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

October on Apple TV+ is packed with fresh premieres alongside returning heavy-hitters, making it an ideal month to line up a binge. New dramas, documentaries, comedies, and thrillers are landing across the calendar, and several ongoing favorites are back in the weekly top-watched charts, so there’s plenty to choose from whether you’re in the mood for fantasy, newsroom fireworks, or globe-spanning espionage.

Below, you’ll find the most useful details at a glance—what each project is about, who’s in it, and who’s behind the camera—so you can build your queue fast. The selection prioritizes October’s brand-new arrivals first, then the standout Apple originals audiences keep coming back to, followed by influential titles rounding out a balanced watchlist for the month.

‘The Sisters Grimm’ (2025)

Based on Michael Buckley’s bestselling books, ‘The Sisters Grimm’ follows orphaned siblings Sabrina and Daphne as they move to Ferryport Landing, a town where fairy-tale characters live side by side with humans, and start investigating strange cases while searching for their missing parents. The voice cast features Ariel Winter as Sabrina, Laraine Newman as Relda, Abubakar Salim as Charming, and Billy Harris as Puck, with the show positioned for kids & family viewing that leans into mystery and fantasy.

The series is developed by showrunner Amy Higgins, with Buckley and Elliot Blake among the writers and executive producers. Produced with animation house Titmouse, it keeps the books’ detective-of-the-week spine while introducing new stories tailored for streaming, and begins rolling out episodes starting October 3.

‘The Last Frontier’ (2025)

Set in the Alaskan wilderness, ‘The Last Frontier’ centers on U.S. Marshal Frank Remnick after a prison transport plane crashes and unleashes dangerous fugitives into remote terrain. Jason Clarke leads the cast as Remnick, joined by Haley Bennett, Dominic Cooper, Simone Kessell, Dallas Goldtooth, Tait Blum, and Alfre Woodard, as the story blends survival stakes with a siege-style manhunt around a cut-off community.

Created by Jon Bokenkamp and Richard D’Ovidio, the series is produced by Apple Studios with executive producers Laura Benson and Glenn Kessler. The production frames large-scale action against stark locations and launches on October 10, with episodes directed to emphasize both the environmental challenges and the cat-and-mouse tactics at the heart of the pursuit.

‘Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars’ (2025)

‘Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars’ is an eight-part docuseries that opens rare doors into the Michelin Guide’s world as chefs chase first, second, or third stars. Hosted by food storyteller and TopJaw co-founder Jesse Burgess, the series travels to restaurants across New York, Chicago, the Nordics, the U.K., Mexico, Italy, and California, and includes on-the-record insights from inspectors who typically work in anonymity.

Executive produced by Gordon Ramsay and produced by Studio Ramsay Global, the show highlights kitchens including Coqodaq, The Musket Room, Nōksu, Cariño, Esmé, Feld, Aure, Jordnær, Knystaforsen, Caractère, House, Wilsons, Em, Máximo, Agriturismo Ferdy, Kresios, Harbor House, Pasjoli, and Pasta|Bar. It premieres October 10 and structures each episode around the pressure points, craft, and decision-making that define the Michelin process.

‘Loot’ (2022– )

‘Loot’ follows philanthropist Molly Wells as she steers the Wells Foundation in the wake of a tabloid-storm divorce while trying to reshape her life and the organization. Maya Rudolph returns in the lead, with ensemble players Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Nat Faxon, Ron Funches, and Joel Kim Booster, as the new season explores the fallout from Molly’s impulsive choices and the evolving dynamics with colleagues and would-be partner Arthur.

Created by Matt Hubbard and Alan Yang—who executive produce alongside Rudolph—the workplace comedy is produced by Universal Television for Apple TV+. The new season arrives on October 15, continuing arcs that blend foundation initiatives with personal entanglements, with episodes directed and written by a team that includes the creators and frequent collaborators.

‘Mr. Scorsese’ (2025)

The five-part documentary event ‘Mr. Scorsese’ offers an intimate look at Martin Scorsese’s life and art through extensive conversations and access to personal archives. The series features interviews with frequent collaborators and admirers including Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, Steven Spielberg, Jodie Foster, Thelma Schoonmaker, Margot Robbie, and Cate Blanchett, mapping how recurring themes like faith, guilt, and redemption course through the filmmaker’s career.

