Netflix Originals
The big debut of the month—if not the year, or
your lifetime—is Steven Soderbergh’s
The Laundromat (10/18), which stars Meryl Streep as a widow investigating insurance fraud who gets tangled up in the Panama Papers scandal. Gary Oldman and Antonio Banderas play the lawyers whose firm was at the center of the mess. Ah, the “laundromat” refers to
money laundering! That sounds more exciting than these three hot shots meeting cute at the fluff ‘n’ fold.
Everything else is obviously far less fun, but among the other arrivals on the October gravy train are: the Michael B. Jordan superhero series
Raising Dion (10/4);
Rhythm + Flow, a hip-hop
American Idol-ish series judged by Cardi B, T.I, and Chance the Rapper (10/9); “existential comedy”
Living With Yourself starring Paul Rudd (10/18); and
Dolemite Is My Name, starring Eddie Murphy as comedy and rap pioneer Rudy Ray Moore, aka 1970s Blaxploitation phenom Dolemite.
Plus, get ready for new seasons of
Big Mouth,
Peaky Blinders, Haunted, Insatiable, Greenhouse Academy and
The Kominsky Method (already?). David Chang has a new series,
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner, that sounds a little like
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee meets
Parts Unknown, sort of “Celebrities in Cities Getting Meals.” And Gaten Matarazzo, known for
Stranger Things and equally beloved FiOS ads, for some reason hosts a “terrifying and hilarious prank show,” which
already garnered a bunch of critical press over the summer.
Movies!
The lesser-loved installments of big franchises are coming in strong, including
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, Men in Black II, Scream 2, Superman Returns, Ocean’s Twelve and
Ocean’s Thirteen.
In the department of “classic faves that roll in and out of Netflix’s lineup like a pleasant mist,” we’ve got
Trainspotting, The Karate Kid, Cabaret and
Raging Bull.
Comedy!
We’ve got comedy specials from Jenny Slate, Arsenio Hall and Nikki Glaser.
Ciao, bellas!
Leaving this month:
All the President’s Men, Cloverfield, Deliverance, Empire Records, Platoon, Gremlins, Hoosiers, Quiz Show, The Imitation Game and
Pineapple Express.
Arriving in October
Here’s the full list of new shows, movies, and comedy specials. Links go to trailers and watch pages for Netflix originals.
October 1
- Carmen Sandiego: Season 2 — NETFLIX FAMILY
- Nikki Glaser: Bangin’ — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
- 93 days
- A.M.I.
- Along Came a Spider
- Bad Boys
- Bad Boys II
- Blow
- Bring It On, Ghost: Season 1
- Charlie’s Angels
- Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle
- Cheese in the Trap: Season 1
- Chicago Typewriter: Season 1
- Crash
- Exit Wounds
- Good Burger
- Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
- Honey 2
- House of the Witch
- Lagos Real Fake Life
- Men in Black II
- Moms at War
- No Reservations
- Ocean’s Thirteen
- Ocean’s Twelve
- One Direction: This Is Us
- Payday
- Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
- Scream 2
- Senna
- Signal: Season 1
- Sin City
- Sinister Circle
- Supergirl
- Superman Returns
- Surf’s Up
- The Bucket List
- The Flintstones
- The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
- The Island
- The Pursuit of Happyness
- The Rugrats Movie
- The Time Traveler’s Wife
- Tomorrow with You: Season 1
- Trainspotting
- Troy
- Tunnel: Season 1
- Unaccompanied Minors
- Walking Out
October 2
October 3
October 4
October 5
October 7
October 8
October 9
October 10
- Schitt’s Creek: Season 5
- Ultramarine Magmell — NETFLIX ANIME
October 11
October 12
October 15
October 16
October 17
- The Karate Kid
- THE UNLISTED — NETFLIX FAMILY
October 18
October 19
October 21
- Echo in the Canyon
- Free Fire
October 22
October 23
October 24
October 25
October 28
October 29
- Arsenio Hall: Smart & Classy — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
October 30
October 31
Last Call
Leaving October 1
- A.I. Artificial Intelligence
- All the President’s Men
- Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
- Bring It On: In It to Win It
- Cabaret (1972)
- Casper
- Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
- Cloverfield
- Deliverance
- Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
- Empire Records
- Evolution
- Forks Over Knives
- Frances Ha
- Free State of Jones
- Get Carter
- Gremlins
- Hoosiers
- Impractical Jokers: Season 1
- In Bruges
- Julie & Julia
- Lakeview Terrace
- Midsomer Murders: Series 1-19
- Obsessed
- Pineapple Express
- Platoon
- Quiz Show
- She’s Out of My League
- The Dukes of Hazzard
- The Nightmare
- The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
- The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
- Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Leaving October 5
Leaving October 7
- David Blaine: What Is Magic?
- Scream 4
Leaving October 9
- Little Witch Academia
- Little Witch Academia: The Enchanted Parade
- Sword Art Online II: Season 1
- Leaving 10/15/19
- El Internado: Season 1-7
Leaving October 20
Leaving October 25
- The Carrie Diaries: Season 1-2
- Leaving October 29
- The Fall: Series 1
- The Imitation Game