It’s a big one, folks. October marks the start of Netflix’s official awards season push, with several big-name premieres on the calendar, none bigger than Kathryn Bigelow’s . An unbearably tense political thriller about a nuclear attack on the United States, it’s being touted as a potential Best Picture nominee for the streamer. But that’s not all. In addition, there’s Edward Berger’s follow-up to , plus new seasons of popular series , and one of last year’s standout TV debuts, – not to mention another season of Surprisingly, given that it spooky season, the month is light on fresh horror, but there is another instalment of Ryan Murphy’s true-crime anthology, focused on 1950s serial killer Ed Gein. (And if it’s frights you’re after, there’s plenty in the back catalogue
What’s new on Netflix in October 2025: best movies and shows to watch

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