10 Best Shows to Binge on Apple TV+ in October 2025

October brings a mix of fresh premieres, new seasons, and steady favorites on Apple TV+, spanning thrillers, documentaries, animated adventures, and workplace comedies. Several titles arrive throughout the month, joined by recent headliners and flagship series that continue to draw big weekly audiences.

Below, you’ll find ten Apple TV+ projects with fast facts on plots, casts, and key creative teams. The most recent October releases lead the way, followed by notable originals and current staples you can dive into right now.

‘Down Cemetery Road’ (2025)

Adapted from Mick Herron’s “Zoë Boehm” novels, this thriller begins with an explosion in an Oxford suburb and the disappearance of a young girl. The investigation pulls neighbor Sarah Trafford into a widening conspiracy, teaming her with private investigator Zoë Boehm as buried secrets surface across the city.

Ruth Wilson stars as Sarah Trafford and Emma Thompson portrays Zoë Boehm, with Adeel Akhtar, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Tom Goodman-Hill, Darren Boyd, Tom Riley, Adam Godley, Sinead Matthews, Ken Nwosu, Fehinti Balogun, and Aiysha Hart in supporting roles. Morwenna Banks serves as writer and executive producer, with Natalie Bailey as lead director and additional executive producers including Jamie Laurenson, Hakan Kousetta, Tom Nash, Emma Thompson, and Mick Herron.

‘Mr. Scorsese’ (2025)

This five-part documentary series offers an intimate portrait of filmmaker Martin Scorsese through extensive on-camera conversations and access to personal archives. The episodes chart recurring themes in his work—faith, morality, guilt, violence, and redemption—while tracing his path from student films to international acclaim.

Rebecca Miller directs and executive produces, with interviews featuring Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, Steven Spielberg, Jodie Foster, Thelma Schoonmaker, Margot Robbie, Cate Blanchett, and others. The production assembles collaborators and admirers to map Scorsese’s career, pairing archival materials with contemporary reflections.

‘Loot’ (2022– )

The workplace comedy follows Molly Wells, a billionaire philanthropist rebuilding her life as she steers the Wells Foundation with a close-knit team. New episodes continue Molly’s efforts to give away her fortune while balancing complicated friendships and a potential romance that collides with her professional goals.

Maya Rudolph leads the ensemble alongside Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Nat Faxon, Ron Funches, and Joel Kim Booster. The series is created by Matt Hubbard and Alan Yang, who executive produce with Rudolph and others, with episodes written and directed by a rotating team that leans into character-driven stories around Molly’s foundation and family.

‘The Last Frontier’ (2025)

Set in Alaska after a prison transport crash releases violent inmates, this action-thriller centers on U.S. Marshal Frank Remnick protecting a remote community as he pursues escapees across unforgiving terrain. The story blends manhunt and survival elements against the state’s harsh wilderness.

Jason Clarke stars as Remnick, with Haley Bennett as Sidney Scofield and Dominic Cooper as Levi Hartman. The cast also includes Simone Kessell, Dallas Goldtooth, Tait Blum, and Alfre Woodard. Created by Jon Bokenkamp and Richard D’Ovidio, the series is produced by Apple Studios with executive producers Laura Benson and Glenn Kessler.

‘Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars’ (2025)

An eight-part documentary series, this project goes inside the Michelin Guide’s process as chefs chase first, second, or third stars. Cameras follow kitchens in cities across North America and Europe while offering rare, on-the-record access to Michelin inspectors and restaurant teams.

Hosted by food presenter and TopJaw co-founder Jesse Burgess, the show is executive produced by Gordon Ramsay and produced by Studio Ramsay Global. Featured restaurants include Coqodaq, The Musket Room, and Nōksu in New York; Cariño, Esmé, and Feld in Chicago; as well as Aure, Jordnær, Knystaforsen, Caractère, House, Wilsons, Em, Máximo, Agriturismo Ferdy, Kresios, Harbor House, Pasjoli, and Pasta|Bar across the Nordics, the U.K., Mexico, Italy, and California.

‘The Sisters Grimm’ (2025)

Based on Michael Buckley’s bestselling books, this animated kids-and-family series follows sisters Sabrina and Daphne as they settle in Ferryport Landing, a town filled with fairy-tale heroes and villains. Each episode unfolds like a case file as the girls search for their missing parents and untangle new mysteries.

The voice cast includes Ariel Winter as Sabrina, Laraine Newman as Relda, Abubakar Salim as Charming, and Billy Harris as Puck. The show is developed by showrunner Amy Higgins with Buckley and Elliot Blake among the writers and executive producers, and it maintains the books’ detective structure while introducing television-specific stories.

‘The Studio’ (2025– )

A workplace comedy set behind the scenes of a major Hollywood studio, this series follows executives and creatives as they juggle development slates, talent relationships, and the day-to-day of getting projects from pitch to production. Episodes explore crises that erupt across departments as deals, scripts, and personalities collide.

Seth Rogen leads the cast with Catherine O’Hara, Kathryn Hahn, Ike Barinholtz, and Chase Sui Wonders among the ensemble. Created by Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, and Frida Perez, the show is produced by Apple Studios and Point Grey Pictures, with Rogen and Goldberg directing the season and guiding the writers’ room.

‘Chief of War’ (2025)

This historical drama depicts the unification of the Hawaiian Islands, focusing on competing chiefs, shifting alliances, and the arrival of outside forces that reshape power. Battles, diplomacy, and leadership struggles frame the series’ portrait of late-18th- and early-19th-century Hawaiʻi.

Jason Momoa stars, with Luciane Buchanan in a principal role and a supporting cast drawn from characters inspired by Hawaiian history. Created by Jason Momoa and Thomas Paʻa Sibbett, the limited series is produced by Apple Studios, with executive producers including Francis Lawrence and Tim Van Patten.

‘Slow Horses’ (2022– )

Set at Slough House, MI5’s outpost for disgraced agents, the series centers on Jackson Lamb and his team as they tackle operations that test their skills and reputations. Storylines adapt the “Slough House” novels, blending espionage procedures with intra-agency politics.

Gary Oldman stars as Jackson Lamb, with Jack Lowden as River Cartwright and Kristin Scott Thomas as Diana Taverner, alongside Saskia Reeves and Rosalind Eleazar. Developed for television by Will Smith (UK writer) from Mick Herron’s books, the series is produced by See-Saw Films for Apple TV+ with season directors such as James Hawes and Jeremy Lovering.

‘The Morning Show’ (2019– )

This newsroom drama follows the inner workings of a national morning program as anchors and producers navigate scandals, corporate dynamics, and shifting media politics. The show tracks Alex Levy and Bradley Jackson as they manage relationships on-air and off, alongside a network executive steering the channel’s strategy.

Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon lead the cast, with Billy Crudup and Mark Duplass in key roles and later seasons adding actors such as Nicole Beharie and Jon Hamm. The series originates from a concept by Jay Carson and was developed by Kerry Ehrin, with producing partners including Media Res and Hello Sunshine and frequent direction by Mimi Leder.

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