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It's scary how much good content will be streaming in October. The month of Halloween brings us treats such as Amazon Prime's "Black Box," in which after losing his wife and his memory in a car accident, a single father undergoes an experimental treatment that causes him to question who he really is. Keep scrolling to what else is coming during the month.
October streaming 2020: Top new TV and movie releases
"BLACKPINK: Light Up the Sky": Record-shattering Korean band BLACKPINK tell their story -- and detail the hard-fought journey of the dreams and trials behind their meteoric rise. (Netflix) Rich Fury/Getty Images for Coachella
"The Mandalorian" Season 2: The Mandalorian and the Child continue their journey, facing enemies and rallying allies as they make their way through a dangerous galaxy in the tumultuous era after the collapse of the Galactic Empire. (Disney +)Disney Plus
"Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine": An hour of funny single-camera vignettes dealing with issues of politics, race, gender, class and other light subjects from the woman who found fame using sound bites from President Donald Trump. (Netflix) Mindy Tucker
"The Undoing": This limited series follows Grace (Nicole Kidman) and Jonathan Fraser (Hugh Grant), who are living the only lives they ever wanted for themselves. Overnight, a chasm opens with a violent death and a chain of terrible revelations. (HBO Max) HBO Max
"Terminator: Dark Fate": Decades after Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton) prevented Judgment Day, a lethal new Terminator arrives to eliminate the future leader of the resistance, forcing Connor to teams up with an unexpected ally (played by Arnold Schwarzenegger). (Hulu)Kerry Brown/Skydance Productions/Paramount Pictures
"Citizen Bio": As the world's medical research community grapples with the current Covid-19 pandemic, this feature-length doc explores the nascent biohacking movement and the unconventional scientists and researchers developing alternative medicines to prolong human life and eradicate incurable viruses and diseases. (Showtime)Showtime
"Ghostwriter": When a ghost haunts a neighborhood bookstore and starts releasing fictional characters into the real world, four kids must team up to solve a mystery surrounding the ghost's unfinished business in this re-imagining of Sesame Workshops' 1992 series. (Apple TV +)Apple TV
"90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days" Season 4: Follow couples who have an existing relationship online, but haven't met in person. Experience their journey as they travel to the other person's foreign country for the first time in an attempt to establish an in-person relationship and start the K-1 visa process. (Hulu) TLC
"Monsterland": Encounters with mermaids, fallen angels, and other strange beasts drive broken people to desperate acts in this anthology series based on the collection of stories from Nathan Ballingrud's "North American Lake Monsters." (Hulu) Barbara Nitke/Hulu
"Beverly Hills Chihuahua": While on vacation in Mexico, Chloe, a ritzy Beverly Hills chihuahua, finds herself lost and in need of assistance in order to get back home. (Disney +)Entertainment Pictures/Alamy
"Carmen Sandiego" Season 3: Carmen and her crew touch down in Mexico City, New Orleans, Venice and more on their quest to stay one step ahead of V.I.L.E. (Netflix) Netflix
"Bad Hair": This horror satire set in 1989 follows an ambitious young woman (played by Elle Lorraine) who gets a weave in order to succeed in the image-obsessed world of music television. However, her flourishing career comes at a great cost when she realizes that her new hair may have a mind of its own. (Hulu)Tobin Yellan/Hulu
"Emily in Paris": Emily, an ambitious twenty-something marketing executive from Chicago, unexpectedly lands her dream job in Paris. Her new life is filled with intoxicating adventures and surprising challenges as she juggles work, friendships, and romance. (Netflix) Carole Bethuel/Netflix
"The Lie": When their teenaged daughter confesses to impulsively killing her best friend, two desperate parents try and cover it up with a web of lies and deception. (Amazon Prime) Amazon
"When Harry Met Sally": We will have what she's having in this romantic comedy starring Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal about a pair of friends in New York City who debate the merits of women and men being friends. (HBO Max) Twentieth Century Fox
"Helpsters": A new live-action pre-school series from the makers of "Sesame Street." Cody and the Helpsters are a team of vibrant monsters who love to solve problems. Whether it's planning a party, climbing a mountain or mastering a magic trick, the Helpsters can figure anything out. (Apple TV +)Apple TV
