Streamers Offer Broad Thriller Lineups This October

Streaming platforms are offering a broad mix of thrillers, horror and genre fare this October. Netflix released a 20-episode Colombian drama, The Guest, starring Laura Londoño, Jason Day and Carmen Villalobos, about a woman whose past threatens her marriage and her husband’s political campaign and marking part of Netflix’s 2025 Colombian co-productions. Disney+’s Marvel Zombies — a What If...? spin-off that turns the Avengers into undead — has climbed to No. 1 on the service. Hulu is spotlighting original comedy-drama Chad Powers (Glen Powell), the true-crime Death in Apartment 603, and weekend movie picks including Atomic Blonde, Werewolves and The Hand That Rocks the Cradle. Free streamer Tubi and Peacock are deepening thriller offerings too: Tubi with titles like Alone and Red Lights, and Peacock mixing blockbuster scares (M3GAN, Monkey Man, upcoming Jurassic World Rebirth) with prestige picks such as We Need to Talk About Kevin.