“The Lowdown”
Created by Sterlin Harjo (“Reservation Dogs”), this Tulsa-set noir follows a restless truth-seeker sinking into corruption and conspiracy. Ethan Hawke leads an ensemble that includes Keith David, Kaniehtiio Horn, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Kyle MacLachlan, Killer Mike, Cody Lightning, Tim Blake Nelson, Tracy Letts, and Peter Dinklage. With writers like Walter Mosley contributing, the series aims for moody, muscular prestige in the FX lane.
Premiere Date: September 23 on FX.
“Abbott Elementary” (Season 5)
Quinta Brunson’s Emmy-winning mockumentary returns with Brunson, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Tyler James Williams, Janelle James, Lisa Ann Walter, Chris Perfetti, and William Stanford Davis. The ABC comedy continues its sharp satire of underfunded schools while delivering heartfelt and consistently funny ensemble storytelling.
Premiere Date: September 25 on ABC.
“Slow Horses” (Season 5)
Apple’s spy hit, adapted from Mick Herron’s novels, returns with Gary Oldman, Kristin Scott Thomas, Jack Lowden, and Jonathan Pryce. The show’s gritty, sardonic take on British espionage has made it a critical standout, and Season 5 promises another sharp blend of high-level intrigue and dysfunctional office drama.
Premiere Date: September 24 on Apple TV+.
“House of Guinness”
From Steven Knight, the creator of “Peaky Blinders,” this eight-episode period epic charts the Guinness dynasty’s ambitions and betrayals across 1860s Dublin and New York. The ensemble includes Anthony Boyle, Louis Partridge, Emily Fairn, Fionn O’Shea, James Norton, Niamh McCormack, Seamus O’Hara, Michael McElhatton, Dervla Kirwan, David Wilmot, Jack Gleeson, Danielle Galligan, Hilda Fay, Jessica Reynolds, Ann Skelly, and Cassian Bilton. Directed by Tom Shankland and Mounia Akl, the series positions itself as one of Netflix’s most lavish dynastic dramas.
Premiere Date: September 25 on Netflix.
“Wayward”
Created by Mae Martin (co-showrunner with Ryan Scott), this limited Netflix thriller threads a sharp, unsettling look at the “troubled teen” industry through a small-town mystery, with an ensemble led by Mae Martin, Toni Collette, Sarah Gadon, Patrick J. Adams, Brandon Jay McLaren, and Alyvia Alyn Lind. Episodes are directed by Euros Lyn, Renuka Jeyapalan, and John Fawcett, promising a tense, genre-bending mix of prestige drama and creeping dread.
Premiere Date: September 25 on Netflix.
“The Savant”
From creator Melissa James Gibson, this eight-episode Apple TV+ thriller stars Jessica Chastain as an undercover investigator targeting extremist networks, with Nnamdi Asomugha, Cole Doman, Jordana Spiro, Trinity Lee Shirley, Toussaint Francois Battiste, and guest star Pablo Schreiber in support. The series pairs a ripped-from-the-headlines premise with sleek production and the steady hand of director Matthew Heineman for a nervy, contemporary procedural.
Premiere Date: September 26 on Apple TV+.
October
“Marvel Zombies”
Disney+ leans into horror with this animated spinoff of “What If…?”, expanding the undead episode into a four-episode series where zombified versions of Earth’s mightiest heroes dominate a ruined Marvel universe. Written by Zeb Wells (a “Deadpool & Wolverine” writer) and executive produced by Kevin Feige, the series features MCU voice talent, including Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Rudd, Florence Pugh, David Harbour, Tessa Thompson, Simu Liu, Hailee Steinfeld, Iman Vellani and Dominique Thorne, and more.
Premiere Date: October 3 on Disney+.
“Monster: The Ed Gein Story”
The next chapter in Ryan Murphy’s anthology dramatizes the life of Wisconsin killer Ed Gein, whose crimes inspired generations of horror. Created by Murphy and Ian Brennan (“Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story”), with directing from Ian Brennan and Max Winkler (“Flower”), the limited series stars Charlie Hunnam, Tom Hollander, Laurie Metcalf, and Suzanna Son. The ensemble also features Vicky Krieps, Olivia Williams, Lesley Manville, Joey Pollari, Charlie Hall, Tyler Jacob Moore, Mimi Kennedy, Will Brill, and Robin Weigert, blending prestige performances with grisly subject matter.
Premiere Date: October 3 on Netflix.
“The Resurrected”
Directed by Leste Chen (“The Great Hypnotist”) and Hsu Chao-jen (“At the Moment”), Netflix’s dark thriller follows two mothers who resurrect the ringleader of a telecommunications fraud syndicate to avenge their kidnapped daughters. The cast is led by Shu Qi (“The Assassin”) and Sinje Lee (“The Eye”), with Fu Meng-po, Chung Hsin-ling, Caitlin Fang, Lin Ting-yi, Liu Chu-ping, Vivi Chen, and Patrick Nattawat Finkler. Written by Shen Yang, Yi Shuai-jie, and Luo Hsiao-rui, the series blends vengeance, supernatural horror, and social critique.
Premiere Date: October 9 on Netflix.
“The Last Frontier”
Apple TV+’s Alaskan thriller comes from Jon Bokenkamp (creator of “The Blacklist”) and Richard D’Ovidio (“The Call”), starring Jason Clarke, Haley Bennett, Dominic Cooper, Simone Kessell, Dallas Goldtooth, Tait Blum, and Alfre Woodard. Directed by Sam Hargrave (the “Extraction” films), the series follows the fallout from a maximum-security prison break in a remote community.
Premiere Date: October 10 on Apple TV+.
