Australia: Here’s your OCTOBER 2022 release schedule for FOXTEL – complete with the trailers available!

After more Australian streaming release schedules? Also check out OCTOBER line-ups for NETFLIX, AMAZON PRIME VIDEO, SHUDDER, and BRITBOX …

“Foxtel Disclaimer: Although every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, all programming is subject to late change. Foxtel may vary channel content or transmission times. Foxtel is not liable for any loss or disappointment any viewer may suffer as a result. All times listed in AEST.”

October 1

• Discovery Turbo – Restoration Garage (Season 8) 8.30pm

Rev up your engines for more of the world’s hottest rides and wildest cars. It’s The Guild of Automotive Restorers, where David Grainger’s all-star team rebuilds the most beautiful, expensive and coolest cars in the world.

October 2

• Fox Docos – Lion Spy (2 Hour Special) 8.30pm

How far would you go to make a difference? Shocked by the devastating effects big game trophy hunting is having on Lion populations in South Africa, filmmaker Rogue Rubin changed her identity and infiltrated the world of this murderous sport. Though in her time undercover would Rubin herself become the next target? Can one person blow open an industry which makes millions of dollars every year and is supported by some of the most influential business people worldwide, including the Trump family?

• Lifestyle Home – A Place In The Sun (Season 14) 7.30pm

Property experts help British house-hunters find their dream holiday home in the sun.

• BBC First – Sheland (Season 7) 8.30pm

• Always Amore – Drops on VOD 12.00am (Linear TX 8.30pm, October 19)

• Keeping Up With The Joneses: The Wrong Nemesis – Drops on VOD 12.00am (Linear TX 7.00pm, October 3)
• Keeping Up With The Joneses: The Wrong Murder – Drops on VOD 12.00am (Linear TX 8.30pm, October 3)
• Keeping Up With The Joneses: The Wrong Marriage – Drops on VOD 12.00am (Linear TX 10.00pm, October 3)
• Accused At 17 – Drops on VOD 12.00am (Linear TX 8.30pm, October 8)

• Secret Lives Of Housewives – Drops on VOD 12.00am (Linear TX 8.30pm, October 22)
• Bad Sister – Drops on VOD 12.00am (Linear TX 8.30pm, October 28)
• Secrets Of The Oligarch Wives – Drops on VOD 12.00am (Linear TX 8.30pm, October 3)
• A Tale Of Love And Desire – Drops on VOD 12.00am (Linear TX 8.30pm, October 3)
• Flashback – Drops on VOD 12.00am (Linear TX 8.30pm, October 5)

October 3

• Fox One – The Blacklist (Season 8) 9.30pm

A broker for the world’s most wanted fugitives surrenders to the FBI and agrees to help them bring to justice a list of previously unknown criminals in exchange for working with a new agent with whom he seemingly has no connection.

• Fox Showcase – The Walking Dead (Season 11C) 9.30pm

The series follows a group of survivors in the years that follow after a zombie apocalypse as they travel in search of a safe and secure home, willing to do anything to survive.

• LifeStyle – Escape To The Country (Season 29) 1.00pm

Property show where people house hunt for their perfect British country home.

• LifeStyle Food – Great British Menu (Season 17) 7.30pm

The best of British cuisine. Top chefs from across the UK put their hearts on a plate and showcase amazing culinary talent. Who will get to cook for a spectacular banquet?

• Discovery – Great Southern Truckers (Season 1) 8.30pm

Across 6 episodes we get up close and personal with a diverse group of truck drivers as they travel some of the most dangerous roads in the world, delivering cargos that are worth more than the houses they live in, all whilst other road users and mother nature try their very best to ruin their day.

• Discovery Turbo – Junkyard Gold (Season 2) 9.30pm

Across 6 episodes we get up close and personal with a diverse group of truck drivers as they travel some of the most dangerous roads in the world, delivering cargos that are worth more than the houses they live in, all whilst other road users and mother nature try their very best to ruin their day.

