Dadnology Week 41: Lanterns lands, Neagley returns, Wuhu is back

🧭 The week that was — A detective show in a cape, and a bowling alley on Wuhu Island

A superhero series that plays like a slow-burn detective story turned out to be the easy recommendation of the week, and it can be binged in full tonight. The Reacher spinoff has been renewed before most households have finished it. And the bowling mode that lets a five-year-old beat a grown-up is coming back on Switch 2, with the family Miis in the stands.

There is a practical end to the week too: a camera line that finally ships with a physical privacy shutter, a cheaper way into a home NAS, and a straight answer on which Nikon is worth buying when the price drops.

Jump to: 🍿 Watch This Week · 🎮 Play This Week · 🎬 Movies & TV · 🎮 Gaming · 🧱 LEGO & Family · 🏠 Smart Home, Camera & Tech

🍿 What to watch this week

Top tip: VisionQuest

VisionQuest — Disney+, Wednesday. Paul Bettany’s Vision gets the ending WandaVision set up five years ago, and it closes both that show and Agatha All Along. Watch those two first if you have not, and you arrive with the whole story in your head.

For the whole family: Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle — Paramount+. A genuine family movie night, though it skews toward older kids rather than little ones, and funny enough that the adults are not just waiting it out.

Once the kids are in bed: Tulsa King season 4 (4/5)

Tulsa King season 4 — Paramount+, Friday. Ten new episodes of Stallone running an Oklahoma crime empire, with Gretchen Mol joining as a new threat. We rate the series a 4 overall.

The classic: Blade

Blade — Peacock. Wesley Snipes’ 1998 original, and the pick of the trilogy that landed on Peacock on the first. R-rated, so it waits until bedtime.

Also landing this week

• Megastorm — Disney+ / Hulu, Wednesday. A new documentary series on both services the same day.
• The Hunger Games (5 films) — Hulu, Wednesday. The whole franchise at once, an easy multi-night watch for teenagers who have never seen it.
• Street Fighter — in theaters, Friday. The live-action reboot, set in 1993.
• The Death of Robin Hood — HBO Max, Friday. A grown-up evening, not a family matinee.
• The Amateur — HBO Max, Saturday. Rami Malek as a CIA codebreaker who goes into the field himself.

Still running

• Slow Horses season 6 — Apple TV+, Wednesdays. The six-episode run ends on October 21, and it has never had a bad season.

The full list, with dates per title, is in What to Watch This Week. The whole month is in New movies & shows coming in October 2026: Our top picks.

🎮 What to play this week

Top tip: It Takes Two (5/5)

It Takes Two — Switch 2, Thursday. The top-rated co-op game on the site, now on Switch 2, and the pick for a two-controller weekend. You finish it together or not at all.

With the family: Planet Zoo 2

Planet Zoo 2 — PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, Tuesday. Frontier’s sequel adds aquatic and flying habitats and Wildlife Reserves, and it is an easy family recommendation: the youngest picks the animals, the oldest worries about the budget.

From the backlog: Resident Evil 4 Gold Edition

Resident Evil 4 (4.5/5) — Switch 2, Friday. The remake with its DLC, now portable, and strictly for after bedtime.

The full list, including SpongeBob, Boltgun 2, Castlevania and Harvest Moon, is in What to Play This Week. The month is in Gears of War goes back to day one, plus October games worth it.

🎬 Movie & TV news this week

Lanterns is a 4.5, and it is a detective show

Lanterns season 1 review: Not your usual superhero show gives the DC series 4.5/5. Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre play a veteran Green Lantern and his rookie, but the structure is a slow-burn mystery in the vein of True Detective and Slow Horses rather than a string of set pieces. It opens on a mass shooting at a high school football game, so it is not a family evening. The review explains why you do not need to know any Lantern lore, and the finale is covered.

Neagley is coming back

Neagley renewed for season 2: Prime Video expands the Reacher-verse reports that Prime Video has ordered a second season of the Reacher spinoff, two weeks after the first landed on September 16. The piece is about why the show worked without Reacher carrying it, and what a second season could do with Frances Neagley as a lead. If you have not started, the Prime Video trial covers it.

Ted Lasso Season 4: A 4/5 reboot with familiar heart

Ted Lasso Season 4 review: Charming return with familiar heart, but not without flaws assesses the anticipated Apple TV+ return. The reboot does not quite match the lightning-in-a-bottle perfection of the original three seasons, and the newly formed women’s squad gets slightly too little screentime. Yet Jason Sudeikis’s warmth, Jamie Tartt’s accidental Voltaire/Voltron wisdom, and a profound finale revolving around Rebecca and the scorpion fable secure a solid 4 out of 5 stars.

Silo Season 3: Phenomenal 4.5/5 sci-fi with a massive cliffhanger

Silo Season 3 review: Slow-burn fuse, phenomenal finish dives into the latest chapter of Apple TV+‘s subterranean dystopian thriller. It starts at a deliberate, methodical pace to realign factional chess pieces, but accelerates into an absolute tour de force across episodes 9 and 10, culminating in a breathless cliffhanger that makes the wait for Season 4 in July 2027 agonizing. Our Silo series hub has been updated with full rankings across all three seasons.

Avatar: Seven Havens premieres with a stunning three-episode start

Avatar: Seven Havens premiere: The twin concept delivers magic delivers our first reaction to the next canonical chapter from Avatar Studios on Paramount+. The twin Avatar concept featuring Pavi and Nisha succeeds completely, capturing the exact emotional warmth, humor, and stakes of the 2005 original animated series. A must-watch that alone justifies a Paramount+ subscription.

