AMC GLOBAL MEDIA'S OCTOBER STREAMING HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE NEW CATHERING ZETA-JONES-LED KILL JACKIE, CONTEMPORARY MYSTERY YAGA, SUNDANCE'S NIGHT NURSE, ARCHIVE X: UNEXPLAINED PHENOMENA, LOVE AFTER LOCKUP: RELATIONSHIP REHAB ON ALL REALITY; PLUS, ACORN TV'S "AN AUTUMN TO DIE FOR" PROGRAMMING EVENT RETURNS WITH NEW SERIES EVERY WEEK INCLUDING THIS IS NOT A MURDER MYSTERY AND THE RETURN OF SIGNORA VOLPE

SHUDDER'S ANNUAL "SEASON OF SCREAMS" PROGRAMMING EVENT CONTINUES WITH NEW PREMIERES EVERY WEEK INCLUDING V/H/S/MIXTAPE, THE CYCLE, INFIRMARY, V/H/S/MIXTAPE, HALLOWARRIOR, BIG BABY, HUNTING MATTHEW NICHOLS, THE RETURN OF THE BOULET BROTHERS' DRAGULA AND MORE

New York, NY - September 23, 2026 - AMC Global Media's October streaming highlights feature a star-powered, packed lineup of gripping new series and haunting films, including the new revenge thriller Kill Jackie, starring Academy Award, BAFTA and Tony award-winning actress Catherine Zeta-Jones (Chicago, Wednesday); new contemporary mystery YAGA, starring Carrie-Anne Moss (The Matrix films) and Hudson Williams (Heated Rivalry); erotic thriller Night Nurse; paranormal docuseries Archive X: Unexplained Phenomena; the latest installment in fan-favorite series Love After Lockup: Relationship Rehab on All Reality; plus Acorn TV's "An Autumn to Die For" programming event kicks off with new series every week including witty period whodunit This is Not a Murder Mystery, starring Stephen Tompkinson (DCI Banks, Ellis), and the return of beloved Signora Volpe, starring Emilia Fox (Silent Witness, The Pianist).

Viewers are invited to celebrate the spooky season next month as Shudder's annual "Season of Screams" programming event continues with new premieres every week, including found footage horror Infirmary; the highly anticipated new installment in the fan-favorite anthology V/H/S/Mixtape; horror thriller The Cycle, starring Deborah Ann Woll (True Blood, Daredevil, Escape Room) and Jeffrey Donovan (Burn Notice); post-apocalyptic Halloween feature Hallowarrior, starring Milly Shapiro (Hereditary); slasher horror Big Baby, from director Spider One; supernatural thriller Hunting Matthew Nichols; plus the return of beloved Emmy-nominated competition series The Boulet Bothers' Dragula and more.

On AMC+:

· Kill Jackie (AMC+ Exclusive Series)

New Series Premieres Friday, October 2 on AMC+; New Episodes Weekly until the Season Finale November 20

Jackie Price (Catherine Zeta-Jones, (Chicago, Wednesday)) has been living a luxurious existence for the last twenty years - travelling the world, selling fine art and, above all, trying to stay anonymous after escaping a dangerous past as an international drug smuggler. But just as life starts to feel a little boring, it takes a sudden lethal turn when she discovers that The Seven Demons, a squad of the world's most terrifying hitmen, have been hired to kill her. Assuming someone from her past is behind it, Jackie unleashes her old instincts and embarks on a wild, dangerous game plan: to take down The Demons one by one before they kill her. However, she soon realizes her own demons are much more terrifying than the ruthless killers on her trail... and her buried secrets lead her closer to home, with surprising consequences. Also starring Daniel Ings (A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, The Gentlemen), Sidse Babett Knudsen (Prime), Óscar Jaenada (Rambo V), Hattie Hook (Of An Age), Darci Shaw (A Thousand Blows), Raff Law (Masters of The Air), Enzo Cilenti (Black Mirror, The Crown), Sebastian Armesto (Gangs of London), Julian Barratt (The Mighty Boosh, The Great), Gavin Spokes (House of The Dragon, Slow Horses), Jonathan Cake (And Just Like That), Bamshad Abedi-Amin (A Town Called Malice, The Last Kingdom), Bill Paterson (Fleabag) and Ron Perlman (Hellboy).

