Netflix New Releases: The Best Shows & Movies to Watch in October
Netflix is sharing a never-before-seen glimpse of its October 2021 streaming slate, and it’s even better than expected.
The list is full of recognizable titles, including Seinfeld, Bad Teacher, Ghost, Hairspray, Spy Kids and Titanic. However, the real showstoppers are all the new original titles. While there are multiple debuts—like Diana: The Musical and The Guilty—there are also several shows that are returning for new seasons, like You, On My Block, Sexy Beasts and The Baby-Sitters Club.
Keep reading for our top picks from Netflix’s new releases, followed by a complete list of TV shows and movies that are coming to the streaming service beginning October 1.
1. 'Diana: The Musical'
Premiere date: October 1
It was supposed to debut on Broadway, but it was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Luckily, Netflix is bringing the stage production to the small screen, offering a rare glimpse at the Diana-Charles-Camilla love triangle.
2. 'Seinfeld'
Premiere date: October 1
The classic sitcom tells the story of four single friends living in New York City. For the first time ever, all nine seasons of Seinfeld will be available to stream on Netflix.
3. 'The Guilty'
Premiere date: October 1
Based on the 2018 Danish film, The Guilty follows an emergency services dispatcher (Jake Gyllenhaal) who receives a frightening 9-1-1 call from a woman who’s been kidnapped.
4. 'Love Is Blind: Brazil'
Premiere date: October 6
If you loved Love Is Blind, then don’t miss out on this Brazilian spin-off. The series documents contestants as they get to know each other without ever showing their faces. Although it premieres on October 6, new episodes are scheduled to drop weekly.
5. 'Sexy Beasts'
Premiere date: October 7
Despite the wacky concept, Sexy Beasts is returning for season two. The dating show tries to answer the age-old question: Could you fall in love with someone based on their personality? To test the theory, the contestants disguise themselves in flashy costumes, so their true qualities can “shine through.”
6. 'You'
Premiere date: October 15
Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley) is back for You season three, which picks up right where we left off. You know, with Joe and Love (Victoria Pedretti) preparing to become parents.
Netflix new releases: October 2021
October 1
A Knight’s Tale
A Sinister Sect: Colonia Dignidad (Netflix original documentary)
An Inconvenient Truth
Are You Afraid of the Dark?—Season 1
As Good as It Gets
Awakenings
B.A.P.S.
Bad Teacher
Desperado
Diana: The Musical (Netflix original special)
Don’t Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
Double Team
The DUFF
Eagle Eye
Endless Love
Forever Rich (Netflix original movie)
Ghost
Gladiator
Hairspray (2007)
Jet Li's Fearless
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life
Léon: The Professional
MAID (Netflix original series)
Malcolm X
Observe and Report
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
Paik’s Spirit (Netflix original series)
Project X
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Rumor Has It...
