New on Netflix: Asian Movies and Shows (October 2026)
October 2026 Asian titles on Netflix for U.S. and Canada: Take Charge of My Heart is a full 10-episode drop, Doctor X: Mafia in White has two episodes up, and 100 Days of Deception is the Saturday-Sunday show.
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Review cadence: Refresh after the October 20 and October 22 premieres.
October already has one finished Korean season and two shows that are only a couple of episodes in.
Take Charge of My Heart put all 10 episodes on Netflix on October 9. Doctor X: Mafia in White and 100 Days of Deception each have two episodes up. The Weekend Stream is the closer read on the romance and the Saturday show. This page is the rest of the month, and the titles Netflix has not dated.
Our read: finish the romance if you want an ending. If you start Doctor X or 100 Days of Deception, stop after the episodes that are actually posted.
On Netflix now
| Title | What it is | Date | Plan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Take Charge of My Heart | Korean limited series, 10 episodes | Oct 9 | The finished binge. About an hour each. |
| Doctor X: Mafia in White | Korean series, Kim Ji-won | Two episodes up | Not a finished season. About an hour each. |
| 100 Days of Deception | Korean series, Saturday and Sunday | From Oct 10 | Two episodes up through Oct 14. Next pair Oct 17-18. Sixteen total, through Nov 29. |
| #Love | Tamil series, six episodes | Oct 2 | Already complete. A little over three hours. |
| Love Village season 3 | Japanese dating reality | Oct 6, then Tuesdays | Another batch landed Oct 13. More through Nov 3. |
| Ranma ½ season 3 | Japanese anime, MAPPA | Saturdays from Oct 3 | One episode a week. |
| Blue Box season 2 | Japanese sports-romance anime | From Oct 4 | Weekly. A short extra. |
| The Ramparts of Ice season 2 | Japanese romance anime | Thursdays from Oct 1 | Weekly. |
Still on the calendar
| Title | What it is | Date | Plan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 | Studio Trigger anime, 10 episodes, new cast | Oct 20 | Confirm the app posts all 10 that day. |
| Did Someone Happen to Mention Me? | Japanese series, Koji Yakusho | Oct 22 | Premiere date is set. Episode count is not. |
Three Korean shows
Kim Young-kwang, of Netflix's Trigger, and Chae Soo-bin, of When the Phone Rings, lead Take Charge of My Heart. He is a chaebol heir with a failing artificial heart. She is a writer whose touch shocks people, and he is the exception. Ten episodes, all up. Give it a Saturday and a Sunday.
Kim Ji-won, of Queen of Tears, leads Doctor X: Mafia in White. She plays a surgeon who takes the cases the rest of the hospital will not. Two episodes are on Netflix, about an hour each. Netflix's non-English chart put the show at No. 1 for the week of October 5, with 4.6 million views. The runtime on that chart is 2 hours 10 minutes, which is those two episodes. Do not plan a binge.
100 Days of Deception is the show that took the tvN Saturday-Sunday hour. Kim You-jung plays a 1932 pickpocket who goes undercover in the colonial government. Park Jin-young, of GOT7, is the official's son. New episodes land Saturday and Sunday at 21:10 KST, and on Netflix as they air. Yoo In-shik, who directed Extraordinary Attorney Woo, directs with Kim Yoon-jin. Two episodes are up as of October 14. The next pair is October 17 and 18. The run goes through November 29.
If you want something shorter
#Love has been done since October 2. Aishwarya Lekshmi and Arjun Das play rival dating-app founders on a 60-day challenge. Soundarya Rajinikanth showruns it. Six episodes, a little over three hours.
Love Village is the Japanese dating show for singles from 35 to 60, reset this season at the foot of Mount Fuji. Season 3 opened October 6 and added another batch on October 13. More episodes follow on Tuesdays through November 3.
Ranma ½, Blue Box, and The Ramparts of Ice are one new episode at a time. Use them as a half hour next to one of the dramas.
October 20 and 22
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 is the Studio Trigger sequel with CD Projekt, dated October 20. Kai Ikarashi directs. It is a new crew in Night City, 10 episodes, and it stands without a rewatch of the 2022 season. That first season arrived all at once. Open the app on the 20th before you block the night.
Did Someone Happen to Mention Me? premieres October 22. Koji Yakusho, of Perfect Days, plays a Japanese actor who comes home and finds that everyone has forgotten him. Kankuro Kudo wrote it. Netflix has the date and the trailer. It has not said how many episodes arrive that day.
Leave these off the plan
Garuda: Dare to Dream, the Indonesian animated football film, has an October 15 Netflix date in circulation. Netflix's own list for October 9 through 15 does not include it.
Where the Mask Ends, the Tian Xi Wei period drama, premieres on Youku on October 16. Netflix is the international partner, and the app has not posted a date. It is built as a weekly show.
The Apothecary Diaries season 3 started October 2 on Crunchyroll in the U.S. and Canada. Netflix has that season only in parts of Asia.
Balaraw: Blood Island, a Filipino horror series starring Janine Gutierrez and directed by Rae Red (Babae at Baril), is dated October 29 in Philippine coverage. It is not on Tudum's U.S. October calendar. Wait for the tile.
Lakshmi Puja is November 8. The confirmed rows above are Korean, Japanese, Tamil, and anime. Holiday shopping lives on the Diwali luxury calendar.
Our take: finish Take Charge of My Heart if you want the whole story. Doctor X is the chart leader, and only two episodes are up. 100 Days of Deception is the Saturday habit. Edgerunners 2 can wait until the 20th.
Pair the drama weeks with the October comeback calendar if you are also tracking idol releases. The year-long Korean list is upcoming Netflix K-dramas. Next month: November.
Frequently asked questions
- Is Take Charge of My Heart a full season?
- Yes. All 10 episodes have been on Netflix since October 9. It is a limited series, so episode 10 is the ending.
- Is 100 Days of Deception a full drop?
- No. It airs Saturday and Sunday on tvN, and Netflix posts those episodes as they air. Sixteen episodes run through November 29. As of October 14, two episodes are up. The next pair is October 17 and 18.
- Is Garuda: Dare to Dream on Netflix October 15?
- Not on Netflix's published list for October 9 through 15. Wait until the title shows up in the app.
- Are these the same in Canada?
- Netflix originals usually match the U.S. A weekly licensed drama can lag. If a row is missing, check the app before assuming it never arrived.
