Netflix has a packed October lineup with crime thrillers, romance, returning favourites, documentaries and high-stakes dramas. From dangerous investigations and secret missions to complicated relationships and long-awaited new seasons, these upcoming movies and shows offer plenty to add to your watchlist.
10 New Movies & Shows Releasing Soon on Netflix
1. Reporting Live (9-October)
Journalist Sandhya sees a major story in an illegal sand-mining operation, but following the evidence puts her and cameraman Vinod in serious danger. Their reporting begins exposing links to a powerful criminal syndicate, turning an ambitious assignment into a fight to get the truth out alive. Parineeti Chopra and Deven Bhojani lead the cast alongside Shekhar Suman, Adil Hussain and Amol Palekar.
2. Take Charge of My Heart (9-October)
Drama writer Na Bo-bae has an unusual problem: her body can release powerful electrical shocks, making ordinary physical contact difficult. That strange ability becomes unexpectedly useful when she meets Baek Ho-rang, an heir whose artificial heart is losing power and can be recharged by her electricity. A practical three-month arrangement slowly becomes much more complicated when real feelings enter the picture.
3. Animals (9-October)
A politician campaigning to become Los Angeles mayor suddenly has a much bigger crisis when his son is violently kidnapped. He and his wife become desperate to find the ransom money, pushing them towards choices that threaten both their morals and the carefully protected secrets inside their family. Ben Affleck directs and stars alongside Kerry Washington.
4. Haunted Hotel Season 2 (9-October)
Running the world’s most haunted hotel is already difficult for a single mother, even with her ghost brother around to help. Season 2 makes the supernatural chaos worse when demon hunters target the property and place its unusual spirit residents in danger. Fresh guests, new employees and more unexplained mysteries add to the trouble inside the hotel.
5. The Diplomat Season 4 (15-October)
Kate Wyler’s diplomatic career has already survived international crises, political conspiracies and a marriage repeatedly tested by Hal’s choices. Season 4 finds the relationship between the US and UK becoming increasingly unstable while President Grace Penn and Hal’s secret actions threaten to create an even larger crisis. Kate must once again manage global politics while her personal life remains dangerously tied to what happens behind closed doors.
6. 100 Days of Deception (10-October)
In 1932 Gyeongseong under Japanese occupation, talented pickpocket Lee Ga-kyung is given a dangerous new identity when the resistance recruits her as an interpreter inside the colonial government. Keeping her mission secret becomes harder after she develops feelings for elite interpreter Kim Tae-woong. Kim You-jung and Park Jin-young lead this story where espionage and romance become dangerously connected.
7. Akka (30-October)
In 1980s Pernuru, power belongs to women who have built their own criminal order and control the city’s underworld through a strong sisterhood. Their world begins to fracture when an unknown outsider arrives and threatens everything holding the group together. Keerthy Suresh, Radhika Apte and Tanvi Azmi lead this period crime thriller about loyalty, violence and survival.
8. Lupin Part 4 (23-October)
Assane Diop spent the first three parts using disguises, elaborate plans and daring thefts while pursuing justice for his father and trying to keep his family safe. After eventually surrendering to the police, he appears ready to leave that dangerous life behind, but Part 4 moves ahead four years and introduces a copycat who changes everything. Assane is soon pushed back towards the clever tricks and schemes he knows best.
9. Nobody Wants This Season 3 (22-October)
Joanne and Noah have already pushed through family objections, religious differences and uncertainty about whether their relationship could really last. Season 3 moves them into a new challenge as they begin living together and discover what everyday commitment actually looks like. Around them, Sasha and Esther return to dating, Morgan’s career starts moving forward and unfinished feelings create fresh complications.
10. The One About Matthew Perry (27-October)
This three-part documentary looks beyond Chandler Bing to tell a more personal story about Matthew Perry himself. His sister, longtime friends and creative collaborators revisit his rise to fame, private struggles and openness about addiction, supported by family photographs and home videos. The series also celebrates the humour and relationships that shaped the person behind one of television’s most familiar faces.
Whether you want a tense conspiracy, a new romance, a returning favourite or a revealing documentary, Netflix’s October lineup has something worth waiting for.