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Published Oct 12, 2026, 9:12 PM EDT
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Prime Video has officially entered the spooky season with the release of one of its most highly anticipated shows of 2026: Mike Flanagan’s Carrie. Loosely adapted from the Stephen King novel of the same name, the horror drama series is currently the top TV show on Prime Video, and it’s earned praise from critics and fans alike for its modern reimagining of the iconic source material. However, if you’ve already watched the new miniseries, or if that’s just not your cup of tea, there’s still plenty more to explore on the streaming platform. Here’s a look at three great shows that we think you should watch on Prime Video this week.
For more recommendations, check out our list of the best shows and movies on Prime Video.
1 ‘Dead Ringers’ (2023)
Developed by Alice Birch, Dead Ringers is a remake of David Cronenberg’s 1988 film, in turn an adaptation of Bari Wood and Jack Geasland’s 1977 novel, Twins. The story revolves around twin gynecologists, Beverly and Elliot Mantle, who share an intensely codependent relationship. The Mantles walk a dark path of obsession, illegal experiments, and risky fertility procedures, but even as they approach the pinnacle of success, their personal psychological complexities threaten to ruin it all. Rachel Weisz plays the dual role of Elliot and Beverly, with Britne Oldford, Poppy Liu, Jennifer Ehle, and Michael Chernus in other notable roles.
An intelligent and thrilling psychological drama, Dead Ringers presents a diabolical take on the “twin condition," carried by the phenomenal dual performances by Rachel Weisz. While some have unfavorably compared the series to the original film, it’s a brilliant work in its own right and an excellent watch for genre fans. The show was quite well-received at the time of its release, and it went on to receive several accolades, including a Golden Globe nomination for Weisz and a Peabody Award.
Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars
Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you'd actually make it out of alive.
💊The Matrix
🔥Mad Max
🌧️Blade Runner
🏜️Dune
🚀Star Wars
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01
You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do? The first instinct is often the truest one.
APull on every thread until I understand the system — then figure out how to break it. BStop asking questions and start stockpiling — food, fuel, weapons. Questions don't keep you alive. CKeep my head down, observe carefully, and trust no one until I know who's pulling the strings. DStudy the patterns. Every system has a rhythm — learn it, and you learn how to survive it. EFind the people fighting back and join them. You can't fix a broken galaxy alone.
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02
In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely? What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.
AKnowledge. If you understand the system, you don't need resources — you can generate them. BFuel. Everything else — movement, power, escape — runs on it. CTrust. In a world of fakes and informants, a truly reliable ally is rarer than any commodity. DWater. And after water, information — the two things empires are truly built on. EShips and credits. The galaxy is big — you survive it by being able to move through it freely.
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03
What kind of threat keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you're honest about what you're actually afraid of.
AThat reality itself is a lie — that everything I experience has been constructed to keep me compliant. BA raid. No warning, no mercy — just the roar of engines and then nothing left. CBeing identified. Once someone with power decides you're a problem, you're already out of time. DBeing outmanoeuvred — losing a political game I didn't even know I was playing. EThe Empire tightening its grip until there's nowhere left to run.
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04
How do you deal with authority you don't trust? Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.
ASubvert it from the inside — learn its rules well enough to weaponise them against it. BIgnore it and stay out of its reach. The further from any power structure, the better. CAppear to comply while doing exactly what I need to do. Visibility is the enemy. DManoeuvre within it carefully. You can't beat a system you refuse to understand. EResist openly when I have to. Some things are worth the risk of being seen.
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05
Which environment could you actually endure long-term? Survival isn't just tactical — it's physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.
AUnderground bunkers and server rooms — cramped, artificial, but with access to everything that matters. BOpen wasteland — brutal sun, no shelter, constant movement. At least the threat is honest. CA dense, rain-soaked city where you can disappear into the crowd and nobody asks questions. DMerciless desert — extreme heat, no water, and something enormous living beneath the sand. EThe fringe — backwater planets and busy spaceports where the Empire's attention rarely reaches.
