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October brings the premieres of 30 Euro TV titles from 10 countries to the US and beyond, including new seasons of viewer-favorite series.

October 2026 Euro TV Premieres

To see the complete list of Euro TV shows available in the US and UK, see the Euro TV Shows by Language section. Viewers in the US can check the ongoing updates of titles released throughout each month on the Euro TV Viewing Guide page.

All programs listed here are shown in their original language with English subtitles, except where noted. The trailers below, which may or may not have English subtitles, might not be suitable for all audiences; viewer discretion is advised.

(For details about the premieres of shows from the UK, Canada, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and other countries, visit The British TV Place, The Down Under TV Place, and The Global TV Place.)

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NATIONAL PREMIERES

Kraken: Season 1 (Kraken. El libro negro de las horas) (Spain)

Originally released in cinemas, the film was later re-edited into this six-episode crime thriller. It stars Alejo Sauras (Broken Embraces) as Unai López de Ayala (alias Kraken), a former cop who gets an anonymous, threatening call: He has a week to find the legendary Black Book of Hours, a priceless volume coveted by bibliophiles on both sides of the law, or else his captive mother will be killed. The thing is, Unai believed she’d been dead for decades. Still, he sets off to find the book with help from Esti (Maggie Civantos, Locked Up), racing against the clock to catch the criminal while uncovering murder, forgery, and a dangerous mystery rooted in his own past in the process.

Based on the novel by Eva García Sáenz de Urturi, and costarring Natalia Rodríguez (High Seas), Kraken: Season 1, a Walter Presents title, premieres in the US and Canada as a full-season binge on Friday, October 2, exclusively on the PBS Masterpiece Prime Video Channel and PBS Passport.

El libro negro de las horasEl libro negro de las horas by Eva García Sáenz de Urturi (Spanish edition)

No Time for Goodbye: Season 1 (Cette nuit-là) (France)

Based on the novel by Linwood Barclay, this psychological thriller follows Sofia, who, at age 15, had a violent argument with her family and snuck out to meet her boyfriend. When she returned home the next day, no one was there. Her parents and brother had vanished without a trace. Twenty years later, Sofia (Barbara Probst, Le Code) has built a peaceful life with her husband and teenage daughter, but strange events convince her the past is not buried.

Costarring Pascal Elbé (Baron noir), Hugo Becker (The New Look), Fantine Harduin (Promethea), Isabelle Renauld (Braquo), Antoine Hamel (The Intern), and Fanny Cottençon (The Wagner Method), No Time for Goodbye: Season 1, a Walter Presents title, premieres in the US and Canada as a full-season binge on Friday, October 2, exclusively on the PBS Masterpiece Prime Video Channel and PBS Passport.

No Time for GoodbyeNo Time for Goodbye by Linwood Barclay

Schumacher ’94 – The Birth of a Legend (Schumacher ’94: Die Geburt einer Legende) (Germany)

This documentary is about former Formula One racing driver Michael Schumacher, who was just 25 years old when he won the first Grand Prix of the racing season in Brazil in 1994, setting the stage for an unprecedented career, marking a turning point in Formula 1 history, and creating “Schumi Mania.” In the film, Schumacher’s wife, Corinna, and other people close to him reminisce about him at that time. They remember an uncompromising fighter on the racetrack and a sensitive, empathic man off the course. Corinna also offers insight into the beginnings of an extraordinary love story, one that is still going strong today.

Schumacher ’94 – The Birth of a Legend, a Netflix Documentary, premieres globally on Friday, October 2, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)

The Torment (Zmora) (Poland)

Based on the crime novel by Robert Małecki, this mystery series follows disgraced, controversial journalist Kama Kossowska (Magdalena Cielecka, The Disappearance), who returns to her hometown of Toruń to investigate the unsolved disappearance of her childhood friend, Piotrek.

Costarring Piotr Żurawski (The Eastern Gate), The Torment, an HBO Original Series, premieres in the US on Friday, October 2, exclusively on HBO Max and its digital channels, including HBO Max on Prime Video.

