26 titles, 26 offers on services and 40 release events (including 14 removals) this week. Here, by rule: releases ahead (officially announced, then expected), then recent arrivals. Every title is in the full list below and in the table.
Recent films, series and seasons that reached a service in the UAE. Unless an entry says Officially announced, its date is when availability data or our check first detected it there, which can be later than its real arrival; it is not a premiere date.
A reclusive writer who has stayed indoors for about ten years since her sister's killing recognizes a TV journalist as the culprit and designs a risky sting, putting herself forward as the lure. The six-episode German thriller follows the cat-and-mouse game that follows.
This four-part documentary series follows the life of boxer Mike Tyson, from a turbulent youth through his rise to the heavyweight title and the controversies that shaped his career.
Bakers sculpt oversized Halloween desserts disguised as spooky objects, and celebrity panelists must work out which item is really cake. Across three episodes, the contestants compete for a cash prize and the title of Halloween champion.
Middle-aged singles settle into an aging countryside home at the foot of Mount Fuji, fixing it up and sharing a partly self-sufficient life while hoping to find lasting love. Season 3 brings in new residents as some of the earlier ones move on.
A 2025 documentary that revisits the decades-long case of American Indian Movement activist Leonard Peltier, imprisoned since the 1970s after a disputed conviction. It follows a younger generation of Native activists pushing for his release.
Paranormal YouTubers Sam Golbach and Colby Brock travel to reputedly haunted locations around the globe, searching for proof of the supernatural and testing whether ghosts exist. This second season, titled Hell Week, continues that investigative format.
In this Thai drama, two people shunned by their own relatives end up wed by surprise. Hataya and Ramil then try to protect the loved ones who still stand by them and show that they deserve more respect than their families have given them.
In this stand-up set, comedian Sumukhi Suresh draws on her life in her thirties, joking about dating, being single, hormonal shifts, and the pressure to start a family.
In this 2026 Netflix stand-up special, the comic recounts a disastrous one-night stand, offers dark takes on famous assassinations, and describes an odd plan for getting rid of rats.
A struggling actress goes back to her former performing arts school as a substitute teacher, though she has no teaching credentials. As she works with a group of ambitious students, she finds that guiding them may reshape her own goals.
A churchgoer who can't stop judging and meddling in other people's lives finds her interventions throwing her household into disorder as her daughter's wedding approaches. Toyin Abraham's directorial debut is a family comedy-drama from Nigeria.
Kate Wyler, a US ambassador in London, faces a fresh crisis as strained ties between Washington and Britain begin to fray and her marriage is pushed to its limit. The eight-episode season centers on a dangerous scheme that drags the two nations toward open conflict.
Season 11 of this Netflix reality dating experiment brings a new group of Boston-area singles into separate pods, where they connect through conversation without seeing each other. Couples who get engaged then live together and plan a wedding before deciding whether to marry.
Dineo and Noni, two friends who once planned to enjoy the single life together, reunite on a chaotic Cape Town bachelorette trip after Noni gets engaged, and their bond is put to the test.
A fisherman in Rameswaram sees his modest routine upended by an unexpected discovery at sea, which brings a false accusation and a courtroom struggle to protect his name and freedom. A defence attorney steps in to help him.
A biographical adventure drama that retraces how Himalayan climber Tenzing Norgay sought a place on the 1953 British expedition to Everest, working alongside Edmund Hillary and facing cultural and personal tensions along the way.
A veteran con man planning one last score is drawn back into action when an old leather map surfaces, promising access to a legendary hoard. Rivals and foreign treasure hunters soon compete for the same prize across Istanbul's streets and underground passages.
A retired hitman who now works in property sales in Milwaukee finds his old life catching up with him when a figure from his past resurfaces, and his mobster sibling is also after him.
Catalogue additions
Older films and series new to a service this week. The date is when availability data first detected them there, not when the title was first released.
Listed as removed by the availability data, or missing from two complete checks of the service's catalogue in a row. The best-known titles only; a title can come back.
22 Jump Street (2014): no longer on Netflix (subscription), by our checks of Saturday 17 October
21 Jump Street (2012): no longer on Netflix (subscription), by our checks of Saturday 17 October
The Family Stone (2005): no longer on Netflix (subscription), by our checks of Saturday 17 October
Twisters (2024): no longer on Netflix (subscription), by our checks of Friday 16 October
Apollo 13 (1995): no longer on Netflix (subscription), by our checks of Friday 16 October
The Change-Up (2011): no longer on Netflix (subscription), by our checks of Friday 16 October
Twisted (2004): no longer on Netflix (subscription), by our checks of Saturday 17 October
Shall We Dance? (2004): no longer on Netflix (subscription), by our checks of Saturday 17 October
Reign Over Me (2007): no longer on Netflix (subscription), by our checks of Wednesday 14 October
Asparagus (1979): no longer on MUBI (subscription), by our checks of Thursday 15 October
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The Dream of Lu (2012): no longer on MUBI (subscription), by our checks of Wednesday 14 October
Inside West Coast Customs (2011): no longer on Netflix (subscription), by our checks of Thursday 15 October
Kambili: The Whole 30 Yards (2021): no longer on Netflix (subscription), by our checks of Wednesday 14 October
Hail (2012): no longer on MUBI (subscription), by our checks of Thursday 15 October
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Each entry says what its evidence shows. Dates and times are Gulf Standard Time (GST), and weeks run Monday to Sunday.
Officially announced
The service's own announcement, schedule or regional listing names this date for the UAE.
Available now
A check in the last 72 hours found it on that service in the UAE, in country availability data or the service's regional listing.
Expected — availability data
Availability data gives a future date that the service has not confirmed in a source we checked. It can move.
First detected
The day availability data or our check first found it on the service. It is not a premiere date: the title may have arrived earlier, and a recent year does not make it new. Shown with when it was last checked.
Reported by the press
Only publications name it so far; listed apart until the service or a check confirms it.
How we count: a title is a film, a season or an episode (one card); an offer is one service and access type for it, each with its own status and date, so a title on two services, or with and without ads, is one card with two offers; a release event is any record the page shows, removals and date changes included. Section counts are titles. "This week at a glance" is chosen by rule, not by taste: releases ahead first, then recent arrivals.
"New premiere" is used only when the service's own source gives the date; recent titles found by availability data are "New to the service", and older ones are catalogue additions. Availability data for Netflix, Prime Video, Apple TV, MUBI and ZEE5 in the UAE comes from Movie of the Night. TMDB's availability data, supplied by JustWatch, covers Netflix, Prime Video, Apple TV, Apple TV Store, ZEE5, Sun NXT, OSN+, Shahid, STARZ ON and TOD. Other services are listed only when we have checked them by hand. Dates ahead come from Netflix, Prime Video, Apple TV and MUBI only; other services' releases show once they have arrived. This is a selection, not every release.
Picture and sound formats (4K, HDR, Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos) are not listed: none of our sources gives them per service and country, and they also depend on the plan and the device. If a streaming app plays Atmos as PCM, see why your receiver says PCM and the no-Atmos troubleshooter; for the picture, the picture settings that matter.
This page lists arrivals on services in the UAE. For the first rental, purchase or streaming date of a film in the country, see the digital release calendar for the UAE; each film and series page has its own dates and where to watch. Also: what to watch and coming soon.
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