Bullet Train, Nope, Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo!, Where The Crawdads Sing  top Rakuten TV’s October highlights

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Today, premium Video-On-Demand platform  Rakuten TV  are delighted to announce the release of their latest titles for October.

In Rakuten TV’s “STORE” selection, stand-outs from this month’s slate include the multi-million pound blockbuster Bullet Train, starring Brad Pitt. The action comedy also stars Sandra Bullock, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Joey King.

Additional titles on offer include Where The Crawdads Sing, based on the global best-selling phenomenon, produced by Reese Witherspoon and starring Daisy Edgar-Jones.

To mark the start of spooky season, Rakuten TV have some perfect Halloween offerings including: The Black Phone, Jeepers Creepers: Reborn, House of Darkness, The Feast, He’s Watching, Baby Assassins, They Crawl Beneath, The Invitation, Fall, Piggy and The Devil’s Workshop. Jordan Peele’s horror Sci-Fi Nope, starring Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer and Brandon Perea is also amongst the offerings. Signature’s horror-drama Orphan: First Kill is also available, as well as Sci-Fi action starring Mark Wahlberg Infinite.

There’s plenty to keep the kids entertained with new Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo! Half-Term is covered with Minions:The Rise of Gru, which is available to buy from 3rd October and to rent from the 17th October. DC League of Super Pets will be available to buy from 10th October, and to rent from the 24th October – a treat for everyone.

Rakuten TV will also be releasing, free of charge, a plethora of content on their AVOD section, including; Oscar-winning The Big Short (featuring an all-star cast of Brad Pitt, Steve Carrell, Ryan Gosling and Christian Bale), rom-com Love and Other Drugs (featuring Anne Hathaway and Jake Gyllenhaal), 16 Blocks (Drama starring Bruce Willis) and Eye for an Eye (Thriller starring John Travolta and Morgan Freeman) and What Happens in Vegas (Rom-com starring Cameron Diaz). A number of horrors will also be available on Rakuten TV’s AVOD section, including Dashcam, Paranoia, Enclosure and Stephen King’s A Good Marriage.

As for TV shows, Discovering Canary Islands (A new reality TV show, hosted by Pilar Rubio, a renowned presenter who is also married to international footballer Sergio Ramos) will be available from 13th October.

In SVOD, Rakuten will be releasing Power Book III: Raising Kanan S2, with all episodes available to binge-watch from the 16th October. The Halloween franchise will also be available, including: Halloween (1978), Halloween II (1981), Halloween III: Season of The Witch, Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers, Halloween 5: Revenge of Michael Myers.

For this month’s promo, Rakuten TV will be offering audiences some great deals – Black Adam, action fantasy starring Viola Davis and Dwayne Johnson, to celebrate its theatrical release from 17th-30th October. Buy and keep Shazam!, Wonder Woman 1984, Aquaman and Justice League in UHD from £6.99. The Conjuring franchise and more offers to be released on horror titles.