Streaming TV Shows and Movies to Look Forward to in October: VisionQuest, Carrie, and Matchbox The Movie

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, TV series, and new seasons premiering on various streaming platforms in October that you’ll definitely want to watch.

This month, you can suit up with Dexter on another season of Dexter: Resurrection, join the fight to save The Stewart Firm on Reasonable Doubt Season 4, or help Assane uncover a copycat on Lupin. 

Here are our picks for what to stream in October:

East of Eden (Netflix) – October 1

Based on the classic novel by John Steinbeck, this series follows the Trask family throughout multiple generations. East of Eden premieres on October 1 on Netflix.

Series Description: This fresh interpretation of Steinbeck’s masterpiece will explore the multigenerational saga of the Trask family, focusing new attention on its indelible antihero, Cathy Ames.

Reasonable Doubt Season 4 (Hulu) – October 6

The Stewart Firm has to fight to keep afloat after Jax’s accident as other firms try to poach their clients. Reasonable Doubt premieres with three episodes on October 6 on Hulu with new episodes releasing weekly.

Season Description: After a brutal attack leaves Jax’s family and newly minted law firm shaken, nothing feels certain, especially their future. With Jax’s most loyal client at the center of a spiraling media disaster, The Stewart Firm is thrust into a high-stakes battle where every move could mean survival … or collapse of the firm. As grief lingers and pressure mounts, one question looms: Can they rebuild in time, or will the cost of moving forward too quickly be everything they stand to lose?

Carrie (Prime Video) – October 7

Unlike previous adaptations of this popular coming-of-age tale, Mike Flanagan brings Carrie and her friends into the age of social media. Carrie premieres with all episodes on October 7 on Prime Video.

Series Description: Misfit high‑schooler Carrie White (Summer H. Howell) has spent her life hidden away inside the walls of her home with her fiercely protective mother, Margaret (Samantha Sloyan). After her father’s sudden, untimely death thrusts her into the unforgiving ecosystem of public high school, Carrie is forced to navigate a viral bullying scandal that tears through her community, the relentless pressure and casual cruelty of the social‑media age, and the awakening of mysterious telekinetic powers that rise alongside her adolescence.

Matchbox The Movie (Apple TV) – October 9

Your old childhood toys are getting an action movie adaptation! Matchbox The Movie premieres on October 9 on Apple TV.

Film Description: Inspired by the iconic Mattel toys, Matchbox The Movie is an action-packed, globetrotting adventure about a group of friends since childhood who have their lives upended when undercover CIA agent Sean (John Cena), their long-absent former leader, returns to their small town and unwittingly gets them embroiled in a frantic international pursuit to save the world.

Take Charge of My Heart (Netflix) – October 9

You can always count on K-dramas to have unique premises. Na Bo-bae holds the key to recharging Baek Ho-rang and his artificial heart, making them a one-of-a-kind match. Take Charge of My Heart premieres on October 9 on Netflix.

Series Description: Take Charge of My Heart is an electrifying romantic comedy about a man whose artificial heart is running out of battery and the woman with the unique power to recharge him.

VisionQuest (Disney+) – October 14

The final part of the WandaVision trilogy is here, and it centers on Vision as he goes on the run with someone who might be his son. VisionQuest premieres with one episode on October 14 on Disney+ with new episodes releasing weekly.

Series Description: Vision, rebooted and having escaped from those who sought to weaponize him, has been in hiding. Searching for new meaning, he consults the AI personas embedded in his programming, including F.R.I.D.A.Y., E.D.I.T.H., J.A.R.V.I.S., and the infamous Ultron. His discreet existence ends when a bounty placed on his head thrusts him on the run with Thomas Shepherd, a mysterious boy who may be Vision’s son, reincarnate. As Vision evades capture, he must confront his nature, resist Ultron’s influence, and unravel the enigma that is his young companion if he’s to survive.

The Diplomat Season 4 (Netflix) – October 15

Kate Wyler finds herself on the fence as she confronts inevitable, terrifying realities this season after learning that the President and Hal may have stolen the Poseidon missile. The Diplomat Season 4 premieres on October 15 on Netflix.

Season Description: In Season Four of The Diplomat, two marriages threaten to eat each other alive. One catastrophic moment shatters the fragile peace Kate Wyler brokered between the US and UK, as well as the crumbling marriage she’s trying to save. While she fights to stem the bleeding, President Grace Penn and VP Hal Wyler’s conspiracy to steal Russia’s most powerful weapon hurtles the United States toward war. Kate and Todd, at best an uneasy pair, unite to stop the Grace-Hal alliance from upending the balance of power abroad and at home. Four Emmy nominees paint an unmissable portrait of two marriages: Keri Russell as Ambassador Kate Wyler, Rufus Sewell as Vice President Hal Wyler, Allison Janney as President Grace Penn, and Bradley Whitford as Todd Penn.

