What2Watch-Sept-2023

Inside we’ve packed this issue with everything you need to know about the new fall season. Below you can quickly see when your broadcast network favorites are back, as well as what’s new (shows in all caps).

STAFF TOP PICKS FOR FALL

BARB

First on my list to watch: Feud: Capote vs. the Swans (FX), but it just got pushed to winter

Returning favorite: Survivor (CBS, back for its 45th season!)

Spinoff with potential: The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon (AMC)

JEFF

First on my list to watch: The American Buffalo (PBS)

Returning favorite: Loki (Season 2 coming Oct. 6 on Disney+)

Must-watches for history buffs: JFK: One Day in America (Nat Geo) & Kennedy (History) — both in November around 60th anniversary of JFK assassination

I’ll give it a try: Found (NBC)

RYAN

First on my list to watch: Krapopolis (FOX)

Returning favorite: Bob’s Burgers (FOX)

I could be sold on: Snake Oil (FOX)

Tengo curiosidad: Lotería Loca (CBS) Thought we were rid of: Dancing With the Stars (ABC)

Spare us the horror of: The Golden Bachelor (ABC)

ZHANNA

A girl can hope: Another season of Upload? (Prime Video)

I could be sold on: Lessons in Chemistry (Apple TV+)

Book adaptation I’m most excited for: All the Light We Cannot See (Netflix)

Taking a hard pass on: The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon (AMC)

YANKED! Fall 2023 Edition

Series that were canceled, ended or otherwise met their fates since last fall:

Alaska Daily (ABC)

American Auto (NBC)

American Gigolo (Showtime)

Atlanta (FX)

Avenue 5 (HBO)

Barons (The CW)

Barry (HBO)

Becoming Elizabeth (Starz)

Beyond the Edge (CBS)

Big Sky (ABC)

A Black Lady Sketch Show (HBO)

The Blacklist (NBC)

Blockbuster (Netflix)

Breeders (FX, series finale Sept. 25)

Call Me Kat (FOX)

Chesapeake Shores (Hallmark Channel)

Chrisley Knows Best (USA Network)

City on a Hill (Showtime)

Cobra Kai (Netflix)

The Company You Keep (ABC)

Dangerous Liaisons (Starz)

DC’s Stargirl (The CW)

Dead to Me (Netflix)

Don Lemon Tonight (CNN)

Dr. Phil (Syndicated)

East New York (CBS)

Endeavour (PBS)

Everything’s Trash (Freeform)

Fantasy Island (FOX)

The Final Straw (ABC)

Firefly Lane (Netflix)

The Flash (The CW)

Flatbush Misdemeanors (Showtime)

Floribama Shore (MTV)

The Goldbergs (ABC)

Gossip Girl (Max)

Gotham Knights (The CW)

Grand Crew (NBC)

Growing Up Chrisley (E!)

grown-ish (Freeform) How to With John Wilson (HBO, series finale Sept. 1)

I Love That for You (Showtime)

Jay Leno’s Garage (CNBC)

Judge Mathis (Syndicated)

Kandi & the Gang (Bravo)

Kung Fu (The CW)

The L Word: Generation Q (Showtime)

The Late Late Show With James Corden (CBS)

Let the Right One In (Showtime)

The Man Who Fell to Earth (Showtime)

Manifest (Netflix)

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video)

Mayans M.C. (FX)

A Million Little Things (ABC)

Monarch (FOX)

Money Court (CNBC)

Nancy Drew (The CW)

NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS)

The Nevers (HBO)

New Amsterdam (NBC)

The News With Shepard Smith (CNBC)

Outside the Lines (ESPN)

Pause With Sam Jay (HBO)

The People’s Court (Syndicated)

Perry Mason (HBO)

Pit Bulls & Parolees (Animal Planet)

Professionals (The CW)

Rachael Ray (Syndicated)

Rat in the Kitchen (TBS)

Reservation Dogs (Hulu, series finale Sept. 27)

The Resident (FOX)

Resident Evil (Netflix)

The Rising (The CW)

Riverdale (The CW)

Sanditon (PBS)

Single Drunk Female (Freeform)

Snake in the Grass (USA Network)

Snowfall (FX)

Snowpiercer (TNT)

Soulmates (AMC)

Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy (CNN)

Step Up: High Water (Starz)

Succession (HBO)

This Is Life With Lisa Ling (CNN)

Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan (Prime Video)

Tooning Out the News (Comedy Central)

True Lies (CBS)

Tuca & Bertie (Adult Swim)

Tucker Carlson Tonight (FOX News Channel)

Valerie’s Home Cooking (Food Network)

Walker Independence (The CW)

The Watchful Eye (Freeform)

Westworld (HBO)

The Wheel (NBC)

The Winchesters (The CW)

Would I Lie to You? (The CW)

Young Rock (NBC)

Your Honor (Showtime)

Ziwe (Showtime)

Walker Independence has been YANKED!

Walker Independence: Credit: The CW.

Fran Drescher, president of SAG-AFTRA, joins the picket line

Fran Drescher: Strike: © 2023 Penske Media. Credit: Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images

A FALL TV SEASON ON

STRIKE

By Zhanna Slor

If you thought TV these days was already confusing, well, get ready for some crazy new lineups as networks get creative to deliver an entertaining schedule this fall amid a full Hollywood shutdown.

What Is Happening With These Strikes?

Well, to put it simply, American television production, at least for scripted series, is basically at a standstill. On May 2, the Writers Guild of America, which represents 16,500 screenwriters, went on strike over payment negotiations. Then in mid July, actors in the SAGAFTRA union, which is actually two unions, the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, joined the Writers Guild strike. So that means writers are not writing and actors are not promoting any shows or films that were completed before the strike began, and in many cases are not acting either.

What Are Actors And Writers Fighting Over?

There are a lot of issues — too many to outline

here — but, basically, writers and actors want better pay and job security. With streaming becoming so popular, the entire process of payment has been flipped over on its head, because streamers don’t pay out the same way as broadcast shows. “A lot of people think the strike is about Tom Cruise or Harrison Ford, but it’s mostly for the one who serves them coffee or says, ‘10 seconds until the bomb goes off!’” one actor explained to us. “It’s about the working-class actor whose job doesn’t pay the bills anymore.”

Artificial Intelligence Fears

Ironically, after who knows how many films Hollywood has put out about robots taking over, the writers strike is also about robots taking over. One of the problems presented during

negotiations was the use of AI (artificial intelligence) to help facilitate script writing. Naturally, screenwriters are worried about potentially getting replaced by these robots in the future, and they want a say in where AI can (and cannot) claim creative authority. Actors have similar fears. As if our world was not already too close to a sci-fi movie, there’s also talk of capturing the essence of actors and using their likeness in perpetuity; this brings up a lot of logistical and moral questions, as well as payment issues. How much do you a pay a person for their “likeness”? It’s all very gray area, and Hollywood is at the forefront of these very modern complications.

How Does This Impact Audiences?

Audiences may not see the full brunt of this until 2024, since some shows and films were finished before the strike, but there will definitely be way less new content this season. SNL has been off-air since mid April, and late-night shows and some daytime talk shows haven’t aired new episodes since the strike began. News and reality TV are not impacted, so be prepared to see

much more of that than usual; same with shows from abroad. The highly anticipated Season 2 of Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon is still in production, as its primary cast is based out of the U.K. and is therefore in a different union. A lot of Canadian comedies are migrating south for fall, especially on The CW. We’re not entirely sure what will happen moving forward. This is the first time both actors and writers have been on strike since the 1960s! If studios and unions don’t come to an agreement soon, it could mean very long delays before you see your favorite shows returning.

How Does This Impact Hollywood?

Studios can’t have content without writers or actors, nor can writers and actors do much without studios. The trickle-down impact is vast. With everything shut down, that means entire crews are out of work, too: grips, production assistants, makeup, costume design — everything. Everyone involved in this strike — including audiences — will suffer temporarily, but hopefully an agreement will be made soon that will satisfy both sides.

DRAMA

REALITY/LIFESTYLE

DOCUMENTARY

American Experience:

Battleground” (N) PBS

American Experience:

Harvest” (N) PBS

American Experience:

War on Disco” (N) PBS

American Masters: “Bella!” (N) PBS

11, 8pm

12, 8pm

30, 8pm

8, 8pm

All times CT unless noted. (N) = New Series/Show. (R) = Reruns only (due to writers and actors strikes).

