10 New Shows & Movies to Watch on Netflix in October 2024
While September is a time where many new series and movies make their premiere, October is also a full month of new content. Especially as Halloween approaches, we can expect many new horror-thriller themed movies and shows coming our way next month, and October will be a busy one for Netflix. Here are 10 new shows and movies to watch on Netflix premiering on the platform in October 2024.
10 New Shows & Movies to Watch on Netflix in October 2024
It’s What’s Inside (Movie) – October 4
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Comedy
Cast: Brittany O’Grady, James Morosini, Gavin Leatherwood, Nina Bloomgarden, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Reina Hardesty, Devon Terrell, David Thompson
Synopsis: “A group of friends gather for a pre-wedding party that descends into an existential nightmare when an estranged friend arrives with a mysterious game that awakens long-hidden secrets, desires, and grudges”
The Platform 2 (Sequel to the 2019 Spanish movie) – October 4
Genre: Horror
Cast: Milena Smit, Hovik Keuchkerian
Synopsis: “As a mysterious leader imposes their rule in the Platform, a new resident becomes embroiled in the battle against this controversial method to fight the brutal feeding system. But when eating from the wrong plate becomes a death sentence, how far would you be willing to go to save your life?”
Deceitful Love/Inganno (Italian Miniseries) – October 9
Genre: Drama, Romance
Cast: Monica Guerritore, Giacomo Gianniotti, Luigi Chiocca, Dharma Mangia Woods
Synopsis: “Gabriella (Monica Guerritore) is the owner of a luxury hotel on the Amalfi Coast, an elegant woman, proud of being sixty years old, aware of her role. Her three children are grown ups now and life doesn’t seem to reserve many surprises for her anymore, until she meets Elia (Giacomo Gianniotti), a charming, energic, free guy, the same age as her eldest son, who exerts an irresistible but also ambiguous and frightening fascination on her. Despite the age difference, Gabriella rediscovers herself as a woman, a lover… and for Elia she will be ready to put everything on the line, even her relationship with her children and their inheritance.”
Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft (Season 1)- October 10
Genre: Animated, Action, Adventure
Voice cast: Hayley Atwell, Allen Maldonado, Earl Baylon, Richard Armitage
Synopsis: “Thrust into a high-stakes chase around the world, fearless adventurer Lara Croft confronts her traumatic past while unraveling an ancient mystery.”
Lonely Planet (Movie) – October 11
Genre: Romance, Drama
Cast: Laura Dern, Liam Hemsworth
Synopsis: “A reclusive novelist (Laura Dern) arrives at a prestigious writer’s retreat in Morocco, hoping the remote setting will unlock her writer’s block. While there, she meets a young man (Liam Hemsworth) — what starts as an acquaintanceship evolves into an intoxicating, life-altering love affair.”
Beauty in Black (Season 1) – October 24
Genre: Drama
Cast: Taylor Polidore Williams, Amber Reign Smith, Crystle Stewart, Ricco Ross, Debbi Morgan, Richard Lawson, Steven G. Norfleet, Julian Horton, Terrell Carter, Shannon Wallace, Bryan Tanaka
Synopsis: “Tyler Perry’s Beauty in Black follows two women leading very different lives. While Kimmie is struggling to make a living after her mother kicked her out, and Mallory is running a successful business, they find themselves entangled in each other’s lives.”
Don’t Move (Movie) – October 25
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Cast: Kelsey Asbille, Finn Wittrock, Moray Treadwell, Daniel Francis
Synopsis: “A grieving woman hoping to find solace deep in an isolated forest encounters a stranger who injects her with a paralytic agent. As the agent gradually takes over her body, she must run, hide, and fight for her life before her entire nervous system shuts down.”
The Last Night at Tremore Beach/La última noche en Tremor Beach (Spanish miniseries) – October 25
Genre: Psychological thriller
Cast: Javier Rey, Ana Polvorosa
Synopsis: “A musician and composer in crisis retreats to a coastal village in the north to finish his latest work. His only neighbors for miles around are a married couple living in the next house. After a serious accident during a storm, the musician begins to experience some terrifying visions about his neighbors.”
Time Cut (Movie) – October 30
Genre: Sci-Fi, Slasher
Cast: Madison Bailey, Antonia Gentry, Griffin Gluck
Synopsis: “A teenage girl travels back to the early 2000s to stop a vicious killer from murdering her sister.”
Murder Mindfully (German miniseries) – October 31
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Cast: Tom Schilling, Emily Cox, Britta Hammelstein, Murathan Muslu, Peter Jordan, Pamuk Pilavci, Johannes Allmayer, Sascha Geršak, Marc Hosemann, Luca Maric
Synopsis: “When mafia lawyer Björn attends a mindfulness class to find a better work-life balance, he discovers surprising new coping strategies — including murder.”
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