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October TV Calendar
The following list provides the dates of the dramas that will debut, return or end on the major and cable networks as well as the streaming services AND the made-for-TV movies and so much more that will air all throughout October:
October 1 – The UPtv movie Adeline will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: A small Midwestern community becomes the epicenter for miracles when a mysterious woman brings a healing horse to town. The cast includes John Schneider, David Chokachi, Erin Bethea and Orli Gottesman (Yellowstone).
October 1 – The Showtime movie Heist 88 will debut at 9 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: This crime thriller, based on a true story, finds Courtney B. Vance playing Jeremy Horne, a criminal mastermind with an innate ability to convince anyone to do just about anything. He decides to pull one last job before going to prison. The cast includes Keesha Sharp, Keith David, Xavier Clyde, Nican Robinson and Precious Way.
October 1 – The INSP western film The Warrant: Breaker’s Law will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: The much-anticipated sequel to the hit Western drama The Warrant, this movie follows John Breaker’s (Neal McDonough) relentless pursuit of justice in a lawless Old West town. The film also stars Bruce Boxleitner, Dermot Mulroney, Gregory Cruz and Amy Hargreaves.
October 3 – The season finale of Only Murders in the Building will air online today on Hulu
October 3 – The Disney+ drama Star Wars: Ahsoka will air its finale online today
October 3 – The new NBC drama Found will debut at 10 PM
Show Synopsis: In any given year, more than 600,000 people are reported missing in the U.S. More than half that number are people of color that the country seems to forget about. Gabi Mosley (Shanola Hampton), a public relations specialist, who was once herself one of those forgotten ones, and her crisis management team now make sure there is always someone looking out for the forgotten missing people. But unbeknownst to anyone, this everyday hero is hiding a chilling secret of her own. The cast includes Mark-Paul Gossellar, Kelli Williams, Brett Dalton, Arlen Escarpeta, Gabrielle Walsh and Karan Oberoi.
October 4 – The second season premiere of Quantum Leap will air on NBC at 8 PM followed by the 5th season premiere of Magnum P.I. at 9 PM
October 4 – The Canadian transplants Sullivan’s Crossing and The Spencer Sisters will make their US debuts on The CW at 8 and 9 PM respectively
Show Synopsis (Sullivan’s Crossing): Maggie Sullivan (Morgan Kohan from When Hope Calls) is a star neurosurgeon who seemingly has it all, until her business partner is indicted for fraud and she finds herself charged with negligence. Looking to distance herself from the fallout, Maggie decides to leave Boston and return to her childhood home of Sullivan’s Crossing, a rustic and remote campground set against the stunning coastline still run by her estranged father, Sully Sullivan (Scott Patterson from Gilmore Girls). There, Maggie rekindles old friendships and builds new ones with the local residents, including a handsome newcomer, Cal Jones (Chad Michael Murray from One Tree Hill), who only serves to complicate her life further. As Maggie works on clearing her name and reputation, she is forced to confront her painful past, as she attempts to reconnect with a side of herself she had long forgotten.
Show Synopsis (The Spencer Sisters): This lighthearted procedural follows mystery novelist Victoria Spencer (Lea Thompson from the Back to the Future franchise and Switched at Birth) and her daughter Darby Spencer (Stacey Farber from Superman & Lois and Schitt’s Creek) who are mistaken as sisters as they tackle puzzling cases. The cast includes Edward Ruttle and Kaitlyn Leeb.
October 4 – The second season premiere of SurrealEstate will air on Syfy at 10:01 PM
October 4 – The streaming premiere of the box office film Haunted Mansion will air online on Disney+ today
October 5 – The third season of Lupin will premiere online on Netflix
October 5 – The sequel movie Monster High: The Movie 2 will debut on both on Nickelodeon at 7 PM and online on Paramount+
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: This live-action sequel follows Clawdeen Wolf (Miia Harris), Draculaura (Nayah Damasen) and Frankie Stein (Ceci Balagot) as they enter sophomore year at Monster High. The power of three is put to the test as they face even bigger challenges this year – new students – like Toralei (Salena Qureshi), a feisty British were-cat – new powers, evolving friendships and an even bigger threat that could not only tear their friendship apart, but could change the world forever. The cast also includes Ana Ortiz and Steve Valentine [among others].
