We say this every year , but damn we ’re activated for fall ’s thrilling harvest of genre telecasting appearance — be they airing on sometime - school internet TV , a line channel , or one of the ever - growing number of streaming services . Here ’s our guide to what ’s new , what ’s returning , and when you may start watching !
New shows
Carnival Row
Premieres : August 30 , Amazon Prime Video
In thispretty but kinda unimpressivefantasy , a sprite ( or fae ) appoint Vignette Stonemoss ( Cara Delevingne ) finds herself crossing path with her former buff , a investigator named Rycroft Philostrate ( Orlando Bloom ) after being force from her native land in a warfare . The serial use the fantasy musical genre to search themes of immigration and systemic favouritism , as Vignette and Rycroft mould together to stop a serial killer whale and get peace between man and fuel-air explosive .
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
Premieres : August 30 , Netflix
The Jim Henson Company’sfantasy epicis back , with a 10 - installment prequel exploring the world of Thra before the case of The Dark Crystal . Taron Egerton ( Rian ) , Game of Thrones ’ Nathalie Emmanuel ( Deet ) , and Anya Taylor - Joy ( Brea ) principal as three Gelfling from unlike walk of life , who find themselves come together to rise against the evil Skeksis and save their home from demolition .
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From left: The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, The Mandalorian, The Expanse, Rick and Morty, Batwoman, Watchmen, and The Good Place.Image: Netflix, Disney, Amazon, Adult Swim, CW, HBO, NBC
Undone
Premieres : September 13 on Amazon Prime Video
Amazon recruit the world of grownup animation with this rotoscoped Modern series co - create by BoJack Horseman ’s Raphael Bob - Waksberg . It ’s about an offbeat young woman ( voiced by Alita : Battle Angel’sRosa Salazar ) who realizes she has the ability to prison term travel in the backwash of a cheeseparing - last experience , and sets about using her new endowment to foreclose her don ( Better Call Saul ’s Bob Odenkirk ) from being murdered .
Evil
Premieres : September 26 on CBS
Katja Herbers ( Westworld ) and Mike Colter ( Luke Cage ) play questioning / not skeptical investigators who jab into cases of alleged hauntings , possession , and miracle , with a larger conspiracy levitate over them and some personal monster too . We saw the first episode at San Diego Comic - Conand it was skittish enough to make us require more .
Bless the Harts
Premieres : September 29 on Fox
Saturday Night Live vet Emily Spivey created this recreate series about a North Carolina folk , with voices by Kristen Wiig , Maya Rudolph , Jillian Bell ( whose black - sheep teenage character is into fancy fine art and risible books ) , and Ike Barinholtz .
Batwoman
Premieres : October 6 on the CW
The former superhero show to unite the CW ’s DC Universe , Ruby Rose star inBatwomanas Kate Kane , the person who exact up the cowl after Batman ’s fade . The first time of year nerve centre around Batwoman squeeze her destiny as a criminal offense fighter , and mark her against her variation of the Joker . That would be Alice ( Rachel Skarsten ) , the drawing card of the Wonderland Gang and someone with a pregnant connection to the Red Wigged Crusader .
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A promotional image for Amazon Prime’s Carnival Row.Photo: Amazon Prime
Nancy Drew
premiere : October 9 on the CW
This definitely is n’t the wholesome Nancy Drew you arise up with — butthe CW ’s “ edgier ” takeon the authoritative enigma series feel like a instinctive way to progress with the time , bringing more multifariousness , maturity , and genuine spookiness into the fold . The show may be copy Riverdale a bit , butwe like what we ’ve seen so far .
Limetown
Premieres : October 16 on Facebook Watch
“ I have get word the future . ” ground on the sci - fi podcast , Limetown stars Jessica Biel as newsperson Lia Haddock , who ’s investigating the mysterious disappearance of 300 citizenry from an data-based research facility anticipate Limetown . Lia finds that the more she digs into the true design of the research undertaking — and her own personal connection to it — the more peril she discover herself in .
Harley Quinn
premiere : November 29 on DC Universe
Thelovable and foul - mouthedHarley Quinn is back with her own animated serial . Our anti - heroine , play by Kaley Cuoco , is on a mission to find her own villainy after kicking the Joker to the bridle , leading her to form new friendship with some of DC ’s cool ( or wackiest ) heroes and villains . Expect a lot of campy but gory force , and at least a few references to Batman flaming bats .
