Netflix has a massive lineup for this Halloween season. The streaming giant has announced their annual Netflix and Chills slate of movies, TV series, documentaries and kids’ programming for the spookiest time of the year. With everything from highly anticipated original series like The Haunting of Bly Manor, Ratched and Unsolved Mysteries: Volume 2 to fresh new scares in movies like The Babysitter: Killer Queen and Hubie Halloween, Netflix has a little something for everyone to bite into.
#Alive – September 8
In #Alive, Oh Jun-u wakes up and finds a note from his mom that says his family went on vacation without him. He turns on TV and the news anchor says that an outbreak is spreading nationwide, with the infected showing signs of cannibalism. Suddenly wifi is disconnected and what Jun-u can only hear is his father’s message that he must stay alive. The world goes crazy and everything is destroyed by the zombies. After more than 15 days without any social connection, Jun-u notices a laser beam coming from outside of his balcony window. Kim Yu-bin who lives on the other side of the apartment complex is the one with the laser pointer. They try to communicate using hand signals, determined to find ways to escape from an apartment complex which is now full of zombies.
#Alive stars Yoo Ah In, Park Shin Hye, Lee Hyun Wook, So Hee Jung, Jeon Bae Soo, Kim Hak Seon, Lee Chae Kyung, Joo Bo Bi, and Jin So Yeon and is based on an original script by Matt Naylor and directed by Il Cho.
The Babysitter: Killer Queen (September 10)
In The Babysitter: Killer Queen, Two years after defeating a satanic cult led by his babysitter Bee, Cole continues to be haunted by the horrific events of that night. Everyone in his life thinks he has lost his mind since Bee and all of her friends disappeared, making Cole’s story hard to believe. He is still hopelessly smitten with his best friend and next-door neighbor Melanie – the only one who believes his story – who convinces him to forget the past and come to a party thrown at a nearby lake. But when old enemies unexpectedly return, Cole will once again have to outsmart the forces of evil and survive the night.
The Babysitter: Killer Queen stars Judah Lewis, Emily Alyn Lind, Jenna Ortega, Robbie Amell, Andrew Bachelor, Leslie Bibb, Hana Mae Lee, Bella Thorne, Ken Marino, Chris Wylde, Carl McDowell, Juliocesar Chavez, Maximilian Acevedo, Jennifer Foster, and Helen Hong. The movie was directed by McG from a screenplay by Dan Lagana and Brad Morris & Jimmy Warden and McG, based on characters created by Brian Duffield.
The Paramedic (September 16)
In The Paramedic, after an accident leaves him confined to a wheelchair and wallowing in depression unable to face his new life, Angel decides to channel his rage, getting even with those who, in his eyes, have betrayed him. Particularly the woman who left him when he needed her the most.
The Paramedic stars Mario Casas, D&éborah Fran&çois, Guillermo Pfening, Celso Bugallo, Pol Monen, Ra&úl Jim&énez, Mar&ía Rodr&íguez and is directed by Carles Torras and written by Torras, H&éctor H. Vicens and David Desola.
The Binding (October 2)
While visiting her fianc&é’s mother in southern Italy, a woman must fight the mysterious and malevolent curse intent on claiming her daughter.
The Binding stars Mia Maestro, Riccardo Scamarcio, Mariella Lo Sardo, Giulia Patrignani, Federica Rosellini, and Raffaella D’Avella and was directed by Domenico De Feudis and written by Domenico De Feudis, Davide Orsini, and Daniele Cosci.
Vampires vs. The Bronx (October 2)
In Vampires vs. The Bronx, a group of young friends from the Bronx fight to save their neighborhood from a band of vampires.
Vampires vs. The Bronx stars Jaden Michael, Gerald W. Jones III, Gregory Diaz IV, Sarah Gadon, Cliff “Method Man” Smith, Shea Whigham, Coco Jones, Joel “The Kid Mero” Martinez, Chris Redd, Vladimir Caama&ño, Jeremie Harris, Adam David Thompson, Judy Marte, Richard Bekins, and Zoe Salda&ña. The movie is directed by Oz Rodriguez and written by Oz Rodriguez and Blaise Hemingway.
Hubie Halloween (October 7)
In Hubie Halloween, Hubie Dubois (Adam Sandler) thanklessly spends every Halloween making sure the residents of his hometown, Salem, celebrate safely and play by the rules. But this year, an escaped criminal and a mysterious new neighbor have Hubie on high alert. When people start disappearing, it’s up to Hubie to convince the police (Kevin James, Kenan Thompson) and townsfolk that the monsters are real, and only he can stop them. Hubie Halloween is a hilarious family film about an unlikely hero with an all-star cast including Julie Bowen, Ray Liotta, Noah Schnapp, Steve Buscemi, and Maya Rudolph, produced by Happy Madison.
Hubie Halloween was directed by Steven Brill and written by Tim Herlihy and Adam Sandler and was produced by Adam Sandler, Kevin Grady, and Allen Covert.