"Kingdom of Silence": With the killing of Jamal Khashoggi as a launching point, this documentary explores the history between the US and Saudi Arabia in the decades leading up to today's interactions between the Trump administration and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. (Showtime) CPJ/Darian Woehr/Showtime
"The Trial of the Chicago 7": What was intended to be a peaceful protest at the 1968 Democratic National Convention turned into a violent clash with police and the National Guard. The organizers of the protest -- including Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, Tom Hayden and Bobby Seale -- were charged with conspiracy to incite a riot and the trial that followed was one of the most notorious in history. (Netflix) Niko Tavernise/Netflix
"Bug Diaries Halloween Special": Follow the adventures of three unlikely bug buddies, Fly, Spider and Worm, as they fly, spin, and jump into all kinds of fun. (Amazon Prime)Amazon
"It: Chapter Two": Twenty-seven years after their terrifying run-in with Pennywise, the Losers Club get a dreaded phone call which reunites them when evil once again revisits Derry, Maine.(HBO Max) Brooke Palmer/ Warner Bros./The Hollywood Archive/Alamy Stock Photo
"Charm City Kings": In this gritty coming-of-age drama, a 14-year-old (played by Jahi Di'Allo Winston) desperately wants to join an infamous group of Baltimore dirt-bike riders who rule the summertime streets. His mom (Teyonah Parris) and his police mentor, Detective Rivers (William Catlett), work overtime to help the charismatic teen reach his full potential, but when the leader of the riders, Blax (Meek Mill), takes the boy under his wing, the lure of revving his own dirt bike skids the teen toward a road way past the straight and narrow. (HBO Max) HBO
"The Handmaiden": This crime drama features a gripping and sensual tale of two women -- a young Japanese woman living on a secluded estate and a Korean woman who is hired to serve as her new handmaiden, but is secretly plotting with a conman to defraud her of a large inheritance. (Amazon Prime) Amazon via Alamy
"Armageddon": An all-star cast including Bruce Willis, Ben Affleck and Billy Bob Thornton stars in this sci-fi about the battle to save Earth from an asteroid. (Showtime) Walt Disney Pictures
"A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting": Based on the first installment of Joe Ballarini's popular scary book series of the same name, a high school student finds herself recruited into an international secret society of babysitters who protect kids with special powers from monsters. (Netflix)Justina Mintz/Netflix
"Books of Blood": Based on Clive Barker's acclaimed and influential horror anthology, this feature takes audiences on a journey into uncharted and forbidden territory through three uncanny tales tangled in space and time. (Hulu) Chris Reardon/Hulu
"The Cabin in the Woods": Five friends arrive at a secluded cabin with clear rules for their retreat and end up with a trip that is more than they bargained for. (Amazon Prime) Lionsgate
"Hubie Halloween": Adam Sandler stars as Hubie Dubois, who thanklessly spends every Halloween making sure the residents of his hometown, Salem, celebrate safely and play by the rules. But this year, an escaped criminal and a mysterious new neighbor have Hubie on high alert. (Netflix) Scott Yamano/Netflix
"Cheaper by the Dozen 2": One of America's favorite movie families returns in this sequel to the 2003 hit. Only this time, they're going toe-to-toe against another clan in the ultimate inter-family battle. (Disney +) AA Film Archive/Alamy
"Deaf U": In this docuseries, a tight-knit group of deaf students share their stories and explore the perks and pitfalls of life at Gallaudet University. (Netfix) Netflix
"The Sounds": In this riveting, twisty psychological thriller, Rachelle Lefevre and Matt Whelan star as a married Canadian couple who moves halfway around the world to a small idyllic town in New Zealand to start a new life that will help revive the local troubled economy, but not everyone in the community welcomes the change. (Acorn TV) Acorn TV
"Helstrom": As the son and daughter of a mysterious and powerful serial killer, the series follows Daimon (Tom Austen) and Ana Helstrom (Sydney Lemmon) and their complicated dynamic, as they track down the worst of humanity -- each with their own attitude and skills. (Hulu) Katie Yu/Hulu
"Once Upon a Snowman": The previously untold origins of Olaf, the innocent and insightful, summer-loving snowman who melted hearts in the Academy Award-winning 2013 Disney animated film, "Frozen" and its acclaimed 2019 sequel. (Disney +)Walt Disney Pictures
