The fifteen most anticipated series we'll see this fall

BarcelonaThe series premiere cycle never stops, and the last quarter of the year always comes loaded with new releases, some of them aspiring to become the new television phenomenon that will star in the conversations of friends and acquaintances. These are, a priori, some of the most powerful titles on the platforms for the fall season [This list does not include the September premieres, which can be found here].

First it was Jeffrey Dahmer, then the Menendez brothers and now it's Ed Gein's turn. Ryan Murphy continues to explore the great criminal cases in the history of the United States. The new season of this anthology series focuses on the macabre story of Gein, a murderer and grave robber who became known in the mid-1950s when authorities discovered that he was hiding trophies and souvenirs made from the skin and bones of dead people on the isolated Wisconsin farm where he lived. He also, according to his own account, killed at least two women. Ed Gein, who had an unhealthy obsession with his mother, had a huge impact on American culture and served as a model for horror stories such as Psychosis, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and The Silence of the Lambs. The person in charge of giving life to the famous murderer is Charlie Hunnam (Son of Anarchy).

One of the surprises of this summer on English television has been this crime series that is part of the trend of cozy mistery. Created by and starring Mark Gatiss –the Mycroft of Sherlock–, centers on Gabriel Book, a secondhand bookseller in post-war London who helps the police solve crimes. Book has his own secrets: in a time when homosexuality was considered illegal, he is gay and married in a marriage of convenience to his best friend, Trottie, with whom he has a son. "Having a gay protagonist in a period piece allows you to shine a light on a different aspect of society at the time," says Gatiss.

After becoming famous through social media, Rober Bodegas and Alberto Casado, The comedians behind the Pantomima Full videos release a comedy focused on the world of entrepreneurs, a sector rife with delusions of grandeur. Gonzalo (Bodegas) is the son of a hotelier and has followed in his father's footsteps by opening cocktail bars financed by his father. When the businessman tires of giving him money, Gonzalo must find his own way and ends up fascinated by a self-proclaimed guru. businessman, Jacobo (Married). Together they will create a coworking for entrepreneurs. Worried that the business might be a disaster, Gonzalo's father sends his other daughter, Julia (Aura Garrido), to keep an eye on him.

This prequel toItem, Stephen King's novel, has been in the making for so long that it seemed it would never see the light of day. Finally, this October will be the day this horror series premieres on HBO Max. Filming began in May 2023 and two months later had to stop production due to a writers' and actors' strike. Set in 1962, the series follows a couple and their son who move to the town of Derry, Maine, just as a boy disappears and strange things begin to happen. Actor Bill Skarsgård returns to the role of the killer clown Pennywise, a character he has played twice, in itItem of 2017 and its sequel.

At a time when investigative series are a sure thing, Apple TV+ has an ace up its sleeve with this new thriller with Emma Thompson in the role of a private detective. The British actress will be paired with her compatriot Ruth Wilson (Luther), a resident of a residential neighborhood in Oxford where an explosion occurs and a little girl disappears. Obsessed with finding the creature, the woman turns to detective Zoë Boehm. Together, they become immersed in a conspiracy involving several people who are supposedly dead.

If you prefer series with an indie twist, HBO Max's new offering should be on your list. Rachel Sennott, who began to attract attention with comedy Shiva Baby, has created and stars in And I love LA, a fiction film about a group of friends and their romantic and life experiences in Los Angeles. We are in front of the Girls Californian or will it be the white answer to InsecureLittle else is known about this project, which, in fact, remained undisclosed for months. What has emerged is the list of guest stars who will appear in the series, including Elijah Wood and Leighton Meester.

The creators of the series Game of Thunder, David Benioff and DB Weiss, release their second project for Netflix afterThe three-body problemThe new miniseries is a political story, as it already was. Game of Thunder, but now with a real historical background: the life and death of the twentieth president of the United States, James Garfield (1831-1881), and his greatest admirer but also murderer, Charles Guiteau. Michael Shannon plays the American president, while Matthew Macfadyen (Succession) plays Guiteau.

