Pop culture is a never-ending world of updates, teases, trailers, and hopefully releases. What’s New Wednesday is Dorkaholics’ way to keep us all up to date with what’s new across comics, TV, film, games, and more! This week, the focus is on Lego One Piece, Appofeniacs, TETSURYO! meet with Tetsudou Musume, and Carrie.
- Lego One Piece – Trailer
Lego One Piece might be based on noncanonical events, but what else would you expect from stories told by the Straw Hats’ tallest teller of talltales, Usopp. And based on the trailer it seems to very much be framed as stories told to Chopper as a way to catch him up on the adventures so far.
Release Date: On Netflix on September 29, 2026
Synopsis: The Straw Hats hit the high seas in a two-part LEGO special! Join Luffy, Nami, Usopp and the crew on their epic journey, fully reimagined brick by brick.
- Appofeniacs – Trailer
According to Wikipedia, apophenia is the tendency to perceive meaningful connections between unrelated things. And now there’s a film by the title of Appofeniacs that plays on that to tell a story about the horrific dangers of AI and deepfakes.
Release Date: In theaters on October 2, 2026
Synopsis: As AI-generated deepfakes spread, a group of interconnected people descends into paranoia, blurring the line between reality and fabrication and unleashing violent consequences. The true horror lies not in the deception, but in what happens when people believe it.
- TETSURYO! meet with Tetsudou Musume – Trailer
As we leave our summer days behind us for fall, cozy slice-of-life stories sound nice. And just in time HIDIVE will be streaming Tetsuryo! Meet with Tetsudou Musume, an original anime series that follows the members of the Railway Travel Club as they train throughout Japan and meet characters from the Tetsudō Musume franchise. These characters are based on real-life train stations or a railroad’s characteristics.
Release Date: On HIDIVE in October 2026
Synopsis: Misaki wants to escape her everyday life and set out on a journey somewhere. And while she doesn’t yet know what she will be in the future, Misaki knows for certain that she wants to find something she is passionate about. Soon after arriving on campus to start her college life, she meets the members of the Railway Travel Club. Misaki’s heart now beats with excitement for the new world that lies ahead on the railway.
- Carrie – Trailer
The classic Stephen King novel, Carrie, is receiving a miniseries adaptation that also modernizes the story with social-media and the forms of bullying that the digital age brought to school campuses.
Release Date: On Prime Video on October 7, 2026
Synopsis: Misfit high‑schooler Carrie White has spent her life hidden away inside the walls of her home with her fiercely protective mother, Margaret. After her father’s sudden, untimely death thrusts her into the unforgiving ecosystem of public high school, Carrie is forced to navigate a viral bullying scandal that tears through her community, the relentless pressure and casual cruelty of the social‑media age, and the awakening of mysterious telekinetic powers that rise alongside her adolescence.
