These are the 5 New English Series that you can watch in October 2025. Please note that these series either originate in the UK or the USA. Moreover, these belong to diverse kinds of series genres. that have made it to our Focus Magazine monthly watchlist. So, go ahead and mark them in your own list.
English Series to watch in October 2025
But, before we get into the list of the New Series to be released this month, let us talk about a couple of years-old American political thriller, which is coming back for the third season. We cannot wait to see where this contemporary geopolitical tale is going to go.
The Diplomat (S3/USA)
In Season 3 of The Diplomat, Kate has just accused Vice President Grace Penn (Allison Janney) of hatching a terrorist plot and admitted she’s after the VP’s job. But now the president is dead, Kate’s husband Hal (Rufus Sewell) may have inadvertently killed him, and Grace Penn is the leader of the free world. None of this slows Hal’s campaign to land Kate the vice presidency. Kate steps into a role she never wanted, with a freedom she never expected, an increasingly complicated friendship with Foreign Secretary Austin Dennison (David Gyasi), and an unnerving bond with First Gentleman Todd Penn (Whitford).
| Genre | Drama (Political), Thriller |
| Season | Third (3rd) Season |
| Episodes | Seven (7) Episodes |
| Show Creator | Debora Cahn |
| Main Cast | Keri Russell (Kate Wyler), Allison Janney (Grace Penn), Rufus Sewell (Hal Wyler), David Gyasi (Austin Dennison), Ali Ahn (Eidra Park), Ato Essandoh (Stuart Heyford), Rory Kinnear (Nicol Trowbridge), Adam Silver (Howard), etc. |
| Network | Netflix |
The List: 5 New English Series
The Last Frontier (USA)
Follows Frank Remnick (Jason Clarke), a U.S. Marshal in charge of the quiet and weathered barrens of Alaska, as he needs to deal with a prison transport plane crash full of violent inmates inside his jurisdiction.
600,000 square miles. Nowhere to hide.
| Genre | Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Season | First (1st) Season |
| Episodes | Ten (10) Episodes |
| Show Creators | Jon Bokenkamp, & Richard D’Ovidio |
| Main Cast | Jason Clarke (Frank Remnick), Simone Kessell (Sarah Remnick), Haley Bennett (Sidney Scofield), Dominic Cooper (Levi Hartman), Alfre Woodard (Bradford), Dallas Goldtooth (Hutch), Tait Blum (Luke Remnick), etc. |
| Network | Apple TV+ |
Riot Women (UK)
A teacher, a police officer, a pub landlady, a midwife, and a shoplifting freeloader: five menopausal women form a punk rock band to take part in a local talent contest, and suddenly find they have a lot more to shout about than they ever imagined. As they become closer, the teacher, Beth, and freeloader, Kitty, discover a surprising and heartbreaking connection.
| Genre | Drama |
| Season | First (1st) Season |
| Episode | Six (6) Episodes |
| Show Creator | Sally Wainwright |
| Main Cast | Joanna Scanlan (Beth), Rosalie Craig (Kitty), Lorraine Ashbourne (Jess), Tamsin Greig (Holly), Taj Atwal (Nisha), Jonny Green (Tom), Macy Seelochan (Miranda), Sue Johnston (Auntie Mary), Ben Batt (Rudy), etc. |
| Network | BBC |
Lazarus (UK)
After experiencing a personal loss, Lazarus begins having disturbing experiences that can't be explained.
| Genre | Mystery, Thriller |
| Season | Only One (1) Season ~ A Limited Mini-Series |
| Episodes | Six (6) Episodes |
| Writers | Harlan Coben & Danny Brocklehurst |
| Main Cast | Sam Claflin (Laz/Joel Lazarus), Bill Nighy (Dr L/Dr Jonathan Lazarus), Alexandra Roach (Jenna Lazarus), Ewan Horrocks (Young Laz), David Fynn (Seth McGovern), Jack Deam (Arlo Jones), Sianad Gregory (Cassandra Rhodes), etc. |
| Network | Prime Video |
Down Cemetery Road (UK)
When a child goes missing in the aftermath of a house explosion, a concerned neighbour, Sarah Tucker (Ruth Wilson), teams up with a private investigator, Zoë Boehm (Emma Thompson), to find them; as secrets unravel and a military conspiracy emerges, chaos ensues in South Oxford's sleepy suburbs.
| Genre | Thriller |
| Season | First (1st) Season |
| Episodes | Eight (8) Episodes |
| Writers | Morwenna Banks, & Mick Herron |
| Main Cast | Emma Thompson (Zoë Boehm), Ruth Wilson (Sarah Tucker), Adam Godley (Joe Silverman), Adeel Akhtar (Hamza), Tom Riley (Mark), Ella Bruccoleri (Dinahs Nurse), Tom Goodman-Hill (Gerard), Aiysha Hart (Paula), etc. |
| Network | Apple TV+ |
IT: Welcome to Derry (USA)
Following the events in the 1960s, the time leading up to the events of the first film in the Stephen King "It" series. Based on King's "IT" novel, and expands the vision established by filmmaker Andy Muschietti in the feature films IT and IT Chapter Two.
Go back to where it all began.
| Genre | Horror |
| Season | First (1st) Season |
| Episodes | Seven (7) Episodes |
| Based on | Stephen King’s novel |
| Main Cast | Jovan Adepo (Leroy Hanlon), Bill Skarsgård (Pennywise), Taylour Paige (Charlotte Hanlon), Joshua Odjick, Mikkal Karim Fidler, Jack Molloy Legault, Amanda Christine, Clara Stack, Madeleine Stowe, James Remar, etc. |
| Network | HBO Max. |
Lastly, before we conclude, please note that the upcoming “Riot Women” show by Sally Wainwright, who also gave us the famous “Happy Valley” series, too. We hope you will like the FM watchlist of the 5 New English Series, which will be released in the tenth month of 2025.
Bonus YouTube Video Link of one more show to the 5 New English Series ~ MONSTER: The Ed Gein Story | Official Trailer | Netflix.
Featured Image of the 5 New English Series in October 2025 | Picture Credit: IMDb.
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