Directed by Rebecca Miller and produced by Expanded Media, the project traces the director’s path from early student films to his contemporary work. It premieres October 17, with each installment focusing on a distinct period and set of creative relationships, and a production design that integrates unseen materials from private collections to contextualize the films.

‘Down Cemetery Road’ (2025)

Adapted from Mick Herron’s “Zoë Boehm” novels, ‘Down Cemetery Road’ opens with a suburban house explosion and a missing girl that pull neighbor Sarah Trafford into a widening conspiracy. Ruth Wilson stars as Sarah, with Emma Thompson as private investigator Zoë Boehm, as the plot links the disappearance to long-buried secrets that ripple through Oxford’s institutions and shadowy networks.

Written by Morwenna Banks and executive produced by Jamie Laurenson, Hakan Kousetta, Tom Nash, Emma Thompson, and Mick Herron, the series is directed by Natalie Bailey and produced by 60Forty Films. The supporting cast includes Adeel Akhtar, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Tom Goodman-Hill, Darren Boyd, Tom Riley, Adam Godley, Sinead Matthews, Ken Nwosu, Fehinti Balogun, and Aiysha Hart, with the premiere set for October 29.

‘The Morning Show’ (2019– )

‘The Morning Show’ tracks the inner workings of a national morning program as it navigates scandals, corporate power struggles, and shifting media politics. Jennifer Aniston stars as anchor Alex Levy and Reese Witherspoon as reporter Bradley Jackson, with Billy Crudup as network executive Cory Ellison and Mark Duplass as producer Chip Black; later seasons have added Nicole Beharie and Jon Hamm in pivotal roles.

Created by Jay Carson and developed by Kerry Ehrin, the series is produced by Media Res and Hello Sunshine for Apple TV+. Mimi Leder has directed key episodes across the run, with showrunners Kerry Ehrin and Charlotte Stoudt leading a large producing and writing team that structures season-long arcs around newsroom crises and personal fallout.

‘Slow Horses’ (2022– )

‘Slow Horses’ is set at Slough House, a dumping ground for MI5’s sidelined operatives, where a disgraced but gifted group of agents takes on missions no one else wants. Gary Oldman stars as the irascible Jackson Lamb, with Jack Lowden as River Cartwright and Kristin Scott Thomas as Diana Taverner, while an ensemble of recurring players rotates through operations that test the unit’s resourcefulness.

Based on Mick Herron’s ‘Slough House’ novels, the adaptation is produced by See-Saw Films for Apple TV+. Developed by writer Will Smith (U.K.), the series adapts each season from a book, with directors such as James Hawes and Jeremy Lovering shaping the tone and pacing and a writers’ room focused on translating Herron’s twisty plotting to serialized television.

‘Severance’ (2022– )

‘Severance’ explores a controversial procedure that surgically divides a person’s work and personal memories, following Lumon Industries employee Mark Scout. Adam Scott leads the cast with Britt Lower, Patricia Arquette, John Turturro, and Christopher Walken, as the narrative probes corporate control, identity, and the consequences of living two partitioned lives.

Created by Dan Erickson with executive producer–director Ben Stiller and director Aoife McArdle across early episodes, the show is produced by Fifth Season (formerly Endeavor Content) and Red Hour in association with Apple. The writers’ room led by Erickson expands the mythology over season arcs, with production design and score reinforcing the story’s eerie, procedural world.

‘Foundation’ (2021– )

Inspired by Isaac Asimov’s novels, ‘Foundation’ spans centuries as mathematician Hari Seldon’s psychohistory predicts a galactic dark age and a plan to shorten it. Jared Harris portrays Seldon, Lee Pace plays the authoritarian Brother Day, and Lou Llobell and Leah Harvey star as Gaal Dornick and Salvor Hardin, whose choices ripple across planets and generations.

Developed by David S. Goyer and Josh Friedman, the series is produced by Skydance Television and Apple. Directors including Rupert Sanders, Roxann Dawson, and Jennifer Phang have contributed to the show’s large-scale world-building, while a writers’ room led by Goyer structures intersecting timelines, political machinations, and scientific ideas into season-long arcs.

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