The Mauritanian, Wakefield, Buried and more showtime movies and series!
What to watch - New Showtime movies: The Mauritanian
Looking for What’s New on Showtime October 2021? We’ve got your Showtime schedule right here, and guess what? It is officially halloween season! Showtimes’s spooky fall lineup has everything you need to binge on, from scary / spooky, comedy, dramas, thrillers, documentaries and sports! For what to watch on Showtime October 2021, here’s our summary of the best Showtime tv series, documentaries and movies. This month our Showtime faves include The Mauritarian, Wakefield, Buried, Billions and American Rust,. Check out some of the trailers for featured Showtime content below!
Best New Series on Showtime: October 2021
Our favorite new Showtime series picks are:
Buried (Released October 10) official trailer here:
BURIED follows the gripping story of Eileen Franklin who, while playing with her young daughter, suddenly had a memory of witnessing the rape and murder of her childhood best friend, 8-year-old Susan Nason, which led to a re-opening of a case that had gone unsolved for nearly 20 years.
SHOWTIME has picked up the Australian drama series WAKEFIELD, starring British actor Rudi Dharmalingam (The Split, In The Shadow of The Moon). WAKEFIELD is a psychological drama that shines a comedic light on what happens when the sanest individual working in a psych ward begins to lose his grip. A Jungle Entertainment production, WAKEFIELD is executive produced by showrunners Kristen Dunphy and Sam Meikle. The series is directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse (The Dressmaker, How To Make an American Quilt) and Kim Mordaunt (The Rocket).
Check out some of our favorite Showtime movies this month!
The Mauritanian
The true story of three lawyers uncovering a far-reaching conspiracy while investigating the case of a suspected 9/11 terrorist imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay without charge for 14 years. Starring Tahar Rahim, Jodie Foster, Shailene Woodley and Benedict Cumberbatch.
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Full List of What’s New on Showtime — October 2021
Showtime’s schedule for October releases features classic movies, original programming premieres, and everything in between. Here is the full list and schedule of everything coming out on Showtime this month.
Showtime Original Series
American Rust (New Episodes Sundays) Back to Life (Season Finale Monday, October 18) Billions (Season Finale Sunday, October 3) Buried (Docu-Series Premiere Sunday, October 10) Desus & Mero (Mid-Season premiere Sunday, October 17) The Circus (New Episodes Sundays) The L Word: Generation Q (Season Finale Monday, October 11) Wakefield (Series Premiere Monday, October 18) Work in Progress (Season Finale Sunday, October 10)
Showtime Sports
Bellator MMA 267: Douglas Lima vs. MVP 2 (Friday, October 1 at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT) Bellator MMA 268: Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix Semifinals (Saturday, October 16 at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT) Bellator MMA 269: Fedor Emelianenko vs. Tim Johnson (Saturday, October 23 at 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT) Passion Play: Russell Westbrook (Friday, October 15)
New Movies
54 (Director’s Cut) 7 Days in Entebbe A Little Game A Perfect Man A Raisin in the Sun A Royal Night Out Agent Revelation American History X Antiquities Anywhere with You Before Sunrise Before Sunset Blue Caprice Boogie Nights Cold Comes the Night Crash Dances with Wolves Dangerous Liaisons Demolition Man Enemy of the State Finding Forrester Forrest Gump Game 6 Grace and Grit Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers Higher Learning Homicide It’s Me, Sugar Les Misérables Major League Michael Jackson’s This Is It Midnight Express Mighty Aphrodite Mr. Brooks Nebraska Nowhere Boy Open Water Open Water 2: Adrift Open Water 3: Cage Dive Orson Welles in Norwich Outbreak Paradise Cove Passenger 57 Pearl Harbor Pleasantville Point Break Raging Bull Reign Over Me Revolver Road House Rollerball Rose: A Love Story Shampoo Six Minutes to Midnight The China Syndrome The Devil’s Advocate The Fighter The General’s Daughter The Guard The Odessa File The Station Agent The Wolf of Wall Street Unlocked Vicky Cristina Barcelona When Joan Kissed Barbra Yours, Mine & Ours (2005)
Released October 2
North Hollywood (Premiere)
Released October 3
High Life
Released October 4
The Hollars
Released October 6
The Carnivores
Released October 9
Come Play (Premiere)
Released October 10
Nightcrawler
Released October 14
Harry and the Hendersons
New on Showtime… Released October 20
American Pie American Pie 2 American Pie Presents: Band Camp American Pie Presents: Beta House American Pie Presents: The Book of Love American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile American Wedding Apollo 13 Babe Babe: Pig in the City Big Fat Liar Blues Brothers 2000 Broken Arrow Carlito’s Way Carlito’s Way: Rise to Power Death Becomes Her Deja Vu Fried Green Tomatoes High Plains Drifter Mamma Mia! Man on Fire Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Mercury Rising Milk National Lampoon’s Animal House Phenomenon Ruthless People Scarface Schindler’s List Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Slap Shot Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice Slap Shot 3: The Junior League U-571 The Best Man The Blues Brothers The Bone Collector The War of the Roses
Released October 21
Free Fire
Released October 23
Minari (Premiere)
Released October 25
The Company Men
New Showtime Streaming Collections
Baseball Films for the Postseason: Bad Hombres Bad News Bears (2005) For Love of the Game Game 6 Major League
LGBTQIA+ Stories new on showtime: 54 (Director’s Cut) About Cherry Beyond the Opposite Sex Body of Deceit Falling Jules of Light and Dark Lola Make Up Milk Moonlight My Tender Matador On the Road Princess Diana, Freddie and Kenny: ‘One Normal Night’ Rafiki Same Sex America Semper Fi Signature Move Sound of Violence Summerland The Carnivores The Long Shadow The Perks of Being a Wallflower The Retreat The Siren The Watermelon Woman Tucked When Joan Kissed Barbra
Looking for more of what to watch this month?
New Showtime shows, series and movies are just a few of our favorite picks, and if you’re like us you have more than one streaming subscription. We update our recommendations so you can be in the know on what’s new and popular on all of your favorite streaming sites and platforms. You won’t be without shows to talk about Monday morning by the water cooler. Here are our growing lists, schedules, and reviews for everything you love: