This viewing guide covers a curated selection of the current month’s program premieres in the US, as well as shows added throughout the month, of titles from countries in Africa, Asia, North America, and South America. Non-English-language programs are shown in their original languages with English subtitles (and other subtitles, as available).
For details about this month’s premieres of programs from the UK, Ireland, English-speaking Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and countries in Europe, visit The British TV Place, The Down Under TV Place, and The Euro TV Place.
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Viewing Guide Archives
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OCTOBER 2026
For descriptions of select titles, read “90 International TV Premieres in October 2026”
- 1st — Archive X: Unexplained Phenomena (US) — SundanceTV (10pm ET), Sundance Now, AMC+, All Reality, Sundance Now on Prime Video, AMC+ on Prime Video, and All Reality on Prime Video
- 1st — Coven Academy (US) — Freeform (8pm ET/PT, 2nd Disney+, Hulu)
- 1st — Crazy Rich, Incredibly Broke (Saudi Arabia) — Netflix
- 1st — Curse of the Ghoul (US) — Shudder, Shudder on Prime Video, AMC+, AMC+ on Prime Video
- 1st — East of Eden (US) — Netflix
- 2nd — #Love (India) — Netflix
- 2nd — 39th Hispanic Heritage Awards (US) — PBS (9pm ET), PBS.org, PBS app
- 2nd — Austin City Limits Music Festival 2026: Day 1 live stream (US) — Hulu
- 2nd — Bite Size Terror (US) — Tubi
- 2nd — Celebrity Wheel of Fortune: Season 7 (US) — ABC (3rd Disney+, Hulu)
- 2nd — I Would Rather Die (Mexico) — Prime Video
- 2nd — Infirmary (US) — Shudder, Shudder on Prime Video, AMC+, AMC+ on Prime Video
- 2nd — The Last First: Winter K2 (UK-US) — Apple TV, Apple TV on Prime Video
- 2nd — Strange: Junji Ito’s Tales for Sleepless Nights: Season 1 (Japan) — HBO Max, HBO Max on Prime Video
- 2nd — Tyler Perry’s Doing Life (US) — Netflix
- 2nd — Voces – Asco: Without Permission (US) — PBS (10pm ET), PBS.org, PBS app
- 3rd — Austin City Limits Music Festival 2026: Day 2 live stream (US) — Hulu
- 4th — Austin City Limits Music Festival 2026: Day 3 live stream (US) — Hulu
- 4th — Marshals: Season 2 (US) — CBS (8:30pm ET/8pm PT), Paramount+, Paramount+ on Prime Video
- 4th — Tracker: Season 4 (US) — CBS (9:30pm ET/9pm PT), Paramount+, Paramount+ on Prime Video
- 5th — Between Steps: Season 1 (South Korea) — Disney+, Hulu
- 5th — CIA: Season 2 (US) — CBS (9pm ET), Paramount+, Paramount+ on Prime Video
- 5th — FBI: Season 9 (US) — CBS (8pm ET), Paramount+, Paramount+ on Prime Video
- 5th — Harlan Coben’s Final Twist: Season 2 (US) — CBS (10pm ET), Paramount+, Paramount+ on Prime Video
- 5th — Independent Lens: My Omaha (US) — PBS (10pm ET), PBS.org, PBS app
- 6th — American Masters: American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez (US) — PBS (9pm ET), PBS.org, PBS app
- 6th — Love Village: Season 3 (Japan) — Netflix
- 6th — Mojo Brookzz: I Know You Lying (US) — Netflix
- 6th — NCIS: Season 24 (US) — CBS (8pm ET), Paramount+, Paramount+ on Prime Video
- 6th — NCIS: New York (US) — CBS (9pm ET), Paramount+, Paramount+ on Prime Video
- 6th — NCIS: Origins: Season 3 (US) — CBS (10pm ET), Paramount+, Paramount+ on Prime Video
- 6th — Reasonable Doubt: Season 4 (US) — Hulu
- 7th — Abbott Elementary: Season 6 (US) — ABC (8th Disney+, Hulu)
- 7th — Carrie (Canada-US) — Prime Video
- 7th — Chicago Fire: Season 15 (US) — NBC (9pm ET/PT, 8th Peacock)
- 7th — Chicago Med: Season 12 (US) — NBC (8pm ET/PT, 8th Peacock)
