What To Watch In October: Your Guide To 80+ Premieres Across Broadcast, Cable And Streaming
To help you navigate the best of broadcast, cable and streaming TV, TVLine offers curated daily, weekly and monthly What to Watch columns, along with an overview of every new TV show premiering in 2025.
Among October's biggest TV premieres: Charlie Hunnam and Michael Chernus respectively step into the roles of serial killers Ed Gein and John Wayne Gacy (Monster and Devil in Disguise); Jason Clarke polices the Alaskan wilderness in The Last Frontier; Tim Robinson digs into a far-reaching conspiracy in The Chair Company; and Pennywise resurfaces in IT: Welcome to Derry.
They arrive alongside four high-profile spinoffs: 9-1-1: Nashville, Boston Blue, Sheriff Country and Anne Rice's Talamasca: The Secret Order.
More than 30 returning favorites are also back. On broadcast, look for new seasons of Abbott Elementary, Elsbeth, FBI, Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage, Ghosts, Grey's Anatomy, Matlock, The Neighborhood, Saturday Night Live, Shifting Gears, Tracker and Watson — plus fresh chapters from the NCIS and #OneChicago franchises.
Finales this month include Gen V, NCIS: Tony & Ziva, Only Murders in the Building, Peacemaker and Task.
And on the movie front, Matthew McConaughey boards The Lost Bus, Mark Wahlberg learns to Play Dirty, Keira Knightley anchors The Woman in Cabin 10 and Colin Farrell rolls the dice in Ballad of a Small Player.
Scroll down for a comprehensive overview of What to Watch in October; additional titles will be added as they're announced.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 1
📺 The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Halloween (Roku special)
Patton Oswalt, Rachel Dratch, Leslie Jones and Adam Pally whisk, bake and decorate their way through three hair-raising challenges.
📺 Love Is Blind Season 9 (Netflix; six-episode premiere)
📺 Platonic Season 2 finale (Apple TV+)
📺 Tempest Season 1 finale (Disney+ and Hulu; two episodes)
📺 The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox limited series finale (Hulu)
📺 8 pm Chicago Med Season 11 (NBC, next day on Peacock)
📺 8 pm Shifting Gears Season 2 (ABC, next day on Hulu)
📺 8:30 pm Abbott Elementary Season 5 (ABC, next day on Hulu)
📺 9 pm Chicago Fire Season 14 (NBC, next day on Peacock)
📺 9 pm The Golden Bachelor Episode 2/time slot premiere (ABC, next day on Hulu)
📺 9:30 pm The Amazing Race Episode 2/time slot premiere (CBS, next day on Paramount+)
📺 9:30 pm Ice Road Truckers Season 12 (History Channel)
📺 10 pm Chicago P.D. Season 13 (NBC, next day on Peacock)
🎥 Fight or Flight (Paramount+)
🎥 Play Dirty (Prime Video movie)
An expert thief (Mark Wahlberg) rolls out the biggest heist of his life; LaKeith Stanfield and Rosa Salazar co-star.
THURSDAY, OCT. 2
📺 Charlotte's Web (HBO Max, three-part special)
Amy Adams voices Charlotte in this latest animated adaptation; co-starring Elijah Wood as Adult Wilbur, Cynthia Erivo as Goose, and Jean Smart as the narrator.
📺 Karen Pirie Season 2 (BritBox)
📺 9 pm The Real Housewives of Miami Season 7 reunion (Bravo, three-week event)
📺 11 pm The Graham Norton Show Season 33 (BBC America)
FRIDAY, OCT. 3
📺 Faceoff: Inside the NHL Season 2 (Prime Video, six-episode binge)
📺 Monster: The Ed Gein Story (Netflix; eight-episode binge)
Charlie Hunnam plays the infamous murderer and grave robber who inspired many of Hollywood's most iconic on-screen killers.