October 5 – The second season of Loki will premiere online on Disney+ today
October 6- The Netflix movie Reptile will debut online today
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Tom Nichols (Benicio Del Toro), a hardened New England detective unflinching in his pursuit of a case where nothing is as it seems, one that begins to dismantle the illusions in his own life. The cast includes Justin Timberlake, Alicia Silverstone, Eric Bogosian, Domenick Lombardozzi, Frances Fisher, Ato Essandoh, Michael Pitt and Thad Luckinbill.
October 6 – The Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie Hannah Swensen Mysteries: A Zest for Death will debut at 9 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: They say the real estate business is deadly, but no one is more surprised than Hannah Swensen (Alison Sweeney) when her mother, Delores (Barbara Niven), discovers the dead body of the homeowner – and regular customer of The Cookie Jar – while house-hunting for her sister Michelle. Hannah is determined to get to the bottom of the mystery and is convinced that the prime suspect Mike (Cameron Mathison) and the Sheriff are focusing on isn’t the culprit. Hannah’s sleuthing becomes a family affair when Delores, Michelle and even her sister Andrea – who pays an unexpected visit – take part in the investigation. As Hannah uncovers clues she slowly rules out suspects and is led to the shocking truth about the killer’s identity.
October 6 – The season finale of The Wheel of Time will air online today on Amazon Prime
October 6 – The finale of the Peacock prequel The Continental: From the World of John Wick will air online today
October 7 – The Hallmark Channel movie 3 Bed, 2 Bath, 1 Ghost will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: A 1920’s ghost (Madeleine Arthur) refuses to leave estate agent Anna’s (Julie Gonzalo) newly listed home. Worse, the spirit is convinced she cannot “pass over” until she gets Anna back together with her ex (Chris McNally).
October 7 – The new movie Swing Into Romance will debut on Great American Family at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: When former dancer Christine Sims (Danica McKellar) temporarily returns to her hometown in time for the town’s Fall Festival, she discovers her family’s General Store is in trouble. In her efforts to save the business, Christine will need to dust off those dancing shoes one more time, face her ex-fiancé, and maybe even find love. The movie co-stars David Haydn-Jones.
October 8 – The UPtv movie Sweet As Maple Syrup will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Rachelle (Brooke Nevin) is in a race against time when her family’s maple orchard starts to decline, just ahead of the upcoming Maple Syrup Festival. With the help of Derek (Carlo Marks), a professor of arboriculture, they combine her hands-on experience and his scientific knowledge to heal the orchard, along the way discovering their newfound friendship may have a sweet ending of its own.
October 8 – The season finales of Professor T, Unforgotten on Masterpiece and Van der Valk on Masterpiece will all air on PBS at 8, 9 and 10 PM respectively
October 9 – Season two of the Acorn TV detective series Harry Wild will premiere online today
October 12 – The final episodes (EVER!) of Doom Patrol will premiere online starting today on Max
October 12 – The limited series The Fall of the House of Usher will debut online on Netflix today
Show Synopsis: To secure their fortune, and future, two ruthless siblings build a family dynasty that begins to crumble when their heirs mysteriously die, one by one. The ensemble cast includes Carla Gugino, Willa Fitzgerald, Kate Siegel, Henry Thomas, Annabeth Gish, Mary McDonnell, Zach Gilford, Mark Hamill, Bruce Greenwood, Michael Trucco, Rahul Kohli and Carl Lumbly.
October 12 – The 6–part limited series Little Bird will debut on PBS at 9 PM
Show Synopsis: The series explores universal themes of resilience in the face of trauma and loss, following Bezhig Little Bird (Darla Contois) as she embarks on a path to find her birth family and uncover the hidden truth of her family history. The series also stars Lisa Edelstein.
October 12 – The finale of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon will air online on AMC+
October 12 – The Passionflix movie Gabriel’s Redemption, Part 2 will debut online today
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: After leaving his prestigious post at the University of Toronto, Gabriel (Giulio Berruti) embarks on a new journey with Julia (Melanie Zanetti), and he is eager to become a father. However, Gabriel’s idyllic vision is jeopardized when Julia’s intensive program becomes all consuming. When Julia is granted a prestigious opportunity to deliver an academic lecture at Oxford, Gabriel challenges her about the subject of her presentation, which clashes with his own research. In Oxford, their past resurfaces, including an old nemesis determined to humiliate Julia and expose one of Gabriel’s well-guarded secrets. Emotions run high, alliances are tested, and the couple must confront the shadows of their shared history in a battle for love, truth and redemption.