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Kate Kane (Ruby Rose) suits up in Batwoman.Photo: Kimberley French (The CW)
Watchmen
Premieres : October 20 on HBO
One of the season ’s most foreknow new serial picks up 10 year after the upshot of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons ’ cult graphic novel , withDamon Lindelofrunning the show and an unbelievable castled by Regina King . We were already excited for this one , thenwe realise the volatile first trailer . Tick tock , is it October yet ?
The Mandalorian
Premieres : November 12 on Disney+
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His Dark Materials
premiere : November 3 on HBO
found on the fantasy serial by Phillip Pullman , His Dark Materialsstars Logan ’s Dafne Keen as Lyra , an orphan in an alternate world who regain herself the substance of abattle for the human soul . Also star Ruth Wilson as Marisa Coulter , James McAvoy as Lord Asriel , and Lin - Manuel Miranda as Lee Scoresby , the series depend to be a hopeful adaptation that will ( hopefully ) desexualize the mistake of the film , The Golden Compass .
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Harley Quinn (Kaley Cuoco) plans her next move.Image: DC Universe
Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal
premiere : October 7 on Adult Swim
A caveman and a dinosaur become unlikely allies ( and a kick - ass fight team when the affair move up ) in this negotiation - free adventure series from celebrated energiser Genndy Tartakovsky ( Samurai Jack).We amaze an other spirit at the first episodeat SDCC and can report Primal looks like a spectacularly wild ride .
The Witcher
premiere : Fall on Netflix
Henry Cavill(and his wig ) mavin as Geralt of Rivia in The Witcher , a fantasy saga about magic and freak and the people who hunt them down . Taking intake from the book of account , rather than the video game series , The Witcher is about Geralt coming together with his loverYennefer(Anya Chalotra ) to help protect Ciri ( Freya Allan ) , a young princess with a strange and perhaps unfathomable mogul . Also , there ’s a bathtub .
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Lyra (Dafne Keen) looks over the alethiometer in His Dark Materials.Photo: HBO
Returning shows
Titans
Premieres : September 6 on DC Universe
Thedebut season(and series ) for DC Universe , Titans is set to set about its sophomore time of year on the cyclosis service . The metahumans are all learning to work together , and figure out their property as heroes . Robin , Starfire , Raven , and Beast Boy are back , and this time they ’ve got Hawk , Dove , and Donna Troy as part of the squad . We ’ve also got the arriver of Superboy ( Joshua Orpin ) , Deathstroke ( Esai Morales ) , Jericho , and Ravager to look forward to . And , perhaps the salutary reaching of all : Krypto the Superdog !
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Titans Assemble.Image: DC Universe
Room 104
Premieres : September 13 on HBO
HBO ’s Room 104 is a unequalled experience , in that it exists in a unmarried position but can literally be about anyone or anything . Each time of year of the show take up place in a hotel elbow room as people follow in and out of it over the years or ten , exploring unlike writing style ranging from horror to fantasy and drollery . This seasonlooks to be pushing thing to the extreme , with skill fiction , vampires , and who be intimate what else . We might be stuck in one room , but it looks to be a wild visit .
American Horror Story: 1984
premiere : September 18 on FX
After a return to form with last season’svivid and scandalous Apocalypse , Ryan Murphy ’s highly strung serial looks like it ’s going even more fun places with this court toslasher films of the 1980s . Though some of the show ’s regular mold wo n’t be star this fourth dimension around ( includingSarah Paulsonand Evan Peters ) , it will feature Emma Roberts , Billie Lourd , and John Carroll Lynch unify macabre horror with high summer camp , as is AHS tradition .
Disenchantment
premiere : September 20 on Netflix
Matt Groening ’s animated fantasy - comedyreturnswith its sophomore time of year , whichcontinues the storyof Princess Bean ( Abbi Jacobson ) after she choose to abandon her kingdom and follow her latterly revived mother to a far - off country . Will she come after her female parent down a path of dark , or choose to tolerate with her protagonist and guinea pig ? Either direction , there ’s certain to be a lot of drinking .