📺 The Sisters Grimm (Apple TV+; six-episode binge)
Two orphaned sisters — one of whom is voiced by Ariel Winter (Modern Family) — navigate a town full of people torn straight from fantasy and fairy tales, confronting heroes and villains alike.
🏀 8 pm WNBA Finals Game 1 (ESPN)
🎥 Bring Her Back (HBO Max)
🎥 Honey Don't (Peacock)
🎥 The Lost Bus (Apple TV+ movie)
A wayward school bus driver (Matthew McConaughey) and a dedicated school teacher (America Ferrera) battle to save 22 children from a deadly inferno.
🎥 Steve (Netflix movie)
Over one intense day, the devoted head teacher (Cillian Murphy) of a last-chance reform school strives to keep his students in line while facing pressures of his own.
SATURDAY, OCT. 4
📺 8 pm Crossroad Springs midseason finale (Great American Family)
📺 11 pm Austin City Limits Season 51 (PBS)
📺 11:29 pm Saturday Night Live Season 51 (NBC, next day on Peacock)
🎥 8 pm The Ainsley McGregor Mysteries: A Case for the Yarn Maker (Great American Family movie)
Ainsley (Candace Cameron Bure) investigates the death of a yarn heiress with the help of fireman boyfriend Jake (Aaron Ashmore).
🎥 8 pm Home Turf (Hallmark Channel movie)
Cassidy (Nikki DeLoach) is the president of a small college whose life is thrown for a loop when freshmen on the football team move into her home. Can handsome coach Logan (Warren Christie) help smooth things over?
SUNDAY, OCT. 5
🎵 8 pm A Grammy Salute to Cyndi Lauper (CBS, next day on Paramount+)
📺 8 pm The Real Housewives of Potomac Season 10 (Bravo)
📺 9 pm Love Island Games Season 2 finale (Peacock)
📺 9 pm Maigret (PBS)
Chief Inspector Maigret (Benjamin Wainwright) and his team of maverick but loyal detectives solve a series of complex crimes in Paris.
📺 9 pm Tony Shalhoub: Breaking Bread (CNN)
Shalhoub embarks on a mouthwatering journey around the world, with bread serving as the conduit into a variety of international cuisines and cultures.
📺 10 pm The Gold (PBS)
Hugh Bonneville, Jack Lowden and Dominic Cooper lead this retelling of the 1983 Brink's-Mat robbery in London.
📺 10 pm New Orleans: Soul of a City (CNN)
The four-part docuseries explores the many ways the city communes with its history — through music, food, sports and tradition — 20 years after Hurricane Katrina.
🎥 8 pm The Jane Mysteries: Too Much to Lose (Hallmark Channel movie)
Jane Da Silva (Jodie Sweetin) partners with Detective John Cameron (Stephen Huszar) to investigate the disappearance of a journalist who vanished after winning a game show.
MONDAY, OCT. 6
📺 Dr. Seuss's Horton! (Netflix, seven-episode binge)
When their friends in the jungle need help right away, Horton and Samson promise to help save the day. Elephant's honor... bird's word!
📺 Family Guy: A Little Fright Music (Hulu special)
Brian and Stewie realize there is a shortage of quality Halloween songs, so they set out to write a hit; Peter and the guys discover that lying about trick-or-treating can have deadly consequences.
TUESDAY, OCT. 7
📺 True Haunting (Netflix, five-episode binge)
Through immersive reenactments and present-day interviews, the docuseries details paranormal encounters from the viewpoint of those who lived them.
🏒 5 pm NHL Opening Night (ESPN)
🎥 Ozzy: No Escape From Now (Paramount+ documentary)
The film offers the definitive account of the last six years of rock icon Ozzy Osbourne's life.
🤣 Matt McCusker: A Humble Offering (Netflix comedy special)
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 8
📺 Is It Cake? Halloween (Netflix, four-episode binge)
Cake or fake? Trick or treat? Skilled bakers whip up hyperrealistic Halloween cakes in this seasonal special edition of the hit competition series.
