“Watson” (Season 2)
Morris Chestnut returns in CBS’s procedural twist on the Sherlock Holmes mythos, with Robert Carlyle joining the series. Created by Craig Sweeny (“Elementary”) and executive produced and directed by Larry Teng (“NCIS: Hawai’i”), the show updates Doyle’s world with a modern medical frame and episodic mystery-of-the-week storytelling.
Premiere Date: October 13 on CBS/Paramount+.
“Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy”
This eight-episode Netflix drama recounts the infamous Chicago killer who murdered 33 young men between 1972 and 1978, unpacking the blind spots and systemic failures that let him operate. From showrunner Patrick Macmanus (“Dr. Death”, “The Girl From Plainville”), with directors including Larysa Kondracki (“The Whistleblower”), Ashley Michel Hoban (“Dr. Death”), Maggie Kiley (“Dirty John”), Bille Woodruff (“Empire”), and Macmanus, the cast features Michael Chernus, Gabriel Luna, James Badge Dale, Michael Angarano, Chris Sullivan, and Marin Ireland.
Premiere Date: October 16 on Netflix.
“The Diplomat” (Season 3)
Created by Debora Cahn (“Homeland”), the political drama returns. Keri Russell and Rufus Sewell reprise their roles amid a seismic shift: Allison Janney’s Vice President Grace Penn has ascended to the presidency, and Bradley Whitford joins as First Gentleman Todd Penn. With David Gyasi, Ali Ahn, Rory Kinnear, and Ato Essandoh also back at the table, Season 3 promises to “flip the chessboard” with escalating international stakes and intricate diplomatic intrigue.
Premiere Date: October 16 on Netflix.
“Harlan Coben’s Lazarus”
Prime Video teams Harlan Coben (author of “The Stranger”) with screenwriter Danny Brocklehurst (“Safe”) for this psychological thriller starring Sam Claflin, Bill Nighy, and Alexandra Roach. Directed by Wayne Che Yip (“The Wheel of Time”), the series explores grief and obsession in a case that refuses to stay buried.
Premiere Date: October 22 on Prime Video.
“Nobody Wants This” (Season 2)
Netflix’s sharp romantic comedy from creator Erin Foster (“Barely Famous”) returns with Kristen Bell and Adam Brody navigating the messier realities of commitment, while the ensemble — Justine Lupe, Timothy Simons, and Jackie Tohn — is joined by new cast members Leighton Meester, Miles Fowler, and Alex Karpovsky. Season 2 doubles down on unsentimental humor and prickly relationship dynamics.
Premiere Date: October 23 on Netflix.
“It: Welcome to Derry”
From Andy Muschietti (director of “It” and “The Flash”), with Barbara Muschietti (“Mama”) and Jason Fuchs (“Wonder Woman”), HBO expands King’s horror mythology with a 1960s-set prequel. The series stars Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, Taylour Paige, James Remar, and Stephen Rider, with Bill Skarsgård as Pennywise, charting the cursed town’s early encounters with evil.
Premiere Date: October 26 on HBO.
“Talamasca: The Secret Order”
AMC’s Immortal Universe expands with this spinoff about the secret society that studies and polices supernatural forces. Created by John Lee Hancock (“The Blind Side”) with showrunner Mark Lafferty (“The Right Stuff”), the cast includes Nicholas Denton, William Fichtner, Elizabeth McGovern, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Céline Buckens, and guest star Jason Schwartzman, setting up a new occult entry within Anne Rice’s gothic world.
Premiere Date: October 26 on AMC.
“Down Cemetery Road”
Apple TV+ adapts Mick Herron’s debut novel into a taut British thriller written by Morwenna Banks (a “Slow Horses” writer) and directed by Natalie Bailey (“Avenue 5”). Starring Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson, the ensemble also includes Adeel Akhtar, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Tom Goodman-Hill, Darren Boyd, and Aiysha Hart. Expect Herron’s dry wit and moral ambiguity in a slick Apple presentation.
Premiere Date: October 29 on Apple TV+.
“Star Wars: Visions” (Season 3)
From Lucasfilm’s award-winning animation anthology series, this new volume combines nine short films crafted by elite Japanese studios — including Production I.G., Trigger, Kamikaze Douga, and more — blending fresh stories with sequels to beloved shorts from Volume 1. Expect visually bold, genre-bending tales of Jedi, Sith, and scoundrels.
Premiere Date: October 29 on Disney+.
November
“Robin Hood”
MGM+ reimagines the outlaw legend with Jack Patten, Lauren McQueen, and Sean Bean, from showrunner John Glenn (showrunner of “SEAL Team,” creator of “Allegiance”) and director Jonathan English (“Ironclad”), aiming for a grounded blend of historical grit, romance, and political intrigue; the ensemble also includes Lydia Peckham, Steven Waddington, and Connie Nielsen as the series opens with a two-episode premiere and weekly installments to follow.
Premiere Date: November 2 on MGM+.