ZmoraZmora by Robert Małecki (Polish edition)

LIV: Season 5 (Norway)

In this drama’s final season, Ingrid (Charlotte Grundt, Varg Veum) is recovering and reconsidering her future, while her brother, Tobias (Jesper Malm, Ragnarok), is becoming desperate to deal with his financial problems, which are pushing him into increasingly dangerous territory. And Aurora (Hanne Mathisen Haga, Shadow Island) continues to navigate the complications of love and family while the younger members of the Nygaard clan face their own challenges.

LIV: Season 5 premieres in the US and Canada on Tuesday, October 6, exclusively on MHz Choice and its digital channels, including MHz Choice on Prime Video.

LIVCatch up on LIV Seasons 1-4

Reykjavik 112 (Iceland)

In this Nordic noir crime thriller, based on the novel DNA by Yrsa Sigurdardottir, a woman is brutally murdered in Reykjavik in front of her young daughter, the sole witness to the crime. The challenging case is assigned to rookie Detective Huldar (Kolbeinn Arnbjörnsson, Black Sands), who must unravel a web of perplexing clues while dealing with a traumatized child who has been rendered mute. To help unlock the girl’s memories, Huldar seeks the expertise of a child psychologist, only to discover it’s Freyja (Vivian Ólafsdóttir, Black Sands), a woman he recently had an awkward date with. Forced to collaborate, Freyja and Huldar must race against time to stop a killer who strikes again and remains perilously close.

Reykjavik 112 premieres in the US and Canada on Tuesday, October 6, exclusively on MHz Choice and its digital channels, including MHz Choice on Prime Video. (You can add it to your watchlist now.)

DNADNA by Yrsa Sigurdardottir (German edition)

DNADNA by Yrsa Sigurdardottir (Icelandic edition)

SOKO Linz: Season 2 (Austria)

Starring Katharina Stemberger (Tatort) and Alexander Pschill (Inspector Rex), this police procedural is about a special investigative team that tackles tough crimes in the historic Austrian city of Linz.

SOKO Linz: Season 2 premieres in the US and Canada on Tuesday, October 6, exclusively on MHz Choice and its digital channels, including MHz Choice on Prime Video.

SOKO LinzCatch up on SOKO Linz Season 1

Less of a Stranger (Mniej Obcy) (Poland)

Inspired by the life of legendary Polish rock musician Jan Borysewicz, this biopic drama follows Jan (Mikołaj Bukrewicz), a rebellious guitarist whose early fascination with rock music ignites an obsessive drive to create a band that could rival his idols. Fueled by raw talent and uncompromising determination, he rises from modest beginnings to become the leader of a wildly popular rock group, Lady Pank, whose songs are known far beyond the music scene. Success arrives fast and loudly but it comes at a cost. Personal loss, family trauma, excess, and clashes with authority begin to fracture both Jan’s private life and the band itself. Pushed by an uncompromising hunger for freedom, the artist must confront the price of rebellion and the fragile line between creative greatness and self-destruction.

Less of a Stranger, a Netflix Film, premieres globally on Wednesday, October 7, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)

Lady PankMusic by Lady Pank

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Real Men: Season 2 (Maschi veri) (Italy)

In the new season of this comedy series (the Italian version of the hit format and Spanish series Alpha Males), Mattia (Maurizio Lastrico, Don Matteo, The Trial), Massimo (Matteo Martari, All Heart, Thou Shalt Not Kill), Riccardo (Francesco Montanari, The Hunter, Medici), and Luigi (Pietro Sermonti, Fading Gigolo, Nero Wolfe) consider themselves “deconstructed from toxic masculinity.” But they are still searching for that elusive balance between men and women, challenged by changes in their lives and circumstances, both in their romantic dynamics and in the new relationships they find themselves navigating.

Also returning for the new season are Thony (Summertime), Sarah Felberbaum (The Young Montalbano), Laura Adriani (The Love Scam), Alice Lupparelli (Un Professore), Nicole Grimaudo (Time After Time), and Davide Iacopini (Masantonio). Joining the cast are Carolina Crescentini (Mrs Playmen), Silvia D’Amico (Christian), Alessio Boni (Cold Summer), Giancarlo Commare (Paradise), and Ilenia Pastorelli (Adoration).

