Welcome to When To Stream’s monthly preview! We’re here to give you an overview of the top streaming titles (including PVOD, Digital, and SVOD) expected in October 2026, and also give a glimpse at the films we expect to launch this month, but have not yet been announced.
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Here’s what’s coming in October 2026:
Thursday, October 1st, 2026
THE LAST ONE FOR THE ROAD (The Criterion Channel)
Cast: Filippo Scotti, Sergio Romano, and Pierpaolo Capovilla
Synopsis: A couple of jovial life-long drunkards run into a shy architecture undergrad, whose way of seeing things will be transformed as the trio wanders from pub to pub in search of a buried treasure.
SOULM8TE (Hulu)
Cast: Lily Sullivan, David Rysdahl, Claudia Doumit, Arty Froushan, Elijah Cook, Emma Ramos, Mara Huf, Isabelle Bonfrer, Jon Tarcy, Ossian Perret
Synopsis: After a ruthless tech giant acquires his company, a grieving engineer is tasked with testing their new AI companion. But when he attempts to program her to be a truly sentient soulmate, she develops needs of her own—unleashing a relentless spree of precision-engineered mayhem.
Friday, October 2nd, 2026
EVIL DEAD BURN (HBO Max)
Cast: Souheila Yacoub, Tandi Wright, Hunter Doohan, Luciane Buchanan, Errol Shand, George Pullar, Maude Davey and Greta Van Den Brink
Synopsis: After the loss of her husband, a woman seeks solace with her in-laws in their secluded family home. As one by one they are transformed into Deadites—turning the gathering into a family reunion from hell—she comes to discover that the vows she took in life live on… even in death.
INFIRMARY (Shudder)
Cast: Paul Syre Lee, Mark Anthony Williams, Danielle Kennedy
Synopsis: A rookie security guard named Edward works his first night shift at the crumbling, abandoned Wilshire psychiatric hospital and uncovers terrifying, unexplainable forces.
THE LAST FIRST: WINTER K2 (Apple TV)
Synopsis: A historic race to become the first to summit K2 in winter unravels into tragedy, exposing how ambition, ego, and the pursuit of glory can be as dangerous as the mountain itself.
LOCKBOX (MGM+)
Cast: Carla Gugino, Lou Taylor Pucci, Katharine Isabelle, Aedan Edwards
Synopsis: Seeking peace after her mother’s death, Ellen retreats to a rural town with her traumatized cousin, Winthrop. When strange phenomena escalate, she must protect him from a dangerous otherworldly entity determined to hunt him down.
TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA (MUBI)
Cast: Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson, Amanda Fix, Arthur Conti, Eva Victor, Zach Cherry, Sarah Sherman, Patrick Fischler, Dylan Baker, Quintessa Swindell, Kevin McDonald, Jasmin Savoy Brown, and Jack Haven
Synopsis: After years of slapdash sequels and waning fandom, the Camp Miasma slasher franchise is handed over to an enthusiastic young director for resurrection. But when she visits the original movie’s star, a now-reclusive actress shrouded in mystery, the two women fall into a blood-soaked world of desire, fear, and delirium.
Cast: Naomi Baker, Jay Reeves, Tamberla Perry, Karen Obilom, Jasmine Sargent, Lucky Johnson, Danielle Moné Truitt
Synopsis: A single mother fighting to survive and a reformed ex-con with untapped talent find in each other an unlikely second chance.
UNION COUNTY (VOD/Digital)
Cast: Will Poulter, Noah Centineo, Elise Kibler, Emily Meade, and Annette Deao
Synopsis: Assigned to a county-mandated drug court program, Cody Parsons embarks on the tenuous journey toward recovery amid the opioid epidemic in rural Ohio.
Tuesday, October 6th, 2026
COLONY (VOD/Digital)
Cast: Gianna Jun, Koo Kyo-hwan, Ji Chang-wook, Shin Hyun-been, Kim Shin-rock, Go Soo
Synopsis: Horror master Yeon Sang-ho (Train to Busan) directs a new Korean zombie thriller starring Gianna Jun and Koo Kyo-hwan. Professor Se-jeong (Jun) is thrust into a bloody nightmare when a rapidly mutating virus is released during a biotech conference causing authorities to seal the facility. Trapped inside with no escape, Se-jeong along with a small group of survivors must fight to stay alive while the infected undergo horrific transformations.
FALL 2: DEADPOINT (PVOD)
Cast: Harriet Slater, Arsema Thomas, Tom Brittney
Synopsis: Overwhelmed by her sister Hunter’s death, Jax connects with Luce, Hunter’s fearless friend. To heal, they attempt the infamous plank walk of Mount Kwan in Thailand. After a sudden rockslide leaves them stranded on a fragile plank 3000 feet in the air, Jax must confront her deepest fears and fight for survival to find closure.
