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October TV Calendar
The following list provides the dates of the new dramas that will air on streaming services as well as the major and cable networks and the made-for-TV movies and more that will all air during October:
October 2 – The Outpost will air its season finale on The CW at 9 PM
October 3 – The Canadian import Burden of Truth will air its season finale on The CW at 9 PM
October 3 – SEAL Team and Criminal Minds will both air their season premieres on CBS at 9 and 10 PM respectively
October 4 – The season premiere of Station 19 will air on ABC at 9:01 PM
October 5 – The season premieres of Z Nation and Van Helsing will air on Syfy at 9 and 10 PM respectively
October 5 – The Man in the High Castle will stream its third season on Amazon today
October 6 – The Hallmark Channel movie Falling For You will debut at 9 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: While planning a fundraising event, Lacey (Taylor Cole), a small New England town’s radio station manager meets her match in a visiting businessman (Tyler Hynes) who can’t seem to see beyond the screen of his laptop computer, until she ropes him into participating in her bachelor bake-off to help save the station.
October 6 – The season premiere of Versailles will air on Ovation at 10 PM
October 7 – Chesapeake Shores will air its season finale on the Hallmark Channel at 9 PM
October 7 – The 11th season premiere of Doctor Who will air at 9 PM on BBC America
October 7 – The season premiere of The Walking Dead will air on AMC at 9 PM
October 7 – Madam Secretary will air its season premiere on CBS at 10 PM
October 8 – The season finale of Better Call Saul will air on AMC at 9 PM followed by the season finale of Lodge 49 at 10 PM
October 9 – The Flash and Black Lightning will both air their season premieres on The CW at 8 and 9 PM respectively
October 9 – The season finale of Carter will air at 10 PM on WGN America
October 10 – The season premiere of Riverdale will air on The CW at 8 PM followed at 9 PM by the debut of the new drama All American
Show Synopsis (All American): Inspired by the life of NFL player Spencer Paysinger, the series is focused on Spencer James (Daniel Ezra), a rising high school football player and an A student at South Crenshaw High. Compton is the place he calls home. But when Beverly High School’s football coach Billy Baker (Taye Diggs) recruits him to join his team in Beverly Hills, Spencer’s mother, Grace (Karimah Westbrook), and his best friend, Coop (Bre-Z), convince him it’s an opportunity he has to seize. Now Spencer must navigate two worlds, the south side neighborhood that he knows and the affluent Beverly Hills world that has offered him an opportunity for something bigger.
October 11 – The season premiere of Supernatural will air at 8 PM on The CW
October 12 – The Netflix original series The Haunting of Hill House will debut online today
Show Synopsis: This is a modern reimagining of Shirley Jackson’s classic 1959 novel, which explores a group of siblings who, as children, grew up in what would go on to become the most famous haunted house in the country. Now adults, and forced back together in the face of tragedy, the family must finally confront the ghosts of their past — some of which still lurk in their minds while others may actually be stalking the shadows of Hill House. The cast includes Michiel Huisman, Carla Gugino, Timothy Hutton, Elizabeth Reaser, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Henry Thomas and McKenna Grace.
October 12 – Light As a Feather is the new Hulu streaming series that will debut online today
Show Synopsis: This supernatural thriller follows five teen girls as they deal with the supernatural fallout stemming from an innocent game of “Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board.” When the girls start dying off in the exact way that was predicted, the survivors must figure out why they’re being targeted — and whether the evil force hunting them down is one of their own. The cast includes Liana Liberato, Haley Ramm, Ajiona Alexus, Brianne Tju, Peyton List, Dylan Sprayberry and Jordan Rodrigues.
October 12 – The original Netflix movie Apostle will debut online today
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: The year is 1905. Thomas Richardson (Dan Stevens) travels to a remote island to rescue his sister after she’s kidnapped by a mysterious religious cult demanding a ransom for her safe return. It soon becomes clear that the cult will rue the day it baited this man, as he digs deeper and deeper into the secrets and lies upon which the commune is built. The cast includes Lucy Boynton, Kristine Froseth and Michael Sheen.
October 12 – The Kindergarten Teacher is the new Netflix original film to debut online today
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: A teacher (Maggie Gyllenhaal) sees such great promise in her 5-year-old student that she goes to unreasonable lengths to protect his talent. The film also stars Gael Garcia Bernal and Rosa Salazar.
October 12 – The new Amazon streaming Series The Romanoffs will debut online today
Show Synopsis: This ambitious anthology event series features eight separate stories about people who believe themselves to be descendants of the Russian royal family. Each story takes place in a new location with a new cast. The ensemble cast includes Aaron Eckhart, Amanda Peet, Andrew Rannells, Christina Hendricks, Corey Stoll, Diane Lane, Isabelle Huppert, J.J. Feild, Jack Huston, Janet Montgomery, John Slattery and Paul Reiser [among many others].
