All the Canceled and Renewed TV Shows in October 2025

Temperatures may cool down and leaves may fall, but some things never change, like the enduring popularity of any TV show created by Taylor Sheridan or based on the novels of Michael Connelly. Paramount+ kicked off the month of October by renewing Sheridan's spy series Lioness, which stars Zoe Saldaña and Nicole Kidman, for a third season. Not to be outdone, Prime Video renewed the Bosch spin-off Ballard, which stars Maggie Q, for Season 2. In other news, FX's Adults is ready for a new season of adulting, Hulu has renewed King of the Hill and Only Murders in the Building, and USA Network's The Rainmaker is suiting up for another season.

Other shows weren't so lucky. Showtime's Yellowjackets was the biggest show to announce its end in October; the upcoming fourth season is set to be its last. Prime Video canceled a pair of freshman dramas, Countdown and Butterfly. Fox's The Great North was canceled after five seasons. Starz's BMF was canceled after four seasons. And Showtime's The Chi is ending after its upcoming eighth season, which premieres sometime next year. 

Whether you're looking to celebrate your favorites or mourn the loss of something on your regular rotation, we're keeping tabs on all the shows that have been canceled or renewed in October below. 

ALSO READ: November's renewals and cancellations / September's renewals and cancellations

TV show cancellations

• BMF, Starz: The crime drama executive produced by Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson has been canceled after four seasons. (Oct. 29, Variety)
• Yellowjackets, Showtime/Paramount+ Premium: The upcoming fourth season, due sometime in 2026, will be the drama's last. If that's sooner than you thought, you aren't alone. In 2023, Yellowjackets co-showrunner Ashley Lyle told Entertainment Weekly that the series was on a five-season plan. (Oct. 10, Instagram)
• Countdown, Prime Video: The Jensen Ackles-led crime drama has been canceled after one season. (Oct. 10, Deadline)
• Butterfly, Prime Video: The spy thriller starring Daniel Dae Kim has been canceled after one season. (Oct. 10, Deadline)
• The Great North, Fox: The Alaska-set animated comedy seemed to be on thin ice when it was left off of Fox's 2025-2026 schedule, but now it's official: The Great North has been canceled after five seasons. (Oct. 3, The Hollywood Reporter)
• The Ultimatum: Queer Love, Netflix: The spin-off of The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On has been canceled after two seasons. (Oct. 2, Variety)
• The Chi, Showtime/Paramount+ Premium: Lena Waithe's South Chicago drama, which was renewed for Season 8 in May, will end after its upcoming season. (Oct. 1, Deadline) 

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TV show renewals

• Adults, FX: The comedy series following a group of five friends in their twenties as they learn to "adult" has been renewed for a second season, which will premiere in 2026. (Oct. 30, FX)
• King of the Hill, Hulu: The animated comedy's streaming revival has been renewed for two more seasons of 10 episodes each, taking it through Season 17. Season 15, which was already ordered, will debut in 2026. (Oct. 30, Hulu)
• Only Murders in the Building, Hulu: The hit mystery series starring Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez will return for a 10-episode sixth season, which will be set in London. (Oct. 28, Hulu)
• The Rainmaker, USA Network: The legal drama starring John Slattery and based on John Grisham's novel of the same name has been renewed for Season 2. (Oct. 23, Variety)
• Project Runway, Freeform/Hulu/Disney+: The long-running fashion design competition has been renewed for Season 22, which will premiere in 2026. (Oct. 21, The Hollywood Reporter)
• Splinter Cell: Deathwatch, Netflix: The animated series based on Ubisoft's stealth video game franchise is sneaking back to Netflix for a second season. (Oct. 15, Netflix)
• The McBee Dynasty: Real American Cowboys, Bravo: The reality series about Missouri farmers was renewed for Season 3. (Oct. 15, Variety)
• X-Men '97, Disney+: The follow-up to 1997's X-Men: The Animated Series is getting powered up with a third season before the 2026 debut of Season 2. (Oct. 11, Variety) 
• MasterChef, Fox: Following the summer success of its 15th season, Gordon Ramsay's culinary competition is getting a supersized two-season order from Fox; it's been renewed for Seasons 16 and 17. (Oct. 9, Fox)
• Dexter: Resurrection, Showtime/Paramount+ Premium: Dexter's latest resurrection is a success; Paramount+ has renewed the revival series Dexter: Resurrection for Season 2. Star Michael C. Hall announced the news in a video. (Oct. 8, Paramount+)
• The Buccaneers, Apple TV+: The soapy Edith Wharton adaptation has been renewed for Season 3. (Oct. 8, Apple TV+)
• Ballard, Prime Video: The Bosch spin-off starring Maggie Q as LAPD Detective Renée Ballard has been renewed for Season 2. (Oct. 6, Deadline)
• Lioness, Paramount+: Taylor Sheridan's spy thriller starring Zoe Saldaña and Nicole Kidman has been renewed for Season 3. (Oct. 1, Paramount+)
• When Hope Calls: Brookfield, Great American Family: The spin-off of When Calls the Heart, acquired from Hallmark Channel in Season 2, will keep calling. Season 3 will premiere in 2026. (Oct. 1, Great American Family)