15 Best Shows to Binge on Hulu in October 2025

October on Hulu is packed with brand-new premieres, fresh franchise spinoffs, and a handful of standout docuseries designed for back-to-back viewing. If you’re building a fall watchlist, this month’s slate leans into true crime, reality revivals, and a couple of high-profile scripted bets alongside anime favorites and long-running hits.

Using this month’s arrivals as the pool, the picks below prioritize the newest launches first, then Hulu originals where noted, and round things out with legacy titles that shaped their genres. Each entry gives you the essentials—what it’s about, who’s in it, and who’s behind it—so you can dive straight in.

‘Shifting Gears’ (2025–)

A multi-cam comedy from creators Julie Thacker Scully and Mike Scully, ‘Shifting Gears’ centers on widower Matt Parker, played by Tim Allen, who runs a classic-car shop with his daughter Riley. The ensemble includes Kat Dennings, Seann William Scott, Daryl Mitchell, and Jenna Elfman, with 20th Television producing. The setup blends workplace rhythms in the garage with a family reset at home.

Episodes weave rebuild projects, customer one-offs, and automotive deep cuts into family storylines, with the writers using practical gags and car-culture callbacks to structure A- and B-plots. Guest turns and recurring garage characters widen the cast list while the shop’s repair calendar provides the show’s comedic engine.

‘9-1-1: Nashville’ (2025–)

A franchise expansion from the team behind ‘9-1-1’, this entry relocates the high-tempo first-responder drama to Nashville. Produced by 20th Television, it follows firefighters, dispatchers, and police units through large-scale emergencies and the interlocking teamwork required to handle them in a music-city setting.

Structure mirrors the parent series: crisis management sequences staged with practical stunts and VFX, character arcs that track squad relationships, and case-of-the-week incidents threaded through longer season stories. Department leadership and rotating call types anchor the cast while the city’s landmarks shape the incident playbook.

‘Hunting History with Steven Rinella’ (2025–)

Hosted by author and outdoorsman Steven Rinella, this docuseries investigates historical puzzles by pairing archival research with field expeditions. Across chapters, Rinella and subject-matter experts test competing theories using period gear, site visits, and primary sources to isolate what’s plausible.

Production emphasizes disciplined method over spectacle—diaries, newspapers, and official records are combed alongside on-the-ground demonstrations. Historians, curators, and specialists provide context, while terrain, weather, and logistics become part of the investigative toolkit shown on screen.

‘History’s Most Shocking’ (2025–)

This analysis-driven docuseries deconstructs dramatic incidents caught on camera—industrial failures, public disasters, and close calls—using slow-motion breakdowns, survivor accounts, and expert commentary. Engineers, first responders, and safety trainers explain what went wrong and why.

Each episode builds a cause-and-effect timeline that moves from initial conditions through cascading errors to prevention lessons. Archival footage is supplemented with graphics and forensic reconstructions, with producers organizing segments around the mechanics behind the incident rather than sensationalism.

‘Murdaugh: Death in the Family’ (2025)

A limited docuseries assembled by Eat the Cat, ‘Murdaugh: Death in the Family’ studies South Carolina’s high-profile legal saga through court records, archival footage, and interviews. Reporters, attorneys, and investigators connect filings and testimony to show how key events relate across years.

Episodes synthesize timelines, witness accounts, and case materials to clarify the legal throughline and its ripple effects. The production approach pairs legal analysis with carefully curated archives to present a comprehensive view of the proceedings and their aftermath.

‘Duck Dynasty: The Revival’ (2025–)

The Robertsons return to Duck Commander in a new chapter that revisits family life, business projects, and community ties. Led by Willie and Korie Robertson, the revival updates the workplace-and-home format with fresh ventures, milestones, and familiar personalities from the original run.

Hour-long episodes split time between shop operations, outdoor traditions, and family gatherings, bringing back the Louisiana setting as a character in its own right. Spoke Studios steers the docu-format, keeping the mix of humor, entrepreneurship, and regional culture that defined the earlier series.

‘Homicide Squad New Orleans’ (2025–)

Set within New Orleans homicide units, this true-crime series follows detectives as they work cases across neighborhoods with case-file access and extensive interviews. The camera tracks investigations from scene response through lab work, canvassing, and arrests.

