It’s October and here in Australia, we are relishing the promise of longer, warmer days. And though typically we’re likely to spend less time on the couch during those glorious, temperate spring days, the sun can’t shine 24/7. So what to do with those dark hours? A spot of streaming on the couch, perhaps? Why not? And this month on Hulu, there’s plenty to stay in for.
Celebrating its 15th anniversary, beloved series Smallville is available exclusively on Hulu this month. Tom Welling (Cheaper By The Dozen) plays a young Clark Kent growing up in a small town where he is forced to juggle regular teenaged challenges with the discovery of his super-human powers. Watch how Clark became Superman over 10 seasons.
British actor, Hugh Laurie, much beloved for his portrayal of arrogant and antisocial Dr House in the long running series House is back in a brand new Hulu Original series. Not sure if it’s written into Laurie’s contract that all series must be named after his character who is some kind of medical genius but Chance tells the story of Eldon Chance, a forensic neuro-psychiatrist who gets drawn into a frightening world of mistaken identity, police corruption and mental illness. Why does he get drawn in? My money’s on a girl. It’s always about a girl. Check it out from October 19.
Horror fans might relish the opportunity to watch the original version of The Amityville Horror (1979) followed by the 2005 remake and then play a spot of “Who did it best?” Which pair of actors was most convincing as a newlywed couple who move into a haunted house? Was it James Brolin and Margot Kidder in their retro version or Ryan Reynolds and Melissa George in their noughties remake? Critics loved neither. But critics didn’t like Empire Records either so what do they know?
Unless you’ve been living under a rock with no Wi-Fi, you’ll be well aware of movie juggernaut The Hunger Games, adapted from Suzanne Collins hugely popular books. The fourth instalment in the films that made Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook) a superstar, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 is available to stream from October 1.
Now in its 42nd season, late night sketch comedy and variety show, Saturday Night Live, returns October 2. Aussie actress Margot Robbie (Suicide Squad) will host the season premiere. The Emmy-winning live show is credited with launching the careers of some of Hollywood’s brightest stars – including Eddie Murphy, Tina Fey and Will Ferrell.
Also premiering this month is Season 5 of The Mindy Project – the star vehicle for talented actress, writer and producer, Mindy Kaling, who both starred in and wrote for the US version of The Office.
But for those who want a movie to sink their teeth into, consider turning back the clock to revisit classics like Chinatown starring Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway; the surreal David Lynch-directed Blue Velvet; or enjoy Peter Sellers as France’s greatest detective, Inspector Jacques Clouseau, in Revenge of the Pink Panther. Also worth a mention, Michael Moore’s excellent 2002 documentary, Bowling for Columbine. His scathing evaluation of America’s obsession with guns and the gun violence that plagues the country is as relevant as ever.
For a full list of what’s new in October and for those titles that are leaving Hulu, read on. (Note: Titles with an * are available with a subscription to the Showtime premium add-on.)
Available October 1
Smallville: Complete Seasons 1-10 (WB)
Air Force One (1997)
Alice (1990)
The Amityville Horror (1979)
The Amityville Horror (2005)
And God Created Woman (1988)
Bad Ass (2012) (*Showtime)
Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses (2014) (*Showtime)
Bananas (1971)
The Blood Oranges (1997)
Blue Steel (1934)
Blue Velvet (1986) (*Showtime)
Bolero (1984)
The Boston Strangler (1968) (*Showtime)
Bowling For Columbine (2002)
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (2009)
Candyman 3: Day of the Dead (1999)
Carrie (1976)
Chinatown (1974)
Class (1983)
Congo (1995)
Cool It (2010)
Curse of the Pink Panther (1983)
Dead Men Can’t Dance (1997)
The Descent (2005) (*Showtime)
Deep Impact (1998)
Detention (2004) (*Showtime)
Diminished Capacity (2009)
The Dogs of War (1981)
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex (1972)
The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)
A Feast at Midnight (1997)
Felicia’s Journey (1999) (*Showtime)
Flyboys (2006) (*Showtime)
F/X (1986) (*Showtime)
F/X 2 (1991) (*Showtime)
The Gambler (1974)
The Gift (2000)
The Godson (1998)
Groundhog Day (1993)
Hide (2011)
Hollywood Homicide (2003) (*Showtime)
Home of the Brave (2006) (*Showtime)
Hoop Dreams (1994) (*Showtime)
How to Survive a Plague (2012)
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 (2015)
I am David (2004)
The Illusionist (2006) (*Showtime)
