28 New and Returning Netflix Shows Everyone Will Be Talking About This October
Fact: Netflix is the gift that keeps on giving. In addition to plenty of new spooky programming — including a series exploring real-life paranormal encounters and a 10-episode thriller that might just become the scariest show on TV — Netflix's new and returning original TV shows for October have us all sorts of excited. With a list that includes the hotly anticipated second installment of Making a Murderer and the Riverdale spinoff, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, here are 28 shows to binge-watch this October.
1. MeatEater, Season 7 
Outdoorsman, author, and TV personality Steven Rinella returns for a seventh season to explore more of the world's most beautiful and remote regions, hunting and demonstrating how he brings game meat to the table.
When it's available: Oct. 2
2. Big Mouth, Season 2 
Voiced by an all-star cast of comedians that includes Nick Kroll, John Mulaney, Jessi Klein, Jason Mantzoukas, Jenny Slate, Fred Armisen, Maya Rudolph, and Jordan Peele, this raunchy animated series follows a group of teenage friends as they embark on the first stages of puberty.
When it's available: Oct. 5
3. Dancing Queen, Season 1 
If you've been missing Dance Moms, then Justin Johnson's new show — in which he runs an all-star dance studio by day and performs as drag superstar Alyssa Edwards by night — might be just what you've been waiting for.
When it's available: Oct. 5
4. Elite, Season 1 
In this new crime drama, three working-class teens displaced by an earthquake are enrolled in the most exclusive school in the country, and the clash between the classes erupts into a battle that eventually turns fatal.
When it's available: Oct. 5
5. Empire Games, Season 1 
This informative new docuseries revisits the historical moments and achievements of the world's greatest ancient empires through dramatic reenactments and interviews with scholars.
When it's available: Oct. 5
6. Little Things, Season 2 
Following modern, cohabiting couple Kavya and Dhruv as they navigate work, life, and love in Mumbai, this sweet show returns for a second season.
When it's available: Oct. 5
7. YG Future Strategy Office, Season 1 
This new Korean mockumentary sitcom features real-life K-pop star Seungri as he struggles to maintain his hilariously incompetent staff in YG Entertainment's newly formed Future Strategy Office.
When it's available: Oct. 5
8. Terrace House: Opening New Doors, Season 4 
Japan's Real World-esque reality TV phenomenon will return for a fourth installment, following six housemates as they go to work, make dinner together, and generally act far more well-behaved than any Real World cast members ever have.
When it's available: Oct. 9
9. Pact of Blood, Season 1 
In this Brazilian series, a daring reporter does whatever it takes to get information about gangs and police corruption in Belém, Brazil, even if it means using ethically questionable investigation methods.
When it's available: Oct. 10
10. Salt Fat Acid Heat, Season 1 
Starring chef and food writer Samin Nosrat (who has a bestselling cookbook of the same name), this series will follow Nosrat as she travels the world exploring the four basic components to successful meals.
When it's available: Oct. 11
11. FightWorld, Season 1 
This new docuseries follows Frank Grillo (also known as Brock Rumlow from Captain America) as he travels to places such as Israel, Thailand, Myanmar, and Mexico to learn different traditions and methods of fighting around the world.
When it's available: Oct. 12
12. The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell, Season 1 
If you love sweets and all things Halloween, then you'll love Instagram baking celebrity Christine McConnell's new cooking show, in which she creates macabre and creepy new confections each episode.
When it's available: Oct. 12
13. The Haunting of Hill House, Season 1 
Based on the 1959 Shirley Jackson novel of the same name, this supernatural horror series follows the five Crain siblings as they struggle to come to terms with their childhood, when a house-flipping gone wrong left their mother dead and the children haunted.
When it's available: Oct. 12
14. The Seven Deadly Sins: Revival of The Commandments, Season 2 
Though it's been three years since the release of the first season, this anime series will reunite the Seven Deadly Sins as they take on the evil Ten Commandments, who pose the greatest threat the Kingdom of Liones has seen in over 3,000 years.
