October '23: Aussie TV dates for 35 new shows

HERE'S a list of when and where Australians can watch every new TV show, doco and movie in October 2023. Updated daily as new dates come to hand. Current count: 35.

* Most Foxtel shows appear on Binge around the same time. If not you can watch live on Binge via the included Foxtel channels (check Foxtel TV guide or MyFoxtel app for air times.)

😍 - Recommended or notable

October '23

Mon 2

• The Ringleader: The Case Of The Bling Ring – Binge
  Doco tells the story of Rachel Lee, the teenage mastermind behind a string of high-profile celebrity robberies in 2008 and 2009

Tue 3

• Fright Krewe S1 – Stan

Thu 5

• Bargain (S1) – Paramount+
  Korean dystopian thriller. After a catastrophic earthquake, the victims, traffickers and buyers involved in an organ trafficking ring are trapped inside a crumbling building. Trailer

• Love Triangle (S2) – Stan
  Dating reality series form the makers of Married at First Sight. Singles choose one of two potential suitors, sight unseen. They live together – and then the rejected second suitor shows up.

• Our Flag Means Death (S2) – Binge, Foxtel
  The return of HBO's pirate comedy starring Rhys Darby and Taika Waititi. Teaser

Fri 6

• After Everything – Amazon Prime
  The fifth and final instalment of the After franchise finds Hardin travelling to Portugal to find himself and a way to win Tessa back.

Mon 9

• The Circus S8 (mid-season return) – Stan
  Emmy-nominated docuseries pulls back the curtain on another critical and volatile moment for the United States as Donald Trump seeks re-election.

Tue 10

• All Creatures And Small S4 – Britbox
  Latest adaptation of James Herriot's cherished collection of stories. Fresh out of Glasgow Veterinary College, James follows his dream to become a vet in the magnificent Yorkshire Dales.

• Hot Yachts S1 – Binge
  Reality series focuses on super-competitive, good looking, party-loving, yacht brokers who compete ruthlessly to sell everything from $1m motor launches to $100m super yachts.

• The Real Housewives Of Sydney S2 – Binge
  Six years after the first season the Sydney edition is back with Dr Kate Adams, Terry Biviano, Caroline Gaultier, Victoria Montano, Sally Obermeder, Krissy Marsh and Nicole O’Neil.

Wed 11

• Sullivan’s Crossing (S1) – Stan
  From the team behind Virgin River, this romantic drama series follows a neurosurgeon who finds herself in legal trouble and returns to her hometown to reconnect with her estranged father.

Thu 12

• Doom Patrol S4b – Binge
  The final episodes of this US superhero series

Fri 13

• 😍 Frasier (reboot) – Paramount+
  Kelsey Grammer returns to the role of Frasier Crane in this continuation of the legendary sitcom. Teaser

• 😍 Lessons in Chemistry (S1) – Apple TV+
  Brie Larson. Based on the hugely popular novel about an early 1950s woman who becomes a famous TV cook after her dream of being a scientist is put on hold in a patriarchal society.

Sat 14

• Arctic Circle S3 – Stan

• Shining Vale (S2) – Binge
  Horror-comedy series starring Courteney Cox, Greg Kinnear and Mira Sorvino.

Mon 16

• Billy The Kid (S2) – Stan
  Western drama from the maker of Vikings. Stars Aussie Daniel Webber as an outlaw on the American frontier.

• Krapopolis S1 – Binge
  New animated comedy series from the maker of Rick & Morty and Community.

Thu 19

• 😍 Killers of the Flower Moon (movie) – Apple TV+
  Martin Scorsese's latest drama debuts in the cinema on October 19, before coming exclusively to Apple TV+ at a date to be announced.

• 😍 Payback S1 - Britbox
  The latest crime series from Line of Duty creator Jed Mercurio.

• Selling The Hamptons S1 – Binge
  Reality. Six real estate agents battle to make their mark in an elite real estate market, with high demand, limited inventory and a short selling season.

• Wolf Like Me (S2) – Stan
  Romantic dramedy series starring Josh Gad and Isla Fisher.

Fri 20

• The Pigeon Tunnel (doco) – Apple TV+
  Tells the story of former British spy David Cornwell — better known as John le Carré, author of genre-defining espionage novels as Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Trailer

• Upload (S3) – Amazon Prime Video
  Sci-fi comedy series about a society where instead of dying you can be “uploaded” to a virtual reality afterlife.

Mon 23

• Fear The Walking Dead S8b – Binge
  The final ever episodes of the first TWD spin-off series.

Wed 25

• Celebrity Gogglebox Australia S2 – Binge
  Some of Australia’s best-known personalities become armchair critics as they hit the couch to watch the week’s big shows sharing their insightful, sharp and often hilarious points of view.

Fri 27

• American Auto S1, S2 – Stan
  American sitcom from the creator of Superstore. Follows the offbeat executives and employees of a major car company in Detroit trying to adjust to a rapidly shifting industry.

• American Horror Stories S3 – Binge
  This American Horror spin-off is a weekly anthology series featuring a different story each episode.

November '23

Fri 3

• Fingernails (movie) – Apple TV+
  Romance. Anna and Ryan have found true love. It’s been proven by a controversial new technology. There’s just one problem: Anna still isn’t sure. Then she takes a position at a love testing institute, and meets Amir.

• Orphan Black Echos (S1) – Stan
  Sci-fi thriller set in the same universe as Orphan Black

Wed 8

• The Buccaneers (S1) – Apple TV+
  Drama. A group of fun-loving young American girls explode into the tightly corseted London season of the 1870s.

