Unless you’re devoted to Love Island or And Just Like That…—and, let’s face it, if you’re reading this, you probably are—the summer months can feel l
Unless you’re devoted to Love Island or And Just Like That…—and, let’s face it, if you’re reading this, you probably are—the summer months can feel like a immense desert for TV lovers. So it’s a good thing that the end of the 2025 Emmy season will lead into a raft of intriguing fall premieres. We’ve got stalwart senior favorites, like Slow Horses and Stranger Things; we’ve got shiny novel projects, coming from proven talents (hello again, Ken Burns and Vince Gilligan!) and zeitgeisty creators on the cusp of the mainstream (welcome, Rachel Sennott and Tim Robinson—both, incidentally, premiering novel comedies on HBO). Read on for more information about the 24 shows we’re most looking forward to, premiering between Labor Day and December 31.
Wednesday, season two, part two
Premiere date: September 3
Network: Netflix
Noteworthy cast: Jenna Ortega, Emma Myers, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Luis Guzmán, Fred Armisen, Steve Buscemi
Wednesday became Netflix’s most popular English-language show of all time following its November 2022 debut, and its sophomore season is finally upon us. Jenna Ortega reprises her titular role as the angsty adolescent daughter of the delightfully macabre Addams family. In season two, she’s reunited with mother Morticia (Catherine Zeta-Jones), father Gomez (Luis Guzmán), and roommate Enid (Emma Myers), as well as Fred Armisen’s Uncle Fester. And a few novel faces have come to populate Wednesday’s gothic orbit, including Christopher Lloyd, Haley Joel Osment, Joanna Lumley, and reportedly even Lady Gaga herself. (Gaga did not appear in the first part of season two, which launched in August—so she’s got to be coming in this batch of episodes.) —Savannah Walsh
The Paper
Premiere date: September 4
Network: Peacock
Noteworthy cast: Domhnall Gleeson, Sabrina Impacciatore
Some two decades after the Steve Carell–starring American version of The Office debuted—following the show’s success in the UK with original star Ricky Gervais—a third chapter in the series’ story is being told. Don’t call it a reboot—but rather, a novel comedy set in the same workplace universe. “The documentary crew that immortalized Dunder Mifflin’s Scranton branch is in search of a new subject,” says Peacock, “when they discover a dying historic Midwestern newspaper and the publisher trying to revive it with volunteer reporters.” British Independent Film Award nominee Domhnall Gleeson and Sabrina Impacciatore, best known for season two of The White Lotus, star in the mockumentary-style project from Michael Koman (SNL, Late Night With Conan O’Brien) and Greg Daniels, who developed the American version of The Office. —S.W.
Task
Premiere date: September 7
Network: HBO
Noteworthy Cast: Mark Ruffalo, Tom Pelphrey, Emilia Jones, Thuso Mbedu
Mare of Easttown creator Brad Ingelsby returns to Delco for another gritty drama shot through with murky humor. This one is about Mark Ruffalo’s Tom, an FBI agent tasked with unmasking a team that’s been robbing drug houses—an operation that, unbeknownst to him, is headed by Tom Pelphrey’s seemingly mild-mannered Robbie. The cat-and-mouse element adds some tension, moving Task away from well-trod whodunit territory. And after Ruffalo’s years in Marvel movies, it’s certainly exhilarating to see him play a real guy again. —Hillary Busis
Only Murders in the Building, season five
Premiere date: September 9
Network: Hulu
Noteworthy cast: Steve Martin, Martin Short, Selena Gomez, Renée Zellweger, Christoph Waltz, Téa Leoni, Keegan-Michael Key
Once again, Hulu’s cozy murder comedy has drawn an impressive cast of guest stars for its novel outing. But after a sojourn in Los Angeles, it’s also getting back to basics. As showrunner John Hoffmann recently told Deadline: “We’re going straight into a New York story that’s happening very much currently. It’s also happening across the country, obviously, but also in the city itself. We’re pulling from the headlines to ask very specific questions about the balance of power in New York and who has that power…. The history of power in New York is pretty colorful, with the old Mob and the new Mob mixing in. What do those two look like, and how do they sit on either side, with our trio in the center of it?” —HB
The Girlfriend
Premiere date: September 10
Network: Prime Video
Noteworthy cast: Robin Wright, Olivia Cooke, Laurie Davidson, Waleed Zuaiter
Robin Wright is entering Claire Underwood mode again for this adaptation of author Michelle Frances’s psychological thriller, about a wealthy woman who’s convinced her beloved son’s novel girlfriend (Olivia Cooke) is lying about her past. Seems like classic streaming-limited-series material in the post–Big Little Lies era, with one fun twist: Wright is executive-producing the series and also directing it, in addition to starring on it. —H.B.
The Morning Show, season four
Premiere date: September 17
Network: Apple TV+
Noteworthy cast: Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, Marion Cotillard, Billy Crudup, Karen Pittman
When last we left embattled TV news anchor Bradley Jackson (Reese Witherspoon), she was turning herself in to the authorities for her role in covering up her brother’s involvement in the January 6 storming of the Capitol. (Y’know, normal morning-news-personality stuff.) Her coworker and frenemy, Alex Levy (Jennifer Aniston), was dealing with the fallout from her relationship with a tech zillionaire, played by Jon Hamm. We’re not really sure where season four of Apple’s loopy but engaging current events melodrama will find Bradley and Alex—or newcomer Marion Cotillard as a network exec—but we are eager as ever to find out. At its best, The Morning Show is a glossy good time; it may not be the most politically trenchant show on the air, but at least it swings massive. —Richard Lawson
Black Rabbit
Premiere date: September 18
Network: Netflix
Noteworthy cast: Jason Bateman, Jude Law, Troy Kotsur
COMMENTS