Here is the long list of the programming options to expect on TV this coming week:
On October 14, The Terror: Infamy and Lodge 49 will both air their season finales on AMC at 9 and 10 PM respectively.
The 8th and final season of Arrow will start on The CW on October 15 at 9 PM.
Also on October 15, the season premiere of The Purge will air on the USA Network at 9 PM followed by the debut of the new series Treadstone at 10 PM. Treadstone explores the origin story and present-day actions of the infamous covert program that uses behavior modification protocol to turn recruits into nearly superhuman assassins. The story follows sleeper agents across the globe as they’re mysteriously “awakened” to resume their deadly missions. The cast includes Brian J. Smith, Jeremy Irvine, Michael Gaston, Michelle Forbes and Patrick Fugit.
The streaming series Impulse will air its second season of YouTube on October 16. That same night, the Facebook series Limetown will debut online. Based on the hit podcast of the same name, the series follows Lia Haddock (Jessica Biel), a journalist for American Public Radio, as she unravels the mystery behind the disappearance of over 300 people at a neuroscience research facility in Tennessee. The cast includes John Beasley, Louis Ferreira, Marlee Matlin, Rekha Sharma, Sherri Saum and Stanley Tucci.
On October 17, the season finale of Why Women Kill will air online on CBS All Access.
The new streaming series Looking for Alaska will debut on Hulu on October 18. This 8-episode limited series is based on the John Green novel set in 2005, centering around teenager Miles “Pudge” Halter (Charlie Plummer), as he enrolls in boarding school to try to gain a deeper perspective on life. He falls in love with Alaska Young (Kristine Froseth), and finds a group of loyal friends. But after an unexpected tragedy, Miles and his close friends attempt to make sense of what they’ve been through. The cast includes Ron Cephas Jones, Sofia Vassilieva and Uriah Shelton [among others].
Also on October 18, the new Amazon streaming series Modern Love will debut online. An unlikely friendship. A lost love resurfaced. A marriage at its turning point. A date that might not have been a date. An unconventional new family. These are unique stories about the joys and tribulations of love, each inspired by a real-life personal essay from the beloved New York Times column “Modern Love.” The ensemble cast includes Andrew Scott, Andy Garcia, Anne Hathaway, Brandon Victor Dixon, Catherine Keener, Cristin Milioti, Dev Patel, John Slattery, Julia Garner, Olivia Cooke, Shea Whigham, Sofia Boutella and Tina Fey.
The annual Halloween movie Good Witch: Curse From a Rose will debut on October 19 on the Hallmark Channel at 8 PM followed by the special presentation Countdown to Christmas 10th Anniversary at 10 PM. The Good Witch meets her match when Cassie’s long-lost college roommate, Autumn Delaney, makes an unexpected visit to Grey House on a mission to disrupt Middleton’s Halloween festivities.
Also on October 19, the Lifetime original telefilm Patsy & Loretta will debut at 8 PM. Based on the untold true story of the friendship between two of country music’s greatest icons, Patsy Cline (Megan Hilty from Smash) and Loretta Lynn (Jessie Mueller from Broadway’s Waitress and Beautiful: The Carole King Musical). When they first met, Patsy was already one of the biggest stars in country music while Loretta was just a coal miner’s daughter, starting off with little to her name but a $17 guitar. Instead of seeing Loretta as competition, Patsy took Loretta under her wings to help her make it in Nashville. Soon, they became close friends, touring together, bonding over their husband troubles and commiserating on being females in the male-dominated music business. Then in 1963, the country music community was struck with a tragedy when at just age 30, Patsy died in a plane crash. Despite the devastating loss of her friend, Loretta continued on in the industry and is today, known as the First Lady of Country Music. To this day, Loretta remains grateful to Patsy for her mentorship and above all, friendship, as the country music trailblazer that paved the way for Loretta. The cast includes Janine Turner, Joe Tippett and Kyle Schmid.
The new HBO drama Watchmen will debut at 9 PM on October 20. The series takes place in an alternative, contemporary reality in the United States, in which masked vigilantes became outlawed due to their violent methods. Despite this, some gather around in order to start a revolution while others are out to stop it before it is too late, as a greater question rises above them all; who watches the Watchmen? The ensemble cast includes Don Johnson, Frances Fisher, James Wolk, Jean Smart, Jeremy Irons, Louis Gossett, Jr., Regina King, Tom Mison and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II [among others].
Also on October 20, the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie Crossword Mysteries: Abracadaver debut at 9 PM. A well-known magician drops dead in the middle of a dangerous trick on stage in front of a packed audience, but when the sudden death turns out to be murder, New York Sentinel Crosswords editor (and part-timer sleuth) Tess Harper (Lacey Chabert) and NYPD detective Logan O’Connor (Brennan Elliott) team up to discover exactly whose sleight of hand is behind the deadly “now you see him, now you don’t” stunt. Together, they must uncover the not-so-obvious clues and work their investigative magic to bring a killer to justice. The cast includes Barbara Niven.
Mark your calendars.
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