VisionQuest is a spin-off from and sequel to the miniseries WandaVision (2021), it is the 18th television series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It is part of Phase Six of the MCU.
The series shares continuity with the films of the MCU. It follows the synthezoid Vision as he attempts to understand who he is by communicating with AI personas embedded in his programming, and goes on the run with a mysterious teenager who may be his reincarnated son. Matalas serves as showrunner and a director.
Streaming on Disney+, based on Marvel Comics featuring the character Vision. A Paul Bettany reprises his role as Vision from previous MCU media, starring alongside James Spader, Ruaridh Mollica, Todd Stashwick, Lauren Morais, Orla Brady, Diane Morgan, Polly Frame, Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, Emily Hampshire, James D'Arcy, Ben Crompton, T'Nia Miller, Art Malik, Mary McDonnell, and Joe Locke.
It was described as the final instalment in a trilogy that began with WandaVision and continued with Agatha All Along (2024). Casting for the AI personas included some returning MCU characters and actors.
VisionQuest premiered mid-October, and ran for eight episodes, concluding this week.
After being resurrected in WandaVision (2021), the synthezoid Vision lives in hiding while he attempts to understand who he is by communicating with various AI personas that are embedded in his programming. When a bounty is placed on Vision's head, he goes on the run with a mysterious teenager who may be his reincarnated son.
So is superhero fatigue still here. One word answer. Yep. This was weird AF. Interesting to see former Blacklist lead, James Spader make his Marvel debut.
Next up for Marvel is the slightly darker, Daredevil: Born Again's shock third and final season. That means Disney+ has hardly any superhero content on the horizon. There is some Star Wars on the way, however, the renewal of Wonder Man, then swift cancellation makes me feel the superhero series are on the go slow.
So how does VisionQuest warp? Spoilers ahead..... You have been warned.
The Client is revealed to be Virgil Horton, Phineas' grandson and Carrington's husband, who restored Vision and created Jocasta to transfer his consciousness into Vision and reunite with Carrington.
Paladin survives with E.D.I.T.H.'s help and joins Tommy and Lisa in freeing Vision and Jocasta. Virgil destroys Jocasta after she attacks him, but her nanobots merge with Ultron, allowing him to regain a body. Ultron kills Virgil and attempts to wipe out humanity, but Vision traps him in a television sitcom and convinces him to stand down by discussing grief.
Ultron destroys the nanobots, retaining some for himself before leaving. Billy Maximoff arrives and helps Tommy restore Vision, who leaves his Mindspace with the other AIs. Paladin and Lisa reform with E.D.I.T.H.'s guidance, while Tommy and Vision head to visit Billy in Eastview.
In a mid-credits scene, Ultron is revealed to have retained Jocasta's data drive.
In a post-credits scene, a hooded figure awakens Wanda at Mount Wundagore, seeking her power.
It Gets Worse is a surprisingly good, British-Canadian comedy series. Only six short episodes, but damn there were some laugh out loud moments across the six episodes.
This could be the best thing Binge has streamed in a hot minute. Sorry High Country.
Created by and starring Leo Reich, produced by powerhouse A24 for Channel 4 and Crave, yes the channel for Heated Rivalry.
Crave is 100% on the rise! There was a lot of good content released back in October. I missed this one too.
So what's it about? Three best friends from university living in London in their mid-twenties face eviction from their landlord.
Joining Leo Reich in the cast were Emily Fairn, Olive Gray, Sean Delaney, Dane Williams, India Mullen and John Tothill as well as Safia Oakley-Green, Lena Dunham, Andrew Scott, Arian Nik, Blake Harrison and Amelia Dimoldenberg.
What a cast!
God I hope this series gets a second run. I was hooked! Such a super easy watch. I can not say enough good things about this series. Get a Binge free trial or resign up now. Wentworth is also back next month! That's two good reasons to sign up.
Carrie is a cult film, now a hugely successful series.
Developed by Mike Flanagan, and produced by Amazon MGM Studios for Amazon Prime Video.
The first series adaptation of the eponymous franchise, it is based on the 1974 novel by Stephen King, and is the fourth screen adaptation of the novel.