The Chelsea Detective Acorn TV Aug. 28

Class Act (aka Tapie) (N)

Netflix Sept. 13

The Continental: From the World of John Wick (N) Peacock Sept. 22

Cryptoshlag (N)

A Day and a Half (N)

Dear Child (N)

The Devil on Trial (N)

Disenchantment

Echo (N)

Elite

Everybody Loves Diamonds (N)

Fair Play (N)

STREAMING SOME NEW & FAVES

Castlevania: Nocturne (N)

The Changeling (N) Apple TV+ Sept. 8

Netflix Nov. 17

Netflix Sept. 1

Netflix Sept. 7

Netflix Oct. 17

Netflix Sept. 1

Disney+ Nov. 29

Netflix Oct. 20

Prime Video Oct. 13

Netflix Oct. 13

The Fall of the House of Usher (N) Netflix Oct. 12

A Family Affair (N)

FC Barcelona: A New Era

Netflix Nov. 22

Prime Video Sept. 6

Ferry: The Series (N) Netflix Nov. 3

Five Nights at Freddy’s (N) Peacock Oct. 27

Friday Night Plan (N) Netflix Sept. 1

Gamera: Rebirth (N) Netflix Sept. 7

Gen V (N)

God. Family. Football. (N)

Prime Video Sept. 29

Amazon Freevee Sept. 1

Good Night World (N) Netflix Oct. 12

How to Date Billy Walsh (N) Prime Video Sept. 8

I Am Groot Disney+ Sept. 6

Infamy (N)

Netflix Sept. 6

Invincible Prime Video Nov. 3

Is She the Wolf? (N)

The Killer (N)

Netflix September

Netflix Nov. 10

Lang Lang Plays Disney (N) Disney+ Sept. 15

Lawman: Bass Reeves (N) Paramount+ Fall

Leo (N)

Netflix Nov. 21

Lessons in Chemistry (N) Apple TV+ Oct. 13

The Little Mermaid (2023 film) (N) Disney+ Sept. 6

Loki Disney+ Oct. 6

Love at First Sight (N) Netflix Sept. 15

Lupin Netflix Oct. 5

Miseducation (N) Netflix Sept. 15

The Morning Show Apple TV+ Sept. 13

Mrs. Sidhu Investigates (N) Acorn TV Sept. 18

A Murder at the End of the World (N) Hulu November

Neighbours (N) Amazon Freevee Sept. 18

No One Will Save You (N) Hulu Sept. 22

Nowhere (N)

Netflix Sept. 29

Nyad (N) Netflix Fall

Once Upon a Crime (N) Netflix Sept. 14

The Other Black Girl (N) Hulu Sept. 13

Pain Hustlers (N) Netflix Oct. 27

Pet Sematary: Bloodlines (N) Paramount+ Oct. 6

Pluto (N) Netflix Oct. 26

Predators (N) Netflix Sept. 6

Reporting for Duty (N) Netflix Sept. 6

Reptile (N) Netflix Oct. 6

Rustin (N) Netflix Nov. 17

The Saint of Second Chances (N) Netflix Sept. 20

Sanctuary: A Witch’s Tale (N) Sundance Now & AMC+ Oct. 26

Scouts Honor: The Secret Files ... (N) Netflix Sept. 6

Sentinelle (N) Prime Video Sept. 8

Sex Education Netflix Sept. 21

Sitting in Bars With Cake (N) Prime Video Sept. 8

6ixtynin9 The Series (N) Netflix Sept. 6

Sly (N)

Netflix November

Spy Kids: Armageddon (N) Netflix Sept. 22

Squid Game: The Challenge (N) Netflix November

Star Trek: Lower Decks Paramount+ Sept. 7

Street Flow 2 (N) Netflix Sept. 27

The Super Models (N) Apple TV+ Sept. 20

Upload Prime Video Fall

The Victoria’s Secret World Tour (N) Prime Video Sept. 26

Virgin River Netflix Sept. 7

The Wheel of Time Prime Video Sept. 1

THE IRRATIONAL

● Premieres: Sept. 25

● Airs: Mondays at 9pm

● Who’s In It? Jesse L. Martin, Maahra Hill, Travina Springer, Molly Kunz, Arash DeMaxi

● What’s It All About? We all can relate to the premise this procedural is set around — people being irrational, but being predictably so, like being more afraid of flying than driving when we all know driving is far more dangerous. Law & Order’s Jesse L. Martin plays Alec Mercer, a world-renowned professor of behavioral science, who is “deeply intrigued” by human nature. We “repeatedly and predictably make the wrong decisions” in many aspects of our lives, relying solely on instinct, and almost always are wrong (sometimes “dangerously wrong”). He’s a negotiator. He’s an investigator. He’s a badass with battle burns over 60% of his body who bombs around in a cherry red Volkswagen Karmann Ghia eager to learn more and help the FBI with their highstakes cases.

The Irrational: Credit: NBC

Jesse L. Martin

NBC

American Horror DelicateStory:

● Premieres: Sept. 20

● Airs: Wednesdays at 9pm

● Who’s In It? Emma Roberts,

NBC Found

● Premieres: Oct. 3

● Airs: Tuesdays at 9pm

● Who’s In It? Shanola Hampton, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Gabrielle Walsh

Kim

● What’s It All About? Ryan Murphy’s horror anthology series returns for its 12th chapter of terror. Since 2011, the series has taken viewers to a creepy asylum, a coven of witches, a traveling freak

show, a haunted hotel and the apocalypse itself. Only photos give a glimpse at what possibly could be next (a mechanical spider over a pregnant woman?). Part 1 of the 12th installment airs this fall, with the second part expected next year.

● What’s It All About? Shanola Hampton (Shameless) stars in and produces this drama, which also features Greg Berlanti (Dawson’s Creek, The CW’s Arrowverse shows) as an executive producer. In any given year, more than 600,000 people are reported missing in the United States, with roughly half of them people of color the country seems to forget about. Hampton plays public relations specialist Gabi Mosely, who was once herself one of those forgotten ones. She and her crisis management team now make sure there is always someone looking out for these missing people, but unbeknownst to anyone, this everyday hero is hiding a chilling secret of her own. The series also stars Kelli Williams, Brett Dalton, Arlen Escarpeta and Karan Oberoi.

Brett Dalton and Shanola Hampton

Kardashian, Cara Delevingne

Emma Roberts

Kim Kardashian

Cara Delevingne

Sullivan’s Crossing

● Premieres: Oct. 4

● Airs: Wednesdays at 7pm

● Who’s In It? Scott Patterson, Chad Michael Murray, Morgan Kohan

● What’s It All About? Based on the book series by New York Times bestselling author Robyn Carr, this Canadian family drama follows a neurosurgeon named Maggie Sullivan who returns to her rural Nova Scotian hometown to reconnect with her estranged father, Sully (Gilmore Girls’ Scott Patterson), after a scandal blows up her life in Boston. As Maggie works to clear her name and reputation, she is forced to confront her past, while managing potential feelings for Sullivan’s Crossing newcomer Cal (played by fellow CW and Gilmore Girls alum Chad Michael Murray).

FX Fargo

● Returns: Fall

● Where We Left Off: Featuring Chris Rock and Jason Schwartzman, Season 4 followed two crime syndicates vying for control in 1950s Kansas City, Missouri. Like most seasons, a lot of characters died. However, since every season is a self-contained story, it won’t be relevant.

● What To Expect: Set in the Midwest in 2019, the fifth installment of Noah Hawley’s crime drama follows a typical Midwestern housewife, played by Juno Temple, who finds herself in hot water with the authorities. Joining Temple is another star-studded cast, including Jon Hamm, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Dave Foley.

The Spencer Sisters

● Premieres: Oct. 4

● Airs: Wednesdays at 8pm

● Who’s In It? Lea Thompson, Stacey Farber, Thomas Antony Olajide

● What’s It All About? This lighthearted Canadian comedy/drama features a former police officer named Darby (Stacey Farber) and her estranged mother (Caroline in the City’s Lea Thompson), a mystery novelist, who decide to work together as partners in a private detective agency, despite having very different temperaments and some palpable disdain for one another. As the two women, often mistaken for sisters, begin to investigate crimes in their hometown of Alder Bluffs, they also begin to mend their fractured relationship.

The Swarm

● Premieres: Sept. 12

● Airs: Tuesdays at 8pm

THE CW

● Who’s In It? Cécile de France, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Jack Greenlees, Lydia Wilson, Krista Kosonen

● What’s It All About? From Game of Thrones’ producer Frank Doelger, this big-budget sci-fi series based on the bestselling novel by German author Frank Schätzing follows a group of scientists and military personnel across the globe as a new worldwide threat emerges from an unlikely source: the water. As swarms of mussels impede large vessels, millions of strange worms suddenly appear at the bottom of the North Sea, and boats are demolished by ferocious whales, those in power must uncover how these events are connected and what is causing them, or face the destruction of all humankind.

THE CW

Chad Michael Murray, Morgan Kohan and Scott Patterson

Jon Hamm

● Premieres: Sept. 17 at 7:30pm

● Airs: Sundays at 7pm & 8pm (varies due to preceding NFL games)

● Who’s In It? Kevin Costner, Kelly Reilly, Cole Hauser, Luke Grimes

● What’s It All About? When Taylor Sheridan’s TV juggernaut first made its debut on Paramount Network in 2018, one of the network’s first scripted shows, you knew it was something special. CBS will air the series starting from the beginning (the series is currently in its fifth and final season), telling the story of Montana rancher John Dutton’s (Kevin Costner) mission to hold on to the land that multiple generations have held before him. And he has to do that with a very dysfunctional family that has made him vulnerable.

“John can’t deal with the morality outside the ranch, but on the ranch, he decides the morality. That can be harsh, it can be biblical, it can be whatever it is. ‘I don’t care how other people do things, but on my land, it’s done this way,’” Costner told us about his character. Sheridan’s story of modern-day ranching and the issues that go with it — land use, water rights, the pressures on the people who have the land to keep it

and the pressure that people who want it are putting on them — is what attracted Costner to the series. The Dutton family struggle is one of heartbreak, violence, love and politics.

“There’s people that fight for ‘God and country’ and there’s people that fight for the land that they actually live on. If you’ve ever fought for the land and the people on it — where you sleep, where you feed yourself — you feel the difference. I’m not saying one’s better than the other, but this guy’s fighting for his way of life and his property against a lot of forces. Tricky ones,” Costner added. “And he’s got one foot in one century and the other foot in another. It’s a convoluted world that he’s having to operate in right now — rules and regulations on his own land. Should a person be able to do whatever they want on a piece of property? There’s arguments that could be made both ways, not to the detriment of other people, not to the detriment of the environment.”

The show has made household names out of the supporting cast that includes Kelly Reilly as Beth Dutton, Cole Hauser as Rip Wheeler, Wes Bentley as Jamie Dutton and Luke Grimes as Kayce Dutton.