🎥 Maintenance Required (Prime Video movie)
Madelaine Petsch plays the fiercely independent owner of an all-female mechanic shop who is forced to reevaluate her future when a flashy corporate competitor moves in across the street.
🎥 Stay (Hulu movie)
A PhD author of African spirituality (Megalyn Echikunwoke) and a former MMA fighter (Mo McRae) face the end of their marriage — and encounter soul-shaking, supernatural forces.
THURSDAY, OCT. 9
📺 Boots (Netflix, eight-episode binge)
A closeted young man (Miles Heizer) and his straight best friend join a diverse group of recruits in the unpredictable world of the U.S. Marine Corps in the 1990s.
📺 O'ahu Shores (Peacock, six-episode binge)
Young Hawaiian locals step out of their parents' expectations and carve their own paths while still embracing their culture.
📺 Victoria Beckham (Netflix, three-episode binge)
The docuseries follows the former Spice Girl as she prepares for the fashion show of her life.
📺 Team Mekbots: Animal Rescue Season 2 (Peacock, four-episode binge)
📺 Zatima midseason finale (BET+; two episodes)
📺 8 pm 9-1-1 Season 9 (ABC, next day on Hulu)
📺 9 pm 9-1-1: Nashville (ABC, next day on Hulu)
Chris O'Donnell and Jessica Capshaw lead a high-octane spinoff about heroic first responders in Music City.
📺 9 pm Peacemaker Season 2 finale (HBO Max)
📺 10 pm Grey's Anatomy Season 22 (ABC, next day on Hulu)
🎥 Saquon (Prime Video documentary)
The film chronicles Saquon Barkley's journey to Super Bowl glory with the Philadelphia Eagles.
FRIDAY, OCT. 10
📺 Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars (Apple TV+, eight-episode binge)
The docuseries delves into the intense world of top restaurants — highlighting the obsession, pressure and precision required to earn a Michelin Star.
📺 The Last Frontier (Apple TV+, two-episode premiere)
Jason Clarke plays the lone U.S. marshal in charge of the quiet, rugged barrens of Alaska whose jurisdiction is turned upside down when a prison transport plane crashes and sets free dozens of violent inmates.
📺 8 pm Penn & Teller: Fool Us Season 11B (The CW)
📺 8 pm Outlander: Blood of My Blood Season 1 finale (Starz)
📺 9 pm Masters of Illusion Season 11B (The CW)
🎥 How to Train Your Dragon (2025) (Peacock)
🎥 John Candy: I Like Me (Prime Video documentary)
Directed by Colin Hanks and produced by Ryan Reynolds, this film tells Candy's story through archival footage and interviews with those who knew him best.
🎥 My Father, the BTK Killer (Netflix documentary)
Raised by a man leading a monstrous double life, the daughter of the BTK serial killer shares her chilling story.
🎥 Vicious (Paramount+ movie)
A young woman (Dakota Fanning) receives a mysterious box that traps her in a shifting nightmare where every choice has terrifying consequences.
🎥 The Woman in Cabin 10 (Netflix movie)
On a lavish yacht for an assignment, a journalist (Keira Knightly) sees a passenger go overboard. But when no one believes her, she risks her life to uncover the truth.
🎥 8 pm The Alabama Solution (HBO documentary)
In 2019, filmmakers visit an Alabama prison to film a revival meeting. Off camera, incarcerated men whisper a message: terrible things are going on here and being kept secret.
🎥 10 pm King of Them All: The Story of King Records (PBS documentary)
The film chronicles the record label that launched the careers of legendary artists, including James Brown, Wynonie Harris, Hank Ballard, Little Willie John and The Stanley Brothers.
