With the spooky season in full swing, you'll find several horror and thriller titles among the new shows and movies to watch this weekend on Netflix, Max, and other top streaming services

The weekend watch list is dominated by movies, including the latest Marvel blockbuster, Deadpool & Wolverine It's streaming on Premium Video on Demand, so you can watch Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman's dialogue and bloody action from the comfort of your cozy couch In addition, the Netflix sequel, The Platform 2, is now available and will make you glad you don't have to fight for what you eat every day

On the TV side, the LGBTQ teen rom-com “Heartstopper” is back, and HBO will present the latest installment of its Hollywood satire “The Franchise” Click here for a guide to this weekend's viewing Also, check out the new thriller movie that Netflix just started streaming

Let's get started Until now, the gay teen romance of Charlie (Joe Rock) and Nick (Kit Connor) has been limited to hot and intense lovemaking sessions But they are growing up and their relationship is deepening Charlie wants to tell Nick that he loves him, but Nick has something to confess in return Meanwhile, Elle (Yasmin Finney) and her boyfriend Tao (William Gao) navigate transgender intimacy And for all of them, the start of a new school year means thinking about college Based on the Dungeons & Dragons live-streaming campaign, the third season of the animated fantasy for adults returns with additional dragons, fantastic battles, and snazzy subplots!

Now streaming on Netflix

The third season of the adult fantasy anime based on the live streamed Dungeons & Dragons campaign is back with dragons, fantastic battles, and snazzy subplots! The story takes a turn from the cliffhanger at the end of Season 2, when a band of lovable misfits form a surprising alliance and the ominous news that dragon eggs are about to hatch The Chroma Conclave's campaign of destruction continues, and Cinder King hunts down Vox Machina And Cinder King hunts down Vox Machina In order to save their loved ones, the Republic of Taldrey, and all of Exandria, the misfits must fight the demons within and without

Available on Prime Video

The wonderful first season of “Love is Blind UK” has just ended, and (ho ho ho) this dating reality show returns to the US to continue the “experiment,” as Washington DC singles interact in audio-connected pods and get engaged in public to test whether love is truly blind Despite the fact that the cast comes from all over the metro area, there are no politicians in the mix

Available on Netflix

This “Velma” Halloween special continues the storyline of the Season 2 finale, in which Velma (voiced by Mindy Kaling) dies and her ghost inhabits Scrappy's body With only 24 hours to bring Velma back, the gang must find the Dark Spellbook As the annual Sexy Halloween Party approaches, Velma and her friends will have to face their biggest fear if they want to get out alive

Stream it now on Max

This time, the “man with the mouth” is back, this time with a sharp-clawed foe in tow Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman have created a lot of buzz for their real-life friendship and rivalry, and now it's coming to the screen If you thought Jackman's Wolverine died in 2017's “Logan,” you were right If you've seen “Loki,” you know what I'm talking about Wade Wilson, aka Deadpool, went into hiding after being rejected by the Avengers The Time Variance Authority (TVA) offers him to carry out a mission However, realizing that his timeline is collapsing, Wade rebels and travels the multiverse in search of Logan, aka Wolverine, who can save everyone Wade loves

Available for purchase on Amazon or Apple for streaming

No one really wanted a sequel to Netflix's 2019 dystopian thriller, but the success of the first film naturally spawned a sequel Here's a recap: in a tower prison, inmates are shuffled between floors every month Food is lowered from the top floor to each floor Inmates on the top floor can eat as much as they want, while residents on the lower floors get leftovers, resulting in conflict In the sequel, a new resident is drawn into the conflict as a mysterious leader establishes control over the tower, and the inmates attempt to confront the brutal food service system

Available on Netflix

This charming and bittersweet coming-of-age drama will give millennials all the feels Writer/director/producer Sean Wang's directorial debut is inspired by his own experiences growing up in the Bay Area: in the summer of 2008, 13-year-old Chris is going through the trials and tribulations common to adolescence, including first loves, changing friendships, and new interests He rebels against his doting mother (Joan Chen) and fights with his older sister Vivian (Shirley Chen) As high school looms, Chris searches for who he is and who he wants to be

Available on Peacock

Another period coming-of-age film, We Grown Now is set in 1992 Chicago and follows two black boys growing up in the Cabrini Green complex Malik (Blake Cameron James) and Eric (Gian Knight Ramirez) are inseparable, but when another boy in their neighborhood is shot and killed, the tragedy has a profound impact on their lives Malik's mother Dolores (Jurnee Smollett) is horrified and brings up the subject of a promotion that will pull the family away from Chicago

Available on Netflix

This horror-tinged comedy attempts to mash up the weirdness of body swapping, like Freaky Friday, with the goner mania of party games, like Body Body Body Seven college friends get together for a wedding and decide to have one last party the night before; an eighth, estranged friend unexpectedly shows up with a box containing a mysterious device that can swap bodies Laughter, hilarity, and hysteria ensue, and the night soon turns into a nightmare

Available on Netflix