Fall is upon us, finally. It’s been one hell of a boiling hot summer, but relief is on the way, and with it, the spooky season. Netflix is fully into the seasonal mood with multiple new shows to thrill and care the bejesus out of you. Haunting of Hill House helmer Mike Flanagan returns with his next Midnight-titled show, the inner workings of Jeffrey Dahmer will be on display, and Mila Kunis stars in a thriller movie based on a popular, Gillian Flynn-esque book. In addition, Guillermo del Toro presents a collection of troubling tales, and Netflix also restocked their library with plentiful installments of the Ocean’s Eleven, Rush Hour, and Sex and the City franchises. Be warned: Schitt’s Creek will soon leave the streamer, so it’s time to catch up or binge it again.
One more key development for the month: Netflix appears to be shifting toward weekly releases for some titles. So, the newest Unsolved Mysteries and Bling Empire seasons will slowly roll out episodes, and we’ll see whether delayed gratification works out for Netflix, as it has for Amazon Prime and Apple TV+ shows.
Here’s everything coming to (and leaving) Netflix in October.
The Midnight Club: Season 1 (Netflix series streaming 10/7)
Halloween belongs to Mike Flanagan of The Haunting Of Hill House, and in the wake of Midnight Mass, the witching hour gets even more focus in this adaptation of Christopher Pike’s novel about teens afflicted with terminal illnesses. They cope by telling each other ghastly stories, and the the supernatural gets involved, along with a pact to send signals from the grave when the time comes. This series will (unfortunately) suffer from a lack of Hamish Linklater, but I’m sure that the show will make up for this egregious sin.
Big Mouth: Season 6 (Netflix series streaming 10/28)
Gather around for more of Nick Kroll and Andrew Goldberg’s adult-animated show about how puberty is the worst. Banality and critical acclaim do go hand-in-hand sometimes! This show will follow closely with the characters’ families, which should be interesting, considering that hormone monsters are afoot. Ideally, we’ll also hear more of The Bear‘s Ayo Edebiri, who replaced Jenny Slate as Missy following a casting controversy. Hey, we’ll take more Ayo any way that we can get it.
Luckiest Girl Alive (Netflix film streaming 10/7)
Mila Kunis stars in this adaptation of Jessica Knoll’s bestselling novel that surely took inspiration from Gillian Flynn’s Dark Places. The story follows a writer (Ani) who happened to survive a mass killing at her high school. Naturally, some PTSD is involved, and a documentary filmmaker surfaces some memories that would best be forgotten. In the end, some dark truths might shake up her whole world even more, and here’s a bonus: Scoot McNairy’s along for the horrific ride.
Conversations with a Killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes (Netflix documentary series streaming 10/7)
Evan Peters stars as notorious cannibal/serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer in this deep dive that sources unearthed interviews, all tied up in a revolting bow as he offers “sandwiches” to neighbors. Ryan Murphy produces this true-to-life American Horror Story, which sets out to examine systematic failures that allowed Dahmer to flourish. You know, despite all of the revolting smells and screams that emerged from his Wisconsin apartment. Close the blinds before you watch this one.
Unsolved Mysteries: Volume 3 (Netflix series streaming 10/7)
This compelling revival still ditches the narrator (and that’s for the best) while diving into more unexplained crimes and deaths, possibly missed with the paranormal. The Stranger Things producers teamed up with Cosgrove/Meurer Productions to keep the original series’ spirit alive with real-life stories that will entrance and haunt you.
Guillermo Del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities: Season 1 (Netflix series streaming 10/25)
The horror maestro unleashes an anthology series full of sinister tales, helmed by seasoned directors including Jennifer Kent (The Babadook). It’s a fitting way to wrap up the witching season, so make it last forever.
