Netflix October 2026: 8 huge new picks you’ll love
Everything coming to Netflix October 2026 starts with a huge Oct. 1 drop and builds to a stacked month of originals. Florence Pugh’s “East of Eden,” Tyler Perry’s “Doing Life,” Ben Affleck’s “Animals,” new seasons of “The Diplomat” and “Nobody Wants This” and the return of “Lupin” all arrive this month, according to What’s on Netflix, which tracks the U.S. schedule. Here are the highlights, week by week.
Top picks coming to Netflix October 2026
- “East of Eden” (Oct. 1): Florence Pugh leads the new limited-series adaptation of John Steinbeck’s novel.
- “Doing Life” (Oct. 2): Tyler Perry writes and directs this romantic drama.
- “Below” (Oct. 8): Josh Hartnett stars in a six-part supernatural thriller set in a remote coastal town.
- “Animals” (Oct. 9): Ben Affleck and Gillian Anderson star in a political thriller.
- “The Diplomat” Season 4 (Oct. 15): Keri Russell returns as Ambassador Kate Wyler.
- “Sacrifice” (Oct. 16): Chris Evans and Anya Taylor-Joy star in a satirical action thriller.
- “Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2” (Oct. 20): The anime returns to Night City.
- “Lupin” Part 4 (Oct. 23): Omar Sy is back as gentleman thief Assane Diop.
Oct. 1-4: A massive library drop
Oct. 1 brings dozens of licensed movies, including the “Twilight” saga, the “Bourne” collection, “The Devil Wears Prada,” “Love Actually,” “The Prestige” and Halloween-season horror such as “The Sixth Sense,” “Crimson Peak” and “Split.” Netflix originals coming to Netflix October 2026 in the first week include:
- Oct. 1: “East of Eden,” “Crazy Rich, Incredibly Broke,” “Sam and Colby” and “The Ramparts of Ice” Season 2
- Oct. 2: “Doing Life,” the Tamil romance series “#Love” and the documentary “Schumacher ’94 — The Birth of a Legend”
- Oct. 3: “Ranma 1/2” Season 3
- Oct. 4: “Blue Box” Season 2
Oct. 5-11: ‘Below,’ ‘Animals’ and Halloween fun
- Oct. 5: “Lorne,” a documentary about “Saturday Night Live” creator Lorne Michaels
- Oct. 6: “All American” Season 8 and “Love Village” Season 3
- Oct. 7: “Who Is Martin Mull?” documentary and “Real Men” Season 2
- Oct. 8: “Below”
- Oct. 9: “Animals,” “Haunted Hotel” Season 2 and “Is It Cake? Halloween” Season 2
- Oct. 10: “100 Days of Deception”
Oct. 12-18: ‘The Diplomat’ and ‘Hollywood Arts’
- Oct. 12: “Free Leonard Peltier” documentary
- Oct. 13: “Tyson” limited series and “The Trap”
- Oct. 14: “Love Is Blind” Season 11, set in Boston
- Oct. 15: “The Diplomat” Season 4, the “Victorious” spinoff “Hollywood Arts” and the film “The Storm”
- Oct. 16: “Sacrifice” and “Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald”
Oct. 19-25: ‘Edgerunners 2,’ ‘Nobody Wants This’ and ‘Lupin’
- Oct. 20: “Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2”
- Oct. 21: “Six Kings Slam” Season 2, streaming live, plus “Gladiator” and “Gladiator II”
- Oct. 22: “Nobody Wants This” Season 3
- Oct. 23: “Lupin” Part 4 and “Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Story”
Oct. 26-31: Closing out Netflix October 2026
- Oct. 26: “Minimum Wage”
- Oct. 27: “The One About Matthew Perry” and the stand-up special “Zainab Johnson: Toxically Optimistic”
- Oct. 30: “SCTV: The Greatest Show You’ve Never Heard Of,” the live event “Beat Luke Littler” and the film “Collision Course”
What’s leaving Netflix in October
Some favorites are on their way out, too. “Dawson’s Creek” is scheduled to leave Oct. 3, “Nurse Jackie” on Oct. 7, “Poldark” and 2022’s “Scream” on Oct. 8, all five “Hunger Games” films on Oct. 14 and “Gossip Girl” on Oct. 28, according to What’s on Netflix. Catch them before they go.
Release dates for titles coming to Netflix October 2026 can shift, so check the Netflix app before you settle in. For more to watch this month, see Hallmark’s October movies or browse our TV and streaming coverage.