As the days get shorter and the nights grow colder, Disney+ UK has a string of new and returning shows to keep you entertained! From brand new drama ‘Rivals’, to a double helping of Ryan Murphy, with both ‘9-1-1’ and new series ‘Doctor Odyssey’. We also head back to ‘Grey’s Anatomy’, meet the new ‘Wizards Beyond Waverly Place’, take a spooky outing with the ‘Solar Opposites’ and lots more! Here is what’s coming to Disney+ UK in October 2024.
Disney+ Originals & UK Exclusives – October 2024 Highlights
National Geographic’s 7 Toughest Days – 2nd October 2024 (Series)
Dwayne Fields, who escaped the inner city to become an explorer, is dropped into some of the most extreme places on Earth for seven days when epic natural forces combine to supersize external threats.
Hold Your Breath – 3rd October 2024 (Film)
Oklahoma, 1930s. The Bellum family house rests in a valley of dirt as clouds of dust blot out the sun. Margaret (Sarah Paulson) and her two daughters, Rose (Amiah Miller) and Ollie (Alona Jane Robbins), tend to their sparse farm while Margaret’s husband has left in pursuit of work. As they struggle to survive the punishing Dust Bowl environment, a mysterious stranger (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) arrives, threatening all they know and love. But is the threat a closer one?
The Solar Opposites Halloween Special 2: The Hunt For Brown October – 7th October 2024 (Special)
Spooky stuff is afoot when the SPIRIT OF HALLOWEEN starts to take over Korvo’s life. “Solar Opposites” centres around a team of four aliens who are evenly split on whether Earth is awful or awesome. Korvo (Dan Stevens) and Yumyulack (Sean Giambrone) only see the pollution, crass consumerism, and human frailty while Terry (Thomas Middleditch) and Jesse (Mary Mack) love TV, junk food and fun stuff.
La Máquina, Season 1 – 9th October 2024 (Series Boxset)
After a devastating loss, Esteban “La Máquina” Osuna (Gael García Bernal) is at a low point in his boxing career. Lucky for him, his manager and best friend Andy Lujan (Diego Luna) is determined to get him back on top. But when a nefarious organization rears its head, the stakes of this rematch become life or death. While struggling to mount a comeback, Esteban must also juggle his own personal demons and protect his family, including his ex-wife Irasema (Eiza González), a journalist who finds herself on a collision course with the dark side of the boxing world.
Grey’s Anatomy, Season 21, Part 1 – 10th October 2024 (Series)
“Grey’s Anatomy” now in its 21st season, follows a team of doctors at Grey Sloan Memorial who are faced with life-or-death decisions on a daily basis. They seek comfort from one another, and, at times, more than just friendship. Together they discover that neither medicine nor relationships can be defined in black and white.
Return To Las Sabinas – 10th October 2024 (Italian Series)
In “Return to Las Sabinas,” after many years apart, the Molina sisters receive a call that makes them return to their hometown, Manterana, to attend to their father’s health problems. This unexpected return means a reunion with the life and loves that they had tried to forget. Settled in their family estate Las Sabinas, they will face secrets from the past that will change their lives forever.
National Geographic’s Bobi Wine: The People’s President – 11th October 2024 (Film)
Born in the slums of Kampala, Bobi Wine, Ugandan opposition leader, former member of parliament, activist and national superstar musician, risks his life to fight the ruthless regime led by Yoweri Museveni. Museveni has been in power since 1986 and changed Uganda’s constitution to enable him to run for yet another five-year term.
National Geographic’s Expedition Amazon – 11th October 2024 (Series)
From the mighty Amazon’s icy source to its freshwater plume reaching as far as the Caribbean, National Geographic Explorers conduct groundbreaking research to take the pulse of one of the planet’s integral and endlessly magical resources. From unique mangrove forests to the health of pink river dolphins and the migration of Andean bears, extreme urgency is met by equally hopeful solutions.
Nemesis, Season 1 – 16th October 2024 (Dutch Series)
A police thriller that follows Public Prosecutor Sylvia van Maele, who, after the brutal murder of a key witness in her own house, decides to take matters into her own hands. With an underground team of detectives, she opens the hunt for a group of international criminals who have remained out of reach of the law until then.
9-1-1, Season 8, Part 1 – 17th October 2024 (Series)
Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Tim Minear reimagine the procedural drama with “9-1-1.” The series explores the high-pressure experiences of first responders — including police officers, firefighters and dispatchers — who are thrust into the most frightening, shocking and heart-stopping situations.
NOTE: If you’re wondering about its sister show, ‘9-1-1: Lone Star‘, it wasn’t in the highlight list for October on Disney+ UK. We suspect they’ll do what they previously did with these shows, and run ‘9-1-1’ Part One, then ‘9-1-1: Lone Star’, followed by ‘9-1-1’ Part Two. If we’re correct in that assumption, it means we’re a few months off the final season of ‘Lone Star’ landing in the UK…
Rivals – 18th October 2024 (Series Boxset)
Set in England 1986, “Rivals” is an adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s second book in the Rutshire Chronicles that follows Rupert Campbell-Black, a notorious rake and famous showjumper before he quit for a career in politics, as he joins forces with his new neighbour Declan O’Hara to overthrow local unscrupulous television magnate Lord Tony Baddingham by bidding for his Cotswolds based independent television franchise. But Rupert and Declan’s plans are disrupted by a blossoming romance between the famously womanising Rupert and Declan’s innocent daughter Taggie O’Hara, a love triangle between Rupert, Tony and his right-hand woman, the brilliant American producer Cameron Cook and Declan’s stormy relationship with his wife the dazzling actress Maud. In the backstabbing world of television where it is every man and woman for themselves, can true love really blossom?
The Disappearance Of Kimmy Diore – 23rd October 2024 (French Series)
When a 6-year-old girl, Kimmy, is kidnapped in broad daylight, Detective Sara Roussel must investigate the unfamiliar world of social media and get close to Kimmy’s mother, uncovering secrets that cast doubt on the real culprit.
Doctor Odyssey, Season 1 – 24th October 2024 (Series)
From the brilliant mind of Ryan Murphy comes high-octane procedural “Doctor Odyssey.” Max (Joshua Jackson) is the new onboard doctor for a luxury cruise ship where the staff works hard and plays harder. It’s all-hands-on-deck as Max and his small but mighty medical team navigate unique medical crises and each other, miles from shore.
Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band – 25th October 2024 (Film)
Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band offer the most in-depth look ever at the creation of their legendary live performances, including footage of band rehearsals, backstage moments, rare archival clips and personal reflections from Springsteen himself.
Wizards Beyond Waverly Place, Season 1 – 30th October 2024 (Series)
Billie, a powerful young wizard at the centre of a mysterious prophecy, is sent to live in the mortal world with the only wizard teacher who can help her control her powers – Justin Russo.
This is Not Hollywood – 30th October 2024 (Italian Series)
On August 26, 2010, in Avetrana, a small town on the edge of the holiday destination Salento, a young girl leaves home never to return. Her name is Sarah Scazzi, she is 15. The whole town is in turmoil, especially her cousin Sabrina, a beautician who is waiting for her in her house in Via Deledda to go to the beach later that afternoon. But while everyone is looking for her, Sarah has disappeared into the void, buried at the bottom of a well where she will be found 42 days after her disappearance, in what will become a real-life horror show with intimate secrets and unspoken grudges.
In addition to these shows and films, Disney+ UK sometimes “surprise drops” content without any warning, so make sure you check out the UK TV Premiere Dates page for the latest updates. If you want to keep track of these or any other show, you can also add them via our Never Miss system, and you’ll be notified when it gets a UK premiere date.