October 2026 Movies and Shows: 29 Theatre and OTT Releases, from Jailer 2 to Clayface

October is already moving fast, and the calendar only gets busier. Rajinikanth is back as a retired jailer, Ayushmann Khurrana plays a spy with amnesia, and a superhero horror film is on the way. Here is a quick table to plan your weekends, followed by what each title is about.

October 2026 Release

Week 1 (Oct 7 to 9): Horror, Thrillers and Reality TV

Carrie (Prime Video, Oct 7): This supernatural horror stars Summer H. Howell, Samantha Sloyan and Siena Agudong. It follows a teenage girl with telekinetic powers whose life at school is made miserable by bullying. That pressure sets off a frightening chain of events, and the story looks at what her powers cost her.

The Kardashians Season 8 (Hulu, JioHotstar in India, Oct 8): This reality series brings back Kris Jenner, Kourtney, Kim, Khloé, Kendall and Kylie. The new season looks at the family’s relationships, careers and daily lives.

Paach Futaacha Bachchan (theatres, Oct 8): A comedy drama with Shruti Madhudeep, Gauri Nalawade and Shashank Shende. A young woman from a small town becomes hugely popular as a keertankar by giving her spiritual narrations a lively twist. As the fame and money grow, she starts to feel boxed in by her public persona.

Bokshi (theatres, Oct 9): A folk horror film with Prasanna Bisht and Mansi Multani. Anahita is haunted by her mother’s disappearance and finds comfort in her history teacher, Shalini. An unusual school trip takes them to a mysterious prehistoric site, where Anahita has to face a destiny that has been waiting for her.

Other Mommy (theatres, Oct 9): Jessica Chastain and Jay Duplass star in this supernatural horror. Eight-year-old Bela’s home is invaded by a paranormal entity that looks exactly like her mother. The film is about whether she can escape it.

The Social Reckoning (theatres, Oct 9): Jeremy Strong, Jeremy Allen White and Mikey Madison lead this biographical thriller. Frances Haugen, a data scientist at Facebook, finds internal data suggesting the company puts profit ahead of user safety. She teams up with journalist Jeff Horwitz to leak thousands of documents, and the “Facebook Files” that follow become a global crisis for Mark Zuckerberg.

Comrade Kalyan (theatres, Oct 9): A romantic comedy with Sree Vishnu and Mahima Nambiar, set in the early 1990s. Kalyan, a sharp theatre operator, falls for Sitara from Odisha. Their playful romance takes a turn that leaves him a wanted man with Rs 5 lakh on his head, and he goes on the run.

Afra Tafri (theatres, Oct 9): A comedy thriller with Mohan Agashe and Sanjay Narvekar. Money suddenly starts raining over a village. The windfall sets off greed, and the villagers scramble for it in a frantic, funny rush.

Reporting Live (Netflix, Oct 9): Parineeti Chopra, Amol Palekar and Adil Hussain star in this thriller. An ambitious woman and her cameraman go looking for an illegal operation. Their search leads them to a dangerous group.

Animals (Netflix, Oct 9): Ben Affleck, Kerry Washington and Gillian Anderson lead this thriller. A couple’s son is kidnapped, and with time running out they must find the ransom. The choices they make could put everything they have at risk.

Avatar: Seven Havens (Paramount+, Oct 9): This fantasy action series follows Pavi, a young earthbender who learns she is the new Avatar. The catch is that her world sees the Avatar as humanity’s destroyer rather than its savior.

Week 2 (Oct 15 to 19): The Big South Clash

Jailer 2 (theatres, Oct 15): Rajinikanth returns as retired warden “Tiger” Muthuvel Pandian, with SJ Suryah, Vidya Balan, Suraj Venjaramoodu and Yogi Babu. His peaceful life is shattered again when a powerful global group and new underworld enemies threaten his family and legacy. Mohanlal, Shiva Rajkumar, Hrithik Roshan, Jackie Shroff and Vijay Sethupathi have cameos.

Nayyi Navelli (theatres, Oct 16): Yami Gautam leads this fantasy comedy drama with Mita Vashisht and Sunita Rajwar. Mohini seems like the perfect bride, and her homemaking turns her chaotic in-laws’ household in Meerut into something heavenly. Her suspicious brother-in-law notices odd things and begins to suspect she is a Daayan.

Prahaar: The Untold Story of Ujjwal Nikam (theatres, Oct 16): Rajkummar Rao and Wamiqa Gabbi star in this biographical drama. It covers the career of Ujjwal Nikam, focusing on his high-stakes battles against perpetrators in major cases from Indian history.

