It’s October! The month of Halloween. That means time for horror, although notall streaming services pay the same amount of attention to it. However, theyall add new series, new seasons of existing series, films and documentaries,so “there is nothing on TV” is really no excuse anymore.
Prime Video
Lena Dunhams Catherine Called Birdy , starring Bella Ramsey, Billie Piper,and Andrew Scott, is out October 7. The year is 1290. In the medieval Englishvillage of Stonebridge, Lady Catherine (known as Birdy) is the youngest childof Lord Rollo and the Lady Aislinn. Her playground is Stonebridge Manor, ahouse that, like the family, has seen better days. Rollo, who is financiallydestitute and extremely greedy, sees a way out of financial ruin for hisdaughter by marrying her off to a rich man for money and land. But Birdy, likeall great teenage heroines, is temperamental, smart and adventurous, willingto shake off any suitor that comes along in increasingly ingenious ways. Herimagination, defiance and deep belief in her own right to independence put heron a collision course with her parents. When the most despicable suitor of allarrives, they are faced with the ultimate test of love for their daughter.
In the reality series Killer Camp (October 14) 11 well-known influencersfrom the Netherlands will check in at the American “Camp Pleasant” from the80s. However, one of them devises a murderous plan that forces allparticipants to fight for their lives in a strategic cat-and-mouse game. Whileeveryone struggles to unmask the “murderer” among them for a share of the cashprize of 20,000 euros.
During the day, the campers must fight their way through a series of hilariouschallenges, while the “assassin” tries to sabotage their efforts, pullingother players in the process. Once darkness falls, a hapless camper is singledout and “killed” each night in the most gruesome and original retro-esquefashion, forfeiting any claim to the cash prize!
The Peripheral (October 21) centers on Flynne Fisher (Chloë Grace Moretz),a woman trying to keep the pieces of her broken family together in a forgottencorner of America. Flynne is smart, ambitious and doomed to fail. She has nofuture until the future comes for her. The Peripheral is one of masterstoryteller William Gibson’s dazzling, hallucinatory look at the fate ofhumanity and beyond.
The series The Devil ‘s Hour (October 28) follows the story of Lucy,played by Jessica Raine, who is awakened every night by terrifying visions atexactly 3.33 am: the hour of the devil. Her eight-year-old son is withdrawnand emotionless. Her mother speaks to empty chairs. Her home is haunted by theechoes of a life that is not hers. When Lucy’s name is inexplicably linked toa series of brutal murders in the area, the answers that have eluded her forall these years finally come into view. Peter Capaldi plays a reclusivedrifter, driven by a murderous obsession. He becomes the prime target of apolice manhunt led by compassionate detective Ravi Dhillon, played by NikeshPatel.
Also new on Prime Video: the series time the documentary TikTok Boom(both 07 October) and the movies Jackass Forever (October 14) andLicorice Pizza (October 17).
Netflix
There are new seasons of Bling Empire (season 3, starting October 5),Somebody Feed Phil (season 6, from October 18), Unsolved Mysteries(season 3, episode 1-3 on October 18 and episode 4-6 on October 25) and Loveis Blind (season 3, episode 1-4 on October 19 and episode 5-7 on October26).
Appearing on October 19 The School for Good and Evil. In the village ofGavaldon, two misfits and best friends, Sophie (Sophia Anne Caruso) and Agatha(Sofia Wylie) share a special bond. Sophie, a golden-haired seamstress, dreamsof escaping her gloomy life to become a princess. While Agatha, with her rawstyle and quirky mother, has what it takes to become a real witch. One night,under the blood-red moon, a mighty force takes them to The School for Good andEvil where the true stories behind every great fairy tale begin. However,something immediately goes wrong, Sophie is sent to the School for Evil, ledby the glamorous and fierce Lady Lesso (Charlize Theron), and Agatha to theSchool for Good, led by the radiant and kind Professor Dovey (Kerry Washington). As if getting used to school with the offspring of the Wicked Witch (FreyaParks), Captain Hook (Earl Cave) and King Arthur (Jamie Flatters) wasn’t hardenough, according to the Schoolmaster (Laurence Fishburne), only true love’skiss can do the trick. the rules change and send the girls to their rightfulschool. When a dark and dangerous figure (Kit Young) who has mysterious tiesto Sophie shows up and threatens to completely destroy the school and theworld beyond, they must do everything they can to achieve a happily everafter.
And as mentioned, it’s October, the month of Halloween, so you can watch fromtoday Friday the 13th, Insidious, Paranormal Activity 3 and the firstthree parts of Scary Movie and from October 4 to one of the many filmswith the title Halloween.
HBO Max
Series getting new seasons on HBO Max in October include stargirl (season3, starting now – episodes will be added gradually), The Cleaning Lady(season 2, starting now) Pennyworth (season 3, starting October 6),Avenue 5 (season 2, October 11), All American (season 5, October 12),All American: Homecoming (season 2, October 12) and The White Lotus(season 2, October 31).
Disney+
The new comedy series The Bear (October 5) is about food, family, thegrind, the beauty of the sense of urgency and the pitfalls. As young chefCarmy (Jeremy Allen White) fights to change both the business and himself, heteams up with a shabby kitchen crew that eventually turns out to be hisfamily.
The Marvel Studios ‘special presentation’ Werewolf by Night (October 7) isdirector Michael Giacchino’s ode to old Hollywood monster movies. We’ll tellyou more about this next week. Because the Marvel series She-Hulk this monthends, after that a new one will also appear Assembled about the series.
In the miniseries candy (October 12) Candy Montgomery (Jessica Biel) is a1980s mother and housewife who had everything: a good husband, two children, abeautiful home, she could even plan and carry out all kinds of sins. When themental pressures of domestic life get to her, she screams with her actions forattention and freedom, until someone tells her to shut up, with deadlyconsequences.
The film Rosaline (October 14) puts a comedic twist on Shakespeare’sclassic love story Romeo & Juliet. The story is told from the perspective ofJuliet’s niece, Rosaline, whom Romeo has recently fallen in love with. WhenRomeo meets Juliet and begins to seduce her, Rosaline is devastated and triesto thwart the famous romance and win her husband back.
Apple TV+
The series Shantaram (three episodes on October 14, then weekly) follows afugitive named Lin Ford (Charlie Hunnam) who tries to disappear into chaotic1980s Bombay. Alone in an unfamiliar city, he tries to stay out of trouble.When he falls in love with an enigmatic woman named Karla, Lin must make achoice between his freedom and love and the complications that come with it.
Raymond and Ray (October 21) follows half-brothers Raymond (Ewan McGregor)and (unexpectedly) Ray (Ethan Hawke) who have lived their lives in the shadowof a terrible father. However, they do have a sense of humor and theirfather’s funeral is an opportunity to reinvent themselves.
Ziggo Movies & Series
Ziggo adds season 2b of . on October 18 Resident Alien , in which an alienmakes an emergency landing on Earth and hides in a remote Colorado town. Hedisguises himself as a doctor, but his mission is jeopardized when a nine-year-old boy sees his true identity.
In the second season of Blood & Treasure (October 3) Danny MacNamara – aformer FBI antiquities expert – and Lexi Vaziri – a fugitive art thief withtrust issues – join forces to track down a terrorist who is financing hisattacks with stolen artifacts.
In the series headhunters from 2020 (October 13), the tough businesswomanDana returns to the Netherlands when she is diagnosed with a life-threateningillness and tries to restore the troubled relationship with her son Lucas.