October’s always a good time to cosy up with a good show.
For those who can’t wait for the thrilling arrival of Halloween, we’re certain spooky season will have you wanting something darker—and to that, Stephen King’s iconic debut novel Carrie has just been adapted for the screen, revisiting the terrifying consequences of teenage cruelty, whilst Scream 7 brings Ghostface back for another round of self-aware slasher mayhem. Meanwhile, The One About Matthew Perry looks beyond the light-hearted smiles and impeccable comic timing of the late actor, going into how he grappled with fame and its impact. For a sweeping family saga, East of Eden stars Florence Pugh as Cathy Ames, and offers Zoë Kazan’s take on the generational rivalries and moral ambiguities of John Steinbeck’s classic novel.
If romance is more your speed, there’s plenty to fall for. Get swept up in the undercover romance of Love in Disguise, while Adam Brody and Kristen Bell return for Season 3 of Nobody Wants This, bringing their electrifying chemistry and heartfelt navigation of interfaith love to the next chapter. In the name of modern love, Merry Berry Love brings Korean and Japanese sensibilities together in an unlikely island romance, offering a little cross-cultural charm to round out the season.
Ahead, Vogue Singapore’s guide to the most exciting films and television shows premiering on streaming platforms this October.
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Love in Disguise
It’s a blurry line between work and romance in Love in Disguise, the screen adaptation of the popular webtoon Why Don’t You Know It’s a Girl?. The premise is ripe for intrigue: Seol In-ah plays Kang Jae-hee, a detective who goes undercover as a male bodyguard. Her main target: to protect and investigate chaebol heir Yoon Yi-jun (Yim Si-wan), who is the prime suspect in a cold-blooded murder, only for professional boundaries to give way to an unexpected attraction.
Watch Love in Disguise on Prime Video from 19 October.
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Katseye: Wild Hearts
For one of the world’s most talked-about girl groups, it’s easy to forget that they only came together a mere three years ago. Through the intimate documentary, the members join forces to bring this love letter to their Eyekons: through a series of intimate interviews, behind-the-scenes footage; and the dizzying journey of navigating the limelight.
Watch Katseye: Wild Hearts on Disney+ from 16 October.
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Carrie
Based on Stephen King’s seminal debut novel, a moment of severe schoolyard cruelty spirals into a supernatural nightmare—as a bullying victim finds herself with telekinetic powers. Pushed to her breaking point by the cruelty of her peers and the suffocating grip of her religious upbringing, Carrie’s awakening unleashes a terrifying reckoning.
Watch Carrie on Prime Video from 7 October.
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The One About Matthew Perry
Could you be any more ready for this? Beyond his indisputable legacy as the beloved Friends star, Matthew Perry was a man who lived larger than life; grappling with the personal cost of fame while offering an unflinchingly honest, vulnerable account of his struggles—an openness that would come to define his legacy. The One About Matthew Perry revisits his rise to fame and decades-long battle with addiction, painting an intimate portrait of the man behind the ever-quick-witted Chandler Bing and his search for peace.
Watch The One About Matthew Perry on Netflix from 27 October.
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East of Eden
For a television series based on a family saga, it feels only right that director Zoë Kazan is taking the reins after her own grandfather directed the movie based on the same novel 60 years prior. Enter the Trasks and the Hamiltons: two families brought to life with an ensemble cast including Florence Pugh, Christopher Abbott, Mike Faist and breakout star Joseph Zada. In this dog-eats-dog world of family rivalries and moral ambiguity, East of Eden is a reimagination of the biblical tale Cain and Abel set across multiple generations.
Watch East of Eden on Netflix from 1 October.
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Scream 7
Ghostface is back, and no one is safe. In the seventh instalment of the iconic slasher franchise, rising star Mckenna Grace is joining the cast as a fresh face in this next chapter of bloodshed. As old traumas resurface and the body count rises, Scream 7 brings the franchise’s signature blend of darkly addictive humour, grisly kills and whodunnit suspense back to the screen.
Watch Scream 7 on HBO Max from 2 October.
7 / 7
Nobody Wants This: Season 3
An agnostic sex podcaster walks into a dinner party, meets a Jewish rabbi, and falls in love. So begins the addictive will-they-won’t-they, with Adam Brody and Kristen Bell returning as Noah and Joanne for the next chapter: her conversion to Judaism. Flirtatious, wickedly funny, and disarmingly heartfelt—such is the charm of Nobody Wants This, all while never shying away from the complexities of interfaith love.
Watch Nobody Wants This: Season 3 on Netflix from 22 October.
