What shows are returning in October?

Spy x Family Part 2 (October 1, Crunchyroll)

The heartwarming anime returns, and if you haven’t yet fallen in love with it, there’s no time like now.

The Walking Dead (October 2, AMC)

The third and final chunk of season 11 is finally here, with a hell of a lot of human conflict left to resolve, not to mention all those zombies still roaming around.

Solar Opposites: “A Sinister Halloween Scary Opposites Solar Special” (October 3, Hulu)

The animated aliens had their way with Christmas last year; now, they’re getting their own Halloween special.

Chucky (October 5, Syfy and USA)

The campy, gory horror comedy starring everyone’s favorite trash-talking, loud-cackling killer doll returns for season two.

Avenue 5 (October 10, HBO)

The sci-fi comedy’s second and final season promises even more chaotic mayhem aboard a luxury space cruiser that accidentally gets bumped rather disastrously off its course.

Dead End: Paranormal Park 2 (October 13, Netflix)

Hamish Steel’s animated delight about a trans teen who takes a job at a haunted amusement park returns for a second installment.

Unsolved Mysteries Vol. 3 (October 18, Netflix)

Will there be a ghostly and/or alien mystery among the cases in this latest drop of Unsolved Mysteries reboot episodes? We’re crossing our fingers, but we’ll be watching no matter what. The theme song is already stuck in our heads.

The Mysterious Benedict Society (October 26, Disney+)

“This season, Reynie, Sticky, Kate and Constance, the four gifted orphans who were recruited by the eccentric Mr. Benedict (Tony Hale), embark on another mission to save the world from the nefarious plans of his twin brother Dr. L.D. Curtain (also Hale).”