STARZ has announced the movie and TV titles coming to the service in October. The STARZ October 2023 schedule includes the season two premiere of Shining Vale and new episodes of Power Book IV: Force Season 2.
The STARZ October 2023 lineup also features the critically-acclaimed Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, which premieres on October 11.
And just in time for Halloween, The Blackening joins a robust slate of scary films available including the first seven films in the Saw franchise, Scream 4, Zombieland: Double Tap, Meet the Blacks, The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2, The Exorcism of God, Prey for the Devil, Fear (2023), A Southern Haunting, and Slenderman.
STARZ OCTOBER 2023 HIGHLIGHTS
The Originals available as part of the STARZ October 2023 schedule.
SHINING VALE SEASON 2
Shining Vale season two is set to premiere on Friday, October 13th, at midnight ET on the STARZ app, all STARZ streaming and on-demand platforms and on LIONSGATE+ streaming platform in the U.K. and Ireland.
On linear, it will debut on STARZ on Friday, October 13th, at 9PM ET/PT in the U.S. and Canada.
Season one of Shining Vale introduced Pat and Terry Phelps, a dysfunctional family that tried to run from their problems by moving their kids into a Victorian mansion in small-town Connecticut. The only problem? It may be haunted.
Once settled in, Pat encountered Rosemary, a demon who possessed her body and turned her life upside down. When the family steps in to “save” Pat, they commit her to a psychiatric hospital where she sees an old photo of a nurse who looks just like her demon Rosemary.
Season two kicks off four months later, when Pat’s insurance runs out and she is released from the psychiatric hospital early. Pat returns home, determined to pick up the pieces of her broken family, but she quickly finds out her children don’t need her, Terry doesn’t remember her and to make matters worse, Pat’s new neighbor Ruth looks exactly like Rosemary.
Meanwhile, the house starts to reveal the shocking secrets of its dark past. Every mother feels like they live in an insane asylum, but Pat may be right!
POWER BOOK IV: FORCE SEASON 2
Power Book IV: Force continues its second season, with new episodes available all month long on Fridays at midnight (ET) on the STARZ app, all STARZ streaming and on-demand platforms. On linear, they will air on STARZ at 8:00PM ET/PT in the U.S. and Canada.
Tommy Egan is on a mission to avenge the death of Liliana, and with the Flynn organization weakened, he’s more determined than ever to take over the Chicago drug world. But with CBI split down the middle, Tommy and Diamond first must maintain their edge over Jenard.
As their factions feud in the streets, Tommy capitalizes on another rivalry between the Serbs and Miguel Garcia, the most formidable drug lord in Chicago. After setting off a chain reaction of violence in pursuit of his ambition, Tommy must race to stay ahead of the men who are coming for what’s theirs, a federal task force that’s closing ranks, and a sadistic supplier with a direct line to the Cartel.
All the while torn by the promise of a second chance with his blood family, Tommy must decide what he is willing to sacrifice to finally ascend the throne of a kingpin.
STARZ OCTOBER 2023 TITLES
AVAILABLE OCTOBER 1
About A Boy
All About the Benjamins
Bachelorette
Battle For The Planet Of The Apes
Cherry
Cookie’s Fortune
Cuban Fury
Day In The Life, A
Death Race 2
Death Race 3: Inferno
Death Race: Beyond Anarchy
Deck The Halls
Duplicity
Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, The
Green Hornet, The
Gunpoint
Half Sisters
Hired Hand, The
House Next Door: Meet The Blacks 2, The
I Don’t Know How She Does It
I Spy
Irish Jam
Lawless
Love Happens
Made Of Honor
Malum
Mo’ Better Blues
New Daughter, The
Next Day Air
Pillars Of The Sky
Pineapple Express
Secret Of My Success, The
Siege, The
Simple Wish, A
Six Black Horses
Snowy Day in Oakland, A
Speed
Speed 2: Cruise Control
Summoning Sylvia
Survive
Warrior’s Way, The
Weird Science
X-Men: The Last Stand
AVAILABLE OCTOBER 4
Blackening, The
AVAILABLE OCTOBER 6
Power Book IV: Force, Episode 206 – “Here There Be Monsters”
Tommy and Diamond expand their coalition by bringing Vic and Jenard into CBI, just as the Serbs declare war against them all.
AVAILABLE OCTOBER 8
Megan Leavey
AVAILABLE OCTOBER 11
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
AVAILABLE OCTOBER 13
5 Flights Up
30 Minutes Or Less
After The Ball
Brüno
Cowgirl’s Story, A
Cowgirls N’ Angels
Cowgirls N’ Angels: Dakota’s Summer
Down In The Valley
Dudes & Dragons
Elephant Kingdom
Nut Job, The
Officer Down
Only The Lonely
Open Road, The
Out of Season
Rams
Son of No One, The
Spread
Titan A.E.