October 12 – The new streaming series Titans will debut today on the brand new online service DC Universe
Show Synopsis: This live-action series follows young heroes from across the DC Universe as they come of age and find belonging in a gritty take on the franchise. The focus is on Dick Grayson (Brenton Thwaites) and Rachel “Raven” Roth (Teagan Croft), a special young girl possessed by a strange darkness as they get embroiled in a conspiracy that could bring Hell on Earth. The cast includes Alan Ritchson, Anna Diop, April Bowlby, Bruno Bichir, Lindsey Gort, Minka Kelly and Seamus Dever.
October 12 – The fourth season of Blindspot will air its season premiere on NBC at 8 PM
October 12 – The season premieres of both Dynasty and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend will air at 8 and 9 PM respectively on The CW
October 13 – The Hallmark Channel original movie Under the Autumn Moon will debut at 9 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: While visiting a dude ranch that is a potential acquisition for the outdoor adventure company works for, Alex McKenna (Lindy Booth), an eager candidate for a big promotion, discovers what matters most when she reignites her passion for the great outdoors; and becomes smitten with Josh Ketchum (Wes Brown), the ranch’s owner in the process.
October 14 – Supergirl moves to its new night (Sundays) at 8 PM on The CW followed by the debut of the reboot of Charmed at 9 PM
Show Synopsis (Charmed): Mel and Maggie Vera (Melonie Diaz and Sarah Jeffery) suffer a shock when their mother Marisol (Valerie Cruz) dies suddenly. But before they have time to heal from their loss, another surprise shows up on their doorstep in the shape of an older sister — brilliant geneticist Macy Vaughn (Madeleine Mantock) — whom their mother never told them existed. The emotional stress takes its toll and the girls begin to exhibit impossible new abilities. An explanation comes from an unexpected place: the new chair of the women’s studies department. Harry Greenwood (Rupert Evans) reveals that the three are powerful witches, and he is their whitelighter, there to advise and guide them as they battle dark forces.
October 14 – The Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie Darrow & Darrow: Body of Evidence will debut at 9 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Claire (Kimberly Williams-Paisley) finds herself defending a woman already convicted of murder, while Miles (Tom Cavanagh) questions his role as prosecuting attorney and helps her on the case. The film also includes Wendie Malick.
October 14 – The Miracles of Christmas Preview Special will air at 11 PM on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
October 15 – Arrow will air its 7th season premiere on The CW at 8 PM
October 16 – The new ABC series The Rookie will debut at 10 PM
Show Synopsis: John Nolan (Nathan Fillion) who, after a life-altering incident, is pursuing his dream of being an LADP officer. As the force’s oldest rookie, he’s met with skepticism from some higher-ups who see him as just a walking midlife crisis. If he can’t keep up with the young cops and the criminals, he’ll be risking lives including his own. The ensemble cast includes Afton Williamson, Alyssa Diaz, Eric Winter, Melissa O’Neil, Mercedes Mason, Richard T. Jones and Titus Makin.
October 19 – The third season of Marvel’s Daredevil will premiere on Netflix today
October 19 – The new Netflix 6-part series Wanderlust will debut online today
Show Synopsis: Toni Collette plays Joy Richards, a therapist trying to find a way to keep her spark alive with her husband after a cycling accident causes them to reassess their relationship. As we meet her family, friends, neighbors and clients, remarkable yet relatable stories of love, lust and forbidden desire emerge.
October 20 – Love, Of Course is the latest Hallmark Channel movie to debut at 9 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Amy (Kelly Rutherford) has spent most of her adult life “helicoptering” around her daughter, Cara especially since her husband died six years earlier. With reluctance, Amy is helping Cara head off to college in another city. She then “conveniently” lands a job at Cara’s college, much to Cara’s dismay. When Amy meets Noah (Cameron Mathison), a charismatic, well-traveled professor, she learns more about herself and discovers a new life of her own, filled with romance.
October 21 – The Halloween movie Good Witch: Tale of Two Hearts will debut on the Hallmark Channel at 9 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: The annual Halloween Good Witch movie finds a beautiful red ruby, The Heart of Middleton, Cassie’s (Catherine Bell) precious family heirloom, gone missing from the History of Halloween in Middleton museum exhibit just in time for the anniversary festival and masquerade gala. With faith in love lost, the Merriwick women find themselves looking to re-inspire their fellow Middletonians with the spirit of the season.
October 21 – The five-part mini-series The Woman In White will debut on PBS at 10 PM
Mini-Series Synopsis: When a young man encounters a ghostly woman dressed all in white on a moonlit road, he is drawn into a web of intrigue that will transform his life forever. Offering his assistance to this distressed, spectral woman, he is later shocked to discover that she had just escaped from a nearby insane asylum. The cast includes Ben Hardy, Charles Dance, Dougray Scott, Jessie Buckley and Olivia Vinall.
