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October means it's autumn in earnest, and with the changing seasons also comes a fresh television slate. Network favorites return in full force – including NCIS, Fire Country, , Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Abbott Elementary, Tracker, Elsbeth, and Ghosts — while new ones debut in the form of NCIS: Origins, , The Librarians: The Next Chapter, and Reba McEntire's sitcom Happy's Place. And although we don't want to say goodbye to either or What We Do in the Shadows, both series take their final bows this month.
For streamers, October welcomes back Heartstopper Season 3, Outer Banks Season 4, The Legend of Vox Machina Season 3, and Season 5 of Star Trek: Lower Decks, while Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft premieres. Lifetime friends and Y Tu Mamá También co-stars Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna reunite to perform and executive producer La Máquina, "Hulu's first Spanish-language original series." If last month's Grotesquerie marks Travis Kelce's biggest acting move to date, then Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity? welcomes the NFL player into the role of game show host. And no October is complete without enough fright-inducing TV to whet your appetite for Halloween.
'Found'
Available: | October 3, 2024, on NBC |
Genre: | Procedural Drama |
Created By: | Nkechi Okoro Carroll |
Cast: | Shanola Hampton, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Kelli Williams, Brett Dalton, Gabrielle Walsh, Arlen Escarpeta, Karan Oberoi, Dionne Gipson, Michael Cassidy, Danielle Savre |
The second season of NBC's Found picks up immediately after Season 1's cliffhanger finale. Gabi Mosely (Shanola Hampton) and her team of recovery specialists race to rescue one of their own from Sir (Mark-Paul Gosselaar), the same man who abducted Gabi two decades earlier.
'Heartstopper'
Available: | October 3, 2024, on Netflix |
Genre: | Romance, Coming-of-Age, Comedy, Drama |
Created By: | Alice Oseman |
Cast: | Kit Connor, Joe Locke, William Gao, Yasmin Finney, Corinna Brown, Kizzy Edgell, Tobie Donovan, Cormac Hyde-Corrin, Rhea Norwood |
Smitten boyfriends Charlie (Joe Locke) and Nick (Kit Connor) face the world hand-in-hand, including all the joy, confusion, fear, and hurt a new school year brings — plus learning how to say "I love you" for the first time.
'Law & Order'
Available: | October 3, 2024, on NBC |
Genre: | Procedural Drama, Legal Drama |
Created By: | Dick Wolf |
Cast: | Reid Scott, Mehcad Brooks, Maura Tierney, Hugh Dancy, Odelya Halevi, Tony Goldwyn |
Justice never sleeps, and neither does one of TV's longest-running franchises. Law & Order returns for its 24th season and features guest spots from Law & Order: Special Victims Unit leads Mariska Hargitay and Elizabeth Marve l, while Maura Tierney joins as a series regular.
'Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'
Available: | October 3, 2024, on NBC |
Genre: | Procedural Drama, Legal Drama |
Created By: | Dick Wolf |
Cast: | Mariska Hargitay, Ice-T, Peter Scanavino, Octavio Pisano, Kevin Kane, Juliana Aidén Martinez, Ryan Buggle, Aime Donna Kelly, Juliana Aidén Martinez |
When it's not crossing over with their parent series, Law & Order: SVU comes back swinging for Season 26. Juliana Aidén Martinez plays a new main team member, but never fear: Olivia Benson is still leading the way with as much ferocity as ever.
'The Legend of Vox Machina'
Available: | October 3, 2024, on Prime Video |
Genre: | Fantasy, Action, Adult Animated |
Created By: | Brandon Auman, Critical Role Productions |
Cast: | Laura Bailey, Taliesin Jaffe, Ashley Johnson, Liam O'Brien, Marisha Ray, Sam Riegel, Travis Willingham, Matthew Mercer, Stephanie Beatriz, Indira Varma, Sunil Malhotra, Kelly Hu |
Season 3 of Prime Video's Dungeons & Dragons-inspired adult fantasy sees the intrepid Vox Machina continue their desperate fight against enemies determined to burn their continent to ash. Beyond literally venturing into hell and back, an exclusive Collider interview with cast members Travis Willingham, Marisha Ray, and Liam O'Brien teases that "pain is coming" for the reluctant heroes.