Yellow Rose
Yellowbird
Power Book IV: Force, Episode 207 – “Chicago Is Heating Up!”
Tommy and Diamond continue gaining territory behind Miguel’s back, but Diamond is pulled in other directions while Tommy puts Vic’s loyalty to the test.
Shining Vale, Episode 201 – “Chapter 9: Homecoming” (Season Premiere)
Pat returns home after four months of intensive electroshock therapy and tries to put back together the family she broke. Terry meets his family for the first time after suffering a traumatic brain injury that wiped out his memory. Gaynor battles with Pat over the role as head of household, while Jake celebrates his new found celebrity as school mascot.
AVAILABLE OCTOBER 20
Power Book IV: Force, Episode 208 – “Dead Reckoning”
Tommy makes bold moves to connect CBI directly with the Cartel as he hustles to stay ahead of the many adversaries out for his blood.
Shining Vale, Episode 202 – “Chapter 10: She’s Real”
As the family struggles to reconnect, Pat’s peculiar new neighbor brings a logical explanation for her psychotic break.
AVAILABLE OCTOBER 27
Shining Vale, Episode 203 – “Chapter 11: The Goat”
Terry struggles to process the knowledge that Pat hit him with an axe and he may have cheated on her with his colleague Kathryn. Meanwhile Gaynor gets some potentially good news, and Jake has a run-in with the scary goat.
AVAILABLE OCTOBER 31
Perfect Guy, The
War Room
Wolf Totem
LEAVING STARZ IN OCTOBER 2023
In addition to the STARZ October 2023 lineup, the following is a list of titles leaving the service.
LEAVING OCTOBER 4
Sex Tape
LEAVING OCTOBER 6
Brick Mansions
LEAVING OCTOBER 10
Haunted House 2, A
LEAVING OCTOBER 11
Deliver Us From Evil
LEAVING OCTOBER 13
Daisy’s Dream
Misfits, The
LEAVING OCTOBER 15
That Awkward Moment
LEAVING OCTOBER 17
Friend Request
LEAVING OCTOBER 17
Homefront
LEAVING OCTOBER 18
Land Ho!
Mouthful Of Air, A
LEAVING OCTOBER 21
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
Yes, God, Yes
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Combat Wombat
LEAVING OCTOBER 30
Spider-Man: Far From Home
LEAVING OCTOBER 31
13 Minutes
‘Burbs, The
Alien Vs. Predator
American Chaos
Anita: Speaking Truth To Power
Balto
Balto II: Wolf Quest
Balto III: Wings of Change
Belly
Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club
Birthday Cake, The
Black Dog
Black Friday
Blood Out
Boundaries
Brimstone
Brokeback Mountain
Brooklyn’s Finest
Carpool
Christmas At Cattle Hill
Crime On The Bayou, A
Cry Freedom
Dark Horse
Daylight
Dead Girl, The
Dr. Seuss’ The Cat In The Hat
Ed
Eiger Sanction, The
Eye Of The Beholder
Flipper
Hollywoodland
Homegrown
Hope Springs Eternal
Hunted, The
Hurricane, The
Julieta
Kicking & Screaming
Killing Them Softly
Leprechaun
Leprechaun 2
Leprechaun 3
Leprechaun 4: In Space
Leprechaun 5: In The Hood
Leprechaun 6: Back 2 Tha Hood
Leprechaun: Origins
Loving Pablo
MacGruber
Man Up
My Best Friend
Mystery Men
Nerdland
Nobel Son
Obsession
Perfect Holiday, The
Peter Pan
Phat Beach
Place Beyond The Pines, The
Prime
Red Dragon
RV
Sandlot, The
Saw
Saw II
Saw III
Saw IV
Saw V
Saw VI
Saw: The Final Chapter
Scream 4
Shallow Hal
Slaughterhouse Rulez
Smokin’ Aces 2: Assassins’ Ball
Snow Flower And The Secret Fan
Still Mine
Submergence
Summer Night
Take Me Home Tonight
Tigerland
True Story Of Jesse James, The
Twelve Monkeys
Veil, The
Waterworld
Wedding Planner, The
Wild Child
Woo
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
NOTABLE COLLECTIONS
IF YOU LIKE POWER (AUGUST 25 – JANUARY 31)
Titles include: “Origins of Hip Hop,” 88, Armored, Blood Out, Brooklyn’s Finest, City of Lies, Clockers, A Day in the Life, Destined, The Devil You Know, Fear (2023), Gridlock’d, I’m Charlie Walker, Jamesy Boy, Killing Them Softly, The Last Deal, Lawless, Next Day Air, Officer Down, Proud Mary, The Son of No One, Stripped: Los Angeles, The Traitor, and White Boy Rick.
