Everything New To Stream Tonight On Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video And More — Monday, October 6

What to watch Monday, October 6.

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Dapper and outrageous spies, vicious crime lords, wild action heroes and twisted serial killers. There’s simply no shortage of amazing movies and TV shows, both old and new, to watch on this fine evening in October on Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video, Apple TV+ and all the other streaming services we subscribe to these days.

Over the past couple years, one of my most popular regular columns has been my friendly neighborhood weekend streaming guide (I call it that because I’m a Spider-Man fan). You can check out this past weekend’s guide right here.

My streaming guide isn’t your typical streaming guide, or at least I like to think so. For one thing, I don’t just list the newest, shiniest things. I also include what’s airing weekly, so you can stay abreast of all the shows that are dropping new episodes each week.

On top of that, I list theatrical releases and VOD releases, and sometimes I include older shows or movies that I’ve stumbled upon recently, because I know I’m not alone in missing out on a lot of great films and series and I love to share the things that I love. As a critic, I’m often writing scathing critiques of shows that fail to impress, but I also love to share the things that I love and that make me happy, or glue me to the screen, or keep me precariously positioned on the very edge of my seat.

I also editorialize to some degree, letting you know what I think of the shows and movies on the list that I’ve seen, and linking to the reviews I’ve posted. Sure, I could just tell you what’s available (and sometimes that’s all I can do since I can’t watch everything) but I think it’s more useful if I offer up my thoughts as well.

See Also: The Top 20 Movies On Netflix In October By Rotten Tomatoes Score

What To Expect From My Weekday Streaming Guides

In any case, I enjoy these guides so much I thought “Why limit this to the weekends?” Going forward, I’m going to experiment with weekday streaming guides on top of my weekend guide. I’ll post a new guide Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday every week and then a weekend guide on Friday. I won’t post new guides on Saturday or Sunday, because the weekend guide will cover basically the entire week/weekend.

These weekday guides will be a little different. If there’s a new episode of a popular show out (like the latest Only Murders In The Building or Slow Horses) I’ll include that. If there’s a new Netflix Original out that day, I’ll include it in the guide. But some days there won’t be any of those things, so I’ll just list movies or shows that have recently landed on Netflix or Hulu or Prime Video. I might also include stuff that I’ve been watching that could be a year or two old, or maybe a classic that came out decades ago. The point isn’t just to tell you about what’s new, it’s to let you know about the all the great movies and shows out there and where to find them.

Like I said, this is an experiment. If there’s an audience for this type of thing, I’ll make it a daily guide. I hope there is, because I love sharing this type of stuff with my readers. And I know that I’m often sitting there at night wondering what I should watch, and recommendations never hurt. The format, the length of the guide, the type of content included, all that might change and of course I love getting your feedback.

That applies to what you’d like to see from these guides, but also what I should include in them. If you have suggestions or recommendations, send me a message on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook. I’d love to start including reader suggestions in these guides more regularly. I also have been turned on to so many great shows thanks to reader input, like the MGM+ series FROM.

I might not include all the streaming services every day, but I’ll try to at least include a few of them and especially the big ones, though I’ll sneak in options from lesser-known streamers as well. You can expect everything from blockbusters to indie films, both the big budget and the obscure. Expect the unexpected…or something. Maybe I’ll even include interesting YouTube videos I stumble upon.

That’s a very long introduction because this is my first “daily” What To Watch guide, so my apologies in advance. Let’s get on with it, shall we?

What To Watch Monday, October 6

There aren’t really any shows coming out on Mondays right now (and if there are, and I’ve missed them, do please let me know). We’re also close to the beginning of the month, when a lot of new movies land on Netflix, Hulu and elsewhere. So a lot of the recommendations in today’s guide will center around some fun “new” movies that just came to these streaming services, with some new Originals as well.

Netflix

Austin Powers (and the sequels)

Mike Myers isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but I love his Austin Powers movies. They’re ridiculous, sexy, and undoubtedly the best parody of James Bond ever made. All of them just landed on Netflix.

The Goonies

When it comes to my personal favorite films, a lot of them are kids movies from the 80s and 90s. The Goonies is one of my favorite movies of all time. It’s just a wonderful, hopeful adventure movie and frankly one of the greatest family films ever made. It’s also one of Richard Donner’s best (though he also directed Lethal Weapon and Superman).

On Your Block

I’m including this older Netflix Original Series for two reasons: First, it takes a lot of inspiration from The Goonies. Second, it’s just incredibly charming and funny. My daughter and I are currently watching this one (she turned me on to it) and it’s really fun. It follows the exploits of a group of teenagers in LA as they navigate life, love and search for buried treasure.

Hacksaw Ridge

Mel Gibson is a controversial man, but he’s a damn fine movie director. Hacksaw Ridge tells the story of a Seventh-Day Adventist, Desmond Doss, who is sent to fight in World War 2 but refuses to use violence. It’s one of the best war movies I’ve ever seen, and a resounding testament to pacifism.

Scarface

Scarface just landed on Netflix and if you haven’t seen this Al Pacino gem, please do yourself a favor and Say hello to my little friend! If Hacksaw Ridge is about nonviolence, Scarface is about how crime doesn’t pay. Or, well, it pays quite handsomely until it doesn’t.

Monster: The Ed Gein Story

I don’t know if I’ll watch Monster: The Ed Gein Story. It looks quite disturbing. I’ve heard it’s very campy. I’ve heard mixed things. Ed Gein was a weird guy and it’s pretty wild to see Sons Of Anarchy star Charlie Hunnam in the role.

Hulu

Die Hard

It’s basically Christmas, right? I’ve seen the Christmas end caps popping up in retailers eager to sell off the Halloween decorations so they can make room for Santa Claus. Few action movies have ever been as gloriously fun as Die Hard and it’s never a bad time to rewatch this gem.

Barbarian

I’m actually thrilled that Barbarian has landed on Hulu because it left Netflix before I could watch it, and I really want to watch it after seeing director Zach Cregger’s newest film, Weapons (which is my favorite movie of 2025 so far). I honestly have tried to avoid any spoilers for this film, so I’m not even going to include any plot details here.

Prime Video

Play Dirty

The latest Prime Video action popcorn movie out is Play Dirty starring Mark Wahlberg and LaKeith Stanfield, who play thieves out to score a big heist on the NYC mob. It’s gotten middling reviews, but if you want to just turn your brain off and enjoy a heist movie, you could do worse.

HBO Max

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