🤣 Frankie Quiñones: Damn That's Crazy (Hulu comedy special)
SATURDAY, OCT. 11
🎥 8 pm Haul Out the Halloween (Hallmark Channel movie)
Halloween-obsessed neighbors (Halloweentown's Kimberly J. Brown and Daniel Kountz) inspire residents of Evergreen Lane to haul out their spookiest costumes and décor to become EverSCREAM Lane.
🎄 8 pm A Wisconsin Christmas Pie (Great American Family movie)
A pastry chef (Katie Leclerc) returns home, where saving her family's orchard — and her heart — may hinge on the perfect pie and a second chance at love (Ryan Carnes).
SUNDAY, OCT. 12
📺 8:30 pm Matlock Season 2 (CBS, next day on Paramount+)
📺 9:30 pm Elsbeth Season 3 (CBS, next day on Paramount+)
📺 10 pm The Chair Company (HBO)
Tim Robinson plays a man who finds himself investigating a far-reaching conspiracy following an embarrassing incident at work.
🎥 8 pm Haunted Harmony Mysteries: Buried at C (Hallmark Channel movie)
Gethsemane (Tamera Mowry-Housley) and her trusted ghost friend Eamon (Risteard Cooper) investigate the unexplained death of a sea captain.
MONDAY, OCT. 13
📺 Solar Opposites final season (Hulu, 10-episode binge)
📺 8 pm The Neighborhood final season (CBS, next day on Paramount+)
📺 8 pm TV We Love (The CW)
The eight-part docuseries celebrates TV classics, beginning with I Love Lucy and continuing with The Brady Bunch, The Love Boat, The Honeymooners, Happy Days, Dynasty, Cheers and Touched by an Angel.
📺 8:30 pm DMV (CBS, next day on Paramount+)
Harriet Dyer leads the single-camera workplace comedy set at the place everyone dreads going most.
📺 9 pm FBI Season 8 (CBS, next day on Paramount+)
📺 10 pm Watson Season 2 (CBS, next day on Paramount+)
🎥 Sharon & Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home (Peacock documentary)
This intimate film follows the final three years of Ozzy's life as he and Sharon plan a return home after 25 years in L.A. and prepare for the ultimate farewell gig.
TUESDAY, OCT. 14
📺 Beyond Paradise Season 3 (BritBox)
📺 Guts & Glory (AMC+ and Shudder, two-episode premiere)
Competitors are thrust into an immersive horror experience full of unexpected, genre-themed challenges.
📺 Obituary Season 2 (Hulu, six-episode binge)
📺 Splinter Cell: Deathwatch (Netflix, eight-episode binge)
Pulled back into action, Sam Fisher (voiced by Liev Schreiber) must help a new recruit unravel a global conspiracy.
📺 8 pm NCIS Season 23 (CBS, next day on Paramount+)
📺 9 pm NCIS: Origins Season 2 (CBS, next day on Paramount+)
📺 10 pm NCIS: Sydney Season 3 (CBS, next day on Paramount+)
🎥 9 pm Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore (PBS documentary)
This American Masters installment chronicles Matlin's life — including her turbulent relationship with co-star William Hurt and her struggle to overcome addiction.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 15
📺 Electric Boom Part 2 (Disney+, four-episode binge)
📺 Loot Season 3 (Apple TV+, two-episode premiere)
📺 Murdaugh: Death in the Family (Hulu, three-episode premiere)
Jason Clarke and Patricia Arquette play Alex and Maggie Murdaugh in this true-crime drama based on the Murdaugh Murders Podcast.
THURSDAY, OCT. 16
📺 Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy (Peacock, eight-episode binge)
The true-crime drama weaves in heartrending stories of Gacy's victims; Michael Chernus plays the titular serial killer.
