What to Stream in October: Invasion, One of Us Is Lying, Locke & Key

If you ever feel like you’re the last to know about a new TV show or movie that’s streaming, our What to Stream articles are for you. We’ve gathered our picks of movies, series, and new TV show seasons premiering on various streaming platforms in October that you’ll definitely want to watch.

This month, if you’re looking for something spooky, you can check out Night Teeth, Black as Night, or There’s Someone Inside Your House. You can also dive back into new seasons of You, Love Life, The Baby-Sitters Club, and Locke & Key.

Here are our picks for what to stream in October:

Black as Night (Amazon Prime Video) – October 1

Set in New Orleans, Black as Night follows 15-year-old Shawna as she seeks justice after vampires kill her mom. Black as Night debuts on October 1 on Netflix.

Film Description: A resourceful teenage girl leaves childhood behind when she battles a group of deadly vampires in Black as Night, an action-horror hybrid with a strong social conscience and a biting sense of humor. Fifteen years after Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans, a new threat leaves its mark on the Big Easy in the form of puncture wounds on the throats of the city’s vulnerable displaced population. When her drug-addicted mom becomes the latest victim of the undead, 15-year-old Shawna (Asjha Cooper) vows to even the score. Along with three trusted friends, Shawna hatches a bold plan to infiltrate the vampires’ mansion in the historic French Quarter, destroy their leader, and turn his fanged disciples back to their human form. But killing monsters is no easy task, and soon Shawna and her crew find themselves caught in a centuries-old conflict between warring vampire factions, each fighting to claim New Orleans as their permanent home.

There’s Someone Inside Your House (Netflix) – October 6

Netflix’s newest slasher film is set in small-town Nebraska where the days leading up to graduation are turning deadly. There’s Someone Inside Your House premieres on October 6 on Netflix.

Film Description: Makani Young has moved from Hawaii to quiet, small-town Nebraska to live with her grandmother and finish high school, but as the countdown to graduation begins, her classmates are stalked by a killer intent on exposing their darkest secrets to the entire town, terrorizing victims while wearing a life-like mask of their own face. With a mysterious past of her own, Makani and her friends must discover the killer’s identity before they become victims themselves.

One of Us Is Lying (Peacock) – October 7

Detention can be a life-changing experience for students, especially when one of your classmates is murdered during it. One of Us is Lying premieres on October 7 on Peacock with new episodes dropping weekly.

Series Description: Based on Karen M. McManus’s #1 New York Times best-selling novel, One of Us is Lying is the story of what happens when five high schoolers walk into detention and only four make it out alive. Everyone is a suspect, and everyone has something to hide.

Leverage: Redemption Season 1 Part 2 (IMDb TV) – October 8

The Leverage crew still has more heists and cons to pull. Leverage: Redemption returns with 8 episodes on October 8 on IMDb TV.

Series Description: In this new iteration, and new world, the Leverage crew have watched as the rich and powerful continue to take what they want without consequence. Grifter Sophie Devereaux, thief Parker, hitter Eliot Spencer, and hacker Alec Hardison have watched the world change over the last eight years. Since their last job, it’s become easier — and sometimes legal — for the rich to become richer and the powerful to squash anyone who gets in their way.  To address the changes in the world around them, the team finds new blood in Harry Wilson, a corporate lawyer who is looking for redemption after realizing he’d been sitting on the wrong side of the table for his entire career, and Breanna Casey, Hardison’s foster sister who has a knack for computers, robotics, and getting into trouble.

Acapulco (Apple TV+) – October 8

Journey back to 1984 as Máximo recalls his time working at Acapulco’s top resort. Acapulco premieres on October 8 on Apple TV+

Series Description: Acapulco tells the story of 20-something Máximo Gallardo (Enrique Arrizon), whose dream comes true when he gets the job of a lifetime as a cabana boy at the hottest resort in Acapulco. He soon realizes the job is far more complicated than he ever imagined and in order to succeed, he must learn to navigate a demanding clientele, a mercurial mentor and a complicated home life, without losing his way to shortcuts or temptations.

The Baby-Sitters Club Season 2 (Netflix) – October 11

It’s time to check back in with the baby-sitters club as they embark on a new school year. The Baby-Sitters Club Season 2 premieres on October 11 on Netflix.

Season Description: With the new school year comes booming business, new relationships, personal journeys, and important lessons, but through it all the club is there for each other every step of the way.

