October is rolling in. The air’s a little crisper, the leaves are finally falling and Peacock’s lineup is really leaning into spooky season and true crime.
The streamer kicks things off with “American Psycho,” a razor-sharp portrait of late ’90s excess that still cuts close. And if you’ve never watched it, maybe all the Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale) business card memes will finally make sense. Mid-month, “Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy” aims to unravel one of the most chilling cases in American history about Gacy’s slayings with archival footage and first-person accounts.
Later, if you want a bucolic weekend gone very wrong, “The Cabin in the Woods” breaks standard slasher rules in satisfyingly clever ways. There’s plenty more titles new on Peacock, but the highlights above are a solid place to start. We’ve pulled together everything you can expect to arrive on Peacock in October 2025 below. Check it out!
New on Peacock in October 2025: Top picks
‘American Psycho’
American Psycho (2000 Movie) Trailer – Christian Bale, Justin Theroux, Chloe Sevigny – YouTube
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By day, Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale) is the perfect Manhattan yuppie. He’s got his Pierce & Pierce business card in his pocket, a curated routine and a smile that blinds. Too bad he’s nothing like that in real life. He’s a vicious serial killer, a narcissist, and yes, a psychopath.
We watch Bateman try to maintain a mask of normalcy during his Wall Street day job as he assaults women, men, and even unhoused people in an attempt to sate his lust for blood, at any cost. Oh, and he’s a big ’80s music fan, so if you need a break during the gore, you’ve got some Huey Lewis to listen to in between.
Stream on Peacock starting October 1
‘Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy’
Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy | Official Trailer | Peacock Original – YouTube
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When police investigate suburban Chicago in the 1970s, they uncover a nightmare hiding in plain sight: dozens of missing boys and young men, discovered beneath a quiet home’s crawlspace. The man at the center seemed impossible to suspect: employed, well-liked in the community, and active in local politics, even donning clown makeup to cheer up sick children.
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“Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy” unpacks how that facade held for years while unraveling the grief behind those affected by serial killer Gacy’s crimes. Along the way, the series maps the missed leads, blind spots, and assumptions that helped a predator operate undetected.
Stream on Peacock starting October 16
‘Cabin in the Woods’
Cabin in the Woods (2012 Movie) – Official Trailer – Chris Hemsworth & Jesse Williams – YouTube
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When five college friends head to a remote cabin for an easy weekend, they stumble into something decidedly crazy. It’s a hold house, complete with trapdoors, weird relics, and a cellar full of choices they were never meant to understand. Oh, and they all basically have to do with horror movie clichés.
Far away in a sterile control room, technicians monitor their every move. Why? Well, you’ll have to watch to find out as they steer the unsuspecting teens toward a predictable outcome — one that you probably won’t guess ahead of time, though. This subversive horror movie set the pace for the genre years ago, and it still feels every bit as fresh today thanks to its inventive ideas and the way it re-examines horror and tropes as concepts.
Stream on Peacock on October 16
Peacock originals and exclusives in October 2025
September 26: M3GAN 2.0 – Premiere (Peacock Exclusive)*
September 26: M3GAN 2.0 (Unrated) – Premiere (Peacock Exclusive)*
October 3: Honey Don’t – Premiere (Peacock Exclusive)*
October 5: Love Island Games, Season 2 – Finale (Peacock Original)*
October 9: Team Mekbots: Animal Rescue, Season 2 – Premiere (Peacock Original)*
October 10: How To Train Your Dragon – Premiere (Peacock Exclusive)*
October 16: Devil In Disguise: John Wayne Gacy – Premiere (Peacock Original)*
October 23: Married at First Sight, Season 19 – Premiere (Peacock Original)*
Everything new on Peacock in October 2025
* = is exclusive to Peacock
(++) = New episodes of Reelz original series stream live on the Reelz Channel and are available on demand the next day.
