10 TV highlights for October: Celebrity Traitors, East of Eden, Oasis…
October TV highlights.
The Tipp duo return for more late night antics in a traditionally boisterous pub-setting. The fourth outing has much in store: games and chats in abundance, as usual, with the hosts joined by guests Jennifer Zamperelli, Paddy McDonnell and Jarlath Regan.
Haven’t quite got your fill of Traitors? Tune into BBC One on Thursday for the second season of Celebrity Traitors. Season 2 has an exciting new roster of celebrities that includes Bella Ramsey, Maya Jama, Michael Sheen, Myha’la and Richard E Grant.
: Just over 70 years on from the Elia Kazan-directed James Dean-starring adaptation, Zoe Kazan (granddaughter of Elia) introduces a modern audience to the beloved American family saga with a seven-episode limited series.
Florence Pugh stars as Cathy Ames in this update bolstered by a brilliant supporting roster that includes rising star Joseph Zada ( ).
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From East to West — and by that I mean Dominic West. alum plays Morgan Henderson, a high-profile tech mogul facing off against his movie star wife, played by Sienna Miller, in a messy divorce case that pits two rival legal firms against each other. Keep an eye out for a guest appearance from Cillian Murphy’s son Aran.
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Comedian Martin Angolo puts a positive spin on the immigrant experience with this three-part documentary exploring the comedy scene in Ireland and the immigrants who have aspirations to make people laugh.
: Fun fact: Stephen King holds the record for the most adapted living author, but that probably doesn’t come as a surprise to many. was the first of those adaptations way back in 1976. The image of a blood-soaked Sissy Spacek still lives on in the minds of horror aficionados. Modern horror master Mike Flanagan spearheads the new series on Prime Video.
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After the concert film’s short cinema run, the impressive look at the 2025 tour can now be watched at home. We’d have loved more about the steps to the reunion, but the Dublin leg is included in a documentary that’ll appeal beyond the band’s hardcore fans.
: The spin-off to the beloved series is bound to have more mind games, reality bending and identity crises. Paul Bettany reprises his role as Vision alongside James Spader’s villainous Ultron, the charismatic AI who tried to eradicate the human race in (cautionary tale perhaps?). Show creator Terry Matalas called the relationship between the two characters as ‘father-son-therapist-psychopath’.
: Host Katja Mia dives into the gaps in women’s healthcare research, misleading internet information on health issues and her own personal struggles with endometriosis in this revealing feature-length documentary.
: As heavy rainfall increases, this eye-opener investigates the escalating threat of flooding across Ireland and examines its wide-ranging effects on communities and infrastructure.