October 12 – The Canadian medical series Transplant will premiere its third season on NBC at 9 PM
October 12 – Audible, Inc. will debut the audio storytelling series Slayers: A Buffyverse Story
Show Synopsis: Twenty years after the series finale of Buffy the Vampire Slayer this audio original was co-written by original cast member Amber Benson and finds returning cast members including James Marsters, Charisma Carpenter, Anthony Head, Juliet Landau, Emma Caulfield Ford, Amber Benson, James Charles Leary and Danny Strong along with Laya DeLeon Hayes (The Equalizer TV series). The story picks up 10 years after the events of the final episode. Since then, Spike (Marsters) has gone deep undercover in Los Angeles, convincing the forces of darkness that he’s back to his evil ways. When his cover is compromised by sixteen-year-old Indira Nunnally (Laya DeLeon Hayes), Spike finds himself on baby-slayer-sitting duty once more. While he attempts to track down a watcher for his eager new protégé, their paths collide with the veteran Slayer of a parallel reality where Buffy Summers never existed. A reality where Cordelia Chase (Carpenter) is the one-and-only Slayer. She needs Spike’s help with a classic big bad terrorizing her world, his old flame, Drusilla (Landau).
October 13 – The season finale of The Changeling will air online on Apple TV+
October 13 – The new Apple TV+ drama Lessons in Chemistry will debut online today
Show Synopsis: Based on the best-selling novel, the series is set in the early 1950s and follows Elizabeth Zott (Brie Larson) whose dream of being a scientist is put on hold in a patriarchal society. When Elizabeth finds herself fired from her lab, she accepts a job as a host on a TV cooking show, and sets out to teach a nation of overlooked housewives – and the men who are suddenly listening – a lot more than recipes. The series also stars Aja Naomi King and Thomas Mann [among others].
October 13 – The series premiere of Goosebumps will air online on both Disney+ and Hulu today
Show Synopsis: This 10-episode series tells the story of five teenagers investigating the death of a teen named Harold Biddle who died 30 years before. As they investigate, they uncover their parents’ dark secrets from the past. The cast includes Justin Long and Rachael Harris.
October 13 – The Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie Curious Caterer: Fatal Vows will debut at 9 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: When Goldy (Nikki DeLoach) agreed to cater Tom’s (Andrew Walker) ex Jessamyn’s elaborate wedding, she didn’t expect a dead groom and missing bridezilla would bring her together with Tom again, to catch a killer and find Jess.
October 13 – The Amazon Prime movie The Burial will debut online today
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: In 1995, Willie E. Gary (Jamie Foxx), an unconventional personal injury lawyer with an impressive track record, helps financially troubled funeral home owner Jeremiah Joseph O’Keefe (Tommy Lee Jones) sue a large funeral home company, the Loewen Group, over a contractual dispute. Gary ultimately won a $500 million jury verdict and the Loewen Group filed for bankruptcy. The movie also stars Jurnee Smollett, Dorian Missick, Pamela Reed, Alan Ruck and Amanda Warren.
October 14 – The Hallmark Channel movie Field Day will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Jen (Rachel Boston), Marissa (Carmel Amit) and Kelly (Shannon Chan-Kent) are moms from different backgrounds who are thrown together to plan the annual Field Day at their kids’ school. Along the way, they navigate a myriad of obstacles, including an unsupportive head of the PTO. New to town and still trying to move on following the loss of her husband, Jen is thankful to have the encouragement of Dan (Benjamin Ayres), the school’s PE teacher who is becoming a good friend or could this be the start of something more? As the planning continues, Jen, Marissa and Kelly bond as friends who will stop at nothing to make sure their kids are happy, with each of them finding their own path as their friendship grows stronger.
October 14 – The sequel movie Destined 2: Christmas Once More will debut on Great American Family at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: In this sequel, Theo (Casey Elliott) continues to miss connecting with his girlfriend, Kim (Shae Robbins) as he attempts to propose at Christmas.
