: new_season

imdb id: tt31449991

seasons released: 2

watch log: date: 2026-10-06; event: started; detail: with Rebekah; approx: no, date: 2026-10-07; event: episode; detail: S2E6 (caught up); approx: no

updated: 2026-10-16

LAPD procedural about John Nolan, the oldest rookie in the department, balancing case-of-the-week policing with personal and squad drama.

notes: Caught up through S8 finale (May 2026). Season 9 midseason return ~April 2027 (unofficial; verify when ABC locks date). Latest aired as of 2026-10-03: S8E18. Moved to Between Seasons 2026-10-11 (caught up, season over).

network: ABC

cast: Nathan Fillion, Melissa O'Neil, Eric Winter, Mekia Cox, Alyssa Diaz, Richard T. Jones

tracking: mode: ongoing; caught_up: yes; alert_new_episodes: yes; waiting_for: new_season

source: user ongoing TV list 2026-10-02

waiting for: new_season

alert new episodes: yes

imdb id: tt7587890

seasons released: 8

updated: 2026-10-16

Kathy Bates reboot. Madeline “Matty” Matlock rejoins a prestigious firm with a hidden agenda, using an unassuming demeanor and sharp tactics to win cases.

notes: Caught up through S2 two-part finale (Apr 23, 2026). Season 3 midseason 2027 on CBS. Latest aired as of 2026-10-02: S2E16. Moved to Between Seasons 2026-10-11 (caught up, season over).

network: CBS

cast: Kathy Bates, Skye P. Marshall, Jason Ritter, Leah Lewis, Beau Bridges

tracking: mode: ongoing; caught_up: yes; alert_new_episodes: yes; waiting_for: new_season

source: user ongoing TV list 2026-10-02 (Kathy Bates reboot)

aka: Matlock (2024 reboot)

waiting for: new_season

alert new episodes: yes

imdb id: tt26591147

seasons released: 2

updated: 2026-10-16

Disgraced newspaper photographer and ex-con R.J. Decker starts over as a private investigator in South Florida, tackling odd-to-bizarre cases with his journalist ex, her detective wife, and a shadowy benefactor. Inspired by Carl Hiaasen’s Double Whammy.

notes: User typed RD Decker — resolved to R.J. Decker (Scott Speedman ABC procedural). User watched first 2 eps of S2. As of 2026-10-02 latest aired is S2E3 “Arms and Armadillos” (Sep 29); S2E4 “The Angler” airs Oct 6. Catch up S2E3 on Hulu. Not caught up. Watched S2E3 2026-10-07. Watched S2E7 season finale 2026-10-28 (dashboard request); moved to Between Seasons, waiting on S3.

latest note: S2E7 'Before You Accuse Me' (season finale) aired ABC 2026-10-27; Hulu 2026-10-28 (ABC press, RT). S3 not announced.

network: ABC

cast: Scott Speedman, Jaina Lee Ortiz, Kevin Rankin, Adelaide Clemens, Bevin Bru

tracking: mode: ongoing; caught_up: yes; alert_new_episodes: yes; waiting_for: new_season

source: user ongoing TV list 2026-10-02 (typed RD Decker; disambiguated)

aka: RJ Decker / RD Decker (user typo)

imdb id: tt37063558

seasons released: 2

watch log: date: 2026-10-14; event: episode; detail: S2E4; approx: no, date: 2026-10-15; event: episode; detail: S2E5 (caught up), date: 2026-10-22; event: episode; detail: S2E6 'Blame It on the Rain' (caught up); approx: no, date: 2026-10-28; event: episode; detail: S2E7 'Before You Accuse Me' (season finale, caught up); approx: no

updated: 2026-10-28

notes: The Office spinoff (Peacock). Finished S2E10 on 2026-10-13; caught up. Waiting new season (S3). Moved to Between Seasons 2026-10-13.

latest note: All of S2 (10 eps) on Peacock (per 2026-10-08 check)

started: 2026-10-07

alert new episodes: yes

tracking: mode: ongoing; caught_up: yes; alert_new_episodes: yes; waiting_for: new_season

imdb id: tt32159809

seasons released: 2

watch log: date: 2026-10-07; event: started; approx: no, date: 2026-10-13; event: episode; detail: S2E9; approx: no, date: 2026-10-13; event: episode; detail: S2E10 (caught up); approx: no

updated: 2026-10-16

Documentary following the Indianapolis Star reporters who exposed USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar, and the gymnasts who came forward.

notes: Added from the Letterboxd review page.

country: US

language: English

director: Bonni Cohen, Jon Shenk

cast: Maggie Nichols, Jamie Dantzscher, Mark Alesia, Rachael Denhollander

runtime min: 105

source: Letterboxd Movies to Watch review page (dashboard)

imdb id: tt11905462

updated: 2026-10-21

watch log: date: 2026-10-20; event: added; note: Added from Letterboxd review page

on services: yes

An astronaut returns from a transcendent space mission and starts losing her grip on her life back on Earth.

