With the entertainment business in flux because of the writers and actors strikes, the new offerings for the fall television season — which remains a celebratory occasion for TV fans, even in the streaming age — feel dimmer in their star power in aggregate, and more in flux than usual. There are certainly plenty of high-profile new series heading our way, such as Apple TV+’s “Lessons in Chemistry,” led by Brie Larson; Kelsey Grammer’s “Frasier” revival on Paramount+; and Shawn Levy’s Netflix passion project “All the Light We Cannot See,” and those dates have remained fixed. We also have a month announced (November!) if not the exact dates yet, for Chuck Lorre’s Max comedy “Bookie,” Apple’s new Legendary series “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters,” and Baz Luhrmann’s “Faraway Downs,” in case you always wanted “Australia,” his Hugh Jackman-Nicole Kidman movie, to be a six-episode series instead.
And yet! If the strikes aren’t settled in the next month or so, will those premiere dates stick? FX already delayed its promising Brit Marling-Zal Batmanglij series “A Murder at the End of the World,” which was supposed to premiere in late August, to November, and Max delayed the second season of “Rap Sh!t” (also to November) so the talent on the show could do press. Noteworthy projects like HBO’s Jodie Foster-led season of “True Detective” and FX’s “Feud: Capote’s Women” from Ryan Murphy have simply been pushed into 2024.
Selfishly, we’re sad; practically, we get it. And here’s hoping that the dates in our fall TV preview list below will remain in place, and that everyone can go back to work — happily — soon.
Update: Oh, look, “Echo,” Disney+’s spinoff of “Hawkeye,” moved from Nov. 29 to January! So we zapped it from this list.
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'The Changeling'
Image Credit: Eddy Chen WHAT: Based on Victor LaValle’s best-selling book of the same name, “The Changeling” is billed as “a fairytale for grown-ups,” including horror, parenthood stories and a “perilous odyssey through a New York City you didn’t know existed.”
WHO: LaKeith Stanfield, Clark Backo, Adina Porter, Samuel T. Herring, Alexis Louder, Jared Abrahamson; EPs Kelly Marcel, Megan Ellison, Patrick Chu, Ali Krug, Jonathan van Tulleken, Melina Matsoukas
WHERE: Apple TV+
WHEN: Sept. 8 -
'The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon'
Image Credit: Emmanuel Guimier/AMC WHAT: In the latest “Walking Dead” spinoff, which once featured Carol (Melissa McBride) but now does not, Daryl struggles to find out how he arrived in France and why he’s there, hoping to find a way back home.
WHO: Norman Reedus, Clémence Poésy, Adam Nagaitis, Anne Charrier, Eriq Ebouaney, Laika Blanc Francard, Romain Levi, Louis Puech Scigliuzzi; EPs Scott Gimple, David Zabel, Reedus, Greg Nicotero, Angela Kang, Brian Bockrath, Daniel Percival
WHERE: AMC
WHEN: Sept. 10 -
'The Swarm'
Image Credit: Beta Films WHAT: Per the official description, “After years of unrestrained pollution and relentless climate change, a mysterious force of the deep starts using the creatures of the ocean as hostile hosts and declares war on humanity.” The series is based on Frank Schätzing’s bestselling novel, and here’s our review out of the Berlin Film Festival.
WHO: EPs Frank Doelger, Eric Welbers, Marc Huffam, Ute Leonhardt
WHERE: The CW
WHEN: Sept. 12 -
'The Other Black Girl'
Image Credit: HULU WHAT: The drama, based on Zakiya Dalila Harris’ novel, follows editorial assistant Nella, the only young Black woman at her company, who finds comfort when that finally changes. However, upon meeting Hazel, she quickly realizes “something sinister is going on at the company.”
WHO: Sinclair Daniel, Ashleigh Murray, Brittany Adebumola, Hunter Parrish, Bellamy Young, Eric McCormack, Garcelle Beauvais; EPs: Rashida Jones, Adam Fishbach, Zakiya Dalila Harris, Tara Duncan, Marty Bowen, Wyck Godfrey, co-showrunners Jordan Reddout and Gus Hickey.