A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting (October 14)
In A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting, when high school freshman Kelly Ferguson (Tamara Smart) reluctantly agrees to babysit Jacob Zellman (Ian Ho) on Halloween, the last thing she expects is to be recruited into an international secret society of babysitters who protect kids with special powers from monsters. In order to keep Jacob safe from harm, Kelly teams with no-nonsense chapter Vice President Liz Lerue (Oona Laurence), tech genius Berna Vincent (Troy Leigh-Anne Johnson), creature expert Cassie Zhen (Lynn Masako Cheng) and potions master Curtis Critter (Ty Consiglio) to defeat a Boogeyman known as “The Grand Guignol” (Tom Felton), a glamorous witch named “Peggy Drood” (Indya Moore) and their legion of mysterious monsters. Based on the first installment of Joe Ballarini’s popular scary book series of the same name, A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting is directed by Rachel Talalay, produced by Ivan Reitman and Amie Karp, with Naia Cucukov, Tom Pollock, and Ilona Herzberg executive producing. Alessio Scalzotto, Tamsen McDonough, Ashton Arbab, Crystal Balint, and Ricky He also co-star in this action-packed adventure about working together to overcome your fears.
A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting stars Tamara Smart, Oona Laurence, Alessio Scalzotto, Ian Ho, Tamsen McDonough, Troy Leigh-Anne Johnson, Lynn Masako Cheng, Ty Consiglio, Ashton Arbab, Crystal Balint, Ricky He, with Indya Moore and Tom Felton and was directed by Rachel Talalay from a screenplay by Joe Ballarini, based on the novel “A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting” by Joe Ballarini.
Rebecca (October 21)
After a whirlwind romance in Monte Carlo with handsome widower Maxim de Winter (Armie Hammer), a newly married young woman (Lily James) arrives at Manderley, her new husband’s imposing family estate on a windswept English coast. Naive and inexperienced, she begins to settle into the trappings of her new life, but finds herself battling the shadow of Maxim’s first wife, the elegant and urbane Rebecca, whose haunting legacy is kept alive by Manderley’s sinister housekeeper Mrs. Danvers (Kristin Scott Thomas). Directed by Ben Wheatley (High Rise, Free Fire) and produced by Working Title Films (Emma, Darkest Hour), REBECCA is a mesmerising and gorgeously rendered psychological thriller based on Daphne du Maurier’s beloved 1938 gothic novel.
Rebecca stars Lily James, Armie Hammer, Kristin Scott Thomas, Keeley Hawes, Ann Dowd, Sam Riley, Tom Goodman-Hill, Mark Lewis Jones, John Hollingworth, and Bill Paterson. Rebecca was directed by Ben Wheatley and written by Jane Goldman and Joe Shrapnel & Anna Waterhouse, based on Daphne du Maurier’s beloved 1938 gothic novel.
Cadaver (October 22)
Cadaver is a Norwegian psychological horror film that takes us on a journey where humanity is being put to a test and stars among others Gitte Witt, Thorbj&ørn Harr, Thomas Gullestad) and Kingsford Siayor. In the starving aftermath of a nuclear disaster, Leonora (Gitte Witt), Jacob (Thomas Gullestad) and their daughter Alice (Tuva Olivia Remman) are on the edge of survival. One day, the local hotel invites survivors to attend a theatre play, with a meal included, as a charitable effort to help those in need. Left with no choice, the family of three decide to go to the hotel, where the director, Mathias (Thorbj&ørn Harr), introduces the entire hotel as the stage. Attendees are given masks to help separate them from actors, but the play takes an eerie turn when audience members start to disappear. The line between reality and theatre quickly gets blurred, until Alice disappears in front of Leo and Jacob, and there’s no longer room for doubt: Something is very wrong with Mathias’ hotel.
Cadaver stars Gitte Witt, Thorbj&ørn Harr, Thomas Gullestad, Maria Grazia De Meo, Trine Wiggen, Bente B&ørsum, Jonathan Rodriguez, Stig Frode Henriksen and Helge Jordal. Cadaver was written and directed by Jarand Herdal.
Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight (October 28)
Addicted to technology, in Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight a group of teens attends a rehabilitation camp in the forest, but a sinister force there intends to take them offline forever.
His House (October 30)
In His House, after making a harrowing escape from war-torn South Sudan, a young refugee couple struggles to adjust to their new life in a small English town that has an unspeakable evil lurking beneath the surface.
His House stars &Ṣ&ọp&ẹ&́ D&ìr&ís&ù, Wunmi Mosaku, and Matt Smith. The movie is directed by Remi Weekes and written by Felicity Evans, Toby Venables, and Weekes.
The Day of the Lord (October 30)
In The Day of the Lord, Men&éndez is a retired priest who lives in his dark and ruinous apartment turning his back on the world. He suffers from a crisis of faith and is haunted by horrible nightmares and acts of his past that torture him. One day, he receives the visit from Sebasti&án, an old friend who knows Men&éndez’s past business. He claims his daughter is possessed by the devil and begs for Men&éndez’s help to exorcize her, although he’s well aware of the aggressive methods the priest uses. Pushed by Sebasti&án’s insistence and his inner conflict, Men&éndez takes this case as a chance for redemption. He has a new goal in life but is she really possessed or will she suffer a senseless torture?
