What Is Coming Next: October 2026
New films and returning shows for October 2026: a selective UK and US guide spanning cinemas, Netflix, Prime Video, Apple TV, Disney+, AMC+ and more.
New films and returning shows for October 2026: a selective UK and US guide spanning cinemas, Netflix, Prime Video, Apple TV, Disney+, AMC+ and more.
Friday reports point to a book-led Mary Poppins TV project and new casting for Ari Aster’s Scapegoat. Here is what remains unconfirmed.
Mike Leigh’s Tender Loving Care wins San Sebastián’s Golden Shell, with London festival screenings now the clearest UK viewing option.
New casting for The Last of Us and the Fred Astaire film, plus verified updates on Saw, Black Doves and 5Drama.
Watch the second official trailer for Robert Eggers’ Werwulf, starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Lily-Rose Depp and Willem Dafoe.
Brandon Sklenar leads Potsy Ponciroli’s kidnapping thriller The Rescue, opening in US cinemas on 29 January 2027.
Sky names its Dragon Tattoo leads, Netflix renews The Beast in Me, and YAGA receives a 31 October UK and Ireland date.
Peter Sarsgaard joins Kenneth Branagh in Paramount+ drama Laird, while 9 to 5 returns to US cinemas for a charitable October engagement.
Johnny Depp, Madelyn Cline and Penélope Cruz lead Marc Webb’s yacht-set thriller Day Drinker, opening in cinemas on 26 March 2027.
Doctor Who returns to cinemas worldwide on 23 November 2026 as David Tennant and Billie Piper’s The Impossible Planet and The Satan Pit are transformed into a new movie-length extended cut.
Brad Pitt and Odin bring tenderness to a bruising survival adventure. Our Heart of the Beast Super Review weighs its striking craft against familiar plotting.
Tom Rhys Harries’ Matt Hagen faces a body-horror transformation in the second official trailer for James Watkins’ Clayface, in cinemas this October.
Six screen choices for 25 September, with official trailers: Hope joins UK cinemas, while Heart of the Beast opened in the UK on 23 September.