27 must-stream TV show premieres in October

Posted: 02 Oct 2019 08:16 AM PDT

October is one of the best TV months of the year, and we're making it easy for you by curating a list of the top TV show premieres this month. And as always, you can stream them right on your Roku players or Roku TVs. Highlights include Peaky Blinders, Watchmen, Batwoman, Mr. Robot, All American, the final seasons of Madam Secretary and Silicon Valley.

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October 2

24/7 College Football – HBO Sports' landmark franchise 24/7 breaks new ground this October when it launches an all-access college football series chronicling four programs in-season – Florida, Penn State, Arizona State and Washington State – as they meet the demands and challenges leading up to and through game-day. | HBO on The Roku Channel.

Almost Family – Only child Julia Bechley (Brittany Snow) life is changed forever after it is revealed her fertility doctor father (Timothy Hutton) had used his own sperm on his patients, resulting in potential numbers of half-siblings, including Edie (Megalyn Echikunwoke) and Roxy (Emily Osment) in this drama originally titled Not Just Me and based on the Australian series called Sisters. | FOXNOW

Living Undocumented – From executive producer Selena Gomez, Living Undocumented follows eight undocumented immigrant families who have volunteered to tell their stories as they face potential deportation. Ranging from harrowing to hopeful, their journeys illuminate and humanize the complex US immigration system and depict the struggles that many must endure in their quest to pursue the American dream. | Netflix

Seal Team (Season 3) – Jason and the Bravo team head to Serbia in the third season premiere of the military drama. | CBS All Access

S.W.A.T (Season 3) – Follows a locally born and bred S.W.A.T. lieutenant who is torn between loyalty to the streets and duty to his fellow officers when he’s tasked to run a highly-trained unit that’s the last stop for solving crimes in Los Angeles. | CBS All Access

October 4

Big Mouth (Season 3) – It’s time to get your PhD in Puberty. Big Mouth Season 3 is coming, October 4 on Netflix. | Netflix

The Blacklist (Season 7) – Red has been kidnapped by Katarina Rostova (Laila Robins) as Elizabeth is reunited with her daughter Agnes in the seventh season of the drama. | NBC

Goliath (Season 3) – The death of an old friend brings Billy to the Central Valley where he takes a case that pits him against billionaire rancher Wade Blackwood (Dennis Quaid) and his sister Diana (Amy Brenneman). | Prime Video

Into the Dark: Uncanny Annie – On Halloween night a group of college students get trapped in a mysterious board game that brings their darkest secrets and fears to life, where they must play to escape…and win to survive. The next installment of Blumhouse’s Into the Dark premieres October 4, only on Hulu. | Hulu

Peaky Blinders (Season 5) – As the Shelbys grapple with the 1929 stock market crash, Tommy confronts new threats to his power from younger family members and fascist rivals. Peaky Blinders returns October 4th. | Netflix

Raising Dion – A young boy struggling to control his newfound powers. A single mom fighting the odds to keep her son safe. Secrets, conspiracies, mysteries, all dangerously swarming around one family… Raising Dion launches October 4th, only on Netflix. | Netflix

Rotten – Rotten returns with six new unsavory truths about the underbelly of the global food industry. Avocado. Wine. Bottled Water. Sugar. Chocolate. Edibles. The food you love comes with a price. | Netflix

October 6

Batwoman – Kate Kane seeks justice for Gotham city as Batwoman. | The CW

Get Shorty (Season 3) –Miles is out of prison, while Amara (Lidia Porto) and Rick are on the run from the FBI in the third season of the series loosely based on the Elmore Leonard’s novel. | EPIX on The Roku Channel

Kids Say the Darndest Things – Tiffany Haddish hosts the revival of the mid-90s CBS series with both taped and in-studio interactions with children. | ABC

Madam Secretary (Season 6) – The sixth and final season picks up two years after season five’s finale with Elizabeth in the White House. | CBS All Access

Mr. Robot (Season 4) – MR. ROBOT follows Elliot Alderson (Rami Malek), a cyber-security engineer who, along with Mr. Robot (Christian Slater) and fsociety, starts a revolution to change the world. Season 4 will pick up where the third season finale left off, delving into the pros and cons of Elliot hitting "send" on the email that could reverse 5/9. | USA Network

Supergirl (Season 5) – Catco has been sold to Andrea Rojas (Julie Gonzalo) and she brings in a new reporter (Staz Nair) in the fifth season of the superhero drama. | The CW

The Walking Dead (Season 10) – The survivors in the Alexandria Safe-Zone face off against The Whisperers led by Alpha (Samantha Morton) and Beta (Ryan Hurst). | AMC

October 7

All American (Season 2) – Spencer (Daniel Ezra) has to make a decision on whether to stay at Beverly Hills High or return to South Crenshaw High in the second season of the drama inspired by the life of NFL player Spencer Paysinger. | The CW

Black Lightning (Season 3) – Anissa, a.k.a. Thunder (Nafessa Williams), and Jennifer, a.k.a. Lightning (China Anne McClain) must step up to protect their city when their parents are taken by Agent Odell (Bill Duke) in season three. | The CW

October 8

The Flash (Season 6) – Season six introduces Dr. Ramsey Rosso (Sendhil Ramamurthy) and later in the season will be a crossover episode involving characters from Arrow, Batwoman, Black Lightning, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, and Supergirl. | The CW

October 15

The Purge (Season 2) – It’s another year and Marcus Moore (Derek Luke), his wife (Rochelle Aytes), Ryan Grant (Max Martini), Esme Carmona (Paola Nuñez), Ben (Joel Allen), and Kelen (Danika Yarosh) face the Purge. | USA Network

Treadstone – The first TV series spinoff from the Bourne film franchise explores the origins of the CIA’s titular black ops program as a group of agents around the globe are “awakened” to begin their missions. | USA Network

October 20

Watchmen – Set in an alternative 2019, where there is no Internet, Robert Redford is president, and the police wear masks to protect their identities, Tulsa police detective Angela Abar (Regina King) investigates the return of a white supremacist terrorist group inspired by the now-deceased Rorschach in the Damon Lindelof series based on Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ graphic novel of the same name. | HBO on The Roku Channel.

October 27

Mrs. Fletcher – HBO presents Mrs. Fletcher, a dual coming-of-age comedy, exploring the impact of internet porn and social media on the lives of empty nest divorcée Eve Fletcher (Hahn) and her college freshman son Brendan (Jackson White). The series follows Eve as she reinvents her life to find the happiness and sexual fulfillment that's eluded her in the past. | HBO on The Roku Channel.