The Substance
Streaming onTVNZ+
A fading celebrity decides to use a black market drug, a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself.
NZ weekly edit, archived
What to watch in NZ: week of 14 Sep 2026
Six picks worth saving from the week of 14 Sep 2026: the films and shows on NZ streaming services that week, kept exactly as they ran.
This is the archived edit for the week of 14 Sep 2026. For the current shortlist, see This week's picks.
This week's shortlist
Six picks worth a look
Mortal Kombat II
Streaming onHBO Max
The fan favorite champions鈥攏ow joined by Johnny Cage himself鈥攁re pitted against one another in the ultimate, no-holds barred, gory battle to defeat the dark rule of Shao Kahn that threatens the very existence of the Earthrealm and its defenders.
Fifty Shades of Grey
Streaming onNetflix
When college senior Anastasia Steele steps in for her sick roommate to interview prominent businessman Christian Grey for their campus paper, little does she realize the path her life will take. Christian, as enigmatic as he is rich and powerful, finds himself strangely drawn to Ana, and she to him. Though sexually inexperienced, Ana plunges headlong into an affair -- and learns that Christian's true sexual proclivities push the boundaries of pain and pleasure.
The Walking Dead: Dead City
Streaming onTVNZ+
Maggie and Negan travel to post-apocalyptic Manhattan - long ago cut off from the mainland. The crumbling city is filled with the dead and denizens who have made it a world full of anarchy, danger, beauty, and terror.
New Girl
Streaming onDisney+
Jessica Day is an offbeat and adorable girl in her late 20s who, after a bad breakup, moves in with three single guys. Goofy, positive, vulnerable and honest to a fault, Jess has faith in people, even when she shouldn't. Although she's dorky and awkward, she's comfortable in her own skin. More prone to friendships with women, she's not used to hanging with the boys鈥攅specially at home.
Teach You a Lesson
Streaming onNetflix
An inspector from the Educational Rights Protection Bureau (ERPB) who is authorized by the government to use physical intervention and unconventional methods to discipline delinquent students and reform the educational system.
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