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Netflix is serving up plenty of scary good titles in their list of new content available this October that will make for some wonder-ghoul viewing all month long. While it’s always hard to say goodbye to the titles leaving Netflix, you won’t be feeling down for long once you get a good look at the impressive array of Netflix Original series coming to the platform to take their place. With everything from brand new titles to long-awaited continuations of fan favorites, Netflix’s diverse and delightful October 2022 premieres is sure to have something for everyone.
The streamer is set to help you celebrate the new month with premieres from highly-anticipated new episodes of hit shows across several different genres (so there’s truly something for everyone) like Derry Girls, Love Is Blind, and Barbarians.
While the list of October’s top shows features these exciting continuations of more established titles, there’s also plenty of brand new shows to look forward to that are streaming exclusively on Netflix for the first time starting this month. Keep an eye out in particular for Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities, The Midnight Club, and 28 Days Haunted, which are among the best options for Halloween season viewing out of October’s entire streaming lineup.
So what makes the cut for our top 11, and which of them have what it takes to be in the Netflix Top 10? Keep reading to treat yourself to the greatness that is the list of streaming standouts for October 2022.
RELATED: New On Netflix October 2022
'Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities'
Released October 25
CAST: Andrew Lincoln, Rupert Grint, Eric André, Ben Barnes, Martin Starr, Elpidia Carrillo, Luke Roberts, Crispin Glover, F. Murray Abraham, Kate Micucci, David Hewlett, Charlyne Yi
RATING: TV-MA
DESCRIPTION: Academy Award-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro is at it again, this time taking on the wonderful world of television with his brand new Netflix Original title Cabinet of Curiosities. The horror anthology series has eight spine-chilling episodes (two of which were penned by del Toro, himself), each featuring its own sophisticated and sinister story that is further brought to life by a big-name cast and slew of skilled directors, telling tales that manage to challenge traditional conceptualizations of horror, thereby creating something all its own.
Stream Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities on Netflix
'Derry Girls': Season 3
Released October 7
CAST: Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Louisa Harland, Nicola Coughlan, Jamie-Lee O’Donnell, Dylan Llewellyn, Tara Lynne O’Neill, Tommy Tiernan, Kathy Kiera Clarke, Ian McElhinney, Siobhán McSweeney, Leah O’Rourke
RATING: TV-MA
DESCRIPTION: The wait is finally over (can we get a “Hallelujah!” for our Godly gal Sister George Michael (McSweeney))! Viewers outside of the UK are finally getting access to Derry Girls‘ third and final season, prompting us all to raise a pint in joyous salute towards the brilliant sitcom that has given us loads of laughter and heartwarming moments since it first premiered in 2018. Based on creator Lisa McGee’s own experiences growing up during the end of the Troubles conflict in 1990s Derry, Northern Ireland, Derry Girls continues to follow the antics of high schooler Erin Quinn (Jackson) and her friend group, with this season covering Northern Ireland’s big step into a new future that is mirrored by our lovable leads’ own forays into burgeoning adulthood and fresh starts. Mistakes will be made and risks will be taken, culminating in a satisfying and touching finale to this top-notch Netflix Original.
'Big Mouth': Season 6
Released October 28
CAST: Nick Kroll, John Mulaney, Jason Mantzoukas, Ayo Edebiri, Jessi Klein, Thandie Newton, Maya Rudolph
RATING: TV-MA
DESCRIPTION: Emmy-winning edgy adult animated comedy series Big Mouth is back with its sixth season late this October, and they’re poised to push the envelope like never before. The beloved Netflix Original about the entertaining and embarrassing nightmare that is puberty as told through the antics of a friend group and their various hormone monsters has not shied away from awkward and difficult subject matter in the past, and seem dedicated to continuing this unflinching depiction of sexuality and coming-of-age in this latest batch of episodes.
Season six revolves around a central theme of family as the characters’ journeys teach them the powerful lesson that while you can’t always choose your family, you can choose to surround yourself with people who love you for who you really are.
'The Midnight Club'
Released October 7
CAST: Iman Benson, Adia, Igby Rigney, Ruth Codd, Aya Furukawa, Annarah Shephard, William Chris Sumpter, Sauriyan Sapkota, Heather Langenkamp, Zach Gilford, Matt Biedel, Samantha Sloyan
RATING: TV-MA
DESCRIPTION: Adapted from Christopher Pike’s 1994 novel of the same name, The Midnight Club follows eight terminally ill young adults who are all Rotterdam Home hospice patients together. Each night, they convene at midnight to tell each other scary stories, making this a regular routine until one meeting ends in them all making a pact that the next one to die will give the rest of the group some sign from the afterlife. But after one of their club members passes away, the other seven are shocked by the bizarre and inexplicable things that begin to occur around the Home. Kick off your Halloween streaming early by watching this Netflix Original horror mystery-thriller as soon as it drops.
'Nailed It!': Season 7
Released October 5
CAST: Nicole Byer, Jacques Torres
RATING: TV-PG
DESCRIPTION: Season 7 of Emmy-nominated reality competition series Nailed It! is full of all of the tricks and treats one would hope for in celebrating the spooky season. Co-hosted by the delightful duo of comedian Nicole Byer and pastry chef Jacques Torres, Nailed It! is Netflix’s longest-running unscripted series, in which three amateur bakers compete to recreate complex confectioneries in order to walk home the sole winner of a $10,000 cash prize and official “nailed it” trophy.
