October Streaming Releases: The Series and Movies Coming to Platforms

Ricardo Darín and Diego Peretti share the screen again in one of the month's most important Argentine releases. Directed by Hernán Goldfrid, the film brings them together in a psychological thriller where nothing is quite what it seems.

A pragmatic psychoanalyst, disillusioned with traditional methods, begins crossing boundaries with his patients until a writer suffering from severe creative block arrives at his office. From that encounter, the relationship between therapist and patient begins to blur, and what seemed like another consultation turns into an increasingly uncomfortable and difficult-to-control game.

The detail: the film had its world premiere at the San Sebastián Film Festival.

Starring John Cena, the story follows Sean, an undercover CIA agent who returns to his small hometown after years away and reconnects with the group of friends he led as a child. He eventually gets them involved in an international chase that will take them around the world as they attempt to save the planet.

The detail: Matchbox was created in 1953 because its creator, Jack Odell, needed to make a toy small enough for his daughter to take to school inside a matchbox.

The new eight-episode series once again adapts Stephen King's novel and is led by Mike Flanagan, one of the biggest names in television horror today. Carrie White is a teenager trying to navigate the cruelty and pressures of school life as she approaches the night that will change her story forever. The series aims to expand the world of the book and delve deeper into the characters and events surrounding Carrie and the town of Chamberlain.

The detail: Summer H. Howell landed the role of Carrie after an extensive casting process involving nearly 1,000 actors.

The new DC movie follows Kara Zor-El, Superman's cousin, on an intergalactic adventure that puts her up against an unexpected enemy. Alongside an unlikely companion, Supergirl must travel across different planets while trying to balance her desire for revenge with her pursuit of justice. The story also has a very specific mission: saving Krypto, Kara's dog and best friend.

The detail: Supergirl is the first live-action movie centered on Kara Zor-El since the 1984 version, more than 40 years later.

Ben Affleck and Kerry Washington star in this thriller, in which a Los Angeles mayoral candidate and his wife desperately need to find the money to pay the ransom for their son, who has been kidnapped in the middle of the campaign.

As they try to resolve the situation, the couple's secrets begin to come to light, putting everything they have built at risk.

The detail: Affleck not only stars in and directs Animals: he also serves as a producer alongside Matt Damon.

A documentary that follows Pulp during their 2025 tour and explores the history of one of the bands that defined 1990s British music. Directed by Garth Jennings and narrated by Jarvis Cocker, the film combines concert footage with four decades of previously unseen archival material.

The film brings together 20 songs from different stages of the band's career, reconstructing their journey from Sheffield to becoming one of the biggest names on the British music scene.

The detail: Garth Jennings had already worked with Pulp: he directed the music video for “The Universal” in 1995, one of the band's most memorable videos.

The new comedy from Mackenzie Crook follows Michael Sleep, an eccentric man who has spent seven years waiting for Clea, his missing partner, to return.

His life changes when his father gives him an old recipe combining rainwater, horse manure and a healthy dose of alchemy. Michael decides to give it a try and create homunculi, tiny creatures capable of predicting the future, in the hope of discovering whether he will ever see Clea again.

The detail: the show's tiny homunculi were created using stop-motion animation, and during filming the actors performed their scenes in front of empty jars.

This Mexican film, selected as a contender for an Oscar nomination, follows Veneno, a young nomad who survives by exchanging sexual favors for money. In the middle of the northern Mexican desert, he meets Muñeco, a lonely man marked by a dangerous past. An unexpected bond develops between them, leading them to explore love, intimacy and different ways of understanding masculinity.

The detail: En el camino was the most nominated film at the 2026 Ariel Awards, with 13 nominations.

Joanne and Noah take another step in their relationship: they move in together. But living together brings new conflicts, especially involving their families and everything happening around Morgan and Sasha. Kristen Bell and Adam Brody return to lead this romantic comedy, which features 10 new episodes.

The detail: the series is inspired by the real-life love story of its creator, Erin Foster, who also makes an appearance in the third season.

Noa arrives in Argentina following a long-distance love story, but her plans change when she meets Tomy, a musician who has just been betrayed by his partner and decides to leave the band he formed with his friends.

They meet at the exact moment when neither of them wants to fall in love again, but the attraction is immediate, while a love triangle, old secrets, family problems and unfinished business make their relationship increasingly complicated. The series stars Israeli superstar Noa Kirel and Agustín Bernasconi.

The detail: the series features nine original songs performed by its stars, plus a cover of Ni una sola palabra by Paulina Rubio.

The Klatts are back for the second season of this German dark comedy. This time, Wanda becomes involved in a murder, and her parents embark on a new investigation to prove her innocence.

What begins as a desperate attempt to protect their daughter once again leads them into a world of secrets, suspicious neighbors and increasingly absurd situations.

The detail: Where's Wanda? is Apple's first original series spoken entirely in German.

John Steinbeck's novel returns to the screen, this time as a miniseries. Florence Pugh plays Cathy Ames, an independent and enigmatic woman who enters the lives of the Trask brothers and eventually turns them against each other.

From that conflict, the story follows the Trask family across several generations, as secrets, rivalries, love affairs and decisions passed down from one generation to the next emerge.

The detail: Zoe Kazan is the granddaughter of Elia Kazan, director of the 1955 film East of Eden, starring James Dean.

A series that serves as a prequel to Friday the 13th and focuses on Pam Voorhees, Jason's mother. Linda Cardellini plays a woman trying to move on after the death of her son, who drowned as a child at Crystal Lake camp.

The arrival of two strangers who begin investigating her past awakens secrets she would rather keep buried and sets off a series of events that forever change the lives of the town's residents.

The detail: the series was filmed in Blairstown, New Jersey, one of the locations used for the original Friday the 13th movie, as a nod to fans of the franchise.

Based on a true story, Tenzing tells the story of Tenzing Norgay, the Himalayan mountaineer who, alongside New Zealander Edmund Hillary, became one of the first two people to reach the summit of Mount Everest.

The film portrays the obstacles he had to overcome to join the British expedition and explores the differences in background, class and ambition that shaped the historic ascent.

The detail: Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary reached the summit of Everest on May 29, 1953, and agreed not to reveal who had reached the top first.

After ending Part 3 behind bars, Assane Diop returns to the streets of Paris and gets into new trouble. When someone begins copying his heists, the famous thief played by Omar Sy must once again rely on his disguises, tricks and impossible schemes.

The detail: Omar Sy was filmed on horseback through the streets of Paris for one of the series' major action sequences, with scenes shot near the Panthéon and beneath the Eiffel Tower.