AMC Networks’ October Highlights Include AMC’s The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon; Anne Rice’s Talamasca: The Secret Order; AMC+’s The Red King; Shudder’s New Horror Competition[...]

"FearFest" Delivers Halloween Scares on AMC and AMC+ Featuring a Lineup of Iconic Horror Films; Shudder Continues its "Season of Screams" with New Specials, Live Watch Parties and Film Premieres Including the Return of Fan-Favorite Franchises V/H/S, Hell House LLC, The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs and The Boulet Brothers' Dragula

Acorn TV's Inaugural "An Autumn to Die For" Programming Event Continues with Gripping New Mysteries Every Week Including New Episodes of Matthew Lewis-Led Murder Before Evensong, a New Season of The Light in the Hall and More

New York, NY - September 22, 2025 - This October, AMC Networks is chockfull of treats (no tricks) with a massive lineup of programming across its suite of networks and streaming services, new episodes of AMC Original Series The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, starring Norman Reedus and Melissa McBride; new series Anne Rice's Talamasca: The Secret Order starring Nicholas Denton and Elizabeth McGovern; new episodes of AMC+ exclusive series The Red King from Toby Whithouse (Being Human); Sundance Now's new true crime series Wasp Woman: Murder of a B-Movie Queen; plus Shudder's new unscripted horror-based competition series Guts & Glory, from award-winning special effects artist and executive producer Greg Nicotero (The Walking Dead, Creepshow); the return of We TV's fan-favorite The Braxtons; and HIDIVE's action-packed, genre-blending My Gift Lvl 9999 Unlimited Gacha: Backstabbed in a Backwater Dungeon, I'm Out for Revenge!

All month long, AMC and AMC+ celebrate the return of "FearFest," the monster-sized programming event, hosted by "HalloQueen" Janelle Monáe, featuring iconic horror franchises and collections such as A Nightmare on Elm Street, Halloween, Friday the 13^th, Final Destination and the Stephen King library including The Shining (celebrating its 45^th Anniversary) and Misery (celebrating its 35^th Anniversary), as well as ghoulish holiday specials including The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs: FearFest double feature screening of Nightmare on Elm Street and Freddy vs. Jason. The goosebump gala also features themed marathons, such as "Fear the 80s" (The Lost Boys, Silver Bullet, Poltergeist, etc.), "Creature Features" (Lake Placid, Pet Sematary, Tremors, etc.) and more.

Acorn TV's inaugural "An Autumn to Die For" invites viewers to cozy up to their new favorite murder mystery with gripping new premieres every week including new episodes of The Crow Girl and Murder Before Evensong, starring Matthew Lewis (Harry Potter franchise), the new season of Acorn TV's The Light in the Hall, and a slew of films and series from Mary Shelley to the beloved Agatha Christie collection.

On AMC & AMC+ (also includes Shudder and Sundance Now):

• The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon Season 3 (AMC Original Series)

New Episodes Every Sunday until the Season Finale on October 19 (9pm ET/PT on AMC)

Season three follows Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus) and Carol Peletier (Melissa McBride) as they continue their journey to somehow return home and to the ones they love. As they struggle to find their way back, the path takes them farther astray, leading them through distant lands with ever-changing and unfamiliar conditions as they witness the various effects of the Walker apocalypse.

• The Red King (AMC+ Exclusive Series)

New Episodes Every Thursday until the Season Finale on October 23

After reporting a fellow officer for assaulting a suspect, by-the-book police sergeant Grace (Anjli Mohindra, The Lazarus Project, Bodyguard) is 'reassigned' to an isolated island in this folk thriller created by Toby Whithouse (Being Human). But what begins as a punishment quickly turns into something far more sinister. A year after a teenage boy vanished without a trace, Grace reopens the cold case - only for his remains to surface in a place no one expected. As she digs deeper, the island's eerie past begins to unravel: whispers of a secretive religious sect founded by an enigmatic leader, strange rituals, and a string of unexplained deaths. The series also features James Bamford (Luther: The Fallen Sun), Mark Lewis Jones (Gangs of London), Marc Warren(The Good Wife) and Adjoa Andoh (Bridgerton).

