The return of a reality TV monster that’s sure to dominate social media conversation; Charlie and Nick’s blossoming romance; a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the NBA courtesy of LeBron James and Anthony Edwards; the latest gem from an action auteur; Tyler Perry’s first Netflix television drama and another helping espionage and drama from Keri Russell are some of the highlights among the new films and series hitting Netflix in October.
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Coming in hot on Oct. 2 is the new season of Netflix’s reality dating show Love Is Blind. The seventh go around for the main franchise — the brand has now expanded into several country-specific versions — will see a fresh batch of singles heading into the pods, hoping to find love and marry their match, all within a worryingly compressed timeline. The show, which is still billed as a “social experiment,” has experienced some bad PR in recent seasons, and been the subject of several media exposes. However, Love Is Blind still remains immensely popular and a magnet for discussion on social media, and the new season is sure to dominate the conversation this month.
On Oct. 3, Netflix’s critically acclaimed British queer dramedy Heartstopper returns for a third season. The new season sees Charlie (Joe Locke) and Nick (Kit Connor) deepen their unlikely friendship into romance, just as Charlie deals with some mental health challenges. The big news for season three is that Bridgerton star Jonathan Bailey makes a guest appearance as Jack Maddox, Charlie’s celebrity crush. Heartstopper is an adaptation of Alice Oseman’s graphic novels about a pair of teenage boys falling for each another while at school, and quickly became a word-of-mouth hit for the streamer when it premiered in April 2022.
Netflix continues its foray into the world of sports with the launch of its hotly anticipated NBA docuseries Starting 5 on Oct. 9, a few weeks before the new season tips off. Set during the 2023–24 NBA season, the series follows current stars Jimmy Butler, Anthony Edwards, LeBron James, Domantas Sabonis and Jayson Tatum and gives a behind the scenes look at their professional lives. Starting 5 comes from James and Maverick Carter’s Uninterrupted, Peyton Manning’s Omaha Productions and Barack and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground Productions.
For fans of action films, a possible gem The Shadow Strays drops on Netflix on Oct. 17. Directed by Timo Tjahjanto, the Indonesian film tells the story of Codename 13, a young assassin who finds herself suspended after a mission gone wrong. The movie comes from the filmmaker behind Netflix’s The Big 4 (2022) May the Devil Take You (2018) and The Night Comes for Us (2018) as well as the Shudder release May the Devil Take You Too (2020). Already highly rated by genre fans, Tjahjanto is set for bigger things and is behind the upcoming sequel to the Bob Odenkirk-led action movie Nobody .
Tyler Perry, the prolific writer, director and producer, debuts his first drama series for Netflix, Tyler Perry’s Beauty in Black , this month. The series, per the streamer, follows two women who lead very different lives — one struggling to make a living after being kicked out by her mother, the other running a successful business — and find themselves entangled in each other’s worlds. The 16 one-hour episodes of Beauty in Black will release in two parts, with the first eight episodes dropping Oct. 24. A release date for part two has not yet been announced.
At the end of the month, Netflix will release the second season of its popular political thriller The Diplomat . Led by Keri Russell, the show is a dramatic and tension-filled examination of the “special relationship” between the U.S. and U.K. and features espionage and political intrigue galore. Launching on Oct. 31, The Diplomat also stars Ali Ahn, Rory Kinnear and Ato Essandoh and season two will see the addition of Allison Janney.
Movies added to Netflix in October include 21 Jump Street, 22 Jump Street, 8 Mile, The Birds, Boyz n the Hood, Bridesmaids, Brüno, Cinderella Man, Couples Retreat, Elysium, Escape Plan, Get Him to the Greek, The Girl Next Door, Halloween, It Chapter Two, Jarhead, Judy, The Karate Kid 1-3, Kung Fu Panda, Kung Fu Panda 3, Kung Fu Panda 4, Legion, Marnie, Psycho, Psycho II, Red Dragon, Robin Hood (2010), Robin Hood (2018), Salt, Scarface, The Sentinel, Till Death, Two Weeks Notice, You’re Next, Scream, A Quiet Place Part II, Clifford the Big Red Dog, Selma, Woman of the Hour and Book Club.
Missed what came to Netflix last month? Check out the September additions here.
Read on for the complete list of titles hitting Netflix in October.