Crystal Lake (Peacock) – October 15

If you’re looking for a horror show to get you in the Halloween spirit, Peacock has you covered with this Friday the 13th prequel. Crystal Lake premieres with all episodes on October 15 on Peacock.

Series Description: A prequel to the Friday the 13th franchise, the series follows single mother Pam Voorhees who has been unable to shake her grief after her young, sickly son Jason tragically drowned in the town lake almost a year before. When two strangers arrive at Pam’s door digging into her past, a disturbing chain of events is set into motion, leaving the townspeople of Crystal Lake wondering: just who is Pam Voorhees?

Masterplan (Prime Video) – October 16

 

There’s no better family bonding activity than a heist. Masterplan premieres on October 16 on Prime Video.

Film Description: When a legendary thief sets his sights on the Mona Lisa, he recruits two young strangers to help him — Chiara, a sharp Italian cybercrime expert, and Jay, a swaggering French explosives specialist — before revealing they are long-lost siblings… and oh yes by the way, he is their father. Thrown into a chaotic reunion they never asked for, this new family must learn to work together — and try not to kill each other — if they want any chance at pulling off the heist of the century.

The Terminal List Season 2 (Prime Video) – October 21 

James Reece returns with another conspiracy to unravel. The Terminal List Season 2 premieres with all episodes on October 21 on Prime Video.

Season Description: From the best-selling novels of the same name, The Terminal List centers on Navy SEAL Commander “James Reece” (Chris Pratt) as he battles unknown conspiratorial forces seeking to upend the world order. This season comes from Jack Carr’s second novel, True Believer, where he puts “James Reece” on a journey of violent redemption, finding a new purpose after finishing his list. The psychological revenge thriller of Season One opens up into a globe-trotting espionage thriller taking Reece across the Indian Ocean, Southern and Northern Africa, the Middle East, and Europe. Joined by returning fan favorites like “Raife Hastings” (Tom Hopper), “Katie Buranek” (Constance Wu), “Mohammed Farooq” (Dar Salim), “Jules Landry” (Luke Hemsworth) and newcomers like “Freddy Strain” (Gabriel Luna), Reece will uncover a conspiracy that reaches from Moscow to Langley and ties into his own family’s history.

Lupin Part 4 (Netflix) – October 23

After four years in prison, Assane is ready to give up the identity of Lupin, but a copycat begins using his name to frame him. Assane will have to be Lupin once more in order to clear his name. Lupin Part 4 premieres on October 23 on Netflix.

Season Description: Lupin Part 4 begins four years after the end of the previous part. Assane is still in prison. For him, Lupin is no more: he wants to serve out his sentence and keep the promise he made to his son to go and meet their family in Senegal. But his plans are turned upside down by a mysterious announcement signed by Lupin: multiple museums are to be hit with simultaneous heists! In spite of heightened security, the thefts go off as planned. Assane proclaims his innocence, but everything points to his guilt. A camera even shows him in one of the museums during a robbery in which Captain Belkacem is seriously injured. To prove his innocence and unmask the copycat, Assane must escape and don the Lupin costume once more!

Nocturne (Apple TV) – October 30

A serial killer is targeting Jonah and his family, and Jonah will have to do whatever it takes to catch this guy, even if it means involving his surrogate daughter in this case. Nocturne premieres with two episodes on October 30 on Apple TV with new episodes releasing weekly.

Series Description: The series tells the story of Jonah Lynn (Liev Schreiber), an ex-soldier turned homicide detective who, tired of working the tough streets of Philadelphia, moves to a small town in western Pennsylvania for a quiet life. But, as the town and his family come under attack from the diabolically cunning serial killer Jurek Walter (Stephen Graham), Jonah must protect all that he holds dear. When the desperate search for Jurek’s last missing victim forces Jonah to send his surrogate daughter, FBI Agent Saga Bauer (Zazie Beetz), up against Jurek, how far will Jonah go?

Dexter: Resurrection Season 2 (Paramount+) – October 30

It’s time to check back in with Dexter and Harrison. Dexter: Resurrection Season 2 premieres on October 30 on Paramount+.

Season Description: From Emmy®-nominated showrunner and executive producer Clyde Phillips, the second season of Dexter: Resurrection finds Dexter Morgan (Hall) caught between two killers — one with decades of notoriety and a lifetime of kills behind him, and the other a fresh young face terrorizing New York in ways no one has ever seen. Meanwhile, Dexter battles a new and unexpected enemy: a mid-life crisis. Harrison (Jack Alcott) continues his own pursuit of justice as father and son face their darkest chapter yet.

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