October 4

• History – Hindenburg: The Cover Up (Season 1) 7.30pm

We think we know the story: the largest airship to ever fly suddenly ignites into a blazing inferno and crashes into a wet New Jersey field, all captured on film for the world to see. Herb Morrison was there reporting the moment of disaster, and the two hours that followed. All 245 meters of the Nazi behemoth, destroyed in just over 30 seconds. Was it a bomb, sabotage, mechanical issues, human error? For three generations the cause of the crash has remained a mystery.

• LifeStyle Food – The Great British Bake Off (Season 13) 8.30pm

This year, the iconic tent remains the same, but there are 30 brand new challenges set by Judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith.

• LifeStyle Food – The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice (Season 13) 9.40pm

The show that gives fans another bite of Bake Off when one helping just isn’t enough. Jo Brand chats to a panel of celebrities about all the action, and meets the latest baker to leave the tent.

• BBC Earth – Animals With Cameras (Season 2) 8.30pm

Gordon Buchanan uses specially designed on-board animal cameras to gain an unprecedented insight into their secret lives and help scientists better protect wildlife in the future. This series explores the mysterious lives of sharks, elephant seals and turtles – and takes to the air with a squadron of gannets. And in Australia, cameras reveal the curious lives of flying foxes, koalas and kangaroos.

• Animal Planet – Alaskan Bush People (Season 3B) 8.30pm

After being pushed off their land, the Browns, a family of nine, travel deep into the Alaskan bush to build a small shack where they will all sleep. They have lived their whole lives in the wild and often go six months without seeing an outsider.

• Off The Rails – Drops on VOD 12.00am (Linear TX 8.30pm, October 9)

October 5

• Fox One – East New York (Season 1) 9.00pm

Deputy Inspector Regina Haywood (Amanda Warren) is the newly promoted boss of the 74th Precinct in EAST NEW YORK – a working-class neighbourhood on the edge of Brooklyn that is in the midst of social upheaval and the early seeds of gentrification. With family ties to the area, Haywood is determined to deploy creative methods to protect her beloved community with the help of her officers and detectives. But first, she has the daunting task of getting them on board, as some are sceptical of her promotion, and others resist the changes she is desperate to make.

• Crime + Investigation – The Suspect (Season 1) 9.30pm

A true-crime documentary series that follows the retrial of Dennis Oland, who in 2015 was found guilty of the murder of his millionaire father Richard. The sixth generation of the family-owned Moosehead Beer dynasty, Richard Oland was a prominent businessman in Nova Scotia with several trucking companies and an investment firm to his name. Unravelling in the quiet port city of New Brunswick in Canada, the vicious murder of one of the area’s most prominent and wealthy inhabitants captured the national headlines.

• Discovery Turbo – Kevin Hart’s Muscle Car Crew (Season 1) 8.30pm

Kevin Hart and his Muscle Car Crew known as The Plastic Cup Boyz Car Club lead an automotive-themed comedy “fish out of water” adventure series that follows Kevin Hart and his closest friends as they dive in head-first into America’s dynamic and ever-changing car culture. With a serious need for education about cars and car culture, they hire builder Lucky Costa to support them on their goal to transform from “classic car enthusiasts” into a full-fledged and authorised Muscle Car Club.

• National Geographic – World’s Greatest Train Journeys From Above (Season 1) 8.30pm

This 6-part series will follow some of the world’s most extraordinary railway journeys from above and on the ground, taking the audience on an adventure of a lifetime.  We’ll fly above spectacular scenery and explore exceptional engineering; meeting the people who maintain and run these incredible railroads as well as those who live alongside them.

October 6

• Fox8 – Kung Fu (Season 3) 9.30pm

We left Kung Fu in a state of transition. Henry decided to learn more about his father after the man died in his arms. It’s a journey that necessitated an end to his relationship with Nicky despite the two being split by life and circumstances and not a loss of love and care for one another.