WHERE: Hulu
WHEN: Sept. 13 -
'Wrestlers'
Image Credit: Courtesy of Netflix WHAT: From the team behind “Cheer” and “Last Chance U,” this seven-part doc series follows the members of Ohio Valley Wrestling in Louisville, Kentucky, the wrestling gym that Brock Lesnar, The Miz, John Cena, Dave Bautista and Randy Orton all trained at. Acclaimed wrestler Al Snow now struggles to keep the doors of the gym open and has to sell a majority of the stake to businessmen who give him the summer to turn things around and somehow, save the gym.
WHO: EPs Greg Whiteley, Ryan O’Dowd
WHERE: Netflix
WHEN: Sept. 13 -
'Buddy Games'
Image Credit: CBS WHAT: In the new competition series based on Josh Duhamel’s own childhood traditions, six teams of longtime friends “relive their glory days and compete in an assortment of absurd physical and mental challenges in the outdoors while bunking together in the same house.”
WHO: Host: Josh Duhamel; EPs Josh Duhamel, Michael J. Luisi, Julie Pizzi, Rupert Dobson, Jacob Lane, Emer Harkin
WHERE: CBS
WHEN: Sept. 14 -
'Wilderness'
Image Credit: amazon prime video WHAT: While Liv and Will appear to have a glamorous, solid marriage and life in New York, that all changes when she learns he’s having an affair. He convinces her to take her dream road trip, trying to make amends; she agrees, seeing it as “a very different prospect—a landscape where accidents happen all the time” and “the perfect place to get revenge.”
WHO: Jenna Coleman, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Ashley Benson, Eric Balfour; EPs Marnie Dickens, Elizabeth Kilgarriff
WHERE: Amazon Prime Video
WHEN: Sept. 15 -
'Neighbours'
Image Credit: Amazon Freevee WHAT: The Australian soap was canceled in 2022 after airing for more than three decades, having launched the careers of Margot Robbie, Russell Crowe and the Hemsworth brothers, among others. (Robbie even came back for what was thought to be the series finale.) Later that year, though, Amazon Freevee rescued the soap, and the revival will pick up two years after that 2022 finale. The show will once again focus on the “lives, loves and challenges of the residents on Ramsay Street in Erinsborough, Australia, a fictional suburb of Melbourne,” and Mischa Barton is among the cast.
WHO: Alan Fletcher, Annie Jones, Candice Leask, Emerald Chan, Georgie Stone, Jackie Woodburne, Lloyd Will, Lucinda Armstrong Hall, Lucinda Cowden, Marley Williams, Naomi Rukavina, Rebekah Elmaloglou, Riley Bryant, Ryan Moloney, Sara West, Shiv Palekar, Stefan Dennis, Tim Kano, Xavier Molyneux; guest stars include April Rose Pengilly, Guy Pearce, Ian Smith, Jodi Gordon, Melissa Bell, Mischa Barton and Trevor the Dog. Returning cast includes Jackie Woodburne, Alan Fletcher, Stefan Dennis, Ryan Moloney and Annie Jones. EPs: Jason Herbison, Andrew Thompson
WHERE: Amazon Freevee
WHEN: Sept. 18 -
'The Super Models'
Image Credit: Courtesy of Apple WHAT: Fans of the David Fincher-directed George Michael video for “Freedom! ’90” take note. This four-part series explains how Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista and Christy Turlington “dominated the elite modeling world while illuminating a bond that single-handedly shifted the power dynamic of an entire industry.” The doc also features interviews with acclaimed designers and photographers.