Street Fighter (theatres, Oct 16): Andrew Koji, Noah Centineo and Vidyut Jammwal star in this action adventure set in 1993. Estranged martial artists Ryu and Ken are pulled back into combat when Chun-Li recruits them for the World Warrior Tournament. The tournament turns out to be a front for a conspiracy run by M. Bison and Shadaloo, so they must team up with Guile and Zangief to stop him.

Sense and Sensibility (theatres, Oct 16): Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles lead this period romance. Elinor and Marianne Dashwood lose their family home after their father’s death. The practical Elinor hides her heartbreak over Edward Ferrars, while the passionate Marianne throws herself into a stormy romance with John Willoughby.

Ranabaali (theatres, Oct 16): Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna star in this epic period action drama, set during the Madras Famine of 1876 to 1878. A fierce warrior and his wife Jayamma rise up against colonial exploitation. As hunger and oppression worsen, he becomes a rebel leader fighting for his people’s survival.

Sacrifice (Netflix, Oct 16): Chris Evans, Anya Taylor-Joy, Vincent Cassel and Salma Hayek star in this action comedy. A star is held hostage by a group of eco-warriors, and the situation turns strange and unpredictable. Fame, activism and survival all collide.

Love in Disguise (Prime Video, Oct 19): This Korean workplace romcom stars Yim Si-wan and Seol In-ah. Heir Yoon Yi-jun becomes the prime suspect in his former secretary’s death and goes into hiding to find the real culprit. Detective Kang Jae-hee secretly investigates him by posing as a man and getting hired as his secretary and bodyguard, and a complicated romance builds while she hides her identity.

Week 3 (Oct 23): Seven Theatre Releases and a Netflix Return

Udta Teer (theatres, Oct 23): Ayushmann Khurrana and Sara Ali Khan lead this comedy drama, with Gulshan Grover, Rahul Bose and Ram Kapoor. Bilal, an officer sent on a covert mission into India, loses his memory in an accident. All he keeps is a fierce patriotism, and he wrongly believes he is a loyal Indian officer. Clueless agencies recruit him, and he accidentally becomes his original handlers’ worst problem.

Clayface (theatres, Oct 23): Tom Rhys Harries, Eddie Marsan and Naomi Ackie star in this superhero body horror thriller. Matt Hagen, a rising actor, is badly disfigured in an attack. An experimental treatment meant to restore him backfires and turns his body into shape-shifting clay. He uses the new powers to take revenge on those who wrecked his life.

Main Na Raha Mera (theatres, Oct 23): Adhyayan Suman and Divita Rai star in this romantic drama. Raj’s idea of romance comes from 1990s Bollywood, and he loses Simran to unrequited love. Twelve years later, fate brings them face to face at her wedding, and he is torn between a heart that never stopped loving her and a memory of rejection.

Pehla Pyaar Doosri Baar (theatres, Oct 23): Alisha Chopra, Sparsh Walia and Sargun Kaur Luthra lead this romantic comedy, made with six debutants. Six school friends reunite ten years after graduation for a wild vacation. Old crushes revive, relationship chaos follows, and their friendship is tested.

Kaali Kheti (theatres, Oct 23): Jackie Shroff and Sharad Kelkar star in this horror thriller. Set in rural India, it looks at the basics of farming through a supernatural lens, using the eerie as a mirror to society.

Tu Hai Meri Kiran (theatres, Oct 23): Sonakshi Sinha and Zaheer Iqbal lead this supernatural romantic thriller. Kiran is confident and free-spirited, and her connection with Samar starts innocently. His feelings turn into a possessive, dangerous obsession as she tries to pull away.

Lupin Season 4 (Netflix, Oct 23): Omar Sy returns in this mystery thriller. Four years after Assane Diop surrenders, he is in prison and wants to leave thievery behind and reunite with his family in Senegal. Simultaneous museum heists are then signed “Lupin,” and footage seems to place Assane at a robbery where Captain Belkacem is badly hurt. He has to break out, clear his name and catch the impostor.

Final Week (Oct 27 to 30)

The One About Matthew Perry (Netflix, Oct 27): This documentary series uses previously unreleased family archives and testimonies from his sister and lifelong friends. It sets his huge Hollywood fame against his private life.

#Cult (theatres, Oct 30): Vishwak Sen and Gayatri Bhardwaj star in this slasher thriller. Friends travel to Goa and get into an exclusive underground party, only to be locked in and told they are part of a survival game run by a mysterious Game Master. Trust among them breaks down as the challenges get more dangerous.

Emo Emo Idi (theatres, Oct 30): Roshan Meka and Preity Mukhundhan lead this romantic comedy. Abhay struggles with commitment and family pressure until he meets Apurva, who runs a local coffee shop. Their story plays with modern dating ideas like situationships, benching and red versus green flags, and Abhay has to stop overthinking and follow his heart.

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