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Eleanor (Kristen Bell) makes a major gamble on the season 3 finale of The Good Place.Photo: Colleen Hayes (NBC)
The Good Place
Premieres : September 26 on NBC
The Good Place returns for thefourth and last time . Season threeended tragicallywith Eleanor ( Kristen Bell ) choosing to erase Chidi ’s ( William Jackson Harper ) store of their relationship as part of theGrand Final Experimentto determine if The Good Place has made its standards of admission too harsh . After all , no one has gotten in for 521 years .
Van Helsing
Premieres : September 27 on Syfy
After failing to defeat all the Elders , Vanessa ( Kelly Overton ) has establish herself a potential new friend in the fight against the vampires : Lily Van Helsing , who Vanessa revive after some of her exceptional blood accidentally splattered on the formerly dead ancestor .
Bob’s Burgers
Yes , there ’s a feature plastic film come … but first , buff - beloved vivify series Bob ’s Burgers is back for its tenth time of year , which will admit the following : a Nightmare on Elm Street - theme Halloween episode ; an episode set almost entirely in a shopping mall ; the scandalous sight of Teddy taking a job work for Jimmy Pesto ( Bob ’s implike - rival ) ; and some very especial raw glasses for Tina .
Family Guy
Seth MacFarlane ’s sci - fi series , The Orville , may bemoving to Hulu(where it ’ll air sometime next year ) , but his animated Griffins are staying on Fox , where they ’ll debut their 18th time of year this fall .
The Simpsons
Speaking of long - running serial , there ’s no partake The Simpsons . Springfield ’s finest ( nowowned by Disney ) will return for its 31st season as the show inch ever - close to its 700th episode .
Supergirl
As the CW set up for Arrow ’s loss , Supergirl look to bestepping up its gamewith a long - wait battle . Last time of year , Kara Danver ’s in effect champion , Lena Luthor , hear she was Supergirl and that everybody had maintain the accuracy from her . This could put these two friend at odds , and direct Lena down the path to the Dark Side . At the same time , we ’ve got the heighten menace of the shadowy group Leviathan … and Kara ’s suit haspants !
The Walking Dead
Premieres : October 6 on AMC
Zombie fans wo n’t have to hold back long between reverence the Walking Dead ( whose fifth time of year wraps up September 29 ) and the O.G. Dead , which returns for a tenth season to address all the shimmy in the status quo that move downat the end of season nine . Season 10 , notably , will mark the last serial publication outing for longtime casting memberDanai Gurira . But do n’t worry , there are lotsmore spinoffs on the way !
Star Wars Resistance
Premieres : October 6 on Disney Channel and DisneyNOW
The undimmed lights are sometimes do away with too soon . Star Wars Resistance , which exploredthe time periodbetween payoff of the Jedi and The Force Awakens , will only getone more seasonafter its introduction , making it the shortest - run animate series in late Star Wars story . The sophomore ( and net ) run will follow last time of year ’s cliffhanger , where Kaz and his friends manage to bunk from the First Order to install their own mobile dependable harbour … but lost one of their own in the process .
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This is the show that doesn’t end. It just goes on and on, my friend.Image: Fox
Black Lightning
premiere : October 7 on the CW
The CW ’s most found ( and yetever - expanding ) superhero show returns for its third season , ahead of persistent rumorsthat characters from the series will ultimately be a part of the next multi - part Arrowverse crossing over sequence , Crisis on Infinite ground , which will vent installments inDecember and January .
The Flash
premiere : October 8 on the CW
The Flash returns with a 6th season andanother fresh villain to add to the baddies list , although this one might come with a mental object warning for the kiddos . Sendhil Ramamurthy ( Heroes , Reverie — descend on you knew we were gon na advert that one ) is conjoin the serial as Bloodwork , a hemophiliac who gained rakehell - based top executive and is now using them to disembarrass the world of cancer … as well as the folks who he sees as cancerous to the planet and its the great unwashed . Can Barry outrun blood departure ? I guess we ’ll find out .
Riverdale
Nothing like the possible execution of your beneficial booster to bring a group closer together . Riverdale follows its bonkers third season with an as bonkers fib detailing how Archie , Betty , and Veronica end up nearly naked in a field burning Jughead ’s lid and swearing to “ never speak of this again . ” You ’ve also got avanishing cult , political dramatic event , and atouching tributeto the former Luke Perry . Riverdale : It ’s a beautiful and unearthly world .
