New Comedy Movies & TV Shows Set to Release in October 2025
If you’re in the mood for laughs, October has you covered—on big screens, small screens, and everything in between. Below is a tidy, verified roundup of what’s arriving throughout the month, including exact dates, platforms for TV, and straight-up plot and cast info.
From buzzy festival titles and indie curveballs to network staples and binge-ready streaming drops, there’s something hitting almost every week. Use this to map out movie nights and watch parties all October long.
‘Abbott Elementary’ (2021– )
Season 5 premieres Wednesday, October 1 on ABC at 8:30 p.m. ET, with next-day streaming on Hulu. The new season reunites the Abbott teachers and adds Luke Tennie in a recurring role as Dominic.
Quinta Brunson leads the ensemble with Tyler James Williams, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Janelle James, Lisa Ann Walter, Chris Perfetti, and William Stanford Davis as ABC’s Wednesday comedy block returns.
‘Shifting Gears’ (2025– )
Season 2 debuts Wednesday, October 1 on ABC. The workplace-family sitcom continues the day-to-day chaos in and around an auto shop.
Created by Julie Thacker Scully and Mike Scully, the series stars Tim Allen, Kat Dennings, Seann William Scott, Daryl “Chill” Mitchell, Maxwell Simkins, and Barrett Margolis.
‘Coyotes’ (2025)
Opening Friday, October 3 (theatrical), this horror-comedy strands a Hollywood Hills family between a wildfire and a vicious pack of coyotes. Colin Minihan directs; the cast includes Justin Long, Kate Bosworth, Katherine McNamara, Brittany Allen, Mila Harris, and Norbert Leo Butz.
Aura Entertainment releases the film, which blends home-invasion tension with creature-feature mayhem as the family’s safe haven becomes a battleground.
‘Scared Shitless’ (2025)
In theaters Friday, October 3 (limited) with VOD the same day, this creature comedy from Vivieno Caldinelli follows a plumber who drags his germophobic son into a nightmare unfolding inside an apartment building’s pipes.
Steven Ogg leads the cast with Daniel Doheny and Chelsea Clark as splatstick set-pieces turn a routine house call into a survival sprint.
‘Shell’ (2025)
Max Minghella’s satirical black-comedy/horror opens Friday, October 3 in the U.S. Elisabeth Moss plays a fading actress lured into a radical wellness regimen run by a magnetic mogul played by Kate Hudson; Kaia Gerber co-stars.
Producers include Range, Dark Castle, Love & Squalor, and Blank Tape. The film runs about 100 minutes, pairing celebrity image-making with biotech gone too far.
‘Are We Good?’ (2025)
Steven Feinartz’s Marc Maron documentary opens Friday, October 3 in New York and Los Angeles, followed by nationwide event screenings on October 5 and 8 via Utopia. The film traces Maron’s creative life and his grief after the loss of filmmaker Lynn Shelton.
Expect candid conversations with fellow comics and a close look at how stand-up, podcasting, and writing intersect in Maron’s day-to-day routine.
‘She Loved Blossoms More’ (2025)
Yannis Veslemes’ genre blend opens Friday, October 3 in select theaters and on digital via Dark Sky Films, with Yellow Veil involved. Three brothers build a time machine to bring back their mother, sending their lives into a surreal spiral.
Mixing sci-fi, comedy, and horror, the 88-minute feature stars a Greek ensemble drawn from Veslemes’ frequent collaborators.
‘One Big Happy Family’ (2025)
Matt Sohn’s comedy opens Friday, October 3 (limited). A DNA test upends a woman’s sense of self and propels a cross-country search with her mother.
Lisa Brenner stars and wrote the screenplay. Electric Entertainment distributes, with a runtime of about 83 minutes.
‘The French Italian’ (2025)
Opening Friday, October 3 (limited) and heading to VOD October 28, Rachel Wolther’s New York-set comedy tracks a neighborly feud that escalates into staging a revenge musical.