📺 The Diplomat Season 3 (Netflix, eight-episode binge)
📺 Karen Pirie Season 2 finale (BritBox)
📺 Starting 5 Season 2 (Netflix, eight-episode binge)
📺 8 pm Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage Season 2 (CBS, next day on Paramount+)
📺 8:30 pm Ghosts Season 5 (CBS, next day on Paramount+)
📺 9 pm Matlock Episode 2/time slot premiere (CBS, next day on Paramount+)
📺 10 pm Elsbeth Episode 2/time slot premiere (CBS, next day on Paramount+)
🎥 I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025) (Netflix)
FRIDAY, OCT. 17
📺 The Chosen Adventures (Prime Video, 14-episode binge)
The animated offshoot follows nine-year-old Abby and her best friend Joshua as they navigate life in the ancient city of Capernaum; voices include Paul Walter Hauser, Yvonne Orji and Jonathan Roumie.
📺 Hollywood Hustler: Glitz, Glam, Scam (Prime Video, three-episode binge)
The docuseries chronicles the meteoric rise and catastrophic fall of aspiring actor Zach Horwitz as he orchestrates one of Hollywood's most audacious financial frauds.
📺 Mr. Scorsese (Apple TV+, five-episode binge)
The docuseries grants audiences unprecedented access to Oscar-winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese.
📺 8 pm Fire Country Season 4 (CBS, next day on Paramount+)
📺 8 pm Mistletoe Murders network premiere (Hallmark Channel, two episodes per week)
📺 9 pm Sheriff Country (CBS, next day on Paramount+)
Morena Baccarin's Sheriff Mickey Fox — stepsister of Fire Country's Sharon Leone — patrols the streets of small-town Edgewater.
📺 10 pm Boston Blue (CBS, next day on Paramount+)
The Blue Bloods universe expansion sees Donnie Wahlberg's Detective Danny Reagan leaving New York City — and his family — to take a position with the Boston Police Department.
📺 10 pm The Rainmaker Season 1 finale (USA Network)
🎥 Downey Wrote That (Peacock documentary)
The hour-long film explores the sketches, contributions and enduring influence of Jim Downey, one of the most impactful comedy writers in the history of Saturday Night Live.
🎥 The Perfect Neighbor (Netflix documentary)
Using bodycam footage from dozens of police visits, the film bears witness to a tight-knit community navigating one neighbor's relentless harassment. But her hostility takes a sinister turn when it escalates into a fatal crime.
🎥 R.L. Stine's Pumpkinhead (Tubi movie)
In this YA feature inspired by Stine's The Haunting Hour, teenager Sam thinks moving to Redhaven is the worst part — until his brother Finn vanishes and no one, not even their mom, remembers he existed.
🎥 The Twits (Netflix movie)
Margo Martindale, Natalie Portman and Emilia Clarke lend their voices to this animated adaptation of the Roald Dahl classic.
🤣 9 pm An Intimate Evening With Adam Pally (HBO comedy special)
SATURDAY, OCT. 18
🎄 8 pm A Christmas Prayer (Great American Family movie)
A children's book illustrator (Shae Robins) rediscovers her creativity and faith while unknowingly answering a widowed father's (Christopher Russell) Christmas wish for love and healing.
🎄 8 pm A Royal Montana Christmas (Hallmark Channel movie)
A princess (Fiona Gubelmann) escapes to a Montana ranch and falls for a rugged guide (Warren Christie).
SUNDAY, OCT. 19
📺 Hal & Harper (Mubi, two-episode premiere)
Codependent siblings (played by series creator Cooper Raiff and Lili Reinhart) face big life changes; Mark Ruffalo co-stars.
📺 8 pm Tracker Season 3 (CBS, next day on Paramount+)
📺 9 pm The Road (CBS, next day on Paramount+)
A group of emerging musicians open for Keith Urban at music venues across America, competing to win over local fan bases, secure a spot in the next city and remain on the tour.
📺 9 pm Task limited series finale (HBO)
📺 9 pm The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon Season 3 finale (AMC)
🎄 8 pm A Christmas Angel Match (Hallmark Channel movie)
Christmas angels (Meghan Ory and Benjamin Ayres) find love while working together on Earth.