INSIDIOUS: OUT OF THE FURTHER (PVOD)
Cast: Amelia Eve, Brandon Perea and Maisie Richardson-Sellers, with Lin Shaye
Synopsis: A trio of stalkers infiltrate a quiet suburb and force a new family into the astral plane, where they uncover a terrifying truth: the Further is bleeding into the real world.
THE LIBRARIANS (VOD/Digital)
Synopsis: As an unprecedented wave of book banning is sparked in Texas, Florida, and beyond, librarians under siege join forces as unlikely defenders fighting for intellectual freedom on the front lines of democracy.
LATE FAME (VOD/Digital)
Cast: Willem Dafoe, Greta Lee and Edmund Donovan
Synopsis: Legendary New York poet Ed Saxberger’s forgotten works captivate an eccentric group of young creatives, reigniting his artistic passion. Their intrigue intertwines with the bewitching presence of actress Gloria.
ONSLAUGHT (PVOD)
Cast: Adria Arjona, Dan Stevens, Alex Pereira, Michael Biehn, Drew Starkey, Rebecca Hall, Eric Wareheim, and Reginald VelJohnson
Synopsis: A mother living in a trailer park tries to protect her loved ones from a threat that has escaped from a secret military base, while mercenaries try to contain it.
THE SALT PATH (VOD/Digital)
Cast: Gillian Anderson, Jason Isaacs, Denis Lill
Synopsis: A couple lose their home and later discover the husband has been diagnosed with a terminal illness as they embark on a year long coastal trek.
SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY (PVOD)
Cast: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Sadie Sink, Jacob Batalon, Jon Bernthal, Tramell Tillman, Michael Mando and Mark Ruffalo
Synopsis: Four years have passed since the events of No Way Home, and Peter is now an adult living entirely alone, having voluntarily erased himself from the lives and memories of those he loves. Crime-fighting in a New York that no longer knows his name, he’s devoted himself entirely to protecting his city — a full-time Spider-Man — but as the demands on him intensify, the pressure sparks a surprising physical evolution that threatens his existence, even as a strange new pattern of crimes gives rise to one of the most powerful threats he has ever faced.
Friday, October 9th, 2026
ANIMALS (Netflix)
Cast: Ben Affleck, Kerry Washington, Gillian Anderson, Adriana Paz, Ray Fisher, Matt Gerald, with Luis Gerardo Méndez and Steven Yeun
Synopsis: When their son is kidnapped, a Los Angeles mayoral candidate and his wife find themselves drawn into a web of deception. As they scramble to raise the ransom payment, they’re forced to make choices that could tear their world apart.When their son is kidnapped, a Los Angeles mayoral candidate and his wife find themselves drawn into a web of deception. As they scramble to raise the ransom payment, they’re forced to make choices that could tear their world apart.
DISCLOSURE DAY (Peacock)
Cast: Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor, Colin Firth, Eve Hewson, Colman Domingo
Synopsis: If you found out we weren’t alone, if someone showed you, proved it to you, would that frighten you? Now the truth belongs to seven billion people in an original event film created and directed by Steven Spielberg, from a screenplay by David Koepp, starring Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor, Colin Firth, Eve Hewson, and Colman Domingo.
MATCHBOX: THE MOVIE (Apple TV)
Cast: John Cena, Jessica Biel, Sam Richardson, Teyonah Parris, Arturo Castro, Corey Stoll, Bill Camp, Danai Gurira, Golshifteh Farahani
Synopsis: 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 (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.
OASIS: DON’T LOOK BACK IN ANGER (Disney+, Hulu)
Cast: Noel Gallagher, Liam Gallagher, Paul Arthurs, Gem Archer, Andy Bell, Joey Waronker
Synopsis: Experience the meteoric rise of Oasis through rare footage and untold stories as the band reunites for Oasis Live ’25, chronicling their journey from Manchester streets to global rock stardom.
V/H/S MIXTAPE (Shudder)
Directors: Ernest Dickerson, RZA, David Moreau, Renee Zahn, Flying Lotus, Tobias Forge
Synopsis: V/H/S Mixtape cranks the signature found-footage horror up to eleven with an electrifying new anthology where music and sound become the source of terror. United by a theme that explores the power of music, rhythm, and audio to haunt, possess, and destroy, the film blends cosmic horror, psychological suspense, outrageous splatter, and groundbreaking practical effects into one unforgettable mixtape of nightmares.
