HereB次元官网网址檚 a look at some of the standout TV series and films debuting on subscription streaming platforms in October:

B次元官网网址淭he PeripheralB次元官网网址�

In a small town set in the near future, a young woman played by Chlo毛 Grace Moretz plugs into the beta test of a virtual reality headset on the advice of her brother. She hopes to make an extra buck to support her family by wandering the streets of a futuristic London. But she soon discovers that not everything in the cyber world is artificial and the online world she inhabits might be a portal to a real future.

Based on William GibsonB次元官网网址檚 2014 science-fiction novel, B次元官网网址淭he PeripheralB次元官网网址� is a slick, intense and violent eight-episode series from B次元官网网址淲estworldB次元官网网址� creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy. (Prime B次元官网网址, Oct. 21, episodes weekly)

B次元官网网址淭he Midnight ClubB次元官网网址�

At a hospice for the terminally ill, eight teenage patients gather each night to tell scary stories. But long-held secrets linger in the shadows of the facilities, including the mysterious death of a former patient. One night, the friends make a promise that the next of them to die will make contact with the others from beyond the grave. But even before that happens, the group faces the possibility that somebody is already lurking in the afterlife.

Christopher PikeB次元官网网址檚 1994 teen horror novel is adapted into a 10-episode thriller packed with eerie scenery and plenty of jump scares from the mind of Mike Flanagan, best known for NetflixB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淭he Haunting of Hill HouseB次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址淢idnight Mass.B次元官网网址� (Netflix, Oct. 7)

Horror Movies

A terrifyingly eclectic selection of spooky films and TV series are headed to streaming platforms for Halloween. Horror platform Shudder explores the colourful LGBTQ history that runs throughout the genre with the docuseries B次元官网网址淨ueer for Fear: The History of Queer HorrorB次元官网网址� (now available, new episodes weekly), while anthology film B次元官网网址淰/H/S/99B次元官网网址� becomes the fifth instalment in the franchise that features found footage of supernatural incidents (Shudder, Oct. 20). Disney Plus invites the whole family around the cauldron with B次元官网网址淗ocus Pocus 2B次元官网网址� (Sept. 30).

The Criterion Channel journeys into the vaults with three film collections that all debut Oct. 1. Its B次元官网网址淏次元官网网址�80s HorrorB次元官网网址� lineup compiles dozens of modern classics from famed auteurs, including Michael MannB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淭he Keep,B次元官网网址� Paul SchraderB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淐at PeopleB次元官网网址� and Kathryn BigelowB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淣ear Dark,B次元官网网址� while nine films comprise the B次元官网网址淯niversal Horror ClassicsB次元官网网址� batch of monster movies of the 1930s. And fans of the undead can sink their teeth into B次元官网网址淰ampires,B次元官网网址� a bundle that includes the glam eroticism of 1971B次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淒aughters of Darkness,B次元官网网址� 1972 blaxploitation favourite B次元官网网址淏laculaB次元官网网址� and Canadian-made 1995 dark comedy B次元官网网址淏lood & Donuts.B次元官网网址�

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Mike WhiteB次元官网网址檚 Hawaii-set social satire B次元官网网址淭he White LotusB次元官网网址� transfixed viewers and critics alike. With its second season, the creator takes the story to Sicily where another branch of the White Lotus resort welcomes a new cast of vacationers, including characters played by Aubrey Plaza, F. Murray Abraham and returning favourite Jennifer Coolidge from the first season. While the plotline has been kept mostly under wraps, expectations are high for plot surprises and top-notch performances, especially since the first season racked up 10 Emmy Awards in September. (Crave, Oct. 30, episodes weekly)

ALSO THIS MONTH:

B次元官网网址淩ebootB次元官网网址� - Amid the streaming boom, the washed-up cast of an early 2000s family sitcom is rehired for a revival that quickly goes awry. Starring Judy Greer and Keegan-Michael Key. (Disney Plus, now available, episodes weekly)

B次元官网网址淪aloumB次元官网网址� - A trio of mercenaries wind up in a world of trouble when theyB次元官网网址檙e forced to make an emergency plane landing in this action-horror-thriller mashup. (Shudder, now available)

B次元官网网址淐atherine Called BirdyB次元官网网址� - Lena Dunham directs the tale of a teenager in medieval times who rebels against her fatherB次元官网网址檚 matchmaking plans. (Prime B次元官网网址, Oct. 7)

B次元官网网址淭he MoleB次元官网网址� - Twenty years after it premiered on ABC, the competition series returns for a three-week showdown. Contestants earn money for a $1-million pot only one can win, while a traitor lurks to throw a wrench in the plan. (Netflix, Oct. 7)

B次元官网网址淭he RaccoonsB次元官网网址� - A digitally restored version of the beloved 1980s Canadian prime-time animated series arrives on streaming for the first time. (Crave, Oct. 8)

B次元官网网址淭he PlaylistB次元官网网址� B次元官网网址� The rise of Daniel Ek, the Swedish entrepreneur who helped forever change the music industry with the creation of his streaming service Spotify, is told in a dramatic limited series. (Netflix, Oct. 13)

B次元官网网址淕uillermo Del ToroB次元官网网址檚 Cabinet of CuriositiesB次元官网网址� B次元官网网址� As host of his own anthology series, the director of B次元官网网址淧anB次元官网网址檚 LabyrinthB次元官网网址� channels Alfred Hitchcock as he introduces eight tales of horror by filmmakers who include Canadian directors Panos Cosmatos, known for Nic Cage thriller B次元官网网址淢andyB次元官网网址� and Vincenzo Natali, who rose to fame with sci-fi yarn B次元官网网址淐ube.B次元官网网址� (Netflix, Oct. 25)

B次元官网网址淭he Good NurseB次元官网网址� - Jessica Chastain is a nurse who fears patients are dying at the hands of her new colleague, played by Eddie Redmayne. (Netflix, Oct. 26)

B次元官网网址淎ll Quiet on the Western FrontB次元官网网址� B次元官网网址� A brutal retelling of Erich Maria RemarqueB次元官网网址檚 1929 novel surrounding German soldiers near the end of the First World War. (Netflix, Oct. 28)

B次元官网网址淗igh SchoolB次元官网网址� - Tegan and SaraB次元官网网址檚 semi-autobiographical series about the musiciansB次元官网网址� teenage years in Calgary. (Prime B次元官网网址, Oct. 28)

RETURNING SHOWS: Netflix marches out fresh seasons of its coming-of-age comedy B次元官网网址淒erry GirlsB次元官网网址� (Oct. 7), adult-animated oddity B次元官网网址淏ig MouthB次元官网网址� (Oct. 28) and Asian-American reality show B次元官网网址淏ling EmpireB次元官网网址� (Oct. 5). This month also marks the return of dating competition B次元官网网址淟ove is BlindB次元官网网址� (Oct. 19), baking showdown B次元官网网址淣ailed ItB次元官网网址� (Oct. 5) and new adventures from the globetrotting foodie B次元官网网址淪omebody Feed PhilB次元官网网址� (Oct. 18). Over on Crave, Hugh LaurieB次元官网网址檚 space comedy B次元官网网址淎venue 5B次元官网网址� returns (Oct. 10), and six new episodes of docuseries B次元官网网址淭he VowB次元官网网址� follow the U.S. trial of NXIVM, a B次元官网网址渟elf-helpB次元官网网址� organization with a dark undercurrent. Apple TV Plus picks up with tropical romantic comedy B次元官网网址淎capulcoB次元官网网址� (Oct. 21) as its cabana boy lead fumbles towards making his dreams come true.

B次元官网网址擠avid Friend, The Canadian Press