48 Best Shows on Netflix Right Now (October 2026): ‘Below’ and More

October isn’t usually a month that sees a lot of high-profile shows debut, but I guess Netflix didn’t get the memo this year.

The world’s most popular streamer just dropped two of its most anticipated shows of the year this month, and it might cause you to cancel those plans to venture outside.

Below, with Josh Hartnett, is terrorizing subscribers just in time for spooky season, but it’s better than just a cheap scarefest. It’s actually a well-made show dealing with generational trauma and indigenous displacement due to corporate greed. And yes, it also has a menacing monster and several jump scares.

Watch With Us also recommends streaming East of Eden, Zoe Kazan’s emotionally rich adaptation of John Steinbeck’s award-winning novel starring Florence Pugh, Mike Faist and Christopher Abbott.