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.
Netflix's expensive new British drama series depicts a young Queen Elizabeth II's early reign, beginning with her marriage just after WWII. The 10-episode drama comes from writer Peter Morgan (who, among other things, penned the screenplay for The Queen, which dealt with a later period in the Queen's life) and director Stephen Daldry (The Hours), and is loosely based on Morgan's own play, The Audience. Claire Foy, Matt Smith, John Lithgow, Victoria Hamilton, Jared Harris, Vanessa Kirby, and Eileen Atkins star. Assuming audiences take to the new series, Morgan has a total of six 10-episode seasons already planned out, covering Elizabeth's entire reign to the present day.
Streams November 4 on Netflix