‘Survivor 49,’ ‘One Battle After Another’ and Olivia Dean’s album top EW’s Must List

In the middle of Fall TV’s busiest premiere weeks, we here at EW are already looking ahead to the end of October and the premiere of The Witcher season 4. Stars Anya Chalotra, Freya Allan, and series newcomer Liam Hemsworth grace our latest cover, which dives into Hemsworth replacing Henry Cavill for the final two seasons of the Netflix hit and what’s to come as the adaptation approaches its final chapters.  —Patrick Gomez, Editor-in-Chief

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“Survivor” and “The Amazing Race”

The two longtime CBS reality competition series are back. Things are already heating up on Survivor 49 — and we mean that literally, with the contestants on Wednesday’s premiere forced to deal with oppressive temperatures as well as each other. Meanwhile, The Amazing Race returned Thursday with all former Big Brother players and their loved ones. Sadly, the Mastermind and Zingbot did not make the cut as one of the pairs, but hopefully one of them will show up alongside host Phil Keoghan on the mat at some point. —Dalton Ross, Editorial Director

Survivor 49 player super worried about having to pee during a challenge

“One Battle After Another”

The revolution is live — and in IMAX. Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a stoned, washed-up revolutionary who will do whatever it takes to save his daughter from Sean Penn’s deranged, revenge-seeking colonel. Teyana Taylor, Benicio del Toro, and Regina Hall costar. —Mike Miller, Executive Editor

Leonardo DiCaprio explains why he ‘didn’t land a lot’ of his stunts in One Battle After Another

“The Lowdown”

When a member of Tulsa’s powerful Washberg family dies by suicide, muckraker Lee Raybon (Ethan Hawke) pledges to uncover the truth — even if it gets him beaten to a pulp. This FX/Hulu comedic noir from Sterlin Harjo blends Coen brothers-esque quirk with Southern-fried social commentary. —Kristen Baldwin, TV Critic

Ethan Hawke and Sterlin Harjo preview their ‘dangerous’ Tulsa noir The Lowdown: ‘It gets crazier’

“The Art of Loving”

This is the album we need! Olivia Dean’s second studio album is finally here, and the British singer-songwriter does not disappoint. Led by the hit single “Man I Need,” this soulful, heartfelt collection is set to get us through the rest of the year. —Alamin Yohannes, Social Media Director

“We Love You, Bunny”

Mona Awad’s latest novel is a surreal, satiric, pitch-black plunge back into the newly dubbed “Bunny-verse” of her 2019 novel Bunny, and a deeper dive into the unnerving, saccharine university cult that made the first book an instant classic. —Ryan Coleman, News Writer