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06
Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart? The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.
AA tight crew of believers who've seen behind the curtain and have nothing left to lose. BOne or two people I'd trust with my life. Any more than that and someone talks. CNobody, ideally. Alliances are liabilities. I work alone unless I have no choice. DA community bound by shared hardship and mutual survival — people who need each other to last. EA ragtag team with wildly different skills and total commitment when it counts.
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07
Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all? Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they're actually made of.
AI won't harm the innocent — even the ones who'd report me without hesitation. BI do what I have to to protect the people I've chosen. Everything else is negotiable. CThe line shifts depending on who's asking and what's at stake. DI draw a long-term line — nothing that compromises my people's future, even if it'd help now. ESome lines, once crossed, can't be uncrossed. I know which ones they are.
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08
What would actually make survival worth it? Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.
AWaking others up — dismantling the illusion so no one else has to live inside it. BFinding somewhere — or someone — worth protecting. A reason to keep moving. CAnswers. Understanding what I am, what any of this means, before time runs out. DLegacy — shaping the future in a way that outlasts me by generations. EFreedom — for myself, for others, for every world still living under someone else's boot.
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Your Fate Has Been Calculated You'd Survive In…
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
The Matrix
You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You're a systems thinker who can't help but notice the seams in things.
- You're drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
- You'd find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines' worst nightmare.
- You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
- The Matrix built an airtight prison. You'd be the one probing the walls for the door.
Mad Max
The wasteland doesn't reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That's you.
- You don't need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
- You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you're good at all three.
- You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
- In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.
Blade Runner
You'd survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
- You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
- In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
- You're not a hero. But you're not lost, either.
- In Blade Runner's world, that distinction is everything.
Dune
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
- Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they're survival tools.
- You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
- Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You'd learn its logic and earn its respect.
- In time, you wouldn't just survive Arrakis — you'd begin to reshape it.
Star Wars
The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn't have it any other way.
- You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
- You'd gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire's grip can be broken.
- You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn't something you're capable of.
- In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.
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2 ‘The Rig’ (2023–Present)
Created by David Macpherson, The Rig is a British supernatural sci-fi thriller show centered on an oil rig in the North Sea that is cut off from the mainland by an unnatural fog. Scientist Rose Mason (Emily Hampshire) investigates the situation and discovers mysterious spores that soon start infecting the crew members. The series stars Hampshire, Iain Glen, Mark Bonnar, Rochenda Sandall, and more in key roles.
The Rig had a generally positive critical reception when it first premiered in 2023, though it didn’t make much of a mark on mainstream audiences. The second season, which features much stronger writing and character development, brought it a higher level of acclaim, and it’s become something of a niche favorite these days. The plot may be more or less predictable, but The Rig’s visual storytelling is atmospheric and engaging, elevated by its gripping performances and a timely eco-thriller narrative that’s sure to resonate with contemporary horror fans.
3 ‘Ride or Die’ (2026)
Created by Tessa Coates, Ride or Die is a British action-adventure comedy series starring Hannah Waddingham and Octavia Spencer as best friends Judith, an assassin, and Debbie, the American wife of a British MP who has no clue about her friend’s secret. Shortly after Debbie’s husband is found dead, the two women are forced to go on the run from a mysterious enemy. Ed Skrein, Calam Lynch, Savannah Steyn, Jamie Parker, Jacky Ido, Sylvia Hoeks, and Bill Nighy star in other lead roles.
Bafflingly canceled after just one season, Ride or Die was popular with audiences and critics alike when it premiered earlier this year, topping Prime Video’s TV lists in multiple weeks. It’s a highly entertaining action comedy anchored by Hannah Waddingham and Octavia Spencer’s performances and chemistry, with a wild, pulpy story and plenty of interesting characters. And though it’s been cut down to miniseries status, it’s still a very fun show to check out this week.