"Oktoberfest: Beer & Blood" : 1900: A rich newcomer with a shady past arrives in Munich determined to crash the local Oktoberfest with his own brewery. But when his daughter falls in love with the heir to a rival brewery, a violent chain of events is unleashed that will threaten both families' futures. (Netflix) Netflix
"The Good Lord Bird": Ethan Hawke stars as controversial abolitionist John Brown in this limited series that unfolds from the point of view of Onion (Joshua Caleb Johnson), a fictional enslaved boy who becomes a member of Brown's motley family of abolitionist soldiers during Bleeding Kansas, a time when the state was a battleground between pro- and anti-slavery forces. (Showtime)William Gray/Showtime
"Tiny World": Narrated by Paul Rudd, this series takes a unique perspective on the natural world, exploring the ingenuity and resilience of the smallest animals on the planet. Brand new camera technology allows us, for the very first time, to see the world through the eyes of the tiniest creatures and witness the extraordinary things they do to survive. (Apple TV +)Apple TV
"Song Exploder": Based on the acclaimed podcast of the same name, and from host Hrishikesh Hirway and Oscar-winning filmmaker Morgan Neville, each episode features some of the world's greatest musicians as they reveal how they brought one of their songs to life. (Netflix) Matt Sayles/Netflix
"Good Hair": In this eye-opening documentary, comedian and actor Chris Rock takes the audience around the world, to shine a light on the importance of hair in our culture -- especially in the Black community. (Hulu) Lionsgate
"Maleficent": Angelina Jolie stars in this story of Sleeping Beauty told from the villain's point of view. (Disney +) Walt Disney Pictures
"Truth Seekers": This eight-part supernatural comedy series is about a group of part-time paranormal investigators who team up to uncover and film ghost sightings across the UK, sharing their adventures on an online channel for all to see. Their supernatural experiences grow more frequent, more terrifying and even deadly, as they begin to uncover a deeper conspiracy. (Amazon Prime) Amazon
"Wayne's World 2": Mike Myers reprises his role as heavy-metal fan Wayne Campbell in this 1993 comedy in which Campbell and his friend Garth Algar try to organize a music festival. (Hulu) Paramount Pictures
"David Byrne's American Utopia": Directed by Academy Award and Emmy-winner Spike Lee, the film presents a one-of-a-kind, dynamic event that gives audiences access to Byrne's electrifying critically acclaimed Broadway show that played to sold-out, record-breaking audiences. (HBO Max) HBO Max
"A Beautiful Mind": Russell Crowe stars as in this biographical drama about mathematician John Nash, a Nobel Laureate in Economics. (Hulu) Universal/Getty Images
"Nocturne": Inside the halls of an elite arts academy, a timid music student begins to outshine her more accomplished and outgoing twin sister when she discovers a mysterious notebook belonging to a recently deceased classmate. (Amazon Prime)Amazon
"Bad Roomies": Two men find a woman to move in after they lose their roommate in this dark comedy. (Hulu) The Orchard Entertainment
"The Cabin with Bert Kreischer": After years on the grind, Bert Kreischer sets out on a purifying retreat to a remote cabin to cleanse his "mind, body and soul." In this a new docuseries, the comedian is joined by his celebrity friends as he attempts bizarre therapy techniques, intense physical challenges, and ridiculously improvised encounters with nature. (Netflix) Netflix
"Chelsea Handler: Evolution": In returning to stand-up, Handler will share her hilarious experiences about her family, friendships, and her first foray into therapy-- where she was able to unearth why everyone on this planet annoyed her so much. (HBO Max) Andrew Chin/Getty Images
"If You Give A Mouse A Pumpkin": This Halloween story stars the characters of the Laura Numeroff books and TV series and tells a tale of friendship and kindness. (Amazon Prime) Amazon
"Mystery Road" Series 2: Aaron Pedersen reprises his signature role as Indigenous detective Jay Swan in this acclaimed mystery set in the Australian outback. When a body is found in the mangroves of a coastal town of Gideon, Jay teams up with local constable Fran Davis (Jada Alberts) to investigate the crime. (Acorn TV)Acorn TV
"Arthur and the Haunted Tree House": While trick-or-treating, Francine meets an old woman with a very mysterious past, while Binky finds himself at Mr. Ratburn's amazing haunted house. Muffy and Bailey cut through a dark, rainy cemetery while Arthur, Buster, and Ladonna's tree house sleepover seems to be haunted. (Amazon Prime)Amazon