New Episodes Weekly
Bahar: Esencia de Mujer, Season 1 (Telemundo)
Below Deck Mediterranean, Season 10 (Bravo)
Brilliant Minds, Season 2 (NBC)
Chicago Fire, Season 14 (NBC)
Chicago Med, Season 11 (NBC)
Chicago PD, Season 13 (NBC)
Dateline, Season 34 (NBC)
Days of Our Lives, Season 61 (Peacock Exclusive)
Dinastía Casillas, Season 1 (Telemundo)
Earth Odyssey With Dylan Dreyer, Season 8 (NBC)
Forever Young with Dr. Pablo Prichard, Season 1 (NBC)
Jeopardy!, Season 42 (Syndicated)+
La Isla: Desafío Extremo, Season 2 (Telemundo)
Law & Order, Season 25 (NBC)
Law & Order: SVU, Season 27 (NBC)
Love Island Games, Season 2 (Peacock Original)*
Married at First Sight, Season 19 (Peacock Original)*
Me Robaste El Corazon, Season 1 (Telemundo)
Mutual Of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom Protecting The Wild, Season 3 (NBC)
On Brand with Jimmy Fallon, Season 1 (NBC)
On Patrol: First Shift, Season 4 (Reelz)++
On Patrol: Live, Season 4 (Reelz)++
The Rainmaker, Season 1 (USA)
The Real Housewives of Miami, Season 7 (Bravo)
The Real Housewives Of Orange County, Season 19 (Bravo)
The Real Housewives Of Orange County Aftershow, Season 1 (Bravo Digital)
The Real Housewives Of Potomac, Season 10 (Bravo)
The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, Season 6 (Bravo)
Saturday Night Live, Season 51 (NBC)
Snapped, Season 35 (Oxygen)
Tails Of Valor, Season 1 (NBC)
Top Chef VIP, Season 4 (Telemundo)
The Voice, Season 28 (NBC)
Watch What Happens Live, Season 22 (Bravo)
Wheel of Fortune, Season 43 (Syndicated)+
Wife Swap: The Real Housewives Edition, Season 1 (Bravo)
Wild Child, Season 6 (NBC)
New additions
OCTOBER 1
50/50*
American Psycho
American Psycho 2
Bones And All*
The Book Of Life
Buffy The Vampire Slayer
The Crow
Darkman
Dead Silence
Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch*
Edward Sissorhands
Event Horizon
Exorcist: The Beginning
Friday Night Lights
Friday The 13th
Friday The 13th – Part II
Friday The 13th – Part III
Fright Night
The Frightners
From Dusk Till Dawn
Ghostbusters*
Ghostbusters II*
The Hitcher
Hot Fuzz
How To Train Your Dragon*
How To Train Your Dragon 2*
How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Jason Bourne
Krampus
Leatherface:Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3
Leprechaun
Leprechaun II
Leprechaun III
Leprechaun 4: Lost In Space
Leprechaun Origins
Leprechaun V: In The Hood
Leprechaun VI: Back 2 Tha Hood
Mama
The Mist
Monster House*
The Omen
Ouija: Origin Of Evil
Paul
The People Under The Stairs
Poltergeist
The Purge
The Purge: Election Year
Quarantine*
The Ring
Scary Movie
Scream
Scream 2
Scream 3
Shaun Of The Dead
Silent Hill*
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D*
Silent House*
The Skeleton Key
Slither
Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation
Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride
Van Helsing
The Visit
Warhorse One
The Wolf Man (1941)
World War Z
On Brand with Jimmy Fallon, Season 1 – Premiere (NBC)
The Swift Effect, Season 2 (LX)
OCTOBER 2
Chicago Fire, Season 14 – Premiere (NBC)
Chicago Med, Season 11 – Premiere (NBC)
Chicago PD, Season 13 – Premiere (NBC)
City No Limits Max, Season 1 (LEGO)
OCTOBER 5
Earth Odyssey With Dylan Dreyer, Season 8 – Premiere (NBC)
Love Island Games, Season 2 – Finale 60 min (Peacock Original)*
Mutual Of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom Protecting The Wild, Season 3 – Premiere (NBC)
Saturday Night Live, Season 51 – Premiere (NBC)
Forever Young with Dr. Pablo Prichard, Season 1 – Premiere (NBC)
Tails Of Valor, Season 1 – Premiere (NBC)
Wild Child, Season 6 (NBC)
OCTOBER 6
The Case: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs – Finale (WNBC)
The Real Housewives Of Potomac, Season 10 – Premiere (Bravo)
OCTOBER 7
Of An Age*
OCTOBER 8
