Hard to believe that September’s already winding down and we’re headed towards the height of fall—I’m anticipating pumpkin beer, cozy scarves, Halloween madness, and maybe picking an apple or two before going to the corn maze. But when we’re inside, here’s the new offerings Netflix will have to keep you entertained.
While there’s plenty of titles that I expect y’all are into—like season 4 of Voltron: Legendary Defender, which drops on October 13th, plus a ton of horror and slasher flicks for the Halloween holiday season—most of the media’s attention will be firmly fixed on Stranger Things‘ season 2 debut on October 27th.
This savvy choice is the Friday before Halloween, which means you can spend that spooky weekend binging the show. (The 27th, as Polygon notes, is also a huge day this year for new videogame and movie releases). Stranger Things Halloween watch parties are going to be a thing.
I have to admit that my overwhelming feeling where Stranger Things v.2.0 is concerned is cautious curiosity. I watched the first season in one night and enjoyed it—like many, I was tickled by the ’80s nostalgia and the freaky mystery—but I didn’t love Stranger Things with the obsessive adoration so many of my fellow critics and fans seemed to lavish on it.
I often wonder how much they truly adored the plot, dialogue, and characters and how much they were swept away and charmed by images of their own childhood and references to other beloved properties.
Stranger Things was just fine, but I’ll be waiting to see whether the creatives can pull off a compelling second go-round or whether we’ll see a sophomore slump here.
If I’m being honest, the thing I’m most excited to spot on Netflix’s October list is Donnie Darko, which used to be one of my favorite movies but I haven’t seen in years. I’d love to see if it still stands the test of time.
OK, let’s do this:
Available to Watch 10/1
88 Minutes
A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song
Before Midnight
Blood Diamond
Boogie Nights
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Cleverman: Season 2
Death Sentence
Don’t Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
Eagle vs. Shark
Eyes Wide Shut
Generation Iron 2
Ghost Patrol
I Love You, Man
Ice Guardians
Lockup: Disturbing the Peace: Collection 1
Made of Honor
Miss Congeniality
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
Must Love Dogs
Never Let Me Go
No Reservations
Penelope
PJ Masks: Season 1
Set Up
The Reaping
Tokyo Idols
Tommy Boy
Vanished
Veronica
Available to Watch 10/2
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
Sleeping with Other People
Available to Watch 10/3
13 Demons
Rodney Carrington: Here Comes The Truth
Cult of Chucky
The Survivalist
Available to Watch 10/4
Raw
Available to Watch 10/5
Bonus Family (Bonusfamiljen): Season 1
Schitt’s Creek: Season 3
The Fosters: Season 5
Available to Watch 10/6
ID-0: Season 1
Skylanders Academy: Season 2
Suburra: Season 1
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
Word Party: Season 3
Available to Watch 10/7
Chris Brown: Welcome To My Life
Middle Man
Available to Watch 10/10
Christina P: Mother Inferior
The Skyjacker’s Tale
Available to Watch 10/11
Donnie Darko
Available to Watch 10/12
Fe de etarras
Available to Watch 10/13
El Especial de Alex Fernández, el Especial
Kingdom of Us
MINDHUNTER: Season 1
Super Monsters: Season 1
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
The Babysitter
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
Voltron: Legendary Defender: Season 4
Available to Watch 10/15
Belief: The Possession of Janet Moses
LEGO: City: Season 1
Money
OtherLife
She Makes Comics
West Coast Customs: Season 6
Available to Watch 10/17
Patton Oswalt: Annihilation
Slasher: Guilty Party
Available to Watch 10/19
Wedding Unplanned
Available to Watch 10/20
1922
Haters Back Off: Season 2
One of Us
Smurfs: The Lost Village
The Day I Met El Chapo: The Kate del Castillo Story
Wheelman
Available to Watch 10/23
Meet the Robinsons
While We’re Young
Available to Watch 10/24
Wanted: Season 1
Wanted: Season 2
The Mist: Season 1
Available to Watch 10/25
The Hateful Eight
The Final Master
La Querida del Centauro: Season 2
Available to Watch 10/26
Strange Weather
Available to Watch 10/27
Stranger Things 2
Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold
Available to Watch 10/28
Pup Star: Better 2Gether
Available to Watch 10/30
Judah Friedlander: America Is The Greatest Country In The United States
Available to Watch 10/31
Zumbo’s Just Desserts: Season 1
and so it begins again pic.twitter.com/EV2yttMhMl
— John Squires (@FreddyInSpace) September 11, 2017
What are you psyched to see here?
(via Teen Vogue, image: Netflix)
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Published: Sep 20, 2017 02:05 pm