October is the one month where Disney+ and Hulu actually compete with each other.The rest of the year, the split is clean. Disney+ handles family, Marvel, Star Wars, and Pixar. Hulu handles FX, adult drama, and the back catalog nobody expects to find under a Mickey logo.Then Halloween arrives, both platforms launch their seasonal events, and suddenly you have Hereditary and Hotel Transylvania arriving in the same week on services owned by the same company.That is October. Hallowstream on Disney+, Huluween on Hulu, and a calendar so dense it is genuinely hard to parse.Here is what actually matters, sorted so you can find it.Credit: Anthony Quintano, FlickrThe Big PremieresStart with the tentpoles.Coven Academy drops October 2 on Disney+ and Hulu with all episodes streaming. The supernatural teen drama premieres October 1 on Freeform and has already drawn a boycott call from a parental advocacy group before airing a single episode.The Banana Bowl streams live on Disney+ October 10 at 8 p.m. ET, capping a year that brought Banana Ball to both Disney resorts.Credit: DisneyVisionQuest premieres on Disney+ October 14, with new episodes October 21 and 28.American Horror Story: 13 launches October 1 on Hulu with three episodes at 9 p.m. PT, running weekly through a finale on October 29.Abbott Elementary returns for season 6 on Hulu October 8.The ABC WaveMid-October is when broadcast season fully lands on Hulu.9-1-1 season 10 premieres October 169-1-1: Nashville season 2 premieres October 16Grey’s Anatomy season 23 premieres October 16Scrubs season 2 gets a two-episode premiere October 1Shark Tank season 18 gets a two-episode premiere October 1Celebrity Wheel of Fortune season 7 premieres October 3Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? season 5 continues weeklyThat October 16 trio is the real event. Three ABC dramas returning the same day is a lot of appointment viewing in one shot.Dancing with the Stars season 35 continues streaming live Tuesdays on Disney+ at 8 p.m. ET, with episodes hitting Hulu Wednesdays.Credit: ABCThe Halloween Movie DumpThis is where Hulu goes genuinely deep, and October 1 is the heaviest day.Arriving October 1:Barbarian (2022)Edward Scissorhands (1990)Ghostbusters (1984), Ghostbusters II (1989), and Ghostbusters: Answer the Call (2016)Hotel Transylvania (2012) and Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)All four Night at the Museum filmsAll five Die Hard filmsGrown Ups and Grown Ups 2Surf’s Up and Surf’s Up 2Arriving October 3:Hereditary (2018)Midsommar (2019)That October 3 pairing is the most aggressive thing on the entire calendar. Hereditary and Midsommar back to back is not casual Halloween viewing, and putting them on the same platform that has Hotel Transylvania is exactly the split Hulu is built for.Also arriving:The Substance (2024) on October 2Soulm8te (2026) on October 1Hokum (2026) on October 10Companion (2025) and Wolf Man on October 18All five Hunger Games films on October 14Last Breath (2025) on October 25Family and Kids ProgrammingDisney+ carries the lighter side, and there is a lot of it.Halloween specials:Big City Greens season 5 Halloween special, October 7Kiff Halloween special, October 7Phineas and Ferb Halloween special premiere, October 7Family Guy: Happy Hell-o-ween on Hulu, coming in OctoberPremieres and new episodes:Mickey Mouse Clubhouse+ season 2, October 1Pupstruction season 3, October 2Vampirina: Teenage Vampire season 2, October 7, all episodesAdventure Time: Side Quests season 2, October 2, all episodesMarvel’s Iron Man and his Awesome Friends, new episodes October 28Marvel’s Spidey and his Amazing Friends season 5, new episodes October 30SuperKitties: Su-Purr Adventures shorts season 3, October 16Locker Diaries: Coven Academy, premiering October 17 with new episodes weeklyOctober 7 is quietly the best day of the month for families. Three Halloween specials in a single day.Credit: DisneyDocumentary and UnscriptedAfrica Earth’s Wild Home, October 3, all episodesSurviving Alaska: Women of the Wild, October 7, all episodesMegastorm, October 14, all episodesSuper Scam Me special, October 17Jamie Foxx: Take Care of Yourself, October 7 on HuluHulu Originals Worth NotingReasonable Doubt season 4, three-episode premiere October 6Merry Berry Love, premiering October 7Between Steps, premiering October 5 with episodes through the monthBenefits with Friends season 2, October 9, all episodesClown Panic, October 12Phony, October 20The Mob, October 26FX’s The Lowdown season 2, two-episode premiere October 14FX’s The Drop: A Snowfall Saga, weekly through a finale October 27It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia season 18 finale, October 12Anime on HuluGenuinely substantial this month.Tokyo Revengers: War of the Three Titans Arc, premiering October 2Gachiakuta season 1 part 1, October 5, subbed and dubbedBeyblade X season 3A, October 8Mission: Yozakura Family season 2 cour 2, October 11Haikyu!! season 1 dubbed, October 12Campfire Cooking in Another World, October 12Classroom of the Elite season 1, October 27The God of High School season 1, October 27The New Playlists FeatureWorth knowing about separately.Disney+ has introduced Playlists, which bundle episodes and movies into continuous viewing with full playback controls, curated by genre, franchise, character, or mood.Seasonal Halloween playlists are coming, including:Halloween EpisodesHalloween MoviesHalloween ThrowbacksHuluween EpisodesHuluween MoviesThe Simpsons Treehouse of HorrorFor anyone who spends more time scrolling than watching, this is the feature that fixes that.What to Actually Plan AroundThree dates stand out.October 1 for the movie dump, which is the single largest drop of the month.October 7 if you have kids, with three Halloween specials landing together.October 16 for the ABC returns, with 9-1-1, 9-1-1: Nashville, and Grey’s Anatomy all back the same day.Source: Disney+ and Hulu October 2026 programming announcements.The post Disney+ and Hulu October Lineup: Halloween Movies, ABC Returns, and Anime appeared first on Inside the Magic.