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• Anne Rice's Talamasca: The Secret Order (AMC Original Series)

Two-Episode Series Premiere Sunday, October 26 on AMC and AMC+; New Episodes Weekly until the Season Finale on November 23 (9pm ET/PT on AMC)

Guy Anatole (Nicholas Denton, Dangerous Liaisons) is on the cusp of graduating law school when he is approached by a representative of the Talamasca, a secret society responsible for tracking and containing the witches, vampires, and other creatures scattered around the globe. When Guy learns that the Talamasca has been tracking him since his childhood, he falls headlong into a world of secret agents and immortal beings who, up to now, have maintained a fragile balance with the mortal world. Also starring Elizabeth McGovern (Downton Abbey), William Fichtner (The Dark Knight), Maisie Richardson-Sellers (Nine Perfect Strangers) and Celine Buckens (Showtrial), and with Jason Schwartzman (Mountainhead) as guest star and Eric Bogosian and Justin Kirk reprising their roles from Anne Rice's Interview with a Vampire as crossover characters.

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• Descendent (AMC+ Film Series)

New Film Premieres Friday, October 24

Set in present-day Los Angeles, Sean Bruner (Ross Marquand, The Walking Dead) is a school security guard who is haunted by childhood trauma while preparing for the birth of his first child with his wife, Andrea (Sarah Bolger, Mayans M.C.). After a beam of light appears in the sky during a late-night shift, Sean wakes up in the hospital with an inexplicable talent for vivid, unsettling drawings of extraterrestrials and desert landscapes. As his visions blur the line between dreams and reality, Sean's grip on sanity unravels. With time running out, he must confront his fears to escape his family's tragic legacy.

*Full "FearFest" programming schedule available HERE

On SHUDDER (also available on AMC+):

Shudder's "Season of Screams" programming event continues with an epic lineup of frightening new film releases, series, specials and live watch parties on Shudder TV:

• Revenge of the Ghoul Log (Shudder Original Special)

New Special Premieres Wednesday, October 1

The Andujar Twins, the production design team behind Shudder's Birth/Rebirth and the recent I Know What You Did Last Summer, resurrected everyone's favorite jack-o-lantern. The new hour-long video of the chilling, candlelit pumpkin sets the scene for horror fans all month long.

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• V/H/S/Halloween (Shudder Original Film)

New Film Premieres Friday, October 3

A collection of Halloween-themed videotapes unleashes a series of twisted blood-soaked tales, turning trick-or-treat into a struggle for survival.

The six segments are as follows:

• • DIET PHANTASMA directed byBryan M. Ferguson (Pumpkin Guts)
  • FUN SIZE directed byCasper Kelly (Too Many Cooks)
  • HOME HAUNT directed byMicheline Pitt-Norman and R.H. Norman (Cosmetic)
  • KIDPRINT directed byAlex Ross Perry (Her Smell)
  • UT SUPRA SIC INFRA directed byPaco Plaza (REC)
  • COOCHIE COOCHIE COO directed byAnna Zlokovic (Appendage)
• The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Titans Season 2 (Shudder Original Series)

New Season Premieres Tuesday, October 7; New Episodes Premiere Weekly

In The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Titans season two, fourteen of the fiercest drag artists from past seasons (most of them top three finalists and fan favorites) will return to battle in design, performance, and makeup-based challenges inspired by horror, science fiction, fantasy, and the supernatural. The competitors will have to survive the show's pillars of Filth, Horror and Glamour in order to win the crown and a $100,000 grand prize, a headlining spot on a forthcoming world tour, and the title of "Queen of the Underworld". Hosted by Dracmorda and Swanthula Boulet, this season will feature a variety of guest judges & horror/genre royalty including David Dastmalchian, Jennifer Tilly, Todd McFarlane, Kate Siegel, Don Mancini, Bonnie Aarons, Akela Cooper, Twin Temple, Peaches Christ, Steve Orlando, Ryan Turek, James A Janisse & Chelsea Rebecca and season one winner, Victoria Elizabeth Black.