LATINO AND HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH (SEPT. 15 – OCT. 15)
Titles include: “Hightown,” “Vida,” The 355, All About the Benjamins, All the World is Sleeping, As Good as Dead, Babysitters Beware, The Big Bang, Bloodshot, Border Run, Chef, Collection, Cuban Fury, Deliver Us from Evil, El Jeremias, The Exorcism of God, A Fantastic Woman, Fantasy Island, The Games Maker, Gringa, A Haunted House 2, and The Hollow Point.
The list continues with Jockey, Julieta, Life (2017), Loving Pablo, Marry Me, Musical Chairs, Off the Menu, Oscar Nominated Short Films 2022, Pain and Glory, Parallel Mothers, The Place Beyond the Pines, The Queen of Spain, Summer Night, Superfly, Tortilla Soup, The Veil, A Walk in the Clouds, The Wedding Planner, Wild Card, Wild Tales, and Zombieland: Double Tap.
GET IN ON THE ACTION (SEPTEMBER 15 – OCTOBER 31)
Titles include: Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre, Plane, The 355, The System, Fall, Bad Boys for Life, The Equalizer, Fury, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, Independence Day, Asher, The 2nd, The Last Deal, Bloodshot, Speed, and Speed 2: Cruise Control.
The list continues with Homefront, Die Hard 2, Kingdom of Heaven, League of Gods, Armored, The Hurricane Heist, The Misfits, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, SAS: Red Notice, Wild Card, Waterworld, The Warrior’s Way, and Underworld: Blood Wars.
SAW SAGA (SEPTEMBER 19 – OCTOBER 9)
Titles include: Saw 1, Saw 2, Saw 3, Saw 4, Saw 5, Saw 6 and Saw: The Final Chapter.
DENZEL WASHINGTON – MY MAN (OCTOBER 3 – 9)
Titles include: The Equalizer, The Siege, Antwone Fisher, Mo’ Better Blues, Roman J. Israel, Esq., The Hurricane, A Journal for Jordan, Philadelphia, Courage Under Fire, and Cry Freedom.
TEAM APATOW (OCTOBER 10 – 31)
Titles include: 22 Jump Street, Pineapple Express, The Green Hornet, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Admission, Sex Tape, Rapture-Palooza, 30 Minutes or Less, Charlie’s Angels (2019), Girl Most Likely, and MacGruber.
SUPERNATURAL SUBURBS – SHINING VALE IS BACK (OCTOBER 10 – 16)
Titles include: The Blackening, Scream 4, The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Meet the Blacks, The ‘Burbs, The Craft: Legacy, Black Friday, Meet Joe Black, and Silent Night.
BLACK HORROR – BLOCK-CHILLING TALES (OCTOBER 24 – 31)
Titles include: The Blackening, Fear (2023), The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2, Meet the Blacks, A Southern Haunting, Malum, Summoning Sylvia, and Incarnation.
NOTABLE MARATHONS
STARZ
“Shining Vale” Season One Marathon, October 7 at 1:00 pm
“Shining Vale” Marathon of Season One and 201-203, October 28 at 11:00 am
STARZ ENCORE
“Shining Vale” Season One Marathon, every night October 9-12 at 10:00 pm
The Saw Saga A Saw Movie every night October 24- October 30 at 11:00 pm
A Very “Unlucky” Halloween! Leprechaun Movie Marathon, October 31 at 12:30 am with an encore marathon beginning at 1:30 pm
STARZ EDGE
“Shining Vale” Season One Marathon, October 11-12 at 11:00 pm
STARZ ENCORE WESTERNS
Breakfast with the Duke – Saturdays at 8:00 am
Titles include: Blue Steel, The Lawless Frontier, The Star Packer, and Paradise Canyon.
Classic TV Westerns Block- Weekdays at 2:00 pm
Titles include: The Deputy, Wanted: Dead or Alive, Wagon Train, Laramie, The Virginian, The Rifleman, Tales of Wells Fargo, and Lawman.
Mirko Parlevliet has been reporting on the entertainment industry since 1998 and founded Vital Thrills in 2018 to cover the latest news on streaming, movies, TV, and video games.