• Discovery Turbo – Iron Resurrection (Season 6) 8.30pm

Joe Martin brings new life to old iron at his shop Joe Martin Customs. Working with his wife Amanda, and best friend Shag, this custom shop oversees every phase of restoration from design, fabrication and mechanicals, to the final paint job.

• King Richard  – Drops on VOD 12.00am (Linear TX 8.30pm, October 8)

• Around The World In 80 Days – Drops on VOD 12.00am (Linear TX 6.30pm, October 15)

October 7

• Fox 8 – Pennyworth (Season 3) 8.30pm

Season three begins after a five-year time jump: the civil war is over, and a cultural revolution has changed the world for better.. or worse—ushering in a new age of superheroes and supervillains.

• Discovery Turbo – Wheeler Dealers (Season 17B) 8.30pm

Wheeler Dealers, now based in the UK, features experienced car dealer Mike Brewer and multi-talented mechanic Marc “Elvis” Priestley on their mission to find and restore iconic cars that they can later sell for a profit.

• Zeros And Ones  – Drops on VOD 12.00am (Linear TX 8.30pm, October 7)

October 8

• Fox8 – Yvonne Orji: A Whole Me (1 Hour Special)  10.00pm

In her second HBO stand-up special, Yvonne uses therapy as a thruline to discuss her evolving thoughts on friendship, dating, adulting, and why guys need better friends.

• Investigation Discovery – House Of Hammer (Season 1) 9.30pm

Debauchery. Deceit. Abuse. Addiction. Corruption. Over the course of five generations, the men in the Hammer family have more secrets and scandals than any vault can contain. Armie Hammer’s alleged crimes are only the tip of the iceberg. Through a trove of archive and interviews from survivors and family members, the dark and twisted secrets of the Hammer family come to light. Behind the money and power lies a dysfunctional dynasty with its male characters exhibiting all the devastating consequences of privilege gone wild.

• Discovery – Blowing Up History (Season 5B) 10.25pm

The hidden secrets of iconic structures and monuments from around the globe are revealed through scientific investigation and CGI animation.

• The Duke – Drops on VOD 12.00am (Linear TX 8.30pm, October 15)
• Belle – Drops on VOD 12.00am (Linear TX 10.00pm, October 8)
• After Yang – Drops on VOD 12.00am (Linear TX 8.30pm, October 23)

October 9

• Fox Docos – The Art That Made Us (1 Hour Special) 6.30pm

Presenting an alternative history of the British Isles, told through art. Looking at 1,500 years and eight dramatic turning points, acclaimed artists and thinkers encounter key historic artworks from across the United Kingdom that have shaped the history and inspired their work and others. Highlighting the paintings, sculpture, architecture, literature, drama, design and music that emerged at times of crisis and turbulence in the United Kingdom, that are helping to reshape modern understandings of historical events.

• A&E – Kings Of Pain (Season 2) 8.30pm

“Kings of Pain” follows wildlife biologist Adam Thorn and professional animal handler Rob “Caveman” Alleva as they get bitten and stung by some of the most dangerous animals and vicious stinging insects in the world – from a reticulated python to a rove beetle – to create a complete and comprehensive pain index that will ultimately help save lives.

• Investigation Discovery – Still A Mystery (Season 5B) 9.30pm

Re-examinations of cases in which unanswered questions still remain; includes interviews with law enforcement personnel, family members and private investigators as well as news footage and social media posts.