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• Aliens Expanded (Shudder Film Premiere)

New Documentary Film Premieres Friday, October 10

An in-depth and innovative documentary that explores the story behind James Cameron's beloved sci-fi epic Aliens (1986) and its incredible impact.

• Guts & Glory (Shudder Original Series)

Two-Episode Premiere Tuesday, October 14; New Episodes Premiere Weekly Until the Two-Episode Finale on November 4

From award-winning special effects artist and executive producer Greg Nicotero (The Walking Dead, Creepshow) Guts & Glory flips the script on the traditional competition show - thrusting players into an immersive horror experience full of unexpected challenges. The new series blends the intensity of a horror film with the pressure of a survival game where contestants are confronted with their fears in various scenarios.​

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• T.H.E.R (Shudder Original Film)

New Film Premieres Friday, October 17

Alice (Olga Kurylenko, Thunderbolts*, Oblivion) returns to her childhood home after her mother's death, only to find the house is rigged with surveillance tracking her every move, as a sinister presence lurks, driving her towards a terrifying revelation.

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• Joe Bob's Splatterween (Shudder Original Special)

New Special Premieres LIVE Friday, October 24 at 9pm ET on Shudder TV; Available On Demand Beginning Sunday, October 26

Halloween is gonna be messy this year! Joe Bob and Darcy are joined by the interdimensional rock legends of GWAR for SPLATTERWEEN- a night filled with spew, goo, live music, and of course: two nasty flicks busting at the seams with Splatter Fu!

• Hell House LLC: Lineage (Shudder Original Film)

New Film Premieres Thursday, October 30

Haunted by visions and recurring nightmares years after a near-death experience, Vanessa Shepard (Elizabeth Vermilyea) finds herself living in the town of Abaddon, unable to break free from its unexplainable hold on her. When people around her suddenly and inexplicably begin to die, she soon uncovers her terrifying connection to the Abaddon Hotel, the Carmichael Manor and the mysterious murders that have been occurring for decades, long before Hell House LLC.

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*Full "Season of Screams" programming schedule available HERE

On SUNDANCE NOW (also available on AMC+):

• Wasp Woman: The Murder of a B-Movie Queen (Sundance Now Original Series)

New Docu-series Binge Premieres Thursday, October 2 on Sundance Now

In December 1986, B-movie actress Susan Cabot is found murdered in her LA mansion. The only suspect is her son Timothy Scott Roman. With his peculiar mannerisms and childlike features, he arouses suspicion with the LAPD, who go after him. What unravels is a real-life dark tale of Hollywood through the years and an eerie, sci-fi experiment that's straight out of Cabot's most notorious movie, The Wasp Woman.

On BBC AMERICA (also available on AMC+ and Acorn TV):

• The Graham Norton Show Season 33 (BBC America Original Series)

New Season Premieres Thursday, October 2 on BBC America at 11pm ET/PT; Episodes Available On-Demand Fridays on AMC+ Beginning October 3

The BAFTA-award-winning talk show­ is back with a new season featuring the biggest celebrities and the brightest conversation on television. Guest lineup as follows:

• Thursday, October 2: Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Matthew McConaughey, Aimee Lou Wood and RAYE
• Thursday, October 9: Taylor Swift, Cillian Murphy, Greta Lee, Jodie Turner-Smith, Domhnall Gleeson and Lewis Capaldi
• Thursday, October 16: TBA
• Thursday, October 23: TBA
• Thursday, October 30: TBA

On ACORN TV:

• Murder Before Evensong (Acorn TV Original Series)

New Episodes Every Monday Until the Season Finale on November 3

A new crime drama starring Matthew Lewis (Harry Potter film franchise), Murder Before Evensong is based on the first novel in the Sunday Times best-selling series by British author The Reverend Richard Coles. Daniel (Lewis) shares Champton rectory with his widowed mother - opinionated, fearless, ever-so-slightly annoying Audrey (Amanda Redman, The Good Karma Hospital) - and his two dachshunds, Cosmo and Hilda. When Daniel announces a plan to modernize the church, the parish is suddenly (and unexpectedly) divided: as lines are drawn, long-buried secrets come dangerously close to destroying the apparent calm of the village. And then a body is found dead at the back of the church, stabbed in the neck with a pair of secateurs. As the police move in and the bodies start piling up, Daniel is the only one who can try and keep his fractured community together… and catch a killer.

