Here is the long list of programming options to expect on TV this coming week:
On October 2, the third season premiere of Lucifer will air on FOX at 8 PM followed by the debut of the new series The Gifted at 9 PM. The Gifted tells the story of a suburban couple whose ordinary lives are rocked by the sudden discovery that their children possess mutant powers. Reed and Caitlin Strucker (Stephen Moyer from True Blood) and (Amy Acker from Person of Interest) are typical middle-class parents dealing with the realities of raising a family. However, when their teenage kids, Lauren (Natalie Alyn Lind from Gotham) and Andy (Percy Hynes White from Night at the Museum 3), are involved in an incident at their high school which reveals they are mutants, Reed and Caitlin do all in their power to protect their children. The cast includes Blair Redford (Satisfaction), Coby Bell (Burn Notice), Emma Dumont (Bunheads), Jamie Chung (Once Upon a Time) and Sean Teale (Incorporated).
Also on October 2, the Ovation drama The Halcyon will debut at 10 PM. Set in 1940, the series shows London life through the prism of war and the impact it has on families, politics, relationships and work across every social strata. The cast includes Steven Mackintosh (Luther), Olivia Williams (Dollhouse), Hermione Corfield (King Arthur: Legend of the Sword and Matt Ryan (Constantine).
The new ABC drama Kevin (Probably) Saves the World will debut on October 3 at 10 PM. Kevin Finn (Jason Ritter from Parenthood), a cluelessly self-serving person, is on a dangerous path to despair. In a downward spiral, he returns home to stay with his widowed twin sister (JoAnna Garcia Swisher from Once Upon a Time) and niece (Chloe East from Liv and Maddie). On his first night there, an unlikely celestial being named Yvette (Kimberly Hebert Gregory from Vice Principals) appears to him and presents him with a mission: to save the world. The cast also includes Dustin Ybarra (Us & Them and The Goldbergs), India de Beaufort (Jane By Design and Younger) and J. August Richards (Angel and Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.).
The two-night mid-season premiere of Queen Sugar will air on OWN on October 3 and October 4 at 10 PM.
On October 5, the 7th and final season of Scandal will premiere on ABC at 9 PM.
Also on October 5, the second season premiere of Van Helsing will air on Syfy at 9 PM followed by the debut of the new series Ghost Wars at 10 PM. Ghost Wars is set in a remote Alaskan town that has been overrun by paranormal forces. Local outcast Roman Mercer (Avan Jogia from Tut and Victorious) must overcome the town’s prejudices and his own personal demons to harness his repressed psychic powers in order to save everyone from the mass haunting threatening to destroy them all. The cast also includes Vincent D’Onofrio (Daredevil), Kandyse McClure (Battlestar Galactica) and singer-actor Meatloaf.
The 7th season premiere of Once Upon a Time will air on October 6 at 8 PM on ABC followed by the timeslot premiere of Marvel’s Inhumans at 9 PM.
Also on October 6, the new Syfy series Superstition will debut at 10 PM. The series centers on the Hastings family, owners of the only funeral home in the mysterious town of La Rochelle, Georgia. The family also acts as the keepers of the town’s dark secrets and history. The show stars Mario Van Peeples [among others].
The original Hallmark Channel movie All of My Heart: Inn Love will debut at 9 PM on October 7. Brian and Jenny (Lacey Chabert and Brennan Elliott reprising their roles from the original made-for-TV movie) are engaged and preparing for the grand opening of their bed and breakfast. But when a big storm hits Bucks County, all their plans end up sopping wet. With funds running low and time running out, Brian agrees to go back to Wall Street to make quick cash, while Jenny scrambles to keep the opening on track.
On October 8, the original telefilm Bobbi Kristina will debut on TV One at 7 PM. Starring newcomer Joy Rovaris in the title role, the film focuses on the real Bobbi Kristina Brown, a.k.a. “Krissy” – the vibrant, talented and troubled only daughter of pop music royalty Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown, who died too young, and whose memory has been overshadowed by the circumstances of her death. Demetria McKinney (House of Payne) will star as Whitney Houston, Hassan Johnson (The Wire) as Bobby Brown and Vivica A. Fox (Independence Day) as Pat Houston.
Also on October 8, the new Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie Gourmet Detective: Eat, Drink and Be Buried will debut at 9 PM. Henry and Maggie (Dylan Neal and Brooke Burns) attend the birthday party of a local publisher, where his son and stepson reenact a historical 18th century dual. Someone, however, has loaded the antique pistol with a real musket ball, so when son pulls the trigger, he kills his stepbrother in front of a roomful of witnesses. Henry and Maggie have to figure out who wanted the stepson dead and why. The film also stars Bruce Boxleitner.
Lastly, the CBS drama Madam Secretary will premiere on October 8 at 10 PM while that same night the season finale of Chesapeake Shores will air on the Hallmark Channel at 8 PM.
Mark your calendars!
