New TV shows for October 2023: What’s coming next

(L, R) Sophia di Martino as Sylvie and Tom Hiddleston as Loki in Loki season 2
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October 2023 brings a wave of new TV shows and movies to broadcast, cable and streaming services like Netflix, Disney Plus, HBO and Max, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV Plus and others.

Top new TV shows this month include Loki season 2, Lupin season 3, the Frasier revival, Lessons in Chemistry and The Gilded Age season 2. 

Plus, movies continue to debut on streaming, like Pain Hustlers and Totally Killer.

Check out the very full schedule of new TV shows in October 2023.

New TV show premieres and finales to watch in October 2023

All times Eastern Time. Our top picks in bold

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1

The Simpsons - season 35 premiere (8 p.m., Fox)

Bob’s Burgers - season 14 premiere (9 p.m., Fox)

MONDAY, OCTOBER 2

Appendage - movie (12 a.m., Hulu)

The Mill - movie (12 a.m., Hulu)

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3

Only Murders in the Building - season 3 finale (12 a.m., Hulu)

Star Wars: Ahsoka - season 1 finale (9 p.m., Disney Plus)

Found - season 1 premiere (10 p.m., NBC)

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4

Beckham - season 1 complete (3 a.m., Netflix)

Haunted Mansion - movie (3 a.m., Disney Plus)

Quantum Leap - season 2 premiere (8 p.m., NBC)

Sullivan’s Crossing - season 1 premiere (8 p.m., The CW)

Chucky - season 3 premiere (9 p.m., Syfy)

Magnum P.I. - season 3 fall premiere (9 p.m., NBC)

Spencer Sisters - season 1 premiere (9 p.m., The CW)

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5

Everything Now - season 1 complete (3 a.m., Netflix)

Lupin - season 3 complete (3 a.m., Netflix)

Our Flag Means Death - season 3 (3 a.m., Max)

Loki - season 2 premiere (9 p.m., Disney Plus)

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6

Austin City Limits Musical Festival - special (12 a.m., Hulu)

Totally Killer - movie (12 a.m., Prime Video)

The Wheel of Time - season 2 finale (12 a.m., Prime Video)

The Continental - season 1 finale (3 a.m., Peacock)

Pet Sematary: Bloodlines - movie (3 a.m., Paramount Plus)

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8

90 Day Fiance - season 10 premiere (8 p.m., TLC)

MONDAY, OCTOBER 9

Basketball Wives - season 11 premiere (9 p.m., VH1)

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11

Awareness - movie (12 a.m., Prime Video)

Archer - series finale (10 p.m., FXX)

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12

The Fall of the House of Usher - season 1 complete (3 a.m., Netflix)

Frasier - season 1 premiere (3 a.m., Paramount Plus)

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13

The Burial - movie (12 a.m., Prime Video)

Goosebumps - season 1 premiere (12 a.m., Hulu)

Lessons in Chemistry - season 1 premiere (12 a.m., Apple TV Plus)

Love Is Blind - season 5 finale (3 a.m., Netflix)

Shining Vale - season 2 premiere (9 p.m., Starz)

Creepshow - season 4 premiere (10 p.m., AMC)

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15

Naked & Afraid - season 16 premiere (8 p.m., Discovery)

The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon - season 1 finale (9 p.m., AMC)

Rick & Morty - season 7 premiere (11 p.m., Adult Swim)

MONDAY, OCTOBER 16

Fboy Island - season 3 premiere (8 p.m., The CW)

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18

American Horror Story - season 12 finale (10 p.m., FX)

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19

Bodies - season 1 complete (3 a.m., Netflix)

Wolf Like Me - season 2 premiere (3 a.m., Peacock)

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20

Bosch: Legacy - season 2 premiere (12 a.m., Freevee)

Upload - season 3 premiere (12 a.m., Prime Video)

Big Mouth - season 7 complete (3 a.m., Netflix)

Werewolf by Night in Color - movie (3 a.m., Disney Plus)

Elite - season 7 complete (3 a.m., Netflix)

Surviving Paradise - season 1 premiere (3 a.m., Netflix)

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22

Fear the Walking Dead - season 8 fall premiere (9 p.m., AMC)

MONDAY, OCTOBER 23

Justice League: Warworld -  movie (3 a.m., Max)

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24

Milli Vanilli - movie (3 a.m., Paramount Plus)

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25

The Challenge - season 39 premiere (8 p.m., MTV)

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26

American Horror Stories - season 3 premiere (12 a.m., FX on Hulu)

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27

Pain Hustlers - movie (3 a.m., Netflix)

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29

Billions - series finale (8 p.m., Showtime)

The Gilded Age - season 2 premiere (9 p.m., HBO)

Kelly Woo
Streaming Editor

Kelly is the streaming channel editor for Tom’s Guide, so basically, she watches TV for a living. Previously, she was a freelance entertainment writer for Yahoo, Vulture, TV Guide and other outlets. When she’s not watching TV and movies for work, she’s watching them for fun, seeing live music, writing songs, knitting and gardening.