October brought plenty of suspense across OTT platforms, with new crime dramas, spy stories, psychological mysteries and action thrillers. From Gajab Raat and Reporting Live to Awarapan 2, Lupin: Part 4 and The Diplomat Season 4, here are the thrillers worth catching up on if you missed them.
15 Best Thrillers of October (Movies & Shows)
1. Chaar Yaar (Prime Video)
Four financially struggling friends begin looking at Mumbai’s criminal world as a shortcut to the life they have always wanted. Their entry into organised crime brings money and influence, but it also exposes them to dangerous alliances and people they cannot easily escape. As their ambitions grow, the friendship that started the journey begins facing pressure from loyalty, power and survival.
2. Gajab Raat (Netflix)
A badly injured woman and a violent incident leave a police officer trying to understand what happened during one terrifying night. Different suspects offer conflicting possibilities, while influential people appear determined to keep certain facts hidden. With every new clue creating another question, the investigation becomes a tense race to separate truth from carefully constructed stories.
3. Sardar 2 (Prime Video)
Veteran RAW operative Chandra Bose, better known as Sardar, is forced to leave exile when a dangerous new threat emerges. He joins forces with his RAW-agent son Vijay Prakash to take on Black Dagger, a ruthless mercenary organisation led by Yogi. Their mission becomes increasingly urgent when the group prepares to unleash a devastating bio-chemical weapon linked to antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
4. Pooja Meri Jaan (ZEE5)
Pooja’s life collapses after a man whose feelings she rejected dies by suicide and she is accused of abetting his death. Lawyer Sana agrees to defend her even though she has a personal connection to the dead man, making the case emotionally difficult from the beginning. As grief and legal responsibility collide, the courtroom battle becomes a complicated search for what really happened and where responsibility lies.
5. Reporting Live (Netflix)
Journalist Sandhya and veteran cameraman Vinod begin investigating an illegal sand-mining operation hoping to uncover an important story. Their reporting soon connects the operation to a powerful criminal syndicate, putting both of them in serious danger. Instead of backing away, they continue searching for evidence while the people behind the network become increasingly determined to silence the truth.
6. Carrie (Prime Video)
After the death of her father, sheltered teenager Carrie White enters public high school and becomes a target of relentless bullying. Her difficult life at home with her deeply religious and controlling mother becomes even more complicated when Carrie discovers that she possesses telekinetic powers. As humiliation, isolation and supernatural ability collide, her emotional breaking point becomes increasingly dangerous.
7. Ishqa Ishqa (MX Player)
Successful writer Kabir is in a stable relationship with Suhani but remains creatively tied to memories of his intense childhood romance with Arohi. While struggling to write a sequel to the bestselling novel inspired by that past, Arohi unexpectedly returns to his life. Her possessive behaviour and psychological games force Kabir to confront feelings he thought were over while putting his present relationship at risk.
8. Below (Netflix)
Fisherman Calvin Penney lives in a remote Newfoundland community when a mysterious and violent sea creature begins threatening the town. The danger becomes personal when his son develops disturbing symptoms that appear connected to whatever is hiding beneath the water. Calvin joins marine biologist Fonda Howander to uncover the truth before the unknown threat causes even more damage.
9. Awarapan 2 (Prime Video)
Former gangster Shivam Pandit has stepped away from crime and lives quietly near an orphanage until a young girl named Aaliyah disappears following a fake adoption. He discovers that she has been taken into a human-trafficking network, forcing him back towards the violent world he tried to leave behind. An Interpol officer sends Shivam to Bangkok, where he must enter an Indian mafia family to help find the abducted children.
10. Eyes (SonyLIV)
Police officer Tina Sebastian begins investigating disturbing stalking cases with help from mental-health professionals studying obsessive behaviour. As the cases become more dangerous, the investigation explores how seemingly affectionate attention can gradually turn into control, violence and fear. The psychological crime thriller follows Tina as she tries to understand the minds behind increasingly threatening acts.
11. Lupin: Part 4 (Netflix)
Assane Diop has convinced the world that he is dead, hoping the deception will keep Claire and Raoul safe from his enemies. Still alive and operating from the shadows, he must remain hidden while quietly preparing his next move. Part 4 follows the master thief as another operation begins taking shape while revealing himself could put everyone he loves at risk.
12. Khalifa: The Ruler (Prime Video)
Aamir Ali lives a simple life running a textile shop in Kozhikode until corrupt politicians frame his honest father in a major gold-smuggling case. Desperate to save his family from financial ruin, he discovers that his estranged grandfather was once a powerful figure in the gold underworld. Aamir eventually enters the same dangerous business, building an international smuggling empire while facing powerful enemies and pursuing revenge.
13. Matchbox The Movie (Apple TV)
Undercover CIA operative Sean Walker returns home only to find himself framed for stealing a nuclear weapon. Clearing his name requires him and his childhood friends to race across countries in search of the missing weapon before it can be used. John Cena leads this action thriller where an old group of friends suddenly finds itself caught in an international crisis.
14. 100 Days of Deception (Netflix)
In Japanese-occupied Gyeongseong in 1932, skilled pickpocket Lee Ga-kyung is recruited by the resistance for a dangerous undercover assignment. Posing as an interpreter, she must secretly enter the colonial government and gather information without exposing her real purpose. Her mission becomes more complicated when she develops feelings for elite government interpreter Kim Tae-woong.
15. The Diplomat Season 4 (Netflix)
Kate Wyler faces another difficult political chapter as changing alliances and international tensions create fresh diplomatic crises. With Grace Penn now occupying the presidency, Kate must manage sensitive negotiations while navigating complicated relationships within Washington’s political establishment. Her strained marriage to Hal adds another layer of pressure as professional responsibilities and personal loyalties repeatedly collide.
Bonus: Aasha (ZEE5)
A long-buried family secret suddenly returns, creating suspicion among people whose lives and relationships are closely connected. As uncomfortable revelations begin coming out, everyone involved tries to protect both personal bonds and carefully maintained reputations. The psychological thriller explores how decisions buried in the past can continue shaping families long after people believe they have moved on.
Whether you prefer crime investigations, psychological mysteries, espionage or survival stories, these October thrillers offer plenty of tension and twists to catch up on.