Everything That’s Streaming in October 2025

Almost every streaming service has a horror highlight this month, whether that’s a pre-teen vampire who just wants to sing; fictional interpretations of real-life serial killers; or a return to Derry, Maine and a certain dancing clown. 

Elsewhere, viewers will see the return of Kathryn Bigelow, the beginning of a new 9-1-1 show, and lots of Jason Clarke.

Read on for Book & Film Globe’s definitive guide to the top titles this month.

Netflix 

A House of Dynamite (In select theaters Oct. 10; streaming Oct. 24) — Director Kathryn Bigelow is back in “Hurt Locker” and “Zero Dark Thirty” mode with this thriller starring Rebecca Ferguson, Idris Elba, Gabriel Basso, Jared Harris, Tracy Letts, Anthony Ramos, Moses Ingram, Jonah Hauer-King, Greta Lee and Jason Clarke. 

That trailer doesn’t reveal much, but the logline from Netflix reads: “When a single, unattributed missile is launched at the United States, a race begins to determine who is responsible and how to respond.” The trailer also features a great shot of Military Officer Tracy Letts giving a foreboding look at a DEFCON chart. Cinema.

MONSTER: The Ed Gein Story (Oct. 3) — In the words of Fangoria Magazine: Ed Gein is hot now. The latest iteration of Netflix’s “Monster” series focuses on murderer and suspected serial killer Gein, here portrayed by Charlie Hunnam. Gein was the inspiration for Norman Bates, Leatherface, Buffalo Bill and Garland Greene, and this new limited series looks every bit as disturbing as those fictional killers.

Steve (Oct. 3) — Cillian Murphy re-teams with his “Peaky Blinders” and “Small Things Like These” director ​​Tim Mielants for this drama about a day in the life of a British reform college’s headmaster (Murphy) in the mid-90s. Writer Max Porter adapts his own novella for the big screen. Looks hectic and anxiety-inducing.

The Woman In Cabin 10 (Oct. 10) — Another film to add to the “The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window” thriller genre. This one stars Kiera Knightley as a journalist who witnesses a luxury yacht passenger thrown overboard late at night, only to be told later that it didn’t happen, in this film adaptation of Ruth Ware’s novel. Guy Pearce looks like he’s doing his “Brutalist” villain again.

Also: Cabin 10 hits Netflix on 10/10. Nudge, nudge, wink, wink.

Nobody Wants This. Season 2 (Oct. 23) — Everyone’s favorite Jew/Gentile couple returns (only a year after the last season — what a concept for a streaming comedy) for more sex jokes, religious humor and romance. Will Noah (Adam Brody) try to have it all and go for the head rabbi position and date Joanne (Kristen Bell) at the same time? Will Joanne convert to Judaism for Noah? We won’t have to wait that long to find out.

Also playing:

Love Is Blind Season 9 (Oct. 1)

Dr. Seuss’ Horton! (Oct. 6)

Boots Season 1 (Oct. 9)

Splinter Cell: Deathwatch Season 1 (Oct. 14)

The Diplomat Season 3 (Oct. 16)

The Twits (Oct. 17)

Ballad of a Small Player (Oct. 29)

Selling Sunset Season 9 (Oct. 29)

The White House Effect (Oct. 31)

Visit Netflix for a full list of releases.

Hulu

Murdaugh: Death in the Family (Oct.15) — Jason Clarke again! The Murdaugh murders get the fictional treatment in this miniseries adaptation of the case that shocked the nation. The show is based on the work of podcaster Mandy Matney (portrayed here by Brittany Snow), and stars Clarke as Murdaugh patriarch Alex, with Patricia Arquette as his wife Maggie. 

Whether or not audiences needed this adaptation of events after so many other documentaries about the subject is irrelevant; the show was bound to happen regardless. Clarke looks so much like Alex Murdaugh, it’s scary. The first three episodes drop all at once on Oct.15.

Stay (Oct. 8) — First up for this year’s Huluween slate: A psychological thriller about a couple going through a breakup who get trapped in their house on move-out day. Is it the house that’s cursed — or their relationship?