Real Men: Season 2, a Netflix Series, premieres globally on Wednesday, October 7, exclusively on Netflix.

One Step From Heaven: Season 6 (Un passo dal cielo) (Italy)

In Season 6 of this comedic mystery series, Manuela (Giusy Buscemi, Paradise) joins Vincenzo’s (Enrico Ianniello, Inspector Ricciardi) team and proves herself through a string of mysteries, from a murdered researcher to a deadly border feud, a death at a monastery, and the truth about Lara. As Vincenzo struggles with family, Carolina (Serena Iansiti, Inspector Ricciardi), and trust, Francesco (Daniele Liotti, Soul Sister) is forced to reopen the wound of Emma’s death. One Step From Heaven: Season 6, a Walter Presents title, premieres in the US and Canada as a full-season binge on Friday, October 9, exclusively on the PBS Masterpiece Prime Video Channel and PBS Passport.

One Step From HeavenCatch up on One Step From Heaven Seasons 6

Rage: Part 2 (Furia) (Spain)

In the second installment of this award-winning half-hour dark comedy series, several women are trapped in a market-driven system where everything is liable to become a lucrative spectacle. They will all have to face these harsh situations with the only weapon they have left: rage.

The series stars Maribel Verdú (When No One Sees Us, Elite), Carmen Maura (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Volver), María León (The Asunta Case, The House of Flowers), Cecilia Suárez (The Gardener, The House of Flowers), Ana Mena (Idols, Good Times, Bad Times), Clara Sans (All the Truth in My Lies, Through My Window: Across the Sea), Claudia Salas (That Night, Elite), and Ana Torrent (Iron Reign, Bosé).

Rage: Part 2, an HBO Original Series, premieres globally on Friday, October 9, exclusively on HBO Max and its digital channels, including HBO Max on Prime Video, where available.

RageCatch up on Rage Season 1

Time After Time (Un’estate fa) (Italy)

In this time-bending Italian thriller, a man mysteriously travels between 1990 and the present to unravel a mystery. The story follows Elio (Lino Guanciale, La Porta Rossa), a successful lawyer who seems to be living a great life, despite having survived a major trauma three decades ago. He doesn’t remember anything about that fateful summer vacation thirty years ago, when he was a teenager (Filippo Scotti, Luna Nera) camping with his friends and the girl he was in love with, Arianna (Antonia Fotaras, Luna Nera). It was then that an accident caused Arianna to vanish into thin air and left Elio without any recollection of what really happened. With the discovery of Arianna’s body, the police suspect murder and Elio is forced to question everything he knows.

Time After Time premieres in the US and Canada on Tuesday, October 13, exclusively on MHz Choice and its digital channels, including MHz Choice on Prime Video. (You can add it to your watchlist now.)

The Trap (Die Falle) (Germany)

Based on the novel by Melanie Raabe, this psychological thriller centers on Lisa Konrad (Friederike Becht, Faster Than Fear, The Same Sky), a successful author who hasn’t left her house in nearly ten years, ever since she witnessed the murder of her sister, Anna (Josephine Thiesen, The Empress). But when Lisa believes she recognizes the killer on television, she sets out to trap him… using herself as the bait.

Costarring Hans Löw (Dear Child) and Matthias Brandt (Dark Woods), The Trap, a Netflix Series, premieres globally on Tuesday, October 13, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)

The TrapThe Trap by Melanie Raabe

The Storm (Stormen) (Sweden)

This dark comedy is about what happens when a group of friends gets trapped under the same roof. In this case, the roof is part of the lavish, newly-purchased farm estate in the north of Sweden owned by Filip and his wife. It is here that he has invited his closest friends for dinner to celebrate his 45th birthday. Except none of them bothered to check the weather forecast, so, unbeknownst to them, a fierce storm is headed their way.

When it arrives, the snow traps them on the estate, triggering much drama and angst amongst the hosts and guests. Polished acts fall. An unfiltered meltdown starts. And panic creeps in. As they all realize the seriousness of the situation, the farm seems to be shrinking, secrets begin spilling out, and unexpected feelings begin bubbling up to the surface in the confined space.