· YAGA (AMC+ Exclusive Series)

Two-Episode Series Premiere Friday, October 23 on AMC+; New Episodes Weekly until the Season Finale November 27

Based on the hit play by showrunner and writer Kat Sandler, YAGA follows Rapp (Noah Reid, Schitt's Creek, The Vampire Lestat), a private investigator who arrives in a small coastal town to investigate the disappearance of a young heir to a powerful fishery, Henry Park (Hudson Williams, Heated Rivalry). He finds himself at odds with an apprehensive local detective, Carson (Clark Backo, Venom: The Last Dance, Letterkenny), a charismatic university professor with a taste for younger men, Katherine (Carrie-Anne Moss, The Matrix Films, Memento), and a labyrinth of enigmatic suspects, secret lives, and ancient magic.

On SHUDDER:

· Infirmary (Shudder Original Film)

New Film Premieres Friday, October 2

A guard vanished on his first night at an old psych hospital in 2023. His bodycam footage shows unexplainable incidents that continue to baffle investigators. Starring Paul Syre Lee, Mark Anthony Williams and Danielle Kennedy.

· V/H/S/Mixtape (Shudder Original Film)

New Film Premieres Friday, October 9

The ninth installment cranks the signature found-footage horror up to eleven with an electrifying new anthology where music and sound become the source of terror. United by a theme that explores the power of music, rhythm and audio to haunt, possess and destroy, the film blends cosmic horror, psychological suspense, outrageous splatter and groundbreaking practical effects into one unforgettable mixtape of nightmares. Featuring all-new segments from legendary filmmaker Ernest Dickerson, hip-hop icon RZA, visionary director David Moreau and acclaimed filmmaker Renee Zhan, whose segment includes original puppets by Jim Henson's Creature Shop. V/H/S/MIXTAPE also features original music video interludes directed by acclaimed filmmaker and musician Flying Lotus, alongside a brand-new music video from debut filmmaker Tobias Forge, creating a genre-bending mixtape experience unlike anything the franchise has attempted before. Adding to the chaos, legendary shock-metal pioneers GWAR also make a featured appearance, further cementing the film's celebration of horror, music and cult cinema.

· Hallowarrior (Shudder Original Film)

Two-Episode Premiere Friday, October 16

Hallowarrior follows Pumpkin (Milly Shapiro), the last girl on earth and sole survivor of a humanity-ending plague, scavenging the wasteland for supplies on the eve of Halloween. Pumpkin's lonely holiday ritual is interrupted by the arrival of a savage gang of raiders at her doorstep led by Thalia (Shannyn Sossamon). Outnumbered and armed with candy, wit and weapons, Pumpkin must ferociously fight back to survive the night.

· The Cycle (Shudder Original Film)

New Film Premieres Friday, October 23

When police discover a corpse beside a horrific crime scene, their only lead is the man's estranged daughter, who must unravel the disturbing secret her father thought he took to the grave. Starring Deborah Ann Woll (True Blood, Daredevil, Escape Room) and Jeffrey Donovan (Burn Notice).

· The Boulet Brothers' Dragula Season 7 (Shudder Original Series)

New Season Premieres Tuesday, October 27

Hosted by modern-day horror icons and drag superstars Dracmorda and Swanthula Boulet, season seven of the hit reality competition series The Boulet Brothers' Dragula will bring together extreme drag artists from around the world to compete in jaw-dropping challenges including costume design and creation, makeup and special effects, live performance and craftsmanship.

· Big Baby (Shudder Exclusive Film)

New Film Premieres Friday, October 30

Nightmares of a maniac killer in a baby mask inspire a horror writer's new script. As his life begins to spiral out of control, he discovers Big Baby's murderous rampage may be more than just fiction. Directed by Spider One (Shudder films Little Bites, Allegoria) and executive produced by iconic singer and actress Cher.

· Hunting Matthew Nichols (Shudder Original Film)

New Film Premieres Saturday, October 31

Two decades after her brother mysteriously disappeared on Vancouver Island, a documentary filmmaker sets out to solve his missing person's case. When disturbing circumstances evidence is revealed, she comes to believe he might still be alive. Starring Miranda MacDougall and Markian Tarasiuk.