Oct. 1
Making It in Marbella (SE)
Tim Dillon: This Is Your Country
21 Jump Street
22 Jump Street
8 Mile
As Above, So Below
The Birds
Boyz n the Hood
Bridesmaids
Brüno
Cinderella Man
Couples Retreat
Elysium
Escape Plan
Get Him to the Greek
The Girl Next Door
Halloween (2018)
It Chapter Two
Jarhead
Judy
The Karate Kid
The Karate Kid Part II
The Karate Kid Part III
Kung Fu Panda
Kung Fu Panda 3
Legion
Marnie
Psycho
Psycho II
Red Dragon
Robin Hood (2010)
Robin Hood (2018)
Salt
Scarface
The Sentinel
Till Death
Two Weeks Notice
Unfriended
Wipeout: Batch 4
Yellowjackets : Season 1
You’re Next
Oct. 2
Chef’s Table: Noodles
Love Is Blind : Season 7
Unsolved Mysteries : Volume 5
Oct. 3
The Bad Guys: Haunted Heist
Blue Box (JP)
Heartstopper : Season 3 (GB)
Trouble (SE)
Oct. 4
The Amazing Digital Circus : Season 1 (episodes 1-3)
CTRL (IN)
IT’S WHAT’S INSIDE
The Platform 2 (ES)
S.W.A.T. : Season 7
Oct. 5
Ranma1/2 (JP)
Oct 7.
The Menendez Brothers
Oct. 8
Ali Wong: Single Lady
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
Dinner Time Live With David Chang: Holiday Edition
Oct. 9
Deceitful Love (IT)
Love Is Blind : Season 7
Starting 5
The Secret of the River (MX)
Oct. 10
Girl Haunts Boy
The Life and Movies of Erşan Kuneri : Season 2 (TR)
Love Is Blind, Habibi (AE)
Outer Banks Season 4: Part 1
Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft
Oct. 11
In Her Place (CL)
Lonely Planet
Scream
Uprising (KR)
Oct. 12
A Quiet Place Part II
A Virtuous Business (KR)
Clifford the Big Red Dog
Cillian Murphy Is Tommy Shelby Once Again as Production Begins on 'Peaky Blinders' Film
Oct. 14
Mighty Monsterwheelies
Oct. 15
Abandoned
All American: Homecoming : Season 3
Detroiters : Seasons 1-2
Comedy Revenge (KR)
Rachel Bloom: Death, Let Me Do My Special
Oct. 16
Ancient Apocalypse: The Americas (GB)
I AM A KILLER : Season 5 (GB)
Justice (PL)
Love Is Blind : Season 7
Selma
Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare (GB)
Untapped: Closing America’s Opportunity Gap
Oct. 17
Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance (JP)
Jurassic World: Chaos Theory : Season 2
The Lincoln Lawyer : Season 3
Outside (PH)
The Shadow Strays (ID)
Oct. 18
Ghost Hunters : Seasons 10-11
Happiness Is (ZA)
Join or Die
The Man Who Loved UFOs (AR)
The Turnaround
Woman of the Hour
Yintah (CA)
Oct. 19
American Ninja Warrior: Ninja vs. Ninja : Season 3
American Ninja Warrior : Season 14
Oct. 21
Book Club
Kung Fu Panda 4
Oct. 22
Escape at Dannemora : Season 1
Hasan Minhaj: Off With His Head
Oct. 23
Car Masters: Rust to Riches : Season 6
The Comeback: 2004 Boston Red Sox
Family Pack (FR)
Love Is Blind : Season 7
This is the Zodiac Speaking
Oct. 24
Tyler Perry’s Beauty in Black
Territory (AU)
Oct. 25
Don’t Move
Hellbound : Season 2 (KR)
Hijack ’93 (NG)
The Last Night at Tremore Beach (ES)
The Remarkable Life of Ibelin (NO)
Simone Biles Rising Part 2
Oct. 28
Blippi’s Ultimate Bounce House Challenges : Season 1
Blippi’s Wonderful Talent Show
Oct. 29
Botched : Seasons 2-3
Tom Papa: Home Free
Oct. 30
Go Ahead, Brother (PL)
The Law According to Lidia Poët : Season 2 (IT)
The Manhattan Alien Abduction (GB)
Martha
Time Cut
Oct. 31
The Diplomat : Season 2
Murder Mindfully (DE)
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