Welcome to your full look at all the Netflix Originals currently scheduled to hit Netflix (mostly globally) throughout the month of October 2020.
Although October is nowhere near as strong as some months prior, it still has a lot of gems to be found throughout the month.
As always, we’ll keep this updated as and when we learn of new Netflix Originals, and if you missed any of the September 2020 Originals go back here.
If you’re looking for more of what’s coming to Netflix in October 2020, you’ll have to wait until mid-September 2020 when we start getting word of what’s coming up next on Netflix.
Netflix Original Highlights for October 2020
Carmen Sandiego (Season 3)
Netflix Release Date: October 1st, 2020
Carmen is back for a third outing, and her adventures continue to take her across the world, looking for the next big score.
Emily in Paris (Season 1)
Netflix Release Date: October 2nd
Tolkein star Lily Collins stars in her second Netflix Original, taking on the lead role of Emily in Paris. The plucky new comedy series could be Netflix’s next smash-hit comedy series.
Emily, an American woman from the Midwest, moves to Paris for an exciting new job. Upon arriving, its clear cultures clash as the midwestern gal adjusts to Parisian life.
The 40-Year-Old-Version (2020)
Netflix Release Date: October 9th, 2020
Radha Blank’s exciting new Original won the award for U.S Dramatic Competition Directing Award at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2020.
In order to become a success before she hits 40, Radha, a down on her luck playwright, reinvents herself as a rapper.
The Haunting of Bly Manor (Season 1)
Netflix Release Date: October 9th
Mike Flanagan’s horror anthology returns just in time for the Halloween season.
With plenty of returning cast members, Netflix subscribers can look forward to the adaptation of the classic ghostly tale of The Turn of the Screw.
Deaf U (Season 1)
Netflix Release Date: October 9th
One of two new documentaries Netflix has produced based around the deaf community.
Here’s what you can expect from Deaf U:
“Deaf U is a coming-of-age documentary series following a tight-knit group of Deaf students at Gallaudet University, a renowned private college for the deaf and hard of hearing, in Washington, D.C.”
Grand Army (Season 1)
Netflix Release Date: October 16th
Netflix continues to pump out coming-of-age dramas of the woke variety, and that looks to continue with the release of Grand Army.
Told across the POV of five different students who attend a busy public Brooklyn High School, as they struggle to navigate love, sex, and life.
The Trial of The Chicago 7 (2020)
Netflix Release Date: October 16th
Aaron Sorkin writes and directs this promising historical drama taking us back to the late 1960s and covering the seven people on trial for their involvement in the DNC rioting in Chicago.
Among the cast is Eddie Redmayne, Sacha Baron Cohen, Jeremy Strong, and Alex Sharp.
La Révolution
Netflix Release Date: October 16th
Announced on Bastille day, Netflix’s expansion into French dramas seem to climax with this upcoming period drama series.
Expected to cover the French revolution, the only synopsis we’ve been given so far is “The 1% can be bloodied.”
Françaises, Français : voici les visages de la Révolution.
La série arrive en octobre 2020. pic.twitter.com/HqyjaQM41N
— Netflix France (@NetflixFR) July 15, 2020
Unsolved Mysteries (Volume 2)
Netflix Release Date: October 19th
Netflix’s reboot of the classic Unsolved Mysteries series had an excellent start with its first-half released earlier in 2020.
Now, it’s returning and promising even more tales that never got answers. This season will also features a ghost story that is perfect for Halloween!
Rebecca
Netflix Release Date: October 21st
Ben Wheatley directs this mystery romance movie featuring the talents of Lily James, Keeley Hawes, Armie Hammer, and Sam Riley.
The movie follows a newlywed who returns to her husband’s sprawling estate but finds herself in the shadow of his ex-wife.
Cadaver
Netflix Release Date: October 22nd
Cadaver (or Kadaver as it’s known in Norway) is a horror movie written and directed by Jarand Herdal.
Set in the aftermath of a nuclear disaster, we follow a family attending a subsequent charitable event where people are mysteriously disappearing.
The Queen’s Gambit (Miniseries)
Netflix Release Date: October 23rd
Based on the novel of the same name by author Walter Travis, The Queen’s Gambit stars The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance star Anya Taylor-Joy and Bill Camp.
Subscribers can look forward to a total of five drama-packed episodes.
Over the Moon (2020)
Netflix Release Date: October 23rd
The collaboration between Netflix and Pearl Studio has generated one of the most exciting new Originals of 2020. Over the Moon, Netflix’s latest animated feature takes inspiration from one of the most beloved classic Chinese tales.
Full Netflix Original Release Schedule for October 2020
Netflix Originals Coming on October 1st
- All Because of You
- Carmen Sandiego (Season 3)
- The Worst Witch (Season 4)
Netflix Originals Coming on October 2nd
- A Go! Go! Cory Carson Halloween (2020)
- Dick Johnson is Dead (2020)
- Emily in Paris (Season 1)
- Oloture (2019)
- Serious Men (2020)
- Song Exploder (Season 1)
- The Binding (2020)
- You’ve Got This (2020)
- Vampires vs. the Bronx (2020)
Netflix Originals Coming on October 6th
- StarBeam: Halloween Hero (2020)
Netflix Originals Coming on October 7th
- Hubie Halloween (2020)
- To the Lake (Season 1)
Netflix Originals Coming on October 9th
- Deaf U (Season 1)
- Fast & Furious Spy Racers (Season 2)
- Ginny Weds Sunny (2020)
- Super Monsters: Dia de los Monsters (2020)
- The 40-Year-Old Version (2020)
- The Haunting of Bly Manor (Season 1)
Netflix Originals Coming on October 12th
- Kip and the Age of Wonderbeasts (Season 3)
Netflix Originals Coming on October 13th
- The Cabin with Bert Kreischer (2020)
- Octonauts & the Great Barrier Reef (2020)
Netflix Originals Coming on October 14th
- BLACKPINK: Light Up the Sky (2020) N
Netflix Originals Coming on October 15th
- A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting (2020)
- Rooting for Roona (2020)
- Social Distance (Season 1)
Netflix Originals Coming on October 16th
- Dream Home Makeover (Season 1)
- Grand Army (Season 1)
- La Revolution (Season 1)
- Someone Has to Die (Limited Series)
- The Last Kids on Earth (Book 3)
- The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
Netflix Originals Coming on October 19th
- Unsolved Mysteries (Volume 2)
Netflix Originals Coming on October 20th
- The Magic School Bus Rides Again The Frizz Connection (2020)
Netflix Originals Coming on October 21st
- My Next Guest Needs No Introduction (Season 3)
- Rebecca (2020)
Netflix Originals Coming on October 22nd
- Cadavaer (2020)
Netflix Originals Coming on October 23rd
- Barbarians (Season 1)
- Move
- Over the Moon (2020)
- Perdida (2018)
- The Queen’s Gambit (Season 1)
Netflix Originals Coming on October 24th
- Blood of Zeus (Season 1)
- Chico Bon Bon: Monkey with a Tool Belt (Season 4)
- Guillermo Vilas: Settling the Score (2020)
Netflix Originals Coming on October 28th
- Holidate (2020)
- Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight (2020)
- Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb (2020)
Netflix Originals Coming on October 30th
- Bronx (2020)
- His House (2020)
- Somebody Feed Phil (Season 4)
- Suburra: Blood on Rome (Season 3)
What are you looking forward to watching on Netflix in October? Let us know in the comments.