The Storm, a Netflix Film, premieres globally on Thursday, October 15, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)

The Intern: Season 6 (La stagiaire) (France)

In Season 6 of this comedic crime drama, Constance (Michèle Bernier, Syndrome E) and Barth (Philippe Lelièvre, The Bureau), Boris (Antoine Hamel, No Time for Goodbye) and Solene (Cyrielle Voguet, Balthazar), and prosecutor Quiring (Nicolas Marié, Big Bug) each face a turning point in their relationships. As one couple adjusts to change, another tests its future, while Quiring unexpectedly falls in love. Romance, family, and work collide across three very different stages of life, forcing them all to reconsider what they truly want. The Intern: Season 6, a Walter Presents title, premieres in the US and Canada as a full-season binge on Friday, October 16, exclusively on the PBS Masterpiece Prime Video Channel and PBS Passport.

The InternCatch up on The Intern Seasons 1-5

Masterplan (France, Italy)

Stanley Tucci (Big Night, The Lovely Bones) stars in this comedic multilingual crime thriller as Roger, a legendary thief who sets his sights on the Mona Lisa and recruits two young strangers to help him. But Roger has more in store for the sharp Italian cybercrime expert Chiara (Simona Tabasco, The Bastards of Pizzofalcone, The White Lotus) and the swaggering French explosives specialist Jay (Victor Belmondo, Squad 36, Miskina, Poor Thing) than the heist; he reveals that (1) they are long-lost siblings, and (2) he is their father. Thrown into a chaotic reunion, this new family must learn to work together, and try not to kill each other, if they want any chance at pulling off the heist of the century.

Masterplan, a Prime Original Movie, premieres globally on Friday, October 16, exclusively on Prime Video.

Money Trap: The Karun Treasure (Organize Isler: Karun Hazinesi) (Türkiye)

In this crime comedy series, when a mysterious treasure map surfaces and falls into the hands of legendary scam artist Asım Noyan (Yılmaz Erdoğan, Cici, Grudge), he decides to pull one last con before leaving it all behind for good, prompting ruthless rivals and international hunters to pursue him and his gang.

Money Trap, a Netflix Series, premieres globally on Friday, October 16, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)

The Girl Who Disappeared (Nainen joka katosi) (Finland)

In this psychological thriller, shy Aaro (Johannes Holopainen, Enemy of the People) meets and falls hard for the mysterious Maura (Saga Sarkola, Thicker Than Water) in Helsinki. Seemingly too good to be true, a passionate relationship between them begins. But then Maura disappears. Doubting “Maura” really existed, Aaro digs into her past and uncovers a web of lies, a buried crime, and deadly secrets.

The Girl Who Disappeared premieres in the US and Canada on Tuesday, October 20, exclusively on MHz Choice and its digital channels, including MHz Choice on Prime Video. (You can add it to your watchlist now.)

Vanina: Season 2 (Vanina – Un vicequestore a Catania) (Italy)

Based on the “Vanina Guarrasi” mystery novels by Cristina Cassar Scalia, this crime drama series stars Giusy Buscemi (Don Matteo, Paradise) as Giovanna “Vanina” Guarrasi, an anti-mafia police officer in Palermo who pulls up stakes and relocates to Catania, where she leads the local homicide unit. Her move was prompted by two things: to avenge the mafia assassination of her father, Inspector Giovanni Guarrasi (Davide Dolores, Makari: Sicilian Mysteries), murdered when she was just a teen, and to forget her former relationship with Paolo Malfitano (Giorgio Marchesi, Hotel Portofino), an anti-mafia magistrate. (Video is from Season 1)

Vanina: Season 2 premieres in the US and Canada on Tuesday, October 20, exclusively on MHz Choice and its digital channels, including MHz Choice on Prime Video.

