If you ever feel like you’re the last to know about a new TV show or movie that’s streaming, our What to Stream articles are for you. We’ve gathered our picks of movies, series, and new TV show seasons premiering on various streaming platforms in October that you’ll definitely want to watch.
This month, you can feed into the Satanic Panic frenzy with Peacock’s Hysteria!, help Lucy save her sister’s life on the Netflix slasher Time Cut, or travel back to 1980s England with David Tennant on Hulu’s Rivals.
Here are our picks for what to stream in October:
House of Spoils (Prime Video) – October 3
Opening your first restaurant is hard enough, but unfortunately for this chef, she also has to contend with a ghost who is set on seeing her restaurant fail. House of Spoils premieres on October 3 on Prime Video.
Film Description: House of Spoils follows an ambitious chef (Ariana DeBose) who opens her first restaurant — a farm-to-table affair on a remote estate — where she battles kitchen chaos, a dubious investor, crushing self doubts… and the powerful spirit of the estate’s previous owner who threatens to sabotage her at every turn.
Heartstopper Season 3 (Netflix) – October 3
Another school year means more joys and challenges for our favorite group of friends. Heartstopper Season 3 premieres on October 3 on Netflix.
Season Description: Charlie would like to tell Nick that he loves him. Nick also has something important to say to Charlie. As the summer holiday ends and the months race on, the friends begin to realise that the school year will come with both its joys and its challenges. As they learn more about each other and their relationships, plan social events and parties and start thinking about university choices, everyone must learn to lean on those they love when life doesn’t go to plan.
La Máquina (Hulu) – October 9
Hulu’s first original Spanish-language series follows Esteban, a boxer trying to make a comeback and revive his career, and a criminal organization that begins interfering. All episodes of La Máquina premiere on October 9 on Hulu.
Series Description: After a devastating loss, Esteban “La Máquina” Osuna (Gael García Bernal) is at a low point in his boxing career. Lucky for him, his manager and best friend Andy Lujan (Diego Luna) is determined to get him back on top. But when a nefarious organization rears its head, the stakes of this rematch become life or death. While struggling to mount a comeback, Esteban must also juggle his own personal demons and protect his family, including his ex-wife Irasema (Eiza González), a journalist who finds herself on a collision course with the dark side of the boxing world.
Teacup (Peacock) – October 10
This Peacock series is inspired by Robert McCammon’s novel, Stinger, and follows a group of people in Georgia who are forced to band together to survive. Teacup premieres with 2 episodes on October 10 on Peacock with new episodes releasing weekly.
Series Description: Teacup follows a disparate group of people in rural Georgia who must come together in the face of a mysterious threat in order to survive.
Caddo Lake (MAX) – October 10
The latest thriller from M. Night Shyamalan follows the disappearance of a young girl. Caddo Lake premieres on October 10 on MAX.
Film Description: When an eight-year-old girl mysteriously vanishes, a series of past deaths and disappearances start to link together, forever altering a broken family’s history.
Disclaimer (Apple TV+) – October 11
Catherine Ravenscroft is a television documentary journalist who has built a career on revealing others’ concealed transgressions, and she receives an anonymous novel that exposes all of her secrets. Disclaimer premieres with two episodes on October 11 on Apple TV+ with new episodes releasing weekly.
Limited Series Description: Disclaimer is a gripping psychological thriller in seven chapters, starring Academy Award winners Cate Blanchett and Kevin Kline. Written and directed by five-time Academy Award winner Alfonso Cuarón, “Disclaimer” is based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Renée Knight. Acclaimed journalist Catherine Ravenscroft (Blanchett) built her reputation revealing the misdeeds and transgressions of others. When she receives a novel from an unknown author, she is horrified to realize she is now the main character in a story that exposes her darkest secrets.
As Catherine races to uncover the writer’s true identity, she is forced to confront her past before it destroys her life and her relationships with her husband Robert (Sacha Baron Cohen) and their son Nicholas (Kodi Smit-McPhee). The ensemble cast includes Lesley Manville, Louis Partridge, Leila George and Hoyeon, and features Indira Varma as the narrator.
