Fall TV Watch List: Ready to open Guillermo del Toro's 'Cabinet of Curiosities'?

Fall TV Watch List: Ready to open Guillermo del Toro's 'Cabinet of Curiosities'? No images? [Click here]( [- - -] [TheWrap - SUMMER TV WATCH LIST] Week of October 22 – 28 It’s the last week before Halloween and the streamers are throwing everything they can to fill up your trick-or-treat bag one last time, from a Guillermo del Toro-led anthology series, to a spooky stop-motion animated feature from “Nightmare Before Christmas” director Henry Selick to a Blumhouse movie and a based-on-a-true-story serial killer story. Whether these are tricks or treats remains to be seen. (And for the fraidy cats, there’s a new adaptation of “All Quiet on the Western Front,” a new season of “Big Mouth” and the finale of “House of the Dragon.”) On with the television! [Premiere of the week] “Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities”Tuesday, October 25, Netflix [Hannah Galway in “The Murmuring” episode of Guillermo del Toro's ] Photo: Netflix Guillermo del Toro, the Oscar-winning director behind “Pacific Rim” and “The Shape of Water,” hosts this new anthology series in the spirit of “The Twilight Zone” or “Night Gallery.” The director is seen in his cabinet of curiosities, removing an object that pertains to that story and providing a little background. (The series is named, in part, for his 2013 book that collects sketches from his notebooks.) New episodes drop over the course of four days, with two episodes each day, and del Toro has assembled a truly impressive slate of filmmakers for each installment: Guillermo Navarro, Vincenzo Natali, Ana Lily Amirpour, David Prior, Keith Thomas, Catherine Hardwicke, Jennifer Kent and Panos Cosmatos. Together, they’ve made some of the best horror movies of the modern era, including (but not limited to) “Mandy,” “Splice,” “A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night,” “The Babadook” and “The Empty Man.” [[TRAILER](] ID=167008;size=300x250;setID=492280;uid={EMAIL}7157804; [- - -] [Premiere of the week] “House of the Dragon”Sunday, October 23 at 9 p.m., HBO Photo: HBO “House of the Dragon,” we hardly knew ye! Even though the show has gone through several time jumps and more than one major death, it still felt like this excellent “Game of Thrones” prequel, set a couple hundred years before the events of the main show, was just getting going. Last week’s penultimate episode, while thrilling and very, very good, wasn’t the huge barn-burner that the second-to-last episode usually is in the “Game of Thrones” universe. Could that mean that this week’s episode will be even bigger (and more shocking?) We cannot wait to find out how this song of ice and fire ends … and what direction it points to the future. The dance of dragons has just begun! [[REVIEW](] [- - -] [Premiere of the week] “Wendell & Wild”Friday, October 28, Netflix [Wendell & Wild] Photo: Netflix Henry Selick returns! The stop-motion animation master, who directed the beloved holiday favorite “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” hasn’t made a movie since 2009’s “Coraline.” Thankfully, he’s back with “Wendell & Wild,” which is co-written, produced and co-stars Jordan Peele (alongside his comedy partner, Keegan Michael-Key). The pseudo-“Beetlejuice” tale follows a young girl (Lyric Ross) who faces her very literal demons (Key and Peele) — and Selick has promised that he wants to “scare, not scar” kids who watch his movies. Perfect Halloween viewing option for the entire family. [[INTERVIEW](] [- - -] [Premiere of the week] “A Tree of Life: The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting”Wednesday, October 26 at 9 p.m., HBO [Tree of Life] Photo: HBO In 2018, a gunman opened fire inside a Pittsburgh synagogue, killing 11 people as they prayed. The attack would be the most violent anti-Semitic attack in American history. This new documentary promises “a deeply personal portrait of the survivors, victims and family members, who share their harrowing first-hand accounts of the impact of the shooting on the community.” Executive produced by Michael Keaton, the documentary includes new interviews with key figures from the tragedy. [[TRAILER](] ID=167008;size=300x250;setID=492280;uid={EMAIL}7157804; [- - -] [Premiere of the week] “Batman: The Animated Series”HBO Max Image: Warner Bros. Now that DC has a new superhero (or is it antihero?) in theaters with “Black Adam,” it’s time to revisit perhaps the greatest iteration of DC’s greatest character, in “Batman: The Animated Series.” The show debuted back in 1992, on the heels of Tim Burton’s two live-action blockbusters, and sought to embrace the darkness and mystery of those productions (also a fair amount of its retro-futuristic design aesthetics). Developed by Bruce Timm, Paul Dini and Mitch Brian, the Warner Bros.