Le indagini del vicequestore Vanina Guarrasi“Le indagini del vicequestore Vanina Guarrasi” book series by Cristina Cassar Scalia

VaninaCatch up on Vanina Season 1

The Mothers of Penguins: Season 2 (Matki pingwinów) (Poland)

Opening a year and a half after the events in the Season 1 finale, Season 2 of this drama finds Kama (Masza Wagrocka, A Night at the Kindergarten), Ula (Barbara Wypych, The Mire), Tatiana (Magdalena Rózczka, The Mire), and Jerzy (Tomasz Tyndyk, The Partisan) opening their own school, Biegun Szczęścia (translation: Pole of Happiness), which is tailored to their children’s needs. Although the school focuses on safety and acceptance, the place quickly becomes a battleground of constant struggles against bureaucracy, financial woes, and emotional strain for the management team. And while the parents try to navigate the shifting dynamics, their children are growing up, grappling with the changing nature of family ties, experiencing first love, and learning how to relate to others.

The Mothers of Penguins: Season 2, a Netflix Series, premieres globally on Wednesday, October 21, exclusively on Netflix.

Where’s Wanda?: Season 2 (Germany)

In Season 2 of this dark comedy-mystery series, Carlotta (Heike Makatsch, Call My Agent Berlin) and Dedo Klatt (Axel Stein, The Vault) thought their lives were finally returning to normal when their daughter, Wanda (Lea Drinda, The Gryphon), is caught seemingly red-handed standing over a dead body. They will need to do everything in their power to prove her innocence and avoid losing her again, as their investigation to find the real murderer takes them into the criminal underbelly of their sleepy suburban town.

Costarring Leo Simon and Nikeata Thompson (Pauline), Where’s Wanda?: Season 2, an Apple TV Original, premieres globally on Wednesday, October 21, exclusively on Apple TV and its digital channels, including Apple TV on Prime Video. New episodes will drop weekly through December 9.

Where's Wanda?Catch up on Where’s Wanda? Season 1 on Apple TV

Where's Wanda?Catch up on Where’s Wanda? Season 1 on Apple TV on Prime Video

Fading Grandeur (Grande de España) (Spain)

This dramedy series stars Antonio de la Torre (The Endless Trench, The Motive) as Don Leandro, a ruined marquis who lives on appearances and dreams of being named a Grandee of Spain by the King. He sees only one way out of his financial disaster: selling his decaying family mansion in Madrid. The perfect opportunity seems to arise when the immensely wealthy businesswoman, Sofía Carrington (Alexandra Jiménez, The Innocent, In Family I Trust), takes an interest in the property. But as the negotiations (and seductions) progress, it becomes clear that they are not who they appear to be.

Costars include Enric Benavent (My Heaven, Your Hell, The Unit), Fernando Andina (Dreams of Freedom, Oasis), Teresa Rabal (For One Hundred Million, The Sand Box), Mercedes Sampietro (My Friend Eva, Oasis), and Celia de Molina (Cochinas, Urban: Life Is Ours), amongst others.

Fading Grandeur, a Netflix Series, premieres globally on Friday, October 23, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)

Lupin: Part 4 (France)

Opening four years after the Part 3 finale, Part 4 of this action-crime drama finds Assane Diop (Omar Sy, The Intouchables, French Lover) still in prison. For him, Lupin is no more; he wants to serve out his sentence and keep the promise he made to his son to go and meet their family in Senegal. But his plans are turned upside down by a mysterious announcement signed by Lupin: Multiple museums are to be hit with simultaneous heists. In spite of heightened security, the thefts go off as planned. Assane proclaims his innocence, but everything points to his guilt. A camera even shows him in one of the museums during a robbery in which Captain Belkacem (Shirine Boutella, Christmas Flow) is seriously injured. To prove his innocence and unmask the copycat, Assane must escape and don the Lupin costume once more.

Lupin: Part 4, a Netflix Series, premieres globally on Friday, October 23, exclusively on Netflix.

Arctic Circle: Season 5 (Ivalo) (Finland)

In the newest season of this viewer-favorite Nordic noir crime thriller, a murder investigation leads Nina Kautsalo (Iina Kuustonen, Over Your Dead Body) to uncover a devastating cyberattack that puts Finland’s entire power grid and national security at risk.

