By the time the weekend rolls around, staying in and watching a new show are just about the only plans that sound appealing to me. I used to get excited about getting dressed up and staying out late, but I won’t lie to you, those days are over. Instead, streaming what’s new is now my idea of a wild Saturday night. I’m so committed to it, I’m even marking release dates in my calendar months in advance.
With all of the streaming services now, it can be hard to keep up with what to watch and where to watch it. However, this month, the lineups are so good that you’ll want to ensure you have a subscription to every platform, or at least your friends’ passwords. These shows and movies are about to be the sole topic of conversation in The Everygirl’s #watercooler Slack channel, and I’ll be damned if I miss out on that.
Cancel your plans and get comfortable because it’s time to hit “Play.” Without further ado, here are some of the most anticipated shows and movies that are new on streaming this month.
Quick picks:
- Dancing with the Stars Season 35, streaming through October on Hulu and Disney+ (NEW)
- The Traitors: New Blood Season 5, streaming through October on Peacock (NEW)
- The Housemaid, streaming October 9 on HBO Max
- The Diplomat Season 4, streaming October 15 on Netflix (NEW)
- The Invite, streaming October 23 on HBO Max
Netflix
East of Eden
One of the most highly anticipated series of the year, Netflix’s East of Eden follows a similar story to the beloved 1952 novel, centering on antihero Cathy Ames and her familial rivalries that ripple across generations. The trailer wears a beautifully poetic vibe, and with the insanely talented Florence Pugh to guide this cinematic current, it’s hard not to have the show high up on our watchlist, ready to rip our hearts out. Fun fact: the series is also written by Zoe Kazan, who just so happens to be the granddaughter of the legendary director behind the first 1955 film adaptation.
Animals
If you loved (or are still haunted by) your first screening of Gone Girl, Ben Affleck’s latest trip into the thriller genre appears to be just as intense…and star-studded. Starring Kerry Washington, Matt Damon, Gillian Anderson, and Steven Yeun, Animals follows a mayoral candidate and his wife as they resort to increasingly desperate measures to get their kidnapped son back—only to bring their own dark secrets up in the process. Similar to the theatrics of Gone Girl, the villain and hero of this story seem like they might wear similar masks, but that’s also why the story looks incredibly fascinating.
Love is Blind (Season 11)
Love is Blind is one of streaming’s most popular dating shows, and it’s officially back for Season 11 this month. Hosted by Nick and Vanessa Lachey, the social experiment follows a group of singles as they date, fall in love, and get engaged—all before meeting each other face-to-face. As you can expect, there’s plenty of drama, heartbreak, and genuinely sweet moments to remind us all that love does exist. As seen in the trailer, one contestant reveals they’re battling a chronic health condition while still hoping to find love, and another appears to be backing out of a proposal.
Nobody Wants This (Season 3)
Ever since Nobody Wants This debuted on Netflix two years ago, the chokehold this incredibly sweet and (for once) realistic love story has had on my week is honestly crazy. It continues to be the best romantic comedy show on streaming, in my opinion, and is officially making its Season 3 comeback later this month. This time, we’ll be seeing our favorite Millennial couple, Joanne and Noah, take on the next stage of their romantic relationship: moving in together.
What else we’re watching on Netflix:
- Bourne collection, now streaming
- Call Me by Your Name, now streaming
- I Know What You Did Last Summer, now streaming
- Twilight collection, now streaming
- The Menu, now streaming
- Lorne, streaming October 5
- Sacrifice, streaming October 16 (NEW)
- The One About Matthew Perry, streaming October 27 (NEW)
Hulu
Abbot Elementary (Season 6)
Everyone needs a weekly feel-good watch to escape to, and if you haven’t been paying visits to the quirky teachers and students of Abbott Elementary, my girl, it’s about time to start. Over its six-season lifespan, this show has earned itself an impressive reputation—earning 37 Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Comedy Series for five consecutive years. It’s been my go-to “throw on” show for work-from-home days when I need a few laughs to narrate the workday, and it feels especially cozy for the fall semester. Perfect for loyal viewers of The Office, Parks and Recreation, or Modern Family.
KATSEYE’s rise to fame has happened so quickly that it’s made me wonder if we really know who these women are beyond the gravitational pull their dance numbers have on me—which somehow makes you feel fiercely transformed just by watching them. But this new documentary looks ready to give us alllll the tea, offering a deeper look at the group and what makes them the It factor that has captivated so many people around the world. I was personally late to the KATSEYE game, but after watching them perform once, it’s hard to stop.
Phony
Phony has one of the wildest mystery plots I’ve ever heard. Following a close-knit mother-and-son duo, Sonny and Ellen’s story takes a sharp left turn when Sonny is nearly killed in a sudden car accident. Only, that’s not the big mystery here. It’s the fact that when Sonny wakes up, expecting to see his mom at his bedside, he finds a woman who looks suspiciously like her… but isn’t. Convinced the woman is an imposter, Sonny sets out to figure out who this woman really is or isn’t to him, and what happened to his real mother. I’ll give points for a genuinely unique premise here, so OK, sure—why not, let’s play.
