It’s officially pumpkin season! And while that means pumpkin spice everything, it also means sweater weather… which means that long evenings spent outside are going to give way to nights curled up in front of the TV, ignoring that first chill in the air. Thankfully, Netflix has packed its usual number of brand new viewing material into the calendar this month, with plenty of originals joining watchable classics, so that everyone should find something to watch. The heaviest hitters? The newest season of Big Mouth, the Breaking Bad Movie, and the Laundromat.
Charlie’s Angels
Ahead of the high octane remake (out in November), Charlie’s Angels are back on Netflix. Charlies Angels and Charlies Angels: Full Throttle are both on their way to the streaming service this month, making it the perfect time to catch up on female-led action as Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, and Lucy Lui kick some serious (high heeled) butt in these fun action romps. They may not be classic cinema, but they are a whole lot of fun!
Arriving: Oct 1
Trainspotting
With the sequel, T2, also available on Netflix, it’s time to get melancholy with a marathon, now that the original film is also returning. Released back in 1996, Trainspotting is still an incredible film over two decades later, and with good reason. Check out the uber-young Ewan McGregor as a heroin addict in Scotland, getting into all kinds of drug-fuelled mayhem with his friends (and even considering getting out of some mayhem, too). Then watch T2, and see quite how far they have all come - the actors, as well as the characters themselves.
Big Mouth (Season 3)
Head back to animated puberty, as Big Mouth returns! The hit comedy takes viewers through the highs and lows of middle school, with the addition of the truly hilarious Hormone Monsters - strange, hairy, beasts that serve as the un-seen urges that pre-teen life brings.
It may be awkward and embarrassing, but Big Mouth is a Netflix original hit for a reason; everybody has been here, and it’s just that funny. It’s not all cringeworthy jokes, though. This animated series is also surprisingly touching.
Arriving: Oct 4
Peaky Blinders (Season 5)
On a very different note, Peaky Blinders fans will be thrilled to know that this is the month that their favorite historical crime drama returns to the streaming service. Set in Birmingham in the early 1900s, this gang-centric series has technically already aired in the UK, but this month will see its arrival in the US (for anyone who hasn’t already found a way to watch, that is).
Arriving: Oct 4th
Schitt’s Creek (Season 5)
Yes, season five originally aired back in January, so devoted fans of this funny family comedy will have already caught up. But whether you are a devoted fan looking forward to a rewatch, or a more casual fan who is happy to wait for the streaming option, it’s time for the latest season of rich people being ridiculous in a small town. Even if you’ve watched it once, it’s funny enough to see again - especially before the new season is released in a few months’ time.
Arriving: October 10th
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Aaron Paul is back as Jesse Pinkman, as the critically acclaimed Breaking Bad finally gets a continuation. Yes, the spin-off Better Call Saul already exists, but El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie is a direct continuation from the Breaking Bad series finale, focusing on what Pinkman is going to do now that he’s out, on the run… and not sure quite what life has in store for him. Breaking Bad fans aren’t going to want to miss this (and anyone who hasn’t seen the series… has some real catching up to do first!).
Arriving: Oct 11th
The Laundromat
Meryl Streep stars in this one, so there is essentially no doubt that it is going to be incredible! She’s not the only one, either - a star studded cast completes this film festival offering, and it looks like it’s going to be the smash hit of the month for new Netflix offerings.
Streep plays a woman whose vacation goes wrong - and who starts to discover that a bad life insurance policy is part of a complicated web of corruption and money laundering. Funny, dramatic, and inspired by a true story, this is definitely one to watch.
Arriving: Oct 18
Living With Yourself
Paul Rudd stars in this new Netflix Original Series about a man who just… isn’t happy. Before you turn away from another dour drama, though, this is a comedy! Miserable, Miles goes to a spa that promises to make him better - but instead, ends up splitting him into two versions of himself. Now both are back home, and trying to share a single life… and figure out exactly what happened to them. Expect this to be a new Original smash hit this month.
Men In Black
Men In Black: International may not have been the smash hit of the summer that some hoped for, and it’s not yet available to stream, but the original movie is! Men In Black and Men In Black II are both back on Netflix this month, so if the summer version didn’t float your boat, there’s plenty of time to have a binge of the classics. Watch Will Smith take on some aliens and save the world, and just enjoy this classic action comedy for everything that it is… before bingeing the sequel, because why not?
Arriving: Oct 19
Daybreak
Post apocalyptic cheerleaders with axes? Mad Max teenagers with zombies on the side? Sign us up for Daybreak, a new Netflix Original (based on the comic of the same name), about a high school after the world has ended - and one teenager’s search for love. Expect comedy, general mayhem, and some surprisingly touching moments in this new teen drama with a serious difference.
Arriving: Oct 24
