All the TV and films coming to Netflix UK in October - including David Attenborough's new documentary

Sir David Attenborough pictured in Chernobyl while filming (Photo: Joe Fereday / Silverback Films)Sir David Attenborough pictured in Chernobyl while filming (Photo: Joe Fereday / Silverback Films)
Sir David Attenborough pictured in Chernobyl while filming (Photo: Joe Fereday / Silverback Films)

Autumn is well and truly upon us now, and as the nights draw in and temperatures fall outside, curling up on the sofa for some quality time with the TV has never been more appealing.

Thankfully, Netflix has once again put on a delicious buffet of audio visual treats for October, with plenty to keep you entertained.

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From series to original movies, this is what you can look forward to watching on the service this month, and film fans in particular are in for a treat.

Dick Johnson is Dead (2 October)

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This documentary hybrid sees award-winning filmmaker Kirsten Johnson putting all she's learned through a lifetime of making documentaries to one side to present an inventive and fantastical cinematic letter to her dying father.

Kirsten uses stages escapist movie-making tricks to stage ways for her 86-year-old dad to die, while hoping that the medium of cinema might help her laugh at pain and keep her father alive forever.

This critically acclaimed documentary (it won the Special Jury Award for Innovation in Non-fiction Storytelling at this year's Sundance Festival) is sure to be a tear-jerker, as well as an exploration of how film gives us the tools to grapple with life's big questions.

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Emily in Paris (2 October)

Emily in Paris (Photo: Netflix)Emily in Paris (Photo: Netflix)
Emily in Paris (Photo: Netflix)

This spirited romance series follows, the titular Emily, an ambitious twenty-something marketing executive from Chicago who unexpectedly lands her dream job in Paris.

Tasked with revamping their social media strategy of a luxury marketing company, Emily's new life in Paris is filled with intoxicating adventures and surprising challenges.

Song Exploder (2 October)

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The latest podcast to make the jump to the world of TV, Song Exploder sees some of the