New on Netflix, Disney+ & Co.: The Releases from October 13 to 19

Attention film and series fans: These are the film and series releases from October 13 to 19 on Netflix, Disney+, Sky, and Apple TV+.

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Streaming Releases on Netflix

Fighter in the Underground (October 17)
Feature Film
107 min
ESP 2025
Director: Agustín Díaz Yanes
Starring: Susana Abaitua, Andrés Gertrúdix, Iraia Elias, Raúl Arévalo,
Ariadna Gil, Raúl Arévalo
www.netflix.com/at/title/81700950 (with trailer)
"Fighter in the Underground" tells the true story of the young police officer Amaia (Susana Abaitua), who infiltrates the ETA in the late 90s to locate a secret weapons cache in southern France. For over a decade, she lives with the terrorist organization, blurring the lines between her old life and her role. Yet, her operation becomes a turning point in Spain's fight against ETA terrorism. Available from October 17.

27 Nights (October 17)
Feature Film
107 min
ARG 2025
Director: Daniel Hendler
Starring: Marilu Marini, Daniel Hendler, Humberto Tortonese, Julieta
Zylberberg, Paula Grinszpan
www.netflix.com/at/title/81594315 (with trailer)
Daniel Hendler's drama "27 Nights" opened this year's San Sebastian Festival and is now coming to the streamer Netflix. The director tells the story of the eccentric and wealthy Martha (Marilu Marini), whose daughters want to send her to a dementia clinic. Expert Casares (Hendler himself) has the titular 27 nights to determine whether Martha is truly ill or just full of life. Are the children after her fortune? Available from October 17.

The Twits (October 17)
Animation
98 min
USA/UK 2025
Directors: Katie Shanahan, Todd Kunjan Demong
www.netflix.com/at/title/81612165
Roald Dahl's novel "The Twits" inspired the animated film "The Twits." The title refers to the unsympathetic and smelly couple Mr. and Mrs. Twit, who run a rundown amusement park called "Twitlandia." When the Twits also take over the town, it's up to two brave orphans and some magical animals to come to the rescue. The animated fun is available from October 17.

Streaming Releases on Disney+

To Cook A Bear (October 15)
Series (Season 1 / 6 Episodes)
S 2025
Director: Trygve Allister Diesen
Starring: Gustaf Skarsgård, Ane Dahl Torp, Pernilla August, Magnus
Krepper, Jonas Karlsson
Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHz_gQOgJAQ
https://go.apa.at/7EGAlgIo
Northern Sweden in the mid-19th century: The new village pastor (Gustaf Skarsgård) mobilizes the villagers against the elites. At the same time, the community is shaken by cases of missing persons and the discovery of a body in the moor. The search for a wild bear begins in Trygve Allister Diesen's series, based on Mikael Niemi's novel. But is a bear really the murderer? Available from October 17.

Murdaugh: Murder in the Family (October 15)
Miniseries (8 Episodes)
USA 2025
Directors: Steven Piet, Erin Lee Carr
Starring: Patricia Arquette, Jason Clarke, Johnny Berchtold, Will
Harrison, Gerald McRaney
Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARUjuqwA-98
https://go.apa.at/XiYYes0Z
Maggie (Patricia Arquette) and Alex Murdaugh (Jason Clarke) belong to a powerful and wealthy family of lawyers. However, when their son Paul (Johnny Berchtold) is involved in a fatal boating accident, the family faces a severe test. The entire house of cards threatens to collapse. Based on a true story and inspired by the podcast "Murdaugh Murders," the series "Murdaugh: Murder in the Family" will be available from October 15.

Streaming Starts on Sky

The Iris Affair (October 16)
Series (Season 1 / 8 Episodes)
GB 2025
Directors: Terry McDonough, Sarah O'Gorman
Starring: Niamh Algar, Tom Hollander, Cameron Beck, Kristofer Hivju,
Harry Lloyd
www.sky.at/serien/the-iris-affair (with Trailer)
Iris Nixon (Niamh Algar) is an obsessed puzzle solver. The mysterious entrepreneur Cameron Beck (Tom Hollander) exploits this and lures her to Florence with an online puzzle. Iris is tasked with finding the key to potentially deadly technology for him, which the code-breaker manages to do. But when Iris discovers what Pandora's box she has opened, she flees with the solution. Beck is hot on her heels across Italy. Available from October 16.

Devil In Disguise: John Wayne Gacy (October 17)
Miniseries (8 Episodes)
approx. 60 min/Episode
USA 2025
Directors: Larysa Kondracki, Ashley Michel Hoban, Maggie Kiley, Bille
Woodruff, Patrick Macmanus
Starring: Michael Chernus, Gabriel Luna, James Badge Dale, Michael
Angarano, Chris Sullivan
Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GN0aALClVA
https://go.apa.at/eMJz3sRP; www.littleton-road.com/devil-in-disguise
Over 30 teenagers and young men were brutally murdered by serial killer John Wayne Gacy in the USA during the 70s within a few years. The new eight-part series now traces how it was possible for the man, played by Michael Chernus, to murder and bury the bodies under his house for years while being a popular community member and hobby clown, without being uncovered. At the same time, the series also highlights the suffering and guilt of the bereaved families - and not least the systemic failure that allowed the psychopath to evade capture despite several reports. Available from October 17.

Streaming Starts on Apple TV+

Mr. Scorsese (October 17)
Docu-miniseries (5 Episodes)
approx. 57 min/Episode
USA 2025
Director: Rebecca Miller
Starring: Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, Margot Robbie, Daniel
Day-Lewis, Robert De Niro, Steven Spielberg, Cate Blanchett, Sharon
Stone, Jodie Foster, Mick Jagger
www.apple.com/de/tv-pr/originals/mr-scorsese (with Trailer)
For which film titan would five parts of a documentary be worthwhile if not for Martin Scorsese?! Rebecca Miller, daughter of Inge Morath and Arthur Miller, now honors the cult director in a complex arrangement, interweaving long conversations with the now 82-year-old, impressions from his private archive, and interviews with companions like Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mick Jagger, or Cate Blanchett. Miller thus traces the path of a filmmaker from his beginnings to world fame along the themes dominating Scorsese's work, such as guilt and atonement, good and evil. Available from October 17.

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