October 10

• Fox Arena – The Real Housewives Of Potomac (Season 7) 1.30pm

“The Real Housewives of Potomac” returns for Season 7 with a 75-minute supersized premiere. Coming up this season, Gizelle Bryant is inching closer to becoming an empty nester, but it’s bittersweet. Karen Huger is looking and feeling better than ever with some “tweaks.” Ashley Darby recently separated from Michael, and her main focus is motherhood with a little TikTok on the side. Robyn Dixon and Juan are finally engaged and everyone is expecting a wedding any day now … everyone but the Dixons, who have mastered the art of procrastination. Candiace Dillard-Bassett is busier than ever with a successful music career, but if she wants babies in the future, she has to act now. Former housewife Charrisse Jackson Jordan returns as a friend and voice of reason that most of the ladies welcome except for Karen, who mysteriously goes out of her way to avoid her. Jacqueline Blake joins as a friend. She and Mia are so close that one might think they are sisters, but some unusual behaviour has the ladies wondering what the real story is.

• History – The Secret Story Of The Knights Templar (Season 1) 7.30pm

Discover the secrets of the most mysterious and powerful knightly order of the Middle Ages: The Knights Templar.

From the rise of their heavenly power through to their fall within the flames of diabolism. From the rituals and traditions within the medieval knighthood, through the exterminatory campaign against them, to their supposed secret survival and their official legacies bridging the Holy Land and the European continent. In our series, the mysterious story of the Knights Templar will be unveiled for the first time. We will distinguish between the abundant mythology that has been created about them and the newly acquired historical facts.

• TLC – Dr Pimple Popper (Season 4) 8.30pm

Dr. Sandra Lee, aka Dr. Pimple Popper, is a renowned dermatologic and cosmetic surgeon who treats her patients’ various skin ailments in an effort to help them reclaim their lives.

October 11

• Fox8 – All American: Homecoming (Season 2) 8.30pm

Simone is now a starting player on the Bringston University tennis team. However, this was a position that was acquired following the injury of her frenemy Thea, and Thea didn’t let Simone forget that in the finale. Given that Thea also knows her boyfriend Damon has a thing for Simone and vice versa, there are definitely going to be some explosive moments between the two ladies in the forthcoming episodes.

• History – The Greatest Mysteries Of Humanity (Season 1) 8.30pm

They run across all periods of history: myths. How much truth is there in them? What is fact and what is fiction?

Each episode of the fascinating series ” The Greatest Mysteries of Humanity” examines precisely this question. The series follows scientists and hobby researchers alike. Archaeologists uncover ancient graves and go on underwater expeditions. The traces lead to ancient Egypt, to Attila, the barbaric king of the Huns or straight in the middle of the infamous Bermuda Triangle. From biblical stories to historical figures and modern urban legends.

• Crime & Investigation – Bloodline Detectives (Season 1) 8.30pm

It is the forensic revolution that is seeing cold cases solved all over the world and Bloodline Detectives explores and tells the stories of some of the most extraordinary cases solved to date. Using witness testimony, new interviews, archive footage and dramatic reconstructions, Bloodline Detectives is a compelling and highly watchable television series which reveals a new and dynamic form of crime fighting. Each of the one-hour long episodes shows detectives solving cold cases by using the DNA of family members and how that additional DNA information is revolutionizing genetic profiling to solve criminal cases.

October 12

• Fox8 – The Winchesters (Season 1) 8.30pm

The Winchesters, centred on Dean and Sam Winchester’s parents. It’ll tell the untold story of how they got together, and how they saved the world from forces hellbent on destroying it.

• Fox Showcase – Avenue 5 (Season 2) 8.30pm

Avenue 5 is a new HBO comedy set 40 years in the future when travelling the solar system is no longer the stuff of sci-fi fantasy but a booming, multibillion-dollar business. The series stars Hugh Laurie as Ryan Clark, the confident and suave captain of “Avenue 5” – a space cruise ship with luxury amenities like gourmet buffets, a spa, an observation deck and yoga classes.

• Animal Planet – Pitbulls & Parolees (Season 12) 8.30pm

Tia Maria Torres and her family at the Villalobos Rescue Centre work tirelessly to change the stereotypes surrounding pit bulls. They offer second chances to parolees as they volunteer and fight to find these canines a forever home.