The series follows Carrie White (Summer H. Howell), a teenage girl who has spent her life in seclusion, as she joins high school following her father's death, and the emergence of her mysterious telekinetic powers and the events leading up to her infamous rampage.
Samantha Sloyan, Siena Agudong, Alison Thornton, Joel Oulette, Josie Totah, Arthur Conti, Thalia Dudek, Amber Midthunder, & Scream's OG killer, Matthew Lillard, also star.
Principal photography occurred in Vancouver, Canada, from June to October 2025. Gosh is everything still filmed in Canada!
Carrie premiered back in Halloween, October, the series received positive reviews from critics, who praised Flanagan's modern take on the source material, themes, and the performances of the cast (particularly Howell and Sloyan), but some were divided over its changes from the novel.
Originally billed as a miniseries, the series was renewed for a second season last month. So where will season two take us? If like me you are a little behind on all the horror series from last month, don't read on. But this is really good!
In the finale, the interviewer is revealed to be Adelaide, who questions Sue, Tina, and Margaret about the prom night.
After Carrie accidentally kills Tommy while trying to stop Chris from escaping, she lets Emaline take over her body. Under Emaline's influence, Carrie kills many of the partygoers and staff – including Grayle and Desjardin – and sets the school ablaze. Amanda attempts to kill Carrie but is stopped by three cultists, which Sue witnesses.
Billy and Chris escape and Billy attempts to run Carrie over with his car. Chris tries to prevent it and apologise to Carrie, but Carrie angrily kills them both. Liberated, Carrie and Emaline dance through Chamberlain, wreaking destruction, before Emaline disappears after being shot. Carrie returns home, where Margaret attempts to kill her. Heartbroken, Carrie destroys the house, but Margaret survives by levitating the debris, revealing her own latent telekinesis.
Emaline arrives in person to rescue Carrie. Adelaide erases Sue's memories of the cultists and tells Margaret that Carrie is traveling with Emaline, Amanda's daughter, who can astral project. When Margaret rejects her telepathic powers, Adelaide deems her useless and telekinetically stops Margaret's heart, killing her.
Emaline drives away with Carrie, saying they are friends, but refuses to reveal their destination, fearing Adelaide may be listening. She assures Carrie that the world is hers, and Carrie smiles.
So I am really keen to know. Where will season two take us? After the prom, what's next? I did really enjoy this. Amazon has had a good 2026 programming wise. Next up I need to catch up on Neagley.
Primetime dramatises the production of the reality television series To Catch a Predator, which aired on NBC, 2004–2007.
Robert Pattinson portrays its host Chris Hansen, an NBC journalist who works with the vigilante group Perverted-Justice to catch child predators in sting operations. Alongside Pattinson, Merritt Wever, Skyler Gisondo, Matthew Maher and Phoebe Bridgers also star. This was a much better performance by Gisondo, who also starred in my Friday TV review, Brothers.
Lance Oppenheim, who had previously directed documentaries, conceived Primetime as his first narrative feature film after his wife hired Hansen to record a Cameo video for him in 2024.
Ajon Singh based the script on Luke Dittrich's 2007 Esquire article "Tonight on Dateline This Man Will Die", which details the botched To Catch a Predator sting operation that culminated in the 2006 suicide of Bill Conradt, and sought to make a stylised retelling rather than a biographical film. Sorry that is a bit of a spoiler alert.
It's also weird seeing singer, Phoebe Bridgers in an acting role.
Primetime premiered at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival in September, and was released theatrically by A24 in the United States on September 25.
So far, the film has grossed $57.5 million against a $14.5 million budget and received positive reviews. Hansen, who was not consulted during the production, criticised it as "detached from reality".
I really enjoyed the tense, unreal film. How this was on US network TV alongside and against Lost is unreal!
This was like no other film I'd seen this year. Will it make my end of year best of list? I think it may somehow.
Robert Pattinson has really left behind the dodgy days of Twilight. He is really starting to choose some decent films.
Brothers is not the strongest of Apple TV's comedy roster. However, it was fun seeing True Detective season one stars Matthew McConaughey & Woody Harrelson, reunited on the small screen.
The eight part first season chronicles a fictional version of the lives of Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, whose strong friendship is put to the test when they decide to live together with their families at McConaughey's Texas ranch after Harrelson's daughter's wedding falls apart.
