From Staff Reports
In Summary:
East of Eden premieres October 1, followed by the thriller Animals on October 9. New installments of The Diplomat, Nobody Wants This, and Lupin arrive later in the month. The calendar lists the U.S. additions announced so far, with more titles and schedule changes possible.
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Netflix’s October lineup brings a new adaptation of East of Eden, the return of The Diplomat, Lupin and Nobody Wants This, and Ben Affleck’s thriller Animals. Horror films and series appear throughout the month, alongside documentaries, anime, comedy and a live darts event.
Related: Everything streaming in September.
A literary drama opens the month
East of Eden arrives October 1. Florence Pugh stars as Cathy Ames in the seven-episode adaptation of John Steinbeck’s novel, written by Zoe Kazan. Later in the month, The Diplomat returns for its fourth season, Nobody Wants This begins its third season, and Omar Sy returns as Assane Diop in Lupin Part 4.
Thrillers, horror and movies
Ben Affleck directs and stars in Animals, arriving October 9. October’s darker selections also include Evil Dead, Friday the 13th, The Boogeyman, Below and Dead-End Job. The crime drama Heat and the action thriller Sacrifice arrive October 16.
October calendar
The following U.S. additions have been announced so far. Netflix may add titles or change dates. Preliminary listings give conflicting dates for Balaraw: Blood Island, so it appears without a date.
Oct. 1
- East of Eden, limited series
- Evil Dead
- Friday the 13th
- The Way Home, season 4
- Top Chef VIP
- The Twilight saga: Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse and both Breaking Dawn films
- Underworld: Blood Wars
Oct. 2
- #Love, season 1
- Doing Life
- Schumacher ’94 — The Birth of a Legend
Oct. 3
Oct. 4
Oct. 5
- Lorne
- Mayor of Kingstown, multiple seasons
- Super BOOMi, season 1
- The Boogeyman
Oct. 6
- All American, season 8
- Love Village, season 3
- Mojo Brookzz: I Know You Lying
- Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Oct. 7
- Afterburn/Aftershock
- Inside the Circle, season 1
- Less of a Stranger
- Of an Age
- Real Men, season 2
- Who Is Martin Mull?
Oct. 8
- Below, limited series
- Unicorn Academy: Secrets Revealed, chapter 2
Oct. 9
- Animals
- Dead-End Job, season 1
Oct. 10
- 100 Days of Deception, season 1
- The First Monday in May
Oct. 12
- Fire Spike, season 1
- Free Leonard Peltier
- Señora Acero, seasons 1–5
- Wayne, season 1
Oct. 13
- Solar Opposites, season 6
- The Trap, season 1
- Tyson, limited series
Oct. 14
- Cocaine Bear
- Love Is Blind, season 11
Oct. 15
- Hollywood Arts, season 1
- Transformers One
- The Diplomat, season 4
- The Storm
- Terry McMillan Presents: Preach, Pray, Love
Oct. 16
- Heat
- Money Trap: The Karun Treasure, season 1
- Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald
- Sacrifice
- Seriously Too Single
- The Disciple
- The Fate of the Furious
- Therapy Done Right
Oct. 18
- Extraordinary Attorney Minami, season 1
Oct. 20
- Blindspotting, seasons 1–2
- Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2
Oct. 21
Oct. 22
- Bottle Shock
- Couldn’t Agree Less with Allison & Isaac, podcast
- Did Someone Happen to Mention Me?, season 1
- Nobody Wants This, season 3
Oct. 23
- Fading Grandeur, season 1
- Lupin, Part 4
- Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Story
- Surviving Hurricane Otis
Oct. 26
Oct. 27
- Dangerous Liaisons, season 1
- The One About Matthew Perry, season 1
- Zainab Johnson: Toxically Optimistic
Oct. 28
Oct. 29
Oct. 30
- A Couple of Lies, season 1
- Akka, season 1
- Beat Luke Littler, live event
- Collision Course
- How to Ruin Diwali: Meet the Parents, season 1
- SCTV: The Greatest Show You’ve Never Heard Of
- The Birthday Gift
Date to be confirmed
- Balaraw: Blood Island, season 1
Five key points:
- East of Eden, starring Florence Pugh, arrives October 1.
- Ben Affleck’s Animals premieres October 9.
- The Diplomat returns for season 4 on October 15.
- Nobody Wants This season 3 arrives October 22, followed by Lupin Part 4 on October 23.
- Horror selections include Evil Dead, Friday the 13th, The Boogeyman and Below.
