New TV shows and movies for October 2025: What’s coming next

October 2025 brings a wave of new TV shows and movies to broadcast, cable and streaming services like Netflix, Disney Plus, HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV Plus and others.
Top new TV shows this month include returning favorites like "Nobody Wants This," "The Witcher," "The Diplomat," "Loot" and "The Mayor of Kingstown," as well as the debuts of "It: Welcome to Derry" and "Harlan Coben's Lazarus." More streaming movies arrive, including "The Woman in Cabin 10" and "Steve." Check out the full schedule of new TV shows in October 2025.
All times Eastern Time. Our top picks in bold
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1
‘Love Is Blind’ - season 9 premiere (3 a.m., Netflix)
‘Chicago Med’ - season 11 premiere (8 p.m., NBC)
‘Abbott Elementary’ - season 5 premiere (8:30 p.m., ABC)
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‘Chicago Fire’ - season 9 premiere (9 p.m., NBC)
‘Ice Road Truckers’ - season 12 premiere (9:30 p.m., History)
‘Chicago PD’ - season 13 premiere (10 p.m., NBC)
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2
‘EB White’s Charlotte’s Web’ - miniseries complete (3 a.m., HBO Max)
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3
‘The Lost Bus’ - original movie premiere (12 a.m., Apple TV Plus)
‘The Sisters Grimm’ - season 1 premiere (12 a.m., Apple TV Plus)
‘The Balloonist’ - original movie premiere (3 a.m., Disney Plus)
‘Monster: The Ed Gein Story’ - season 3 complete (3 a.m., Netflix)
‘Steve’ - original movie complete (3 a.m., Netflix)
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4
‘Saturday Night Live’ - season 51 premiere (11:30 p.m., NBC)
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5
‘House of David’ - season 2 premiere (3 a.m., Wonder)
‘The Real Housewives of Potomac’ - season 10 premiere (8 p.m., Bravo)
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7
‘One Day in October’ - miniseries premiere (3 a.m., HBO Max)
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8
‘Maintenance Required’ - original movie premiere (3 a.m., Prime Video)
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9
‘Boots’ - season 1 complete (3 a.m., Netflix)
‘Victoria Beckham’ - season 1 complete (3 a.m., Netflix)
‘9-1-1’ - season 9 premiere (8 p.m., ABC)
‘9-1-1: Nashville’ - season 1 premiere (9 p.m., ABC)
‘Peacemaker’ - season 2 finale (9 p.m., HBO Max)
‘Grey’s Anatomy’ - season 22 premiere (10 p.m., ABC)
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10
‘The Last Frontier’ - season 1 premiere (12 a.m., Apple TV Plus)
‘The Woman in Cabin 10’ - original movie premiere (3 a.m., Netflix)
‘Outlander: Blood of My Blood’ - season 1 finale (8 p.m., Starz)
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12
‘Matlock’ - season 2 premiere (8:30 p.m., CBS)
‘Elsbeth’ - season 3 premiere (9:30 p.m., CBS)
MONDAY, OCTOBER 13
‘Solar Opposites’ - season 6 premiere (12 a.m., Hulu)
‘The Neighborhood’ - season 8 premiere (8 p.m., CBS)
‘DMV’ - season 1 premiere (8:30 p.m., CBS)
‘FBI’ - season 8 premiere (9 p.m., CBS)
‘Watson’ - season 2 premiere (10 p.m., CBS)
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14
‘Splinter Cell: Deathwatch’ - season 1 complete (3 a.m., Netflix)
‘NCIS’ - season 23 premiere (8 p.m., CBS)
‘NCIS: Origins’ - season 2 premiere (9 p.m., CBS)
‘NCIS: Sydney’ - season 3 premiere (10 p.m., CBS)
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15
‘Loot’ - season 3 premiere (12 a.m., Apple TV Plus)
‘Murdaugh: Death in the Family’ - miniseries premiere (12 a.m., Hulu)
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16
‘Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy’ - miniseries premiere (3 a.m., Peacock)
‘The Diplomat’ - season 3 complete (3 a.m., Netflix)
‘Starting 5’ - season 2 complete (3 a.m., Netflix)
‘George and Mandy’s First Marriage’ - season 2 premiere (8 p.m., CBS)
‘Ghosts’ - season 5 premiere (8:30 p.m., CBS)
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17
‘Mr. Scorsese’ - docuseries premiere (12 a.m., Apple TV Plus)
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19
‘Tracker’ - season 3 premiere (8 p.m., CBS)
‘The Road’ - season 1 premiere (9 p.m., CBS)
‘Task’ - season 1 finale (10 p.m., HBO)
‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon’ - season 3 finale (10 p.m., AMC)
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22
‘The Hand That Rocks the Cradle’ (2025) - original movie premiere (12 a.m., Hulu)
‘Gen V’ - season 2 finale (3 a.m., Prime Video)
‘Lazarus’ - miniseries premiere (3 a.m., Prime Video)
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23
‘Nobody Wants This’ - season 2 premiere (3 a.m., Netflix)
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24
‘Stiller and Meara’ - documentary premiere (12 a.m., Apple TV Plus)
‘A House of Dynamite’ - original movie premiere (3 a.m., Netflix)
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26
‘Mayor of Kingstown’ - season 4 premiere (3 a.m., Paramount Plus)
‘Anne Rice’s Talamasca’ - season 1 premiere (9 p.m., AMC)
‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ - season 1 premiere (9 p.m., HBO)
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28
‘Chad Powers’ - season 1 finale (12 a.m., Hulu)
‘Only Murders in the Building’ - season 5 finale (12 a.m., Hulu)
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29
‘Slow Horses’ - season 5 finale (12 a.m., Apple TV Plus)
‘Hedda’ - original movie premiere (3 a.m., Prime Video)
‘Selling Sunset’ - season 9 complete (3 a.m., Netflix)
‘Star Wars: Visions’ - season 3 premiere (3 a.m., Disney Plus)
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30
‘The Witcher’ - season 4 complete (3 a.m., Netflix)

Kelly is the managing editor of streaming 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.
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