TUESDAY, OCT. 21
🏀 8 pm Coast 2 Coast Tuesday (NBC)
Weekly NBA doubleheaders, with different games airing in East/Central and Pacific/Mountain time zones.
📺 9 pm Wife Swap: The Real Housewives Edition (Bravo)
Angie Katsanevas (Salt Lake City), Emily Simpson (Orange County) and Melissa Gorga (New Jersey) slip out of their stilettos and find out what it's like to step into real wives' shoes.
🎥 Who Killed the Montreal Expos? (Netflix documentary)
An investigation into the downfall of the Montreal Expos, Canada's first Major League Baseball team — and who was ultimately responsible.
🎥 9 pm Armed Only With a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud (HBO documentary short)
After Renaud becomes the first American journalist to die while reporting on the war in Ukraine, his brother recovers his body and his final recordings, and brings them back to their childhood home in Arkansas.
🤣 Michelle Wolf: The Well (Netflix comedy special)
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 22
📺 Gen V Season 2 finale (Prime Video)
📺 Harlan Coben's Lazarus (Prime Video, six-episode binge)
A man (Sam Claflin) returns home after his father's suicide and is drawn into disturbing experiences and a string of cold cases tied to his sister's long-unsolved death.
📺 Love Is Blind Season 9 finale (Netflix)
📺 Mob War: Philadelphia vs. The Mafia (Netflix, three-episode binge)
A brutal mob war between John Stanfa and Joey Merlino plunges '90s Philadelphia into chaos and bloodshed.
📺 Riot Women (BritBox, two-episode premiere)
Five menopausal women — played by Joanna Scanlan, Rosalie Craig, Tamsin Greig, Lorraine Ashbourne and Amelia Bullmore — form a punk rock band to take part in a local talent contest.
🎥 The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (Hulu movie)
Mary Elizabeth Winstead plays an upscale suburban mom who brings a new nanny (Maika Monroe) into her home, only to discover she is not the person she claims to be.
THURSDAY, OCT. 23
📺 Allen Iv3rson (Prime Video, three-episode binge)
The docuseries chronicles the NBA legend's ascent to become of the most tenacious and exhilarating basketball players of all time.
📺 The Kardashians Season 7 (Hulu)
📺 Married at First Sight Season 19 (Peacock, four-episode premiere)
📺 NCIS: Tony & Ziva Season 1 finale (Paramount+)
📺 Nobody Wants This Season 2 (Netflix, 10-episode binge)
FRIDAY, OCT. 24
📺 Invasion Season 3 finale (Apple TV+)
📺 LEGO Disney Frozen: Operation Puffins (Disney+ special)
As Anna and Elsa struggle to break free of the bounds of tradition, the Duke of Weselton has other plans for their beloved home — alongside a flock of menacing puffins.
🏀 7:30 pm NBA on Prime begins (Prime Video)
⚾️ 8 pm MLB World Series Game 1 (Fox)
📺 8 pm Sheriff Country Episode 2/time slot premiere (CBS, next day on Paramount+)
📺 9 pm Fire Country Episode 2/time slot premiere (CBS, next day on Paramount+)
📺 10 pm Everything On the Menu With Braun Strowman (USA Network, two-episode premiere)
The WWE legend swaps body slams for bite-sized adventures at some of America's favorite local eateries.
🎥 House of Dynamite (Netflix movie)
When a single, unattributed missile is launched at the United States, a race begins to determine who is responsible and how to respond; Idris Elba and Rebecca Ferguson star.
🎥 Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost (Apple TV+ documentary)
Ben Stiller tells the story of his parents — comedy icons Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara — exploring their impact on popular culture and at home, where the lines between family and art often blurred.
🤣 Leslie Jones: Life Part 2 (Peacock comedy special)
SATURDAY, OCT. 25
🎄 8 pm Merry Christmas, Ted Cooper! (Hallmark Channel movie)
A weatherman (Robert Buckley) finds love with his former classmate (Kimberley Sustad) when he returns home for Christmas.
