Aside from the third season of Ryan Murphy’s Monster, which is both appropriately named and appropriately creepy for Halloween, Netflix isn’t having a particularly spooky October, but it is having an intense October in other ways. The month’s biggest Netflix premieres include two political thrillers (Kathryn Bigelow’s A House of Dynamite and the third season of The Diplomat) and a psychological thriller (the Keira Knightley-led The Woman in Cabin 10), not to mention another psychological thriller joining the streamer’s library (the third season of AMC’s great Dark Winds, which, it’s worth noting, was executive produced by the late Robert Redford). When you need to unwind from all that stress, watch Season 2 of the Emmy-nominated rom-com Nobody Wants This.
Here are the shows and movies coming to Netflix in October — as well as what’s leaving.
Last month’s guide: New Netflix shows and movies in September 2025
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The best new Netflix movies and shows in October
Monster: The Ed Gein Story (Oct. 3)
Ryan Murphy’s hit anthology series about some of the worst killers in history is never without controversy, whether it be a general disregard for the victims, too much glorification of the murderers, or bending the truth under the guise of artistic license to create a new narrative. But it has its moments, like Season 2’s “The Hurt Man” and Cooper Koch’s Emmy-nominated performance. Season 3, called Monster: The Ed Gein Story, will focus on 1950s convicted killer Ed Gein, who will be played by Sons of Anarchy‘s Charlie Hunnam. In typical Murphy fashion, he’ll be joined by a star-studded cast that includes Laurie Metcalf, Tom Hollander, and Olivia Williams. –Tim Surette [Trailer] [Everything to know about Monster Season 3]
Steve (Oct. 3)
Academy Award winner Cillian Murphy stars as the head teacher at a reform school in this film from director Tim Mielants and writer Max Porter, based on Porter’s 2023 novella Shy. Unsurprisingly, Murphy has already earned high marks for his performance as the titular Steve, a beleaguered educator with problems of his own. –Kelly Connolly [Trailer]
The Woman in Cabin 10 (Oct. 10)
The Woman in Cabin 10 debuts, fittingly, on 10/10, but it doesn’t seem to be a very lucky number for Keira Knightley’s character. In this film adaptation of Ruth Ware’s 2016 novel of the same name, Knightley plays a journalist on a luxury cruise ship who’s certain that she has seen a passenger being thrown overboard, even though all of the crew members and well-to-do guests are accounted for. Guy Pearce, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, and Hannah Waddingham also star. –Kelly Connolly [Trailer]
The Diplomat Season 3 (Oct. 16)
The Diplomat gets closer to The West Wing with every season. In Season 2, the Netflix political thriller added Allison Janney as then-Vice President Grace Penn, who was revealed to have orchestrated the terrorist attack that kicked off the series. In Season 3, Janney’s fellow West Wing alum Bradley Whitford joins the cast as Grace’s husband — who becomes the country’s first gentleman as Grace ascends to the presidency. Now, Kate (Keri Russell) and Hal (Rufus Sewell) have to navigate knowing the new president’s darkest secrets, all while Hal is gunning for Kate to be made vice president. –Kelly Connolly [Trailer] [Everything to know about The Diplomat Season 3]
The Perfect Neighbor (Oct. 17)
Geeta Gandbhir’s acclaimed documentary, which earned rave reviews when it premiered at Sundance, explores the murder of Ajike “AJ” Owens in Florida in 2023, which ignited a nationwide conversation about stand-your-ground laws. Using bodycam footage, The Perfect Neighbor
Nobody Wants This Season 2 (Oct. 23)
Actually, everybody wants this. Following a buzzy first season, Kristen Bell and Adam Brody’s Netflix rom-com is back for Season 2, which follows its unlikely central couple — agnostic podcaster Joanne (Bell) and rabbi Noah (Brody) — as they enter the next stage of their relationship. Gossip Girl alum Leighton Meester, Brody’s real-life wife, guest stars as a momfluencer, and long may the Leighton Meester renaissance continue. –Kelly Connolly
A House of Dynamite (Oct. 24)
Kathryn Bigelow’s new film was a hit at the Venice Film Festival, and soon, A House of Dynamite will be in your house, too. The political thriller, the first movie Bigelow has directed since 2017’s Detroit, is set in the tense period just before a potential crisis; a nuclear missile has been launched at Chicago by an unknown source, leaving U.S. officials to determine who’s responsible and how to avert catastrophe. Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Greta Lee, Tracy Letts, and Jared Harris star. –Kelly Connolly [Teaser]
