In October, Stan premieres Gnomes, an Australian-made horror-comedy series series starring Asa Butterfield (Sex Education). Also premiering: Kill Jackie, the Catherine Zeta-Jones-led revenge thriller from the creatives behind Killing Eve, and Crystal Lake, A24’s Friday the 13th prequel starring 2026 Emmy winner Linda Cardellini. October also brings a whole slate of Halloween themed horror films.
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Gnomes
An evil force is awakened, unleashing a nightmare horde of killer ceramic gnomes upon an unsuspecting town. Gnomes also stars Australian actors Megan Smart (Class of ’07), Matt Okine (Mother and Son, The Other Guy) and Luke McGregor (Utopia). All episodes drop at once from 8 October. For a more in-depth look at the series, read our preview.
Starring: Asa Butterfield, Megan Smart, Matt Okine, Luke McGregor
Stan: recommended this month
Kill Jackie
Jackie (Catherine Zeta-Jones) has spent 20 years living a luxurious, anonymous existence but when she discovers that a squad of the world’s most feared hitmen have been hired to kill her, life takes a sudden lethal turn. Based on the novel The Price You Pay by bestselling author Nick Harkaway, the series is co-produced by Australia-based Steel Springs Pictures and Fremantle, with Australian filmmaker Peter Lawson (John Wick) as co-creator and executive producer. All episodes drop 2 October.
Starring: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Daniel Ings, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Hattie Hook
Crystal Lake
Crystal Lake is a prequel series set within the world of Friday the 13th. Linda Cardellini stars as Pam Voorhees, a grieving single mother unable to move on from the tragic drowning of her son Jason in the local town lake. When two probing strangers arrive at her door, Pam’s elusive past resurfaces, setting off a chain of events that leaves the townspeople of Crystal Lake questioning everything they know about her. All episodes are available from 16 October.
Starring: Linda Cardellini
The Rainmaker Season 2
Based on a John Grisham bestseller, The Rainmaker Season 2 follows new lawyer Rudy Baylor (Milo Callaghan) as he uncovers two connected conspiracies surrounding the mysterious death of a client’s son.
Starring: Milo Callaghan, John Slattery, Lana Parrilla
Stan: recent highlights
Outlander: Blood of My Blood Season 2
The second season of the historical drama prequel continues the parallel origin stories of Jamie Fraser and Claire Beauchamp’s parents in 18th century Scotland.
Starring: Hermione Corfield, Jeremy Irvine, Harriet Slater, Jamie Roy
Stan: everything in October 2026
Seinfeld: Seasons 1-9 | 1 October | Series
Bewitched (2005) | 1 October | Film
Looking for Alibrandi | 1 October | Film
My Girl (1991) | 2 October | Film
Ballers: Seasons 1-5 | 2 October | Series
Entrapment | 2 October | Film
Speak No Evil (2024) | 4 October | Film
Raoul Moat: Inside the Mind of a Killer Season 1 | 6 October | Series
Made of Honor | 7 October | Film
A Quiet Place Part II | 15 October | Film
Underworld (2003) | 17 October | Film
Underworld: Evolution | 17 October | Film
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans | 17 October | Film
Underworld: Awakening | 17 October | Film
Underworld: Blood Wars | 17 October | Film
The Wild Robot | 18 October | Film
The Sonny Disposition Season 1 | 19 October | Series
Killer in the Family: A Teenage Horror Story Season 1 | 20 October | Series
Elysium | 20 October | Film
Sex and the City Seasons 1-6 | 23 October | Series
Zodiac | 24 October | Film
You’re Next | 25 October | Film
The Color Purple (2024) | 25 October | Film
Hostel (2006) | 27 October | Film
Hostel Part II | 27 October | Film
Blue Lights Season 3 | 28 October | Series
The Grudge (2020) | 29 October | Film
The Watchers (2024) | 30 October | Film