Luke Grimes and Kevin Costner

The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon

● Premieres: Sept. 10

● Airs: Sundays at 8pm

● Who’s In It? Norman Reedus, Clémence Poésy, Anne Charrier, Laïka Blanc-Francard, Romain Levi, Louis Puech Scigliuzzi

● What’s It All About? When Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus) hopped on his motorcycle and said his farewells to Carol (Melissa McBride) and the rest of his surviving friends at the end of The Walking Dead’s 11-season run, the last place we would have expected him to show up was in a convent — and in France. How we got there and what this progressive religious group is all about appears to be just as mysterious to him.

“I imagine those characters are going to meet back up at some point,” Reedus says of Daryl and Carol. But for now, he’s going to be meeting up with all sorts of new characters and struggles.

Fellow Travelers Showtime

● Premieres: Oct. 26

● Who’s In It? Matt Bomer, Jonathan Bailey, Jelani Alladin, Allison Williams

● What’s It All About? Based on the novel by Thomas Mallon, this eight-episode series is a thrilling political drama wrapped around an equally thrilling love story that chronicles the romance of two very different men across four decades who meet in McCarthy-era Washington. Matt Bomer plays charismatic Hawkins Fuller, a man void of emotional entanglements who maintains a financially rewarding, behind-the-scenes career in politics. Things change when he meets Tim Laughlin (Bridgerton’s Jonathan Bailey), a young man brimming with idealism and religious faith. They begin a romance just as Joseph McCarthy and Roy Cohn declare war on “subversives and sexual deviants.” Bring your Kleenex.

Louis Puech Scigliuzzi, Norman Reedus, Laïka BlancFrancard and Clémence Poésy

Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey

DOCUSERIES

Ancient Empires History

● Premieres: Sept. 4-6 at 7pm

● What’s It All About? This three-night miniseries links together the stories of three of the ancient world’s most famous and infamous rulers to uncover how each successive leader changed and shaped their world. Each night’s episode offers an illuminating look at one of these iconic figures, beginning with Alexander the Great, continuing with Julius Caesar and concluding with Cleopatra.

Evolution Earth PBS

● Premieres: Sept. 6

● Airs: Wednesdays at 9pm

● What’s It All About? Evolutionary biologist Shane Campbell-Staton, who hosted PBS’ fascinating recent series Human Footprint, is back as host of this equally compelling program that finds him on a global expedition to reveal the animals that are keeping pace with a planet changing at superspeed. Across five episodes, Campbell-Staton tracks how animals are moving, using ingenuity to adapt their behavior and evolving in unexpected ways, perhaps even showing us a path toward a sustainable future for Planet Earth.

Psycho: The Lost Tapes Of Ed Gein

MGM+

● Premieres: Sept. 17

● Airs: Sundays at 9pm

● What’s It All About? This four-part true-crime docuseries explores Ed Gein — the Wisconsin grave robber and serial killer who inspired Psycho, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Silence of the Lambs — using never-beforeheard recordings that offer brand-new revelations.

The American Buffalo PBS

● Premieres:

Oct. 16-17 at 7pm

● What’s It All About?

Ken Burns directed this two-part, four-hour documentary film airing over two evenings. It traces the near extinction in the 19th century, and the ultimate return in the 20th, of the United States’ titular national mammal. To tell the story, the film embarks on a journey through more than 10,000 years of North American history, tracing the buffalo’s evolution, its significance to the Great Plains and, most importantly, its relationship to the continent’s Indigenous people.

JFK: One Day In America

Nat Geo Kennedy History

● Premieres: November

● What Are They All

About? Nov. 22, 2023, marks the 60th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. These two gripping docuseries look back at that national tragedy.

Nat Geo’s JFK: One Day in America marks the start of its new One Day In… anthology docuseries franchise. The three-part series weaves together never-before-seen archival elements, along with new and archival interviews with some of the last surviving eyewitnesses, to offer what it says will be a “definitive” look at that tragic day in Dallas.

History’s Kennedy follows the network’s previous acclaimed docuseries about U.S. presidents, such as the recent FDR. Narrated by Peter Coyote, each episode draws from archival footage, photography and audio recordings, as well as nearly 100 new interviews, to chronicle the life and legacy of our 35th president.

AMISH STUD: THE ELI WEAVER STORY

Lifetime

● Premieres: Saturday, Sept. 30 at 7pm

● Who’s In It? Luke Macfarlane, Kirsten Vangsness

● What’s It All About? This ripped-fromthe-headlines true-crime original is executive produced by and stars Luke Macfarlane (Brothers & Sisters) as a man who called himself the “Amish Stud” and plotted with his mistress to murder his wife in a conservative Amish community. “We realized pretty soon that renting and sourcing these costumes was going to be very difficult

because the Amish have so many rules about their clothes and you couldn’t just walk into a store and buy them,” shares Jaden Devine, costume designer. “Luke’s shirt was really important to make right because the Amish don’t allow buttons, only hooks and bars. We wanted it to have a very romantic look, almost like an old romance novel cover. … [And Luke] didn’t want his outfit to look like an SNL skit.” The film is based on the book A Killing in Amish Country: Sex, Betrayal, and a ColdBlooded Murder by bestselling authors Gregg Olsen and Rebecca Morris.

Love In The Great Smoky Mountains: A National Park

Romance

Hallmark Channel

● Premieres: Saturday, Sept. 2 at 7pm

● Who’s In It? Arielle Kebbel, Zach Roerig

● What’s It All About? Two former Vampire Diaries stars reunite in this archaeological drama about old high school sweethearts who rekindle their friendship but find themselves competing for the same research grant.

Guiding Emily

Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

● Premieres: Friday, Sept. 8 at 8pm

● Who’s In It? Sarah Drew, Antonio Cupo, Eric McCormack

● What’s It All About?

Emily’s (Sarah Drew) life veers off course when she becomes permanently blind after an unfortunate rock-climbing accident. Meanwhile, a potential guide dog named Garth (voiced by Eric McCormack) is also struggling with his rigorous training. As you would expect, these two pair up in a heartwarming tale.

How She Caught A Killer

Lifetime

● Premieres: Saturday, Sept. 16 at 7pm

● Who’s In It? Sarah Drew, Eric Keenleyside, Jamall Johnson

● What’s It All About? Originally slated to air last month, this inspired-by-a-true-story drama follows rookie detective Linda Murphy (Sarah Drew), who is fresh out of the police academy and determined to join the team tracking a serial killer who is targeting sex workers.

Fourth Down And Love

Hallmark Channel

● Premieres: Saturday, Sept. 9 at 7pm

● Who’s In It? Pascale Hutton, Ryan Paevey

● What’s It All About? Sparks are reignited when a single mother and a pro football player coincidentally meet again on her daughter’s flag football field, after his career is interrupted by a sports injury.

Come Fly With Me

Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

● Premieres: Friday, Sept. 15 at 8pm

● Who’s In It? Heather Hemmens, Niall Matter

● What’s It All About? This special film was made in partnership with the USAF Thunderbirds and one day was shot on location at the Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada. The film follows Capt. Emma Fitzgerald (Heather Hemmens), who takes a two-year assignment on the famed Thunderbirds team and moves to Nellis with her 11-year-old daughter Lucy. Luckily Lucy finds a friend in the young Alice, whose civilian father Paul (Niall Matter), a widower, is raising her on his own. As the foursome spends time together, the girls decide to play matchmaker.

Love On The Run: Vicky White

Lifetime

● Premieres: Saturday, Oct. 21 at 7pm

● Who’s In It? Wendi McLendon-Covey, Rossif Sutherland

● What’s It All About? The Goldbergs’ Wendi McLendon-Covey serves as executive producer and star of this original about how a secret infatuation between a divorced prison corrections officer and a new prisoner leads to more crimes.

GHOSTS (U.K.)

● Premieres: Nov. 16

● Airs: Thursdays at 8pm & 8:30pm

● Who’s In It? Charlotte Ritchie, Kiell SmithBynoe, Mathew Baynton, Simon Farnaby, Martha Howe-Douglas, Jim Howick, Laurence Rickard, Ben Willbond, Lolly Adefope

● What’s It All About? The BBC comedy that inspired the hit CBS series will debut the week after Buddy Games has finished its first season. Ghosts premiered on BBC One in 2019 and has aired four seasons there, with a fifth and final season on the way. Many of the cast members previously worked together on other series, and they were looking for a new project when the idea for Ghosts materialized. “Something clicked and we realized the boredom of eternity and the existential aspects of the ghosts idea was unique. The stories could be really petty!” says Mathew Baynton, who plays the ghost of melodramatic poet Thomas Thorne. Laurence Rickard, who plays the spirit of caveman Robin, says, “All of those house-share sitcoms contain people that are in a situation they are stuck in. Ghosts is the ultimate version of that: They are stuck together for hundreds of years and none of them can leave.” Other ghosts inhabiting Button House are Georgian-era noblewoman Kitty (Lolly Adefope), disgraced politician Julian (Simon Farnaby), former Button House lady of the manor Fanny (Martha Howe-Douglas), polite scout leader Pat (Jim Howick), closeted World War II Army officer Captain (Ben Willbond) and 17th century witch-burning victim Mary (Katy Wix). Alison (Charlotte Ritchie) and Mike Cooper (Kiell Smith-Bynoe) are the mortal couple who inherit Button House and have to find a way to live with their spectral housemates. — Ryan A. Berenz

Ghosts (U.S.)

● Returns: Nov. 2 at 8:30pm

● Airs: Thursdays at 7:30pm

● Where We Left Off: Sam and Jay (Rose McIver and Utkarsh Ambudkar) thwarted a bogus legal challenge to their ownership of Woodstone. Hetty (Rebecca Wisocky) agreed to share a room

with Flower (Sheila Carrasco) instead of being banished into the forest. Nigel (John Hartman) accepted Isaac’s (Brandon Scott Jones) marriage proposal.

