Paramount+’s announced October 2026 schedule starts with a large October 1 film drop, then adds new series and returning seasons throughout the month. Standouts include Avatar: Seven Havens on October 9, Tulsa King season 4 on October 16, and Dexter: Resurrection season 2 on October 30. The schedule also includes CBS programming and live sports, not just Paramount+ originals. Paramount+’s October guide warns that dates for library titles can change.
October 1: A major library-movie drop
The month opens with the Big Brother season 28 finale and a broad selection of films. These are scheduled library additions, not new Paramount+ originals.
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- A Haunted House; A Haunted House 2; A Night at the Roxbury; A Simple Plan; An Unfinished Life; Apocalypse Now Redux; Beastly; Blink Twice; Challengers; Colossal; Coneheads; Crimes of the Future; Doctor Sleep; Drag Me to Hell; Firestarter; Grizzly Night; Grumpier Old Men; Grumpy Old Men.
- Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters; Horrible Bosses; Horrible Bosses 2; Hostage; Hotel Transylvania; Hotel Transylvania 2; I Was a Stranger; It Follows; Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle; Killer Joe; Kingpin; Love & Basketball; Magic Mike; Magic Mike XXL; Marvelous and the Black Hole; Mr. Holmes; Noah; Old School.
- One Mile: Chapter One; One Mile: Chapter Two; Parasite; Paycheck; Planes, Trains and Automobiles; Rock of Ages; Rush Hour; Rush Hour 2; Rush Hour 3; She’s All That; She’s Out of My League; Side Effects; Sleeping Dogs; Smoke Signals; Stardust; Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
- The Equalizer 2; The Hustle; The Idea of You; The Intern; The Layover; The Mexican; The Snowman; The Wedding Singer; Troy; Twisted; Urban Cowboy; V for Vendetta; View from the Top; We Were Soldiers; We’re the Millers; When Harry Met Sally; Whiskey Tango Foxtrot; You Can Count On Me; and Yours, Mine & Ours (2005).
The guide marks Beastly, Grizzly Night, I Was a Stranger, and Side Effects as Premium-only. Its Peak Screaming Collection flags these October 1 films: A Haunted House, A Simple Plan, Blink Twice, Crimes of the Future, Doctor Sleep, Drag Me to Hell, Firestarter, Grizzly Night, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Hostage, Hotel Transylvania, Hotel Transylvania 2, I Was a Stranger, It Follows, Parasite, Sweeney Todd, The Snowman, and V for Vendetta.
New and returning shows by date
October 4–10
- October 4: Marshals season 2 and Tracker season 4 (CBS).
- October 5: CIA season 2, FBI season 9, and Harlan Coben’s Final Twist season 2 (CBS); This Is Us seasons 1–6.
- October 6: NCIS season 24, new CBS series NCIS: New York, and NCIS: Origins season 3.
- October 8: new CBS series Cupertino and Eternally Yours (the latter is Halloween-marked); Elsbeth season 4 and Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage season 3.
- October 9: new Paramount+ animated series Avatar: Seven Havens; Boston Blue season 2, Fire Country season 5, and Sheriff Country season 2.
- October 10: 48 Hours season 39 (CBS).
October 13–25
- October 13: Dana White’s Contender Series season 10 finale and The Varnell Hill Show season finale (Paramount+); movie Wildling (Halloween-marked).
- October 14: Tyler Perry’s Assisted Living seasons 1–6, Tyler Perry’s House of Payne seasons 7–12, and Wylde Pak seasons 1–2.
- October 16: Tulsa King season 4 (Paramount+).
- October 19: V for Vengeance (Halloween-marked).
- October 21: All the Queen’s Men season 5, part 2—the Paramount+ series’ finale season—and Nickelodeon’s SpongeBob & Patrick’s Timeline Twist-Up.
- October 22: Aussie Shore season 3 (MTV).
- October 23: Formula 1: Austin 2026.
- October 25: new Paramount+ docuseries A Course Called Ireland.
October 28–30
- October 28: The Challenge season 42 finale (Paramount+), Hanging By A Wire, The Loud House season 9, and Ridiculousness seasons 13–15.
- October 29: Ghosts season 6 Halloween special (CBS).
- October 30: Dexter: Resurrection season 2 (Showtime; Premium and Halloween-marked), plus the holiday movies A Brush with Christmas, A Cinderella Christmas Ball, A Dash of Christmas, B&B Merry, Christmas on Candy Cane Lane, Christmas on Windmill Way, Christmas Time Is Here, Crown Prince of Christmas, Get Him Back for Christmas, and The Great Christmas Switch.
What Premium and CBS labels mean
An asterisk in Paramount+’s guide identifies a Premium-only title. The guide’s double-asterisk convention for CBS titles means Premium subscribers can watch live, while all subscribers can stream them on demand the day after they air. These labels apply to the entries marked in the official schedule; check the service listing for the applicable plan and availability.
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Live sports in October
Sports are a separate part of the monthly guide rather than movies or series. It lists NFL ON CBS games on October 4, 11, 18, and 25, subject to local listings; Big Ten on CBS on October 3, 10, 17, and 24, plus Navy at Air Force on October 3; UFC 332: Silva vs. Wang on October 3; UFC Fight Nights on October 10, 17, and 31; UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev on October 24; and UEFA Champions League fixtures. Matchups, kickoff times, regional listings, and event schedules can change; consult the official October guide for its live-sports calendar.
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Paramount+ describes the October schedule as announced availability and notes: “Dates for library titles are subject to change.” Confirm a film or event in the service before planning to watch, particularly for library movies and live sports. The schedule is the U.S.-facing guide published September 24, 2026.
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