Produced by 44 Blue Productions, the format uses surveillance pulls, community outreach, and timeline boards to connect clues. Each chapter foregrounds procedure and collaboration, mapping how evidence, forensics, and witness interviews converge on a suspect and a charge.

‘Virgins’ (2025–)

A candid docu-format from Crazy Legs Productions, ‘Virgins’ follows adults pursuing late-blooming intimacy and relationships. Participants work toward personal goals with guidance from coaches and experts, documenting obstacles, breakthroughs, and communication skills along the way.

Interviews and verité coverage frame stigma, resilience, and the practical steps people take to change their dating lives. The series structures episodes around individualized plans, progress check-ins, and reflections that show how support systems translate into real-world outcomes.

‘Tiny House Nation: Memory Lane’ (2025–)

This retrospective spinoff revisits standout builds from ‘Tiny House Nation’ to see what held up, what failed, and which design ideas owners adapted over time. Renovation teams and families walk through layout tweaks, storage solutions, and upgrades made after years of small-space living.

Episodes are organized as then-and-now audits: original constraints and specs re-examined against day-to-day use, climate, and wear. The series compiles practical lessons for compact design—insulation choices, mechanical systems, and multi-use furniture—directly from long-term occupants.

‘Million Dollar Zombie Flips’ (2025–)

House flippers acquire “zombie” properties—vacant or stalled homes—and convert them into high-end listings under investor oversight. Produced by A+E Global Media, the show details the business pipeline from acquisition and permitting to staging and sale.

Budgets, inspection reports, and scheduling become plot drivers as crews tackle structural surprises and market timing. Each episode follows a project’s financial model and risk profile, ending with a resale strategy that ties renovations to comps and buyer demand.

‘Cold Case Files: Dead West’ (2025–)

A regional expansion of the ‘Cold Case Files’ brand from A&E, this series reopens unsolved crimes across the American West. Detectives and families revisit evidence using modern forensics, digital records, and renewed interviews.

Case files, lab updates, and newly surfaced tips structure the narrative, showing how advancements in technology and databases can unlock decades-old investigations. The production highlights jurisdictional collaboration and the persistence required to move dormant cases forward.

‘WWE’s Greatest Moments’ (2025–)

An anthology of milestone pro-wrestling highlights curated with context from wrestlers, producers, and historians, ‘WWE’s Greatest Moments’ assembles deep archival packages from the company’s library. Episodes revisit pivotal debuts, turns, and matches.

Each chapter traces the buildup, payoff, and aftermath that made a moment era-defining, blending new interviews with broadcast footage. The editorial approach situates in-ring events within creative decisions and industry shifts, providing a full historical snapshot.

‘Digimon Beatbreak’ (2025–)

The newest ‘Digimon’ television iteration from Toei Animation introduces a band-inflected battle concept in which music and rhythm systems influence partner evolutions and teamwork. A fresh set of DigiDestined leads the cast into digital-world conflicts with new device mechanics.

Season setup establishes the rules of performance-driven combat, the intersection of the real and digital worlds, and rival crews that shape early arcs. Franchise nods mix with new theme songs and character introductions, laying out rivalries, cooperative finishers, and progression systems.

‘Texas True Crime’ (2021–)

A Hulu original docuseries, ‘Texas True Crime’ surveys major cases across the state through investigators, journalists, and court documents. Chapters follow developments from the first report to verdict, emphasizing forensics, jurisdictional differences, and legal turning points.

Episodes blend archival video, interviews, and records to build clear timelines that explain how evidence fit together. The format spotlights regional context and law-enforcement collaboration, with each case treated as a complete, self-contained investigation.

‘Grey’s Anatomy’ (2005– )

Shonda Rhimes’ landmark medical drama tracks surgeons at a Seattle hospital through careers, mentorships, and relationships set against headline medical cases. The ensemble has featured Ellen Pompeo, Chandra Wilson, and James Pickens Jr., with the series produced under Shondaland banners with long-time collaborators.

Season arcs braid surgical set pieces, ethical dilemmas, and personal crossroads, with medical consultants and guest directors supporting realism across storylines. The show’s longevity provides a deep bench of characters and interwoven histories that sustain long-form binge viewing.

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