October 21 – The Holiday Preview Special will air on the Hallmark Channel at 11 PM
October 22 – The season premiere of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow will air on The CW at 9 PM
October 23 – NCIS: New Orleans will air its 100th episode on CBS at 10 PM
October 24 – The season finale of Mr. Mercedes will air on the Audience Network (on DirecTV) at 10 PM
October 25 – The controversial small screen adaptation of the box office movie Heathers will finally debut on Paramount Network for a 5-night binge at 10 PM
Show Synopsis: Set in the present day, “good girl” Veronica Sawyer (Grace Victoria Cox) deals with a very different but equally vicious group of ‘Heathers.’ Heather Chandler (Melanie Field) is the unconventional leader of this popular high school clique and rules Westerburg High through fear, intimidation and amazing fashion sense. Heather Duke (Brendan Scannell) is Heather C’s #1 sidekick and harnesses the Heather’s power to destroy whoever he views as a total discount hobgoblin. Heather McNamara (Jasmine Mathews) is considered the nicest Heather in the group who lives in the shadow of the others. She’s hiding a dark secret that she doesn’t want to be exposed. JD Dean (James Scully) is the new boy in town with a dark side and sets out on a reckless path of destruction proving that no one, even his girlfriend Veronica is safe.
October 25 – The spin-off series Legacies [from The Originals] will debut on The CW at 9 PM
Show Synopsis: The series tells the story of the next generation of supernatural beings at The Salvatore School for the Young and Gifted. It’s here that Klaus Mikaelson’s daughter, 17-year-old Hope Mikaelson (Danielle Rose Russell); Alaric Saltzman’s (Matt Davis) twins, Lizzie and Josie Saltzman (Jenny Boyd and Kaylee Bryant); and other young adults – including political scion MG (Quincy Fouse) and the mysterious Landon Kirby (Aria Shahghasemi) – come of age in the most unconventional way possible, nurtured to be their best selves… in spite of their worst impulses. Will these young witches, vampires and werewolves become the heroes they want to be – or the villains they were born to be? As they fight to protect their secret, their town of Mystic Falls and eventually the world, they will have to rely on ancient folklore and tales to learn how to battle their far-reaching enemies.
October 26 – The second season premiere of Deutschland 86 will air on Sundance TV at 12 Midnight
October 26 – The new Netflix series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina will debut online
Show Synopsis: This version is a dark coming-of-age story that traffics in horror, the occult and, of course, witchcraft. Tonally in the vein of Rosemary’s Baby and The Exorcist, this adaptation finds Sabrina Spellman (Kiernan Shipka) wrestling to reconcile her dual nature – half-witch, half-mortal – while standing against the evil forces that threaten her, her family and the daylight world humans inhabit. The ensemble cast includes Lucy Davis, Miranda Otto, Michelle Gomez, Richard Coyle, Tati Gabrielle and Bronson Pinchot [among others].
October 26 – The 2nd season premiere of Midnight, Texas will air on NBC at 9 PM
October 26 – The Syfy 6-hour horror anthology Channel Zero: The Dream Door will consecutively air over the next six days at 11 PM
Show Synopsis: This version follows newlyweds Jillian (Maria Sten) and Tom (Brandon Scott), who have each brought secrets into their marriage. When they discover a strange door in their basement, those secrets start to threaten their relationship and their lives. The cast includes Steven Weber and Steven Robertson.
October 27 – The first holiday movie of the season – Christmas at Pemberley Manor – will debut on the Hallmark Channel at 9 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: As Christmas approaches, Elizabeth Bennett (Jessica Lowndes), a New York event planner, is sent to a quaint, small town to organize their holiday festival. When she arrives, she finds William Darcy (Michael Rady), a high-profile billionaire lacking in holiday spirit, in the process of selling the charming estate she hoped to use as a venue. Determined to make her event a success, Elizabeth persuades the reluctant Darcy to let her hold the festival on the historical estate once known for its holiday cheer. When they wind up working together to arrange the festivities, the unlikely pair begins falling for each other. But when complications arise and the festival is unexpectedly shut down, the couple parts ways and Darcy moves forward with his plans to sell the estate. On the night before Christmas, a wistful Elizabeth hopes for a Christmas miracle to revive the festival, save the estate, and rekindle her holiday romance.
October 28 – The season premiere of Ray Donovan will air on Showtime at 9 PM
October 29 – The Ovation drama X Company will air its series finale at 10 PM
October 31 – The CBS All Access drama Tell Me A Story will debut online today
Show Synopsis: Set in modern-day New York City, this serialized drama interweaves “The Three Little Pigs,” “Little Red Riding Hood” and “Hansel and Gretel” into an epic and subversive tale of love, loss, greed, revenge and murder. The ensemble cast includes Paul Wesley, James Wolk, Michael Raymond-James, Billy Magnussen, Dania Ramirez, Danielle Campbell, Dorian Missick, Rarmian Newton, Sam Jaeger, Kurt Yaeger, Paulina Singer, Davi Santos, Zabryna Guevara and Kim Cattrall.
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