18 TV Shows to Watch in October

by Jason Dietz, Metacritic Features Editor – September 29, 2019

In the gallery above, our editors have selected the most interesting TV shows (including TV movies and specials) debuting this month, listed in order by premiere date.

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85 Watchmen (2019): Season 1

Series debuts October 20 on HBO. Previously adapted into a 2009 feature film, Alan Moore's comic book series now comes to the small screen in a very loose adaptation (described as a "remix") from Lost's Damon Lindelof that moves the story forward by decades. The HBO series is set in an alternate-history, present-day United States in which superheroes have been outlawed, the internet doesn't exist, Robert Redford is president (yes, Redford actually appears in the series), and the country is facing major racial unrest. Regina King, Don Johnson, Jeremy Irons, Frances Fisher, Tim Blake Nelson, Jean Smart, Tom Mison, and Louis Gossett Jr. star, while Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross provide the music. Official reviews haven't come in yet, but early buzz is good, with Vox's Emily VanDerWerff saying, "It has all the makings of the next great TV drama."

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