This latest Halloween-themed season is chock-full of ghoulish surprises from popular Netflix shows like Umbrella Academy, Cobra Kai, and The Witcher, all in pursuit of creating intentionally scary desserts that will wow the judges (and hopefully not make them scream in fear at how bad they are).
'From Scratch'
Released October 21
CAST: Zoe Saldaña, Eugenio Mastrandrea, Danielle Deadwyler, Keith David, Kellita Smith, Judith Scott, Lucia Sardo, Paride Benassai, Roberta Rigano
RATING: TV-MA
DESCRIPTION: From Scratch is a Netflix Original limited drama series that centers on American artist Amahle “Amy” Wheeler’s (Saldaña) as she meets Sicilian chef Lino (Mastrandrea) in Italy, sparking a deep romance between them. But when Lino faces health issues, thereby putting the couple’s future in danger, their respective families come together in support of their relationship and union, taking viewers on a heart-wrenching journey on love, loss, and the resilience of the human spirit across different cultures and continents.
'Exception'
Released October 13
CAST: Chikahiro Kobayashi, Takahiro Sakurai, Yuko Kaida, Takanori Hoshino, Atsumi Tanezaki, Nolan North, Robbie Daymond, Ali Hillis, Eugene Byrd, Nadine Nicole
RATING: TV-MA
DESCRIPTION: About halfway through the month comes this terrifying Netflix Original animated title out of Japan that’s sure to get you in the Halloween spirit. Exception is a space horror series that takes place in a distant future where humanity has been driven off of Earth and forced to relocate its entire population to another galaxy. A spaceship carrying a crew of specialists that was created by a biological 3D printer is sent to scout out a new planet suitable to terraform. The mission is put in jeopardy, however, as Lewis (Kobayashi/North), who came out of the printer deformed due to a system malfunction, turns on his crewmates, turning the already-dangerous job into something even more frightening.
'Love Is Blind': Season 3
Released October 19
CAST: Nick Lachey, Vanessa Lachey
RATING: TV-MA
DESCRIPTION: Love Is Blind has been a smash hit on Netflix ever since it first premiered on the platform in early 2020. Now the reality dating series hosted by Nick and Vanessa Lachey is back for its third season, and is ready to shake things up with more drama than ever before. The show continues to serve as a dating experiment to test whether love really is blind by having 30 singles date around via pods where they can only form a connection by speaking to one another before eventually getting engaged sight unseen. After getting engaged, the couple can finally come face to face in order to see if their emotional connection is matched by a physical one tested by speed-running a relationship with the ultimate end goal of marriage.
Love Is Blind: Season 3 was filmed in Dallas, Texas and will release episodes on a weekly basis starting this month.
'Barbarians II'
Released October 21
CAST: Laurence Rupp, Jeanne Goursaud, David Schütter, Bernhard Schütz, Nicki von Tempelhoff, Ronald Zehrfeld, Eva Verena Müller, Nikolai Kinski, Valerio Morigi, Gaetano Aronica, Urs Rechn, Mathis Landwehr
RATING: TV-MA
DESCRIPTION: Season 2 of German historical war drama series Barbarians picks up a year after Varus’ (Aronica) defeat. Now, a new Roman general establishes himself in Germania Magna as Arminius’ (Rupp) quest to become king of all tribes is threatened by a rival determined to get in his way. The Netflix Original series takes place in the Roman occupation of Germania towards the end of 9 AD and follows Roman officer Arminius’ conflicting allegiances between the Roman empire that raised him and the Germanic Cherusci tribe people from whom he was born. Torn between two warring parts of himself, Arminius’ crisis of self explodes into something that culminates in a brutal historic clash.
'Aftershock: Everest and the Nepal Earthquake'
Released October 6
CAST: N/A
RATING: TV-MA
DESCRIPTION: Aftershock: Everest and the Nepal Earthquake is an emotional Netflix Original documentary series that details Nepal’s horrific 2015 7.8-magnitude earthquake that caused nearly 10,000 people to lose their lives. The film utilizes both firsthand accounts from the quake’s survivors as well as actual footage from the natural disaster to convey the unimaginable ordeal that those involved went through and witnessed, as well as to show the overarching resiliency and strength of the human spirit and our incredible capacity for helping one another in our darkest moments. Commemorate the experiences and lives of both the survivors and victims of this unforgettable earthquake by watching this docuseries on Netflix as soon as it premieres early in October.
Stream Aftershock: Everest and the Nepal Earthquake on Netflix
'28 Days Haunted'
Released October 21
CAST: N/A
RATING: TV-14
DESCRIPTION: For one last show to get you in the Halloween spirit, check out 28 Days Haunted, a Netflix Original reality series that seeks to capture and expose the movements of ghosts and other inexplicable spiritual phenomenons. The show tracks three thrill-seeking investigative teams as each spends 28 days in some of the most haunted locations in the United States to for a unique paranormal experiment inspired by the theories of Ed and Lorraine Warren. The teams who are able to last all 28 days gain clout (and also probably nightmares) in addition to the unparalleled opportunity to make major advancements in the realm of paranormal research.