Shrinking Season 2 (Apple TV+) – October 16
Jimmy’s still doing his best to live his life and work through his grief, but Alice is starting to realize just how not okay her dad might be. Shrinking Season 2 premieres with 2 episodes on October 16 on Apple TV+ with new episodes releasing weekly.
Series Description: Shrinking follows a grieving therapist (Jason Segel) who starts to break the rules and tell his clients exactly what he thinks. Ignoring his training and ethics, he finds himself making huge, tumultuous changes to people’s lives…including his own.
Hysteria! (Peacock) – October 18
A heavy metal band realizes that they can capitalize on the Satanic Panic that’s caused their town to become more interested in the occult. It’s going well until a string of murders and other supernatural activity begin occurring, and it looks like the band’s responsible for it all. Hysteria! premieres with all episodes on October 18 on Peacock.
Series Description: When a beloved varsity quarterback disappears during the “Satanic Panic” of the late 1980s, a struggling high school heavy metal band of outcasts realize they can capitalize on the town’s sudden interest in the occult by building a reputation as a Satanic metal band, until a bizarre series of murders, kidnappings, and reported “supernatural activity” triggers a leather-studded witch hunt that leads directly back to them.
Rivals (Hulu) – October 18
Dame Jilly Cooper’s novel, part of her Rutshire Chronicles, comes to life in this eight-part series. Set in 1980s England, Rivals follows the antics of the elite. Rivals premieres on October 18 on Hulu.
Series Description: Set against the backdrop of the drama, excess, and shocking antics of the power-grabbing social elite of 1980s England, Rivals delves headfirst into the ruthless world of independent television in 1986.
Like a Dragon: Yakuza (Prime Video) – October 25
Based on the popular Like a Dragon video game series, this show follows Kiryu and his friends living in the entertainment district of Kamurochō across two different time periods. Like A Dragon: Yakuza premieres with three episodes on October 25 on Prime Video with additional episodes releasing weekly.
Series Description: In 1995 and 2005, spanning across two time-periods, Like A Dragon: Yakuza, an original crime-suspense-action series, follows the life, childhood friends, and repercussions of the decisions of Kazuma Kiryu, a fearsome and peerless Yakuza warrior with a strong sense of justice, duty, and humanity.
Before (Apple TV+) – October 25
The chilling series unravels a supernatural mystery after Billy Crystal’s Eli, a child psychologist, loses his wife, Lynn. Before premieres with two episodes on October 25 on Apple TV+ with new episodes releasing weekly.
Series Description: Before is a 10-episode atmospheric, character-driven psychological thriller about Eli, a child psychiatrist who, after recently losing his wife, Lynn, encounters a troubled young boy who seems to have a haunting connection to Eli’s past.
Time Cut (Netflix) – October 30
Netflix is taking us back to the early 2000s with Lucy to try to save her sister. Time Cut premieres on October 30 on Netflix.
Film Description: A teenage girl travels back to the early 2000s to stop a vicious killer from murdering her sister.
The Diplomat Season 2 (Netflix) – October 31
Kate realizes that someone within the British government orchestrated the attack on London. As she begins her hunt for answers, the only person she can trust is Hal. The Diplomat Season 2 hits Netflix on October 31.
Series Description: A deadly explosion in the heart of London shatters US Ambassador Kate Wyler’s world (Keri Russell). Struggling to rebuild the lives that broke and the team that split apart, Kate’s worst fears unfold: The attack that brought her to the UK didn’t come from a rival nation, it came from inside the British government. As Kate chases the truth, her only real ally is her almost-ex-husband Hal Wyler (Rufus Sewell), very much alive, and very much involved. She faces a fraught marriage, a complex dynamic with British Foreign Secretary Austin Dennison (David Gyasi), and a threatening visit from Vice President Grace Penn (Allison Janney).
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