35 best new Netflix movies and shows to watch in October 2020

27. Yes, God, Yes

Release Year: 2019

Directed By: Karen Maine

Starring: Natalia Dyer, Timothy Simons, Wolfgang Novogratz, Allison Shrum, Francesca Reale, John Henry Ward, Susan Blackwell, Parker Wierling, Alisha Boe, Donna Lynne Champlin, Matt Lewis

Release Date: Thursday, Oct. 22

Based on director Karen Maine’s 2017 short film of the same name, Stranger Things star Natalia Dyer stars in Yes, God, Yes as Alice, a Catholic teenager coming of age in the year 2000. When an AOL chat room takes an unexpected turn toward the mature themes that aren’t typical for her Midwestern Catholic school, Alice finds herself in the midst of a sexual awakening. The film first screened at SXSW Film Festival in 2019 before debuting on-demand and in drive-ins in July 2020. Yes, God, Yes holds a rating of 94% on Rotten Tomatoes and should be on your watch list this month!

26. Cadaver

Release Year: 2020

Directed By: Jarand Herdal

Starring: Gitte Witt, Thomas Gullestad, Thorbjørn Harr, Maria Grazia Di Meo, Kingsford Siayor, Jonatan Rodriguez, Trine Wiggen, Tuva Olivia Remman

Release Date: Thursday, Oct. 22

If you’re looking for a collection of new, scary movies to watch this October, Netflix offers up its strongest line-up of chilling titles in recent memory. From haunting new series to Halloween-friendly movies, there’s a little something for everyone to get a good spook in. Naturally, there are a few buzzy titles everyone will be keeping an eye out for, but one movie that might not be on your radar right now is the Norwegian horror film Cadaver, a Netflix original perfect for a lights-out movie night.

Cadaver takes place in the aftermath of a nuclear disaster as Leonora (Gitte Witt), Jacob (Thomas Gullestad) and their young daughter find themselves fighting for survival. When the family and other survivors are inviting by a local hotel to watch a theatre production, they soon find themselves in an eery situation. Fellow attendees start to disappear and the entire theatre play becomes difficult to separate from reality. Book your stay at this very creepy hotel when Cadaver makes its worldwide Netflix debut on Oct. 22.