October 15 – The second season premieres of Hotel Portofino, World on Fire and Annika will air on PBS at 8, 9 and 10 PM respectively
October 15 – The season finale of When Calls the Heart will air on Hallmark Channel at 9 PM
October 15 – The season finale of the new drama The Gold will air online on Paramount+ today
October 15 – The season finale of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon will air at 9 PM on AMC
October 15 – Billy the Kid returns for a second season on MGM+ (formerly EPIX) at 9 PM followed by a new episode of The Winter King now at its new time of 10 PM
October 15 – The UPtv movie The Cowboy and the Movie Star will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: When city girl and actress, Isabella (Mackenzie Porter), lands a dream role as a rancher, the studio sends her to live on a ranch to learn the ropes but she soon discovers the rancher, Hunter (Toby Levins), is too busy trying to save his ranch from ruin to help make her dreams come true. Can Isabella find a way to help save the ranch and her starring role?
October 18 – The fall finale of American Horror Story will air on FX on 10 PM
October 19 – The BET+ original movie God’s Grace: The Sheila Johnson Story will debut online today
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Based on the life of Sheila Johnson (Demetria McKinney) who retired from the Air Force after being diagnosed with stage IV metastatic breast cancer and later went on to found an advocacy group to support Black women and men diagnosed with the disease. The cast includes Michael Beach, Amber Reign Smith and Deja Dee.
October 19 – The new series Bodies will debut online on Netflix
Show Synopsis: Four detectives. Four timelines. One victim. In order to save the future, they’ll need to solve the murder that altered the course of history first. The cast includes Shira Haas, Stephen Graham, Kyle Soller, Jacob Fortune-Lloyd and Amaka Okafor.
October 19 – Season 3 of the Australian series Mystic will premiere online on UP Faith & Family
October 20 – The second season premiere of Bosch: Legacy will air online today on Amazon Freevee
October 20 – The first two episodes of the third season of Upload will premiere online on Amazon Prime today
October 20 – The Amazon Prime movie The Other Zoey will debut online today
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Zoey Miller (Josephine Langford), a super smart computer nerd who is uninterested in romantic love, has her life turned upside down when Zack (Drew Starkey), the school’s soccer star, gets amnesia and mistakes Zoey for his girlfriend. The film also stars Heather Graham, Andie MacDowell, Patrick Fabian and Archie Renaux.
October 20 – The Hallmark Channel holiday movie Checkin’ It Twice will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: A journeyman hockey player (Kevin McGarry) falls for a real estate agent (Kim Matula) in a career crisis when he’s traded to her hometown and moves into the cottage in her hockey loving family’s backyard.
October 21 – The holiday movie Where Are You, Christmas? will debut at 8 PM on the Hallmark Channel
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Addy (Lyndsy Fonseca) wishes for a year without Christmas and she wakes up in a world of black and white. She must work together with the town mechanic to restore Christmas. Michael Rady, Jim O’Heir and Julie Warner co-star.
October 21 – The holiday movie Twas the Text Before Christmas will debut on Great American Family at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Addie (Merritt Patterson), a New York City chiropractor mistakenly receives a text from “Nana.” The accidental text turns into a loving friendship between the matronly Nana and Addie who now communicate regularly. Nana invites Addie to spend the holiday in Vermont. It is picture-postcard perfect and exactly as Nana described except for one surprise. Nana’s single son, James (Trevor Donovan), a traveling docto, who is also home for the holidays. Over three consecutive years, James and Addie are together during the holidays, though it isn’t until they are both single that they begin to see each other in a different light.
October 22 – The Hallmark Channel holiday movie Under the Christmas Sky will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Kat (Jessica Parker Kennedy) is an esteemed astrophysicist, who is scheduled for her first trip into space next year until an accident grounds her. While on leave, coming to terms with the reality that her dream of being an astronaut is over, she volunteers at the local planetarium. There, she is paired up with by-the-book David (Ryan Paevey) to work on an exhibit opening right before Christmas. Will the stars align to bring these two together at the holidays?