WHO: Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington, Marc Jacobs, Michael Kors, John Galliano, Steven Meisel
WHERE: Apple TV+
WHEN: Sept. 20 -
'The Continental: From the World of John Wick'
Image Credit: Katalin Vermes/Starz Entertainment WHAT: The three-part streaming prequel series— which migrated from Starz to Peacock — explores “the origin behind the iconic hotel-for-assassins centerpiece of the John Wick universe through the eyes and actions of a young Winston Scott, as he’s dragged into the Hell-scape of 1970’s New York City to face a past he thought he’d left behind.”
WHO: Mel Gibson (!!!), Colin Woodell, Mishel Prada, Ben Robson, Hubert Point-Du Jour, Nhung Kate, Jessica Allain, Ayomide Adegun, Jeremy Bobb, Peter Greene; EPs Greg Coolidge, Kirk Ward, Shawn Simmons
WHERE: Peacock
WHEN: Sept. 22 -
'Still Up'
WHAT: The eight-episode romantic comedy is “set in the after-hours world of insomniacs Danny and Lisa who have no secrets except their feelings for each other.”
WHO: Antonia Thomas, Craig Roberts, Blake Harrison, Lois Chimimba, Luke Fetherston, Rich Fulcher; EPs Paul Schlesinger, Phil Clarke, Steve Burge, Natalie Walter
WHERE: Apple TV+
WHEN: Sept. 22 -
'Krapopolis'
WHAT: This Dan Harmon-produced animated series, first ordered by Fox in June 2020, is set in Krapopolis, in the mythical ancient Greece. The show tells the story of humans, gods and monsters who are trying to run the city while attempting to get along. The characters include the mortal son of a goddess who is the “narcissistic King of Krapopolis,” the powerful goddess of self-destruction; and a mantitaur (half centaur, half manticore), “the self-described life of the orgy.” The show has already been renewed through Season 3.
WHO: Hannah Waddingham, Richard Ayoade, Matt Berry, Pam Murphy, Duncan Trussell; EPs Dan Harmon; Steve Levy; Jordan Young; Alex Rubens
WHERE: Fox
WHEN: Sept. 24 -
'The Irrational'
Image Credit: Sergei Bachlakov/NBC WHAT: NBC appears to be the only broadcast network that stockpiled a few of its scripted series in anticipation of the strikes, and “The Irrational” is the first to premiere: It filmed seven of its 10 Season 1 episodes. Based on Dan Ariely’s book “Predictably Irrational,” the show follows world-renowned professor of behavioral science Alec Mercer, as he uses his unique and unconventional skills to take on high-stakes government cases.
WHO: Jesse L. Martin, Maahra Hill, Travina Springer, Molly Kunz, Arash DeMaxi; EPs Arika Lisanne, Mittman, Mark Goffman, Sam Baum
WHERE: NBC
WHEN: Sept. 25 -
'Love in Fairhope'
Image Credit: HULU WHAT: Docuseries meets rom-com! “Love in Fairhope” follows five generations of women in the small town of Fairhope, Alabama. Per the logline, “In this community, everyone knows everyone else’s business, but no one knows where hopelessly romantic dreams, passions and inspiration will take them all.”
WHO: EPs: Reese Witherspoon, Sara Rea, Alex Baskin, Lauren Weber, Brian McCarthy, Joe Kingsley, Benton Bohannon
WHERE: Hulu
WHEN: Sept. 27 -
'The Golden Bachelor'
WHAT: The long-awaited spinoff of “The Bachelor” centers around Gerry Turner, a 71-year-old widower taking a second chance at love, looking for “a partner with whom to share the sunset years of life.”
WHO: Host Jesse Palmer
WHERE: ABC
WHEN: Sept. 28 -
'Gen V'
Image Credit: Courtesy of Brooke Palmer/Prime Video WHAT: “The Boys” spinoff expands the universe to a prestigious supes-only college, Godolkin University. On top of the usual college issues kids are facing, these students are also learning to use their super powers, and are forced to decide whether they’re heroes or villains — when they discover that “something bigger and sinister is going on at school.”
