Netflix is set to deliver one of its most ambitious content drops yet this October, with a mix of blockbuster originals, international dramas, spooky-season thrillers, and classic fan favorites. The lineup spans over 70 titles across genres, ensuring that every subscriber will find something to watch — whether it’s reality TV, anime, Hollywood classics, or global originals. This hybrid guide gives you both insights into the month’s highlights and a complete date-by-date schedule for maximum value.
Major Originals and Returning Favorites
- The Diplomat: Season 3 (Oct 16) – Keri Russell returns in the political drama that continues to explore high-stakes diplomacy.
- The Witcher: Season 4 (Oct 30) – Netflix’s flagship fantasy series comes back with monster hunts and shifting alliances.
- Nobody Wants This: Season 2 (Oct 23) – Kristen Bell and Adam Brody bring back their quirky rom-com.
- Selling Sunset: Season 9 (Oct 29) – More real estate, more drama, more luxury.
- Love Is Blind: Season 9 (Oct 1) – Netflix’s reality juggernaut opens the month with a new batch of blind dates.
High-Profile New Films
- The Woman in Cabin 10 (Oct 10) – Keira Knightley headlines this suspenseful cruise-ship thriller.
- A House of Dynamite (Oct 24) – Kathryn Bigelow directs an explosive political drama tackling nuclear security.
- The Twits (Oct 17) – Animated family adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic tale.
- True Haunting (Oct 7) – Based on a famous 1970s paranormal case — a must-watch for Halloween season.
International & Genre Content
- Kurukshetra: The War of Mahabharata (Oct 10) – An Indian animated epic retelling a timeless myth.
- The Dream Life of Mr. Kim (Oct 25) – A new K-drama extending Netflix’s popular Korean slate.
- The Elixir (Oct 23) – Indonesian supernatural thriller.
- Monster: The Ed Gein Story (Oct 3) – Ryan Murphy’s next true-crime installment.
Full Date-Wise Release Schedule
October 1
Love Is Blind: Season 9 • RIV4LRIES • About My Father • Austin Powers Trilogy • Beverly Hills Cop I–III • Blue Crush • The Book Club Murders • Casper • The Christmas Contract • Coach Carter • Coming to America • Daddy Day Care • Death Becomes Her • Dirty Dancing • Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax • Dracula • Eddie Murphy: Raw • Elysium • Fifty Shades Trilogy • Friends with Benefits • The Goonies • Hacksaw Ridge • Halo: Seasons 1–2 • The Hurt Locker • I Still Know What You Did Last Summer • Law Abiding Citizen • The Lincoln Lawyer • The Mask • Meet Joe Black • Molly’s Game • Mr. & Mrs. Smith • NCIS: Seasons 18–19 • Pineapple Express • Point Break • Red Dragon • Scarface • Sinister 2 • Sister Act I–II • Slender Man • The Strangers • Taxi Driver • Training Day • The Way Home: Seasons 1–2 • When a Stranger Calls • The Wrath of Becky
October 2
Dodgeball • Dudes • The Game: You Never Play Alone • The Martian • Rockstar: DUKI from the End of the World
October 3
Genie, Make a Wish • Monster: The Ed Gein Story • The New Force • Old Dog, New Tricks • Rhythm + Flow France: After the Beat • Steve
October 4
Angel Has Fallen • Night of the Living Dead • Ranma ½: Season 2
October 5
Despicable Me 3 • Ip Man 1–4
October 6
Dr. Seuss’s Horton!
October 7
Nurse Jackie: Seasons 1–7 • True Haunting • We Have Always Lived in the Castle
October 8
Caramelo • Is It Cake? Halloween • Néro the Assassin
October 9
Boots • The Maze Runner Trilogy • The Resurrected • Victoria Beckham
October 10
Kurukshetra: The War of Mahabharata • My Father, the BTK Killer • Old Money • Swim to Me • The Woman in Cabin 10
October 11
Typhoon Family
October 14
Everybody Loves Me When I’m Dead • Splinter Cell: Deathwatch
October 15
Held Hostage in My House • Inside Furioza • No One Saw Us Leave • Six Kings Slam 2025 • Taken in Plain Sight
October 16
The A-Team • Confessions of a Shopaholic • The Diplomat: Season 3 • Romantics Anonymous • Starting 5: Season 2 • The Time That Remains
October 17
27 Nights • Good News • The Perfect Neighbor • She Walks in Darkness • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Trilogy • Turn of the Tide: Season 2 • Turn of the Tide: Surreal Story of Rabo de Peixe • The Twits
October 20
Don’t Say a Word
October 21
Michelle Wolf: The Well • The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon: Season 2 • Who Killed the Montreal Expos?
October 22
Mob War: Philadelphia vs. The Mafia • The Monster of Florence
October 23
The Elixir • Nobody Wants This: Season 2
October 24
A House of Dynamite • Parish: Season 1
October 25
The Dream Life of Mr. Kim
October 27
The Asset • Dark Winds: Season 3 • Sliding Doors
October 28
Babo: The Haftbefehl Story • Mo Amer: Wild World • Nightmares of Nature: Lost in the Jungle
October 29
Ballad of a Small Player • NOS4A2: Seasons 1–2 • Rulers of Fortune • Selling Sunset: Season 9
October 30
Aileen: Queen of the Serial Killers • Amsterdam Empire • Juan Gabriel: I Must, I Can, I Will • Son of a Donkey • The Witcher: Season 4
October 31
Bad Influencer • Breathless: Season 2 • Rhythm + Flow France: Season 4
Final Takeaway
Netflix’s October 2025 catalog is one of its strongest in recent years: big-budget originals like The Witcher and The Diplomat, global productions from Asia and beyond, spooky horror for Halloween, and an impressive lineup of Hollywood classics. This combination shows Netflix’s strategy to balance tentpole hits with global and niche content — giving viewers something new to watch almost every day of the month.