- 7th — Chicago P.D.: Season 14 (US) — NBC (10pm ET/PT, 8th Peacock)
- 7th — I Am Solo (South Korea) — Netflix
- 7th — Inside the Circle (Mexico) — Netflix
- 7th — Jamie Foxx: Take Care of Yourself (US) — Hulu
- 7th — Merry Berry Love (South Korea-Japan) — Hulu
- 7th — Nova: Space Wars (US) — PBS (9pm ET), PBS.org, PBS app
- 7th — Surviving Alaska: Women of the Wild (US) — Disney+, Hulu
- 7th — Who Is Martin Mull? (US) — Netflix
- 8th — Cupertino (US) — CBS (10pm ET), Paramount+, Paramount+ on Prime Video
- 8th — Elsbeth: Season 4 (US) — CBS (9pm ET), Paramount+, Paramount+ on Prime Video
- 8th — Eternally Yours (US) — CBS (8:30pm ET), Paramount+, Paramount+ on Prime Video
- 8th — Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage: Season 3 (US) — CBS (8pm ET), Paramount+, Paramount+ on Prime Video
- 8th — The Kardashians: Season 8 (US) — Hulu
- 8th — Law & Order: Season 26 (US) — NBC (10pm ET/PT, 9th Peacock)
- 8th — Law & Order: SVU: Season 28 (US) — NBC (9pm ET/PT, 9th Peacock)
- 9th — Animals (US) — Netflix
- 9th — Benefits with Friends: Season 2 (Brazil) — Hulu
- 9th — Boston Blue: Season 2 (US) — CBS (10pm ET), Paramount+, Paramount+ on Prime Video
- 9th — Doctor X: Mafia in White (South Korea) — Netflix
- 9th — Fire Country: Season 5 (US) — CBS (9pm ET), Paramount+, Paramount+ on Prime Video
- 9th — Great Musicians of Our Time: Itzhak Perlman: Virtuoso Violinist (US) — PBS (10pm ET), PBS.org, PBS app
- 9th — Haunted Hotel: Season 2 (US) — Netflix
- 9th — Is It Cake? Halloween: Season 2 (US) — Netflix
- 9th — Matchbox the Movie (US) — Apple TV, Apple TV on Prime Video
- 9th — R.L. Stine’s Pumpkinhead 2 (US) — Tubi
- 9th — Sheriff Country: Season 2 (US) — CBS (8pm ET), Paramount+, Paramount+ on Prime Video
- 9th — Take Charge of My Heart (South Korea) — Netflix
- 9th — V/H/S/Mixtape (US) — Shudder, Shudder on Prime Video, AMC+, AMC+ on Prime Video
- 10th — 100 Days of Deception (South Korea) — Netflix
- 11th — The Pet Cemetery Murders: A Ghost Story (US) — HBO Max, HBO Max on Prime Video
- 12th — Clown Panic (US) — Hulu
- 12th — Free Leonard Peltier (US) — Netflix
- 12th — Voces – Paquito D’Rivera: From Carne y Frijol to Carnegie Hall (US) — PBS (10pm ET), PBS.org, PBS app
- 13th — Tyson (US) — Netflix
- 14th — Helluva Boss: Season 3 (US) — Prime Video
- 14th — Love Is Blind: Season 11: Boston (US) — Netflix
- 14th — Love of Your Life (US) — Prime Video
- 14th — The Lowdown: Season 2 (US) — FX (9pm ET), Hulu
- 14th — Megastorm (US) — Disney+, Hulu
- 14th — Nature: Sesame Street and the Great Elephant Adventure (US) — PBS (8pm ET), PBS.org, PBS app
- 14th — Nova: Evolution (US) — PBS (9pm ET), PBS.org, PBS app
- 14th — Secrets of the Dead: Africa’s Golden City (US) — PBS (10pm ET), PBS.org, PBS app
- 15th — 9-1-1: Season 10 (US) — ABC (8pm ET, 16th Hulu)
- 15th — 9-1-1: Nashville: Season 2 (US) — ABC (9pm ET, 16th Hulu)
- 15th — Corregidora: The Darkest Night in Mexican Soccer (Mexico) — HBO Max, HBO Max on Prime Video
- 15th — Crystal Lake (US) — Peacock
- 15th — Grey’s Anatomy: Season 23 (US) — ABC (10pm ET, 16th Hulu)
- 15th — Hollywood Arts (US) — Netflix
- 16th — The Disciple (US) — Netflix
- 16th — Great Musicians of Our Time: Pinchas Zukerman: Here to Make Music (US) — PBS (10pm ET), PBS.org, PBS app
- 16th — Hallowarrior (US) — Shudder, Shudder on Prime Video, AMC+, AMC+ on Prime Video
- 16th — Heather McMahan: By a Thread (US) — Hulu
- 16th — Kate Berlant: Parmesan (US) — HBO (10pm ET), HBO Max, HBO Max on Prime Video
- 16th — Katseye: Wild Hearts (US) — Disney+, Hulu
- 16th — Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald (US) — Netflix