When it's available: Now
15. Accidentally in Love, Season 1 
This Chinese drama follows a pop star who decides to return back to school for some normalcy, only to have his every move tracked by fans, classmates, and the media — except for his quirky and seemingly ordinary new seat mate.
When it's available: Oct. 19
16. Ask the Doctor, Season 1 
In this new reality series, a team of doctors work with real patients and share expert advice, offering knowledge and treatments on a host of everyday health concerns.
When it's available: Oct. 19
17. Wild District, Season 1 
If you've been looking for a new gritty Colombian drama now that Narcos is moving to Mexico, you'll love this new series, which follows a deadly guerrillero in post-Peace Treaty Colombia as he flees to the countryside and tries to start a new life in Bogotá.
When it's available: Oct. 19
18. Haunted, Season 1 
The executive producers behind the Purge franchise created this new docuseries, which offers real-life (and really terrifying) accounts from people who have encounters with the supernatural and live to tell the tale.
When it's available: Oct. 19
19. Hip-Hop Evolution, Season 2 
In a follow-up to the original four-part docuseries, which traced hip-hop's evolution from the 1970s through the 1990s, this new season will explore the growth of hip-hop subcultures in New York, the South, and Oakland, CA, in the '80s and '90s, hosted by Canadian rapper Shad Kabango (better known as Shad K.).
When it's available: Oct. 19
20. Making a Murderer, Part 2 
In the highly anticipated second installment true crime series, Emmy Award-winning filmmakers Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos will continue the story of Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey post-conviction as the two men begin to serve their sentences while still pursuing exoneration.
When it's available: Oct. 19
21. Marvel's Daredevil, Season 3 
In the third season of the Marvel series, Matt Murdock is nursed back to health by his long-lost mother (played by Wolf Hall actress Joanne Whalley), and he prepares to take on Wilson Fisk, who has been released from prison and is wreaking havoc in Hell's Kitchen.
When it's available: Oct. 19
22. Wanderlust, Season 1 
Starring the legendary Toni Collette and Steven Mackintosh as Joy and Alan Richards, this dramedy tells the story of a couple stuck in a rut who consider taking extreme measures to restore their marriage — even if that means making a mutual arrangement to sleep with other people.
When it's available: Oct. 19
23. Bodyguard, Season 1 
Starring Game of Thrones's Richard Madden (who is otherwise known as the ill-fated Robb Stark), this new BBC drama is centered around a war veteran turned cop and special protection officer who is assigned to guard the Home Secretary from mysterious assassins.
When it's available: Oct. 23
24. Castlevania, Season 2 
Based on the 1989 Japanese video game of the same name, the second installment of this animated series will be twice the length of the first (which was only four episodes) and will continue where the first season left off, with Dracula's son, Alucard, joining forces with former foe Trevor to take down his father.
When it's available: Oct. 26
25. Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Season 1 
This new series will get the Riverdale treatment, offering a dark new twist on the original Archie comic book character Sabrina as she is forced to choose between the human world and the witch world as her 16th birthday nears. Kiernan Shipka (Mad Men's Sally Draper) will lead the cast as the titular Sabrina Spellman.
When it's available: Oct. 26
26. Terrorism Close Calls, Season 1 
This 10-part investigative series will take a closer look into the world's deadliest terror plots, with commentary from leading authorities on counterterrorism, intelligence, and law enforcement.
When it's available: Oct. 26
27. Girl From Nowhere, Season 1 
This new series is centered around a mysterious girl named Nanno, who makes it her mission to infiltrate new schools and expose the transgressions of the students and faculty at each new place.
When it's available: Oct. 27
28. Patriot Act With Hasan Minhaj, Season 1
Starring The Daily Show alum Hasan Minhaj, this weekly comedy show will give Minhaj a platform to discuss our modern cultural and political landscape each week.
When it's available: Oct. 28