Arctic Circle: Season 5 premieres in the US and Canada on Tuesday, October 27, exclusively on MHz Choice and its digital channels, including MHz Choice on Prime Video.

Arctic CircleCatch up on Arctic Circle Seasons 1-4

You, Me, Us (Noi un po’ meglio) (Italy)

In this romantic comedy, when family-oriented Simone (Elio Germano, Rose Island) and free-spirited Lucia (Maria Chiara Giannetta, Blanca) decide to adopt a child, their very different personalities, backgrounds, and worldviews put their relationsip to the test.

You, Me, Us, a Netflix Film, premieres globally on Thursday, October 29, exclusively on Netflix.

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Apocalypse Z: New World (Apocalipsis Z: Nuevo mundo) (Spain)

In this sequel to the zombie thriller Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End, which was based on the novel by Manel Loureiro, the Canary Islands have become the last refuge in Europe after the outbreak of the TSJ virus in Spain. When a special mission sets out for the peninsula in search of vital supplies, Roberto (Carlos Alcaide, The Boarding School: Las Cumbres) joins the team with dubious intentions. The dangerous operation turns into a desperate race for survival, and Roberto and his teammates will find themselves amidst hordes of the infected as well as their own trust issues and divided loyalties.

Apocalypse Z: New World premieres globally on Friday, October 30, exclusively on Prime Video.

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The Beginning of the EndThe Beginning of the End (Apocalypse Z Book 1) by Manel Loureiro

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Belcanto: Season 1 (Italy)

Set in 1847, this period drama follows the lives of Maria (Vittoria Puccini, The Trial), once a renowned opera singer, and her daughters, Antonia (Caterina Ferioli) and Carolina (Adriana Savarese). After Carolina kills a man to protect her mother, the three women flee from Naples to Milan, where Maria devotes herself to paving the way for Antonia’s success, having trained her to become a skilled opera singer. But everything changes when it is revealed that Carolina possesses even greater vocal talent than her sister.

Belcanto: Season 1, a Walter Presents title, premieres in the US and Canada as a full-season binge on Friday, October 30, exclusively on the PBS Masterpiece Prime Video Channel and PBS Passport.

The Birthday Gift (Das Geschenk) (Germany)

In this comedy movie, single mom Marlene Frischmann (Jeanne Goursaud, Barbarians) has organized the perfect birthday party for her son, Theo (Levin Wopp), at her brother’s stylish country villa. However, the lovingly planned celebration quickly spirals into a hilarious nightmare, complete with heated debates about parenting, concepts of masculinity, and parental principles. Contributing to the chaos are Marlene’s boorish banker brother, Timo (Edin Hasanović, All Quiet on the Western Front), her eccentric, spaced-out father, Hans (Heiner Lauterbach, The Interpreter of Silence), her colleague and idealistic crusader, Jenny (Amal Keller, Inspector Dupin), and one very special gift. Amidst dysfunctional family dynamics, fussy helicopter moms, and childish anarchy, the party descends further and further into chaos. The Birthday Gift, a Netflix Film, premieres globally on Friday, October 30, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)

Collision Course (Colisión) (Spain)

Set against the backdrop of an economic crisis, this crime thriller sees a group of robbers break into a bank in Madrid, triggering a chain of unpredictable events. What at first seems like just another robbery turns into a game of deception, fear, and survival, where every decision counts, every gesture hides something, and everyone is looking to escape from something more than just prison.

The film stars Laia Costa (Lullaby, One Love), Karra Elejalde (Spanish Affair, While at War), Luis Zahera (The Beasts, Animal), Tamar Novas (The Sea Inside, Gangs of Galicia), Álvaro Cervantes (Deaf, Crazy About Her), and Lluís Homar (Bad Education, Broken Embraces). Collision Course, a Netflix Film, premieres globally on Friday, October 30, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)

A Couple of Lies (Bytet) (Sweden)

Based on the novel by Stefan Ahnhem, this thriller miniseries follows a couple, Helene (Frida Gustavsson, Vikings: Valhalla, Partisan) and Carl (Fares Fares, “Department Q” films, Tyrant), who trade their home in Stockholm’s archipelago for a sun-drenched villa in Sicily, swapping lives for some weeks with Scarlett (Emma Appleton, Gone, Everything I Know About Love) and Adam (Jakob Oftebro, Blood Sacrifice, Agent Hamilton), a couple they’ve never met. But unsettling details begin to surface after they settle into each other’s houses. As secrets emerge and hidden betrayals come to light, what started as a picture‑perfect escape slowly morphs and warps into a twisted game of surveillance, manipulation, and mistrust.

