HBO Max has unveiled its October 2025 lineup led by the premiere of IT: Welcome to Derry alongside horror classics, A24 films, and more!
HBO Max has released its slate of films, series, and specials arriving throughout October 2025, and the lineup is packed with horror classics, chilling documentaries, and high-profile premieres just in time for spooky season.
The standout arrival is the highly anticipated IT: Welcome to Derry, a spinoff series from the blockbuster IT films, which makes its debut on October 26. Fans of Stephen King’s terrifying universe will finally get a deeper look into the origins of Pennywise and the cursed town that shaped him.
October will also feature the premieres of A24’s Bring Her Back (October 3) and The Substance (October 10), both adding an arthouse edge to the month’s programming. Additional highlights include HBO Originals like The Alabama Solution (October 10), The Chair Company (October 12), and Country Doctor (October 28).
For viewers looking to revisit horror essentials, the streamer is adding the entire A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise, The Shining, The Exorcist (1973), Poltergeist (1982), The Silence of the Lambs, Hereditary, Practical Magic, Trick ’r Treat, Edward Scissorhands, Gremlins, and both IT films. Classic thrillers like Gone Girl, Uncut Gems, Interview with the Vampire, and The Sixth Sense will also be available.
The month’s nonfiction offerings range from Air India Crash: Declassified (October 2) and The Friday the 13th Murders (October 2) to Armed Only With A Camera: The Life And Death of Brent Renaud (October 21). CNN Originals will roll out new specials like Dr. Sanjay Gupta Reports: It Doesn’t Have to Hurt (October 7) and The United States vs. Harvard, The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper (October 28).
Families aren’t left out either. Kids can look forward to E.B. White’s Charlotte’s Web (October 2), Bugs Bunny Builders season 2 (October 10), Lu & The Bally Bunch (October 10), and Teen Titans Go! season 9D (October 24).
With its mix of prestige films, chilling horror, buzzy originals, and family favorites, HBO Max’s October schedule ensures there’s something for everyone looking to settle in for fall viewing.
