Coven Academy
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Spooky season is in full swing on both Disney+ and Hulu. This week, we have the premiere of Coven Academy, which could be the next Disney+ teen hit, and the addition of a number of highly rated horror movies to Hulu. Here are the three things you absolutely must add to your watchlist, along with the complete listings for both streamers.
This Week on Hulu and Disney+: PCMag's Picks
Coven Academy (October 2, Disney+)
The new series Coven Academy is set at a New Orleans school that only enrolls the most promising witches and warlocks. This sounds very similar to Marvel comic series Strange Academy, but there are only so many ideas in the world, right? Creator Tim Federle has plenty of experience with this kind of thing, having previously helmed High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.
Cast: Lucia Morris, Saylor McPherson, Everett Andres
Genre: Fantasy
Rating: TV-PG
Adventure Time: Side Quests: Season 2 (October 2, Disney+ and Hulu)
Head back to the early days of Jake the Dog and Finn the Human's friendship with the second season of the Adventure Time spin-off series Side Quests. This show brings back the lighter stand-alone episode structure of the original's early seasons, with a less dense art style. It features all of the zany imagination and surprisingly deep concepts that the franchise is known for.
Cast: John DiMaggio, Sasha Knight, Maria Bamford
Genre: Animation
Rating: TV-PG
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
Between Steps (October 6, Disney+ and Hulu)
Korean drama Between Steps weaves together issues of disability rights, life expectations, and more. Choo Young-woo plays former swimmer Park Min-jae, who was forced to retire after an accident cost him his leg. He pursues an engineering degree in robotics to try to build a new prosthetic, and when a former fashion student transfers into his program, the two begin an unusual romance.
Director: Ahn Pan-seok
Cast: Choo Young-woo, Kim So-hyun, Seo Jung-yeon
Genre: Drama
Rating: TV-14
Disney+ and Hulu New Releases This Week
October 2
Disney+ and Hulu: Adventure Time: Side Quests - Season 2
Disney+ and Hulu: Austin City Limits Music Festival 2026 Livestream Day One
Disney+ and Hulu: Coven Academy - Season 1
Hulu: Mafia Mamma (2023)
Hulu: One Spoon of Chocolate (2025)
Disney+: Pupstruction - Season 3 Premiere
Hulu: Tokyo Revengers: War of the Three Titans Arc
October 3
Disney+ and Hulu: Africa Earth’s Wild Home - Season 1
Disney+ and Hulu: Austin City Limits Music Festival 2026 Livestream Day Two
Hulu: Celebrity Wheel of Fortune - Season 7
Hulu: Hereditary (2018)
Hulu: Midsommar (2019)
October 4
Disney+ and Hulu: Austin City Limits Music Festival 2026 – Livestream Day Three
Hulu: The Bachelorette - Seasons 20-21
October 5
Disney+ and Hulu: Between Steps - Season 1 Premiere
Hulu: Gachiakuta - Season 1, Part 1
October 6
Hulu: Private Eyes - Seasons 1-6
Hulu: Reasonable Doubt - Season 4 Premiere
October 7
Hulu: Jamie Foxx: Take Care of Yourself
Disney+: Kiff – Halloween Special Episode
Disney+ and Hulu: Merry Berry Love - Season 1 Premiere
Disney+: Phineas and Ferb – Halloween Special
Disney+ and Hulu: Surviving Alaska: Women of the Wild - Season 1
Disney+: Vampirina: Teenage Vampire - Season 2
October 8
Hulu: Abbott Elementary - Season 6 Premiere
Hulu: Beyblade X - Season 3A
Hulu: Road Wars - Season 7
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