On the network front, the next 2 weeks see the premiere of 4400, a reboot of the 2004 series The 4400 as well as the season premiere of 2 returning series. In addition, DC’s Stargirl concludes its current season.
On the specialty and streaming front, the next 2 weeks see the premiere of 7 new series and the return of Curb Your Enthusiasm, Dickinson, Doctor Who, Family Business, Insecure, Love Life and Narcos: Mexico. New series premiering in the next two weeks include Amazon Prime Video’s new animated comedy Fairfax, Apple TV+’s new Sports drama Swagger, Parramount+’s newest addition to the Stark Trek universe, animated series Star Trek: Prodigy, HBO Max’s new sitcom Head of the Class, a reboot of the classic 80s series of the same name (airing on Crave), Netflix’s new Swedish crime drama The Unlikely Murderer, Peacock’s new mystery series One of Us is Lying (airing on W Network) and The Pact, a 6-part British drama airing on Super Channel Fuse. In addition, Chapelwaite, Creepshow, Eli Roth’s History of Horror, Five Bedrooms, The Harper House and What We Do in the Shadows conclude their current season.
Other highlights include the premiere of new Shudder docuseries Behind the Monsters, which explores the origins and influence of 6 horror movie icons and Maradona: Blessed Dream, a new Amazon Prime Video original documentary that tells the story of Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona.
Happy Viewing!
[gap height=”15″]
SUNDAY OCTOBER 24
[gap height=”15″]
THE PACT – SERIES PREMIERE (Super Channel Fuse @ 9pm ET) **6-Part Limited Series**
In the aftermath of an unexplained death, five friends are forced into a pact of silence, with a secret that changes their lives forever.
Insecure – SEASON 5 PREMIERE (HBO Canada @ 10pm ET) **Final Season**
Curb Your Enthusiasm – SEASON 11 PREMIERE (HBO Canada @ 10:35pm ET)
[gap height=”15″]
MONDAY OCTOBER 25
[gap height=”15″]
Family Business – SEASON 2 PREMIERE (Acorn TV)
All American – SEASON 4 PREMIERE (Showcase and The CW @ 8pm ET)
4400 – SERIES PREMIERE (The CW @ 9pm ET and Showcase @ 10pm ET)
In an instant, at least 4,400 overlooked, undervalued, or otherwise marginalized people who had vanished without a trace over the past century are returned to Detroit, having not aged a day and with no memory of what happened to them. As the government races to understand the phenomenon, analyze the potential threat, and contain the story, an empathetic social worker and hardened community corrections officer are among the civil servants called upon to deal with the uncanny refugees.
Below Deck – SEASON 9 PREMIERE (Slice @ 9pm ET)
[gap height=”15″]
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 27
[gap height=”15″]
BEHIND THE MONSTERS – SERIES PREMIERE (Shudder) **6-Part Docuseries**
Examine the horror icons who have broken free of the confines of the film from which they were born and become the stuff of legend.
[gap height=”15″]
THURSDAY OCTOBER 28
[gap height=”15″]
Creepshow – SEASON 3 FINALE (Shudder)
Love Life – SEASON 2 PREMIERE (Crave)
Walker – SEASON 2 PREMIERE (CTV Drama Channel and The CW @ 8pm ET)
STAR TREK: PRODIGY – SERIES PREMIERE (CTV Sci-Fi Channel @ 8:30pm ET)
In 2383, after the events of Star Trek: Voyager, a motley crew of teenage aliens must learn to work together to use an abandoned starship and search for adventure in the Delta Quadrant.
Five Bedrooms – SEASON 2 FINALE (W Network @ 9pm ET)
Dark Side of the Ring – SEASON 3 FINALE (Crave 1 @ 9pm ET)
What We Do in the Shadows – SEASON 3 FINALE (FX Canada @ 10pm ET)
[gap height=”15″]
FRIDAY OCTOBER 29
[gap height=”15″]
FAIRFAX – SERIES PREMIERE (Amazon Prime Video)
Fairfax is an irreverent animated comedy following the misadventures of thirteen year-olds Dale, Derica, Benny and Truman, four best friends on a never-ending quest for clout. It’s a modern look at the timeless struggle to be cooler than you are, to fit in while standing out, and what it feels like to wait in line for a pair of sneakers you’re never going to cop.
[gap height=”10″]
SWAGGER – SERIES PREMIERE (Amazon Prime Video)
Swagger explores the world of youth basketball, and the players, their families and coaches who walk the fine line between dreams and ambition, and opportunism and corruption.
[gap height=”10″]
MARADONA: BLESSED DREAM – DOCUSERIES PREMIERE (Amazon Prime Video)
The series tells the story of Diego Maradona, a boy from an Argentine villa who turned into the legendary soccer star.
[gap height=”15″]
SUNDAY OCTOBER 31
[gap height=”15″]
Doctor Who – SEASON 13 PREMIERE (CTV Sci-Fi Channel @ 7:55pm ET)
Chapelwaite – SEASON 1 FINALE (CTV Sci-Fi Channel @ 10pm ET)
[gap height=”15″]
MONDAY NOVEMBER 1
[gap height=”15″]
Y: The Last Man – SERIES FINALE (FX Canada @ 9pm ET)
[gap height=”15″]
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 2
[gap height=”15″]
DC’s Stargirl – SEASON 2 FINALE (The CW @ 8pm ET)
[gap height=”15″]
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 3
[gap height=”15″]
CHAPELWAITE – SERIES PREMIERE (Crave 1 @ 9pm ET) **Pay-TV Premiere**
ONE OF US IS LYING – SERIES PREMIERE (W Network @ 9pm ET)
“One of Us Is Lying” is based on Karen M. McManus’ New York Times best-selling novel of the same name. Mystery surrounds Bayview High when five students walk into detention and only four walk out alive, leaving one dead just as he was about to reveal life-changing secrets about the others in a gossip app. Each of the students, Bronwyn, Addy, Nate and Cooper, had the opportunity and individual motives to murder their classmate, but all claim to be innocent as the case revolves around which one of them is lying.
[gap height=”15″]
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 4
[gap height=”15″]
The Harper House – SEASON 1 FINALE (Paramount+)
HEAD OF THE CLASS – SERIES PREMIERE (Crave 1 @ 2:30pm ET)
Overachieving high school students meet their greatest challenge in the form of a teacher who wants them to focus less on grades and more on experiencing life.
[gap height=”15″]
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 5
[gap height=”15″]
Dickinson – SEASON 3 PREMIERE (Apple TV+) **Final Season**
Narcos: Mexico – SEASON 3 PREMIERE (Netflix) **Final Season**
THE UNLIKELY MURDERER – LIMITED SERIES PREMIERE (Netflix)
This series dramatizes how a man claiming to be a witness at the assassination of Swedish prime minister Olof Palme may have gotten away with murder.
The Nature of Things – SEASON 61 PREMIERE (CBC @ 9pm ET)
Eli Roth’s History Of Horror – SEASON 3 FINALE (AMC @ 10pm ET)