WHO: Jaz Sinclair, Chance Perdomo, Lizze Broadway, Shelley Conn, Maddie Phillips, London Thor, Derek Luh, Asa Germann, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sean Patrick Thomas, Marco Pigossi; EPs Michele Fazekas, Tara Butters, Eric Kripke, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver
WHERE: Amazon Prime Video
WHEN: Sept. 29 -
'Found'
Image Credit: Matt Miller/NBC WHAT: A public relations specialist and her team focus on the fact that more than 600,000 people — half of whom are people of color — are reported missing in the U.S. per year. However, the “everyday hero” is holding onto a secret of her own. This drama was supposed to be a midseason series for NBC, but the network pushed it to its fall schedule, so it could have original scripted content.
WHO: Shanola Hampton, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Kelli Williams, Brett Dalton, Gabrielle Walsh, Arlen Escarpeta, Karan Oberoi; EPs Nkechi Okoro Carroll, Lindsay Dunn, Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, DeMane Davis
WHERE: NBC
WHEN: Oct. 3 -
'The Spencer Sisters' and 'Sullivan's Crossing'
Image Credit: Michael Tompkins/Freemantle WHAT: Both of these series, which air on CTV in Canada, are making the move to The CW as the network transitions from its former ownership structure under Warner Bros. and CBS to its new life with Nexstar. In “The Spencer Sisters,” a mother-daughter duo — who are often mistaken for sisters — take on mystery cases. “Sullivan’s Crossing,” from the team behind “Virgin River,” follows neurosurgeon Maggie Sullivan, who moves home unexpectedly and reunites with her estranged father.
WHO: “The Spencer Sisters” stars Lea Thompson and Stacey Farber, while “Sullivan’s Crossing” features Chad Michael Murray, Scott Patterson and Morgan Kohan.
WHERE: The CW
WHEN: Oct. 4 -
'The Fall of the House of Usher'
Image Credit: EIKE SCHROTER/NETFLIX WHAT: Based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe, the ruthless Usher siblings, who have built a pharmaceutical empire, uncover the family’s secrets when heirs begin dying at the hands of a mysterious woman from their past. This limited series is likely the last Netflix project for Mike Flanagan (“The Haunting of Hill House,”) since he’s since moved his company’s overall deal to Amazon.
WHO: Bruce Greenwood, Carla Gugino, Mary McDonnell, Carl Lumbly, Mark Hamill, Michael Trucco, T’Nia Miller, Paola Nuñez, Henry Thomas, Kyleigh Curran, Samantha Sloyan, Rahul Kohli, Kate Siegel, Sauriyan Sapkota, Zach Gilford, Willa Fitzgerald, Katie Parker; EPs Mike Flanagan, Trevor Macy, Emmy Grinwis, Michael Fimognari
WHERE: Netflix
WHEN: Oct. 12 -
'House of Villains'
WHAT: Ten reality TV villains from “Vanderpump Rules,” “The Challenge,” Bachelor Nation, the Trump White House and more battle it out in physical, mental and emotional challenges, working to out-scheme one another in order to win the $200,000 cash prize and the title of “America’s Ultimate Supervillain.”
WHO: Anfisa Arkhipchenko, Johnny Bananas, Shake Chatterjee, Jonny Fairplay, Bobby Lytes, Corinne Olympios, Omarosa, Tiffany “New York” Pollard, Jax Taylor, Tanisha Thomas; EPs John Irwin, Dave Kuba, Eli Frankel, Matt Odgers
WHERE: E! (and simultaneously on Bravo, SYFY and USA)
WHEN: Oct. 12 -
'Frasier'
Image Credit: Chris Haston/Paramount+ WHAT: The Emmy-winning comedy returns with 10 new episodes, following Frasier Crane in his next chapter of life, living back in Boston with new challenges and relationships. Among the show’s original cast, Peri Gilpin will guest star as Roz, and Bebe Neuwirth will also return as Lilith.
