David Farnor | On 02, Oct 2022

Netflix. Amazon Prime Video. BBC iPlayer. NOW. Apple TV+. Paramount+. All 4. There’s so much TV to watch these days in so many places that it can be hard to keep up. Every month, we boil down what’s on the box to the essentials you need in your streaming queue.

We’ve sorted through All The TV to bring you your October watchlist – what’s worth watching and where you can stream it online in the UK:

Week 1

Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy: Season 2

Stanley Tucci travels across Italy to discover the secrets and delights of the country’s regional cuisines. Season 2 begins with Veneto and Piedmont.

The Ranganation: Season 2

Romesh Ranganathan’s award-winning topical comedy show returns to BBC Two, bringing a dose of optimistic entertainment to the nation. Romesh chats through the lighter end of the news spectrum with celebrity guests and his hand-picked focus group, The Ranganation – 20 loveable, outspoken characters who represent a cross-section of modern Britain.

The Walking Dead: Season 11, Part 3

As each group continues to get caught in uncontrollable situations, dangers lurk around every corner — both dead and alive. The looming pressure is cresting towards a day of reckoning for all, but will the sum of their individual journeys cumulate into one, or divide them forever? The fight for a future continues to be threatened by the ominous and growing population of walkers. Not all will survive, but for some, the walking dead lives on…

The Walk-In: Season 1

Stephen Graham takes the leading role, of activist Matthew Collins, a reformed Neo-Nazi, now working as a bona fide journalist for the anti-racist organisation, Hope not Hate. Written by Jeff Pope, the drama is an explosive state-of-the-world series that explores some of the most critical and relevant issues of modern times including racism, freedom of speech and terrorism. It’s a thought-provoking, conscience stirring drama which poses timeless questions – What makes people fear and hate those who are different from themselves? Can someone’s view of the world be fundamentally changed?

Coyote: Season 1

Coyote is the story of Ben Clemens, who after 32 years as a border patrol agent, is forced to work for the very people he spent his career trying to keep out of America.

The Bear: Season 1

The Bear follows Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto (Jeremy Allen White), a young chef from the fine dining world, who comes home to Chicago to run his family sandwich shop – The Original Beef of Chicagoland – after a heartbreaking death in his family. A world away from what he’s used to, Carmy must balance the soul-crushing realities of small business ownership, his strong-willed and recalcitrant kitchen staff and his strained familial relationships, all while grappling with the impact of his brother’s suicide. The Bear is about food, family, the insanity of the grind, the beauty of Sense of Urgency and the steep slippery downsides. As Carmy fights to transform both The Original Beef of Chicagoland and himself, he works alongside a rough-around-the-edges kitchen crew that ultimately reveal themselves as his chosen family.

The Midnight Club: Season 1

At a manor with a mysterious history, the 8 members of the Midnight Club meet each night at midnight to tell sinister stories – and to look for signs of the supernatural from the beyond. Based on the beloved Christopher Pike book series, adapted by Mike Flanagan (The Haunting of Hill House) and Leah Fong.

The Mole: Season 1

Netflix brings back one of the best reality TV shows ever devised. Originating as a Belgian series in 1998 called De Mol, it went on to inspire numerous international versions, including a US version that ran for five seasons and a UK version that ran on Channel 5 for two seasons. The series is essentially Mission: Impossible meets Big Brother, with 12 players teaming up take on a range of physical challenges in order to win money for their group prize pot. But one of them is an insider, a saboteur… a mole. As they attempt to stop the group winning money – adding the sum to their own private piggy bank – the wider team must work out who the mole is. Netflix’s US revival will be presented by MSNBC anchor Alex Wagner. Competing will be a mix of students, pilots, warehouse workers and firefighters — oh, and a mole. Five episodes arrive together, followed by three episodes on 14th October and the final episodes on 21st October.

Let the Right One In: Season 1

Mark and his daughter Eleanor’s lives changed 10 years ago when she was turned into a vampire. Eleanor leads a secluded life, able to go out only at night, while her father does his best to feed her the human blood she needs to survive. Starring Demián Bichir, Madison Taylor Baez and Anika Noni Rose.