Vince Gilligan is already part of the history of television fiction thanks to titles such as Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul. On this occasion, the creator has teamed up with AppleTV+ to bring to the screen a story based on a rather curious concept: the most unhappy person on earth must save the world from happiness. Rhea Seehorn, a two-time Emmy nominee for Better Call Saul, is the protagonist of this fiction surrounded by mystery and expectation.

After Homeland Producer Howard Gordon and actress Claire Danes join forces again in this thriller eight-episode series. Danes plays Aggie Wiggs, a writer who has withdrawn from public life following the death of her son. The lack of inspiration she's suffered since this traumatic experience begins to turn around when a new neighbor, Nile Jarvis (Matthew Rhys), appears. The Americans), a real estate magnate who was once considered a suspect in his wife's disappearance. Fascinated by this man, Aggie begins to investigate the case.

Always in search of the best European television gems, Filmin will premiere this thriller A BBC series centered on the revenge and redemption of Brennan, a deaf man imprisoned for murder. Ten years after his imprisonment, he is released determined to exact revenge. Brennan finds himself isolated because, on the one hand, he cannot integrate into the hearing world and, on the other, he lacks the support of the deaf community, which disowned him when he was convicted. His thirst for revenge will gradually transform, and the protagonist will have to find a way to leave the past behind.

Although spin-off series have proven to be a poor idea, platforms are not giving up on expanding universes that have been successful in the past. The biggest this fall is The Paper, a spin-off series from The Office. Now the action no longer takes place in a stationery store, although paper is still present in some way: the protagonists are the members of the editorial staff of a local American newspaper, a sector that has been particularly damaged in recent years. The cast is eclectic: the Irishman Domhnall Gleeson is Ned Sampson, the new editor-in-chief of the Toledo Truth Teller, while Italian Sabrina Impacciatore plays her nemesis, the demoted former editor Esmeralda Grand. Shot as a mockumentary, the bond between The Paper and The Office It's a documentary team that followed the workers at Dunder Mifflin and now focuses on portraying the hardships of the local newspaper's editors. The other link is the character of Oscar, who already appeared in the original series.

After the success of Succession And after a triumphant run in theater that earned her a Tony Award, Sarah Snook returns to television with a harrowing drama in which she plays a mother living her worst nightmare: when she goes to pick up her son from a friend's house where he's been playing, she finds that the person answering the door isn't a mother like her. In fact, the woman tells her she's never heard of her son. Aside from Snook, the cast also includes Dakota Fanning, who plays a friend of the protagonist.

Ryan Murphy's career is a constant demonstration of his loyalty to his favorite actresses. The always prolific creator has in his portfolio Anything goes, a legal drama in which she reunites with some of her muses. According to the Disney+ synopsis, the series follows a team of divorce lawyers who leave a male firm to start their own. The protagonists include Naomi Watts and Glenn Close, but also Kim Kardashian, who will put her recently obtained law degree to use in fiction rather than in real life. This is not the first television role the actress has played. influencer: Murphy gave his first continuing character to American Horror Story.

Should we remake stories that have already been masterfully told? Apparently, the television world agrees. One of the series expected to premiere this fall is Amadeus, a new approach to the enmity between Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri based on the play by Peter Shaffer that Miloš Forman already brought to the screen in 1984. Will Sharpe, whom we just saw in Without measure (Netflix), plays the Austrian composer, while Paul Bettany will play the Italian musician. The cast completes Gabrielle Creevy (In my skin), who plays Mozart's wife, the soprano Constanze Weber.

Amazon Prime is getting a taste for it thriller Psychological. His latest offering in this genre is this miniseries about family secrets set on the Greek island of Paros. During a vacation in Greece, Adam babysits for the Tanner family, a job that serves to mask his real goal: to bring down Jamie, the patriarch. Englishman Jack Whitehall, better known for his comedic roles, plays the Machiavellian Adam, while David Duchovny is his supposed victim.