What to Watch in October: 22 Notable TV Shows & Streaming Movies

by Jason Dietz, Metacritic Features Editor – September 28, 2021

The month ahead will bring the highly anticipated return of HBO hit Succession, Denis Villeneuve's long-delayed Dune movie, a prequel to The Sopranos, and (unsurprisingly) a lot of horror. In the gallery on this page, our editors have selected the most interesting TV and movie titles debuting at home in the next month, listed in order by premiere date.

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71 Colin in Black & White: Season 1

Drama/documentary miniseries debuts October 29 on Netflix

The real Colin Kaepernick narrates this autobiographical six-episode series that stars Jaden Michael as a teenage Kaepernick prior to his time as an NFL quarterback (and activist). In addition to serving as narrator, Kaepernick co-created the series with Ava DuVernay (who also directs an episode), and Nick Offerman (sans mustache) and Mary-Louise Parker co-star as his adoptive parents. Other directors for the series include Robert Townsend, Sheldon Candis, Angel Kristi Williams, and Kenny Leon.

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