What’s new to streaming this week? (March 13, 2025)

In search of one thing nice to look at at house? Streaming subscribers are spoiled for selection between Hulu, Netflix, Max, Disney+, Apple TV+, Prime Video, Shudder, Paramount+, Peacock, and extra. And that is earlier than you even have a look at the huge libraries of flicks and tv packages inside each!

Do not be overwhelmed or waste an hour scrolling by means of your providers to find out what to look at. We have your again, no matter your temper. Mashable gives watch guides for the entire above, damaged down by style: comedy, thriller, horror, documentary, animation, and extra.

However in case you’re in search of one thing model spanking new (or new to streaming), we have you coated there, too.

Mashable’s leisure workforce has scoured the streaming providers to spotlight probably the most buzzed-about releases of this week and ranked them from worst to greatest — or least price your time to most watchable. Whether or not you are on the lookout for some ’90s nostalgia-fuelled adventures, a stay Netflix chat present, or top-of-the-line and most devastating TV exhibits of 2025 to date, we have one thing only for you.

Here is what’s new on streaming, from worst to greatest.

12. The Electrical State

We’re calling it now, Electrical State is likely one of the worst motion pictures of 2025. Following on the heels of flops like Cherry and The Grey Man, directing duo Joe Russo and Anthony Russo ship an overcrowded adaptation of Simon Stålenhag’s novel Electrical State. And it is an absolute eyesore that seems like a slog.

Stranger Issues‘ Millie Bobbie Brown groups with Chris Pratt for a meandering journey set in an alternate 1990’s, the place mankind has survived a approach with AI robots — who appear to be beloved cartoon characters and Mr. Peanut. However to search out the brother she thought she misplaced, one hard-headed teen (Brown) should traverse into the No Man’s Land the place bots nonetheless reign. In my overview of Electrical State, I jeered, “The Russos aren’t creators, they’re collectors. And right here, they mainly turned a junkpile aesthetic right into a trash film.” — Kristy Puchko, Leisure Editor

Starring: Millie Bobbie Brown, Chris Pratt, Stanley Tucci, Woody Harrelson, and Giancarlo Esposito

Find out how to watch: The Electrical State involves Netflix on March 14.

11. The Parenting

Assembly the mother and father takes a grisly flip in The Parenting, a horror comedy from Craig Johnson (The Skeleton Twins) that boasts a solid together with Brian Cox, Parker Posey, Lisa Kudrow, Edie Falco, and Dean Norris. The movie facilities on couple Rohan (Nik Dodani) and Josh (Brandon Flynn), who’ve deliberate a weekend getaway to introduce their mother and father. However botched first impressions and incompatible households are nothing in comparison with the true horror of the weekend: a demon haunting the rental house.

Regardless of its stacked solid and the occasional standout line studying, The Parenting by no means takes its horror or comedy far sufficient, struggling as an alternative from stilted pacing and drained household comedy clichés. However for all its flaws, it’s a delight to see a possessed Cox in demon mode. On prime of pulling some vomiting and head-spinning from The Exorcist‘s bag of tips, his nasty tirades recall Cox’s regular Succession dialogue. In the event you for some cause ever puzzled what would occur if Logan Roy crossed paths with Pazuzu, The Parenting is your reply.. — Belen Edwards, Leisure Reporter

Starring: Nik Dodani, Brandon Flynn, Brian Cox, Edie Falco, Lisa Kudrow, Dean Norris, Parker Posey, and Vivian Bang

Find out how to watch: The Parenting is now streaming on Max.

10. Lengthy Brilliant River

Amanda Seyfried stars Lengthy Brilliant River, a restricted collection adaptation of Liz Moore’s bestselling novel. The Emmy winner performs Mickey, a Philadelphia police officer who patrols her former neighborhood of Kensington, which was deeply impacted by the opioid disaster. When a string of murders strikes Kensington girls, Mickey realizes her long-missing sister Kacey (Ashleigh Cummings) could also be affected. She and her outdated companion Truman (Nicholas Pinnock) soar on the case, kicking off a suspenseful search that reopens outdated wounds from Mickey’s previous.

Lengthy Brilliant River boasts sturdy performances, particularly from a really grounded Seyfried, however as a criminal offense drama, it does not really feel like something we have not seen earlier than. (The Pennsylvania setting does not assist the already a number of Mare of Easttown similarities.) One of the crucial fascinating points of the present is the soured relationship between Mickey and Kacey, however with a lot of it relegated to flashbacks, this central story of two estranged sisters by no means fairly takes off. — B.E.

