Shows to watch in October on Disney+, Netflix and more

Whether you’re looking for something spooky to watch this Halloween, a new K-drama series like ‘Genie, Make A Wish’ on Netflix, or the latest Physical: Asia, ahead, we’ve rounded up some of the top shows that you can watch on your favourite streaming platforms this October.

Physical: Asia 

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The show that we’ve all been waiting for is here. Enter Physical:Asia. After the success that followed Physical: 100, the franchise is introducing its first-ever nation-vs-nation showdown, where 48 of the region’s strongest and most skilled competitors go head-to-head. Representing eight countries, the lineup includes heavy-hitters like boxing legend Manny Pacquiao, Olympic skeleton champion Yun Sung-bin, and former UFC Middleweight Champion Robert “The Reaper” Whittaker. Expect bigger challenges, bolder strategies, and a whole lot of muscle power as they battle it out not just for glory, but for their flag. (Click here to see the full athlete lineup and where to follow them on Instagram.)

Physical: Asia will be available on Netflix from 28 October

The Resurrected 

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Shu Qi and Lee Sinje are making their Chinese-language Netflix series debut in The Resurrected — and it’s not your typical crime thriller. Set after a major fraud and kidnapping scandal, the story follows two mothers who do the unthinkable: they bring a notorious scam mastermind back from the brink of death

The Resurrected is now on Netflix

Genie, Make A Wish

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This new show on Netflix isn’t like your average K-drama. Here, Ka-young (played by Bae Suzy) is a woman who keeps her emotions under lock and key — no empathy, no attachments, just survival. That is, until she unknowingly frees Iblis (played by Kim Woo-bin), a genie who’s been imprisoned for a thousand years. The catch? He’s actually Satan in disguise, determined to prove that humans are selfish and easily swayed. As he offers her three wishes, his chaotic, tempting energy starts to collide with her perfectly controlled world — and somewhere between manipulation and magic, an unexpected romance begins to take shape.

Genie, Make A Wish is now on Netflix 

Victoria Beckham 

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Following the success of Beckham’s documentary, this new docuseries follows the life of Victoria Beckham, offering an intimate look at her multifaceted life and career. The series takes viewers through her journey from her early days and stratospheric rise with the Spice Girls, to her very public love story with football legend David Beckham, and her fierce determination to carve out her place in the unforgiving world of high fashion. As she gears up to debut her Spring/Summer 2025 collection at Paris Fashion Week, the series blends archive footage with present-day moments to reveal the pressure, passion and persistence that shaped her into the woman she is today.

Victoria Beckham is now on Netflix

Bad Influencer

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Designer bags are the ultimate status symbol, but in Bad Influencer, things get a little less glossy. The series follows a single mum who secretly makes counterfeit luxury bags to stay afloat. Desperate to climb out of debt, she strikes an unexpected partnership with a self-absorbed influencer who sees dollar signs (and clout) in every fake. What starts as a risky side hustle spirals into a world of deception, ambition and designer drama.

Bad Influencer will be available on Netflix from 31 October

True Haunting

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Looking for a show to watch this Halloween? True Haunting on Netflix is the one to watch. The series blends eerie reenactments with real-life interviews to retell paranormal encounters exactly as the survivors experienced them. And yes — horror master James Wan, the mind behind The Conjuring and Saw, is the executive producer, so you can expect lots of goosebumps. 

True Haunting is now on Netflix 

The Hand That Rocks The Cradle 

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Adding another spine-tingling pick to your Halloween watchlist? Check out The Hand That Rocks the Cradle on Disney+. Directed by Michelle Garza Cervera, the psychological thriller follows an affluent mother (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) who hires a seemingly perfect nanny (Maika Monroe). However, things start to take a turn when unsettling truths begin to surface. Seductive, suspenseful and deeply unsettling, this will be the kind of show that will make you second-guess the people you let into your home.

The Hand That Rocks The Cradle will be available on Disney+ on 22 October 

Top Guns: The Next Generation 

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If you loved the adrenaline of Top Gun, this one’s for you. National Geographic’s new docuseries dives into the real-life world of U.S. Navy and Marine Corps student pilots as they tackle the most demanding phase of strike fighter training. Here, you’ll get rare access inside the cockpit, and into the lives of these future fighter pilots, as they take on high-stress dogfights, nail-biting carrier landings and backbreaking drills. Beyond the action, the series reveals the personal sacrifices, pressure and grit it takes to earn the legendary “wings of gold.”

Top Guns: The Next Generation will be available on Disney+ on 22 October 

Would You Marry Me 

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This new series on Disney+ follows the lives of Kim Wooju—who’s also known as the fourth-generation heir to Korea’s oldest bakery— as well as Yoo Meri, a local designer who recently called it quits with her fiance. However, when Yoo Meri finds out that she won a lottery for a townhouse, she’s forced to work together with another man called Wooju, who shares the same name as her ex-fiance, to prove to the lottery board that she’s happily married and is still eligible to claim the house. But with an investigator ever-lurking, things won’t be as easy as they seem.

Would You Marry Me is now on Disney+ 

Amazon Bullseye

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Jin-bong, once an Olympic archery star, is now a middle-aged office manager fighting to keep his job. With corporate restructuring looming, he gets one final lifeline — the mysterious “Amazon Project.” His mission? Travel deep into the Amazon and coach an archery team from a remote tribe. There, he meets three warriors with unbelievable natural talent and teams up with a quirky Korean–Bolédorian translator, Bbang-sik. Together, they train the trio to compete at the World Archery Championships in South Korea. 

Amazon Bullseye is now on Viu 

My Troublesome Star 

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Im Se-ra has it all — fame, beauty and a fiery temper to match her talent. But when South Korea’s brightest star wakes up 25 years later in the body of a frumpy 50-year-old woman living in a cramped rental flat, everything changes. With no memory of how she got there and her glory days long gone, Se-ra must face a world that’s moved on without her. What follows is a sharp, funny and deeply moving story about reinvention, second chances, and the messy pursuit of finding yourself again.

My Troublesome Star is now on Viu 

To The Moon

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At Marron Confectionary, four employees from completely different worlds find their lives unexpectedly intertwined. Jung Da-hae, a contract staffer on the PR team, is desperately trying to secure a permanent role. Beside her are fellow contract workers Kang Eun-sang and Kim Ji-song, each juggling quiet battles outside the office. Then there’s Ham Ji-u — the second-gen chaebol who seems to have everything, except purpose. When Ji-u’s path crosses with Da-hae’s, their encounter sparks subtle but powerful shifts, forcing all four to question ambition, sacrifice and what happiness really costs in a world that demands success.

To The Moon is now on Viu