Island in the Sky (1953)
Joyride (1997)
Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004)
Kill List (2011)
Last Night (1999)
The Last Waltz (1978)
Legend of Kung Fu Rabbit (2011)
Little Ninjas (1990)
Lost and Delirious (2001)
Love and Death (1975)
Malibu Beach (1978)
Malibu High (1979)
Mammoth (2009)
Married to the Mob (1988)
Midnight in Paris (2011)
A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy (1982)
Mission Park (2013)
Murder of Crows (1999)
National Lampoon Presents Cattle Call (2008)
National Lampoon’s Dirty Movie (2011)
National Lampoon’s Dorm Daze 2: College (2006)
National Lampoon’s Van Wilder – The Rise of Taj (2006) (*Showtime)
Nick of Time (1995)
North Dallas Forty (1979)
Nukie (1988)
The Original Kings of Comedy (2000) (*Showtime)
The Patriot (1986)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
The Pink Panther (1964)
The Pink Panther (2006)
Platoon (1986)
Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)
Poltergeist III (1988)
Pontypool (2008)
Psychic (1992)
The Presidio (1988) (*Showtime)
The Prowler (1981) (*Showtime)
Quigley down Under (1990)
Rambo (2008) (*Showtime)
Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978)
Rodger Dodger (2002)
Room 237 (2012)
S.W.A.T. (2003)
School for Scoundrels (2006) (*Showtime)
Secretary (2002)
SFW (1995)
A Shot in the Dark (1964)
Sleepaway Camp 2: Unhappy Campers (1988)
Sleepaway Camp 3: Teenage Wasteland (1989)
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Snatch (2000)
The Snowtown Murders (2011)
Son of the Pink Panther (1993)
Spanish Judges (2001)
Spoonful of Sex (2003) (*Showtime)
Stage Beauty (2004)
Stand Off (AKA Prairie Fire) (1998)
State Property 2 (2005) (*Showtime)
Stigmata (1999)
Strip Club Slayer (2014) (*Showtime)
The Stoned Age (1994)
Stranger in the House (1997)
Stuart Saves His Family (1995)
Swingers (1996)
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
The US vs. John Lennon (2006)
Thirteen Days (2000)
Throw Momma from the Train (1987)
Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)
Troll (1986)
Troll 2 (1991)
True Colors (1991)
Under Fire (1983)
Underclassman (2005) (*Showtime)
Walter (2015) (*Showtime)
The Warriors (1979)
Whore 2 (1994)
Zombie Nation (2006)
Zoolander (2001) (*Showtime)
Available October 2
Saturday Night Live: Season 42 Premiere (NBC)
Available October 3
America’s Funniest Home Videos: Season 27 Premiere (ABC)
Stonewall (2015)
Available October 4
The Mindy Project: Season 5 Premiere (HULU ORIGINAL)
American Horror Story: Complete Season 5 (FX)
Conviction: Series Premiere (ABC)
Timeless: Series Premiere (NBC)
Available October 5
Velvet: Series Premiere (Univision)
Available October 6
Clash of the Corps: Series Premiere (Fuse)
Available October 7
City of Gold (2016)
Paranoia (2013) (*Showtime)
Available October 8
Uproarious: Series Premiere (Fuse)
45 Years (2015) (*Showtime)
Carol (2015) (*Showtime)
Martin Lawrence Doin’ Time: Uncut (2016) (*Showtime)
Available October 11
Please Like Me: Complete Season 3 (Pivot)
Knife Fight (2013)
Available October 12
American Housewife: Series Premiere (ABC)
Chicago Fire: Season 5 Premiere (NBC)
Fresh Off the Boat: Season 3 Premiere (ABC)
The Middle: Season 8 Premiere (ABC)
The Real O’Neals: Season 2 Premiere (ABC)
Tyler Perry’s Daddy’s Little Girls (2007)
Available October 14
Venus in Fur (2014)
Witching & Bitching (2014)
Available October 15
Safari Brother: Series Premiere (National Geographic)
The Funhouse Massacre (2015) (*Showtime)
Varsity Blues (1999)
Available October 16
Alpha Dog (2006) (*Showtime)
Available October 18
How to Build a Better Boy (2014)
The Suite Life (2011)
Twitches, Too (2007)
T’was the Night (2001)
Halloween High (2004)
Return to Halloweentown (2006)
Available October 19
Chance: Series Premiere (HULU ORIGINAL)
Adventure Time: Complete Season 7 (Cartoon Network)
StarTalk with Neil DeGrasse Tyson: Season 3 Premiere (National Geographic)
Years of Living Dangerously: Series Premiere (National Geographic)
Available October 20
The Librarians: Complete Season 2 (TNT)
Available October 21
Spectre (2015)
Available October 22
Weiner (2016) (*Showtime)
Available October 23
Gringo: The Dangerous Life of John McAfee (2016) (*Showtime)
Shine a Light (2008)
Available October 25
A Brilliant Young Mind (2014)
Available October 28
X-Rated 2: The Greatest Adult Stars of All Time (2015) (*Showtime)
Leaving Hulu on October 31
The Accused (1988)
An Inconvenient Truth (2006)
A Good Woman (2006)
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996)
Enough (2002)
Frank and Jesse (1994)
Happily N’Ever After (2006)
Happily N’Ever After 2 (2009)
Joe the King (1999)
Kalifornia (1993)
Marathon Man (1976)
The Others (2001)
The Rainmaker (1997)
Rush (1991)
Shattered (2007)
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Angie Maddison is a contributor for Streambly. You can follow Angie on Twitter.
