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'Below' leads this week's new streaming shows (Netflix, Prime Video, more)

Tom's Guide rounds up the premieres, from a sea monster thriller on Netflix to a Stephen King adaptation on Prime Video.

Below; Treasure Island

Tom's Guide reports that this week's biggest streaming premieres include a Netflix sea thriller, a fresh take on Stephen King's "Carrie," and a new NCIS spinoff.

The standout is "Below," a six-episode horror series on Netflix starring Josh Hartnett as a fisherman whose village is attacked by a sea creature. All episodes drop Oct. 8 at 3 a.m. ET. The show also features Charlie Heaton and Mackenzie Davis.

Prime Video's "Carrie" adaptation arrives Oct. 7 with all eight episodes. Summer H. Howell plays the telekinetic teen, with Samantha Sloyan as her mother Margaret.

The NCIS franchise expands to New York with a spinoff starring LL Cool J as Sam Hanna and Scott Caan as Nick Schaeffer. The first episode airs Oct. 6 at 9 p.m. ET on CBS and streams the next day on Paramount+.

Also on Paramount+, the next chapter in the Avatar franchise premieres Oct. 9 with episodes 1-3. The series focuses on Pavi, a nine-year-old girl who discovers she is the next Avatar after Korra, but is hunted by humans and spirits.

CBS and Paramount+ co-premiere a new vampire comedy series Oct. 8 at 8:30 p.m. ET. It centers on a couple married for 500 years whose daughter brings home a human boyfriend.

Finally, MGM+ debuts a swashbuckling adaptation of "Treasure Island" on Oct. 11 at 10 p.m. ET. David Oyelowo plays Long John Silver, with Hayley Atwell as Bess Hawkins.

Tom's Guide notes that cooler October weather makes it a good time to catch up on these new shows.

  • Below
  • CBS
  • Netflix
  • Paramount
  • Prime Video
  • streaming

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Alex Novak is the lead writer for Consumer Tech and has covered phones, laptops and smart-home gear for more than 15 years. He spent a decade as a tech-support lead at an electronics retail chain in Pittsburgh, then six years as the technology contributor on a Pittsburgh morning news program. He has tested more than 400 phones, laptops and tablets. He is based in Pittsburgh, where he also maintains his extended family's Wi-Fi.