Week 2

Wreck: Season 1

Nineteen year-old Jamie Walsh (Oscar Kennedy) boards The Sacramentum. He’s paid Cormac (Peter Claffey), a Velorum crew member, to take his position onboard so he can investigate what really happened to his missing sister, who vanished from the same ship three months earlier. During his induction he meets the ship’s autocratic Officers and fellow new recruits – all eager to taste the freedom of being away from home for the first time. As Jamie quickly establishes a bond with fellow newbie Vivian (Thaddea Graham), he bumps into young, charming, Filipino waiter Olly (Anthony Rickman), and there’s an instant attraction. Whilst the new recruits attend a wild induction party, a crew member is brutally attacked.

Monstrous: Season 1

Written by Yeon Sang-ho, director of international hits Train to Busain and Hellbound, Monstrous tell the tale of the village of Jinyang County, whose people are lured in by a curse from a mysterious entity, subsequently getting swept up by disaster after uncovering a cursed statue. Amid the chaos and horror experienced by the townspeople, Jung Ki-hoon eccentric archaeologist specialising in the supernatural, and his cryptotanalyst ex-wife Shin Hyun-bin are drawn into the mystery. All episodes arrive at once.

Shantaram: Season 1

Co-created, written and executive produced by Steve Lightfoot, who also serves as showrunner, the series is based on the bestselling novel by Gregory David Roberts. It follows a fugitive named Lin Ford looking to get lost in vibrant and chaotic 1980s Bombay. Alone in an unfamiliar city, Lin struggles to avoid the trouble he’s running from in this new place. After falling for an enigmatic and intriguing woman named Karla, Lin must choose between freedom or love and the complications that come with it. The series stars Charlie Hunnam (Sons of Anarchy) and Shubham Saraf. Episodes 1 to 3 arrive together, followed by episodes weekly for nine weeks.

Resident Alien: Season 2, Part 2

Harry’s got a whole lot of trouble brewing and his kind are to blame as Resident Alien is back for the second part of Season 2. The skittering baby that hatched in the first half of the season has escaped into the wilds, no longer confined to Harry’s remote cabin. Finding that little (man-eating) whippersnapper is going to consume a lot of Harry’s time.

Week 3

The Larkins: Season 2

Summer, 1959. Pop (Bradley Walsh), Ma (Jo Scanlan) and their many children including Baby Oscar are preparing for another riotous school holidays. Only Mariette (Joelle Rae) is missing, zigzagging across Europe on her honeymoon with Charley (Tok Stephen). Primrose (Lydia Paige) is leaving school and planning a career as a journalist. With Ma’s help she lands a job at The Mid Kent Times. She’s also looking for love which comes in the handsome shape of Rev Candy (Maxim Ays), arriving in the parish much to the chagrin of gnarled old Vicar (Peter Davidson) who is determined to exploit his new housemate. The other newcomers are Pinkie Jerebohm (Morgana Robinson), her waspish husband (Julian Rhind-Tutt) and their two dreadful children. They are determined to buy crumbling mansion Bluff Court from Pop Larkin but then regret paying such a high price. When Pop won’t give them a refund the Jerebohms vow revenge…

Chapelwaite: Season 1

Set in the 1850s, the series follows Captain Charles Boone (Adrien Brody) who relocates his family of three children to his ancestral home in the small, seemingly sleepy town of Preacher’s Corners, Maine after his wife dies at sea. However, Charles will soon have to confront the secrets of his family’s sordid history, and fight to end the darkness that has plagued the Boones for generations. Based on the short story Jerusalem’s Lot by Stephen King.

War of the Worlds: Season 3

Set in present-day France and the UK, Season 3 picks up as the war between the survivors and aliens reaches a new turning point and a terrifying phenomenon grips countless people across the globe. Episodes arrive weekly,

Gangs of London: Season 2

One year after Season 1’s events, the map and soul of London has been redrawn. Ex-undercover cop Elliot is now being forced to work for the investors. To restore order, the investors have aligned behind heroin baron Asif Afridi and together they have installed a new ruling force in London in the form of brutal gang leader Koba. His vision for the criminal landscape is a dictatorship, a world in which old school gangster codes don’t exist and in which he holds a complete monopoly over London’s drug trade. But this monopoly can’t last forever. All episodes arrive at once.

The Peripheral: Season 1

The Peripheral centers on Flynne Fisher, a woman trying to hold together the pieces of her broken family in a forgotten corner of tomorrow’s America. Flynne is smart, ambitious, and doomed. She has no future. Until the future comes calling for her. The Peripheral is master storyteller William Gibson’s dazzling, hallucinatory glimpse into the fate of mankind — and what lies beyond.

