New Netflix Shows and Movies in October 2026

While other streamers tout horror movies in October’s run-up to Halloween, Netflix would rather fill the month with some promising new seasons of shows of all genres. Yes, the new series we’re looking forward to most — the limited series Below — has some horror elements to it, but it’s not your typical pre-trick-or-treating fare. In Below, a fisherman (Josh Hartnett) living in an isolated Newfoundland town fights to save his family from a beast from the depths of the ocean, which may or may not be related to the mysterious death of his father decades earlier. The other big release in October is Season 4 of the political drama The Diplomat, with more tension between the U.S. and U.K. brewing and only Kate Wyler (Keri Russell) able to stop it.

The month kicks off with a new adaptation of John Steinbeck’s epic East of Eden, with Florence Pugh playing the notorious Cathy Ames, and the rest of October includes new seasons of the French heist series Lupin, the romantic comedy Nobody Wants This, and the critically acclaimed anime Cyberpunk: Edgerunners. On the movies side, Ben Affleck directs and stars in Animals, and Chris Evans goes toe to toe with Anya Taylor-Joy in Sacrifice.

Here are the shows and movies coming to Netflix in October — as well as what’s leaving.

Next month’s guide: New Netflix shows and movies in November 2026
Last month’s guide: New Netflix shows and movies in September 2026

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The best new Netflix movies and shows in October

East of Eden (Oct. 1)

Adapting East of Eden is a family business. More than seven decades after her grandfather Elia Kazan directed the 1955 film, Zoe Kazan is putting her stamp on Steinbeck’s epic novel, wrangling the multigenerational saga into a seven-episode limited series. Inspired by the biblical tale of Cain and Abel, the story tracks two families, the Trasks and the Hamiltons, across the decades in California’s Salinas Valley. Christoper Abbott, Mike Faist, Tracy Letts, Martha Plimpton, and Ciarán Hinds are among the show’s stars, but Florence Pugh is at the center of it all as the scheming Cathy Ames, who marries into the Trask family. Is she an antihero or something more sinister? – Kelly Connolly [Trailer]

Below (Oct. 8)

This limited series probably doesn’t want the pressure of Widow’s Bay comparisons, but it’s kind of unavoidable given that it’s set on a remote island with spooky things stirring underneath the surface of the water… and it’s kind of funny. But Below is a different beast, following a fisherman (Josh Hartnett) and a marine biologist (Mackenzie Davis) taking on a sea creature that’s terrorizing their Newfoundland community, and dealing with heaps of family drama and government pressure to relocate the island’s citizens to a more connected part of the world. Its unique setting and unsettling mystery make it one of the most tantalizing options of the fall. And it has Stranger Things‘ Charlie Heaton putting on one thick Newfoundland accent. [Trailer]

Animals (Oct. 9)

Ben Affleck directs himself in this thriller about a Los Angeles mayoral candidate (Affleck) and his wife (Kerry Washington) getting their hands dirty to come up with ransom payment after their son is kidnapped. Fun fact: Affleck’s buddy Matt Damon was originally cast in the lead role alongside Affleck’s ex-wife Jennifer Garner as his wife. I feel robbed that we didn’t get to see that happen. [Trailer]

The Diplomat Season 4 (Oct. 15)

Keri Russell’s political drama has quietly become one of the most compelling series on television, mixing high-stakes diplomacy on the world stage with even higher-stakes marriage problems behind closed doors. Russell stars as Kate Wyler, a U.S. ambassador, as she defuses potentially world-changing conflicts with the U.K., while her husband Hal (Rufus Sewell), who also works for the government, has career ambitions of his own that conflict with Kate’s. West Wing alums Allison Janney (who just won an Emmy for her performance in Season 3) and Bradley Whitford return this season as series regulars, playing the president of the United States and the first husband. [Trailer]

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 (Oct. 20)

You might need some sort of Cyberpunk glossary to decipher all the tech lingo — ripperdoc? brain dance? blackwall? — but it’s worth it to immerse yourself in the slick near-future setting based on CD Projekt Red’s videogame Cyberpunk 2077. This Netflix original anime is an absolute beast, chasing different stories each season in Night City, an urban hellscape where cyber modifications, rogue AIs, and advanced technology put the world in a constant state of turf wars, corporate espionage, and near collapse. Think Blade Runner, but edgier, with the stylized animation of renowned anime studio Trigger providing the incredible brain-busting visuals. Season 2 follows a group of mercenaries out for revenge. It’s violent, gorgeous, and moves at a breakneck pace. And if Season 1 — which was released all the way back in 2022 — is anything to go by, it won’t end on a happy note. [Teaser]

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Everything coming to Netflix in October

