1. "Heist 88"
Courtney
B. Vance stars in this film, based on the true story of one of the largest
bank heists in U.S. history in Chicago, 1988.
October
1, Paramount+ with Showtime
2. "Sullivan's Crossing"
The CW imported this cozy Canadian series, based on Robyn Carr's novels. Set in Nova Scotia, it follows a prodigal
daughter returning to her father’s home and stars Chad Michael Murray, Morgan Kohan and Scott
Patterson.
October 4, CW
3. "The Spencer Sisters"
Another Canadian series, this comedy-mystery stars Lea
Thompson as a novelist mom, who teams up with her daughter (Stacey Farber)
to solve local crimes.
October
4, CW
4. "Beckham"
Fisher Stevens helms a four-part documentary about the man,
the myth, the footballer, David Beckham. Through interviews and archival footage, Stevens explores Beckham's origins, his rise to fame and key events in his career.
October 4, Netflix
5. "The Sixth Commandment"
This true crime miniseries, which originally aired on the
BBC, is inspired by the documentary “Catching A Killer: A Diary From The Grave.” Éanna
Hardwicke plays a man who begins a relationship with his former teacher
and then moves on to his neighbor.
October 4, Britbox
6. "Everything Now"
In this British comedy/drama miniseries, a teenager
finishes in-patient treatment for anorexia and makes a list to catch up on all
the things she missed.
October 5, Netflix
7. "Loki"
Tom
Hiddleston returns for season two of the Marvel series in which the god of mischief
travels through time. Newly minted Oscar winner Ke Huy Quan joins the
cast.
October
5, Disney+
8. "Lupin"
If you missed seasons one and two of this cheeky French action
series, tune in to watch gentleman thief Arsène Lupin
steal jewelry and hearts.
October 5, Netflix
9. "Our Flag Means Death"
The bromance is over between aristocrat-turned-pirate Steve Bonnet
(Rhys Darby) and Blackbeard (Taika Waititi) in season two…or is it? Bronson
Pinchot and Minnie Driver join the cast.
October 5, Max
10. "Fair Play"
This spicy thriller movie is also in theaters. In it, Phoebe Dynevor (“Bridgerton”)
and Alden Ehrenrich (“Solo: A Star Wars Story”) are a New
York couple whose relationship is tested when they jockey for position in the
office.
October
6, Netflix
11. "Totally Killer"
Kiernan
Shipka stars in this meta-retro-slasher-comedy about a girl who time travels
to the 1980s and gets stuck in the teen horror film of her nightmares.
October
6, Netflix
12. "Fall of the House of Usher"
Horror auteur Mike Flanagan (“The Haunting of Hill House”) created
a new show for Netflix based on several classic Edgar Allen Poe works. Updated to
modern times, it follows a pharmaceutical company CEO whose children die
mysterious deaths.
October 12, Netflix
13. "Goosebumps"
R.L.
Stine's YA horror franchise gets a new installment in the form of this series,
where five high schoolers investigate a death 30 years in the past, digging
up secrets on their parents as well.
October 13 , Disney+/Hulu
14. "John Carpenter's Suburban Screams"
The quintessential horror director comes out of semi-retirement
and takes on reality programming with this series featuring reenactments of
true chilling tales.
October 13, Peacock
15. " Lessons in Chemistry"
Brie Larson plays a 1950s-era single mother struggling in her science career until she finds the perfect platform
as the host of a TV cooking show. The series is based on the novel of the same
name by Bonnie Garmus.
October 13, Apple TV+
16. "Milli Vanilli"
We finally get the real story behind the Milli Vanilli
lip-synch scandal of the 1990s, including interviews with surviving band member
Fab Morvan.
October 24, Paramount+
17. "Five Nights at Freddy's"
The hit tween video game series is now a major film after
years of delays. Josh Hutcherson stars
as the new overnight security guard of a cursed pizza parlor. At night, he must
survive when evil animatronics come to life.
October 27, Peacock
18. "The Gilded Age"
Season two of the 1880s New York society drama continues
with the ascension of Bertha Russell (Carrie Coon)
to the queen of the railroads.
October 29, HBO