Fall TV Preview: 30 Notable Shows
If you think that fall is the time for broadcast networks to introduce the bulk of their new programming while cable and streaming services hold their best shows back for midseason, it may be time to reconsider your assumptions. Critics are already buzzing about September's surprisingly strong new comedy slate, while the coming months will also bring high-profile newcomers like HBO's Westworld and Netflix's Luke Cage as well as the return of the much-loved Gilmore Girls, among other highlights.
We've picked out the most notable fall TV debuts (both new and returning shows) below, ordered by date. For more premiere dates and details on every upcoming show (including those not profiled here), visit our Fall TV Premiere Calendar.
Author Douglas Adams had two beloved book series to his name: sci-fi classic The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and comedic detective stories centering on eccentric detective Dirk Gently, who encounters everything from time travel to Norse gods to alien ghosts. This second TV adaptation of Gently's adventures (following a brief version filmed for BBC4 beginning in 2010) comes from screenwriter Max Landis (American Ultra, Chronicle). Samuel Barnett (Penny Dreadful) stars as Gently, while Elijah Wood plays his assistant Todd in an eight-episode first season that follows a serialized story of an investigation into a millionaire's murder.
Debuts October 22 on BBC America
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