WHO: Kelsey Grammer, Anders Kieth, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Jack Cutmore-Scott, Toks Olagundoye, Jess Salgueiro; EPs Chris Harris, Joe Cristalli, Kelsey Grammer, Tom Russo, Jordan McMahon
WHERE: Paramount+
WHEN: Oct. 12 -
'Lessons in Chemistry'
Image Credit: Michael Becker WHAT: Set in the early 1950s, this drama follows a hopeful scientist who accepts a job hosting a cooking show after being fired from the lab. She then “sets out to teach a nation of overlooked housewives — and the men who are suddenly listening — a lot more than recipes.” Based on Bonnie Garmus’ bestselling 2022 novel of the same name.
WHO: Brie Larson, Lewis Pullman, Aja Naomi King, Stephanie Koenig, Patrick Walker; EPs Lee Eisenberg, Brie Larson, Susannah Grant, Jason Bateman, Natalie Sandy, Michael Costigan, Louise Shore
WHERE: Apple TV+
WHEN: Oct. 13 -
'Living for the Dead'
Image Credit: Getty Images for Karl Lagerfeld WHAT: The creators of “Queer Eye” introduce “five fabulous, queer ghost hunters criss-cross the country, helping the living by healing the dead.” The group explore infamous haunted locations and push past boundaries to accept both the living and dead. “Living for the Dead” sounds like a title from “30 Rock” but let us at this gay “Ghost Hunters” reality show.
WHO: Narrated by Kristen Stewart; EPs David Collins, Michael Williams, Rob Eric, Renata Lombardo, Kristen Stewart, CJ Romero, Elaine White.
WHERE: Hulu
WHEN: Oct. 18 -
'Fellow Travelers'
Image Credit: Courtesy of SHOWTIME WHAT: Based on Thomas Mallon’s novel, this is an epic love story and thriller, highlighting the lives of two men who meet in McCarthy-era Washington. “They begin a romance just as Joseph McCarthy and Roy Cohn declare war on ‘subversives and sexual deviants,’ initiating one of the darkest periods in 20th-century American history,” the logline reads. The series follows the group over four decades — through Vietnam War protests of the 1960s, the disco hedonism of the 1970s and the AIDS crisis of the 1980s.
WHO: Jonathan Bailey, Matt Bomer, Jelani Alladin, Allison Williams, Noah J. Ricketts; EPs Matt Bomer, Ron Nyswaner, Robbie Rogers, Dee Johnson, Daniel Minahan
WHERE: Paramount+
WHEN: Oct. 27 -
'Love Island Games'
WHAT: The “Love Island” spinoff will feature fan-favorite Islanders from U.S., U.K. and Australia, as they arrive for a second shot at love and an all-new competition. The dramatic series will stream six days a week.
WHO: Narrator Iain Stirling, host Maya Jama
WHERE: Peacock
WHEN: Nov. 1 -
'All the Light We Cannot See'
Image Credit: COURTESY OF KATALIN VERMES/NETFLIX WHAT: The four-part limited series tells the story of a blind French girl and her father who, per the Netflix logline, “flee German-occupied Paris with a legendary diamond to keep it from falling into the hands of the Nazis.” Along the way, they find surprise connections — in people, hope and faith. Based on Anthony Doerr’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel from 2017.
WHO: Louis Hofmann, Aria Mia Loberti, Mark Ruffalo, Hugh Laurie, Marion Bailey, Lars Eidinger; EPs Shawn Levy, Dan Levine, Josh Barry, Steven Knight
WHERE: Netflix
WHEN: Nov. 2 -
'The Buccaneers'
WHAT: The eight-episode drama, inspired by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edith Wharton’s unfinished final novel of the same name, tells the story of a group of fun-loving American girls in 1870s London, sent to find husbands and in turn, “kicking off an Anglo-American culture clash as the land of the stiff upper lip is infiltrated by a refreshing disregard for centuries of tradition.”