While at the ranch, McConaughey and Harrelson uncover a family secret that the two might be brothers.
I started this late, but caught up quick. The episodes roll past very quick, however, the jokes are few and far between. Unlike The Studio, Loot and Platonic, this is not your usual quality Apple TV comedy. Despite having Hollywood bosses Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson leading the show.
Holland Taylor, Natalie Martinez, Brittany Ishibashi, along with Oona Yaffe, Highdee Kuan, Nolan Almeida, Ella Grace Helton and Noah Carganilla cast to portray McConaughey and Harrelson's children.
If you are a fan of the leads, this might be for you this weekend. However, if you are looking for Apple's next big comedy, don't be looking here.
Apple TV has had a seriously solid 2026. 2027 is looking good too. I look forward to jumping back in Stick, Bad Monkey and more in coming weeks too.
Apple TV is definitely the home of premium streaming content.
Sonny Tyler hosts The Sonny Disposition, the number three comedy podcast in the country, from a desk at Bespoke Co-Work that he treats like a broadcast tower.
A satirical workplace comedy about podcast fame, creator burnout, and the increasingly blurry line between authenticity and performance, from creators Simon Taylor and Josh Samuels.
Alongside Taylor, Claudia Greenstone, Stefan Ranaja Weerarathna, Oscar Robertson, Maddy Tyers, plus Desiree Katakis star in this six part, easy to watch Aussie comedy on Stan. The series will also stream on Channel Nine platforms from next week.
Stan has done very little to promote this show which is a little weird. Considering they promote the hell out of some of their international exclusives. As Stan is officially now the last, Australian owned streaming service with a large output of local series.
Sadly The Sonny Disposition comes hot on the heels of fellow local budget, Aussie comedy, Cop This. Which was created, written, and co-directed by Ed Kavalee alongside co-director Peter Lawler.
Set on AFL Grand Final Day inside a suburban police station slated for replacement by an AI-powered police "Terminal". The remaining officers, Sergeant Jo Hardy (Nicolette Minster) and Matt Pepper (Ray O'Leary), are left to babysit a dangerous criminal (Gary Sweet) for 24 hours. Living on Paramount+ now to stream, this was a low point for local TV.
So when I saw the trailer (above) for this series I was worried. However, it was way better than expected. Even funny in parts. Podcasts are a lot right!
Like Cop This, The Sonny Disposition is definitely filmed on a low budget. Unlike other series on Stan, like Black Snow and Scrublands, this series looks like a bit of a quick and nasty, get content out the door. Kinda like podcasts and the world they expose across the six episodes.
Season two sees Andie (Leah Purcell) drawn into a case far more dangerous and personal than she ever imagined. It will test her loyalties and challenge everything she thought she knew about herself, her community and the High Country she calls home.
Alongside Purcell, Brendan Cowell joins as Glenn Gilmour, with, David Field as Jax Mason, Chika Ikogwe as Diane Holt, Michael Sheasby as Mitch Hamilton, Ariadne Sgouros as Stella Cross, Andrea Demetriades as Kat Pappas, Ryan Corr as Leo Pappas, plus, Nadine Garner as Lynn McKenzie.
After a couple of years off our screen, High Country is back.
Purcell plays the lead so well. It's like Mystery Road, including a spot of OG Mystery Road star, Aaron Pedersen.
Yes, another Australian detective series in a more rural setting.
Binge neglected to mention the future of the series future at their recent upfront presentation for 2027.
After giving the series a break, brining back Wentworth, possibly High Country might take another wee break.
I enjoyed most of the second season. They incorporated a lot of plot lines, outside of the main murders and crime.
Problem gambling for young men, racism, stolen generation heartbreak, along with all the PTSD that comes with being on the frontline.
This is a solid little Aussie series. I just don't know whether Binge promotes it well enough to reach a larger audience.
Like so many other local series right now, Scrublands, Black Snow, the Mystery Road franchise, Dustfall, it is a bit more crime in the regions. That said, Aussies love crime. Particularly true crime. Paramount+ pounced on the Mushroom murders miniseries for their big announcement for their 2027 programming presentation.
It was only a matter of time before more Erin Patterson hit our screens. Whilst we wait for that, both seasons of High Country stream now on Binge.