Scaredy Cats (Netflix original series) *Family-friendly option
Seinfeld—Seasons 1 to 9
Serendipity
Spy Kids
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
Spy Kids 3: Game Over
Step Brothers
Swallow (Netflix original movie)
The Cave
The Devil Inside
The Guilty (Netflix original movie)
The Holiday
The Karate Kid (2010)
The Seven Deadly Sins: Cursed by Light
The Ugly Truth
Till Death
Titanic
Tommy Boy
Unthinkable
Waterworld
Zodiac
October 3
Scissor Seven—Season 3
Upcoming Summer (Netflix original movie)
October 4
On My Block—Season 4 (Netflix original series)
October 5
Escape The Undertaker (Netflix original movie)
October 6
Bad Sport (Netflix original documentary)
Baking Impossible (Netflix original series)
The Blacklist—Season 8
Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things
The Five Juanas (Netflix original series)
Love Is Blind: Brazil (Netflix original series)
There's Someone Inside Your House (Netflix original movie)
October 7
The Billion Dollar Code (Netflix original series)
Sexy Beasts—Season 2 (Netflix original series)
The Way of the Househusband—Season 1, Part 2
October 8
A Tale Dark & Grimm (Netflix original movie) *Family-friendly option
Family Business—Season 3 (Netflix original series)
Grudge (Netflix original movie)
LOL Surprise: The Movie
My Brother, My Sister (Netflix original movie)
Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle (Netflix original movie) *Family-friendly option
Pretty Smart (Netflix original series)
October 9
Blue Period
Insidious—Chapter 2
October 11
The Baby-Sitters Club—Season 2 (Netflix original series) *Family-friendly option
Going in Style
The King’s Affection (Netflix original series)
Shameless—Season 11
October 12
Bright: Samurai Soul
Convergence: Courage in a Crisis (Netflix original documentary)
Making Malinche: A Documentary by Nacho Cano (Netflix original documentary)
Mighty Express—Season 5 (Netflix original series) *Family-friendly option
The Movies That Made Us—Season 3 (Netflix original documentary)
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Smart People
October 13
Fever Dream (Netflix original movie)
Hiacynt (Netflix original movie)
Reflection of You (Netflix original series)
Violet Evergarden the Movie
October 14
Another Life—Season 2 (Netflix original series)
In the Dark—Season 3
One Night in Paris (Netflix original movie)
October 15
CoComelon—Season 4 *Family-friendly option
The Forgotten Battle (Netflix original movie)
The Four of Us (Netflix original movie)
Karma's World (Netflix original series) *Family-friendly option
Little Things—Season 4 (Netflix original series)
My Name (Netflix original series)
Power Rangers Dino Fury—Season 1
Sharkdog’s Fintastic Halloween (Netflix original special) *Family-friendly option
The Trip (Netflix original movie)
You—Season 3 (Netflix original series)
October 16
Misfit: The Series (Netflix original series) *Family-friendly option
Victoria & Abdul
October 19
In for a Murder (Netflix original movie)
October 20
Found (Netflix original documentary)
Gabby’s Dollhouse—Season 3 (Netflix original series) *Family-friendly option
Night Teeth (Netflix original movie)
Stuck Together (Netflix original movie)
October 21
Flip a Coin—ONE OK ROCK Documentary (Netflix original documentary)
Go! Go! Cory Carson—Season 6 (Netflix original series) *Family-friendly option
Insiders (Netflix original series)
Komi Can't Communicate
Life’s a Glitch with Julien Bam (Netflix original series)
Sex, Love & goop (Netflix original series)
October 22
Adventure Beast (Netflix original series)
Dynasty—Season 4
Inside Job (Netflix original series)
Little Big Mouth (Netflix original movie)
Locke & Key—Season 2 (Netflix original series)
Maya and the Three (Netflix original series) *Family-friendly option
More than Blue: The Series (Netflix original series)
Roaring Twenties (Netflix original documentary)
October 24
We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks
October 25
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
October 26
Roswell, New Mexico—Season 3
Sex: Unzipped (Netflix original series)
October 27
Begin Again
Hypnotic (Netflix original movie)
Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight Part 2 (Netflix original movie)
Sintonia—Season 2 (Netflix original series)
Wentworth—Season 8
October 28
Luis Miguel: The Series—Season 3 (Netflix original series)
The Motive (Netflix original documentary)
October 29
Army of Thieves (Netflix original movie)
Colin in Black & White (Netflix original series)
Dear Mother (Netflix original movie)
Mythomaniac—Season 2 (Netflix original series)
Thomas and Friends—Season 25 A *Family-friendly option
The Time It Takes (Netflix original series)
Date not yet announced
A World Without (Netflix original movie)
An Astrological Guide for Broken Hearts (Netflix original series)
Call My Agent: Bollywood (Netflix original series)
Encounters—Season 1
House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths (Netflix original documentary)
Inspector Koo (Netflix original series)
The Raincoat Killer: Chasing a Predator in Korea (Netflix original documentary)
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