Dinastía Casillas, Season 1 (Telemundo)
La Isla: Desafío Extremo, Season 2 (Telemundo)
OCTOBER 9
The Bikeriders*
O’ahu Shores, Season 1 – Premiere, All Episodes, 6 Episodes, 45 min (Peacock Original)*
Team Mekbots: Animal Rescue, Season 2 – Premiere, All Episodes, 4 Episodes 30 min (Peacock Original)*
OCTOBER 10
How To Train Your Dragon – Premiere (Peacock Exclusive)*
The Real Housewives of Miami, Season 7 – Reunion Part 2, Extended & Uncensored (Bravo)
OCTOBER 14
Cocaine Bear*
OCTOBER 15
Don’t Breathe
FBI: International, Season 4 (CBS)
FBI: Most Wanted, Season 6 (CBS)
Jurassic World
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Wife Swap: The Real Housewives Edition, Season 1 – Premiere (Bravo)
OCTOBER 16
The Cabin In The Woods
Devil In Disguise: John Wayne Gacy, Season 1 – Premiere, All Episodes, 8 Episodes, 60 min (Peacock Original)*
OCTOBER 17
The Real Housewives of Miami, Season 7 – Reunion Part 3, Extended & Uncensored (Bravo)
OCTOBER 21
Retribution*
Snapped, Season 35 – Finale (Oxygen)
OCTOBER 23
Married at First Sight, Season 19 – Premiere, 4 Episodes, 60 min (Peacock Original)*
OCTOBER 24
Leslie Jones: Life: Part 2*
Premios Billboard de la Música Latina 2025 (Telemundo)
The Rainmaker, Season 1 Finale (USA)
OCTOBER 28
Champions*
Charmed by the Devil, All Episodes (Oxygen)
OCTOBER 30
The Fall Guy*A
The Fall Guy: The Extended Cut
Touch*
OCTOBER 31
The Real Housewives of Orange County After Show, Season 1 – Finale (Bravo Digital)
Live sports and events
New Episodes Weekly
Chris Simms Unbuttoned (Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday)
Fantasy Football Happy Hour With Matthew Berry (Monday through Friday)
The Dan Patrick Show (Monday through Friday)
PFT Live (Monday through Friday)
The Dan Le Batard with Stugotz (Monday through Friday)
October 3-5: Premier League Matchweek 7
October 4: Big Ten Football 2025 – Week 6
October 4: IMSA – Charlotte Roval
October 4: Notre Dame Football – Boise State vs. Notre Dame
October 4: USL Super League – Brooklyn FC vs. Sporting JAX
October 4: USL Super League – Carolina Ascent FC vs. DC Power FC
October 4: USL Super League – Tampa Bay Sun FC vs. Fort Lauderdale United FC
October 4: USL Super League – Spokane Zephyr FC vs. Lexington SC
October 4: Liga MX – Tigres vs. Cruz Azul (Spanish)
October 4-5: Breeders Cup Challenge Series – Fall Stars
October 5: NFL Sunday Night Football – Week 5
October 5: World Aquatics High Diving World Cup
October 7: NBA Preseason – Chicago Bulls vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
October 9-10: IMSA – Road Atlanta
October 10: IMSA – Fox Factory 120
October 10: IMSA – Road America
October 10: USL Super League – Lexington SC vs. Carolina Ascent FC
October 10: U.S. Men’s Soccer – USA vs. Ecuador – Men’s (Spanish)
October 10-11: BPT Elite Newport Beach
October 10-26: World Aquatics Swimming World Cup
October 11: Big Ten Football 2025 – Week 7
October 11: Big Ten Women’s Volleyball – USC vs. UCLA
October 11: IMSA – Motul Petit Le Mans
October 11: Notre Dame Football – NC State vs. Notre Dame (Exclusive)
October 11: USL Super League – Brooklyn FC vs. Tampa Bay Sun FC
October 11-12: ISU Short Tack World Tour – Montreal
October 12: NFL Sunday Night Football – Week 6
October 12: USL Super League – Spokane Zephyr FC vs. Dallas Trinity FC
October 12: Paris-Tours
October 14: NBA Preseason – Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Milwaukee Bucks
October 14: USL Super League – DC Power FC vs. Sporting JAX
October 14: U.S. Men’s Soccer – USA vs. Australia – Men’s (Spanish)
October 16-17: Notre Dame Hockey – St. Lawrence vs. Notre Dame
October 17: Liga MX – Tigres vs. Necaxa (Spanish)
October 17-19: ISU Grand Prix Figure Skating – Grand Prix de France
October 18: Big Ten Football 2025 – Week 8
October 18: Notre Dame Football – USC vs. Notre Dame
