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All the best shows and movies coming to HBO Now in October

Updated Sep 28th, 2015 10:38AM EDT
HBO Now October 2015 Highlights
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With the launch of HBO Now, we all finally have access to the award-winning content that the network produces, regardless of whether or not we pay for cable. That means that anyone who pays the $14.99 monthly fee can watch HBO’s entire back catalog, but it also means you can watch new shows and movies the minute they become available.

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First up, here are the original programming highlights for the month of October, along with the dates they’ll air:

  • The Leftovers, Season 2 Premiere (10/4)
  • Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo (10/17)
  • Doll & Em, Season 2 Finale (10/18)
  • How to Dance in Ohio (10/26)

Next we have a list of films that will be newly available on HBO Now starting October 1st:

  • 28 Days, 2000
  • Blazing Saddles, 1974
  • Blood Diamond, 2006
  • Brick, 2005
  • Burn after Reading, 2008
  • House on Haunted Hill, 1999
  • License to Drive, 1988
  • Little Miss Sunshine, 2006
  • Lost in Translation, 2003
  • Magnolia, 1999
  • Return to House on Haunted Hill, 2007
  • Revenge of the Nerds, 1984
  • Rumor Has It, 2005
  • The Rock, 1996
  • Trick ‘R Treat, 2007

And finally, if you have kids, here are all the family-friendly films coming to HBO Now on October 1st:

  • Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London, 2004
  • Alvin and the Chipmunks, 2007
  • Bee Movie, 2007
  • Ella Enchanted, 2004
  • Happy Feet, 2006
  • The Kid, 2000
  • Like Mike, 2002
  • Like Mike 2: Streetball, 2006
  • Mrs. Doubtfire, 1993
  • Rugrats in Paris: The Movie, 2000
  • Shrek, 2001

Plenty of great additions hitting the streaming service next month, but I think I’m most interested in seeing what HBO has done with The Leftovers in its second season. I’ll also probably watch Magnolia again, and I can’t recommend Brick highly enough if you haven’t seen it.


Jacob Siegal
Jacob Siegal Associate Editor

Jacob Siegal is Associate Editor at BGR, having joined the news team in 2013. He has over a decade of professional writing and editing experience, and helps to lead our technology and entertainment product launch and movie release coverage.