● What To Expect: Reruns. Until the writers and actors get back to work on Season 3 episodes, CBS is presenting encores from the first two seasons.

Ghosts (U.K.): © BBC/Button Hall Productions. Ghosts: © 2021 CBS Broadcasting Inc.

Credit: Bertrand Calmeau

CBS

Rose McIver and Utkarsh Ambudkar

CBS

KRAPOPOLIS

● Premieres: Sneak preview

Sept. 24 at 7pm

● Airs: Sundays at 7:30pm

● Who’s In It? Voices of Richard Ayoade, Hannah Waddingham, Matt Berry, Pam Murphy, Duncan Trussell

● What’s It All About? Seems like Dan Harmon’s (Rick and Morty) animated comedy series has been in the works for millennia. It was supposed to have a sneak peek in November 2022 and then join the midseason lineup, but FOX

delayed it until this fall. Set in mythical ancient Greece, a family of humans, gods and monsters tries to see if everyone can live together in a “city.” Richard Ayoade (The IT Crowd) voices Tyrannis, the narcissistic king of Krapopolis, who holds council meetings to address problems like loitering Medusas. His mother, Deliria (Ted Lasso’s Hannah Waddingham), is the shape-shifting goddess of self-destruction and questionable choices who loves being worshiped by mortals. “Our

entire family tree is trunk!” she says. Tyrannis’ father is deadbeat Shlub (Matt Berry), a hard-drinking centaur/ manticore hybrid who considers himself the life of the orgy. Halfcyclops warrior Stupendous (Pam Murphy) is Tyrannis’ half sister, and Hippocampus (Duncan Trussell) is the freakish walking fish offspring of Shlub and a mermaid. FOX has great faith in Krapopolis: The network has already ordered Seasons 2 and 3.

— Ryan A. Berenz

Everyone Else Burns

● Premieres: Oct. 16

● Airs: Mondays at 8:30pm

● Who’s In It? Simon Bird, Amy James-Kelly, Kate O’Flynn, Harry Connor

● What’s It All About? The CW picked up the six-episode first season of this sinfully clever British comedy about the hyperreligious Lewis family and their preparations for the impending end of days. Simon Bird (The Inbetweeners) plays patriarch David, who has a terrible haircut, a deep longing to ascend the church hierarchy and covetous feelings toward the woman on the Sun-Maid

raisins box. His wife, Fiona (Kate O’Flynn), believes that “women will be fulfilled by making the home their work.” She hasn’t found fulfillment yet, but she’s only been at it for 17 years. Their teenage daughter, Rachel (Amy James-Kelly), is an excellent student at school but is failing at her mission to seek converts. Son Aaron (Harry Connor) is sincerely devoted to the church and a gifted artist who depicts his family being tormented in hell and his father being consumed in a bathtub of acid. —

Ryan A. Berenz

Name: Deliria

Voice: Hannah Waddingham

Name: Hippocampus Voice: Duncan Trussell

Name: Shlub Voice: Matt Berry

Name: Stupendous Voice: Pam Murphy

Name: Tyrannis Voice: Richard Ayoade

Harry Connor, Kate O’Flynn, Simon Bird and Amy James-Kelly

RETURNING SERIES

Archer FXX

● Returns: Aug. 30 at 9pm

● Where We Left Off: With Fabian (voice of Kayvan Novak) captured, Slater’s (Christian Slater) plans foiled and the agents’ names cleared, Lana (Aisha Tyler) is now in charge of the Agency.

● What To Expect: The animated spy-com is hanging up its tuxedo with a 14th and final season, which begins with an action-packed two-parter. Newly minted boss Lana has one stated goal: “Missions that make us money and make the world a better place. No muss, no waste.” But in trying to bring transparency to the Agency (a glass-walled office!), she might learn she’s more like her hardened mentor Malory (voiced until Season 12 by the late Jessica Walter) than she realized — martini and all. Meanwhile, superspy Archer (H. Jon Benjamin), foulmouthed HR worker Pam (Amber Nash) and explosives specialist Ray (series creator Adam Reed) fly to Paris to work a jewel thief case with Interpol ... or so they think. Flashy European agent Zara Kahn (Natalie Dew) keeps them guessing. — Emily

Aslanian

Family Guy FOX

Returns: Oct. 1 at 8:30pm

● Where We Left Off: The animated comedy wrapped up Season 21 and has been renewed for Seasons 22 and 23.

● What To Expect: Meg (voice of Mila Kunis) is a surrogate mom for Bruce and Jeffrey’s (both voiced by Mike Henry) baby. Peter (Seth MacFarlane) flies around with a jet pack, and Stewie (MacFarlane) experiences college dorm life. Peter gets a job at the Stop n’ Shop and takes a vacation to Florida with Lois (Alex Borstein). Stewie and Brian (MacFarlane) help each other get over their mutual fear of showers and compete for sales against Bruce at the flea market.

Bob’s Burgers FOX

● Returns: Oct. 1 at 8pm

● Where We Left Off: The Belcher family grilled up a 13th season of laughs, and the animated hit has been renewed through Season 15.

● What To Expect: In Season 14, the Belchers have a showdown when the kids refuse to do their chores, a magic trick goes disastrously wrong, Linda (voice of John Roberts) helps throw a bachelorette party, Gene (Eugene Mirman) enters a songwriting contest, and Tina and Louise (Dan Mintz and Kristen Schaal) work together to catch a cricket.

The Simpsons

FOX

● Returns: Oct. 1 at 7pm

● Where We Left Off: The longestrunning primetime scripted show in TV history finished Season 34 with its milestone 750th episode. FOX has renewed it through Season 36.

● What To Expect: In Season 35, Marge (voice of Julie Kavner) has nightmares about Bart (Nancy Cartwright) growing up, Homer (Dan Castellaneta) accidentally becomes a crossing guard, and future Lisa (Yeardley Smith) tells the tale of how Homer was blamed for a power outage during Thanksgiving.

American Dad! TBS

● Returns: Sept. 4 at 9pm

● Where We Left Off: The Smith clan celebrated its 350th episode in May, and alien Roger (voice of Seth MacFarlane) was celebrated as a drag icon.

● What To Expect: Season 18 continues with guest voices of Shaggy, Eliza Coupe, Mark McKinney, Debra Wilson, John Cho, Jane Lynch and Breckin Meyer.

Coming Midseason

Grimsburg

Jon Hamm voices detective Marvin Flute and is also an executive producer on this animated series from creators Catlan McClelland and Matthew Schlissel. Flute is a master sleuth with eccentric opinions and a messy personal life that often interfere with his work. When he comes back to Grimsburg, a town with a lot of secrets, he tries his best to redeem himself with his estranged son and exwife. The voice cast also includes Rachel Dratch. FOX has already ordered a second season.

Extended Family

High Potential

Kaitlin Olson (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) stars in this genre-bending crime dramedy based on the French series HPI: Haut Potentiel Intellectuel (high intellectual potential). Morgan (Olson) has an incredible IQ, but it hasn’t helped her much as a single mom of three. During a shift cleaning the police department, Morgan stumbles on some evidence and is able to crack a seemingly impossible case. She’s brought on as a consultant and paired with a veteran detective (Daniel Sunjata). Javicia Leslie, Judy Reyes, Deniz Akdeniz and Amirah J also star in the pilot.

From executive producer and writer Mike O’Malley, this multicamera comedy centers on amicably divorced couple Jim (Jon Cryer) and Julia (Abigail Spencer), who continue to raise their two kids at the family home while taking turns on who gets to stay with them. The situation gets even more awkward when Trey (Donald Faison), the owner of Jim’s favorite team, the Boston Celtics, wins Julia’s heart.

Kaitlin Olson

THE GOLDEN BACHELOR

● Premieres: Sept. 28

● Airs: Thursdays at 7pm

● What’s It All About? ABC’s senior version of The Bachelor is banking on their leading man Gerry Turner, a 71-year-old widow and grandpa, to launch its newest spinoff aimed to showcase a whole new kind of love story — one for the golden years. Who doesn’t want to see a happy ever after for this sweet soul? Turner, a retired restaurateur from Indiana, is described as a “doting father and grandfather.” He was married for 43 years to his high school sweetheart, Toni, who passed away in 2017, just six weeks after she retired. “I have her picture on a dresser in my closet. Every morning, I give her the nod, ‘So what do you think about this?’” Turner says. “For a while, it was like I was having a hard time figuring out if she would be OK. But we always told each other, when one of us goes, we want the other one to be happy.” Now, thanks to his successful audition reel that boasted “He doesn’t have gray hair; he has ‘wisdom highlights’” and “Florida wants to retire and move to him,” fans will follow his story as the hopeless romantic gives love a second chance.

71-year-old Bachelor, Gerry Turner

Buddy Games

● Premieres: Sept. 14

● Airs: Thursdays at 8pm

● What’s It All About? Who wants to go back to camp? We do! Josh Duhamel welcomes six teams — each made up of four long-term friends — who gather at a stunning lakeside location for a nostalgic, crazy, game-filled summer camp adventure. The series is inspired by a real-life tradition of Duhamel’s, where for the past 20 years he and his friends reconnect one weekend in summer to compete in a variety of games. “This is something my buddies and I have wanted to

The Masked Singer

● Returns: Sept. 27 at 7pm

● Where We Left Off: British American singer and songwriter Bishop Briggs as Medusa was the series’ ninth champion. David Archuleta as Macaw was the runner-up.