'The Franchise'
Available: | October 6, 2024, on Max |
Genre: | Comedy |
Created By: | Jon Brown |
Cast: | Himesh Patel, Aya Cash, Jessica Hynes, Billy Magnussen, Lolly Adefope, Darren Goldstein, Isaac Cole Powell, Richard E. Grant, Daniel Brühl, Ruaridh Mollica |
If you've ever sat through the credits of a Marvel movie, you know it takes a lot of people to make the superhero magic happen. Max's new series The Franchise shines a fictionalized and comedic light on the hard workers behind the scenes.
'Superman & Lois'
Available: | October 7, 2024, on The CW |
Genre: | Superhero, Romance |
Created By: | Todd Helbing, Greg Berlanti |
Cast: | Tyler Hoechlin, Elizabeth Tulloch, Erik Valdez, Inde Navarrette, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Michael Cudlitz, Michael Bishop, Alex Garfin |
Based on the “Death of Superman” comic book storyline, Superman & Lois's final season follows the aftermath of Season 3's climatic battle. The world believes Superman/Clark Kent (Tyler Hoechlin) died fighting Doomsday, including his wife Lois (Elizabeth Tulloch) and the couple's two sons.
'The Irrational'
Available: | October 8, 2024, on NBC |
Genre: | Procedural Drama |
Created By: | Arika Mittman |
Cast: | Jesse L. Martin, Maahra Hill, Arash DeMaxi, Molly Kunz, Travina Springer |
Inspired by psychology professor Dan Ariely's non-fiction book Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions, Season 2 of The Irrational hands "behavioral science guy" Alec Mercer (Jesse L. Martin) no shortage of perplexing cases to solve.
'Abbott Elementary'
Available: | October 9, 2024, on ABC |
Genre: | Comedy |
Created By: | Quinta Brunson |
Cast: | Quinta Brunson, Tyler James Williams, Janelle James, Lisa Ann Walter, Chris Perfetti, William Stanford Davis, Sheryl Lee Ralph |
Classes are back in session at Willard R. Abbott Elementary School, and it's all hands on deck for the new school year. Beyond Janine (Quinta Brunson) and Gregory (Tyler James Williams) finally becoming a couple, the 22-episode season allows Season 4 room for Halloween- and Christmas-themed episodes.
'La Máquina'
Available: | October 9, 2024, on Hulu |
Genre: | Drama |
Created By: | Marco Ramirez |
Cast: | Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna, Eiza González, Jorge Perugorría, Andrés Delgado, Karina Gidi, Dariam Coco, Lucía Méndez |
Esteban Osuna (Gael García Berna) is a career boxer readying himself for one last desperate and unlikely fight. His trusted manager Andy Lujan (Diego Luna) is at his side, while his ex-wife, Irasema (Eiza González), follows her journalistic instincts.
'Citadel: Diana'
Available: | October 10, 2024, on Prime Video |
Genre: | Action |
Created By: | Alessandro Fabbri |
Cast: | Matilda De Angelis, Lorenzo Cervasio, Maurizio Lombardi, Julia Piaton, Thekla Reuten, Bernhard Schütz, Filippo Nigro |
The events of the 2023 thriller Citadel have left spy agent Diana Cavalieri (Matilda De Angelis), Citadel: Diana's lead, stranded undercover in enemy territory. Her best chance of survival lies with another agent, albeit an adversarial one.
'Outer Banks'
Available: | October 10, 2024, on Netflix |
Genre: | Teen Drama, Mystery, Action |
Created By: | Jonas Pate, Josh Pate, Shannon Burke |
Cast: | Chase Stokes, Madelyn Cline, Madison Bailey, Jonathan Daviss, Rudy Pankow, Carlacia Grant, Austin North, Drew Starkey |
Fresh off discovering El Dorado's riches last season, the young Pogues strike out to uncover the pirate Edward Teach/Blackbeard's long-lost gold in Outer Banks Season 4.
