This is a historical Canadian release guide for Crave’s October 2024 lineup—not a list of what is currently streaming. The month combined HBO and Max premieres, Bad Boys: Ride or Die, Canadian Crave Originals, STARZ additions and Crave’s extensive Creepy Cravings Halloween hub. Bell Media noted that schedules were subject to change, and present-day availability should be checked separately.
The biggest October 2024 Crave releases
- The Franchise: HBO’s comedy series premiered October 6.
- Salem’s Lot: The Max Original horror film arrived October 3.
- Caddo Lake: A Max Original mystery thriller released October 10.
- Bad Boys: Ride or Die: The major studio action-comedy arrived October 11.
- The Office Movers: A Canadian Crave Original series released October 11.
- Being a Hilton: A Crave Original docuseries arrived October 10.
- Anna Comes Home: The Canadian Crave Original premiered October 30.
- Sweetpea: The STARZ series premiered October 11.
- Canadian films: The King Tide and The Queen of My Dreams arrived October 4.
- Horror and thrillers: I Saw the TV Glow, Trap and Humane joined the lineup later in the month.
For the official headline announcement, see Bell Media’s October 2024 Crave overview. The detailed calendar below follows a contemporaneous Canadian roundup and should be read as the announced schedule rather than a permanent catalogue record.
Crave October 2024 release calendar
October 3
- HBO/Max: Salem’s Lot — Max Original film.
- HBO/Max: Velma: This Halloween Needs to Be More Special! — Max Original special.
- Other additions: Mark McKinney Needs a Hobby, season 1; The Summit, season 1.
- STARZ: Dark Places.
October 4
- Movies: The King Tide, Le Successeur, Cyrano and The Queen of My Dreams.
- Other series: The Ark, season 2.
- STARZ: Fat Joe Talks series premiere, Daybreakers and Single White Female.
October 5
- Movies: The Omen and Damien: Omen 2.
- Library addition: Cocomelon, season 2.
- STARZ: Unsung Hero, Spotlight and Moving Day.
October 6
- HBO: The Franchise series premiere, scheduled for 10 p.m. ET.
- STARZ: What a Girl Wants and Chasing Liberty.
October 9
- Series: Scare Tactics, season 1.
October 10
- HBO/Max: Caddo Lake — Max Original film.
- Crave Original: Being a Hilton / Être un Hilton — Canadian docuseries.
- STARZ: It Follows.
October 11
- HBO/Max: The Confidante — Max Original series.
- Movies: Bad Boys: Ride or Die and Vacation Friends II.
- Crave Original: The Office Movers.
- STARZ: Sweetpea series premiere, The Strangers: Chapter 1, Splice and Polytechnique.
October 12
- Library addition: Alone, seasons 1–8.
- STARZ: To Die For.
October 13
- STARZ: Stardust and Starman.
October 15
- HBO/Max: I Am Not a Monster: The Lois Riess Murders — HBO two-part documentary.
- Movie: Terrifier 2.
October 17
- HBO/Max: Louder: The Soundtrack of Change — Max Original documentary.
- Crave Original: Nos Amours: La saga des Expos de Montréal — documentary.
October 18
- HBO/Max: Promised Land, Perfect Days, Sister of the Groom and Imaginary.
- Other premieres: Children Ruin Everything, season 4, and Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage, season 1.
- STARZ: Spider and Stage Fright.
October 19
- Series and library additions: Happy’s Place, season 1; Blippi Wonders, season 2; and The Conners, seasons 1–5.
- STARZ: The Day After Tomorrow and Debug.
October 20
- HBO: Somebody Somewhere, season 3 premiere, scheduled in official-style weekly programming for 10:30 p.m. ET.
- STARZ: Ballerina, Purple Rain and Lovesick.
October 21
- Canadian film: Born Hungry.
October 22
- Library addition: Acting Good, seasons 1–3.
October 23
- HBO: Breath of Fire — four-part docuseries.
October 24
- Movie: I Saw the TV Glow.
- STARZ: Zombieland.
October 25
- Movies: Trap, No One Will Save You and Humane.
- Library addition: Unreal, seasons 1–4.
- STARZ: The Rental and Little Monsters.
October 26
- STARZ: Shaun of the Dead.
October 27
- STARZ: Goosebumps, Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween and So I Married an Axe Murderer.
- Schedule note: A secondary roundup also placed the Somebody Somewhere season 3 premiere on this date. Because this conflicts with the October 20 scheduling reference, the date should not be treated as definitive without checking the original archived release grid.