● What To Expect: In honor of the singing competition series’ milestone 10th season, producers are celebrating with the biggest and boldest costumes in the show’s history — with the buzziest and brightest celebrities underneath! Host Nick Cannon returns, alongside fanfavorite panelists Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg, Nicole Scherzinger, Ken Jeong and Robin Thicke.

share with the world for a long time as we knew there was a relatability to it with other people doing similar things to strengthen their friendships,” Duhamel said. These teams will do much the same, reliving their glory days while competing in a variety of absurd physical and mental challenges (keys to the castle, cornhole, find the flag) while bunking together in the same lake house. Teams are from around the country — Chicago’s Finest, Philly Forever, Team OK, Team Pride, Pageant Queens and Derby Squad. Last buddy team standing gets a cash prize, bragging rights and apparently some coveted Buddy Games trophy.

Josh Duhamel

CBS

FOX

SURVIVOR

● Returns: Sept. 27 at 7pm

● Where We Left Off: No one saw Carolyn coming, but — wow! — did she make the season fun. The finale was a tear-jerker as Yam Yam helped his young friend Carson with his fire-making skills, a kind gesture that could have cost him the million, but the always-uplifting 36-year-old from Puerto Rico took home the money and our hearts.

● What To Expect: We got host Jeff Probst to give us the details on Survivor’s 45th season.

What will we see more of with the new 90-minute format?

Jeff Probst: We have been pitching CBS to let us try a season of 90-minute episodes for a few years now because we felt it was a sweet spot for us in terms of length. With 60-minute episodes, we always have to leave so much great material out of the episode. Ninety minutes allows us to show a lot more of the fun reality that goes on at tribe camps, the conversations I have with players before a challenge, and longer player interviews. We are also adding more game-related layers with more journeys, more risk/reward games, more rewards, things like that. I think fans are really going to enjoy it.

Bruce Perreault, who had that head injury in last season’s first episode, is back. Why was it important to give him another shot? We’re really happy that Bruce was able to come back! We don’t really see him as a returning player, as much as someone who is back to play for essentially the first time. He was injured 15 minutes into Day One, and it was downhill from there. I think everyone agreed it was very unfulfilling for him and for the fans. We knew we wanted Bruce back even as we were evacuating him to get medical care; that’s how big an impact he made on us. We’re grateful he said yes, and hopefully he’ll last longer than one day!

What can you tell us about the Survivor auction returning? Yeah baby! The Survivor auction is back! We love the auction; we just felt it needed a refresh in order for it to have the kind of impact we need from it. So we gave it a break for a few years and then decided to dive in and brainstorm some ideas. We came up with a new approach that we really think is fun, and the players seemed to enjoy it too! Can’t wait for our audience to see it play out! Going, going, sold!

We hate to keep asking, but when are you doing another all-star season? We love returning-player seasons as much as the fans do! It’s really just a matter of always taking a big-picture view of where the show is and where we want to take it next. I think fans agree that we’ve met some amazing new players since our rebirth with Survivor 41. We will for sure be doing another returning-player season, and then the difficult decision will be who we bring back. There are already so many fantastic second-chance stories! — Barb Oates

Jeff Probst

The Amazing Race CBS

● Returns: Sept. 27 at 8:30pm

● Where We Left Off: Season 34 introduced the Scramble and eliminated non-elimination legs. The series ended in Nashville with Big Brother’s Derek and Claire claiming victory.

● What To Expect: Season 35 takes us to several countries and dozens of cities, across thousands of miles, and to a brand-new location. Host Phil Keoghan is back and shares with us some further details.

What can we expect with the new 90-minute format

— what will we see more of?

Phil Keoghan: Race fans love learning about new and different places, so what excites me is that with 90 minutes we have more time to add context to where we are and why we are having teams do a particular challenge. We can let the show breathe more. Early on in the season, we are always challenged with having so many teams generating so much great content that editing everything down into a commercial hour is not always easy. Expect to learn more about where we are and enjoy more of our award-winning cinematography.

Will we see any new locations in your 35th season?

Yes, a brand-new location, Slovenia! Its capital city, Ljubljana, is recognized as the greenest capital in Europe, the Tree City of the World, a world-class destination for gliding and spelunking … AND where you’ll find the highest number of beekeepers, per capita, in the world. The weather couldn’t have been better, and many contestants said it was a season favorite!

What can you tease about the new batch of teams?

I love that we are always inspired and surprised by the new teams we chose for each new season. … We have married couples, best friends, brothers, college roommates, an engaged couple, father and daughter, competitive sisters, high school sweethearts, childhood buddies, military best friends, father and son, mother and daughter, and siblings. It’s a diverse group with lots of humor mixed with extreme competitiveness. — Barb

Oates

Phil Keoghan The Amazing Race:

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Snake Oil

● Premieres: Sept. 27

● Airs: Wednesdays at 8pm

● What’s It All About? This new game show with a devious name is hosted and executive produced by SNL alum David Spade (Arrested Development alum Will Arnett is also an EP on the show). Here contestants are pitched unique products by convincing entrepreneurs — some of whom are showcasing real business ventures, while the others are “snake oil salesmen” whose products are fake. Guest celebrity advisers help contestants, as they need to determine which products are real and which are a sham for a chance to win “life-changing money.” In each round, contestants choose a pair of entrepreneurs and learn about their extremely unique (and often bizarre) products through visuals, a custom-made infomercial exclusively produced for Snake Oil, and by quizzing the business representative themselves. “When FOX asked me to host their new show, I was flattered,” Spade said. “But then they told me it was about a shady snake oil salesman, and I was a little less flattered to be the guy who immediately comes to mind.”

David Spade

Snake Oil: © 2023 Jeff Lipsky/FOX

The Voice

● Returns: Sept. 25 at 7pm

● Where We Left Off: After 23 seasons, Blake Shelton left the show! Raised by her single father, Gina Miles, 19, from Team Niall was the winner, with Grace West from Team Blake taking second place.

● What To Expect: New coach and country music legend Reba McEntire joins the returning John Legend, Gwen Stefani and Niall Horan.

Raid

The Cage

● Premieres: Oct. 13

● Airs: Fridays at 8pm

● What’s It All About? Based on the popular Israeli game show, this new unscripted series features two teams of contestants facing off to answer trivia questions and grab prizes from a large cage before time runs out and the doors close. The winning team gets to keep their prizes and move on to a final round with an even bigger cash prize.

Dancing With The Stars

● Returns: Fall, Mondays at 7pm

ABC

● Where We Left Off: TikTok star Charli D’Amelio won the coveted mirrorball trophy in Season 31, along with her dancing partner Mark Ballas, who has since retired from the show. Cheryl Burke is also not returning.

● What To Expect: For its 32nd season, Vanderpump Rules reality star Ariana Madix joins the cast of celebrities who perform choreographed dance routines that are judged by a panel of renowned dancing experts, and Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne

Lotería Loca

● Premieres: Oct. 2

● Airs: Mondays at 8pm

● What’s It All About? Hosted by Jane the Virgin star Jaime Camil, this new action-packed unscripted series is based on a traditional Latin game of chance akin to bingo. Each episode will feature two players going headto-head by choosing cards that can either add up to big prizes or reveal challenges. The player who can pick four winning cards in a row — a Lotería — the most amount of times will move on to the final round for a chance to win a cash prize.

Reba McEntire joins the coaches

NBC

CBS

CBS

WHAT’S NEW: STREAMING

Website: netflix.com

Virgin River

Subscription Cost: Standard with ads $6.99/month (can only watch on one device at a time), Standard $15.49/month (two devices at a time), Premium $19.99/month (four devices at a time).

RETURNING ORIGINAL SERIES

● Season 5 Available: Sept. 7 (Part 1, 10 episodes); Nov. 30 (Part 2, two holiday episodes)

● What To Expect: The new season of this romantic drama based on Robyn Carr’s novels features surprising new relationships, a shocking breakup, a difficult court trial, a heartbreaking goodbye and a wildfire that threatens the town, bringing some people of Virgin River together while tearing others apart. Issues of motherhood push Mel (Alexandra Breckenridge) to make a big decision about her future at the clinic while her pregnancy unexpectedly sparks an emotional connection to her past.

Sex Education

RETURNING ORIGINAL SERIES

● Season 4 (Final Season) Available: Sept. 21

● What To Expect: As the popular British dramedy about students and their parents dealing with sex and intimacy ends, there are big changes. Stuffy Moordale Secondary closes, and teen amateur sex therapist Otis (Asa Butterfield) and his classmates move to more progressive Cavendish. Meanwhile, Otis’ sex therapist mother, Jean (Gillian Anderson), “isn’t coping well with being a single mom again,” according to creator Laurie Nunn. We also meet her sister, Joanna (Lisa McGrillis), whom Jean “has a close but dysfunctional relationship with, and we discover … how Jean became the woman she is.” Additionally, Otis and Maeve (Emma Mackey) try a long-distance relationship while she lives her dream in the United States, studying with a cult author (Season 4 guest star Dan Levy). — Kate Hahn

Disenchantment

RETURNING ORIGINAL SERIES

● Part 5 (Final Season) Available: Sept. 1

● What To Expect: The animated misadventures of hard-hitting, hard-drinking Queen Bean (voice of Abbi Jacobson), her feisty elf companion Elfo (Nat Faxon) and her personal demon Luci (Eric Andre) culminate in an epic battle for Dreamland as Matt Groening’s comedy/ fantasy series concludes with 10 episodes.

Is She the Wolf?

NEW ORIGINAL SERIES

● Available:

Sept. 3

● What’s It All

About? In this reality/dating series from Japan, a group of 10 people are all looking for love. But hidden among the women is at least one saboteur. Is she really falling for one of the men, or is she the “wolf”?

Predators

NEW ORIGINAL SERIES

● Available:

Sept. 6

● What’s It All

About? Tom Hardy narrates this heart-pounding, fiveepisode natural history series that follows five predator species around the world as they work to survive in their environments. Experience life through the eyes of cheetahs, polar bears, wild dogs and more.

