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02 November 2026

A Story of Derry

IT: Welcome to Derry. A story of Derry

Horror and bloody violence

Three young people go into the Western Wood and encounter a terrifying ancient spirit, the Kollu.

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30 September 2026

Content that may disturb

A maternity home for unmarried mothers and their children operated between 1925 and 1961 in Tuam, County Galway. In the 21st century, the home became the focus of a national scandal after a forensic excavation uncovered the remains of hundreds of babies and young children, along with illegal adoptions, mistreatment, and systemic neglect. In this film based on based on true events, an amateur historian investigates the horrors that took place there.

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23 October 2026

Offensive language and suicide themes

Blurring the line between performance and personal crisis, comedian Maria Bamford turns her mental health journey into material that’s riotously funny and ultimately inspiring. What emerges is a portrait of an artist transforming vulnerability into creative strength through honesty. 

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30 September 2026

Sexual material, sexual violence & offensive language

After twenty years spent “chillin’, tokin’ and bonin’”, Ali G is shocked to discover that his long-term girlfriend, Julie, is 8 months pregnant. Faced with an extra mouth to feed, he heads to America to reclaim his former glory… but soon encounters adversaries who will ultimately threaten his and his child’s very existence.

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22 October 2026

Offensive language and sexual themes

Joanne and Noah are living together in the third season of Nobody Wants This, and their family members are also dealing with relationship developments that test them.

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15 October 2026

Violence and suicide

In Portland, Oregon, confident teenager Prue and her nerdy classmate Curtis enter the Impassable Wilderness—the Wildwood —in search of Prue's little brother, who was taken by crows.

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15 October 2026

Offensive language and violence

Ambassador and Second Lady Kate Wyler works desperately behind the scenes to ensure peace between major nations – and her marriage – in the fourth season of the acclaimed drama.

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29 September 2026

Facing potential poverty after the death of their father, the Dashwood family are forced to leave their Sussex estate and relocate to a country cottage. Here the Dashwood sisters Elinor and Marianne navigate financial hardship and romantic endeavours in very different ways.

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09 October 2026

Animals

Animals (2026 film)

Offensive language and bloody violence

Desperate to pay their son's ransom, a mayoral candidate and his wife resort to extreme measures, revealing dark secrets they never intended to bring to light. 

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08 October 2026

Horror

With his family caught in the middle and the future of their struggling Newfoundland community already uncertain, Calvin Penney must confront both the danger emerging from the ocean and the secrets that have remained buried for generations.

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30 September 2026

Graphic violence, horror, and gore

Amid her parents’ strained relationship, a young girl befriends a sinister entity whom she calls “Other Mommy”. Initially comforting, the entity becomes increasingly monstrous and violent.

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07 October 2026

Carrie

Carrie (2026), Season 1

Bullying, suicide, domestic violence, violence, and offensive language

After her father’s sudden death, Carrie finds herself battling the challenges of attending high school, a bullying scandal, and the emergence of mysterious telekinetic powers. A new reimagining of the Stephen King story.

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