notes: Added from the Letterboxd review page.

country: US

language: English

director: Noah Hawley

cast: Natalie Portman, Jon Hamm, Zazie Beetz, Dan Stevens

runtime min: 125

source: Letterboxd Movies to Watch review page (dashboard)

imdb id: tt4682804

updated: 2026-10-21

watch log: date: 2026-10-20; event: added; note: Added from Letterboxd review page

on services: no

After a jewelry heist goes wrong, the surviving robbers regroup in a warehouse and suspect one of them is a police informant.

notes: Added from the Letterboxd review page.

country: US

language: English

director: Quentin Tarantino

cast: Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Chris Penn

runtime min: 99

source: Letterboxd Movies to Watch review page (dashboard)

imdb id: tt0105236

updated: 2026-10-21

watch log: date: 2026-10-20; event: added; note: Added from Letterboxd review page

on services: yes

In near-future Britain, violent young delinquent Alex is subjected to an experimental state 'cure' for his behavior.

notes: Added from the Letterboxd review page.

country: UK, US

language: English

director: Stanley Kubrick

cast: Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Carl Duering, Michael Bates

runtime min: 137

source: Letterboxd Movies to Watch review page (dashboard)

imdb id: tt0066921

updated: 2026-10-21

watch log: date: 2026-10-20; event: added; note: Added from Letterboxd review page

on services: no

After the family matriarch dies, Annie and her children uncover disturbing secrets about their heritage.

notes: Added from the Letterboxd review page.

country: US, UK

language: English

director: Ari Aster

cast: Toni Collette, Alex Wolff, Gabriel Byrne, Milly Shapiro

runtime min: 128

source: Letterboxd Movies to Watch review page (dashboard)

imdb id: tt7784604

updated: 2026-10-21

watch log: date: 2026-10-20; event: added; note: Added from Letterboxd review page

on services: yes

The story of mathematician John Nash, from his early breakthroughs to his struggle with schizophrenia.

notes: Added from the Letterboxd review page.

country: US

language: English

director: Ron Howard

cast: Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris, Paul Bettany

runtime min: 135

source: Letterboxd Movies to Watch review page (dashboard)

imdb id: tt0268978

updated: 2026-10-21

watch log: date: 2026-10-20; event: added; note: Added from Letterboxd review page

on services: yes

Two ten-year-old boys are detained by police on suspicion of abducting and murdering a toddler.

notes: Added from the Letterboxd review page.

country: Ireland

language: English

director: Vincent Lambe

cast: Ely Solan, Leon Hughes, Will O'Connell, David Ryan

runtime min: 30

source: Letterboxd Movies to Watch review page (dashboard)

imdb id: tt6813264

updated: 2026-10-21

watch log: date: 2026-10-20; event: added; note: Added from Letterboxd review page

on services: yes

Survivors of a 1973 experiment, in which 11 strangers drifted across the Atlantic on a raft to study violence and attraction, reunite to tell what happened.

notes: Added from the Letterboxd review page.

country: Sweden

language: Mostly English (multinational participants; some other languages subtitled). Letterboxd lists German as primary language, so not verified.

director: Marcus Lindeen

cast: Daniel Giménez Cacho, Maria Björnstam, Mary Gidley, Rachida Lièvre

runtime min: 97

source: Letterboxd Movies to Watch review page (dashboard)

imdb id: tt8116574

updated: 2026-10-21

watch log: date: 2026-10-20; event: added; note: Added from Letterboxd review page

on services: no

Two escaped convicts and a railway worker are trapped on an out-of-control train speeding through the Alaskan winter, pursued by a vengeful warden.

notes: Added from the Letterboxd review page.

country: US

language: English

director: Andrei Konchalovsky

cast: Jon Voight, Eric Roberts, Rebecca De Mornay, Kyle T. Heffner

runtime min: 111

source: Letterboxd Movies to Watch review page (dashboard)

imdb id: tt0089941

updated: 2026-10-21

watch log: date: 2026-10-20; event: added; note: Added from Letterboxd review page

on services: yes

Three Edinburgh flatmates find their new roommate dead with a suitcase of cash, decide to hide the body and keep the money, and turn on each other.

notes: Added from the Letterboxd review page.

country: UK

language: English

director: Danny Boyle

cast: Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston, Kerry Fox, Ken Stott

runtime min: 93

source: Letterboxd Movies to Watch review page (dashboard)

imdb id: tt0111149

updated: 2026-10-21

watch log: date: 2026-10-20; event: added; note: Added from Letterboxd review page

on services: no