October 30
- Crave Original: Anna Comes Home / Le Retour d’Anna Brodeur.
October 31
- Series: Alan Cumming’s Paradise Homes.
Halloween on Crave: Creepy Cravings
Crave’s Halloween strategy was larger than a few individual horror premieres. Bell promoted Creepy Cravings, a dedicated Halloween landing page containing what it described as hundreds of hours of curated films, series, classic Halloween episodes and themed collections. The hub launched in late September—Bell materials differ on whether the relevant date was September 27 or October 1—and remained active throughout October.
Its collections included:
- Terrifying TV
- Frightening Films
- Halloween Episodes
- Hallow-queens
- Freaky Franchises
- Masters of Horror
- I Fell in Love with a Monster
- Blood Sucking Binge
- Page to Scream
- Monster Mash
- Your Costume Inspiration
Featured examples included the original Beetlejuice, Practical Magic, The Watchers, A Nightmare on Elm Street, True Blood, Yellowjackets, The Exorcist, The Shining, Jennifer’s Body, Evil Dead, Alien and The Conjuring.
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Bell’s French-language Halloween announcement separately described more than 43 horror films being added, including selections associated with Scream, The Purge, Krampus, The Fly, Sinister, Christine and Frankenstein. That promotional count should not automatically be combined with the English-language list.
Important correction: the Beetlejuice remake was not the Crave addition
The Halloween collection included the 1988 original Beetlejuice. It did not represent an October 2024 Crave premiere for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, the 2024 sequel, which was still in theatres at the time. Early wording in one roundup caused confusion and was later corrected.
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Canadian and Crave Original highlights
October was particularly useful for viewers seeking Canadian programming, not merely imported HBO, Max or studio titles:
- Being a Hilton / Être un Hilton: Crave Original documentary series, October 10.
- The Office Movers: Crave Original series, October 11.
- Nos Amours: La saga des Expos de Montréal: Crave Original documentary, October 17.
- Anna Comes Home / Le Retour d’Anna Brodeur: Crave Original series, October 30.
- The King Tide and The Queen of My Dreams: Canadian films, October 4.
- Born Hungry: Canadian title, October 21.
- Humane: Canadian film, October 25.
- Mark McKinney Needs a Hobby: CTV Original, October 3.
- Children Ruin Everything, season 4: CTV Original season premiere, October 18.
STARZ additions
STARZ titles should be read as a separate content grouping, not as proof that every title was included in every Crave subscription tier. Package and add-on requirements can vary, so viewers interested in this selection should verify access through Crave.
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The month’s STARZ film additions included Dark Places, Daybreakers, Single White Female, It Follows, The Strangers: Chapter 1, Splice, Polytechnique, The Day After Tomorrow, Purple Rain, Zombieland, The Rental, Little Monsters, Goosebumps, Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween and Shaun of the Dead. STARZ series and specials included Fat Joe Talks and Sweetpea, alongside the other catalogue titles listed in the calendar.
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- Horror: Salem’s Lot, Terrifier 2, I Saw the TV Glow, Trap or It Follows.
- Mainstream movie: Bad Boys: Ride or Die.
- Comedy: The Franchise.
- Canadian content: The Office Movers, The Queen of My Dreams or The King Tide.
- Documentaries: I Am Not a Monster: The Lois Riess Murders, Louder: The Soundtrack of Change or Nos Amours.
- Family viewing: Cocomelon, Blippi Wonders and the family-friendly Halloween collections.
Want to watch Crave’s current lineup? Check the official Crave plans and availability before subscribing; October 2024 titles may no longer be in the catalogue.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Was Beetlejuice Beetlejuice added to Crave in October 2024?
No. The Halloween collection featured the original 1988 film Beetlejuice, not the 2024 sequel Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.
Were STARZ titles included with every Crave plan?
Not necessarily. STARZ was a separately labeled content grouping, so package or add-on requirements may have applied.
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Is this list still current?
No. It records the announced Canadian Crave schedule for October 2024. Individual titles may have since left the service.
The Bottom Line
Crave’s October 2024 lineup was strongest for horror fans, Canadian-content viewers and subscribers interested in HBO, Max and STARZ programming. Its standout additions included Bad Boys: Ride or Die, The Franchise, Salem’s Lot, Caddo Lake and several Canadian Originals—but the calendar should be treated as historical, not as a guarantee of current availability.
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