• National Geographic Wild – Secrets Of The Zoo (Season 4) 8.30pm

We are back for a fourth season of Secrets of the Zoo! The series that provides unprecedented access to one of the nation’s largest and most popular zoos… The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium! Featuring the dramatic, hilarious and heartwarming stories of what it takes to care for the zoo’s 10,000 animals across almost 12,000 acres of facilities, this series will take viewers behind-the-scenes to witness America’s favorite zoo at work… from veterinary care to feeding, from live births to expanding habitats, and all the wild people – and wildlife – that it takes to make it happen!

October 13

• History – Black Files Declassified (Season 2) 8.30pm

Every year, the US government funds clandestine programs collectively called the black budget. But what’s exactly behind these secretive missions operating around the globe? With unprecedented access, former CIA operative Mike Baker looks at top-secret government programs steeped in cutting-edge science. Conducting his own research, speaking with journalists, experts, former government and black file officials and scientists, he stops at nothing to delve deeper into these black files than anyone has ever done before.

• Crime + Investigation – Taking The Stand (Season 1) 8.30pm

“Taking the Stand” tells the story of a crime from the unique lens of the accused as they take the witness stand. Hosted by Dan Abrams, each episode covers everything from first-hand defendant testimony, juxtaposed with the contentious cross examination to the final verdict. There is a reason that taking the witness stand in your own defense is a gamble that very few criminal defendants ever take. In addition to interviews with key members of the investigation, the series features original video from law enforcement, surveillance camera footage, 911 audio recordings, digital forensic evidence and some exclusive interviews and responses from the defendants themselves, to provide an in-depth look at dozens of raw and real cases.

• TLC – 7 Little Johnstons (Season 7) 8.30pm

As Trent and Amber continue to work on pushing their older children out of the nest, the family still finds time to spend together. Trent and Amber both reconsider their careers as the family encounters some major life changes.

• Discovery – Hoffman Family Gold (Season 1) 8.30pm

After huge wins and epic fails, Todd Hoffman left gold mining four years ago. But now he’s taking a new gamble at a remote but gold-rich mine in Alaska. Todd and his family have just 7 weeks to grab the gold before winter freezes them out.

• Wyrmwood: The Apocalypse – Drops on VOD 12.00am (Linear TX 8.30pm, October 31)

October 14

• Fox Arena – Naked & Afraid Of Love (Season 1) 8.30pm

Anything goes as 16 adventurous singles bare it all and look for true love in a tropical island paradise.

October 15

• The Bad Guys – Drops on VOD 12.00am (Linear TX 7.30pm, October 15)

October 16

 

• Fox Arena – We’re Here (Season 2) 8.30pm

​Reminding audiences that they’re still here despite an unprecedented year, We’re Here’s second season follows Bob the Drag Queen, Eureka O’Hara, and Shangela as they continue their journey to spread love and connection across small-town America through the art of drag. Each episode of this Emmy®-nominated unscripted series finds the renowned drag queens recruiting local ​residents to participate in one-night-only drag shows and inspiring their “drag kids” to express their genuine selves in front of their families, friends, and communities.

• National Geographic – Ultimate Space Telescope (Season 1) 8.30pm

Thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomy’s biggest mysteries are finally getting answered. The world’s most complex and innovative telescope is peering into corners of the cosmos never before seen. Witness the decades long journey it took just to get off the ground, and meet the team capturing some of the greatest space images in human history.

• Cartoon Network – Batwheels (Season 1) 8.00am

Holy hubcaps! Brought to life to help defend Gotham City, the heroic Batwheels are thrust into hilarious hijinks and jaw-dropping action while learning important lessons about teamwork, friendship, and so much more.

October 17

• A&E – Storage Wars (Season 14) 7.30pm

“Storage Wars” returns to bidding, buying and selling for a new season of wild auction battles in California. Iconic auctioneers Dan and Laura Dotson once again lead our buyers through unit after unit filled with all kinds of surprises. As for the buyers, Brandi Passante has focused her attention on home staging and storage lockers have a way of offering her all kinds of furniture and knick-knacks.

