Here Are All the Movies Coming to Peacock This Week, Including ‘Ragnarok’

Peacock’s lineup this month mixes slick festival darlings, pulse-quickening thrillers, and cozy mystery comfort watches. Below, you’ll find a quick, friendly guide to each title landing on the service this week—what it’s about, who’s in it, and who made it—so you can decide what to queue up next.

Dates are included within each section so you can plan around your week. As requested, we’re keeping things simple: just the essentials about plots, cast, directors, and writers—no extra release details beyond when each one arrives.

‘Autumn at Apple Hill’ (2024)

Newly divorced innkeeper Elise takes over her grandparents’ country property and races to restore it during the high season, drawing on hometown ties and a growing connection with contractor Luke as harvest events bring travelers back to the area. The film stars Erin Cahill as Elise and Wes Brown as Luke, with Paula Boudreau and Sarah Luby in supporting roles; it arrives on Monday, 10/6.

Directed by Séan Geraughty and written by Paul Ditty from Angie Ellington’s novel, the feature is produced by Anthony Fankhauser for Cartel Pictures in association with Hallmark Media and Crown Media Productions. Key creatives include composer Tyler Westen and cinematographer Brad Crawford, shaping a 90-minute small-town story built around autumn festivals, renovation milestones, and family-business stakes.

‘Fall’ (2022)

Best friends Becky and Hunter climb a 2,000-foot decommissioned radio tower for one last adrenaline hit, only to become stranded at the top with limited supplies and no easy way down; the plot follows their improvised survival tactics as past grief and long-buried tensions surface under extreme pressure. The cast features Grace Caroline Currey and Virginia Gardner, with Mason Gooding and Jeffrey Dean Morgan in pivotal supporting roles; it lands on Wednesday, 10/8.

The thriller is directed by Scott Mann, who co-wrote the screenplay with Jonathan Frank. Principal credits include cinematography by Miguel “MacGregor” Olaso, editing by Robert Hall, and a score by Tim Despic, with Tea Shop Productions, BuzzFeed Studios, Capstone Pictures, and Flawless Productions Inc. among the production companies.

‘A Nanny to Die For’ (2024)

When working mom Sarah hires an ideal caregiver for her 13-year-old daughter, the nanny’s hidden past collides with the family’s history, turning a seemingly perfect arrangement into a domestic thriller built on secrets, surveillance, and shifting control inside the home. The cast includes Brittany Carel, Meredith Thomas, Robert Brian Wilson, and Scarlett Fronk; it arrives on Saturday, 10/11.

Directed by David DeCoteau and written by Adam Rockoff, the feature runs about 90 minutes and was produced by Hybrid. The creative team credits include composer Christopher Cano and editor Rusty Olson, with the narrative structure unfolding through neighborhood routines, digital breadcrumbs, and the gradual exposure of the nanny’s prior connection to the household.

‘Asteroid City’ (2023)

In a stylized 1955 desert town hosting a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention, a widowed war-photojournalist father, his scientifically inclined children, and a famous actress cross paths during a cosmic incident that triggers a quarantine and reshuffles relationships. The ensemble includes Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Jeffrey Wright, Tilda Swinton, Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Adrien Brody, Maya Hawke, Steve Carell, Hong Chau, Willem Dafoe, and Margot Robbie; it arrives on Saturday, 10/11.

Written and directed by Wes Anderson from a story by Anderson and Roman Coppola, the film is produced by Indian Paintbrush and American Empirical Pictures. Robert Yeoman serves as cinematographer, Barney Pilling as editor, and Alexandre Desplat composed the score, with the project’s televised-theater framing device intercutting a play-within-a-broadcast with the events in the titular town.

‘Ragnarok’ (2013)

An archaeologist deciphers runes tied to the Ragnarök legend and leads an expedition to the remote borderlands between Norway and Russia, where the team confronts a creature linked to Viking lore and Cold War-era restrictions. The Norwegian cast features Pål Sverre Hagen, Nicolai Cleve Broch, Sofia Helin, and Bjørn Sundquist; it arrives on Saturday, 10/11.

Directed by Mikkel Brænne Sandemose and written by John Kåre Raake, the adventure film (also known as ‘Gåten Ragnarok’) runs about 100 minutes and was produced by Fantefilm. Location photography and archaeological clues drive the plot’s puzzle-to-peril progression, blending expedition cinema with a creature-feature backbone.

‘Curious Caterer: Forbidden Fruit’ (2024)

A catered date night turns into a homicide scene when a singer is fatally electrocuted mid-performance, pulling culinary sleuth Goldy and Detective Tom Schultz into a case that threads stage equipment, food-service logistics, and personal stakes. The film stars Nikki DeLoach as Goldy and Andrew W. Walker as Tom, continuing the series’ mix of recipe testing, event prep, and clue-gathering; it arrives on Sunday, 10/12.

Directed by David Winning, the teleplay is by Michelle Ricci and Julie Kim, based on characters created by Diane Mott Davidson. Produced by Timeless Pictures, the 90-minute installment emphasizes method and motive around the venue’s technical setup while leveraging recurring relationships and local settings to anchor the investigation.

Tell us which of these you’ll watch first this week—drop your pick in the comments!