On SUNDANCE NOW:

· Archive X: Unexplained Phenomena (Sundance TV Original Series)

New Docuseries Premieres Thursday, October 1 on Sundance Now, AMC+ and All Reality; New Episodes Continue Weekly until the Season Finale November 5

Hosted by Professor Jeffrey J. Kripal, one of the leading scholars of extraordinary human experiences, the series builds upon the work at done at Rice University's Center for the Impossible, one of the world's largest collections of paranormal research. Everyday individuals, many of whom have never spoken publicly before, are invited to reveal their new and personal encounters with unexplained phenomena. The stories told add to a trove already containing over one million pieces of evidence - collected for nearly a century - investigating telepathy, near-death experiences, UFO encounters, alien abductions, prophetic dreams, and messages from the beyond. Included in the series is work by Pulitzer Prize-winning Harvard psychiatrist Dr. John E. Mack and bestselling author Whitley Strieber. Together their accounts raise a larger question at the heart of Archive X: Unexplained Phenomena - what if these seemingly separate mysteries are not separate at all?

· Night Nurse (Sundance Now Original Film)

New Film Premieres Friday, October 16

As a series of perverse scam calls unsettles an idyllic retirement community, Eleni (Cemre Paksoy), a starry-eyed nurse, becomes entangled with her mysterious patient, Douglas (Bruce McKenzie) in this official selection from the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, also starring Mimi Rogers (Bosch).

On ACORN TV:

· Signora Volpe Season 3 (Acorn TV Original Series)

New Season Premieres Monday, October 5; New Episodes Continue Weekly Until the Season Finale on October 19

Former British spy Sylvia Fox (Emilia Fox, Silent Witness, The Pianist) has mentally and physically recovered from her abduction at the end Season 2 and is back to enjoying her life in Italy. But she's still waiting for answers from her ex-husband, Adam Haines, about his past dealings with her kidnapper. Season 3 sees Sylvia investigating the murder of the owner of a local winery, and probing the mystery of a beautiful young man found dead in the bed of a power couple who claim never to have seen him before. Meanwhile, Sylvia's relationship with Carabinieri captain Giovanni Riva deepens, but the finalization of Riva's divorce and his desire to set down roots in Umbria threatens Sylvia's sense of independence.

· This is Not a Murder Mystery (Acorn TV Original Series)

New Series Premieres Monday, October 12; New Episodes Continue Weekly until the Season Finale on November 16

Set in England during the 1930s, world-renowned Surrealist artists, including young Dalí and Magritte, find themselves trapped in a lavish mansion with a mysterious serial killer on the loose and Scotland Yard on the case. But is everything what it seems? Starring Stephen Tompkinson, Pierre Gervais, Lauren Versnick, Jonathan Delaney Tynan, Florence Hall, Iñaki Mur and Donna Banya.

· Blue Murder Motel Season 1 (Acorn TV Original Series)

New Episodes Continue Mondays until the Season Finale on October 12

Married couple Vanessa (Michala Banas, Neighbours, McLeod's Daughters) and Peter Coleman (Brett Tucker, The Residence, Station 19) leave their cop careers behind to run a motel in a sunny beachside New Zealand town, believing their hardest days are behind them. But plans soon collapse when a dead body is discovered in Unit 3, just one week after opening. The retired detectives' instincts resurface as they are drawn back into investigation mode. And the town's friendly charm begins to crack, revealing hidden secrets and unresolved grudges.

On ALL REALITY:

· Love After Lockup: Relationship Rehab (We TV Original Series)

New Series Premieres Friday, October 2 on All Reality (uncensored version) and We TV (9:00 PM ET/PT); Episodes Continue Weekly until the Season Finale on November 27

Five fan-favorite couples from the Love After Lockup franchise embark on a transformative journey with psychiatrist and nationally recognized relationship expert Dr. Ish Major, working to heal old wounds and rebuild their relationships. Throughout the series, the couples will confront the unresolved hurt and ongoing pressures that have shaped their relationships as they participate in a program designed by Dr. Ish specifically for this group. Guided through difficult conversations and emotional breakthroughs, they will be forced to examine what keeps them together, what stands between them and whether their relationships can survive the process. As buried secrets and painful truths emerge, tensions will rise and all five relationships will be pushed to their limits. In the end, Dr. Ish will help them determine whether these relationships can be repaired or if some may be beyond saving.

