What To Watch This Week, September 1 – 7, 2025: ‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’ In Theaters Friday

The Conjuring Universe will be meeting its end this week.

With just under 10 movies and spin-offs in its arsenal, The Conjuring has been spooking audiences since 2013. If you’re a big fan of the franchise, you’ll be sad to learn that the final movie comes out this Friday. Following Ed and Lorraine’s most troubling case yet, you’ll get all the spooks you’re looking for with The Conjuring: Last Rites. (And if you want to read my story of how it should have ended, check this out: Here’s How The ‘Conjuring’ Universe Should End (Though They Would Never Dare.)

Streaming Thursday September 4, 2025

The Paper comes to Peacock

We’re finally getting a true spinoff series of the American version of The Office. It’s even made by the original creator, Greg Daniels. If this spinoff about a struggling newspaper (starring Domhnall Gleeson, and Oscar Nunez reprising his role as the accountant) doesn’t do well, that’d be a shame. If you want to give it a chance, all ten episodes come out on Peacock today.

NCIS: Tony & Ziva marks another NCIS spinoff for Paramount+

At this point, there are so many spin-offs of NCIS, but this new one has something the others don’t: A cast you already know and love. As the name might suggest, this new version of the show follows original NCIS alums Tony (Michael Weatherly) and Ziva (Cote de Pablo) as they co-parent their kid while on the run from a dangerous conspiracy.

Streaming Friday September 5, 2025

Spike Lee’s crime thriller Highest 2 Lowest releases on Apple TV+

Spike Lee’s new crime thriller releases to streaming today. It’s actually a modern remake of Kurosawa’s High and Low (1963), although instead of being about a shoe executive, Denzel Washington plays a music mogul fighting for his family after he receives a troubling ransom request.

New serial killer series Queen Mantis drops on Netflix

When a police officer realizes that there’s a copycat following the playbook of the famous Queen Mantis serial killer, he needs to request her help in stopping them. The problem? Queen Mantis is his mother.

Coming to theaters this Friday

The Conjuring: Last Rites, the final Conjuring movie

The Conjuring universe has some of the spookiest supernatural horror movies of the last two decades. From possessed dolls to a slew of haunted houses, these movies chill your bones. Unfortunately, the series is coming to a close with this week’s theatrical release, The Conjuring: Last Rites.

The Baltimorons is the rom-com we need right now

It’s been quite a while since there’s been a good romantic comedy in theaters. These days they’re usually straight-to-streaming originals. And, if the trailer’s any indication, this holiday age-gap romance looks adorable and just what the world needs right now.

Streaming Saturday September 6, 2025

The Thursday Murder Club is actually so good

We talked about the new mystery movie on Netflix last week, The Thursday Murder Club. Based on the book by the same name, it follows precocious elderly residents of British retirement housing solving the murders of the owners. I’m happy to report the movie is actually so good and I recommend it if you’re looking for something fun and mysterious to watch tonight.

Streaming Sunday September 7, 2025

New crime drama Task begins on HBO

When the FBI sends a task force to stop a string of robberies in this small town, things go from bad to worse. It’s gritty, it’s full of heartache, and it stars a great cast including Mark Ruffalo and Tom Pelphrey. Who’s side are you on?

Season 3 of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon begins on AMC+

If Daryl Dixon is your favorite Walking Dead character, then you’ve probably been loving his spinoff. Good news, Season 3 debuts tonight and you can watch it on AMC+.

Streaming Monday September 1, 2025

The Runarounds is like Amazon’s version of The Outer Banks

Did you ever which that the beautiful people of Netflix’s The Outer Banks started a band? These young people exude their feelings through their music, including all the drama. From the creators of TOB comes The Runarounds. The entire season premiers on Amazon Prime today.

Great rom-coms are coming back to Netflix

At the start of every month, most streaming services have a slew of movies that both leave and arrive on the platform. If you’re a fan of rom-coms, you’ll love what’s coming back to Netflix in September (And yes, Shrek is a rom-com):

• Bridesmaids (2011)
• Knocked Up (2007)
• La La Land (2016)
• Long Shot (2019)
• Shrek (2001)
• Shrek 2 (2004)
• Shrek the Third (2007)
• Shrek Forever After (2010)

Streaming Tuesday September 2, 2025

Sci-fi thriller Lookout comes to video-on-demand

A woman signs up to be in charge of the fire lookout station deep in the wilderness, but when some strange things start happening, it’s up to her to figure it out and save everyone. This is such a cool idea that I had to suggest it, even though it’s something you’ll have to rent from your favorite streaming service.

Streaming Wednesday September 3, 2025

Wednesday Season 2 Part 2 drops on Netflix

As is par for the course for their biggest shows, Netflix split up the second season of Wednesday into two parts. Luckily, you didn’t have to wait long to see the ending. The final part of Season 2 comes out today.

Happy watching!