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• The Crow Girl (Acorn TV Exclusive Series)

New Episodes Every Monday until the Season Finale on October 13

Gripping crime thriller begins with a teenage boy's discarded body. Determined to find who is responsible, DCI Jeanette Kilburn (Eve Myles, Torchwood, Keeping Faith) joins forces with psychotherapist Dr. Sophia Craven (Katherine Kelly, Bloods) to hunt the killer despite opposition from her superiors including confidant DI Lou Stanley (Dougray Scott, Vigil, Crime). The investigation takes them into a dangerous world of historic abuse and murder. Together they uncover a chain of shocking events involving the disappearance of children that have gone overlooked for decades, as well as evidence of police corruption. As the body count rises and the two women are dragged into the depths of the murders, an intimacy starts to form between them, and so begins a complex, twisted love story. All the while, the killer is inching ever closer to home.

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• Summertide (Acorn TV Exclusive Series)

New Episodes Every Monday until Season Finale on October 20

New South African drama centered on renowned marine biologist Martin Field (Frank Rautenbach) who, after losing his beloved wife Julia (Amalia Uys) to tragedy, leaves his old life behind and moves his rebellious teenage son and daughter to his childhood home in Simon's Town to begin again. With Julia's memory as his driving force, he pours his heart into setting up a conservation trust to protect the marine life along the False Bay coast. Will he find calm in these waters or does his past hide painful secrets beneath the surface?

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• The Light in the Hall Season 2 (Acorn TV x AMC+ Premiere)

New Season Premieres Thursday, October 23 on Acorn TV and AMC+; New Episodes Every Week Until the Season Finale on November 20

A controversial plan to expand a nearby reservoir reignites old tensions - a story that piques the interest of young journalist Caryl (Siân Reese-Williams, Hidden). As familial secrets and mysteries resurface, doubts are raised about the imprisonment of Rhys Owen (Mark Lewis-Jones, Keeping Faith) for the murder of his cousin during the 1995 protests against the reservoir's expansion.

*Full "An Autumn to Die For" trailer available HEREand key art available HERE. October programming schedule available HERE.

On ALLBLK & WE TV:

• Life After Lockup Season 6B (We TV Original Series)

Season Finale on October 3 on We TV and ALLBLK (8pm ET/PT on We TV)

Life After Lockup follows couples on their journey to keep love alive and stay out of prison. This season, a husband is released after 11 years to the wife he's never met on the outside. They navigate pregnancy, relapse & more to fight to stay free!

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• The Braxtons Season 2 (We TV Original Series)

New Season Premieres Friday, October 10 on We TV and ALLBLK (8pm ET/PT on We TV)

With weddings, career wins, deep rifts and real healing, The Braxtons return to prove no one does drama, heart and legacy like they do… bigger, bolder and realer than ever. Toni, Towanda, Trina, Tamar, and Ms. Evelyn reunite with hopes of healing after tragedy, but life throws more curveballs than ever before. While Towanda plans the wedding of her dreams, the family is rocked by medical emergencies, explosive emotional confrontations and the fallout from a public scandal that threatens to divide them for good.

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• Deb's House Season 2 (ALLBLK Original Series)

New Episodes Every Friday on We TV, ALLBLK and AMC+ (9:30pm ET/PT on We TV) until Season Finale on October 10

Music mogul Deb Antney is on a quest for the next female R&B superstar. This season, she is backed by an all-star lineup of famed artists who know what it takes to make it to the top. Stepping in to share their wisdom, tough love and game-changing industry insight are: Waka Flocka Flame, rapper and entrepreneur bringing his no-nonsense industry perspective; LeLee Lyons, founding member of the legendary R&B group SWV and champion of women in music; and Keke Wyatt, the platinum-selling vocal powerhouse known for her raw talent and unforgettable runs. Each guest judge will mentor and evaluate the aspiring vocalists moving into Deb's House, helping Ms. Deb put them through the paces as they compete for a once-in-a-lifetime shot to become her next R&B protégé. Season 2 promises more soul, more pressure and more growth as these rising stars face vocal challenges, emotional breakthroughs and intense eliminations all under the watchful eyes of music royalty.