Dear Child

NEW ORIGINAL SERIES

● Available: Sept. 7

● Who’s In It? Kim Riedle, Naila Schuberth, Sammy Schrein, Hans Löw

● What’s It All About? Lena and her two children spend years in captivity under the supervision of a mysterious “he,” until Lena manages to escape. After an accident sends her to the hospital, she wakes up to find parents who’ve been searching for her for 13 years. And that’s where this chilling limited six-episode series from Germany truly begins.

Once Upon a Crime ORIGINAL FILM

● Premieres: Sept. 14

● Who’s In It? Kanna Hashimoto, Yuko Araki, Takanori Iwata

● What’s It All About? This Japanese fantasy finds Little Red Riding Hood (Kanna Hashimoto) taking on the role of detective when she finds herself in the middle of an intriguing mystery while at the royal ball with Cinderella (Yuko Araki). Can she solve the case before midnight strikes?

Love at First Sight

ORIGINAL FILM

● Premieres: Sept. 15

● Who’s In It? Haley Lu Richardson, Ben Hardy

● What’s It All About? For Oliver (Ben Hardy) and Hadley (Haley Lu Richardson), love turns out to be what the artist Bob Ross would have called a happy accident. They meet-cute at the airport, then end up in neighboring seats on the same plane. They’re instantly smitten, but after an issue at customs, they find themselves separated in London with no way to make contact. Can they find each other again before Hadley must return to America? The fun chase then begins in this rom-com.

Spy Kids: Armageddon

ORIGINAL FILM

Premieres: Sept. 22

Who’s In It?

Connor Esterson, Everly Carganilla, Zachary Levi, Gina Rodriguez, Billy Magnussen

Robert Rodriguez’s family-friendly spy comedy franchise returns with its fifth film after a 12-year hiatus, a reboot cowritten (with his son Racer) and directed by Rodriguez that introduces a new group of secret agents: the Tango-Torrez family.

Street Flow 2 (aka Banlieusards 2)

ORIGINAL FILM

● Premieres: Sept. 27

● Who’s In It? Kery James, Jammeh Diangana, Bakary Diombera

● What’s It All About? In this sequel to the 2019 French drama, Demba (Kery James, who wrote this film as well as the original) tries to turn his life around and resist the desire for revenge two years after his brush with death.

Scouts Honor: The Secret Files of the Boy Scouts of America

ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY

● Premieres: Sept. 6

● What’s It All About? Through compelling onscreen interviews and verité filmmaking techniques, this investigative documentary reveals the institutional coverup and follows the whistleblowers fighting to bring justice against what was once one of America’s most beloved and trusted institutions.

The Saint of Second Chances

ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY

● Premieres: Sept. 20

● What’s It All About? Oscar winner Morgan Neville (20 Feet From Stardom) and Jeff Malmberg (Marwencol) codirected this wildly unexpected and full-of-heart real-life story of family redemption. It chronicles how Mike Veeck, son of legendary major league baseball owner Bill Veeck, blew up his father’s career with the infamous Disco Demolition Night event at the Comiskey Park home of the Chicago White Sox in the late ’70s. Mike is kicked out of the game he loves and spends the next few decades clawing his way back from rock bottom, determined to redeem himself and carry on the family legacy. Jeff Daniels narrates, and Charlie Day portrays Mike Veeck as a younger man.

Website: tv.apple.com

The Changeling

NEW ORIGINAL SERIES

● Available: Sept. 8 (First 3 Episodes); New Episodes Fridays

● Who’s In It? LaKeith Stanfield, Adina Porter, Jonelle Gunderson, Emy Coligado

● What’s It All About? Based on the novel by Victor LaValle, this “fairy tale for grownups” follows a man named Apollo (LaKeith Stanfield) as he searches through the magical world of an alternate New York City to find his missing wife and son.

Still Up NEW ORIGINAL SERIES

● Available: Sept. 22 (First 3 Episodes); New Episodes Fridays

● Who’s In It? Antonia Thomas, Craig Roberts, Blake Harrison, Lois Chimimba, Luke Fetherston

● What’s It All About? This rom-com follows two insomniacs — Lisa (Antonia Thomas), a free-spirited artist busy raising her young daughter, and Danny (Craig Roberts), a gifted journalist who suffers from debilitating anxiety — whose late-night conversations have made them so close they don’t have any secrets. Except their burgeoning feelings for each other.

Lessons in Chemistry

NEW ORIGINAL SERIES

● Available: Oct. 13 (First 2 Episodes); New Episodes Fridays

● Who’s In It? Brie Larson, Lewis Pullman, Thomas Mann, Derek Cecil, Kevin Sussman

● What’s It All About? Based on the bestselling novel by Bonnie Garmus, this historical drama takes place in the 1950s and ’60s and tells the story of a strait-laced chemist named Elizabeth Zott (Brie Larson), who becomes the reluctant star of a beloved cooking show after some personal complications detour her scientific aspirations. While teaching a nation of housewives how to cook, and balancing life as a single mother, Elizabeth challenges societal notions about women and what they can achieve.

Subscription Cost: $6.99/month, after a seven-day free trial.

The Morning Show

RETURNING ORIGINAL SERIES

● Available: Wednesdays

beginning Sept. 13

● What To Expect: Although Alex and Bradley are back together as cohosts, the future of the network is thrown into question when a tech titan shows interest in UBA. Jon Hamm joins the cast as a media mogul (and potential love interest?), and Tig Notaro is set to portray his chief of staff. There’s also the pandemic to deal with. But, more importantly, what will happen between Cory and Bradley now that his feelings for her are known? “I will say, there is lots of romance this year,” Witherspoon told Entertainment Tonight about the upcoming season. Sounds promising!

Flora and Son

ORIGINAL FILM

● Premieres: Sept. 29

● Who’s In It? Eve Hewson, Orén Kinlan, Joseph Gordon-Levitt

● What’s It All About? At a loss for what to do, a single mom (Eve Hewson) gets her troublemaking son (Orén Kinlan) an acoustic guitar to keep him occupied. With the help of a washed-up L.A. musician (Joseph GordonLevitt), they discover the transformative power of music.

Website: disneyplus.com

Subscription Cost: Disney+ Basic: $7.99/month (With Ads); Disney+ Premium: $10.99/month or $109.99/year (No Ads).

Animals Up Close With Bertie Gregory

NEW ORIGINAL SERIES

● Available: Sept. 13

● What’s It All About? Award-winning cinematographer Bertie Gregory is back in this sixepisode series filmed over 219 days in Antarctica, the Galapagos Islands, Botswana, Patagonia, Indonesia and the Central African Republic. In each episode, Gregory and his team, armed with state-of-the-art filming technology, seek to record wildlife behaviors like never before.

LangPlaysLangDisney

NEW ORIGINAL SPECIAL

● Available: Sept. 15

The Little Mermaid

FEATURE FILM EXCLUSIVE

● Available: Sept. 6

● Who’s In It? Halle Bailey, Jonah HauerKing, Melissa McCarthy, Daveed Diggs, Awkwafina, Jacob Tremblay, Javier Bardem

● What’s It All About? The latest of Disney’s live-action re-imaginings of its past animated classics offers a new take on 1989’s The Little Mermaid and its tale of mermaid Ariel (Halle Bailey), who makes a deal with evil sea witch Ursula (Melissa McCarthy) to be with the human prince (Jonah Hauer-King) she has fallen in love with. Like the earlier film, this one also has musical interludes, with famous songs by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman, and some new lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda. The Disney+ streaming will feature special bonus content, including a scene where King Triton (Javier Bardem) performs the song “Impossible Child,” with music by Menken and lyrics by Miranda.

● What’s It All About? In this exclusive one-night-only concert at Royal Albert Hall, world-renowned pianist Lang Lang, accompanied by London’s Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, performs unique arrangements of some of Disney’s most popular songs, including “Let It Go,” “We Don’t Talk About Bruno,” “You’ll Be in My Heart” (featuring English recording artist Alfie Boe), “When You Wish Upon a Star” and more.

I Am Groot RETURNING ORIGINAL SERIES

● Available: Sept. 6

● What To Expect: Five new animated shorts find Marvel’s beloved tree-like character

Baby Groot (Vin Diesel reprising his voice role from the Guardians of the Galaxy feature films) getting into more mischief as he explores the universe and beyond.

WHAT’S NEW: STREAMING

Website: paramountplus.com

The Gold

NEW ORIGINAL SERIES

● Available: Sept. 17 (First 2 Episodes); New Episodes

Sundays

● Who’s In It?

Hugh Bonneville, Jack Lowden, Dominic Cooper, Charlotte Spencer, Tom Cullen

● What’s It All About? This British miniseries is inspired by the real-life events that took place on Nov. 26, 1983, when six armed men broke into the Brink’s-Mat security depot near London’s Heathrow Airport and inadvertently stumbled across gold bullion worth 26 million pounds. What started as “a typical Old Kent Road armed robbery,” according to detectives at the time, became a seminal event in British criminal history, remarkable not only for the scale of the theft — at the time the biggest in world history — but also for its wider legacy. The disposal of the bullion caused the birth of largescale international money laundering, provided the dirty money that helped fuel the London Docklands property boom, united blue- and white-collar criminals, and left controversy and murder in its wake.

Star Trek: Lower Decks

RETURNING ORIGINAL SERIES

● Available: Thursdays beginning Sept. 7

What To Expect: In Season 4 of the adult animated series, an unknown force is destroying starships and threatening galactic peace. Luckily, the crew of the USS Cerritos isn’t important enough for things like that. Instead, Ensigns Mariner (voice of Tawny Newsome), Boimler (Jack Quaid), Tendi (Noël Wells) and Rutherford (Eugene Cordero), and Provisional Ensign T’Lyn (Gabrielle Ruiz), are keeping up with their Starfleet duties, avoiding malevolent computers and getting stuck in a couple of caves — all while encountering new and classic aliens along the way. The series has been renewed for Season 5.