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Oct. 1
21 Jump Street
22 Jump Street
8 Mile
A Haunted House
A Haunted House 2
A Madea Family Funeral
Ad Astra
Angels & Demons
Are We There Yet?
The Bourne Identity
The Bourne Legacy
The Bourne Supremacy
The Bourne Ultimatum
Bring It On
Call Me by Your Name
Cowboys & Aliens
Crazy Rich, Incredibly Broke — Netflix Film
Crimson Peak
Dallas Buyers Club
The Da Vinci Code
The Devil Wears Prada
Dracula
East of Eden — Netflix Series
The Equalizer
Evil Dead
Friday the 13th
Happy Death Day 2U
Horton Hears a Who!
The Huntsman: Winter’s War
Hush
I Know What You Did Last Summer
Jason Bourne
Lake Placid
Love Actually
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
The Menu
Moonlight
NCIS: Seasons 20-22
Ouija
Ouija: Origin of Evil
Pearl Harbor
Point Break
The Prestige
Psycho
Psycho II
Psycho III
The Ramparts of Ice: Season 2 — Netflix Series
Red Dragon
Seven Years in Tibet
The Sixth Sense
Split
The Strangers
Top Chef VIP: Seasons 3-4
Twilight
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 2
Underworld: Blood Wars
The Way Home: Season 4

Oct. 2
#Love — Netflix Series
Schumacher ’94 — The Birth of a Legend — Netflix Documentary
Tyler Perry’s Doing Life

Oct. 5
The Boogeyman
Lorne
Mayor of Kingstown: Seasons 1-4
Super BOOMi: Season 1

Oct. 6
All American: Season 8
Love Village: Season 3 — Netflix Series
Mojo Brookzz: I Know You Lying — Netflix Comedy Special
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Oct. 7
Inside the Circle — Netflix Series
Less of a Stranger — Netflix Film
Real Men: Season 2 — Netflix Series
Who Is Martin Mull?

Oct. 8
Below — Netflix Series
Unicorn Academy: Secrets Revealed: Chapter 2

Oct. 9
Animals — Netflix Film
Haunted Hotel: Season 2 — Netflix Series
Is It Cake? Halloween: Season 2 — Netflix Series
Take Charge of My Heart

Oct. 10
100 Days of Deception — Netflix Series
The First Monday in May

Oct. 12
Fire Spike: Season 1
Free Leonard Peltier — Netflix Documentary
Señora Acero: Seasons 1-5
Wayne: Season 1

Oct. 13
Solar Opposites: Season 6
The Trap

Oct. 14
Cocaine Bear
Love Is Blind: Season 11: Boston

Oct. 15
The Diplomat: Season 4 — Netflix Series
Hollywood Arts

Oct. 16
The Disciple — Netflix Documentary
The Fate of the Furious
Heat
Money Trap: The Karun Treasure — Netflix Series
Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald — Netflix Documentary
Sacrifice — Netflix Film
Seriously Single Too — Netflix Film
Therapy Done Right

Oct. 20
Blindspotting: Seasons 1-2
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2

Oct. 21
Emily
Gladiator
Gladiator II
The Mothers of Penguins: Season 2 — Netflix Series
The New Stanford Prison Experiment — Netflix Series
Six Kings Slam: Season 2

Oct. 22
Bottle Shock
Couldn’t Agree Less With Allison & Isaac — Netflix Podcast
Did Someone Happen to Mention Me? — Netflix Series
Nobody Wants This: Season 3

Oct. 23
Fading Grandeur — Netflix Series
Lupin: Part 4 — Netflix Series
Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Story — Netflix Documentary
Surviving Hurricane Otis

Oct. 27
Dangerous Liaisons: Season 1
The One About Matthew Perry — Netflix Documentary
Zainab Johnson: Toxically Optimistic

Oct. 29
Balaraw: Blood Island — Netflix Series
You, Me, Us

Oct. 30
A Couple of Lies — Netflix Series
Akka — Netflix Series
Beat Luke Littler — Netflix Live Event
The Birthday Gift — Netflix Film
Collision Course — Netflix Film
How to Ruin Diwali: Meet the Parents — Netflix Series
SCTV: The Greatest Show You’ve Never Heard Of

Everything leaving Netflix in October

Oct. 1
A Dog’s Purpose
A League of Their Own
Aloha
Angel Eyes
Apollo 13
Baby Mama
Beginners
The Beguiled
Blue Is the Warmest Color
The Boss Baby
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Cinderella Man
Clueless
Fargo
The Fifth Element
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters: Answer the Call
Gone Girl
Halo: Seasons 1-2
High Fidelity
The Hitman’s Bodyguard
The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard
Identity Thief
Inside Man: Most Wanted
Krampus
The Lazarus Project
Nomadland
Out of Africa
Parenthood
The Parkers: Seasons 1-5
Queen & Slim
Savages
The Shack
U-571
The Vow
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

Oct. 2
The Wandering Earth

Oct. 3
Dawson’s Creek: Seasons 1-6

Oct. 7
Nurse Jackie: Seasons 1-7

Oct. 8
Poldark: Seasons 1-5
Scream

Oct. 11
A Quiet Place Part II

Oct. 14
The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

Oct. 15
Death Note
The Smurfs 2

Oct. 16
Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins

Oct. 29
Deadwind: Seasons 1-3