Matchbox (2026): John Cena delivers an exhilarating 4.5/5 action comedy

Matchbox (2026) review: John Cena delivers the ultimate die-cast action comedy gives the Apple TV+ action comedy an enthusiastic 4.5/5. Directed by Sam Hargrave (Extraction), the film eschews weightless CGI absurdity in favor of crunchy, practical automotive stunts and hilarious banter. A showstopping set piece where a truck jumps off the ramp of a moving flatbed and rolls over realizes childhood carpet fantasies in breathtaking fashion.

🎮 Gaming news for dads

Switch Sports Resort brings 100-pin bowling back

Nintendo Switch Sports Resort: Return to Wuhu Island on Switch 2 is a preview built on hands-on reports ahead of the October 22 launch. The pitch for families is 100-pin bowling, the mode where a five-year-old can beat a seasoned gamer on a lucky bounce, plus Miis of relatives in the stands. It is a preview, not a review, and we have not played it. If you do not own the console yet, the Switch 2 is where this one lives.

Kena: Scars of Kosmora has a 2027 window

Kena: Scars of Kosmora reveals story and companion for 2027 launch covers what Ember Lab shared on the PlayStation Blog: a 2027 window on PS5 and PC, and a crystalline companion Kena can ride, fight beside and solve puzzles with. It is a long wait, and a reason to keep the first game’s tough parry timings in mind before you hand it to a younger player.

🧱 LEGO & family round-up

The Parent Trap (1998) is a 4.5/5 timeless family comedy

The Parent Trap (1998) review: Dennis Quaid and Nancy Meyers’ timeless family classic gives Nancy Meyers’ adaptation of Erich Kästner’s Das doppelte Lottchen a glowing 4.5/5. Dennis Quaid and Natasha Richardson bring genuine warmth, Lindsay Lohan’s dual performance remains astonishing, and it serves as the ultimate feel-good Friday couch watch with kids and pizza.

LEGO One Piece on Netflix is a 4.5 recap

LEGO One Piece review: Usopp tells it better than it happened gives the Netflix special 4.5/5. Two short episodes retell live-action seasons 1 and 2, narrated by an unreliable Usopp, and it works as fan service for LEGO fans and One Piece fans alike. It is a good refresher before season 3, and short enough that nobody has to negotiate for a third episode.

Father of the Bride (1991) still works

Father of the Bride (1991) review: Still funny, still tender gives the Steve Martin comedy 4/5. It is rated PG, funny at any age, and lands harder once you have a daughter of your own. Put it on when the teenager has had enough of the screen in her pocket and still wants a couch evening.

🏠 Smart home, camera & tech round-up

Ring’s new cameras have a physical privacy shutter

Ring 4K cameras: Five new models with privacy shutter and outdoor power: the useful surprise is that the cheapest model has the best privacy design. One slide on the $69.99 Pan-Tilt Indoor Cam 2K turns off both camera and microphone, while the pricier Indoor Cam 4K leaves the mic to an app switch. The piece covers all five cameras, the US prices and the subscription you still need.

Synology’s neo+ NAS is cheaper, and the trade-off is memory

Synology neo+ NAS: The Plus series without ECC memory, and the 4 GB catch: fine for a family photo library, tight for a Docker-heavy home server. The four models run on the Plus platform but ship with 4 GB of non-ECC memory, and the article explains why the missing ECC matters less than the missing gigabytes.

The Nikon to buy on a sale day is the Z8

Nikon on sale: Buy the Z8, think twice about the Z6 II is an owner’s verdict on three bodies that tend to drop together, written around the October sale but good for any price drop. The short version is in the title: the Z8 is the one we shoot with every week, and the guide also covers the drives a new camera needs on day one. It states no prices in the text, because the boxes pull them live.

The SmallRig RM01 is a 5/5 for toy photography

SmallRig RM01 Mini LED light kit review: The toy photography game-changer gives the three-cube kit 5/5 for lighting minifigures. The emitters are smaller than a 2x4 LEGO brick, and the magnetic grids and snoots shape the beam where a big softbox spills light everywhere. If you shoot LEGO sets, the kit itself is the cheap way to add drama.

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❓ FAQ

What were the biggest dad-relevant stories in week 41, 2026?

Lanterns season 1 earned 4.5/5 from us, Ted Lasso Season 4 wrapped with a 4/5, Silo Season 3 delivered an electrifying 4.5/5 finish, Matchbox (2026) brought top-tier practical car action (4.5/5), Avatar: Seven Havens launched its first three episodes on Paramount+, and Prime Video renewed Neagley for a second season. On the family couch, The Parent Trap (1998) proved its timeless 4.5/5 credentials.

Is Lanterns OK for kids?

It is a detective story that opens with a mass shooting at a high school football game, so it is a show for adults and older teenagers rather than a family superhero evening. Judge by your own teenager, and watch the first episode first.

Which Nikon is worth buying on sale?

The Z8. In our sale guide it is the body worth buying when the price drops, while the Z6 II is the one to think twice about.

What did Dadnology publish this week?

Reviews of Lanterns season 1, Ted Lasso season 4, Silo season 3, Matchbox (2026), The Parent Trap (1998), LEGO One Piece on Netflix, Father of the Bride (1991) and the SmallRig RM01 Mini LED kit, our reaction to Avatar: Seven Havens episodes 1-3, a Nikon Z8 sale guide, and news on Nintendo Switch Sports Resort, Ring 4K cameras, Synology neo+ NAS series, Neagley season 2 and Kena: Scars of Kosmora.