9-1-1: Nashville (Oct. 10) — Ryan Murphy’s latest spinoff takes on Music Row, and even stars country singer LeAnn Rimes and “Father of the Bride”’s Kimberly Williams-Paisley, who’s married to country star Brad Paisley.

The first promos for this promise that the crew, led by Chris O’Donnell, shares a bond “stronger than family.” Wonder what’s going to happen after a night out on Broadway.

Solar Opposites Season 6 (Oct. 13) — The final season of Justin Roiland’s other sitcom about space travel and aliens debuts this month, where the Solar Opposites face their greatest challenge yet: Budgeting. This economy’s affecting everyone, I guess.

Hand That Rocks The Cradle (Oct. 22) — 20th Century’s remake of the 1992 original stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Maika Monroe in the Annabella Sciorra and Rebecca De Mornay roles, respectively. The first trailer dropped on Sept. 23, so I’m not sure 20th Century has a lot of faith in it, but maybe this will take enough of a different tack from the original to distinguish itself.

Also playing:

Abbott Elementary Season 5 (Oct. 2)

Shifting Gears Season 2 (Oct. 2)

9-1-1 Season 9 (Oct. 10)

Grey’s Anatomy Season 22 (Oct. 10)

Visit Hulu for a full list of releases.

Disney+

Something Wicked This Way Comes (Oct. 3) — If you still subscribe to Disney+ after the whole Jimmy Kimmel fiasco, take some time this October to stream the Octoberiest of October movies: Disney’s 1983 adaptation of Ray Bradbury’s novel, now finally available to stream on Disney+.

Vampirina: Teenage Vampire (Oct. 15) — This show marks the first live action portrayal of Vampirina, a tween vampire girl who just wants to make music. She leaves her home in Transylvania to attend a performing arts boarding school with humans — under the watchful eye of a ghost dispatched by Vampirina’s father.

Star Wars: Visions Season 3 (Oct. 29) — The “Star Wars” anthology anime series continues, with nine new stories from different animators focusing on a different part of the galaxy. 

Twisted Wonderland: The Animation (Oct. 29) — The dark academia RPG mobile game gets the full anime treatment with the debut of this series.

When high schooler Yu is transported to Twisted-Wonderland, he has to face monsters, magicians and mystery — but he doesn’t have any magic of his own. 

Visit Disney+ for a full list of releases.

Apple TV+

The Lost Bus (In select theaters Sept. 19; streaming Oct. 3) — Paul Greengrass directs Matthew McConaughey and America Ferrera in a harrowing true story about a bus driver, a teacher and 22 Paradise, Calif. students evacuating the 2018 Camp Fire, one of America’s deadliest wildfires.

Greengrass and McConaughey are perfect for this material, and it’ll be nice to see McConaughey in front of the camera in a major release again.

The Last Frontier (Oct. 10) — Another Jason Clarke movie! This time, Clarke is a U.S. Marshal stationed in Alaska. A prison transport plane full of violent criminals (and one seemingly very violent criminal) crashes, and it’s up to Clarke to round everybody up.

“Con Air”+”True Detective: Night Country” meets “U.S. Marshals” — and, apparently, Johnny Knoxville in a dramatic role? Sign me up.

Stiller & Meara: Nothing is Lost (In select theaters Oct. 17; streaming Oct. 24) — Ben Stiller directs this documentary tribute to the lives and careers of his parents, Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, whose Compass Players troupe evolved into Second City.

Mr. Scorsese (Oct. 17) — A documentary miniseries looking at the life of legendary director Martin Scorsese, through the eyes of talking head interviews with Scorsese himself, plus Steven Spielberg, Robert De Niro and other collaborators.

Down Cemetery Road (Oct. 29) — ”Slow Horses” author Mick Herron has another Apple TV+ adaptation coming up with this series starring Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson as two women who uncover a conspiracy while investigating a missing persons case.

Also playing:

The Sisters Grimm (Oct. 3)

Loot Season 3 (Oct. 15)

Visit Apple TV+ for a full list of releases.

Amazon Prime Video

John Candy: I Like Me (Oct. 10) — Get the tissues handy for this documentary paying tribute to John Candy, with interviews from those who knew him the best, like Bill Murray, Eugene Levy, Steve Martin, Catherine O’Hara, Dan Aykroyd and more.

