3 Prime Video Shows Where Every Episode Is a Masterpiece (Oct 5-9)

Published Oct 5, 2026, 9:11 PM EDT

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Launched at the same time that Reacher Season 4 wrapped up, Nick Santora and Nicholas Wootton's action-crime spin-off Neagley has been performing spectacularly, becoming the number one show on Prime Video once again this week. With great reviews and that high viewership, it looks like the Maria Stern-starrer is here to stay. But in case this new action series isn’t quite your cup of tea, there’s still more to check out on the platform. Without further ado, here’s a look at three great shows that we think you should watch on Prime Video this week.

For more recommendations, check out our list of the best shows and movies on Prime Video.

1 ‘Chucky’ (2021–2024)

Created by Don Mancini, Chucky is a horror-comedy series inspired by the Child's Play movies. A sequel to the 2017 film Cult of Chucky, the show follows the titular evil doll as he commits various murders in the town of Hackensack, New Jersey. Brad Dourif reprises his role as the voice of Chucky, leading an ensemble cast that includes Zackary Arthur, Björgvin Arnarson, Alyvia Alyn Lind, Teo Briones, Devon Sawa, Fiona Dourif, Alex Vincent, Christine Elise, Jennifer Tilly, and Billy Boyd.

Jointly released by Syfy and USA Network, the Chucky series packs all the camp and violence of the Child’s Play movies into a thrilling three-season story. Though its post-Season 3 cancellation leaves the show on a major cliffhanger, it’s still a highly enjoyable watch for horror fans, featuring all the iconic hallmarks of the cult classic franchise and then some. It’s a great watch to kick off the Halloween season with, and though the series may have officially ended, there are reportedly plans to continue its story in future installments.

Collider Exclusive · 8 Questions · 2 Minutes What Is Your Biggest Horror Nightmare? Elm Street · Chucky · Scream · The Conjuring

Four horror franchises. Four completely different ways of scaring you. One waits until you fall asleep. One makes sure nobody believes you. One is already in your group of friends. And one is in the house with your family. Answer eight quick questions about how you actually watch horror, and find out which nightmare was built for you.

😴Elm Street(Freddy Krueger)

🧸Chucky(Child's Play)

📞Scream(Ghostface)

🕯️The Conjuring(The Warren Files)

FIND YOUR NIGHTMARE →

01

Which horror scene makes you cover your eyes? Four classic images. One of them is worse than the others for you.

ASomebody falling asleep when they really should not. BA toy that has moved, and nobody touched it. CA phone ringing in an empty house. DA child talking to somebody who is not there.

NEXT QUESTION →

02

You are home alone and you hear a noise. First thought? Everybody has one. It arrives before you have decided anything.

AI am exhausted and my mind is playing tricks on me. BSomething in this room is not where I left it. CSomebody is in here with me. DThis house has never felt entirely right.

NEXT QUESTION →

03

Which horror movie rule would you break first? Everybody thinks they would survive. Almost nobody actually does.

ANever fall asleep. BNever leave it out of your sight. CNever answer the phone. DNever go down to the basement.

NEXT QUESTION →

04

Something genuinely frightening happens. What do you do? Not in a film. In your actual living room, tonight.

AConvince myself I imagined the whole thing. BTell someone, and brace for them not believing me. CWork out which person I know could be behind it. DGet everybody in the house into one room.

NEXT QUESTION →

05

How do you actually watch a horror film? Be honest about this one. Nobody is checking.

AFine during. Wide awake at two in the morning. BShouting at the screen that nobody is listening. CCalling the twist out loud before it lands. DThrough my fingers, holding on to something.

NEXT QUESTION →

06

Somebody offers you serious money. Which do you still refuse? The amount does not matter. There is one on this list you are not doing.

AFall asleep in a room I have never been in before. BKeep an old doll on the shelf facing my bed. CAnswer every unknown number that calls after midnight. DSpend one night alone in a house with a history.

NEXT QUESTION →

07

Which feeling stays with you a week after the film? Good horror does not stop when the credits do.

ANot wanting to turn the bedroom light off. BNot trusting one particular object in my house. CLooking twice at people I have known for years. DFeeling like something came home with me.

NEXT QUESTION →

08

Something wakes you at 3am. What is the worst possibility? Eight questions in, this is the one that decides your nightmare.