October 18: USL Super League – Brooklyn FC vs. Carolina Ascent FC
October 18: USL Super League – Sporting JAX vs. Tampa Bay Sun FC
October 18: Liga MX – Juárez vs. Pachuca (Spanish)
October 18: Liga MX – Chivas vs. Mazatlán (Spanish)
October 18-19: ISU Short Tack World Tour – Salt Lake City
October 19: NASCAR Cup Series Race – Talladega
October 19: NFL Sunday Night Football – Week 7
October 19: USL Super League – DC Power FC vs. Spokane Zephyr FC
October 19: USL Super League – Lexington SC vs. Fort Lauderdale United FC
October 18-19: IMSA – COTA
October 18-20: Premier League Matchweek 8
October 21: NBA – Houston Rockets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
October 21: NBA – Golden State Warriors vs. Los Angeles Lakers
October 22-25: FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships
October 23: U.S. Women’s Soccer – USA vs. Portugal – Women’s (Spanish)
October 24: Liga MX – Juárez vs. Puebla (Spanish)
October 24-25: Notre Dame Hockey – Robert Morris vs. Notre Dame
October 24-25: 2025 U.S. Open Squash
October 24-26: ISU Grand Prix Figure Skating – Cup of China
October 24-26: Premier League Matchweek 9
October 25: Big Ten Football 2025 – Week 9
October 25: Liga MX – Tigres vs. Tijuana (Spanish)
October 25: Liga MX – Chivas vs. Atlas (Spanish)
October 25: NXT Halloween Havoc
October 26: NASCAR Cup Series Race – Martinsville
October 26: NFL Sunday Night Football – Week 8
October 26: U.S. Women’s Soccer – USA vs. Portugal – Women’s (Spanish)
October 27: Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Detroit Pistons
October 27: Denver Nuggets vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
October 28: NBA – New York Knicks vs. Milwaukee Bucks
October 28: NBA – Los Angeles Clippers vs. Golden State Warriors
October 29: U.S. Women’s Soccer – USA vs. TBD – Women’s (Spanish)
October 31: Breeders’ Cup World Championships
October 31: ISU Grand Prix Figure Skating – Skate Canada
October 31: Notre Dame Hockey –
October 31: USL Super League – Lexington SC vs. Sporting JAX
News programming and talk shows
SAME-DAY
Jenna & Friends, Season 1 (Monday)
Jenna & Friends, Season 2 (Monday) – Premieres September 22
Morning Joe (Monday through Friday)
Meet the Press with Kristen Welker (Sunday)
Sunday Today with Willie Geist (Sunday)
TODAY (Monday through Friday)
NEXT-DAY NEWS
All In with Chris Hayes (Wednesday through Saturday)
The Beat with Ari Melber (Tuesday through Saturday)
Dateline (Monday)
Dateline (Saturday)
Deadline: White House (Tuesday through Saturday)
Leguizamo Does America (Monday)
Nightly News with Tom Llamas (Daily)
Noticias Telemundo (Thursday)
Noticias Telemundo En La Noche (Thursday)
Noticias Telemundo Fin De Semana (Sunday)
Noticias Telemundo Mediodia (Thursday)
The Weeknight on MSNBC (Tuesday through Saturday)
NEXT-DAY TALK SHOWS
Access Hollywood, Season 30 (Monday through Friday)
The Kelly Clarkson Show, Season 7 (Monday through Friday)
Late Night with Seth Meyers, Season 13 (Tuesday through Friday)
The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Season 13 (Tuesday through Friday)
Watch What Happens Live, Season 22 (Monday through Friday)
NON-LINEAR/DIGITAL ONLY
Morning Mika (Thursday)
Velshi Banned Book Club (Wednesdays, bi-weekly)
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Brittany Vincent has been covering video games and tech for over 13 years for publications including Tom’s Guide, MTV, Rolling Stone, CNN, Popular Science, Playboy, IGN, GamesRadar, Polygon, Kotaku, Maxim, and more. She’s also appeared as a panelist at video game conventions like PAX East and PAX West and has coordinated social media for companies like CNET. When she’s not writing or gaming, she’s looking for the next great visual novel in the vein of Saya no Uta. You can follow her on Twitter @MolotovCupcake.