Peak TV may be over, but the fall schedule is still packed. A new industry preview rounds up the most anticipated new and returning shows of the season, spanning streamers, cable and network TV. The list runs from early September premieres like “Last Seen” on Apple TV all the way to HBO’s “Harry Potter” series, which lands at Christmas.
The preview arrives as the industry debates whether the streaming boom has finally cooled. The list’s own framing: “peak TV or not, there continues to be an embarrassment of riches across television.” That includes shows already out this month, like Season 2 of “The Gentlemen” and FX’s “The Drop: A Snowfall Saga,” both of which premiered in early September.
Streaming returns and debuts
Several big streaming titles have confirmed dates. Netflix’s Omar Sy-starring series “Lupin: Part 4” returns Oct. 23, its first season since 2023. Keira Knightley’s spy thriller “Black Doves” drops its second season on Nov. 5. “Tulsa King” Season 4 premieres on Paramount+ on Oct. 16, and “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” Season 3 returns to Disney+ on Nov. 20.
Netflix also dives into YA with “Crew Girl,” premiering Sept. 10. The show follows Teagan Tao (Miku Martineau), a 16-year-old competitive rower whose life is upended by a family scandal. She relocates to a prestigious East Coast school and joins the boys’ varsity crew as coxswain, since there’s no girls’ team. The cast includes Jessica Paré, Sam Braun and Kyle Clark.
Peacock’s “The Paper,” the “The Office” spinoff, returns for Season 2 on Sept. 9. Domhnall Gleeson’s Ned continues his journalism journey, with romance potentially brewing with Chelsea Frei’s Mare. Guest stars this season include Jon Lovitz and Andy Richter.
Comedy, reality and a Christie adaptation
“Colin From Accounts” wraps up with its third and final season on Sept. 10 on Paramount+. The cult-favorite romantic comedy picks up after Gordon’s unexpected proposal to Ashley at the end of Season 2. The logline asks whether the pair belongs together, or if their dog Colin is the only thing keeping them connected. Patrick Brammall and Harriet Dyer return, alongside a large ensemble cast.
“The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” returns Sept. 10 on Hulu for a five-episode fifth season. Taylor Frankie Paul comes back from filming “The Bachelorette,” and her life quickly flips upside down. Whitney Leavitt heads to Broadway, and the headlines keep coming out of Utah.
One notable premiere: Agatha Christie’s “Tommy and Tuppence” on BritBox, dated Sept. 15. It’s the first contemporary English-language TV adaptation of the author’s work, following the detective duo Tuppence and Tommy, opposites in a playful romance. The premiere falls on Christie’s birthday.
Network shows sliding to midseason
The list does not include everything. Several shows haven’t been dated yet, including Netflix’s highly anticipated “Pride & Prejudice” remake starring Emma Corrin as Lizzy Bennet. Several network staples are also sliding to midseason, including CBS’ “Matlock” and ABC’s “High Potential.”
Network premieres the list flags for viewers to find on their own: Fox’s “Best Medicine” and “Doc” double feature premieres Sept. 22. CBS’ “Marshals” and “Tracker” arrive Oct. 4. “Abbott Elementary” starts Season 6 on Oct. 7. The One Chicago shows premiere Oct. 7, with “Law & Order: SVU” and “Law & Order” on Oct. 8. ABC’s “9-1-1,” “9-1-1: Nashville” and “Grey’s Anatomy” premiere Oct. 15. NBC brings back “St. Denis Medical” for Season 3 and “The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins” for Season 2 on Nov. 2.
“South America” — the show formerly known as “South Park” — has already entered the zeitgeist before its Sept. 16 premiere on Comedy Central, thanks to its Emmys win and Trump-mocking name change. The docuseries “Jay-Z in 8” premieres Sept. 18 but missed the list’s cutoff.
The winter arrival and what’s already out
HBO’s “Harry Potter” series premieres at Christmas, which the list admits is “decidedly … in the winter.” The preview includes it anyway, calling it “one of the biggest pop culture events of the year” and noting it will fuel discourse because of J.K. Rowling.
The list also nods to the sheer volume of what’s already out. “Are you all caught up on ‘Furious’ on Hulu and ‘Sterling Point’ on Prime Video and HBO’s ‘Lanterns’ and Netflix’s ‘My Brilliant Career’?” it asks. “We didn’t think so! (Whispers: Neither are we.)”
One more note: “Below,” starring Josh Hartnett as a small-town fisherman battling a sea monster, is on the list. The preview admits the writers have been “too scared to watch the screeners.”
Here’s a quick rundown of the season’s biggest dates, in order:
- Sept. 9 — “Last Seen” on Apple TV, “The Paper” Season 2 on Peacock
- Sept. 10 — “Crew Girl” on Netflix, “Colin From Accounts” final season, “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives”
- Sept. 15 — Agatha Christie’s “Tommy and Tuppence” on BritBox
- Sept. 16 — “South America” (formerly “South Park”) on Comedy Central
- Oct. 16 — “Tulsa King” Season 4 on Paramount+
- Oct. 23 — “Lupin: Part 4” on Netflix
- Nov. 5 — “Black Doves” Season 2 on Netflix
- Nov. 20 — “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” Season 3 on Disney+
- Christmas — HBO’s “Harry Potter” series premiere
The fall is crowded, even if the era of peak TV is done.
Source: variety.com
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