On HIDIVE:

· Reincarnated as a Sword Season 2 (HIDIVE Exclusive)

Subtitled Simulcast Premieres Wednesday, September 30; English Dub Premieres Wednesday, October 21

The fall season kicks-off with the highly anticipated return of the acclaimed isekai series Reincarnated as a Sword with the Season 2 premiere of subtitled simulcast on October 1 and a few weeks later by the English dub premiere on October 21, both exclusively on HIDIVE. thereafter. A nameless sword wakes up to discover he has been reincarnated from his former life as a human. With his power of telekinesis, he moves around this new world, acquiring several skills and abilities. When the sword comes upon a forest filled with monsters, he meets a young girl fleeing from a beast. Grabbing the sword, the girl easily defeats the monster. After introducing herself as Fran, she names the sword "Shishou" and officially becomes his wielder. The two set out to become adventurers, but unfortunately for Fran, she is a member of the Black Cat Tribe - a Beastkin group with a bad reputation. No member of this tribe has ever evolved into a mightier beast, but Fran plans to be the first and achieve her parents' dream. As Shishou promises to remain her sword until she attains her goal, they form an unstoppable partnership of impressive strength. Reincarnated as a Sword Season 2 is directed by Shinji Ishihira together with series composition and script by Takahiro Nagano, character design by Atsuko Saito and production by C2C.

· I am Dating a Dark Summoner (HIDIVE Exclusive)

Subtitled Simulcast Premieres Sunday, October 4

Next season find out what happens when a demi-human and priest have a one-night stand when the short form rom-com and HIDIVE exclusive I'm Dating a Dark Summoner premieres on October 4, followed by new subtitled simulcast episodes every Sunday. A bickering couple: Amona, a dark summoner and demi-human girl who's too weak to resist her desires, and Roni, an overly serious priest! Roni welcomes Aruni as a new member to his adventuring party. Everyone expected the two would clash and become sworn enemies. But, to their surprise and on their first day together, they have a one-night stand...! I'm Dating a Dark Summoner is both directed and written by Seiya Miyajima together with character design by Takahiro Sasaki and production by Deregula.

· Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden Season (HIDIVE Exclusive)

Subtitled Simulcast Premieres Tuesday, October 6

Fantasy and action arrive next month with the highly anticipated new HIDIVE exclusive series Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden set to premiere on October 6 and continuing weekly with new subtitled simulcast episodes every Tuesday. A great hero lies on her death and drifts off dreaming of an opponent strong enough to kill her. She wanted to die fighting but awakens to discover she has been reincarnated in the body of a frail young lady, Nia Liston. Now beautiful but sickly, she decides to grab this second chance at life. And so, as Nia she eagerly throws herself into battle, seeking out the strong opponents while also causing chaos wherever she goes. Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden is directed by Motoki Nakanishi together with series composition by Gigaemon Ichikawa and production by Konami Animation.

· TETSURYO! meet with Tetsudou Musume (HIDIVE Exclusive)

Subtitled Simulcast Premieres Thursday, October 8

This fall, climb aboard for a heartwarming journey with the new original slice of life anime TETSURYO! meet with Tetsudou Musume based on Japan's beloved Tetsudou Musume ("Railway Girls") franchise created by TOMYTEC that is scheduled to premiere on October 8, streaming exclusively on HIDIVE with new weekly subtitled simulcast episodes every Thursday. Misaki wants to escape her everyday life and set out on a journey somewhere. And while she doesn't yet know what she will be in the future, Misaki knows for certain that she wants to find something she is passionate about. Soon after arriving on campus to start her college life, she meets the members of the Railway Travel Club. Misaki's heart now beats with excitement for the new world that lies ahead on the railway. TETSURYO! meet with Tetsudou Musume is directed by Misuzu Hoshino together with series composition by Aya Satsuki, character design by Naonori Hashimoto and animation by EAST FISH STUDIO.

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