-produced show served as the linchpin of Fox’s attempt to dethrone Disney from its highly lucrative syndicated programming block, the Disney Afternoon. The bold backgrounds for “Batman: The Animated Series” were airbrushed onto black paper and the character designs had a snappy graphic sensibility. The show, with too many classic episodes to name, is a treat to revisit. Also: it looks great in HD. [[WATCH](] [- - -] [Premiere of the week] “The Good Nurse”Wednesday, October 26, NetflixThis based-on-a-true-story thriller stars Jessica Chastain as Amy Loughren, a young nurse working alongside Eddie Redmayne’s Charlie Cullen. When a number of suspicious deaths are reported at their hospital, Amy starts to suspect Charlie as the culprit. (The real-life Cullen was convicted of killing over a dozen patients — though some suspect his death count could be closer to 400, making him the most prolific serial killer in recorded history.) Danish filmmaker Tobias Lindholm directs from a script by Krysty Wilson-Cairns (“1917,” “Last Night in Soho”). Reviews have been strong since the film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September. Ready to get creeped out? [[REVIEW](] “Tales of the Jedi”Wednesday, October 26, Disney+In this new animated “Star Wars” anthology show, created and mostly written by Dave Filoni (“Star Wars: The Clone Wars,” “Star Wars: Rebels”), we follow the early lives of Ahsoka Tano (Ashley Eckstein) and Count Dooku (Corey Burton) on their parallel paths. The animation looks to have evolved from the earlier incarnation, and the episodes run between 13 and 17 minutes, making them longer than a typical short but not exactly full-length TV installments. We can’t wait to learn more about these two fan-favorite characters. [[TRAILER](] “All Quiet on the Western Front”Friday, October 28, NetflixYes, it’s time for another adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque’s 1929 antiwar classic — whose first filmed version was a 1930 Oscar winner for Best Picture. Edward Berger, whom American audiences will know from his work on TV series “Your Honor,” “Patrick Melrose” and “The Terror,” directed and co-wrote the film, which is Germany’s submission for this year’s Best International Feature Film. The story centers around a young German soldier (played by Felix Kammerer) who lies about his age so he can enlist in the German army in WWI — but soon grows disillusioned after getting into the trenches. [[TRAILER](] “Big Mouth”Friday, October 28, NetflixNetflix’s flagship adult animated series returns for its sixth season (!) and its first since the debut of its spinoff, “Human Resources,” debuted earlier this year. “Big Mouth,” loosely based on the childhood lives of creators created by Andrew Goldberg, Nick Kroll, Mark Levin and Jennifer Flackett, is dependably hilarious – and dependably awkward. Get ready to squirm! [[TRAILER](] “Run Sweetheart Run”Friday, October 28, Prime VideoThis Jason Blum-produced horror thriller has languished since its splashy premiere at the Sundance Film Festival back in January 2020 and acquisition by Amazon a few months later (that’s right, it’s from the before times). Directed and co-written by Shana Feste, it chronicles a young single mom (Ella Balinska) goes on a blind date from hell with a mysterious stranger (Pilou Asbæk). [[TRAILER](] [- - -] That does it for this week’s edition of The Wrap’s Summer TV Watch List. If you aren’t a subscriber, you can fix that by [signing up here](. Any suggestions for an upcoming premiere, finale or re-watch? [Drop us a line!](mailto:inquiries@thewrap.com) [- - -] [Update your profile]( | [View our privacy policy]( | [Unsubscribe]( Sent from: TheWrap | 1808 Stanford Street | Santa Monica, CA, 90404 | attn: Email Coordinator [TheWrap]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. If you are no longer interested you can [unsubscribe instantly](.