The Day of the Lord stars Juli F&àbregas, Ximena Romo, Hector Illanes, and Dolores Heredia and was directed by Santiago Alvarado and written by Ram&ón Salas and Alvarado.
Netflix and Chills 2020 Original Series
Ratched (September 18)
From Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan, the highly anticipated Ratched is a suspenseful drama series that tells the origin story of asylum nurse Mildred Ratched. In 1947, Mildred arrives in Northern California to seek employment at a leading psychiatric hospital where new and unsettling experiments have begun on the human mind. On a clandestine mission, Mildred presents herself as the perfect image of what a dedicated nurse should be, but the wheels are always turning and as she begins to infiltrate the mental health care system and those within it, Mildred’s stylish exterior belies a growing darkness that has long been smoldering within, revealing that true monsters are made, not born.
Ratched stars Sarah Paulson, Jon Jon Briones, Judy Davis, Cynthia Nixon, Finn Wittrock, Sharon Stone, and Charlie Carver, with guest stars including Amanda Plummer, Corey Stoll, Vincent D’Onofrio, Alice Englert, Sophie Okonedo, Brandon Flynn, and Annie Starke.
Octoberfest: Beer & Blood (October 1)
In Octoberfest: Beer & Blood, it’s 1900 and a rich newcomer with a shady past arrives in Munich determined to crash the local Oktoberfest with his own brewery. But when his daughter falls in love with the heir to a rival brewery, a violent chain of events is unleashed that will threaten both families’ futures.
To the Lake (October 7)
In To the Lake, facing the end of civilization when a terrifying plague strikes, a group risks their lives, loves – and humanity – in a brutal struggle to survive.
The Haunting of Bly Manor (October 9)
From The Haunting of Hill House creator Mike Flanagan and producer Trevor Macy comes The Haunting of Bly Manor, the next highly-anticipated chapter of The Haunting anthology series, set in 1980s England. After an au pair’s tragic death, Henry Wingrave (Henry Thomas) hires a young American nanny (Victoria Pedretti) to care for his orphaned niece and nephew (Amelie Bea Smith, Benjamin Evan Ainsworth) who reside at Bly Manor with the estate’s chef Owen (Rahul Kohli), groundskeeper Jamie (Amelia Eve) and housekeeper, Mrs. Grose (T’Nia Miller). But all is not as it seems at the manor, and centuries of dark secrets of love and loss are waiting to be unearthed in this chilling gothic romance. At Bly Manor, dead doesn’t mean gone.
Mike Flanagan and Macy drew from the iconic supernatural stories of Henry James, to create the ensemble drama which also stars Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Kate Siegel, and Tahirah Sharif.
La R&évolution (October)
In La R&évolution it’s 1787, France. While investigating a series of mysterious murders, Joseph Guillotin – the future inventor of the world-famous ‘Guillotine’ – uncovers an unknown virus: the Blue Blood. The disease, quickly spreads amongst the French aristocracy, driving them to murder ordinary people and soon leads to a rebellion… What if the French Revolution didn’t happen the way we were told?
La R&évolution stars Amir El Kacem, Lionel Erdogan, Marilou Aussilloux, Isabel Gonzalez, Ga&ïa Weiss, Julien Frison, Laurent Lucas, and Amelia Lacquemant.
Netflix and Chills 2020 Documentaries
Unsolved Mysteries: Volume 2 (October 19)
In six new episodes, Unsolved Mysteries profiles more unexplained disappearances, tragic events, and bizarre occurrences. Perhaps one viewer holds the key to solving these cases. Detectives, journalists, and family members offer intriguing theories in this gripping series, from the creators of the original docuseries, Cosgrove/Meurer Productions, and 21 Laps Entertainment, the producers of Stranger Things.
Netflix and Chills 2020 Kids & Family
The Worst Witch Season 4 (October 1)
The Worst Witch season 4 has series of challenges that push Mildred and Ethel’s magical powers to the limit as they compete for the honor of being named Head Girl.
A Go! Go! Cory Carson Halloween (October 2)
In A Go! Go! Cory Carson Halloween, Cory, Chrissy, and Freddie are on the hunt for king-sized candy bars this Halloween! But are all the treats worth the trek to the spooky side of town?
Starbeam: Halloween Hero (October 6)
Starbeam: Halloween Hero has greedy Captain Fishbeard stealing everybody’s Halloween treats for himself, but StarBeam and Boost have some tricks up their sleeves to save the day!
Super Monsters: Dia De Los Monsters (October 9)
Super Monsters visit Vida’s home town for a Dia De Los Muertos parade where they meet some new Super Monsters.
The Last Kids on Earth: Book 3 (October 16)
In The Last Kids on Earth: Book 3, as the four pals continue to live it up with their monster allies, Jack worries a newly discovered radio transmitter may put an end to the fun.
Netflix and Chills 2020 Additional Titles
- Available October 1
- A.M.I.
- Cape Fear
- Evil: Season 1
- House of 1,000 Corpses
- We Have Always Lived in the Castle
- Available October 16
- Unfriended
- Available October 18
- ParaNorman