Saturday, October 10th, 2026
HOKUM (Hulu)
Cast: Adam Scott, David Wilmot, Austin Amelio, Florence Ordesh, Peter Coonan, Michael Patric, and Will O’Connell
Synopsis: A horror novelist visits a remote Irish inn to spread his parents’ ashes, unaware the place is rumored to be haunted by a witch.
Tuesday, October 13th, 2026
BACK TO THE PAST (VOD/Digital)
Cast: Louis Koo, Raymond Lam, Jessica Hester Hsuan, Sonija Kwok, and Lai-Ming Tang
Synopsis: After losing everything for a crime he didn’t commit, Ken vows to travel back to the Qin Dynasty and reclaim everything he lost by usurping the throne.
DON’T MOVE (VOD/Digital)
Cast: Lyndsy Fonseca, Russel “Russ” Vitale, Hunter King, Joseph Lee Anderson, Tom Cavanagh, and Rob Riggle
Synopsis: A church group’s Ozark retreat turns deadly when they wander into the wrong part of the wilderness and are brutally picked off one by one. Suspicion falls on group troublemaker Ricky (Russ Vitale), but the actual threat is far worse: a terrifying, prehistoric arachnid that hunts by vibration. Trapped in a labyrinth of webs where every step could be their last, Megan (Lyndsy Fonseca) must hold the remaining members together and get them out alive.
HOPE (PVOD)
Cast: Hwang Jung-min, Zo In-sung, Jung Ho-yeon, Taylor Russell, Cameron Britton, Alicia Vikander, and Michael Fassbender
Synopsis: A mysterious discovery is made on the outskirts of the remote harbor town of Hope Harbor near the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). What begins as a local emergency soon spirals into a deeper, more terrifying mystery—forcing police officer Bum-seok and the town’s residents to confront the unknown.
Wednesday, October 14th, 2026
LOVE OF YOUR LIFE (Prime Video)
Cast: Margaret Qualley, Aaron Pierre, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Gabriel Basso, Catherine Keener, Tamara Lawrance, Corey Johnson
Synopsis: Directed by Rachel Morrison (The Fire Inside), LOVE OF YOUR LIFE follows Maya (Margaret Qualley), whose chance encounter with Charlie (Gabriel Basso) sets in motion a sweeping romance and a future beyond anything she had imagined. When that future is suddenly upended, Maya is sent hurtling toward an unexpected new life—one that will force her to reckon with who she is, what she wants, and how to love again.
Friday, October 16th, 2026
CLEAN HANDS (VOD/Digital)
Cast: Zach Braff, Esther McGregor, Abigail Spencer, Holt McCallany, and Lucas Till
Synopsis: Sergeant Kevin Simmers (Zach Braff) leads a taskforce waging war on drugs while at home, he’s a desperate father grappling with his 19-year-old daughter Brooke’s (Esther McGregor) escalating addiction from pain meds to heroin.
THE DEATH OF ROBIN HOOD (HBO Max)
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Jodie Comer, Bill Skarsgård, Murray Bartlett, Noah Jupe
Synopsis: Grappling with his past after a life of crime and murder, Robin Hood finds himself gravely injured after a battle he thought would be his last. In the hands of a mysterious woman, he is offered a chance at salvation.
MASTERPLAN (Prime Video)
Cast: Stanley Tucci, Simona Tabasco, Victor Belmondo
Synopsis: 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.
NIGHT NURSE (AMC+)
Cast: Cemre Paksoy, Bruce McKenzie, Eleonore Hendricks, Colleen Rose Trundy, and Mimi Rogers
Synopsis: As a series of perverse scam calls unsettles an idyllic retirement community, a starry-eyed nurse becomes entangled with her mysterious patient.
NORM: THE TALE OF NORM MACDONALD (Netflix)
Cast: Norm Macdonald
Synopsis: From director Judd Apatow comes an intimate portrait of one of comedy’s most singular voices. Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald traces the life and career of the stand-up and Saturday Night Live legend, from his rise as the deadpan anchor of “Weekend Update” to his enduring legacy as a comedian’s comedian — a master of the absurd, the dry, and the unexpected. Built entirely from archival footage, personal photos, and rare home videos contributed by fans and friends, the documentary lets Norm tell his own story in his own voice. This is a tribute to a comic genius whose influence on stand-up and television comedy remains unmatched.
ROSE OF NEVADA (MUBI)
Cast: George MacKay, Callum Turner, Francis Magee, Edward Rowe, Rosalind Eleazar, Mary Woodvine
Synopsis: A mysterious boat returns to a village 30 years after vanishing. Two men join its crew hoping for better fortune. After one voyage, they find themselves transported back in time, mistaken for the original crew.