Play Dirty (Oct. 1) — At this point, some version of Richard Stark’s (that is to say, Donald E. Westake) detective Parker has been played by Lee Marvin, Robert Duvall, Anna Karina, Peter Coyote, Mel Gibson and Jason Statham.

Now, Mark Wahlberg picks up the mantle in writer/director Shane Black’s latest crime caper set around Christmastime.

Maintenance Required (Oct. 8) — What if “You’ve Got Mail” were set in the modern day with dating apps and was about warring car mechanic shops instead of bookstores? 

Well, now we’ll know.

Visit Amazon Prime for a full list of releases.

HBO Max

IT: Welcome To Derry (Oct. 26) — HBO’s betting it all on red this month, as this show goes back to the Derry setting of “It” to reveal all the evil shit Pennywise got up to before he met the Losers Club. 

This should fill viewers in on all the lore from Stephen King’s book that wouldn’t fit in a film adaptation. Bill Skarsgård returns as Pennywise.

The Chair Company (Oct. 12) — Not much is known about Tim Robinson’s new show, which is serialized and not a sketch show. Robinson’s character somehow uncovers a conspiracy while also acting just like a Tim Robinson character — that is to say, he yells a lot and generally seems unaware of how people react to his personality. This seems to be more in the vein of “Friendship” (which you can also stream on HBO Max) than “I Think You Should Leave.”

Visit HBO Max for a full list of releases.

Peacock

Devil In Disguise: John Wayne Gacy (Oct. 16) — Not to be outdone by Netflix’s Ed Gein show, Peacock has this fictional account of serial killer Gacy’s life. “Severance”’s Michael Chernus stars.

Saturday Night Live Season 51 (Oct. 4) — After the 50th celebration and a summer full of cast shakeups, Lorne Michaels’ late-night experiment is now old enough to start getting full AARP benefits. The host lineup for the first few episodes: Bad Bunny, Amy Poehler and Sabrina Carpenter (who will double as musical guest).

Also playing:

The Real Housewives of Potomac Season 10 (Oct. 5)

Visit Peacock for a full list of releases.

Shudder

 

V/H/S Halloween (Oct. 3) — Shudder is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a “Season of Screams.” The biggest addition is this latest addition to the “V/H/S” franchise, which features segments directed by Bryan M. Ferguson, Casper Kelly, Micheline Pitt-Norman and R.H. Norman, Alex Ross Perry, Paco Plaza and Anna Zlokovic.

The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula: Titans Season 2 (Oct. 7) — Fourteen fan favorites and finalists from past seasons will return to battle in design, performance and makeup-based challenges.

OTHER (Oct. 17) — A woman returns home after her mother’s death, only to find the house rigged with surveillance equipment in this new film from director David Moreau.

Also playing:

Joe Bob’s Splatterween (Oct. 24)

Hell House LLC: Lineage (Oct. 30)

The Creep Tapes Season 2 (Date TBA)

Visit Shudder for a full list of releases.

Criterion Channel

All of the following programming blocks will be available on the Criterion Channel starting Oct. 1.

Directed By John Carpenter  — The Fog, They Live, Escape From New York, Assault on Precinct 13, In the Mouth of Madness, Vampires, more

2000s Horror  — What Lies Beneath, The Others, Lake Mungo, Trouble Every Day, more

Hong Kong Action Classics/Directed By John Woo — Hard Boiled, The Killer, Infernal Affairs, Once Upon a Time in China, more

Body Horror  — The Fly, Possession, Teeth, Bug, Matango, Eraserhead, more

Visit the Criterion Channel for a full list of releases.

Paramount+

Mayor of Kingstown Season 4 (Oct. 26) — First this, then “Wake Up Dead Man” in December. It’s the Renneraissance.

Here, Renner’s Mike McLusky goes up against prison warden Nina Hobbs (Edie Falco).

Don’t Date Brandon (Oct. 28) — This true crime docuseries is about two women who launch a podcast to bring down a manipulative, lying man. When more victims come forward, more secrets are exposed. Hmmm.

Visit Paramount+ for a full list of releases.

Correction 9/29: Nouvelle Vague will be in theaters on 10/31, not streaming until November.