Subscription Cost: Paramount+ Essential: $5.99/month or $59.99/year; Paramount+ With Showtime $11.99/ month or $119.99/year. Free seven-day trial available.

Lawmen: Bass Reeves

NEW ORIGINAL SERIES

● Available: Fall

● Who’s In It? David Oyelowo, Donald Sutherland, Dennis Quaid, Lauren E. Banks, Demi Singleton, Forrest Goodluck, Barry Pepper

● What’s It All About? Co-executive producer David

Oyelowo stars as legendary Wild West lawman Bass Reeves in this series also executive produced by Taylor Sheridan (Yellowstone). Known as the greatest frontier hero in American history, Reeves worked in the post-Reconstruction era as a federal peace officer in what was then known as the Indian Territory, capturing over 3,000 of the most dangerous criminals without ever being wounded. This eight-episode series is the first in a planned Lawmen anthology that will follow other iconic lawmen and outlaws in future iterations.

Pet Sematary: Bloodlines

ORIGINAL FILM

Available: Oct. 6

Who’s In It? Jackson White, Forrest Goodluck, Jack Mulhern, Henry Thomas, Natalie Alyn Lind, Isabella Star LaBlanc, Pam Grier, David Duchovny

● What’s It All About? This horror movie is based on Stephen King’s novel Pet Sematary and serves as a prequel to the 2019 feature film adaptation, adding a previously untold chapter to this terrifying tale in which characters never seem to learn that “dead is better.” In 1969, a young Jud Crandall (Jackson White) has dreams of leaving his hometown of Ludlow, Maine, behind. But he soon discovers sinister secrets buried within and is forced to confront a dark family history that will forever keep him connected to the community. Banding together, Jud and his childhood friends must fight an ancient evil that has gripped Ludlow since its founding, which, once unearthed, has the power to destroy everything in its path.

Website: amazon.com/primevideo

Gen V NEW ORIGINAL SERIES

● Available: Sept. 29 (First 3 Episodes); New Episodes Fridays

● Who’s In It? Jaz Sinclair, Chance Perdomo, Lizze Broadway, Shelley Conn, Maddie Phillips

● What’s It All About? This spinoff of The Boys explores the Godolkin University training of the first generation of superheroes to know about Compound V, and that their powers were injected into them, not God-given.

The Wheel of Time

RETURNING

ORIGINAL SERIES

● Season 2 Available: Sept. 1 (First 3 Episodes); New Episodes Fridays

● What To Expect: In the new season of this fantasy drama, threats new and very old seek out the young friends from the Two Rivers, now scattered over the world.

Sitting in Bars With Cake

ORIGINAL FILM

● Available: Sept. 8

● Who’s In It? Yara Shahidi, Odessa A’zion, Martha Kelly, Ron Livingston, Bette Midler

● What’s It All About?

Inspired by true events, this film follows best friends Jane (Yara Shahidi) and Corinne (Odessa A’zion) as they navigate life in Los Angeles in their 20s.

Thursday Night Football LIVE SPORTS

● Available: Thursdays beginning at 6pm CT (kickoff at 7:15pm) starting Sept. 14

Subscription Cost: Amazon Prime is $14.99/month, $139/year. Prime Video is $8.99/month; 30-day free trial.

How to Date Billy Walsh ORIGINAL

FILM

● Available: Sept. 8

● Who’s In It? Sebastian Croft, Charithra Chandran, Tanner Buchanan

● What’s It All About?

This British rom-com finds two best friends at odds when Amelia (Charithra Chandran) falls head over heels for Billy Walsh (Tanner Buchanan), the new American transfer student.

Cassandro ORIGINAL FILM

● Available: Sept. 22

● Who’s In It? Gael García Bernal, Roberta Colindrez, Perla De La Rose, Joaquín Cosío, Raúl Castillo

● What’s It All About? Based on a true story, this biopic follows Saúl Armendáriz (Gael García Bernal), a gay amateur wrestler from El Paso who rises to international stardom after he creates the character Cassandro, the “Liberace of Lucha Libre.”

● What To Expect: Prime Video’s second season of featuring exclusive live NFL coverage on Thursday nights begins with the Minnesota Vikings at Philadelphia

Website: amazon.com/freevee

God. Family. Football.

NEW ORIGINAL SERIES

● Available: Sept. 1

● What’s It All About? This six-episode docuseries follows high school football coach/ pastor Denny Duron as he returns as head coach at Evangel Christian Academy after a 30-year retirement, hoping to lead the football program to national prominence.

Eagles. Other TNF matchups in September: New York Giants at San Francisco 49ers (Sept. 21) and Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers (Sept. 28).

Subscription Cost: Amazon Freevee is Amazon’s free, ad-supported streaming service.

Neighbours EXCLUSIVE SERIES

● Available: Mondays-Thursdays beginning Sept. 18

● Who’s In It? Alan Fletcher, Annie Jones, Candice Leask

● What’s It All About? The new chapter of this hit Australian daily soap again follows the lives, loves and challenges of the residents along Ramsay Street in the fictional Melbourne suburb of Erinsborough, Australia. Previous seasons of this soap, which originally ran for more than three decades, feature stars Margot Robbie, Kylie Minogue, Guy Pearce and Russell Crowe.

WHAT’S NEW: STREAMING

Website: max.com

Naked and Afraid: Castaways

NEW ORIGINAL SERIES

● Available: Now

● What’s It All About? Discovery’s newest Naked and Afraid spinoff comes up with another fresh spin on the formula for the decade-old survival series. Instead of featuring a lone survivor or new duo each episode, Castaways’ entire first season follows nine contestants — veterans of the flagship series — fighting to, well, remain alive, in teams of three. True to the title, the castaways are stranded on a tropical island in the South Pacific, with each team tasked to swim to and withstand a different ecosystem — “sunscorched beach, twisted mangrove swamp and dense jungle” — for 21 days. If the dangers of island living haven’t bested the castaways by Day 21, they all need to travel to the same extraction point, where they’ll signal for a much-needed rescue. — Dylan Ford

Subscription Cost: $9.99/month ($99.99/year) with ads; $15.99/month ($149.99/year) ad free; $19.99/month ($199.99/year) ultimate ad free/4K UHD, includes 100 offline downloads and Dolby Atmos sound.

How to Be a Bookie

NEW ORIGINAL SERIES

● Available: November

● Who’s In It? Sebastian Maniscalco

● What’s It All About? Chuck Lorre, who brought us comedy classics like The Big Bang Theory, Two and a Half Men and The Kominsky Method, has tapped comic Sebastian Maniscalco to star as a veteran bookie who struggles to survive the impending legalization of sports gambling, increasingly unstable clients, family, coworkers and a lifestyle that bounces him around every corner of Los Angeles, high and low.

True Detective: Night

Country NEW ORIGINAL SERIES

● Available: Fall

● Who’s In It? Jodie Foster, Kali Reis

● What’s It All About? In Alaska, two female detectives butt heads over a case surrounding a group of men working at a research center who suddenly vanish. In order to solve the mystery, they’ll have to unravel the town’s dark history along with their own twisted past.

Website: peacocktv.com

The Continental: From the World of John Wick

NEW ORIGINAL SERIES

Available: Sept. 22, Sept. 29 & Oct. 6

Who’s In It? Mel Gibson, Colin Woodell

What’s It All About? This threepart event series set within the universe of the popular John Wick feature films takes place in 1970s New York and serves as a prequel for the blockbuster franchise, exploring the origins of The Continental — the hotel for assassins that is a centerpiece for much of the action in John Wick.

Subscription Cost: Peacock Premium is $5.99/ month or $59.99/year; Peacock Premium Plus (adfree) is an additional $6/month or $119.99/year.

Five Nights at Freddy’s FEATURE

FILM EXCLUSIVE

● Available: Oct. 27

(simultaneous theatrical release)

● Who’s In It? Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Lail, Kat Conner Sterling

● What’s It All About? The popular Five Nights at Freddy’s video game franchise gets this supernatural horror film adaptation from Blumhouse. The story follows a troubled security guard as he begins working at Freddy’s, where he realizes that the night shift won’t be so easy to make it through, as the restaurant’s Chuck E. Cheese-like animatronic mascots spring to life.

Website: hulu.com

Subscription Cost: Limited commercials $7.99/month or $79.99/year, commercial-free $14.99/month, Live (plus library with limited commercials) $69.99/month, Live (commercial-free library) $82.99/month. Free trial available.

Spellbound NEW ORIGINAL SERIES

● Available: Aug. 31

● Who’s In It? Hailey Melody Romain, Margherita Barbieri, Abigail O’Regan, Sam Darius, Zac Gabriel Werb, Etienne Moana, Imogen Mackie Walker

● What’s It All About? When spirited 15-year-old Cece Parker Jones (Hailey Melody Romain) leaves her small hometown to study at the Paris Opera Ballet School, she is ecstatic. But then she finds a book of family spells in the back room of her aunt’s apothecary, and things get a little … magical. Unbeknownst to her, she unravels a protection spell that has been hiding her secret Wizen witch identity since she was born, and it summons her enemies, the Mystics, who are after her magic. Now Cece must juggle the pressures of an elite ballet school while also trying to keep her magic a secret from everyone but her closest friends.

The Kardashians

RETURNING ORIGINAL SERIES

● Available: Thursdays

beginning Sept. 28

● What To Expect: Season

4 promises more romance, interpersonal hullabaloo and major life milestones for the royal family of reality television.