Dopesick (Hulu) – October 13

This latest drama from Hulu explores the beginning of the opioid epidemic. Dopesick premieres on October 13 on Hulu.

Series Description: From Executive Producer Danny Strong and starring and executive produced by Michael Keaton, Dopesick examines how one company triggered the worst drug epidemic in American history. The series takes viewers to the epicenter of America’s struggle with opioid addiction, from the boardrooms of Big Pharma, to a distressed Virginia mining community, to the hallways of the DEA. Defying all the odds, heroes will emerge in an intense and thrilling ride to take down the craven corporate forces behind this national crisis and their allies. The limited series is inspired by the New York Times bestselling book by Beth Macy.

Just Beyond (Disney+) – October 13

Based on the graphic novel series by R.L. Stine, Just Beyond promises to be a family-friendly horror anthology series. Just Beyond premieres on October 13 on Disney+.

Series Description: Inspired by the writings of R.L. Stine, Just Beyond is an eight-episode anthology series that tells astonishing and thought-provoking stories of a reality just beyond the one we know. Each episode introduces viewers to a new cast of characters who must go on a surprising journey of self-discovery in a supernatural world of witches, aliens, ghosts and parallel universes.

I Know What You Did Last Summer (Amazon Prime Video) – October 15

Amazon Prime Video is updating a classic horror film that follows a group of teenagers the year after a fatal accident. I Know What You Did Last Summer debuts on October 15 on Amazon Prime Video.

Series Description: I Know What You Did Last Summer is a modern take on the hit 1997 horror film that honors the same chilling premise — in a town full of secrets, a group of teenagers are stalked by a mysterious killer a year after a fatal accident on their graduation night. The project is based on the 1973 novel by Lois Duncan. 

You Season 3 (Netflix) – October 15

Joe’s got it all: a wife, a child, and a nice new home in the suburbs, but his next-door neighbor has caught his eye, which we know is never a good thing. You Season 3 drops on October 15 on Netflix.

Season Description: In Season 3, Joe and Love, now married and raising their baby, have moved to the balmy Northern California enclave of Madre Linda, where they’re surrounded by privileged tech entrepreneurs, judgmental mommy bloggers, and Insta-famous biohackers. Joe is committed to his new role as a husband and dad but fears Love’s lethal impulsiveness. And then there’s his heart. Could the woman he’s been searching for all this time live right next door? Breaking out of a cage in a basement is one thing. But the prison of a picture-perfect marriage to a woman who’s wise to your tricks? Well, that’ll prove a much more complicated escape.

Night Teeth (Netflix) – October 20

Benny will never forget the night when two passengers promised him an insane night of partying. Night Teeth debuts on October 20 on Netflix.

Film Description: A college student moonlighting as a chauffeur picks up two mysterious women for a night of party-hopping across LA. But when he uncovers their bloodthirsty intentions — and their dangerous, shadowy underworld — he must fight to stay alive.

Invasion (Apple TV+) – October 22

Apple TV+’s newest series explores how an alien invasion affects different people all over the world. Invasion will debut with the first three episodes on October 22, 2021, followed by new episodes weekly, every Friday.

Series Description: From Academy Award-nominated and two-time Emmy Award-nominated producer Simon Kinberg and David Weil, Invasion is a sweeping, character-driven science fiction drama series that follows an alien invasion through different perspectives around the world.

Locke & Key Season 2 (Netflix) – October 22

The Lockes have quite the journey ahead of them this season as Dodge is still around and has taken the shape of someone close to them. Locke & Key Season 2 premieres on October 22 on Netflix.

Series Description: After their father is murdered under mysterious circumstances, the three Locke siblings and their mother move into their ancestral home, Keyhouse, which they discover is full of magical keys that may be connected to their father’s death. As the Locke children explore the different keys and their unique powers, a mysterious demon awakens — and will stop at nothing to steal them.

Love Life Season 2 (HBO Max) – October 28

HBO Max’s hit romantic comedy is back for a second season, and this time we’re following around William Jackson Harper’s Marcus Watkins as he searches for love. Love Life Season 2 premieres on October 28 on HBO Max with three episodes. Three episodes drop on November 4, and the final four episodes premiere on November 11.

Season Description: Love Life Season 2 focuses on Marcus Watkins as he comes out of a years-long relationship with the woman he thought was going to be his person. After the rug is pulled out from under him, he is plunged back into the search for the romantic fulfillment that he thought he had already found. 

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