SACRIFICE (Netflix)
Cast: Chris Evans, Anya Taylor-Joy, Vincent Cassel, Sam Richardson, John Malkovich, and Salma Hayek
Synopsis: At an elite fundraising gala, celebrities and socialites find themselves in danger when armed activists storm the venue in pursuit of a legendary relic that could unlock supernatural powers.
TENZING (Apple TV)
Cast: Genden Phuntsok, Tom Hiddleston, Willem Dafoe, Caitríona Balfe
Synopsis: Tenzing Norgay (Genden Phuntsok), a gifted Himalayan climber who, alongside New Zealand mountaineer Edmund Hillary (Tom Hiddleston), was the first to summit Mount Everest. Encouraged by his wife Dawa (Thinley Lhamo), Tenzing finds an ally in expedition secretary Jill Henderson (Caitríona Balfe). Together, they persuade Colonel John Hunt (Willem Dafoe) that Tenzing belongs on the British climbing team, rather than merely serving it. Where Western climbers see “Everest” as something to be conquered, Tenzing reveres “Chomolungma” as the sacred mother goddess. What follows is an ascent defined as much by the tensions between backgrounds, classes and competing ambitions as by the perils of the mountain itself. But high above the world, empire, rank and aspiration fall away, leaving two outsiders bound by mutual respect and trust — and for Tenzing, the fulfillment of both a lifelong dream and a spiritual calling. Directed by award-winning filmmaker Jennifer Peedom, “Tenzing” is a story of greatness that refuses to be diminished — and the love that makes it possible.
Friday, October 23rd, 2026
THE CYCLE (Shudder)
Cast: Deborah Ann Woll, Jeffrey Donovan, Will Hochman, Jack Doolan, Carl W. Crudup, Jeb Berrier, Gretchen Corbett, David Myers Gregory
Synopsis: When the body of a man missing for thirty-six years is discovered at the scene of a horrific crime, it’s up to his estranged daughter to unravel his dark past.
THE INVITE (HBO Max)
Cast: Seth Rogen, Olivia Wilde, Penélope Cruz, Edward Norton
Synopsis: Joe and Angela’s marriage is on thin ice. When they invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbors for a dinner party, the night spirals into unexpected places. Have they reignited the spark or lit the match that burns it all down?
Wednesday, October 28th, 2026
HANGING BY A WIRE (Paramount+)
Director: Mohammed Ali Naqvi
Synopsis: On a Tuesday morning in August 2023, a group of kids set off for school, climbing into a makeshift cable car for the journey across a mountain pass in northwest Pakistan. What happened next would make headlines around the world. Suddenly, 900 feet above the ground, two cables snapped, putting the teenagers in mortal danger.
MINIONS & MONSTERS (Peacock)
Cast: Allison Janney, Christoph Waltz, Jeff Bridges, Jesse Eisenberg, Zoey Deutch, Bobby Moynihan, Phil LaMarr, with Trey Parker and Pierre Coffin
Synopsis: This is the rambunctious, ridiculous and totally true story of how the Minions conquered Hollywood, became movie stars, lost everything, unleashed monsters onto the world and then banded together to try and save the planet from the mayhem they had just created.
Friday, October 30th, 2026
BIG BABY (Shudder)
Cast: Adam Marcinowski, Brandon Scott, Krsy Fox
Synopsis: Nightmares of a maniac killer in a baby mask inspire a horror writer’s new script. As his life begins to spiral out of control, he discovers Big Baby’s murderous rampage may be more than just fiction.
THE GENTLEMAN THIEF (Hulu)
Cast: John Travolta, Lukas Haas, Sam Asghari, DJ Khaled, and Quavo
Synopsis: Lured from retirement, master thief Mason Goddard (John Travolta) must steal a priceless painting and outsmart a ruthless kingpin’s deadly trap.
Saturday, October 31st, 2026
HUNTING MATTHEW NICHOLS (Shudder)
Cast: Miranda MacDougall, Markian Tarasiuk, Ryan Alexander McDonald, Christine Willes, Susinn McFarlen, Trevor Carroll, James Ross, Issiah Bull Bear, Bernard Cuffling
Synopsis: Twenty-three years after her brother mysteriously disappeared, a documentary filmmaker sets out to solve his missing person’s case. But when a disturbing piece of evidence is revealed, she comes to believe that her brother might still be alive.
In case you missed them, here are links to various streaming services’ October 2026 announced schedules:
Here’s What’s Streaming on Peacock in October 2026
Here’s a snapshot of the current October 2026 schedule:
And finally, here are the titles not yet announced that we think might still begin streaming in October 2026:
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