Upcoming Movies and Series
Filmin will premiere Roya Sadat’s critically noted drama La canción de Sima on October 9 in Spain, expanding the platform’s October slate with a politically resonant film about women’s resistance in Afghanistan.
ENA’s graduate school romance Between Steps, directed by the late Ahn Pan‑seok and starring Kim So Hyun and Choo Young‑woo, premieres on Monday October 5 at 10 p.m. KST. The 12‑episode series will air on ENA in Korea and is expected on Disney+ for many international viewers shortly after the domestic broadcast.
GMA Network and Regal Entertainment launched a fresh season of anthology episodes on October 4, 2026, opening with Sukob Sisters, a locally rooted drama that leans on the Filipino superstition of sukob while spotlighting emerging Kapuso talents and the production partnership’s role in weekend programming.
The long-awaited second season of the soccer drama Aoashi begins broadcasting on NHK E Tele on October 4, 2026. TMS Entertainment leads production for the A team arc, with new theme songs and a staggered domestic streaming schedule that starts tonight.
Mirzapur The Movie has crossed the Rs 200 crore mark in India, prompting lead actor Shweta Tripathi to celebrate the film's communal audience response while confirming ongoing work on the franchise's fourth season.
China’s National Day holiday has become one of the busiest release windows of the year, with 12 new films screening across October 1 to October 3. The packed slate keeps momentum into October 3, where sequels and family titles will chase holiday audiences and box office share.
Peacock has formally ordered a live action television series set in the Fast and Furious universe, with Vin Diesel attached as an executive producer and Mike Daniels and Wolfe Coleman signed as co showrunners. The series is being positioned to premiere in 2028 alongside the franchise closing film.
Kill Jackie, the eight-part revenge thriller starring Catherine Zeta-Jones and adapted from Nick Harkaway’s novel, arrives on Prime Video across the United Kingdom today, October 2, 2026. The series, produced by Fremantle and Steel Springs Pictures and co-created by writers behind Gangs of London and Killing Eve, positions a major British star at the centre of a globe-spanning crime story released in full for binge viewing.
Barcelona’s Serielizados Fest confirmed a major expansion to its 13th edition today, announcing the world premiere of Celeste season two alongside Movistar Plus+ titles Matar a un oso and Ann Droid, high profile industry masterclasses and special guests including Steven Moffat, Hagai Levi and Ferran Adrià.
KT Studio Genie has confirmed a feature film expansion of the hit South Korean series Shinyoung, titled Shinyoung The Movie: Ghosts Haunt the Military Hospital, with Ryu Kyungsoo leading and K pop star Jeongyeon joining the cast for her first film role. The movie will open in Korea this winter and marks a new phase for the franchise.
Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of the Mermaid Island premieres in Philippine cinemas on September 30, 2026, as an SM Cinema exclusive release. The theatrical arrival extends the franchise’s international rollout after a record-breaking run in Japan and sets the stage for renewed anime box office momentum in the Philippines.
Netflix has begun streaming Mononoke the Movie: Chapter III , The Curse of the Serpent, bringing the Japanese Mononoke film trilogy to a worldwide audience and making Japan’s celebrated Medicine Seller saga available in one place for the first time.
Prime Video India unveiled a refreshed, wide ranging slate of upcoming films and series that doubles down on regional storytelling, theatrical collaborations through Amazon MGM Studios India, and new partnerships with major Indian talent and production houses.
iQiyi pushed a slate of fresh Chinese series live on Sept 29, led by the short romantic revenge drama 假面告白 and the crime‑tinged collection 余红旧事, signaling a late September programming surge ahead of China’s National Day holiday.
ABC’s Scrubs revival, which rebooted the hospital comedy for 2026, will return for a second season with a two-episode premiere on Wednesday, September 30. The new run brings back core original cast members while shifting more narrative weight to a new generation of interns.