• The Santa Clauses S2 – Disney+
  The Calvin family is back at the North Pole. Scott (Tim Allen) continues his role as Santa Claus after his retirement plans were thwarted when he failed to find a worthy successor in season one.

Fri 10

• For All Mankind S4 – Apple TV+
  Rocketing into the new millennium in the eight years since season three, Happy Valley has rapidly expanded its footprint on Mars by turning former foes into partners.

Wed 15

• 37th annual ARIA Awards (live event) – Sten
  Australia's annual music awards again showcases brilliant performances from some of the biggest and best names in the industry.

Fri 17

• Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
  Based on Legendary’s Monsterverse. Follows a thunderous battle between Godzilla and the Titans which leveled San Francisco and revealed that monsters are real. Stars Kurt Russell

December '23

Fri 1

• Slow Horses S3 – Apple TV+
  Gary Oldman. A darkly humorous espionage drama which follows a dysfunctional team of British intelligence agents who serve in a dumping-ground department of MI5 known un-affectionately as Slough House.

Wed 20

• Percy Jackson and the Olympians (S1) – Disney+
  The fantastical story of a 12-year-old modern demigod, Percy Jackson, who's just coming to terms with his newfound divine powers when the sky god, Zeus, accuses him of stealing his master lightning bolt. Trailer

Fri 22

• Rebel Moon (movie) – Netflix
  Epic science-fantasy movie from Zack Snyder, the filmmaker behind 300, Man of Steel, and Army of the Dead.

Later in 2023

Date TBC

• Armor Wars (S1) – Disney+

• Boy Swallows Universe (S1) – Netflix
  Netflix's adaptation of Aussie author Trent Dalton’s best-selling novel will feature a star-studded cast including Travis Fimmel (Vikings, Raised by Wolves) Simon Baker and Bryan Brown.

• Curb Your Enthusiasm (S12) – Binge, Foxtel
  Seinfeld co-creator Larry David is now 75 but his half-scripted, half-improvised, all-hilarious comedy is coming back for at least one more season.

• Dance Life (S1) – Amazon Prime Video
  Five-part docu-series follows young dancers trying to crack the big time at Australian dance academy Brent Street.

• Danielle Laidley (documentary) – Stan
  Chronicles the life of a former high-profile player and AFL coach who transitioned to woman.

• Dark Matter (S1) – Apple TV+
  Not to be confused with the popular Canadian sci-fi series, this new show will star Joel Edgerton and Jennifer Connelly in an adapation of the Blake Crouch sci-fi novel.

• Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars (S1) - Nine
  Superstar chef Gordon Ramsay and business mogul Janine Allis mentor and guide contestants competing to be the next food star.

• Heat (S10) - Ten
  Four-part Aussie drama series. Two families venture to a secluded home for a summer vacation ahead of bushfire season. As secrets and lies unravel, it becomes a tinderbox – and not everyone will make it out alive.

• Home to Roost (S1) - TBA
  Twenty years ago rocker Ozzy Osbourne and his family left Britain for a life in the US, sharing their bizarre life in a fly-on-the-wall show The Osbournes. Now they're moving back the the UK and doing it again.

• Human Error (S1) - Nine
  New Aussie crime drama from the makers of Underbelly, Bump, Offspring and Love My Way.

• Iwaju (S1) - Disney+
  New original long-form series created in collaboration with Pan-African comic book entertainment company Kugali.

• Loki (S2) - Disney+
  Tom Hiddleston reprises his role as Loki in a new six-episode season of the Marvel series.

• Safe to Drink (documentary) - Stan
  Tells the story of the devastating impact of toxic chemicals on communities fighting for justice in Australia and across the world.

• The Cape (documentary) - Stan
  An isolated community in Cape York is changed forever when by tragedy when a 10-year-old boy and his father vanish while checking their shark nets.

• The Defenders (documentary) - Amazon Prime Video
  The story of how Australian-Bahraini footballer Hakeem al-Araibi was saved after his arrest in Thailand on an invalid Interpol warrant.

• Total Control (S3) - ABC
  Starring Deborah Mailman and Rachel Griffiths, the new season will once again follow adversaries Alex Irving and Rachel Anderson as they battle to take control of their political destinie

• Win or Lose (S1) - Disney+
  Pixar’s first-ever long-form TV series follows the Pickles, a co-ed high school softball team.

• Making the Cut (S3) - Amazon Prime Video
  Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn resume their search for the next great global fashion entrepreneur among a new group of 10 designers. Trailer

• My Mum, Your Dad (S1) - Nine
  Reality. Kate Langbroek presents a heartfelt series about single parents looking for love the second time around.

• Ripley (S1) - Paramount+
  TV adaptation of the 1999 film about a conman hired by a wealthy New Yorker to travel to Italy to convince his wayward son to return home. Andrew Scott, Johnny Flynn and Dakota Fanning take on the roles made famous by Matt Damon, Jude Law and Gwyneth Paltrow.

• Straight Man (S1) - Stan
  A mid-life crisis tale starring Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul) as the unlikely chairman of a Pennsylvania college English department

• 😍 The Gilded Age (S2) - Paramount+
  HBO period drama from the creator of Downtown Abbey. Set against the backdrop of 1880s America's “Gilded Age” — a period of immense change.

• Three Women (S1) - Paramount+
  Three women are on a crash course to radically overturn their lives. Based on a 2019 book of the same name by Lisa Taddeo.

• Who Likes My Follower? (S1) - Netflix
  Spanish. Three successful influencers each coach a follower as they narrow down a field of dating prospects, hoping to trade digital likes for real-life love.

* Most Foxtel shows appear on Binge around the same time. If not you can watch live on Binge via the included Foxtel channels (check Foxtel TV guide or MyFoxtel app for air times.