🎄 8 pm Once Upon a Christmas Crown (Great American Family movie)
A princess (Ellise Roth) escapes to a New England town, where a baking contest — and an unexpected romance (Callum Buckley) — show her that love may be life's true crowning achievement.
SUNDAY, OCT. 26
📺 Mayor of Kingstown Season 4 (Paramount+)
📺 9 pm IT: Welcome to Derry (HBO)
The prequel brings back Bill Skarsgård to reprise his film role as the terrifying clown Pennywise.
📺 9 pm Anne Rice's Talamasca: The Secret Order (AMC, two-episode premiere)
A secret organization is responsible for tracking and containing witches, vampires, werewolves and other creatures scattered around the globe.
MONDAY, OCT. 27
🏀 7 pm Peacock NBA Monday begins (Peacock)
📺 8 pm Finding Mr. Christmas Season 2 (Hallmark Channel)
📺 9 pm Baked With Love: Holiday (Hallmark Channel)
Ten pairs of home bakers compete in a festive family-recipe bake-off, hosted by Tamera Mowry-Housley with guest judges Anna Haugh and Vaughn Vreeland.
📺 9 pm Halloween Baking Championship Season 11 finale (Food Network)
📺 9 pm Kissinger (PBS, two-night event)
The two-part docuseries offers an incisive portrait of Henry Kissinger, the enigmatic power broker who served in the topmost echelons of American diplomacy.
TUESDAY, OCT. 28
📺 Chad Powers Season 1 finale (Hulu)
📺 Don't Date Brandon (Paramount+, three-episode binge)
The docuseries follows a modern romance that spiraled into a dangerous game of deception.
📺 Nightmares of Nature Season 2 (Netflix, three-episode binge)
📺 Only Murders in the Building Season 5 finale (Hulu)
🎥 7 pm Country Doctor (HBO documentary short)
Dr. James Graham, of Fairfax, Okla., fights to provide adequate healthcare for his community amid staff shortages and uncertainty for the future.
🤣 Mo Amer: Wild World (Netflix comedy special)
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 29
📺 Down Cemetery Road (Apple TV+, two-episode premiere)
When a house explodes in a quiet Oxford suburb and a girl disappears in the aftermath, a neighbor (Ruth Wilson) becomes obsessed with finding her and enlists the help of a private investigator (Emma Thompson).
📺 Hazbin Hotel Season 2 (Prime Video, eight-episode binge)
📺 Ink Master Season 17 (Paramount+, three-episode premiere)
📺 Selling Sunset Season 9 (Netflix)
📺 Slow Horses Season 5 finale (Apple TV+)
📺 Star Wars: Visions Volume 3 (Disney+, all nine shorts)
🎥 Ballad of a Small Player (Netflix movie)
Amid the glittering casinos of Macau, a gambler (Colin Farrell) running from his past — and his debts — becomes fascinated by an enigmatic woman at the baccarat table.
🎥 Hedda (Prime Video movie)
From writer/director Nia DaCosta comes a provocative, modern reimagining of Henrik Ibsen's classic play led by Tessa Thompson in the titular role.
THURSDAY, OCT. 30
📺 The Witcher Season 4 (Netflix, eight-episode binge)
🎥 Aileen: Queen of the Serial Killers (Netflix documentary)
Aileen Wuornos remains a rarity: a female serial killer. From childhood abuse to death-row revelations, this documentary revisits her life and crimes.
🎥 Jurassic Park Rebirth (Peacock)
🎥 Sorry, Baby (HBO Max)
FRIDAY, OCT. 31
📺 The Reluctant Traveler Season 3 finale (Apple TV+)
📺 8 pm On Brand With Jimmy Fallon Season 1 finale (NBC, next day on Peacock)
📺 9 pm The Couple Next Door Season 2 finale (Starz)
What's on your October watch list? Leave a comment and let us know.