There’s plenty of thrilling action to digest on Netflix in October. For starters, The Diplomat returns for a fourth season, there’s the arrival of new thriller series Below, and Ben Affleck’s new movie Animals.
For those who prefer drama, the new limited series East of Eden arrives on Netflix, and if in need of something much lighter, maybe check out Sacrifice (starring Chris Evans and Anya Taylor-Joy) when it arrives later in the month.
Our Top Picks for October
East of Eden
Drama • Series
A fiercely independent woman drives a rift between two brothers, igniting a saga that unfolds across two generations.
East of Eden is available to stream from October 1st on Netflix.
Below
Thriller • Series
A fisherman fights to protect his family and community when a mysterious sea creature starts terrorizing the coastal town.
Below is available to stream from October 8th on Netflix.
Animals
Thriller • 1h 46m
An LA mayoral candidate and his wife make choices that could tear their world apart when they scramble to raise the ransom for their kidnapped son.
Animals is available to stream from October 9th on Netflix.
The Diplomat
Thriller • Season 4
Kate and Todd unite to stop the Grace-Hal alliance from upending the balance of power abroad and at home.
The Diplomat season four is available to stream from October 15th on Netflix.
Sacrifice
Comedy • 1h 43m
After being taken hostage by a volcanic doomsday cult, a down-on-his-luck movie star lands the heroic role of a lifetime.
Sacrifice is available to stream from October 16th on Netflix.
Everything Coming to Netflix in October
October 1
- Crazy Rich, Incredibly Broke
- East of Eden
- The Ramparts of Ice – Season 2
- 21 Jump Street
- 22 Jump Street
- 8 Mile
- A Haunted House
- A Haunted House 2
- A Madea Family Funeral
- Ad Astra
- Angels & Demons
- Are We There Yet?
- The Bourne Identity
- The Bourne Supremacy
- The Bourne Ultimatum
- The Bourne Legacy
- Jason Bourne
- Bring It On
- Call Me by Your Name
- Cowboys & Aliens
- Crimson Peak
- Dallas Buyers Club
- The Da Vinci Code
- The Devil Wears Prada
- Dracula
- The Equalizer
- Evil Dead
- Friday the 13th
- Happy Death Day 2U
- Horton Hears a Who!
- The Huntsman: Winter’s War
- Hush
- I Know What You Did Last Summer
- Lake Placid
- Love Actually
- Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
- The Menu
- Moonlight
- NCIS – Seasons 20–22
- Ouija
- Ouija: Origin of Evil
- Pearl Harbor
- Point Break
- The Prestige
- Psycho
- Psycho II
- Psycho III
- Red Dragon
- Seven Years in Tibet
- The Sixth Sense
- Split
- The Strangers
- Top Chef Vip – Seasons 3–4
- Twilight
- The Twilight Saga: New Moon
- The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
- The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 1
- The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 2
- The Way Home – Season 4
- Underworld: Blood Wars
October 2
- #Love
- Schumacher ’94 — The Birth of a Legend
- Doing Life
October 3
- Ranma1/2 – Season 3
October 4
- Blue Box – Season 2
October 5
- The Boogeyman
- Lorne
- Mayor of Kingstown – Seasons 1-4
- Super BOOMi – Season 1
October 6
- All American – Season 8
- Love Village – Season 3
- Mojo Brookzz: I Know You Lying
- Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
October 7
- Inside The Circle
- Less of a Stranger
- Real Men – Season 2
- Who Is Martin Mull?
October 8
- Below
- Unicorn Academy: Secrets Revealed – Chapter 2
October 9
- Animals
- Haunted Hotel – Season 2
- Is It Cake? Halloween – Season 2
- Take Charge of My Heart
October 10
- The First Monday in May
- 100 Days of Deception
October 12
- Fire Spike – Season 1
- Free Leonard Peltier
- Señora Acero – Seasons 1–5
- Wayne – Season 1
October 13
- Solar Opposites – Season 6
- The Trap
- TYSON
October 14
- Cocaine Bear
- Love Is Blind – Season 11
October 15
- Hollywood Arts
- The Diplomat – Season 4
- The Storm
October 16
- Heat
- The Fate of the Furious
- Money Trap
- Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald
- Sacrifice
- SERIOUSLY SINGLE TOO
- Therapy Done Right
- The Disciple
October 20
- Blindspotting – Seasons 1-2
- Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
October 21
- Emily
- Gladiator
- Gladiator II
- The Mothers of Penguins – Season 2
- The New Stanford Prison Experiment
- Six Kings Slam – Season 2
October 22
- Bottle Shock
- Did Someone Happen to Mention Me?
- Nobody Wants This – Season 3
October 23
- Fading Grandeur
- Lupin – Part 4
- Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Story
October 27
- The One About Matthew Perry
- Zainab Johnson: Toxically Optimistic
- Dangerous Liaisons – Season 1
October 29
- You, Me, Us
October 30
- Collision Course
- SCTV: The Greatest Show You’ve Never Heard Of
- A Couple of Lies
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