# Nine TV shows worth streaming this October

> From a tech mogul's messy divorce to a Friday the 13th prequel, October's streaming lineup mixes legal drama, horror, and Marvel intrigue.
- Title: Nine TV shows worth streaming this October · WIRED | Shortify
- Summary: From a tech mogul's messy divorce to a Friday the 13th prequel, October's streaming lineup mixes legal drama, horror, and Marvel intrigue.
- Keywords: streaming television, hbo max, disney+, netflix, peacock, october releases, horror, science fiction, legal drama, WIRED
- Source: WIRED — https://wired.com/story/the-9-best-shows-to-stream-right-now
- Author: Jennifer M. Wood
- Published: 2026-02-19T20:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 2 min
- Topics: streaming television, hbo max, disney+, netflix, peacock, october releases, horror, science fiction, legal drama
## October's streaming lineup
This month brings high-stakes divorce drama, online radicalization thrillers, and AI-driven identity crises. WIRED picks shows reflecting technology, science, politics and culture.
## War: billionaire divorce battle
HBO's legal thriller follows tech mogul Morgan Henderson and international film star Carla Duval through an explosive divorce. Their bitter split becomes a high-stakes battle over money, power, and reputation.
## Tip Toe: neighbors and radicalization
Alan Cumming and David Morrissey play longtime Manchester neighbors in Russell T. Davies' thriller. Online radicalization, toxic algorithms, and anti-LGBTQ+ prejudice poison their community and turn deadly.
## Adventure Time: Side Quests returns
Finn the Human and Jake the Dog return for another season in the Land of Ooo. The companion series recaptures the spirit of Pendleton Ward's Emmy-, Peabody-, and Annie-winning original.
## Get Jiro: dystopian food war
In dystopian Los Angeles, a sushi chef is caught in a brutal war between rival food factions. Based on graphic novels cocreated by the late Anthony Bourdain, it blends food culture, violence, and dark humor.
## Carrie: Mike Flanagan's fresh take
Mike Flanagan, behind The Haunting of Hill House and Midnight Mass, reimagines Stephen King's first novel. An eight-episode series follows a bullied teenage girl whose telekinetic powers turn a high school nightmare terrifying.
## Small Prophets: supernatural mystery
Mackenzie Crook writes and directs this quirky comedy-drama-fantasy about Michael Sleep, reeling from his girlfriend Clea's disappearance seven years earlier. He dabbles in alchemy, conjuring miniature spirits to see the future.
## Below: creature and community
A mysterious sea creature terrorizes a coastal town in this six-episode Netflix miniseries. Fisherman Calvin Penney must protect his family and community from a threat reshaping their way of life.
## VisionQuest: Marvel's AI crisis
Paul Bettany returns as a rebooted Vision on the run and searching for his identity. AI personas including Jarvis, Friday, Edith, and Ultron force him to confront questions about consciousness and what makes us human.
## Crystal Lake: Pamela's story
Linda Cardellini, fresh off an Emmy win for DTF St.Louis, plays Pamela Voorhees in this Friday the 13th prequel.
## Key takeaway

WIRED picks nine TV shows to stream in October, ranging from legal thrillers and psychological horror to sci-fi adventures and supernatural mysteries.