'Teacup'
Available: | October 10, 2024, on Peacock |
Genre: | Horror, Science Fiction |
Created By: | Ian McCulloch |
Cast: | Yvonne Strahovski, Scott Speedman, Chaske Spencer, Kathy Baker, Boris McGiver, Caleb Dolden, Émilie Bierre, Luciano Leroux |
Based on the bestselling novel Stinger by author Robert R. McCammon, Teacup's eight episodes follow the Chenoweth and Stanley families as they fight for their lives against a dangerous extraterrestrial that's threatening their rural farmland.
'Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft'
Available: | October 10, 2024, on Netflix |
Genre: | Action, Adventure, Animated |
Created By: | Tasha Huo |
Cast: | Hayley Atwell, Allen Maldonado, Earl Baylon |
The animation studio that brought us Castlevania digs for new treasure with Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft. Set after the events of the prequel game trilogy, the legendary archaeologist's (Hayley Atwell) latest adventure brings her back home to England before catapulting her around the world after a thief who will test her limits.
'Disclaimer'
Available: | October 11, 2024, on Apple TV+ |
Genre: | Drama, Psychological Thriller |
Created By: | Alfonso Cuarón |
Cast: | Cate Blanchett, Kevin Kline, Sacha Baron Cohen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Louis Partridge, Lesley Manville, HoYeon Jung, Liv Hill, Gemma Jones, Anya Marco Harris, Archie George, Youssef Kerkour |
Director Alfonso Cuarón takes his skills to television with an all-star cast led by Cate Blanchett as Catherine Ravenscroft, a journalist harboring many secrets from a past that's quickly catching up to her. Disclaimer is based on Renée Knight's novel of the same name.
'The Confidante'
Available: | October 11, 2024, on Max |
Genre: | Psychological Thriller |
Created By: | Fanny Burdino, Jean-Baptiste Delafon, Samuel Doux, Alexandre Kauffmann (writers) |
Cast: | Laure Calamy, James Flynn, Arieh Worthalter, Alexis Manenti, Annabelle Lengronne, Ava Baya |
Christelle's (Laure Calamy) life changes forever in the aftermath of the November 15, 2015, terrorist attacks in France. Although she seems to find community and leadership within a localized group of survivors, Christelle isn't what she seems.
'Tracker'
Available: | October 13, 2024, on CBS |
Genre: | Procedural Drama, Action |
Created By: | Ben H. Winters |
Cast: | Justin Hartley, Abby McEnany, Eric Graise, Fiona Rene |
Teddi Bruin (Robin Weigert) won't be returning for Tracker Season 2, but the mega-hit drama keeps its case of the week energy and reveals more information about not just Colter Shaw (Justin Hartley), but his family's checkered past.
'NCIS'
Available: | October 14, 2024, on CBS |
Genre: | Procedural Drama |
Created By: | Donald P. Bellisario, Don McGill |
Cast: | Sean Murray, Wilmer Valderrama, Katrina Law, Brian Dietzen, Diona Reasonover, Rocky Carroll, Gary Cole |
The original king of the spin-offs, NCIS Season 22 picks up the pieces after Jessica Knight (Katrina Law) left the team — and her now ex-boyfriend, Jimmy Palmer (Brian Dietzen) — for a new job. The remaining crew feels her absence while sniffing out a mole within NCIS.
'NCIS: Origins'
Available: | October 14, 2024, on CBS |
Genre: | Procedural Drama |
Created By: | Gina Lucita Monreal, David J. North |
Cast: | Austin Stowell, Mariel Molino, Kyle Schmid, Tyla Abercrumbie, Diany Rodriguez, Daniel Bellomy, Caleb Martin Foote, Robert Taylor, Patrick Fischler, Julian Black Antelope, Mark Harmon |
Instead of going to another part of the world, NCIS: Origins takes us back in time to the early days of Leroy Jethro Gibbs' (Austin Stowell) career. Original actor Mark Harmon will narrate the adventures of his character's younger self.
'I Am Not a Monster: The Lois Riess Murders'
Available: | October 15, 2024, on Max |
Genre: | True Crime, Documentary |
Created By: | Erin Lee Carr (director, producer) |
Cast: | N/A |
The true crime case of murderer Lois Riess stunned her small Minnesota town. Max's two-part documentary lets "Lois herself attempt to explain her reprehensible actions" and the circumstances surrounding them.
'Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity?'
Available: | October 16, 2024, on Prime Video |
Genre: | Game Show |
Created By: | Barry Poznick, John Steven |
Cast: | Travis Kelce (host) |
Superbowl Champion Travis Kelcie hosts 20 episodes of this Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?spin-off, where adult contestants answer 11 questions about the celebrity world with help from "a classroom full of celebrities from stage, screen, and sports."
'Elsbeth'
Available: | October 17, 2024, on CBS |
Genre: | Procedural, Comedy |
Created By: | Robert King, Michelle King |
Cast: | Carrie Preston, Carra Patterson, Wendell Pierce, Danny McCarthy, Fredric Lehne, Gloria Reuben, Danny Mastrogiorgio, Molly Price, Micaela Diamond, Ajay Naidu |
After her move from Chicago to New York City, Elsbeth Tascioni (Carrie Preston) has made a name for herself. Season 2 opens with Elsbeth itching for some juicy high-profile cases — and Nathan Lane, playing a murderous music fan, is ready to provide.
'Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage'
Available: | October 17, 2024, on CBS |
Genre: | Comedy |
Created By: | Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro, Steve Holland |
Cast: | Montana Jordan, Emily Osment, Will Sasso, Rachel Bay Jones, Dougie Baldwin, Jessie Prez |
A spin-off of Young Sheldon and the third series in The Big Bang Theory universe, Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage follows titular newlyweds Georgie Coopier (Montana Jordan) and Mandy McAllister (Emily Osment) as they navigate married life and parenthood.
'Ghosts'
Available: | October 17, 2024, on CBS |
Genre: | Comedy |
Created By: | Joe Port, Joe Wiseman |
Cast: | Rose McIver, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Devan Chandler Long, Román Zaragoza, Brandon Scott Jones, Rebecca Wisocky, Danielle Pinnock, Sheila Carrasco, Richie Moriarty, Asher Grodman |
The humorous hauntings never let up at the Woodstone Mansion. For Season 4, Sam (Rose McIver), Jay (Utkarsh Ambudkar), and the resident ghosts are joined by Patience (Mary Holland), a Puritan-era spirit and Isaac's (Brandon Scott Jones) kidnapper.
'Jurassic World: Chaos Theory'
Available: | October 17, 2024, on Netflix |
Genre: | Action, Animated |
Created By: | Scott Kreamer, Zack Stentz |
Cast: | Paul-Mikél Williams, Darren Barnet, Sean Giambrone, Kausar Mohammed, Raini Rodriguez |
Stranded on an island of dinosaurs should be the worst of their problems. Instead, the Nublar Five are running for their lives from the dinosaurs they've sworn to protect and dealing with the revelation that their friend, Brooklynn (Kiersten Kelly), is alive and working against them.
'Fire Country'
Available: | October 18, 2024, on CBS |
Genre: | Drama |
Created By: | Max Thieriot, Tony Phelan, Joan Rater |
Cast: | Max Thieriot, Kevin Alejandro, Jordan Calloway, Stephanie Arcila, Jules Latimer, Diane Farr, Billy Burke |
Things are once again heating up for firefighter Bode (Max Thieriot). In the wake of Bode walking out on Gabriela's (Stephanie Arcilla) wedding last season, Fire Country Season 3 teases a tense but steamy reunion between the two exes. Meanwhile, Jared Padalecki guest stars for three episodes.
'Happy's Place'
Available: | October 18, 2024, on NBC |
Genre: | Comedy |
Created By: | Kevin Abbott |
Cast: | Reba McEntire, Melissa Peterman, Belissa Escobedo, Rex Linn |
Musician, actress, and overall icon Reba McEntire stars as Bobbie, a woman who co-inherits her restaurant business after his passing. Her business partner? The younger "half-sister she never knew she had." That's definitely not awkward.