Starring: Amanda Seyfried, Nicholas Pinnock, Ashleigh Cummings, Callum Vinson, John Doman, Sprint Mihok, Britne Oldford, Matthew Del Negro, Harriet Sansom Harris, Patch Darragh, and Perry Mattfeld

Find out how to watch: Lengthy Brilliant River is now streaming on Peacock.

9. Moana 2

Get able to go “Past” yet again, as a result of Moana 2 is coming to digital. The sequel to Disney’s 2016 smash hit reunites us with wayfinder Moana (voiced by Auliʻi Cravalho) as she embarks on a brand new quest to save lots of her house island of Motunui. This time round, she should discover the legendary island of Motufetu, which was cursed way back by the human-hating god Nalo, and reconnect all of the ocean’s peoples.

The following journey is a blast, with Moana’s new companions including further enjoyable to the excessive seas, and with demigod Maui (Dwayne Johnson) as soon as once more bringing his shapeshifting enjoyable to the display. But Moana 2 nonetheless falls in need of Moana in a number of methods. Nalo proves to be an underwhelming villain, whereas Moana 2‘s songs are merely unmemorable with out Lin-Manuel Miranda. As I wrote in my Moana 2 overview, “Miranda’s presence is significantly missed, with songs typically feeling like lackluster rehashes of the primary movie’s songs.”* — B.E.

Starring: Auli’i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Hualālai Chung, Rose Matafeo, David Fane, Awhimai Fraser, Khaleesi Lambert-Tsuda, Temuera Morrison, Nicole Scherzinger, Rachel Home, Gerald Ramsey, and Alan Tudyk

Find out how to watch: Moana 2 is now streaming on Disney+.

8. Yellowstone Season 5, Half 2

Perhaps you are a Yellowstone fiend. Perhaps you’ve got heard everybody and their horse telling you to look at the Kevin Costner-led cowboy collection — particularly after the present’s December 2024 finale drew a reported 13.1 million viewers in three days, in line with Paramount. In the event you missed it, Season 5, Half 2 is coming to Peacock, so you may watch the Dutton household defend their Montana ranch for one final time. Get caught up in political developer land grabs, household secrets and techniques, and bloody drama with Taylor Sheridan and John Lindan’s well-liked collection. — Shannon Connellan, UK Editor

Starring: Kelly Reilly, Wes Bentley, Luke Grimes, Cole Hauser, Kelsey Asbille, Gil Birmingham, Forrie J. Smith, Wendy Moniz, Moses Brings Loads, Finn Little, Daybreak Olivieri

Find out how to watch: Yellowstone Season 5, Half 2 is streaming on Peacock from March 16.

7. Evil Lifeless

Two Evil Lifeless motion pictures for the worth of 1 are staggering their approach to Shudder this spring, within the type of Sam Raimi’s authentic 1981 The Evil Lifeless and the franchise’s fourth instalment/reboot, Evil Lifeless (2013). Though the latter is not a precise remake, each tales have an identical plot: A gaggle of younger characters staying at a cabin within the woods unintentionally awaken some evil forces, and possession-themed chaos ensues. — Sam Haysom, Deputy UK Editor

Starring: Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Betsy Baker, Theresa Tilly, Richard DeManincor, Jane Levy, Shiloh Fernandez, Jessica Lucas, Lou Taylor Pucci, Elizabeth Blackmore

Find out how to watch: The Evil Lifeless and Evil Lifeless are streaming on Shudder from March 15.

6. Am I Being Unreasonable Season 2

Daisy Might Cooper and Selin Hizli’s comedy/drama/horror Am I Being Unreasonable? was one in every of our favorite exhibits of 2023, so expectations on the sequel are excessive. Following a haunted and struggling mom (Cooper) who’s reeling from the tragic dying of her brother-in-law – a person she was additionally having an affair with – season two follows immediately on from that very memorable memorial episode that closed out the final season. Like the primary outing, the tone flips seamlessly between over-the-top comedy and disturbing psychological horror, with loads of twists alongside the best way. — S.H.

Starring: Daisy Might Cooper, Selin Hizli, Lenny Rush, Dustin Demri-Burns, Charlie Cooper

Find out how to watch: Am I Being Unreasonable? Season 2 is now streaming on Hulu.

5. All people’s Reside with John Mulaney

John Mulaney leads Netflix’s newest foray into stay TV with a model new superstar chat present. All people’s Reside with John Mulaney is the follow-up to his stay present on the streaming service, All people’s in L.A., which ran as a part of final yr’s Netflix Is a Joke Competition. Mulaney’s new weekly collection will see the comic interviewing some spectacular company together with Joan Baez, Michael Keaton, Fred Armisen, Cypress Hill, and Jessica Roy. He’ll even be joined by his sidekicks for the present, comic Richard Sort and repair robotic Saymo. — S.C.

