What's new on Netflix in October 2024 (and what's leaving)

Key Takeaways

Halloween followers can take pleasure in iconic horror movies together with darkish collection like Hellbound.
Ali Wong, Rachel Bloom, Tom Papa, and Hasan Minhaj spotlight an enormous month for stand-up comedy.
Love takes totally different types as Anna Kendrick crosses paths with a killer and Laura Dern meets Liam Hemworth.

It is at all times a little bit of enjoyable to see the content material calendar that awaits within the month to return. As September ends, October 1st will deliver with it a bunch of recent titles as streaming services replenish their libraries. There is no such thing as a scarcity of scary tales to observe on Netflix and lots of different streaming providers this October as it is the season for issues that maintain you up at evening.

Whereas there are some worthy horror additions, together with older movies like Scream and Psycho, it appears that evidently comedy and romance, although not essentially collectively, are topping the record of recent content material. There are a slew of Netflix stand-up specials, with the likes of Ali Wong, Rachel Bloom, Tom Papa, and Hasan Minhaj taking to the stage, in addition to some very totally different love tales.

This is every part coming to Netflix in October, together with just a few titles price trying out.

Lady of the Hour

When an aspiring actress met a murderous monster

Based mostly on a real story, Lady of the Hour follows Anna Kendrick’s Cheryl Bradshaw, a Nineteen Seventies actress who finds herself on The Courting Sport with serial killer Robert Alcala. The primary obtained typically optimistic critiques when it debuted on the Toronto Worldwide Movie Competition, praised for the way it creates an engrossing and uncomfortable based mostly on an opportunity encounter. Kendrick not solely stars, however is making her directorial debut as nicely.

Lonely Planet

A Laura Dern meet-cute in Morocco

There is likely to be a pair yellow flags across the synopsis of this romantic drama, which includes a mysterious younger man and a single creator assembly in Morrocco, but it surely’s onerous to argue with one thing that Laura Dern has chosen to star in. That, together with the truth that she will get paired up with a horny, a lot youthful beau in Liam Hemsworth, make this price a watch, and can certainly elevate the story above primary romance tropes. I am nervous about the entire “go uncover your self someplace in Africa” thread that pops up in quite a lot of films about prosperous white girls, however I am trusting Dern on this one.

Hellbound Season 2

Thrilling Okay-Drama returns with new threats and darkish fates

In case you’ve been driving the wave of thrilling Korean reveals making their technique to Netflix, amongst different streaming providers, then you definately most likely are acquainted with the darkish, intense horror thriller Hellbound. If not, you might have a little bit of time to atone for Season 1 earlier than a brand new set of episodes drops nearer to the of the month. This genre-bending collection includes righteous monsters, maniacal cultists, and plagued detectives, and the primary season opens with a fairly wild sequence that units the stage for a fascinating story to return. It is a good way to benefit from the spooky season.