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• G.R.I.T.S.Season 1 (ALLBLK Original Series)

Premieres Thursday, October 30 on ALLBLK

G.R.I.T.S. follows Keisha, Ty and Francis, three young women from the unforgiving city of Memphis who are determined to figure out the next chapter in their lives while relishing in the world of their favorite past time, roller skating. They dream of leaving Memphis one day for the big city Hollywood life but their soul ties make leaving good ole' soul food loving, turbulent, southernly-charming, bible-thumping Memphis damn near impossible. When all else fails, skate until you can't skate anymore.

On HIDIVE:

• Hero Without a Class: Who Even Needs Skills?! (HIDIVE Exclusive)

New Simulcast Subtitled Episodes Every Wednesday Throughout October

The new fantasy series Hero Without a Class: Who Even Needs Skills?! offers action and adventure all through fall with new simulcast subtitled episodes every Wednesday in October, following its September 24 premiere. In this world a goddess bestows each person with a class and skills that will determine one's life direction. Despite being born the son of a Sword Princess and an Archmage, Arel has not received a class or skills. So, Arel must rely on his own grit, determination and natural talents to pursue and achieve greatness-becoming a new kind of hero. A hero without a class! Hero Without a Class: Who Even Needs Skills?! is directed by Kaoru Yabana along with writing by Chabo Higurashi and production by Studio A-Cat.

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• Dusk Beyond the End of the World (HIDIVE Exclusive)

New Simulcast Subtitled Episodes Every Thursday Throughout October

The new sci-fi drama and original anime Dusk Beyond the End of the World brings a futuristic world to life this fall with new subtitled simulcast episodes every Thursday this October, following its September 25 premiere. The world is on the verge of changing from an old fashioned society to a new world, due to issues such as gender, race and compliance along with technological innovations such as an evolving AI. Even in this world where black and white is now gray, we believe that "love" will always exist but in myriad forms and not just between people. This includes love between human and robot and its unique expression. The beauty of these emotions will be shown sometimes beautifully, sometimes brutally, and sometimes comically. How long can this love last? When a robot outlives its human partner, can their love hope to endure? Dusk Beyond the End of the World is directed and written by Naokatsu Tsuda along with character design by Yoshiko Saito and produced by P.A.Works.

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• My Gift Lvl 9999 Unlimited Gacha: Backstabbed in a Backwater Dungeon, I'm Out for Revenge! (HIDIVE Exclusive)

Simulcast Premiere on Friday, October 3

The highly anticipated new series My Gift Lvl 9999 Unlimited Gacha: Backstabbed in a Backwater Dungeon, I'm Out for Revenge!: Backstabbed in a Backwater Dungeon, I'm Out for Revenge! brings an exciting mix of fantasy, action, adventure, drama, revenge and magic all fall long with its simulcast premiere on October 3, followed by new subtitled simulcast episodes every Friday. God created nine races in the ancient times. Humans were the weakest, most ridiculed race among them. Light, a human boy, was fortunate enough to be invited to join a party of all nine races called the "Assembly of the Races." He was happy being a member for a while, but that was a short dream. His hopes were only to be betrayed by his fellow members at the largest, most heinous dungeon "Abyss." After surviving by himself at the bottom of Abyss, Light learns the true meaning of his gift "Unlimited Gacha." Light will rise from the worst despair to build his own empire of the strongest players. Watch this incredible story of revenge unfold using the one and only gift "Unlimited Gacha!" My Gift Lvl 9999 Unlimited Gacha: Backstabbed in a Backwater Dungeon, I'm Out for Revenge!: Backstabbed in a Backwater Dungeon, I'm Out for Revenge! is directed by Katsushi Sakurabi together with series composition by Hiroshi Onogi and production by J.C.Staff.

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