Physical: Asia (October TBD)
The dramatic reality competition series returns on a much larger scale. In the last two years, the Korean show Physical: 100 has featured athletes and Olympians vying for the title of the “perfect body” through a series of grueling challenges. Now, the series is transforming from an individual battle to a team contest. Eight countries — Korea, Japan, the Philippines, Australia, Indonesia, Mongolia, Thailand, and Turkey — are competing in Physical: Asia with six representatives each. Team Philippines’ roster is headlined by boxing legend Manny Pacquiao, while Team Korea’s lineup includes MMA pro Kim Dong-hyun, Olympic gold medalist Yun Sung-bin, and Physical: 100 Season 2 winner Amotti. –Kat Moon [Trailer]
More on Netflix:
Everything coming to Netflix in October
Coming soon
Physical: Asia
Oct. 1
About My Father
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Beverly Hills Cop
Beverly Hills Cop II
Beverly Hills Cop III
Blue Crush
The Book Club Murders
Casper
The Christmas Contract
Coach Carter
Coming to America
Daddy Day Care
Death Becomes Her
Dirty Dancing
Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax
Dracula
Eddie Murphy: Raw
Elysium
Fifty Shades Darker
Fifty Shades Freed
Fifty Shades of Grey
Friends with Benefits
The Goonies
Hacksaw Ridge
Halo: Seasons 1-2
The Hurt Locker
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
Law Abiding Citizen
The Lincoln Lawyer
Love Is Blind: Season 9
The Mask
Meet Joe Black
Molly’s Game
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
NCIS: Seasons 18-19
Pineapple Express
Point Break
Red Dragon
RIV4LRIES
Scarface
Sinister 2
Sister Act
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
Slender Man
The Strangers
Taxi Driver
Training Day
The Way Home: Seasons 1-2
When a Stranger Calls
The Wrath of Becky
Oct. 2
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
Dudes
The Game: You Never Play Alone
The Martian
Rockstar: DUKI from the End of the World
Oct. 3
Genie, Make a Wish
Monster: The Ed Gein Story
The New Force
Old Dog, New Tricks
Rhythm + Flow France: After the Beat
Steve
Oct. 4
Angel Has Fallen
Night of the Living Dead
Ranma1/2: Season 2
Oct. 5
Despicable Me 3
Ip Man
Ip Man 2
Ip Man 3
Ip Man 4: The Finale
Oct. 6
Dr. Seuss’s Horton!
Oct. 7
Matt McCusker: A Humble Offering
Nurse Jackie: Seasons 1-7
True Haunting
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
Oct. 8
Caramelo
Is It Cake? Halloween
Néro the Assassin
Oct. 9
Boots
The Maze Runner
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
Maze Runner: Death Cure
The Resurrected
Victoria Beckham
Oct. 10
Kurukshetra: The War of Mahabharata
My Father, the BTK Killer
Old Money
Swim to Me
The Woman in Cabin 10
Oct. 11
Typhoon Family
Oct. 14
Everybody Loves Me When I’m Dead
Splinter Cell: Deathwatch
Oct. 15
Held Hostage in My House
Inside Furioza
No One Saw Us Leave
Six Kings Slam 2025
Taken in Plain Sight
Oct. 16
The A Team
Confessions of a Shopaholic
The Diplomat: Season 3
Romantics Anonymous
Starting 5: Season 2
The Time That Remains
Oct. 17
27 Nights
Good News
The Perfect Neighbor
She Walks in Darkness
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Turn of the Tide: Season 2
Turn of the Tide: The Surreal Story of Rabo de Peixe
The Twits
Oct. 18
Don’t Say a Word
Oct. 21
Michelle Wolf: The Well
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon: Season 2
Who Killed the Montreal Expos?
Oct. 22
Mob War: Philadelphia vs. The Mafia
The Monster of Florence
Oct. 23
The Elixir
Nobody Wants This: Season 2
Oct. 24
A House of Dynamite
Parish: Season 1
Oct. 25
The Dream Life of Mr. Kim
Oct. 27
The Asset
Dark Winds: Season 3
Sliding Doors
Oct. 28
Babo: The Haftbefehl Story
Mo Amer: Wild World
Nightmares of Nature: Lost in the Jungle
Oct. 29
Ballad of a Small Player
NOS4A2: Seasons 1-2
Rulers of Fortune
Selling Sunset: Season 9
Oct. 30
Aileen: Queen of the Serial Killers
Amsterdam Empire
Juan Gabriel: I Must, I Can, I Will
Son of a Donkey
The Witcher: Season 4
Oct. 31
Bad Influencer
Breathless: Season 2
Rhythm + Flow France: Season 4
Everything leaving Netflix in October
Oct. 1
A Million Ways to Die in the West
A Night at the Roxbury
American Graffiti
American Pie
American Pie 2
Antz
Big Daddy
Billy Madison
Blades of Glory
Born on the Fourth of July
The Blues Brothers
Dazed and Confused
The Departed
Dune
Focus
Friday Night Lights
Good Burger
Grown Ups
Grown Ups 2
Krampus
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation
Mission: Impossible II
Mission: Impossible III
Neighbors
Now You See Me
Now You See Me 2
Old School
Road Trip
Rudy
Rush Hour
Rush Hour 2
Rush Hour 3
Talk to Me
Wayne’s World
Wayne’s World 2
White Collar: Seasons 1-6
Zoolander
Oct. 16
Circle
Oct. 20
Anyone But You
Oct. 23
Empire Records
Oct. 24
The Family Business: Seasons 1-4