October 22 – The UPtv movie Country Hearts will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: The daughters of country music and rock & roll royalty find themselves at a crossroads, torn between following their dreams of performing or helping their father run their up-and-coming horse breeding business. Between old flames, new love, best friends and family – they’ll all need the strength of each other to face the next steps. The cast includes Lanie McAuley, Chris Jericho, Katerina Maria and Michelle Nolden [among others].
October 22 – Fear the Walking Dead will return the second part of its 8th season will air on AMC at 9 PM
October 25 – The season finale of Invasion will air online on Apple TV+ today
October 26 – The season finale of The Vanishing Triangle will air online on Sundance Now today
October 26 – The third season of American Horror Stories will air on FX on Hulu online today
October 26 – The Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie Ms. Christmas Comes to Town will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: A shopping channel host known as Ms. Christmas (Barbara Niven) receives a terminal diagnosis, which inspires a multi-city excursion set to spread Christmas cheer before her farewell broadcast. The cast includes Erica Durance and Brennan Elliott.
October 27 – The season finale of the new series Still Up will air online on Apple TV+ today
October 27 – The Hallmark Channel movie Christmas By Design will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: A fashion designer (Rebecca Dalton) gets accepted into a Christmas challenge to create a new holiday-themed collection and not only finds the inspiration for her next line but decides to redesign her approach to what’s most important in life. Jonathan Keltz co-stars.
October 27 – The new Netflix movie Pain Hustlers will debut online today
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Liza (Emily Blunt) dreams of a better life for her and her daughter so she gets a job at a bankrupt pharmacy and Liza’s guts catapult the company and her into the high life not knowing that she will soon be in the middle of a criminal conspiracy. The cast includes Chris Evans, Andy Garcia, Catherine O’Hara, Chloe Coleman and Brian d’Arcy James.
October 27 – The new limited series Fellow Travelers will debut online on Paramount+ with Showtime
Show Synopsis: After a chance encounter in Washington D.C. in the 1950s, Hawkins Fuller (Matt Bomer) and Timothy Laughlin (Jonathan Bailey) start a volatile romance that spans the Vietnam War protests of the 1960s, the drug-fueled disco hedonism of the 1970s and the AIDS crisis of the 1980s, while facing obstacles in the world and in themselves. The cast also includes Allison Williams, Linus Roache and Chris Bauer.
October 28 – The Hallmark Channel movie Mystic Christmas will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Juniper (Jessy Schram) travels to Mystic, Connecticut during the holidays to work at the rehabilitation center and aquarium. She reconnects with Sawyer (Chandler Massey), the owner of the pizza shop.
October 28 – The Great American Family movie Bringing Christmas Home will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Retired military officer, now Military History professor, Caroline Upton (Jill Wagner) is enlisted to assist antiques store owner, Russell Carlisle (Paul Greene) in finding the family of WWII Army officer Orin Newton before Christmas with the hope of returning precious personal artifacts – Orin’s dress uniform, medals, and a stack of love letters from his beloved Alice who waits for him back home. Epaulettes and insignia provide initial clues, though the search seems to dead end when Caroline discovers Orin was captured and listed as MIA. Caroline and Russell then search the love letters for clues as to what happened to Orin and whether he ever made it home to Alice.
October 29 – The series Fellow Travelers will make its cable network debut on Showtime at 9 PM
October 29 – The series finale of Billions will air on Showtime at 8 PM
October 29 – The Hallmark Channel movie Joyeux Noel will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: When a romantic painting of a Christmas market captures the imagination of copy editor Lea (Jaicy Elliot), she is sent to France with pragmatic reporter Mark (Brant Daugherty) to uncover the mystery behind the artist.
October 29 – The Great American Family movie Journey to Christmas will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: While on a charity press tour, a model ends up stranded by the weather at the family home of the driver she hired to assist her for the week. The movie stars Ash Tsai and Joey Heyworth.
October 29 – The second season premiere of The Gilded Age will air on HBO at 9 PM
October 29 – The UPtv movie Love at the Lodge will debut at 9 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Emma (Megan Elizabeth Barker), an uptight lawyer, plans the perfect retreat in hopes of making partner. But as Emma and the retreat center’s manager, Liam (Marc Herrmann), get to know each other better, Emma starts to learn the value of cutting loose.
October 31 – The season finale of The Swarm will air on The CW at 9 PM
Mark your calendars!
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