Find out how to watch: All people’s Reside with John Mulaney premiered stay on Netflix Wednesday, March 12, at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT with new episodes weekly.

4. Dope Thief

Prepared for a brand new crime drama stuffed with twists, heralded actors, and character-driven humor? Based mostly on the Daniel Tafoya novel, Dope Thief has all that and extra.

Created by Peter Craig (The City), this new Apple TV+ collection stars Brian Tyree Henry as Ray Driscoll, a Philly entrepreneur with a novel marketing strategy. Alongside his simple-minded bestie Manny (Wagner Moura), Ray impersonates a DEI agent to ambush low-level drug sellers, stealing their ill-gotten positive factors and unlawful substances for revenue. The cash, they will break up. The medicine will go to a much bigger supplier, who’s a kind of father-figure to Ray. However when one in every of these raids goes sideways, there’s hearth, dying, and a wounded survivor hellbent on revenge. Can Ray and Manny survive as soon as they have a vicious kingpin and the precise DEI on his path? You may need to tune in to search out out! — Ok.P.

Starring:  Brian Tyree Henry, Wagner Maura, Marin Eire, and Kate Mulgrew

Find out how to watch: Dope Thief debuts with episodes 1 and a couple of on Apple TV+ on March 14; new episodes drop weekly.

3. Wheel of Time Season 3

The Wheel of Time turns into its third season, and the stakes have by no means been increased. Dragon Reborn Rand al’Thor (Josha Stradowski) is on the run from the Forsaken, along with his journey bringing him to the Aiel Waste. There, trials await him and his touring companions, together with Moiraine (Rosamund Pike) and Egwene (Madeleine Madden). Notably disturbing is a imaginative and prescient that Moiraine receives that tells her Rand can solely survive if she dies, and vice versa. May we be shedding one in every of our two leads this season?

Panic about that final result apart, The Wheel of Time stays an epic fantasy deal with three seasons in. The ensemble solid continues to click on, even when thrown into new and intriguing mixtures, and every new location explored supplies ample alternative for awe. Plus, magical battles are off the charts this season — look no additional than the Aes Sedai smackdown in episode 1 for proof. — B.E.

Starring: Rosamund Pike, Daniel Henney, Josha Stradowski, Zoë Robins, Madeleine Madden, Marcus Rutherford, Dónal Finn, Ceara Coveney, Kate Fleetwood, Natasha O’Keeffe, Ayoola Sensible, Kae Alexander, Laia Costa, Olivia Williams, Luke Fetherston, Callum Kerr, and Nuno Lopes

Find out how to watch: The Wheel of Time Season 3 is now streaming on Prime Video, with a brand new episode each week.

2. O’Dessa

Patti Cake$ author/director Geremy Jasper returns with a rock opera that was one in every of our most anticipated premieres out of SXSW, because of a propulsive soundtrack, trippy aesthetic, and shifting story of resistance and romance. 

Stranger Issues‘ Sadie Sink stars as O’Dessa, a rambler who has a track in her coronary heart and a future in her blood. In a dystopian world, a narcissistic dictator (Murray Batlett) numbs the inhabitants into poverty by means of an countless barrage of TV broadcasts. It is as much as O’Dessa to convey her music to the plenty and open their hearts and minds. Alongside the best way, Jasper drenches his viewers in a fascinating musical soundscape with visuals attractive and unusual, making for a film musical that feels acquainted but thrillingly recent. — Ok.P.

Starring: Sadie Sink, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Murray Bartlett, Regina Corridor, and Pokey LaFarge

Find out how to watch: O’Dessa is now streaming on Hulu.

1. Adolescence

That is absolutely going to be one of many TV exhibits of the yr. Stephen Graham and Jack Thorne’s four-part mini-series, directed by Boiling Level collaborator Philip Barantini, makes use of a novel format to inform the story of a household torn aside after their 13-year-old son Jamie (Owen Cooper) is accused of homicide. Every episode is filmed in a single shot, a tool that unfolds the story in unflinching and uncomfortable actual time. The performances are beautiful throughout the board and the writing delves right into a troublesome however well timed subject material. Memorable and harrowing. — S.H.

Starring: Stephen Graham, Ashley Walters, Erin Doherty, Owen Cooper, Faye Marsay, Christine Tremarco, Amelie Pease

Find out how to watch: Adolescence is now streaming on Netflix.

* denotes that this blurb appeared in a earlier Mashable record.