NBA on Prime tips off this October 2025 on Prime Video with a doubleheader. On the drama front, there’s a blend of suspense and regional stories with films spread across a mix of genre. The kids aren’t left out too with several animation highlights premiering throughout the month.

With blockbuster premieres, fresh originals, and international stories, Prime Video’s October 2025 slate is packed with must-watch entertainment. Here’s what you can look forward to all through the month.

Prime Video’s Top Picks and Highlights in October 2025:

BLOCKBUSTERS

Play Dirty

Starting: 1 October

An expert thief rolls out the biggest heist of his life in Play Dirty, an action-packed thriller from director Shane Black. Parker (Mark Wahlberg), along with Grofield (LaKeith Stanfield), Zen (Rosa Salazar) and a skilled crew, stumble onto a score that pits them against the New York mob in this gritty, clever caper.

Culpa Nuestra (Our Fault)

Starting: 16 October

Jenna and Lion’s wedding sets the stage for the long-awaited reunion between Noah and Nick, sometime after their breakup. Nick’s inability to forgive Noah creates a seemingly insurmountable barrier between them. He, now heir to his grandfather’s business empire, and she, just starting her career, resist reigniting a flame that still smoulders within them. But now that their paths have crossed again, will love prove stronger than resentment?

Hedda

Starting: 29 October

From writer/director Nia DaCosta comes a provocative, modern reimagining of Henrik Ibsen’s classic play. Hedda (Tessa Thompson) finds herself torn between the lingering ache of a past love and the quiet suffocation of her present life. Over the course of one charged night, long-repressed desires and hidden tensions erupt, pulling her and everyone around her into a spiral of manipulation, passion, and betrayal.

ANIMATION

A Star Brighter Than The Sun

Starting: 2 October

Sae has always been taller and stronger than the average girl. Koki used to be smaller and weaker than the average boy. But now that he’s in high school, he’s tall and super popular! Will their childhood friendship rekindle…and possibly develop into something more?

Sanda

Starting: 4 October

In a near-future Japan, Christmas has faded into myth, and the birth rate has dropped so dramatically that children are now the most precious commodity. Society has artificially extended adolescence to preserve their youth, and traditional holidays, like Christmas, are a mere legend of the past. The eponymous hero Sanda Kazushige is drawn into a mystery that centres around the lost magic of Christmas.

Ninja Vs. Gokudo

Starting: 8 October

The ninja banishes evil from the shadows. The gokudo gather lonely outcasts and commit crimes. The grudge they forged centuries ago is rekindled in the present day. The ninja Shinoha meets Kiwami, a gokudo with the face of a businessman. Unknowing of the other’s identity, they bond over anime, but the war between ninja and gokudo intensifies.

Hazbin Hotel Season 2

Starting: 29 October

Hazbin Hotel follows Charlie, the princess of Hell, as she pursues her seemingly impossible goal of rehabilitating demons to peacefully reduce overpopulation in her kingdom. After a yearly extermination imposed by angels, she opens a hotel in the hopes that patrons will be “checking out” into Heaven. When a powerful entity known as the “Radio Demon” reaches out to assist Charlie in her endeavours, her crazy dream is given a chance to become a reality.

SERIES

Harlan Coben’s Lazarus

Starting: 22 October

Based on an original story idea and written by the New York Times best-selling author Harlan Coben and BAFTA-winner Danny Brocklehurst. Lazarus follows a man (Sam Claflin) who returns home after his father’s (Bill Nighy) suicide and begins to have disturbing experiences that can’t be explained. He quickly becomes entangled in a series of cold-case murders as he grapples with the mystery of his father’s death and his sister’s murder 25 years ago.

LOCAL CONTENT

Host

Starting: 23 October

Host follows Ing, a young woman sent to a reform school on a remote island where obedience is the only rule. The school operates under a strict hierarchy with the principal’s favoured student at the top and Ing at the bottom. Shortly after her arrival, a series of disturbing incidents begin to unfold.

NBA ON PRIME

Starting: 25 October

NBA on Prime tips off with a doubleheader on Saturday, October 25 at 7:30 am (MYT) when the New York Knicks host the Boston Celtics followed by the Minnesota Timberwolves at Los Angeles Lakers at 10am, with live NBA on Prime pregame coverage beginning at 7am.

Ian Eagle will provide play-by-play for the NBA on Prime Celtics-Knicks opener, joined by analyst Stan Van Gundy in the booth, with Cassidy Hubbarth reporting from the sidelines. Kevin Harlan is on the call for Timberwolves-Lakers, with Dwyane Wade and Candace Parker providing analysis, and Allie Clifton serving as sideline reporter.