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As October arrives, the spooky season has officially commenced. Along with horror movies, there are plenty of TV shows to get Halloween fanatics in the mood for a spine-chilling good time. Thankfully, Netflix has the right selection of series to fulfill subscribers' Halloween needs.
In addition to creepy series, many shows will return or premiere on Netflix this October. Netflix originals Love Is Blind and Big Mouth are back for more drama and laughs, and the beloved sitcom Derry Girls will drop its final season for U.S. viewers to finally tune into. Don't forget the ninth season of The Blacklist and the fourth season of the anthology series The Sinner -- both keeping viewers' love of crime shows alive after September's premiere of Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story. Below are the best shows to check out on the streaming platform in October.
Nailed It! Celebrates Halloween and Netflix Originals
Nailed It! is back for a seventh season on Netflix, this time with a Halloween theme. The bake-off competition series will bring the spooky vibes and more as amateur bakers compete for a $10,000 cash prize and a "nailed it" trophy. Like previous seasons, the bakers will attempt to replicate complicated cakes and other baked goods in two challenges each episode. Other than being a Halloween-themed season, the seventh season of Nailed It! will pay homage to Netflix originals The Umbrella Academy, The Witcher and Cobra Kai with themed cakes and special guest judges from each show.
Nailed It! Season 7 premieres Oct. 5.
The Blacklist Season 9 Makes Some Big Changes
Returning for its ninth season on Netflix is The Blacklist, a crime thriller that always subverts viewers' expectations. James Spader stars as Raymond "Red" Reddington, a former U.S. Navy officer who becomes one of the FBI's Most Wanted. When he surrenders himself to the FBI, he makes a deal to give them information on the most dangerous criminals he associated himself with in exchange for immunity from prosecution -- and the ability to work with rookie FBI profiler Elizabeth Keen. The ninth season explores the aftermath Elizabeth's murder while Reddington tries to figure out who ordered her death and the FBI Task Force is reunited after an agent gets injured.
The Blacklist Season 9 premieres Oct. 6.
Derry Girls Take Their Final Class in Season 3
Fans were sad to hear that Derry Girls was ending after just a third season, and it left on a bittersweet note. Now viewers who weren't able to catch the final season can watch it on Netflix on Oct. 7. Derry Girls is inspired by creator and writer Lisa McGee's own experiences in Derry, Northern Ireland in the 1990s, during the final years of The Troubles. The show follows five teenagers growing up as they attend an all-girls' Catholic school where they get into different shenanigans during political unrest and cultural divides. The series finale depicts the characters voting on the Good Friday Agreement, which ended most of the violence of the era.
Derry Girls Season 3 premieres Oct. 7.
The Midnight Club Awakens Creepy Spirits
If Nailed It!'s disastrous creations weren't scary enough for viewers, then The Midnight Club is sure to give them a scare. The horror series based on the book of the same name by Christopher Pike is created by Mike Flanagan and Leah Fong -- the former of which is known for his horror projects Doctor Sleep, Midnight Mass and The Haunting anthology series. In The Midnight Club, seven terminally ill young adults residing in the Rotterdam House hospice tell each other scary stories at midnight every night. They make a pact that whoever dies first must communicate with the others beyond the grave. When this happens, the six remaining patients begin to experience strange occurrences, as teased in the trailer.
The Midnight Club premieres Oct. 7.
The Sinner Investigates Harry's Last Case in Season 4
The Sinner is back with a different mystery for Harry Ambrose to solve. It's also the final season of the anthology series, but the fact that the series was originally meant to be a limited series means that it lasted much longer than intended. The fourth season will tackle Ambrose's recovery from the previous case in Season 3, but the new location he's moved to is filled with tragedy. Ambrose is recruited to help the investigation into a woman's suicide while continuing to deal with his own personal demons.
The Sinner Season 4 premieres Oct. 13.
Who Will Say "I Do" in Love Is Blind Season 3?
The third season of Netflix's hit reality dating series Love Is Blind takes place in Dallas, Texas and -- like the previous seasons -- follows 15 men and 15 women dating each other in "pods" where they can't see each other for ten days. After the speed-dating process, the engaged couples start planning their wedding while learning more about each other's lives and families. The end of the season will be the final test for each participant, in which they decide if they really want to say "I do" at the altar.
Love Is Blind Season 3 premieres Oct. 19.
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities Is Beautifully Strange
One of the most anticipated and ambitious series to premiere on Netflix this month is Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities, an anthology series that will tell eight original horror stories throughout the season. Two of the episodes are written by del Toro himself with other filmmakers taking the lead on the other six. A few of the cast members in these odd and unique stories are The Walking Dead's Andrew Lincoln, F. Murray Abraham, Harry Potter alum Rupert Grint and Ben Barnes.
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities premieres Oct. 25.
Big Mouth Has More Awkward Comedy in Season 6
Big Mouth is one of the biggest shows on Netflix and isn't stopping anytime soon. Big Mouth follows a group of seventh graders who are experiencing the challenges of puberty and growing pains. The animated series' boldness in speaking up about puberty and sexuality is one of the highlights of the series because it's so rarely seen in television or movies. A seventh season has already been ordered by Netflix and Big Mouth's spinoff Human Resources has also been renewed for a second season, showing that the chaotic animated stories are also fan-favorites.
Big Mouth Season 6 premieres Oct. 28.