'The Devil's Hour'
Available: | October 18, 2024, on Prime Video |
Genre: | Drama, Thriller, Supernatural |
Created By: | Tom Moran |
Cast: | Jessica Raine, Peter Capaldi, Nikesh Patel, Alex Ferns, Meera Syal, Barbara Marten, Phil Dunster, Benjamin Chivers, Brandon Bendell |
Already renewed for its third and final season, Season 2 of The Devil's Hour forces Lucy (Jessica Raine) and Gideon (Peter Capaldi) into an unwilling partnership — and his motives remain as dangerously unknown as Lucy's fate.
'The Equalizer'
Available: | October 20, 2024, on CBS |
Genre: | Crime Drama, Procedural |
Created By: | Michael Sloan and Richard Lindheim, Andrew W. Marlowe, Terri Edda Miller |
Cast: | Queen Latifah, Tory Kittles, Adam Goldberg, Liza Lapira, Laya DeLeon Hayes, Lorraine Toussaint |
The Season 4 finale left the future of her team in doubt, but ex-CIA agent and current protector of the innocent, Robyn McCall (Queen Latifah), has no intention of going anywhere in The Equalizer.
'What We Do in the Shadows'
Available: | October 21, 2024, on FX |
Genre: | Comedy, Supernatural |
Created By: | Jemaine Clement |
Cast: | Kayvan Novak, Matt Berry, Natasia Demetriou, Harvey Guillén, Mark Proksch, Kristen Schaal |
The funniest group of vampires ever welcomes a new addition (Mike O'Brien's Jerry) for their final season, among their other routine misadventures. Actor Mark Proksch recently teased the series as having “one of the most unique endings that has been shown on TV ever."
'Breath of Fire'
Available: | October 23, 2024, on HBO |
Genre: | Documentary, Drama |
Created By: | Hayley Pappas, Smiley Stevens (directors/producers) |
Cast: | N/A |
Breath of Fire documents the rise and fall of YouTube astrologist and yoga practioner Katie Griggs/Guru Jugat, and explores the history, practices, and popularity of Kundalini yoga.
'The Librarians: The Next Chapter'
Available: | October 24, 2024, on TNT |
Genre: | Fantasy |
Created By: | John Rogers |
Cast: | Callum McGowan, Christian Kane, Jessica Green, Olivia Morris, Bluey Robinson, Caroline Loncq |
The Next Chapter in the magical world of The Librarians follows the rule-breaking, time-traveling librarian Vikram Chamberlain (Callum McGowan) and a new cast of characters protecting the world from supernatural threats.
'Star Trek: Lower Decks'
Available: | October 24, 2024, on Paramount+ |
Genre: | Science Fiction, Adult Animated, Comedy |
Created By: | Mike McMahan |
Cast: | Tawny Newsome, Jack Quaid, Noël Wells, Eugene Cordero, Dawnn Lewis, Jerry O'Connell, Fred Tatasciore, Gillian Vigman |
The poor crew of the U.S.S. Cerritos has way too much on their plates for Lower Decks' fifth season, including (but not limited to) "an Orion war, furious Klingons, diplomatic catastrophes, murder mysteries and scariest of all — their own career aspirations."
'Tyler Perry’s Beauty in Black'
Available: | October 24, 2024, on Netflix |
Genre: | Drama |
Created By: | Tyler Perry |
Cast: | Taylor Polidore Williams, Amber Reign Smith, Crystle Stewart, Ricco Ross, Debbi Morgan, Richard Lawson, Steven G. Norfleet, Julian Horton, Terrell Carter |
Kimmie (Taylor Polidore Williams) and Mallory's (Crystle Stewart) experiences, situations, and goals couldn't be more different, but their lives intersect during this 16-episode drama by Tyler Perry.
'The Last Night at Tremore Beach'
Available: | October 25, 2024, on Netflix |
Genre: | Drama |
Created By: | Oriol Paulo |
Cast: | Javier Rey, Ana Polvorosa, Willy Toledo, Pilar Castro, Maarten Dannenberg, Alba Ribó |
Inspired by Mikel Santiago's fictionbook of the same name, Netflix's The Last NIght at Tremore Beach follows a secluded musician searching for inspiration, only to question the safety of his nearest neighbors.
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