Also Premiering In October:
Max‘s “Gremlins: The Wild Batch” (October 3); Netflix’s “Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft” (October 10); Peacock’s James Wan’s new horror series “Teacup” starring Yvonne Strahovski and Scott Speedman (October 10); Paramount+’s “Star Trek: Lower Decks” Season 5 (October 24); Apple TV+’s “Before” starring Billy Crystal and Judith Light (October 25), “The Diplomat” Season 2 starring Keri Russell (October 31); Starz’s “Sweatpea” starring Ella Purnell (TBD October).
“Cobra Kai” Season 6, Part 2
Created by Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg, the series is a spin-off and sequel to the original “The Karate Kid” films. The story re-examines the Karate Kid narrative from the villain Johnny’s (William Zabka) point of view, beginning with his decision to reopen the Cobra Kai karate dojo and the rekindling of his old rivalry with Daniel (Ralph Macchio). Much of the cast returns for this final season, including Martin Kove as John Kreese and Sean Kanan as Mike Barnes from “Karate Kid Part III.”
Premiere Date: November 15 on Netflix.
“Cross”
Created by showrunner and executive producer Ben Watkins, “Cross” is a crime thriller series starring Aldis Hodge as a detective and forensic psychologist, uniquely capable of digging into the psyches of killers and their victims to identify—and ultimately capture—the murderers. Co-stars include Isaiah Mustafa, Juanita Jennings, Alona Tal, Samantha Walkes, and more.
Premiere Date: November 14 on Prime Video.
“Silo” Season 2
Created by Graham Yost (“Justified”), “Silo” is a science fiction drama set in a dystopian future where the outside world is toxic and a community exists in a giant underground silo. Rebecca Ferguson stars as an engineer who becomes embroiled in the mysteries of its past and present. Season two includes Common, Steve Zahn, Tim Robbins, Harriet Walter, Chinaza Uche, and many more.
Premiere Date: November 15 on Apple TV+.
“Outlander” Season 7, Part 2
Far and away, the biggest hit on Starz, with a big cult following, “Outlander,” is a period-piece romantic drama that involves time travel. The series stars Caitríona Balfe as a Scottish former military nurse from WWII who is transported to 1743 and falls in love with and marries a Highland warrior (Sam Heughan). The series follows the melodramatic turns of their relationship and the Jacobite rising of 1745 that engulfs their lives. “Outlander” has become so big that season seven was chaptered into two parts, with an eighth and final season on the way.
Premiere Date: November 22 on Starz.
Also Premiering In November:
Peacock’s “Hysteria” starring Julie Bowen, Anna Camp, and Garret Dillahunt (November 7);
“Squid Game” Season 2
A South Korean dystopian survival thriller and global phenomenon, “Squid Game” tells the story of a group of people offered a shot at millions of dollars if they’re the last remaining player at the end of a series of games. Rich and powerful people view the games and joyfully watch as players die for a chance to win the money. Written and directed by once again by Hwang Dong-hyuk. Fresh off his turn in “Star Wars: The Acolyte,” Lee Jung-Jae returns for season two as the winner of the original Squid Game.
Premiere Date: December 26 on Netflix.
“Interior Chinatown”
From writer/creator Charles Yu (“Westworld,” FX’s “Legion”), the series tells the story of an Asian-American actor (Jimmy O. Yang) struggling against clichéd roles and stereotypes at work and in his personal life. The series also stars Chloe Bennet, Sullivan Jones, and Ronny Chieng. Taika Waititi directed the pilot episode, and additional directors include Stephanie Laing (“Physical”) and Jaffar Mahmood (“The Great”).
Premiere Date: November 19 on Hulu.
“Yellowstone” Season 5, Part 2
No other show coming this fall comes with as much drama and baggage as “Yellowstone.” One of the most popular shows on network television, creator Taylor Sheridan and lead actor Kevin Costner butt heads last year, resulting in a stand-off where Sheridan threw up his hands, essentially shit-canned the star, announced a new series spin-off and wrote the Dutton family patriarch out of the show. How does “Yellowstone” come to a satisfying conclusion without its main character? Your guess is as good as ours, but at least the rest of the Dutton family, Kelly Reilly, Wes Bentley, Cole Hauser, Luke Grimes, and the rest of the supporting cast return. Presume that episode one is a funeral or something to that effect to explain Dutton’s absence.
Premiere Date: November 10 on Paramount Network.
“Landman”
Taylor Sheridan has three shows arriving in 2024, and two of them come out in November, just days from each other. His latest is “Landman,” which is set within the world of oil rigs in West Texas, where roughnecks and wildcat billionaires fuel a boom so big it reshapes the climate, economy, and geopolitics. Billy Bob Thornton stars as an oil crisis exec, and he is joined by Ali Larter, Demi Moore, Jon Hamm, Andy Garcia, Michael Peña, Jacob Lofland, and many more.
Premiere Date: November 17 on Paramount+.
“Dune: Prophecy”
Another one of those spin-offs that likely wouldn’t exist if it wasn’t already shot, post the very brief, Peak TV everyone-gets-a-series era (2020-2023), “Dune: Prophecy” is a spin-off of Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune” films, but he’s not at all involved. Originally written by Jon Spaights (the writer of all “Dune” films), the series is set 10,000 years before the film’s events and centers on the history and creation of the Bene Gesserit Witches. But it had a slew of problems and went through many different showrunners, writers, directors, and a scrapped pilot that had to start all over again. Alison Schapker is the final showrunner and Emily Watson, Olivia Williams, Travis Fimmel, Jessica Barden, Shirley Henderson, and Mark Strong star.
Premiere Date: TBD November on MAX.