Avail. TBA
20th Century Girl
Inside Man
Avail. 10/1
17 Again
30 Minutes or Less
60 Days In: Season 3
Any Given Sunday
Barbie: It Takes Two: Season 2
Call Me by Your Name
Charlotte’s Web (2006)
Chocolat
City Slickers
The Color Purple
Gladiator
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
I Love You, Man
Labyrinth
Land of the Lost
Last Seen Alive
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
National Lampoon’s European Vacation
National Lampoon’s Vacation
Ocean’s Eleven
Ocean’s Thirteen
Ocean’s Twelve
Point Break (1991)
Risky Business
Robin Hood
Runaway Bride
Rush Hour
Rush Hour 2
Rush Hour 3
Scooby-Doo
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
Sex and the City 2
Sex and the City: The Movie
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie
Vegas Vacation
Walking Tall
Wedding Crashers
Yes Man
Avail. 10/2
Forever Queen
Avail. 10/3
Chip and Potato: Season 4
Jexi
Avail. 10/4
Hasan Minhaj: The King’s Jester
Avail. 10/5
Bling Empire: Season 3
High Water
Jumping from High Places
Mr. Harrigan’s Phone
Nailed It!: Season 7
The Fight for Justice: Paolo Guerrero
The Trapped 13: How We Survived The Thai Cave
Togo
Avail. 10/6
Aftershock: Everest and the Nepal Earthquake
The Joys and Sorrows of Young Yuguo
Avail. 10/7
Conversations with a Killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes
Derry Girls: Season 3
Doll House
Glitch
Kev Adams: The Real Me
Luckiest Girl Alive
Man on Pause
The Midnight Club
The Mole
Oddballs
Old People
The Redeem Team
TIGER & BUNNY: Part 2
Avail. 10/9
Missing Link
Avail. 10/10
LEGO Ninjago: Season 4 Crystallized
Spirit Rangers
Avail. 10/11
The Cage
DEAW#13 Udom Taephanich Stand Up Comedy Show
Iliza Shlesinger: Hot Forever
Island of the Sea Wolves
Avail. 10/12
Belascoarán, PI
Blackout
Easy-Bake Battle
The Nutty Boy
Wild Croc Territory
Avail. 10/13
Dead End: Paranormal Park: Season 2
Exception
The Playlist
The Sinner: Season 4: Percy
Someone Borrowed
Sue Perkins: Perfectly Legal
Avail. 10/14
Black Butterflies
The Curse of Bridge Hollow
Everything Calls for Salvation
Holy Family
Mismatched: Season 2
Take 1
Avail. 10/15
Blippi’s Spooky Spell Halloween
Under the Queen’s Umbrella
Avail. 10/16
Dracula Untold
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am
Avail. 10/17
Waffles + Mochi’s Restaurant
Avail. 10/18
Gabriel Iglesias: Stadium Fluffy Live From Los Angeles
LiSA Another Great Day
Somebody Feed Phil: Season 6
Unsolved Mysteries: Volume 3
Avail. 10/19
The Green Glove Gang
Love Is Blind: Season 3
Notre-Dame
The School for Good and Evil
The Stranger
Avail. 10/21
28 Days Haunted
Barbarians II
Descendant
From Scratch
High: Confessions of an Ibiza Drug Mule
ONI: Thunder God’s Tale
Pokémon Ultimate Journeys
Avail. 10/22
LOL Surprise! Winter Fashion Show
Avail. 10/23
Franco Escamilla: Eavesdropping
Avail. 10/24
The Chalk Line
Avail. 10/25
Barbie Epic Road Trip
Blade of the 47 Ronin
Fortune Feimster: Good Fortune
Guillermo Del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities
Unsolved Mysteries: Volume 3
Avail. 10/26
Fugitive: The Curious Case of Carlos Ghosn
The Good Nurse
Hellhole
Love Is Blind: Season 3
Robbing Mussolini
Avail. 10/27
Cici
Daniel Spellbound
Dubai Bling
Earthstorm
Family Reunion: Part 5
Hotel Transylvania 2
Romantic Killer
Avail. 10/28
All Quiet on the Western Front
The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself
Big Mouth: Season 6
Drink Masters
I AM A STALKER
If Only
My Encounter with Evil
Wendell & Wild
Wild is the Wind
Avail. 10/29
Deadwind: Season 3
And it’s your last chance to stream these titles:
Leaving 10/2
Schitt’s Creek: Seasons 1-6
Leaving 10/7
Sofia the First: Seasons 1-4
Leaving 10/8
After
Leaving 10/13
Apocalypse Now Redux
Everything Must Go
Little Italy
Scary Movie 4
The Girl Next Door
Leaving 10/14
Bleach The Movie: Fade to Black
Bleach the Movie: Hell Verse
Leaving 10/15
Sinister 2
Leaving 10/21
Yes, God, Yes
Leaving 10/22
Hemlock Grove: Seasons 1-3
Leaving 10/26
Begin Again
Leaving 10/27
Metallica Through The Never
Leaving 10/31
8 Mile
Bridget Jones’s Diary
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Footloose
Friday
Friday After Next
Johnny Mnemonic
Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath: Seasons 1-3
Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events
Miss Congeniality
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
Monster-in-Law
Leaving 10/31
Naruto: Seasons 1-9
The Notebook
Rock of Ages