The cast includes Catherine Cohen, Aristotle Athari, Chloe Cherry, Ruby McCollister, Jon Rudnitsky, and Ike Ufomadu. Level 33 Entertainment releases; Mirmade Productions produced.
‘Peas and Carrots’ (2025)
Evan Oppenheimer’s comedy-drama-musical-sci-fi opens Friday, October 3 (limited) via Blue Harbor Entertainment. The story follows mismatched dreamers who get pulled into an all-in creative scheme.
The feature runs 1h 36m, produced by Edward Schmidt and Jay Zellman, with Oppenheimer also serving as screenwriter.
‘Roofman’ (2025)
Opening Friday, October 10 from Paramount and Miramax, Derek Cianfrance’s true-crime comedy-drama tells the story of Jeffrey “Roofman” Manchester, who robbed McDonald’s through rooftop entries and later hid in a Toys “R” Us.
The ensemble features Channing Tatum, Kirsten Dunst, Ben Mendelsohn, LaKeith Stanfield, Juno Temple, Uzo Aduba, Jimmy O. Yang, and Peter Dinklage.
‘Re-Election’ (2025)
Opening Friday, October 10 (PG-13), this comedy follows a middle-aged man who re-enrolls in high school to run for class president again and reclaim his teenage mojo.
Adam Saunders directs and stars, with Tony Danza, Bex Taylor-Klaus, Kym Whitley, and Rizwan Manji. Expect fish-out-of-water hijinks set against pep rallies and prom politics.
‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’ (2025)
Mary Bronstein’s psychological dark comedy opens Friday, October 10 via A24. Rose Byrne plays a therapist and mother whose life begins to buckle under her child’s illness and mounting pressures; A$AP Rocky, Conan O’Brien, Danielle Macdonald, and Christian Slater co-star.
Themes include burnout, maternal anxiety, and the blurred line between caregiver and patient.
‘DMV’ (2025– )
CBS premieres this workplace sitcom Monday, October 13. Set inside a Department of Motor Vehicles branch, it follows front-line staff juggling bureaucracy and frayed tempers.
Created by Dana Klein with Trent O’Donnell among executive producers, the cast features Tim Meadows, Harriet Dyer, Molly Kearney, Alex Tarrant, Tony Cavalero, and Gigi Zumbado.
‘Solar Opposites’ (2020–2025)
Season 6—the final season—drops all 10 episodes Monday, October 13 on Hulu, and in some regions on Disney+. The series wraps the aliens’ misadventures as they try to pass as suburban humans.
Created by Justin Roiland and Mike McMahan, the voice cast features Thomas Middleditch, Mary Mack, and Sean Giambrone, with the broader ensemble returning for the finale.
‘Loot’ (2022– )
Season 3 premieres Wednesday, October 15 on Apple TV+, arriving with two episodes and continuing weekly on Wednesdays. Maya Rudolph returns as billionaire philanthropist Molly Wells balancing foundation work and personal growth.
The ensemble features Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Joel Kim Booster, Ron Funches, and Nat Faxon as workplace-romance threads continue inside the Wells Foundation.
‘Good Fortune’ (2025)
Aziz Ansari’s feature directorial debut opens Friday, October 17 via Lionsgate. A well-meaning angel (Keanu Reeves) meddles in the lives of a struggling gig worker (Ansari) and his wealthy boss (Seth Rogen), with comic consequences.
Keke Palmer and Sandra Oh co-star. Ansari writes and directs, blending a supernatural setup with body-swap chaos.
‘Grow’ (2025)
Family comedy ‘Grow’ opens Friday, October 17 with a nationwide Fathom run through October 23. John McPhail directs; the cast includes Nick Frost, Golda Rosheuvel, Jeremy Swift, and Priya-Rose Brookwell.
Rated PG and running about 1h 55m, the film centers on a high-stakes pumpkin competition that becomes a community-healing journey.
‘Pets on a Train’ (2025)
This animated adventure-comedy arrives Friday, October 17 (limited). A band of animal companions attempts a high-speed heist aboard a cross-country train.
