5 best Netflix TV shows to stream this Halloween

Halloween is finally here. Besides eating candy and picking out costumes, one of the best ways to celebrate Halloween is to watch TV shows catered to the holidays. From horrors and comedies to dramas and family-friendly programs, many Halloween series are ready to be watched at the click of a button.

One of the streaming services promoting Halloween is Netflix. Under the special “Netflix & Chills” section, you’ll find several TV shows that are perfect to stream on Halloween. Not all of them are scary, so don’t worry if horror is not your thing. Our Halloween TV recommendations include a haunted house horror series, a 1980s-inspired saga, and a spinoff of a popular cable drama.

When you’re done here, check out the best new shows to stream this week, as well as the best shows on Netflix, the best shows on Hulu, the best new shows on Max, the best shows on Amazon Prime Video, and the best shows on Disney+.

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018-2020)

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Many characters from the Archie Comics series, including Archie and Jughead, appeared in the CW’s Riverdale. However, Sabrina Spellman (Kieran Shipka) received her own Netflix adaptation of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. Unlike the sitcom Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Chilling Adventures is a darker, reimagined origin story for Sabrina Spellman.

Sabrina is a half-witch and half-mortal. With her 16th birthday approaching on Halloween, Sabrina must commit to being a witch who serves the Dark Lord Satan. However, Sabrina enjoys her human side, including hanging with friends Harvey (Ross Lynch), Roz (Jaz Sinclair), and Susie (Lachlan Watson). With the dark side calling her, Sabrina must fight to keep both sides happy or risk creating a conflict between good and evil.

Stream Chilling Adventures of Sabrina on Netflix.

The Haunting of Hill House (2018)

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Before he left for Amazon, Mike Flanagan was “Mr. Horror” for Netflix. Flanagan created five shows for Netflix from 2018 to 2023. His first, The Haunting of Hill House, is arguably his best. Based on Shirley Jackson’s novel, The Haunting of Hill House is split between two timelines. In 1992, Hugh (Timothy Hutton and Henry Thomas) and Olivia Crain (Carla Gugino) and their five children move into a mansion, Hill House, to fix it and flip it for profit.

During their stay, the children notice something strange within Hill House’s walls. It’s a paranormal phenomenon that haunts the family and eventually leads to tragedy. Twenty-six years later, the Crains are forced to confront their fears and revisit what they saw at Hill House. This series is a shining example of Flanagan’s expertise in atmospheric horror.

Stream The Haunting of Hill House on Netflix.

Stranger Things (2016-)

One of Netflix’s most popular shows is Stranger Things, a supernatural series with sci-fi and coming-of-age elements. The story begins in November 1983 with the kidnapping of Will Byers (Noah Schnapp) in Hawkins, Indiana. No man or woman kidnapped Will; instead, it was a creature from an alternate dimension known as the Upside Down.

Will’s three buddies — Mike (Finn Wolfhard), Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo), and Lucas (Caleb McLaughlin) — team up with Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown), a psychokinetic girl training in a laboratory, to find their missing friend. By trying to find Will, the group inadvertently creates a link between Hawkins and the Upside Down, inviting a sea of abnormal creatures to wreak havoc on the residents. If you appreciate the Amblin movies from the 1980s, then you’ll love Stranger Things.

Stream Stranger Things on Netflix.

Wednesday (2022-)

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Who knew that a series about Wednesday Addams would become Netflix’s most popular English-language show? That’s the power of Jenna Ortega, a budding star in Hollywood. Ortega stars as Wednesday, the rebellious daughter of Morticia (Catherine Zeta-Jones) and Gomez (Luis Guzmán) Addams. After getting expelled from school, Wednesday is enrolled in Nevermore Academy, a private institution and the alma mater of her parents.

With a dark personality and sadistic tendencies, Wednesday is not exactly a people person. At her core, Wednesday is misunderstood. While at Nevermore, Wednesday discovers she has psychic abilities like her mother. These come in handy when she investigates a murder that might be traced back to her family. Catch up with the popular show before Wednesday season 2 premieres in 2025.

Stream Wednesday on Netflix.

The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon (2023-)

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After 11 seasons over 12 years, Norman Reedus couldn’t say goodbye to his character just yet. Reedus reprised his fan-favorite role for The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon. In the spinoff series, Daryl Dixon (Reedus) finds himself in France without a way of returning to America. While exploring France, Daryl meets Isabelle Carriere (Clémence Poésy), a nun who helps treat his injuries.

Isabelle says that a young boy named Laurent (Louis Puech Scigliuzzi) is the Messiah who will save humanity from the zombie apocalypse. Isabelle also believes that Daryl has been sent to deliver Laurent to a union in Paris. Seeing this as an opportunity to cut a deal, Daryl agrees to bring Laurent to Paris if Isabelle takes him to Le Havre, a major port city that could be his ticket home. Have no fear: there will be plenty of walkers to deal with.

Stream The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon on Netflix.