The Other Black Girl NEW ORIGINAL SERIES

● Available: Sept. 13

● Who’s In It? Sinclair Daniel, Ashleigh Murray, Karina Willis, Kate Owens, Hunter Parrish

● What’s It All About? Based on the bestselling novel by Zakiya Dalila Harris, this new drama follows an editorial assistant named Nella (Sinclair Daniel), who works at a publishing house in New York City that only has white employees. When a fellow Black woman joins the staff, Nella is excited; but is her new coworker a friend or a foe?

Mrs. Sidhu Investigates

NEW ORIGINAL SERIES

● Available: Sept. 18

● Who’s In It? Meera Syal, Gurjeet Singh, Craig Parkinson, Naana AgyeiAmpadu

Website: acorn.tv

Subscription Cost: $6.99/month, $69.99/year; seven-day free trial.

The Chelsea Detective

RETURNING ORIGINAL SERIES

● Available: Mondays beginning Aug. 28

● What’s It All About? This British mystery series with a touch of comedy follows Mrs. Sidhu (Meera Syal), a highend caterer with a taste for crime who solves murders and other ghastly misdeeds among the affluent residents of Berkshire.

● What To Expect: The new season of the British mystery drama consists of four feature-length episodes that see sharp, intuitive Detective Inspector (DI) Max Arnold (Adrian Scarborough) teaming up with a new colleague, DS Layla Walsh (Vanessa Emme), who joins Chelsea CID from Exeter. Over the episodes, London’s richest borough hides a dark side that Max knows all too well.

How To Get The Most Out Of Your TiVo

Your TiVo DVR does more than just record live TV. It can also recommend new shows for you based on what you already watch, or even remotely schedule recordings with the TiVo app. This little box has a lot to explore!

Here’s a handy tip for getting the most out of your TiVo system: Use the voice control!

Just press the blue microphone on the TiVo voice remote and speak as you normally would, telling your TiVo DVR to change the channel, pause/rewind/fast forward a show, launch an app or search for a movie.

Important Notes

■ Currently, voice functionality is only available with the newer TiVo Experience. If you have the classic TiVo Experience, the voice remote will still work on your DVR, but without voice control.

■ Older TiVo remotes will work with the newer TiVo Experience, but you won’t have voice control functionality. If your current remote does not have a Back button, use the Zoom button to go back on any screen.

■ You can upgrade your remote for a one-time charge. Contact Midco (Midco.com/Contact) to get the new remote.

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The Little Mermaid

(Family) Our favorite mermaid is featured in this live-action tale of Ariel, Prince Eric and all of their friends, taking on a visual story like nothing you have seen before. With legs or a tail, Ariel will try to find herself as part of your world. Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King, Melissa McCarthy (PG, 2:15) Available Sept. 19

Sound of Freedom

(Drama) A former government agent turns vigilante and embarks on a dangerous mission to save children from sex trafficking. Based on one man’s true story. Jim Caviezel, Mira Sorvino, Bill Camp (PG-13, 2:11) Available Sept. 1

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

(Action) Miles Morales is thrust back into the multiverse, where he encounters a team of SpiderPeople fighting for the world. The team clashes over how to handle a new threat. Voices of Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Brian Tyree Henry (PG, 2:20) Available Sept. 5

WHAT’S NEW THIS MONTH

Cobweb

(Horror) A knocking sound within the walls of his house drives 8-year-old Peter to investigate. As he uncovers more about what lies there, he also realizes there is a dark secret that his parents kept hidden from him. Lizzy Caplan, Antony Starr, Woody Norman (R, 1:28) Available Sept. 12

Spider-man: Across the Spider-verse: © 2023 Columbia Pictures.

Cobweb: © 2023 Lionsgate. Sound of Freedom: © 2023 Angel Studios.

Corner Office

(Comedy) Orson was a leader in his last position but is starting a new position at his new company and wants to move up the ranks. While trying to impress, he finds a secret room that makes him feel empowered and drives him. Is the room real or just a figment of his imagination?

Jon Hamm, Danny Pudi, Sarah Gadon (PG-13, 1:41)

Available Sept. 12

Joy Ride

(Comedy) It’s the journey of a lifetime as four Asian American friends travel overseas. The journey seems simple and easy: Find the birth mother of one of the friends. But along the way they will have one wild ride that will be filled with craziness at every turn. Stephanie Hsu, Ashley Park, David Denman (R, 1:35) Available Sept. 12

Insidious: The Red Door

(Horror) Ten years into the future, Josh Lambert has simply tried to be a good dad to his children. When the incidents of the past start inhabiting his son Dalton’s memories, the battle will need to be waged yet again to escape the demons.

Ty Simpkins, Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne (PG-13, 1:47)

Available Sept. 19

Corner Office: © Lionsgate

Elemental

(Animated Comedy) In Element City, air, earth, water and fire residents all live individual lives, but rarely mix. When a member of water, Wade, starts an adventure with a member of fire named Ember, the two discover themselves and the unique qualities of each community. Voices of Leah Lewis, Mamoudou Athie, Wendi McLendon-Covey (PG, 1:41) Available Sept. 26

Jules

(Drama) Milton is an everyman living in a small Pennsylvania town. But when a UFO lands in his backyard, the extraterrestrial passenger aboard finds a way to unite Milton and his neighbors in ways people don’t always understand, leading to new and enhanced friendships for all. Ben Kingsley, Harriet Sansom Harris, Jane Curtin (PG-13, 1:30)

Available Sept. 26

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

(Comedy) The turtle brothers are ready to take on New York City, sewers, and lots and lots of pizza. Voices of Micah Abbey, Shamon Brown Jr., Nicolas Cantu, Brady Noon (PG, 1:39)

Available Sept. 26

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How to With John Wilson

The comic documentary series following John Wilson as he films the lives of fellow New Yorkers while attempting to give everyday advice on relatable topics concludes after three seasons. (TV-MA) Premieres on HBO Sept. 1

Ordinary Love

Joan and Tom have spent a lifetime together. When Joan is diagnosed with breast cancer, the course of her treatment shines a light on their devotion as they find the humor and grace to survive. Lesley Manville, Liam Neeson, David Wilmot (R) Premieres on HBO Sept. 3

Hard Knocks: Training Camp With the New York Jets

HBO’s Hard Knocks documentary series finishes its 18th season as the New York Jets make their final roster cuts and break training camp in Florham Park, New Jersey. (TV-MA) Premieres on HBO Sept. 5

Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty

Season 2 of the drama about the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers concludes with the epic 1984 NBA Finals between the Lakers and the Boston Celtics. John C. Reilly, Quincy Isaiah, Adrien Brody (TV-MA) Premieres on HBO Sept. 17

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Mafia Mamma

An American mom inherits her grandfather’s Mafia empire in Italy and hilariously defies everyone’s expectations as the new head of the family business. Toni Collette, Monica Bellucci, Sophia Nomvete (R)

Premieres on Showtime Sept. 4

Dreaming Whilst Black

In this six-episode dramedy, an aspiring filmmaker stuck in a dead-end job takes the first step to achieving his dream. He is soon confronted with balancing finances, love and his own sense of reality. Adjani Salmon, Dani Moseley (TV-MA)

Premieres on Showtime Sept. 10

Deadlocked: How America Shaped the Supreme Court

This four-part documentary series traces the modern history of the Supreme Court and examines what has shaped the Court into what it is today. (TV-14)

Premieres on Showtime Sept. 22

The Chi

The coming-of-age drama series about a tightknit group of residents on Chicago’s South Side finishes the first half of Season 6 with “Who Shot Ya?” Jacob Latimore, Birgundi Baker, Michael V. Epps (TV-MA) Premieres on Showtime Sept. 24

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Power Book IV: Force

In Season 2, Tommy Egan is on a mission to avenge the death of Liliana, and with the Flynn organization weakened, he’s more determined than ever to take over the Chicago drug world.

Joseph Sikora, Isaac Keys, Lili Simmons (TV-MA)

Premieres on Starz Sept. 1

Men in Kilts: A Roadtrip With Sam and Graham

Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish finish

Season 2 of their travel series with “Last Call,” in which they take a bath in hell, roll down mountains and get a makeover in New Zealand.

(TV-MA) Premieres on Starz Sept. 1

Minx

The comedy following the creators and staff of Minx, the first erotic magazine for women, finishes its second season with “Woman of the Hour.” Ophelia Lovibond, Jake Johnson, Jessica Lowe (TV-MA)

Premieres on Starz Sept. 8

Heels

In “High Flying,” the Season 2 finale, the Harmageddon: DWL vs. Dystopia crosspromotion event is finally here. Can Jack and Ace forgive each other and move on? Stephen Amell, Alexander Ludwig, Mary McCormack

(TV-MA) Premieres on Starz Sept. 15

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Heist

To fund a lifesaving operation for his dying daughter, an employee at a riverboat casino decides to rob his workplace. But when the heist goes awry, he finds himself hijacking a city bus. Robert De Niro, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Dave Bautista (R) Premieres on Cinemax Sept. 1

The Promise

An Armenian medical student and an American photojournalist compete for the love of the same woman as the Ottoman Empire crumbles into war-torn chaos. Oscar Isaac, Christian Bale, Charlotte Le Bon (PG-13) Premieres on Cinemax Sept. 4

Freedomland

A detective investigates a carjacking that resulted in the abduction of the young son of a troubled woman. Based on the novel by Richard Price. Samuel L. Jackson, Julianne Moore, Edie Falco (R) Premieres on Cinemax Sept. 4

Out of the Furnace

When his brother disappears and he gets no help from law enforcement, a recently released convict embarks on a dangerous journey through the criminal underworld of his Pennsylvania steel town to find him. Christian Bale, Casey Affleck, Woody Harrelson (R) Premieres on Cinemax Sept. 22

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