Top 5 Must-Watch Thriller Movies and Series on Netflix in October 2023

Each month, Netflix adds a bunch of new movies and TV shows for subscribers to enjoy. They’ve revealed what’s coming in this spooky month and there’s a wide variety of content for all kinds of viewers! However, in this article, we will show you the top 5 must-watch thriller movies and series on Netflix in October 2023. Check them out!

Thriller Movies and Series on Netflix in October 2023

Django

Django on Netflix (Image: Netlfix)

Available: October 1
Director: Leonardo Fasoli and Maddalena Ravagli
Casts: Matthias Schoenaerts, Nicholas Pinnock, Lisa Vicari, and others

Despite sharing a title with Quentin Tarantino’s movie, “Django Unchained,” and other famous Western characters, this show is an original creation from a French-Italian production company. It’s a French Western series that follows a gunslinger, Django’s journey through the Old West over a century as he seeks a place to call home as an outlaw. He’s also on a mission for revenge after discovering that his family was brutally murdered, with hopes of finding the culprits and potentially reuniting with his daughter.

Us

Available: October 1
Director: Jordan Peele
Casts: Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke, Elisabeth Moss

“Us” is one out of two Jordan Peele movies hitting Netflix in the coming month. It is a horror mystery movie that follows Adelaide Wilson, along with her husband Gabe, and their two kids. They return to her childhood home by the beach for a relaxing summer vacation. However, her past trauma and a series of strange events make her increasingly suspicious, fearing something bad will happen to her family. When night falls, they spot four figures holding hands in their driveway. “Us” is a story that puts a loving American family against a terrifying and strange enemy: their own set of doppelgängers.

You can also see other Jordan Peele’s horror movie, “Get Out” coming to Netflix on October 1, about a man who travels to his girlfriend’s parents for the first time.

The Fall of the House of Usher

Available: October 12
Director: Mike Flanagan
Casts: Bruce Greenwood, Mary McDonnell, Kate Siegel, Rahul Kohli, and Mark Hamill

This miniseries is based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe and brings them into the modern world. In this story, the siblings Roderick and Madeleine Usher have founded an incredibly successful pharmaceutical company; however, things start to take a dark turn as the heirs to their corporate empire begin dying in strange and brutal ways, mirroring the events from Poe’s stories. This Netflix series will combine the old gothic horror with family drama and internal corporate conspiracy.

Fair Play

Available: October 13
Director: Chloe Domont
Casts: Phoebe Dynevor, Alden Ehrenreich, and Eddie Marsan

“Fair Play” is a new erotic thriller about a couple who believes they’re deeply in love but are actually stuck in a harmful and toxic relationship. Their relationship is tested while in the high-stakes world of hedge fund management. An unexpected promotion at the company pushes the young couple’s relationship to the brink, threatening to unravel far more than their recent engagement. If they don’t realize the truth and break free, it could end up ruining both of their lives, and one of them needs to find the strength to move far away from the situation.

Sister Death

Available: October 27
Director: Paco Plaza
Casts: Almudena Amor, Consuelo Trujillo, Pablo Guisa Koestinger, and others

The last one on the list of top 5 thriller movies and series in October 2023 is “Sister Death.” It is an upcoming Spanish Netflix Original horror movie directed and produced by Paca Plaza, and is the prequel to Plaza’s smash-hit 2017 horror “Verónica.” It is set in post-war Spain, where a young novice named Narcisa with supernatural abilities comes to a former convent turned girls’ school to be a teacher. Over time, she experiences strange and unsettling events that push her to uncover the dark secrets surrounding the convent and its residents.

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