- 16th — The Rainmaker: Season 2 (US) — USA Network (10pm ET)
- 16th — Sacrifice (UK, Greece, Cyprus, US, France, Italy, Australia) — Netflix
- 16th — Seriously Single Too (South Africa) — Netflix
- 16th — Tenzing (UK-AU-US) — Apple TV, Apple TV on Prime Video
- 16th — Therapy Done Right (Argentina) — Netflix
- 16th — Tulsa King: Season 4 (US) — Paramount+, Paramount+ on Prime Video
- 17th — Locker Diaries: Coven Academy (US) — Disney+
- 17th — Super Scam Me (US) — National Geographic (18th Disney+, Hulu)
- 19th — Love in Disguise (South Korea) — Prime Video
- 20th — Phony (US) — Hulu
- 21st — CMA Presents I Will Always Love You: A Celebration of Dolly Parton (US) — ABC (9pm ET, live stream Disney+, 22nd Hulu)
- 21st — Nature: Tiger Island (US) — PBS (8pm ET), PBS.org, PBS app
- 21st — The New Stanford Prison Experiment (US) — Netflix
- 21st — Secrets of the Dead: Raising Lady Liberty (US) — PBS (10pm ET), PBS.org, PBS app
- 21st — Six Kings Slam: Season 2 (US) — Netflix
- 21st — The Terminal List: Season 2 (US) — Prime Video
- 22nd — Did Someone Happen to Mention Me? (Japan) — Netflix
- 22nd — The Flores Massacre (Argentina) — HBO Max, HBO Max on Prime Video
- 22nd — Nobody Wants This: Season 3 (US) — Netflix
- 23rd — Classified: Season 2 (Canada) — PBS Masterpiece Prime Video Channel, PBS Passport
- 23rd — The Cycle (US-UK) — Shudder, Shudder on Prime Video, AMC+, AMC+ on Prime Video
- 23rd — Great Performances: Tammy Wynette: Forever Yours (US) — PBS (9pm ET), PBS.org, PBS app
- 23rd — Happy’s Place: Season 3 (US) — NBC (8pm ET/PT, 24th Peacock)
- 23rd — Joe Bob’s Halloween House Party (US) — Shudder, Shudder on Prime Video, AMC+, AMC+ on Prime Video
- 23rd — Newlyweds (US) — NBC (8:30pm ET/PT, 24th Peacock)
- 23rd — Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Story (US) — Netflix
- 23rd — Surviving Hurricane Otis (Mexico) — Netflix
- 24th — Final Table (South Korea) — Prime Video
- 25th — FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards (US) — Shudder, Shudder on Prime Video, AMC+, AMC+ on Prime Video
- 26th — Independent Lens: Seeds (US) — PBS (10pm ET), PBS.org, PBS app
- 26th — Minimum Wage (US) — Netflix
- 26th — The Mob (US) — Hulu
- 26th — Pati Jinich Explores Panamericana: Season 2 (US) — PBS (9pm ET), PBS.org, PBS app
- 27th — The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula: Season 7 (US) — Shudder, Shudder on Prime Video, AMC+, AMC+ on Prime Video
- 27th — Breaking the Deadlock: AI: Crisis of Control (w.t.) (US) — PBS (9pm ET), PBS.org, PBS app
- 27th — In Pursuit: Lessons of American Leadership (US) — PBS (10pm ET), PBS.org, PBS app
- 27th — Kordell Stewart: Slash & Burn (US) — HBO Max, HBO Max on Prime Video
- 27th — The One About Matthew Perry (US) — Netflix
- 27th — Zainab Johnson: Toxically Optimistic (US) — Netflix
- 29th — Balaraw: Blood Island (Philippines) — Netflix
- 29th — Cannibal Poet (Mexico) — HBO Max, HBO Max on Prime Video
- 29th — Ghosts Special (US) — CBS (9pm ET), Paramount+, Paramount+ on Prime Video
- 30th — Akka (India) — Netflix
- 30th — Dexter: Resurrection: Season 2 (US) — Paramount+, Paramount+ on Prime Video
- 30th — Great Performances: Jimmy Webb: American Songwriter (US) — PBS (9pm ET), PBS.org, PBS app
- 30th — How to Ruin Diwali: Meet the Parents (South Africa) — Netflix
- 30th — Nocturne (US) — Apple TV, Apple TV on Prime Video
- tba — The Gift of Deceit (Brazil) — Netflix
- tba — The Wolves of Real Estate: The Alexander Brothers (US) — Peacock
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