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October 2025 brought a varied slate of new and returning shows and films across Netflix, Prime Video, Apple TV+, Hulu, Peacock, Paramount+, HBO Max and AMC. This curated U.S.-oriented watchlist, published by Tom’s Guide on October 1, highlights 19 picks—not every release scheduled for the month. Dates and services below reflect that October 2025 snapshot, not current catalog availability. Source: Tom’s Guide
October 3: disaster, crime and drama
- The Lost Bus — Apple TV+. Paul Greengrass directs this survival film about a bus driver and a teacher trying to protect children from a wildfire.
- Monster: The Ed Gein Story — Netflix. The third season of Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s anthology dramatizes the story of Ed Gein.
- Steve — Netflix. Cillian Murphy plays the head teacher of a last-chance reform school. Netflix describes the film as a reimagining of Max Porter’s novel Shy. Netflix’s fall preview also listed its October 3 release date.
October 10: an Alaska thriller and a yacht mystery
- The Last Frontier — Apple TV+. In this thriller series, an Alaska-based U.S. marshal responds to a prison transport plane crash.
- The Woman in Cabin 10 — Netflix. Keira Knightley stars as a travel journalist who believes she saw someone thrown overboard from a yacht. Netflix identifies the film as an adaptation of Ruth Ware’s bestselling novel of the same name; its fall preview corroborated the October 10 date. Readers interested in the story’s source can look for The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware.
October 15–17: comedy, true-crime drama and documentary
- Loot, season 3 — Apple TV+, October 15. Maya Rudolph returns as billionaire Molly Wells in the comedy about the Wells Foundation.
- Murdaugh: Death in the Family — Hulu, October 15. This scripted drama is inspired by the Murdaugh Murders podcast.
- Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy — Peacock, October 16. The scripted limited series examines the Gacy case through the victims, their families and the investigators.
- The Diplomat, season 3 — Netflix, October 16. The political thriller returns amid a constitutional crisis, with Grace Penn becoming president.
- Mr. Scorsese — Apple TV+, October 17. Rebecca Miller’s five-part documentary series focuses on filmmaker Martin Scorsese.
October 22–24: psychological thrillers and a mystery series
- The Hand That Rocks the Cradle — Hulu, October 22. Michelle Garza Cervera directs this remake of the 1992 psychological thriller.
- Harlan Coben’s Lazarus — Prime Video, October 22. Joel Lazarus returns home after his father dies and becomes drawn into cold cases. Amazon’s October announcement also listed the series and its date.
- Nobody Wants This, season 2 — Netflix, October 23. The romantic comedy continues the relationship between Joanne and Noah.
- A House of Dynamite — Netflix, October 24. Kathryn Bigelow’s thriller follows U.S. officials responding to an incoming missile. Netflix’s fall preview describes the missile as launched at the United States without attribution.
October 26: crime, supernatural suspense and horror
- Mayor of Kingstown, season 4 — Paramount+. Jeremy Renner returns as Mike McLusky amid a power vacuum and gang conflict.
- Anne Rice’s Talamasca — AMC / AMC+. This supernatural spy thriller is set in Anne Rice’s Immortal Universe.
- IT: Welcome to Derry — HBO Max. Stephen King’s prequel is set in Derry in 1962, with Bill Skarsgård returning as Pennywise.
October 29–30: Ibsen reimagined and a fantasy series returns
- Hedda — Prime Video, October 29. Nia DaCosta reimagines Henrik Ibsen’s play, with Tessa Thompson starring. Amazon’s October schedule also gives the October 29 date.
- The Witcher, season 4 — Netflix, October 30. Liam Hemsworth takes over as Geralt. Geralt, Yennefer and Ciri remain separated as the fantasy series returns.
How to choose from the October 2025 slate
- For documentaries: Mr. Scorsese is the explicitly identified documentary pick, presented as a five-part series.
- For scripted crime and real-case stories: consider Monster: The Ed Gein Story, Murdaugh: Death in the Family or Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy.
- For suspense: the list ranges from the yacht mystery in The Woman in Cabin 10 to the missile crisis in A House of Dynamite, with The Last Frontier and Harlan Coben’s Lazarus offering series options.
- For returning favorites: the month includes new seasons of Loot, The Diplomat, Nobody Wants This, Mayor of Kingstown and The Witcher.
These service labels and dates are the U.S.-oriented October 2025 listings in the cited schedules. They do not establish availability in other countries or whether a particular subscription, bundle or add-on is needed. Amazon’s announcement covered a broader October slate than the Prime Video selections in this curated list.
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