The article highlights eight television releases and returning favourites available to watch over the weekend of 25–27 September, spanning horror, true crime, crime drama, comedy and reality competition. It is intended as a viewing guide, drawing attention to established franchises, spin-offs and new series across Netflix, FX and Apple TV.

– *American Horror Story* returns for its 13th season, with Jessica Lange, Sarah Paulson and Evan Peters revisiting earlier roles.
– *American Hostage* stars Jon Hamm as radio host Fred Heckman, caught in a 1977 hostage crisis.
– *Line of Fire* follows a family of federal agents whose routine case develops into a wider conspiracy.
– *S.W.A.T. Exiles* continues the CBS series, with retired officer Hondo training new recruits.
– A Netflix sequel to *A Different World* follows a student beginning life at her parents’ former HBCU.
– All three seasons of *Party Down*, about struggling creatives working for a catering company, are available on Netflix.
– *Wonka’s the Golden Ticket* adapts the chocolate-factory concept into a competition programme.
– An unnamed series featuring fictionalised versions of Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson centres on a possible family connection.