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A Couple of Lies: Fares Fares, Frida Gustavsson, Jakob Oftebro, Emma Appleton — Photo Credit: Jonath Mathew / Maja Brand © 2025 Netflix, Inc.

Costarring Lars Väringer (Love & Anarchy), Elektra Jannson Kilbey (Shantaram), Anna Bjelkerud (Blinded), Diarmuid Noyes (Blood), and Magnus Krepper (To Cook a Bear), A Couple of Lies, a Netflix Series, premieres globally on Friday, October 30, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)

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Firstborn (Il primo figlio) (Italy)

Set against the eerie isolation of a secluded villa, this psychological horror movie follows a couple, Ada (Benedetta Cimatti, Mussolini: Son of the Century) and Rino (Simone Liberati, Petra), as they prepare for the arrival of their second child, a boy they will name Lorenzo. Years earlier, they lost their first son, Andrea, in a tragic drowning accident. While Ada tries to maintain a sense of normality, her grief has never truly disappeared. The approaching birth forces those buried emotions to the surface, gradually exposing a fragile state of mind that becomes increasingly difficult for her to control.

As Ada’s pregnancy progresses, the boundaries between memory, fear, and reality begin to dissolve. She starts seeing disturbing apparitions of her deceased son and becomes convinced that Andrea has returned, suspecting that his spirit is threatened by the arrival of the new baby and may be trying to stop his younger brother from being born.

Firstborn has its US linear debut on Friday, October 30, at 9pm ET, on Eurochannel. (Folks who don’t have access to Eurochannel can stream the movie.)

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Winning Ticket (Kaikki oikein) (Netherlands)

This romantic comedy follows beauty parlor worker Eevi (Elsa Saisio, Whiskey on the Rocks) and her husband, wannabe rocker Kari (Antti Luusuaniemi, Helsinki Syndrome), who must navigate the strange reality of becoming incredibly wealthy after Eevi wins 15 million euros with her lottery ticket. Rather than announcing their good fortune, they decide to hide it from their friends, family, and coworkers, and carry on with their lives on the outskirts of Helsinki as if nothing has changed. But maintaining the illusion of a normal life becomes much harder than either of them expected.

Winning Ticket has its US linear debut on Saturday, October 31, at 9pm ET, on Eurochannel. (Folks who don’t have access to Eurochannel can stream the movie.)

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Murder In…: Dubbed Collection: Season 8 (France)

These English-dubbed murder mystery movies take you to gorgeous locations across France and its territories. Murder In…: Dubbed Collection: Season 8 begins streaming in the US and Canada on Tuesday, October 13, exclusively on MHz Choice and its digital channels, including MHz Choice on Prime Video.

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Wallander: Season 2 (Sweden)

One of the original Nordic noir television series to be shown in the US, this detective drama stars Krister Henriksson (Agent Hamilton) as Kurt Wallander, the complicated detective of the best-selling crime novels by Henning Mankell. Wallander: Season 2 returns to streaming in the US and Canada on Tuesday, October 13, exclusively on MHz Choice and its digital channels, including MHz Choice on Prime Video.

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Kurt Wallander MysteriesKurt Wallander Mysteries book series by Henning Mankell

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Header photo credits: Top row (L-R): Lupin © 2025 Netflix, Inc.; Reykjavik 112 courtesy of MHz Choice | Bottom row (L-R): A Couple of Lies (photo credit: Jonath Mathew) © 2025 Netflix, Inc.; Arctic Circle (photo credit: Ville Fofonoff) courtesy of MHz Choice

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