WHO: Kristine Frøseth, Alisha Boe, Josie Totah, Aubri Ibrag, Imogen Waterhouse, Mia Threapleton, Christina Hendricks; EPs Katherine Jakeways, Susanna White, Beth Willis
WHERE: Apple TV+
WHEN: Nov. 8 -
'A Murder at the End of the World'
Image Credit: FX WHAT: In this mystery series, a reclusive billionaire invites “a Gen Z amateur sleuth and tech-savvy hacker,” along with eight other guests, to take part in a retreat at a remote location. When one guest is found dead, the young detective’s skills are put to the test.
WHO: Emma Corrin, Brit Marling, Harris Dickinson, Alice Braga, Joan Chen, Raúl Esparza, Jermaine Fowler, Ryan J. Haddad, Pegah Ferydoni, Javed Khan, Louis Cancelmi, Edoardo Ballerini, Clive Owen; EPs Brit Marling, Zal Batmanglij
WHERE: FX (will stream on Hulu)
WHEN: Nov. 14 -
'Scott Pilgrim Takes Off'
Image Credit: COURTESY OF NETFLIX WHAT: The 2010 movie “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” did not do well at the box office, but has since become a cult classic. In this eight-episode animated series — featuring the original cast, and based on Bryan Lee O’Malley’s graphic novels that led to the film — Scott Pilgrim must defeat the evil exes of the girl of his dreams.
WHO: Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Satya Bhabha, Kieran Culkin, Chris Evans, Anna Kendrick, Brie Larson, Alison Pill, Aubrey Plaza, Brandon Routh, Jason Schwartzman, Johnny Simmons, Mark Webber, Mae Whitman, Ellen Wong; EPs Bryan Lee O’Malley, BenDavid Grabinski, Marc Platt, Jared LeBoff, Adam Siegel, Michael Bacall, Edgar Wright, Nira Park, Eunyoung Choi
WHERE: Netflix
WHEN: Nov. 17 -
'Bookie'
WHAT: Chuck Lorre’s first show for Max, and his first (and only!) streaming show since “The Kominsky Method” for Netflix. In this buddy comedy, a longtime bookie and his partner in crime struggle to survive amid the impending legalization of sports gambling in Los Angeles.
WHO: Sebastian Maniscalco, Omar J. Dorsey; EP Chuck Lorre
WHERE: Max
WHEN: November -
'Monarch: Legacy of Monsters'
Image Credit: Apple WHAT: This sci-fi drama is in partnership with Legendary, and is from the same cinematic universe as “Godzilla” (2014), “Kong: Skull Island” (2017), “Godzilla: King of the Monsters” (2019), “Godzilla vs. Kong” (2021) and the upcoming sequel “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.” Taking place after the Godzilla and the Titans’ battle confirmed monsters are real, the show “tracks two siblings following in their father’s footsteps to uncover their family’s connection to the secretive organization known as Monarch. Clues lead them into the world of monsters and ultimately down the rabbit hole to Army officer Lee Shaw, taking place in the 1950s and half a century later where Monarch is threatened by what Shaw knows.” The journey spans over three generations, uncovering secrets that can change everything.
WHO: Kurt Russell, Wyatt Russell, Anna Sawai, Kiersey Clemons, Ren Watabe, Mari Yamamoto, Anders Holm, Joe Tippett, Elisa Lasowski; EPs Chris Black, Matt Fraction, Joby Harold, Tory Tunnell, Matt Shakman, Andy Goddard, Brad Van Arragon, Andrew Colville, Hiro Matsuoka, Takemasa Arita
WHERE: Apple TV+
WHEN: November -
'Faraway Downs'
Image Credit: ©20thCentFox/Courtesy Everett Collection WHAT: The six-episode limited series is a reimagining of Baz Luhrmann’s 2008 film “Australia,” comprised of footage captured for the movie and an expanded version of the story, with a new ending.
WHO: Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, Brandon Walters; EP Catherine Martin
WHERE: Hulu
WHEN: November