Early voting turnout strong in North Carolina. What Hamas leader’s death may mean for war in Gaza. Investigation into Liam Payne’s fatal fall continues.
Entertainment
What’s Streaming in October
Updated 7:56 AM EDT, Wed September 30, 2015
<strong>”Ruth Rendell Mysteries”</strong>: Award-winning writer Ruth Rendell explores the dark fissures between friends and family members that motivate murder in this series.<strong> (Acorn TV) </strong>There’s plenty of scary stuff available on streaming in October, things like <strong>”Hemlock Grove: season 3.”</strong> The series about the dark secrets of a fictitious community is a <strong>Netflix </strong>original.<strong>”Reign” season 3 premiere</strong>: This CW series follows the early years of Mary, Queen of Scots, with all the sudsy drama of a soap opera. <strong>(Hulu, iTunes) </strong><strong>”John Carpenter’s Vampires”</strong>: The race is on to stop a group of vampires from getting their hands on a relic that will enable them to withstand daylight. <strong>(Amazon Prime)</strong><strong>”Beasts of No Nation”</strong>: This Netflix original follows a brutal civil war in an unnamed West African country. Idris Elba, left, stars.<strong> (Netflix) </strong><strong>”Winter on Fire”</strong>: This original documentary follows what started as peaceful student demonstrations but became a violent revolution and full-fledged civil rights movement in Ukraine. <strong>(Netflix)</strong><strong>”Manson Family Vacation”</strong>: The life of an attorney is disrupted by the sudden arrival of his brother, who is obsessed with the Charles Manson murders. <strong>(Netflix)</strong><strong>”Jurassic World”:</strong> Chris Pratt stars in this hit film about an island resort populated by dinosaurs. <strong>(iTunes)</strong><strong>”Jane the Virgin” season 1</strong>: Viewers fell in love with this series about a young woman who vows to remain chaste until marriage but then finds herself pregnant after a medical mishap. <strong>(Netflix)</strong><strong>”Curse of Chucky”</strong>: The murderous doll with the evil spirit returns to create more mayhem. <strong>(Netflix)</strong><strong>”August: Osage County”:</strong> A family crisis brings a group of strong-willed women (including Julia Roberts, top, and Meryl Streep) back together in this critically acclaimed film. <strong>(Netflix)</strong><strong>”The Lazarus Effect”</strong>: A group of medical students (including Olivia Wilde, right) discovers a way to bring back the dead. <strong>(Netflix)</strong><strong>”Carrie”</strong>: Chloe Grace Moretz stars in this 2013 horror thriller remake. <strong>(Hulu)</strong><strong>”Pee-wee’s Big Adventure”</strong>: Pee-Wee Herman took a leap from the small screen to film in this adventure. <strong>(Amazon Prime)</strong><strong>”Blood Simple”</strong>: Filmmaking brothers Joel and Ethan Coen crafted a cult classic in this film about a man seeking revenge against his wife and her lover.<strong> (Hulu)</strong><strong>”Dear White People”</strong>: A group of black students must navigate life at an Ivy League college. <strong>(Hulu)</strong><strong>”Robocop”</strong>: A critically injured police officer (Joel Kinnaman) is transformed in this reboot of the classic. <strong>(Hulu)</strong><strong>”Pain & Gain”</strong>: Michael Bay directs this movie based on the real story of a group of bodybuilders (including Dwayne Johnson, left, and Mark Wahlberg) who get caught up in an extortion ring. <strong>(Hulu)</strong><strong>”Star Trek: Into Darkness”</strong>: Capt. James T. Kirk (Chris Pine, at right with Zachary Quinto) leads a manhunt to capture a powerful foe. <strong>(Hulu)</strong><strong>”Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”</strong>: The critics savaged this remake about a group of martial artist turtles and their mentor who live underground in New York. <strong>(Hulu)</strong><strong>”The Purge: Anarchy”</strong>: A group tries to survive the violence that comes along with the lawlessness of the annual “purge.” <strong>(HBO Now)</strong><strong>”Terminator: Genisys”</strong>: Things take a turn when the leader of the human resistance sends Sgt. Kyle Reese back to 1984 to protect his mother, Sarah Connor, in this reboot of the film series. <strong>(iTunes)</strong><strong>”Cloudstreet”</strong>: Set around Perth, Australia, from 1943-63, the story of two rural families, each scarred by catastrophe, who end up sharing a large, ramshackle house.<strong> (Acorn TV)</strong><strong>”Russell Brand: Messiah Complex”</strong>: The comic and actor plies his trade in a performance filmed live at London’s historic Hammersmith Apollo.<strong> (Hulu)</strong><strong>”American Horror Story: Freak Show”</strong>: Creator Ryan Murphy struck gold with this Emmy-winning drama that is part of a TV franchise. <strong>(Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu</strong>)<strong>”Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1″</strong>: Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) fights to save Peeta and a nation. <strong>(Hulu, Amazon Prime</strong>)<strong>”March of the Penguins”:</strong> Morgan Freeman narrates this documentary about the emperor penguins’ march to their breeding ground. <strong>(Amazon Prime)</strong><strong>”The Leftovers” season 2 premiere</strong>: The tale of a group of people left behind on Earth gets a new season.<strong> (HBO Now)</strong><strong>”Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo”</strong>: Schumer is red hot these days, and she brings her irreverent brand of humor to the historic Apollo Theater. <strong>(HBO Now)</strong><strong>”Taken 3″</strong>: Liam Neeson returns to take down the bad guys, again. <strong>(HBO Now)</strong><strong>”American Sniper”</strong>: This critically acclaimed film tells the story of Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle (Bradley Cooper). <strong>(HBO Now)</strong><strong>”The End of the Tour”</strong>: The story of the five-day interview between Rolling Stone writer David Lipsky (Jesse Eisenberg) and acclaimed novelist David Foster Wallace (Jason Segel).<strong> (iTunes)</strong>
