These 25 New and Returning TV Shows Coming to Netflix in October Look Scary Good

Voiced by an all-star cast of comedians that includes Nick Kroll, John Mulaney, Jessi Klein, Jason Mantzoukas, Jenny Slate, Fred Armisen, Maya Rudolph, and Jordan Peele, this raunchy animated series returns for a third season to bring more hormones, humiliation, and hilariousness.

When it's available: Oct. 4

Based on a short film and comic book by Dennis Liu, this sci-fi series tells the story of a single mother attempting to hide the superhuman abilities of her son, Dion, which start to manifest following the death of her scientist husband (played by Michael B. Jordan). Jason Ritter will also star as Jordan's best friend and fellow scientist.

When it's available: Oct. 4

In this feel-good teen series from China, a young tennis prodigy attempts to balance his schoolwork, his social life, and his game on the court.

When it's available: Oct. 7

This hip-hop-themed reality competition series will give contestants the chance to become the next big hip-hop star, with Cardi B, Chance the Rapper, and T.I. acting as judges and John Legend serving as one of the executive producers.

When it's available: Oct. 9

The executive producers behind the Purge franchise created this docuseries — which offers real-life (and really terrifying) accounts from people who had encounters with the supernatural and lived to tell the tale — and it's back for a haunting second instalment.

When it's available: Oct. 11

This supercontroversial comedy series is back for a second season, continuing the story of formerly overweight teen Patty (played by Debby Ryan) and her disgraced civil lawyer turned beauty pageant coach (played by Dallas Roberts) as they battle their inner demons and try to escape their past (which now requires covering up a murder).

When it's available: Oct. 11

This French comedy series returns to continue the story of Elsa, who returns from Paris after four months away from her BFFs with a few more guilty secrets than she left with.

When it's available: Oct. 11

In this Turkish drama, a young mother ends up in prison after an altercation with her husband, and — desperate to see her daughter again — Deniz must find a way to survive the cliques of Karakuyu Prison. Think Orange Is the New Black, but a whole lot darker.

When it's available: Oct. 18

Loosely based on the real-life scandal of two high school students from Rome's wealthy Parioli district engageing in part-time prostitution, this series returns to resume the story of Chiara and Ludovica, who attempt to gain a sense of identity and financial independence by selling sex.

When it's available: Oct. 18

In this new competition series, aspiring interior designers attempt to transform spaces in the hope of securing a design position at a top London hotel.

When it's available: Oct. 18

This dark comedy — which revolves around a wealthy and dysfunctional Mexican family who own a flower shop — returns for a second season, following the de la Mora family as they grieve a loss, attempt to recover sold businesses, and seek revenge.

When it's available: Oct. 18

Starring Paul Rudd, this existential comedy tells the story of a man who opts to receive a cutting-edge spa treatment, hoping to see some self-improvement — but instead he's replaced by an entirely new version of himself.

When it's available: Oct. 18

Outdoorsman, author, and TV personality Steven Rinella returns for an eighth season to explore more of the world's most beautiful and remote regions, hunting and demonstrating how he brings game meat to the table.

When it's available: Oct. 18

In this Dutch comedy series, an introverted jingle composer becomes internet famous after one of his videos goes viral, forcing him to reluctantly enter the intimidating world of show business. The best part: we get the first two seasons at once!

When it's available: Oct. 18

Based on Brian Ralph's graphic novel of the same name, this dark comedy follows a 17-year-old high school outcast who goes on a mission to find his missing girlfriend in postapocalyptic Glendale, CA. Matthew Broderick makes his regular TV gig debut as the high school's good-natured principal.

When it's available: Oct. 24

Following a group of police officers who are commissioned to join a drug enforcement task force and wage a war against hashish, this 1970s-set series explores the history of drug trafficking in Spain, as well as the first law enforcement organisation created to fight it.

When it's available: Oct. 25

This Brazilian crime drama revolves around a lawyer who finds himself with a moral dilemma when he learns his brother happens to be the leader of a rising criminal faction.

When it's available: Oct. 25

Starring Michael Douglas and Alan Arkin, this dark comedy series returns for a second season, continuing the story of an ageing Los Angeles actor turned acting coach and his best friend as they contend with getting older in a city that values beauty and youth.

When it's available: Oct. 25

This true-crime series will revisit the case of boxing champion Carlos Monzón from Argentina, who was found guilty of violently killing his wife, Alicia Muñiz, in 1988.

When it's available: Oct. 25

This Netflix cooking competition — where amateur bakers attempt to re-create elaborate cakes for cash prizes and often find themselves subject to hilarious baking fails — travels to France to give French baking novices a chance to try their luck.

When it's available: Oct. 25

As well as France, the baking competition series is also debuting a season from Spain.

When it's available: Oct. 25

Hosted by Gaten Matarazzo (whom you might know as Dustin from Stranger Things), this incredibly elaborate new prank series recruits two strangers to carry out one-day assignments, with neither participant knowing their path will eventually lead them to the other participant (and it's usually in surprising and frightening ways).

When it's available: Oct. 25

If the only Chinese food you've ever experienced is General Tso's chicken, then you need to check out this culinary series, which explores the delectable and diverse flavours of Yunnan cuisine and its unique history and variations.

When it's available: Oct. 30

In Netflix's first Mandarin-language original TV series, a death-row inmate in Taiwan learns that his son has been kidnapped, so he decides to plan a jailbreak to save his child (which, of course, doesn't go quite as smoothly as planned).

When it's available: Oct. 31