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October Release Surge: Netflix Drives Awards Slate as Prime Video Loads 007 and Paramount+ Sets ‘Red Alert’

Platforms are pairing large catalog drops with awards‑minded originals to lock in fall viewers.

Overview

  • October’s rollout is underway with day-one uploads and early premieres now live, including Prime Video’s October 1 refresh and the first wave of Netflix titles.
  • Netflix’s marquee lineup this month includes Kathryn Bigelow’s A House of Dynamite on October 24 and Edward Berger’s Ballad of a Small Player late October, with documentary The Perfect Neighbor drawing festival praise and a reported 100% Rotten Tomatoes score at time of coverage.
  • Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein is slated for October 17, positioned as a high-profile mid‑month release alongside other auteur-led projects.
  • Prime Video’s October 1 additions feature a large James Bond collection and a wide catalog influx spanning classics and recent genre titles.
  • Paramount+ will premiere Red Alert on October 7, a dramatization of events in Israel on October 7, 2023, as the broader month stacks additional theatrical contenders and streaming debuts.