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Legacies
premiere : October 10 on the CW
This spin - off of a spin - off ( The original , by way of The Vampire Diaries ) proves that as long as there is life on Earth , there will always be an audience for ludicrously good - looking actors in plot line involve vampire , werewolves , and witches . This special show is set at a school for the preternaturally endow , and is back for its second season .
Supernatural
It’sfinally ending , they curse this time .
Charmed
Premieres : October 11 on the CW
The Elders are dead and the Charmed Ones are now in charge . How did this happen ? The sophomore time of year of the magical CW reboot goes back to the drawing plug-in with anew showrunnerand a chronicle more focused on magical shenanigans . Maggie ( Sarah Jeffrey ) , Mel ( Melonie Diaz ) , and Macy ( Madeleine Mantock ) have saved the world from the apocalypse , and will now work on to help the hag and witching creature of the world . Here ’s hope we finally get to pick up Harry ( Rupert Evans ) do karaoke .
Castle Rock
Premieres : October 23 on Hulu
Stephen King ’s crossover community is back , tissue story from some of the fabled repulsion author ’s most - illustrious works . In the soph time of year , Annie Wilkes , well known as the obsessional fan / home nurse played by Kathy Bates in Misery , arrive to stir up trouble between the “ warring kinship group ” of the small but terrific Maine town .
Arrow
premiere : October 15 on the CW
The serial so quintessential to the CW ’s DC world that it ’s literally called the Arrowverse , Arrow is finallycoming to an endafter eight seasons . Even though Felicity ( Emily Bett Rickards ) isno longer on the series , the 10 - episode final time of year will feature the return of some of Arrow ’s primal hoagy and villains , includingJohn Barrowmanas Malcolm Merlyn — and showrunner Marc Guggenheim didsharethat the final conniption of the show will be a tough one to root for off . What that imply for Stephen Amell ’s Oliver Queen , well , we just have to wait to discover out .
The Man in the High Castle
Premieres : November 15 on Amazon Prime Video
Amazon ’s Philip K. Dick - inspired serial that started off as “ what if the other side won World War II ” and before long spread out to admit “ … and also , there aremultiple universesafoot here ( and the Nazis are evil in all of them ) ” returns for its fourth and final season .
Rick and Morty
premiere : November on Adult Swim
It ’s time to Michael Down Your Vincents , because at loooong last , time of year four is upon us ! And with it , a solemn promise that fan of supergenius scientist Rick and his hapless nephew Morty ( and all their various iterations , speaking of multiverses ) wo n’t have such agonizingly tenacious time lag for season five and beyond .
The Expanse
Premieres : December 13 on Amazon Prime Video
Do n’t call it a replication — season four of The Expanse , the dear sci - fi series ’ first on Amazon , looks to preserve the sky - high bar set up when the show was at its previous home on Syfy , and even surpass it . As the season begins , the crew of the Roci heads to a make - fresh major planet , and sports fan can enjoy the activity while also relish the fact that the show’salready got a season five order , too .
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Black Lightning (Cress Williams) faces a major foe in the season 2 finale of Black Lightning.Photo: Josh Stringer (The CW)
Marvel’s Runaways
premiere : December 13 on Hulu
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has some crossover competition with the third time of year of Marvel ’s fugitive , which will see the titular runawaysteaming upwith the heroes of Freeform ’s Cloak and Dagger . The serial is coiffure to dive into the franchise ’s orphic constituent , include an show byMorgan le Fey(Elizabeth Hurley ) , as they preserve fighting the Pride and Jonas ’ evil plans .
The Purge
premiere : flow on USA
The spin - off from the film series abouta society that fate one violently lawless night per yearis back for a second season ; this time , the show will focus on four dissimilar case of people , showing their animation lead up to the decisions they make on Purge night .
Mr. Robot
Premieres : October 6 on USA
Hello , friend . Thegroundbreaking seriesabout a cyberpunk who hides revolutionary ideas ( and sometimes , more than one personality ) under his hoodie take for its fourth and net time of year , giving creator Sam Esmail a opportunity to wrap up all those drop mysteries ( like , what is Whiterose ’s endgame , for starters?)—and give newly - minted Oscar winner Rami Malek one last luck to take on the quality that made him famous .
Updated : Added detail and release date for Castle Rock ’s 2d season , and the premier dates for Watchmen , His Dark Materials , Harley Quinn , Mr. Robot and Primal .
It’s, like, a metaphor.Photo: Jace Downs (The CW)
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