26 TV Shows to Watch This Fall
A new Star Trek, the returns of Stranger Things, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and Top of the Lake, and new shows from David Simon, David Fincher, Spike Lee, Errol Morris, and Steven Soderbergh are just a few of the things that have us excited about the coming fall television season.
Below, you can find details on each of the most notable TV debuts this fall (both new and returning shows), ordered by date. For even more premiere dates and information on every upcoming show (including those not profiled here), visit our 2017 TV Premiere Calendar.
Dick Wolf's latest NBC series finds the producer venturing into the (apparently) still-hot true crime genre. This eight-episode series examines one of the most sensational 1990s criminal cases not involving a former NFL player: the trial of brothers Lyle and Erik Menendez for the murders of their parents.
Edie Falco plays defense attorney Leslie Abramson, while other cast members include Julianne Nicholson, Josh Charles, Heather Graham, and Anthony Edwards. Law & Order vet Rene Balcer writes and serves as showrunner, and Lesli Linka Glatter (Mad Men, Twin Peaks) directs and produces. If ratings are good, consider this the first season in an ongoing anthology; if not, it's merely a miniseries.