• LifeStyle – Long Lost Family: What Happened Next (Season 6) 8.30pm

Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell revisit some of the programme’s most extraordinary searches to find out what happened after the families were reunited.

October 18

• Fox Docos – Science And The Ultimate Question (Season 1) 9.30pm

Science and the Ultimate Question takes viewers on three fascinating journeys to experience the wonders of the universe, to explore the secrets of life on earth and to probe the deep mysteries of the mind and brain. And throughout… the ultimate question: what explains our existence? Does science shatter centuries-old beliefs about the reality of the supernatural or, conversely, does scientific investigation provide evidence of a mind behind the universe?

• Discovery – How The Universe Works (Season 10) 10.25pm

How is the universe put together? How was it built and how does it actually work? With a cast of experts and eye-popping CGI, we’re looking under the celestial hood to tell the greatest story of all — the story of where we and everything else came from.

• National Geographic – World Of Flavour With Big Moe Cason (Season 1) 7.30pm

There are ingredients and dishes so rare and so wonderful that can only be found in remote pockets of the planet. Now, Big Moe Cason is heading off on an epic culinary adventure to meet the stewards of these fantastic flavors, walk in their boots and learn first-hand about the power of local food and community.

October 19

• LifeStyle – Selling In The City (Season 1) 8.30pm 

Selling In the City team, Rosie and Paddy help people take a leap up the property ladder by maximizing the potential of their inner city home, through design that inspires, excites and sells.

• Lifestyle – Gordon, Gino And Fred’s Road Trip (Season 3) 9.30pm

Having previously traversed America’s west coast to explore flavours of the new world, this time out Gordon, Gino and Fred travel to Greece to immerse themselves in the culinary traditions and spectacular landscapes of the old world, in the birthplace of civilisation. The taste buddies embark on an island-hopping tour, keen to learn more about the Mediterranean diet and how the country has one of the healthiest populations in the world.

• Investigation Discovery – I Went Undercover (Season 1) 8.30pm

October 20

• Discovery – Gold Rush: Freddy Dodge’s Mine Rescue (Season 1) 7.30pm

Gold recovery expert Freddy Dodge helps struggling mine owners in this six-part series. If he can increase the owner’s weekly gold haul, he gets a cut of the profits, but if he fails he doesn’t charge a dime.

• Swan Song – Drops on VOD 12.00am (Linear TX 8.30pm, October 30)

October 21 

• Fox Docos – Johnny Depp, Wild Child (1 Hour Special) 7.30pm

Explore Johnny Depp’s iconic roles, from Edward Scissorhands to Donnie Brasco and Jack Sparrow. What is behind this intriguing Hollywood star? Perhaps because the actor’s life seems straight out of a movie where death, love, drugs, motels, palaces, Marlon Brando and Iggy Pop are all part of the ensemble. These multiple layers, sometimes contradictory, are found in his most iconic interpretations: often poetic and always offbeat anti-heroes: genuine American anomalies.

• Gasoline Alley – Drops on VOD 12.00am (Linear TX 8.30pm, October 21)

October 22

• Investigation Discovery – The Hillside Strangler (Season 1) 9.30pm

In 1979, a charming father named Kenneth Bianchi is arrested on suspicion of a double homicide in Bellingham, Washington. What happens next sends the entire West Coast into meltdown. Detectives believe Bianchi to be the notorious ‘Hillside Strangler,’ a serial killer wanted for the unsolved rape, torture, and murder of ten young women and girls in Los Angeles the previous year.

• The Northman – Drops on VOD 12.00am (Linear TX 8.30pm, October 22)

October 23

• Fox Docos – The Vow Part Two (Season 2) 8.30pm

Set against the backdrop of the federal trial of The United States against Keith Raniere, THE VOW Part Two offers an exclusive view into Raniere’s innermost circle, including NXIVM co-founder Nancy Salzman. It follows the legal and emotional journeys of the group’s founders, supporters and defectors as new evidence and stunning revelations come to light, while federal prosecutors and defense attorneys battle with opposing views of justice in a case caught in the national spotlight.