Rated PG and produced by TAT Productions, the film leans on caper beats, buddy-comedy banter, and kid-friendly set-pieces.
‘Köln 75’ (2025)
Ido Fluk’s music-drama opens in the U.S. Friday, October 17 via Zeitgeist Films in association with Kino Lorber. It follows teen promoter Vera Brandes on the night that became Keith Jarrett’s ‘The Köln Concert’, starring Mala Emde and John Magaro.
New York opens October 17, Los Angeles follows October 24, with additional cities to be announced.
‘Arranged Love’ (2025)
Opening Friday, October 17 (limited), this English-language romantic comedy from Jeevanthi Films follows Meera and Rama as their families—and a persistent family friend—try to “arrange” a second chance at love.
Running 1h 50m, the film plays the push-pull between ambition and tradition with contemporary dating twists.
‘Thamma’ (2025)
Part of Maddock Films’ horror-comedy universe, ‘Thamma’ targets a late-October India release in the Diwali window. Ayushmann Khurrana and Rashmika Mandanna lead, with a cameo linking to ‘Bhediya’.
The film blends vampire-romance elements with genre hijinks and musical flourishes. U.S. timing will vary by market.
‘Bugonia’ (2025)
Yorgos Lanthimos’ sci-fi black comedy opens Friday, October 24 via Focus Features, with a limited engagement before a wider push on October 31. Conspiracy-minded abductors snatch a powerful pharmaceutical CEO they’re convinced is an alien.
Emma Stone plays the CEO, with Jesse Plemons among the kidnappers. Expect deadpan humor wrapped around high-concept satire.
‘Queens of the Dead’ (2025)
Tina Romero’s zombie horror-comedy hits U.S. theaters Friday, October 24 via Independent Film Company and Shudder. A crew of drag queens and club kids defends a Brooklyn warehouse party as the undead close in.
Katy O’Brian, Jaquel Spivey, Riki Lindhome, and Cheyenne Jackson co-star in a blend of runway shade and gore-gag showmanship.
‘This Too Shall Pass’ (2025)
Opening Friday, October 24 (limited) with Blue Fox Entertainment, Rob Grant’s coming-of-age comedy follows Simon, a Mormon teen who rebels and heads into Canada for a weekend that turns into a first-everything odyssey.
Maxwell Jenkins, Katie Douglas, and Jeremy Ray Taylor star as the story balances road-trip antics with a gentle look at identity and friendship.
‘Stitch Head’ (2025)
The family-friendly animated comedy-fantasy—based on Guy Bass’s book—opens Wednesday, October 29 in U.S. theaters via Briarcliff Entertainment. A long-forgotten creation keeps a castle’s monsters in line until a traveling show threatens to expose their world.
Voice talent includes Asa Butterfield, Rob Brydon, Alison Steadman, and Joel Fry. Steve Hudson directs.
‘Nouvelle Vague’ (2025)
Richard Linklater’s French-language comedy-drama about the making of ‘Breathless’ opens in select U.S. theaters Friday, October 31, then streams on Netflix Friday, November 14. Guillaume Marbeck plays Jean-Luc Godard, with Zoey Deutch as Jean Seberg.
The film traces the early days of the French New Wave and the volatile collaboration that produced a landmark.
‘Vincent Must Die’ (2023)
The French black-comedy thriller gets a limited U.S. run Friday, October 31. An ordinary man finds strangers attacking him on sight and must flee while searching for answers.
Karim Leklou and Vimala Pons star in a pitch-black riff on paranoia and survival.
‘Nobody Wants This’ (2024– )
Season 2 of the Kristen Bell/Adam Brody rom-com streams Thursday, October 23 on Netflix. Joanne and Noah face new tests from family, work, and faith.
Created by Erin Foster, the series returns with familiar faces and new additions as the couple navigates interfaith complications and next-chapter growing pains.
Tell us—what’s first on your October watchlist?