Week 4

Doctor Who: The Power of the Doctor

Jodie Whittaker’s final outing in the TARDIS will see the Doctor face off against familiar forces massing to fight her. Those will include not only Sacha Dhawan returning as The Master, but also Ashad (Patrick O’Kane), aka. Lone Cyberman, other Cybermen and (of course) the Daleks. Helping the Doctor will not only be Yaz (Mandip Gill) and Dan (John Bishop), but also Vinder (Jacob Anderson) and Kate Stewart (Jemma Redgrave) plus the surprise return of two former Classic Doctor Who companions: Tegan Jovanka (Janet Fielding) and Sophie Aldred (Ace).

The Handmaid’s Tale: Season 5

Season 5 of this dystopian drama picks up in the aftermath of Season 4, with June (Elizabeth Moss) struggling to redefine her identity and purpose. Meanwhile, Serena attempts to raise her profile in Toronto as Gilead’s influence creeps into Canada and Commander Lawrence (Bradley Whitford) works with Aunt Lydia (Ann Dowd) and Nick (Max Minghella) as he tries to reform Gilead and rise in power. Also returning to the cast are Luke (O-T Fagbenle) and Moira (Samira Wiley), plus Madeline Brewer as Janine, Amanda Brugel as Rita and Sam Jaeger as Mark.

Cabinet of Curiosities: Season 1

Guillermo Del Toro presents an anthology of sinister stories, told by some of today’s most revered horror creators – including the directors of The Babadook, Splice and Mandy.

The Mysterious Benedict Society: Season 2

Based on the best-selling book series by Trenton Lee Stewart, the family series follows four gifted orphans who are recruited by the eccentric Mr Benedict. Season 2 picks up as the team of four intrepid orphans reunite a year after their first mission. Now they must embark on a perilous journey, relying on wits, intellect, and empathy. Episodes 1 and 2 arrive together, followed by episodes weekly.

Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi: Season 1

This anthology series comprises animated shorts that tell stories featuring Jedi from the prequel era, including the tales of a younger Ahsoka and Count Dooku – and, as Count Dooku’s apprentice, a young Qui-Gon Jinn, with Liam Neeson returning to voice the character

Big Mouth: Season 6

“We’re expecting!”

Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin

Executive produced and written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (Riverdale, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina) and co-executive produced and written by Lindsay Calhoon Bring (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina), this dark take on the teen melodrama introduces a new generation of Liars who are tormented by A – a masked killer hellbent on punishing them for the sins of their mothers, as well as their own.

The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself: Season 1

Caught between two warring clans, the son of a notorious witch responsible for a deadly massacre tries to find his place in the world — and his powers. Created by Joe Barton.

The Devil’s Hour: Season 1

Peter Capaldi (Gideon) and Jessica Raine (Lucy) star in The Devil’s Hour, a gripping psychological thriller where Lucy’s nightmares draw her into a hunt for a serial killer in a world where nothing is as it seems.

SAS: Rogue Heroes

From Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, and based on the best-selling book of the same name by Ben Macintyre, this six-part series stars Connor Swindells, Jack O’Connell, Alfie Allen, Sofia Boutella, and Dominic West, in a dramatised account of how the SAS was formed under extraordinary circumstances in the darkest days of World War Two.

Motherland: Fort Salem: Season 3

Ancestral witches, going back generations, are recruited to fight against a terrorist group in this supernatural drama. The third and final season sees the witches leave the army behind and become fugitives – but staying out of trouble is never easy.

The White Lotus: Season 2

Created, written, and directed by Mike White (School of Rock), the HBO series is a social satire set at an exclusive Sicilian resort. It follows the vacations of hotel guests as they relax and rejuvenate in paradise. F Murray Abraham will play Bert Di Grasso, an elderly man traveling with his son, Dominic Di Grasso (The Sopranos veteran Michael Imperioli), alongside Tom Hollander (The Night Manager) as English expat Quentin, travelling with friends and his nephew, Adam DiMarco (The Order) as Albie Di Grasso, a recent college graduate who is the grandson of Bert, and Haley Lu Richardson (Unpregnant) as Portia, a young woman traveling with her boss. Episodes arrive weekly.

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