October 25

• LifeStyle Home – Dream Home Makeovers With Sophie Robinson (Season 1) 9.30pm

Interior designer and colour guru Sophie helps homeowners struggling with design dilemmas. With some real wow-factor makeovers Sophie helps to reinvent, reinvigorate and completely transform interiors.

October 26

• BBC Earth – Our Wildest Dreams (Season 1) 7.20pm

Starting over…from scratch. Imagine starting your life all over again, in one of the wildest places on earth, leaving behind everything you know for a location and lifestyle you know nothing about. This powerful observational documentary follows four British families as they leave the UK and start a new life from scratch in some of the most extraordinary places on the planet. Tracking every step of their different journeys over the course of a year, from their final days in Britain to their arrival, and the start of their new life, we witness the highs and lows as ordinary families attempt to build new homes and new lives in the wild.

October 28

• BBC Earth – Where The Wild Men Are (Season 10) 8.30pm

Explorer Ben Fogle meets more people who’ve turned their back on the rat race and set up home in some of the most remote and inhospitable parts of the world. In this series, Ben meets Alex, a retail whizz-kid who left the UK for his own remote Portuguese mountain. He joins Georg and Bettina, a European couple who’ve found solace in the Irish wilderness. And Ben visits Sandy, who’s swapped a career in the tourist industry to rescue animals on a Greek Island. He also meets Helen and Jason, tackling life in the Shetlands, the most northerly point in the UK. And in the US, Ben travels the deserts of Arizona with Dee, a modern-day nomad living life out of her van.

• Warhunt – Drops on VOD 12.00am (Linear TX 8.30pm, October 28)

October 29

• Discovery – Building Alaska (Season 2) 7.30pm

Daring individuals battle the elements to construct their dream homes in the Alaskan wilderness. With no roads or supply centres, they have to get creative to build in one of the most remote and rugged areas on the planet.

• Investigation Discovery – Gabby Petito: An ID Murder Mystery (1 Hour Special) 9.30pm

Aspiring influencer Gabby Petito sets out on a cross-country road trip with her fiancé. But she goes missing, and the ensuing mystery goes viral. New evidence sheds light on the personal and financial struggles that led to the nightmarish outcome.

• Morbius – Drops on VOD 12.00am (Linear TX 8.30pm, October 29)

• Paranormal Activity: Next Of Kin – Drops on VOD 12.00am (Linear TX 6.45pm, October 31)

October 31

• Fox Showcase – The White Lotus (Season 2) 8.30pm

The next chapter of the social satire is set at an exclusive Sicilian resort, in Italy, and follows the exploits of various guests and employees over the span of a week.

• LifeStyle – Long Lost Family: Born Without A Trace (Season 3) 8.30pm

Presented by Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell, the team behind Long Lost Family attempts to find answers for people using the latest DNA technology combined with painstaking detective work. At last foundlings have the chance to find birth family and know their identities.

• Fox Docos – Stephen King: A Necessary Evil (1 Hour Special) 7.30pm

Consecrated “king of horror” of modern literature, he distinguished himself in other genres such as fantasy, science fiction or detective stories. Several of his works have been adapted for cinema such as Shining by Stanley Kubrick, Dead Zone by David Cronenberg or Misery by Rob Reiner. Influenced in his youth by the works of Richard Matheson and the classics of fantasy (those of H. P. Lovecraft, Mary Shelley and Bram Stoker), marked as much by the arrest of a serial killer in the 1950s as by the assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, this cantor of popular literature sheds light on the genesis of some of his greatest bookstore bestsellers and their adaptation, for television or cinema, through interviews gathered by Julien Dupuy in an enlightening documentary portrait.