AThat I am still asleep, and it knows it. BThat the thing nobody believed me about is here. CThat somebody with a key is downstairs. DThat something is in the doorway, watching us sleep.

REVEAL MY NIGHTMARE →

The Lights Just Went Out Your Nightmare Is…

Four franchises, four completely different ways of getting underneath your skin. This is the one built out of your particular fear, why it works so well on you, and what it would leave behind.

Elm Street

Your nightmare does not wait outside the door. It waits for you to close your eyes, which you are going to have to do eventually, because nobody has ever won that particular argument.

• Freddy is horror's cruellest idea: a threat that lives in the one place you cannot guard, cannot lock, and cannot avoid forever.
• You are the one who is fine during the film and wide awake at two in the morning. Your own head is where this does its damage.
• These films understood exhaustion as a horror engine. The kids on Elm Street do not lose because they are weak. They lose because they are tired.
• You can lock every door in the house. You still have to sleep.

Chucky

Your nightmare is not really the doll. It is the face of the person you tell, and the way they decide, very kindly, that you have imagined all of it.

• Chucky works precisely because he is absurd. That is the trap: the more accurately you describe him, the less anybody is going to believe you.
• You are the one shouting at the screen because the characters are not listening. You know that feeling from real life too.
• The franchise is at its best when the adults in the room are the real obstacle, and you have met those adults.
• By the time somebody finally believes you, you will have handled most of it on your own.

Scream

Your nightmare has your number, knows your name, and has almost certainly been inside your house before. The worst part is that you already know them.

• Scream is the only one of these where the killer takes the mask off and turns out to be somebody who was at the party.
• You are the person who calls the twist out loud before it lands. You watch people the same way you watch films.
• The franchise made the rules of horror part of the plot, which means the survivors are the ones paying attention. You would be paying attention.
• Everybody is a suspect, including the person who just offered to walk you home.

The Conjuring

Your nightmare is not really about you. It is about the people asleep down the hall, and the feeling that whatever is here is not interested in leaving.

• The Conjuring films are domestic horror. The house, the family, the perfectly ordinary room that quietly stops feeling ordinary.
• Your instinct is to get everybody into one room. Your fear is protective rather than personal, which is rarer than it sounds.
• This is the one franchise where belief is the weapon. The people who come through it are the ones who are not alone and refuse to be.
• Whatever is here did not come for you. It came for the household, and you are the one standing in the hallway.

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2 ‘The Night Manager’ (2016–Present)

Adapted for television by David Farr and starring Tom Hiddleston in the lead role, The Night Manager is a spy thriller series based on John le Carré’s 1993 novel, centered on former military officer-turned-hotel manager Jonathan Pine. The show follows Jonathan as he joins a dangerous covert mission to take down international arms dealer Richard Roper (Hugh Laurie), becoming a battle-seasoned intelligence operative in the process. Besides Hiddleston and Laurie, the show also stars Olivia Colman, Tom Hollander, David Harewood, Elizabeth Debicki, Diego Calva, Camila Morrone, Hayley Squires, and more.

The Night Manager began with a highly acclaimed first season in 2016, which earned several accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards. Ten years later, the series returned with the first installment of a two-season expansion, which has also earned a positive critical and fan reception. Anchored by the impeccable performances and chemistry of its ensemble, the series is easily one of the most engaging spy shows of the 21st century and one of the best TV adaptations of John le Carré’s work.

3 ‘The Peripheral’ (2022)

Created by Scott B. Smith and loosely inspired by William Gibson’s 2014 novel, The Peripheral is a science fiction series that stars Chloë Grace Moretz as Flynne Fisher, a young VR gamer in the year 2032. After trying out a prototype VR headset for a mysterious company, Flynn enters an ultra-realistic SIM world and inadvertently finds herself at the center of a complex time-travel conspiracy. Executive-produced by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, the series also stars Gary Carr, Jack Reynor, JJ Feild, T'Nia Miller, Katie Leung, and more in key roles.

The Peripheral is arguably one of the most underrated sci-fi series of the 2020s. Though its mainstream reception was largely mixed, the show’s first and only season has proven quite popular with genre fans. It’s a fascinating work of cyberpunk television with high production values, great performances, and an intelligently crafted world. The series was initially renewed for a second season but ended up getting canceled during the 2023 SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes.