This October on Prime Video Australia, get ready for a thrilling lineup of new releases. Felicity Ward leads The Office as a determined boss facing big changes, while the epic finale of The Rings of Power promises intense battles.
Plus, high-stakes espionage in Citadel: Diana and exciting new films like Challengers and House of Spoils are sure to keep you entertained.
There’s a new Aussie boss in town this October. The Office, starring Felicity Ward, Edith Poor and Steen Raskopoulos, follows managing director Hannah Howard as she fights to keep her “work family” together in the face of a pending remote work order. The only problem is, Hannah might be making promises she can’t keep…
The tide of darkness is rising in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power S2 finale. As friendships are strained and kingdoms begin to fracture, the forces of good will struggle ever more valiantly to hold on to what matters to them most of all: each other.
Milan, 2030: Eight years ago, the independent global spy agency Citadel was destroyed by the powerful enemy syndicate, Manticore. Citadel: Diana finds undercover agent, Diana Davlieri, trapped behind enemy lines in Manticore and follows her attempts at escape.
Enjoy some real tennis with Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers, experience mouth-watering thrills with House of Spoils starring Ariana DeBose, and get ready for the exciting battles The Legend of Vox Machina.
For all this and more, keep reading below to see highlights on Prime Video this October.
THE OFFICE
AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY FROM FRIDAY 18 OCTOBER
In The Office, Hannah Howard is the managing director of packaging company Flinley Craddick.
When she gets news from Head Office that they will be shutting down her branch and making everyone work from home, she goes into survival mode, making promises she can’t keep in order to keep her “work family” together.
The staff of Flinley Craddick indulge her and must endure Hannah’s outlandish plots as they work toward the impossible targets that have been set for them.
The Office stars Felicity Ward, Edith Poor, Steen Raskopoulos, Josh Thomson, Shari Sebbens, Kieran Egan, Jack Dutson, Cassie McInnes, and Zoe Terakes.
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER S2
SEASON 2 FINALE AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY FROM THURSDAY 3 OCTOBER
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power S2 plunges even its most beloved and vulnerable characters into a rising tide of darkness, challenging each to find their place in a world that is increasingly on the brink of calamity.
Elves and dwarves, orcs and men, wizards and Harfoots… as friendships are strained and kingdoms begin to fracture, the forces of good will struggle ever more valiantly to hold on to what matters to them most of all… each other.
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power stars Charlie Vickers, Tyroe Muhafidin, Markella Kavenagh, Morfydd Clark, Robert Aramayo, Charles Edwards, Daniel Weyman, Megan Richards, Ismael Cruz Cordova, and Robert Strange.
ICC WOMEN’S T20 WORLD CUP 2024
ALL MATCHES ARE LIVE AND EXCLUSIVE TO PRIME MEMBERS IN AUSTRALIA FROM THURSDAY 3 OCTOBER
Commencing from October 3, the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup will ignite cricket fans across the globe as the Australian women’s cricket team – led by Captain Alyssa Healy – begin their quest for an unprecedented fourth consecutive title, with every moment live and exclusive to Prime Video at no additional cost to members.
In its ninth edition, 10 teams will battle it out in 23 matches across two venues in Dubai and Sharjah for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. Original hosts Bangladesh will play the curtain raiser against Scotland in Sharjah before Australia plays its first match against Sri Lanka on October 6.
The Semi-Finals will get under way on October 18 in Dubai, with the 2024 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup champions crowned on October 21.
CHALLENGERS
AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY FROM TUESDAY 1 OCTOBER
From visionary filmmaker Luca Guadagnino, Challengers follows Tashi Duncan, a former tennis prodigy turned coach and a force of nature who makes no apologies for her game on and off the court.
Married to a champion on a losing streak, Tashi’s strategy for her husband’s redemption takes a surprising turn when he must face off against the washed-up Patrick – his former best friend and Tashi’s former boyfriend.
As their pasts and presents collide, and tensions run high, Tashi must ask herself, what will it cost to win.
Challengers stars Zendaya, Mike Faist and Josh O’Connor.
CITADEL: DIANA
AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY FROM THURSDAY 10 OCTOBER
Milan, 2030: Eight years ago, the independent global spy agency Citadel was destroyed by the powerful enemy syndicate, Manticore.
Since then, Diana Cavalieri, an undercover Citadel agent, is alone, trapped behind enemy lines as a mole in Manticore.
When she finally sees a way out and the chance to disappear forever, the only way to do so is trusting the most unexpected ally, Edo Zani, the heir of Manticore Italy and son of the head of the Italian organisation, Ettore Zani, who’s vying for leadership against the other European families.
Citadel: Diana stars Matilda De Angelis, Lorenzo Cervasio, Maurizio Lombardi, Julia Piaton, Thekla Reuten, Daniele Paoloni, and Filippo Nigro.
CANARY BLACK
AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY FROM THURSDAY 24 OCTOBER
A top CIA operative, Avery Graves, is blackmailed by terrorists into betraying her own country to save her kidnapped husband.
Cut off from her team, she turns to her underworld contacts to survive and help locate the coveted intelligence that the kidnappers want.
Betrayed at every turn, she must rely on her cutting-edge training and primitive fighting skills in a deadly race to deliver a ransom that could trigger a global crisis.
Canary Black stars Kate Beckinsale, Saffron Burrows, Rupert Friend, Jaz Hutchins, Goran Kostic, Ben Miles.
HOUSE OF SPOILS
AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY FROM THURSDAY 3 OCTOBER
House of Spoils follows an ambitious chef who opens her first restaurant—a farm-to-table affair on a remote estate—where she battles kitchen chaos, a dubious investor, crushing self doubts… and the powerful spirit of the estate’s previous owner who threatens to sabotage her at every turn.
House of Spoils is a tense, psychological and sensuous thriller that will leave hearts pounding and mouths watering.
House of Spoils stars Ariana DeBose, Barbie Ferreira, Arian Moayed, Amara Karan, Mikkel Bratt Silset and Marton Csokas.
THE LEGEND OF VOX MACHINA
SEASON 3 AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY FROM THURSDAY 3 OCTOBER
Everything is at stake in the long-awaited Season Three of The Legend of Vox Machina.
The Chroma Conclave’s path of destruction spreads like wildfire while the Cinder King hunts down Vox Machina.
Our lovable band of misfits must rise above inner (and outer) demons to try and save their loved ones, Tal’Dorei, and all of Exandria.
The Legend of Vox Machina stars the voices of Laura Bailey, Taliesin Jaffe, Ashley Johnson, Matthew Mercer, Liam O’Brien, Marisha Ray, Sam Riegel and Travis Willingham.
NEW MOVIES TO RENT OR BUY
AFRAID
AVAILABLE TO BUY
From Blumhouse, producer of M3gan and The Black Phone, comes AFRAID. Curtis and his family are selected to test a revolutionary home device: a digital family assistant called AIA.
Taking smart home to the next level, AIA seems able to do it all. She learns the family’s behaviours and begins to anticipate their needs.
And she can make sure nothing – and no one – gets in her family’s way.
AfrAId stars John Cho, Katherine Waterston, Havana Rose Liu, Ashley Romans, Greg Hill, Riki Lindhome, Isaac Bae, David Dastmalchian, and Keith Carradine.
SPEAK NO EVIL
AVAILABLE TO BUY
Speak No Evil stars Mackenzie Davis and SAG award-winner Scoot McNairy as American couple Louise and Ben Dalton, who, along with their 11-year-old daughter Agnes, accept the weekend-holiday invitation of Paddy, his wife Ciara and their furtive, mute son Ant.
Speak No Evil stars James McAvoy, Mackenzie Davis, Aisling Franciosi, Scoot McNairy, and Dan Hough.
BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE
COMING SOON TO BUY OR RENT
After a family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River.
Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia’s life is turned upside down when her teenage daughter, Astrid, accidentally opens the portal to the Afterlife.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice stars Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara, Justin Theroux, Monica Belluci, Jenna Ortega, Willem Dafoe.
OCTOBER 2024 TOP PICKS:
RENT OR BUY:
AFRAID (MOVIE)
SPEAK NO EVIL (MOVIE)
BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE (MOVIE) COMING SOON
HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON (MOVIE) COMING SOON
THE WILD ROBOT (MOVIE) COMING SOON
AVAILABLE ON PRIME VIDEO:
CHALLENGERS (MOVIE) 1/10/24
THE MUMMY (’17) (MOVIE) 1/10/2024
LEGALLY BLONDE (MOVIE) 1/10/2024
JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVEL (MOVIE) 1/10/2024
THE FIGHTER (MOVIE) 1/10/2024
THE AMITYVILLE HORROR (MOVIE) 1/10/2024
THE ADDAMS FAMILY (2019) (MOVIE) 1/10/2024
SHERLOCK GNOMES (MOVIE) 01/10/24
LEGEND OF VOX MACHINA S3 (TV) 03/10/24
HOUSE OF SPOILS (MOVIE) 03/10/24
EL DIARIO (MOVIE) 04/10/24
THE TRIBE S1 (TV) 04/10/24
A SIMPLE FAVOUR (MOVIE) 06/10/24
MIDDLE SCHOOL:THE WORST YEARS OF MY LIFE (MOVIE) 08/10/24
DEATH NOTE S1 (TV) 09/10/24
CITADEL: DIANA S1 (TV) 10/10/24
WILD CARD (MOVIE) 15/10/24
BAD BOYS FOR LIFE (MOVIE) 15/10/24
ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A CELEBRITY S1 (TV) 16/10/24
BROTHERS (MOVIE) 17/10/24
LOVE STUCK (MOVIE) 17/10/2024
THE OFFICE S1 (TV) 18/10/24
THE DEVIL’S HOUR S2 (TV) 19/10/24
BLUE CAVE (MOVIE) 18/10/2024
DARKNESS OF MAN (MOVE) 19/10/2024
IMMACULATE (MOVIE) 20/10/2024
THE SILENT HOUR (MOVIE) 22/20/24
HOT SUMMER NIGHTS (MOVIE) 22/10/2024
CANARY BLACK (MOVIE) 24/10/24
LIKE A DRAGON: YAKUZA S1 (TV) 25/10/2024
