Here is the list of the programming options to expect on TV this coming week:
On October 8, the season finale of Better Call Saul will air on AMC at 9 PM followed by the season finale of Lodge 49 at 10 PM.
The Flash and Black Lightning will both air their season premieres on The CW on October 9 at 8 and 9 PM respectively; also that same night, the season finale of Carter will air at 10 PM on WGN America.
On October 10, the season premiere of Riverdale will air on The CW at 8 PM followed at 9 PM by the debut of the new drama All American. Inspired by the life of NFL player Spencer Paysinger, the series is focused on Spencer James (Daniel Ezra), a rising high school football player and an A student at South Crenshaw High. Compton is the place he calls home. But when Beverly High School’s football coach Billy Baker (Taye Diggs) recruits him to join his team in Beverly Hills, Spencer’s mother, Grace (Karimah Westbrook), and his best friend, Coop (Bre-Z), convince him it’s an opportunity he has to seize. Now Spencer must navigate two worlds, the south side neighborhood that he knows and the affluent Beverly Hills world that has offered him an opportunity for something bigger.
The season premiere of Supernatural will air on October 11 at 8 PM on The CW.
On October 12, the Netflix original series The Haunting of Hill House will debut online. This is a modern reimagining of Shirley Jackson’s classic 1959 novel, which explores a group of siblings who, as children, grew up in what would go on to become the most famous haunted house in the country. Now adults, and forced back together in the face of tragedy, the family must finally confront the ghosts of their past — some of which still lurk in their minds while others may actually be stalking the shadows of Hill House.
Also on October 12, Light As a Feather is the new Hulu streaming series that will debut online. This supernatural thriller follows five teen girls as they deal with the supernatural fallout stemming from an innocent game of “Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board.” When the girls start dying off in the exact way that was predicted, the survivors must figure out why they’re being targeted — and whether the evil force hunting them down is one of their own.
The original Netflix movie Apostle will debut online on October 12. The year is 1905. Thomas Richardson (Dan Stevens) travels to a remote island to rescue his sister after she’s kidnapped by a mysterious religious cult demanding a ransom for her safe return. It soon becomes clear that the cult will rue the day it baited this man, as he digs deeper and deeper into the secrets and lies upon which the commune is built.
Also on October 12, The Kindergarten Teacher is the new Netflix original film to debut online. A teacher (Maggie Gyllenhaal) sees such great promise in her 5-year-old student that she goes to unreasonable lengths to protect his talent.
The new Amazon streaming series The Romanoffs will debut online. This ambitious anthology event series features eight separate stories about people who believe themselves to be descendants of the Russian royal family. Each story takes place in a new location with a new cast.
Also on October 12, the new streaming series Titans will debut on the brand new online service DC Universe. This live-action series follows young heroes as they come of age and find belonging in a gritty take on the franchise. The focus is on Dick Grayson (Brenton Thwaites) and Rachel “Raven” Roth (Teagan Croft), a special young girl possessed by a strange darkness as they get embroiled in a conspiracy that could bring Hell on Earth.
The fourth season of Blindspot will air its season premiere on NBC on October 12 at 8 PM; and that same night, the season premieres of both Dynasty and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend will air at 8 and 9 PM respectively on The CW.
On October 13, the Hallmark Channel original movie Under the Autumn Moon will debut at 9 PM, starring Lindy Booth and Wes Brown.
Supergirl moves to its new night (Sundays) on October 14 at 8 PM on The CW followed by the debut of the reboot of Charmed at 9 PM. Charmed focuses on Mel and Maggie Vera (Melonie Diaz and Sarah Jeffery), who suffer a shock when their mother Marisol (Valerie Cruz) dies suddenly. But before they have time to heal from their loss, another surprise shows up on their doorstep in the shape of an older sister — brilliant geneticist Macy Vaughn (Madeleine Mantock) — whom their mother never told them existed. The emotional stress takes its toll and the girls begin to exhibit impossible new abilities. An explanation comes from an unexpected place: the new chair of the women’s studies department. Harry Greenwood (Rupert Evans) reveals that the three are powerful witches, and he is their whitelighter, there to advise and guide them as they battle dark forces.
Also on October 14, the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie Darrow & Darrow: Body of Evidence will debut at 9 PM, starring Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Tom Cavanagh and Wendie Malick.
Lastly on October 14, the Miracles of Christmas Preview Special will air at 11 PM on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries.
Mark your calendars!
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