What else we’re watching on Hulu:
- Barbarian, now streaming
- American Horror Story Season 13, streaming through October (NEW)
- Hokum, streaming October 10
- The Lowdown Season 2, streaming October 14 (NEW)
- The Hunger Games collection, streaming October 14
- VisionQuest, streaming October 14 (NEW)
- Grey’s Anatomy Season 23, streaming October 16 (NEW)
- Companion, streaming October 18
Prime Video
Carrie
For the Stephen King book-to-screen adaptation crew, Prime Video is bringing a new reimagining of King’s famous first novel. In the first-ever series adaptation of the story, Carrie holds focus on the infamous Carrie White (Summer H. Howell), a socially isolated teenager with telekinetic powers. This rendition, however, is reportedly set to dig deeper into her powers, while exploring how the 1974 novel’s original themes connect to our time’s more social-media-focused era. You won’t need to have seen the other screen adaptations to jump in, though knowing the previous versions might add a little extra lore to the experience.
Love of Your Life
Prime Video’s ability to churn out massively addictive romance plots has been incredibly impressive lately. For fans of Sterling Point, The Love Hypothesis, and Off Campus, Love of Your Life is the platform’s latest entry in its romance run. Starring Margaret Qualley, Aaron Pierre, Catherine Keener, Patrick Schwarzenegger, and more, this story begins with a chance encounter that sparks a love story unlike anything Maya (Qualley) could have imagined. But when that future is suddenly upended, Maya’s heartbreak forces her to ask herself what it is she really wants—and who she is without it.
Masterplan
While Stanley Tucci is notably recognizable for his explorations within lustrous Italian cuisine, his action- movie career is its own impressive feast. Adding to that portfolio, Tucci is stepping into the role of a poised and calculated art thief who also happens to reside in Europe, just under less…friendly circumstances. His character, Roger, wants to conduct the perfect heist: stealing the Mona Lisa. To pull it off, he’ll need the talents of two young recruits with a knack for cybercrime and explosives, only to reveal moments before bringing them in that the two are actually long-lost siblings. Oh, and Roger is their father.
What else we’re watching on Prime Video:
- Bodies Bodies Bodies, now streaming
- The Godfather collection, now streaming
- House of Gucci, now streaming
- Indiana Jones collection, now streaming
- Pearl, now streaming
- Wuthering Heights (2026), streaming October 2
- Scream 7, streaming October 16
- The Bride!, streaming October 23
Peacock
Crystal Lake
If you’re the kind of horror fan who treats the Friday the 13th franchise like a spooky-season ritual, then this highly anticipated prequel is about to be your next obsession. Coming from the same creative, screwed-up minds behind It: Welcome to Derry, and produced by A24, Crystal Lake already has tons of horror-world buzz at its back. And rather than bringing the iconic Jason Voorhees back to the screen, this imagining is turning back the clock to the childhood summer camp that made him, and the grieving single mother at the center of it: Pamela Voorhees.
What else we’re watching on Peacock:
- Catch Me if You Can, now streaming
- Death Becomes Her, now streaming
- Hook, now streaming
- Jennifer’s Body, now streaming
- The Silence of the Lambs, now streaming
- Saturday Night Live Season 52, ongoing through October (NEW)
- Disclosure Day, streaming October 9
- Minions & Monsters, streaming October 28
Apple TV+
Tenzing
Many adventurers have attempted the impossible Mount Everest climb, and many films and documentaries have tried to capture it. But Tenzing‘s daring cinematic climb is attempting to tell the story of the first—the one who made Mount Everest the historical feat it is in the first place. Genden Phuntsok stars as Himalayan climber Tenzing Norgay, alongside Tom Hiddleston and Willem Dafoe in this true story about the first successful ascent of Mount Everest in 1953. It will be available on streaming later this month, but you can also catch Tenzing‘s dangerous peaks in theaters October 9.
Nocturne
Adolescence creator and star Stephen Graham is stepping back in front of the camera for a new intense drama series, Nocturne—this time as an imprisoned serial killer. But when one of his victims suddenly turns up alive, its two detectives race against him and the clock to get answers and track down the other person still missing. If you recently got your killer-thriller fix from viewings like Netflix’s Whisper Man, Nocturne’s vibe feels like it could pull you into a similar dark and gloomy rabbit hole.
What else we’re watching on Apple TV+:
- Brothers, streaming through October (NEW)
- Slow Horses Season 6, streaming through October (NEW)
- Dark Matter Season 2, streaming through October (NEW)
- Ted Lasso Season 4 finale, streaming October 7 (NEW)
- It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, streaming October 17
- Where’s Wanda Season 2, streaming October 21 (NEW)
HBO Max
War
If Succession were solely a divorce show about Shiv and Tom’s hierarchical romance, it might feel a lot like HBO Max’s new legal drama series, War. Starring Sienna Miller and Dominic West, War follows the messy divorce between a tech entrepreneur and a movie star. With two prestigious London law firms at the center of the drama, the opposing sides battle through what becomes the biggest divorce trial this fictional world has ever seen. The show just premiered and has already been renewed for Season 2, so now is the perfect time to jump in.
What else we’re watching on HBO Max:
- Anatomy of a Fall, now streaming
- Coraline, now streaming
- The Shining, now streaming
- Be My Guest with Ina Garten Season 8, streaming October 4
- Evil Dead Burn, streaming October 5
- Crazy Rich Asians, streaming October 6
- Death of Robin Hood, streaming October 16
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