With the weather turning colder and the days becoming shorter, it’s the perfect time to curl up on the couch and indulge in watching some prime TV shows. Whether you like spooky stuff, romantic comedies, gritty dramas or just some easy-watching soap opera-style fluff, there are many quality options to choose from across the streaming networks and cable TV. Here are 8 binge-worthy series to watch this fall.
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1. Three Women
Starz
Based on Lisa Taddeo’s acclaimed novel, this STARZ show starring Shailene Woodley, Betty Gilpin, DeWanda Wise, and Gabrielle Creevy is already getting plenty of critical acclaim. “Each of the central four actresses deliver strong performances that pull from their strengths: Woodley turns in her best performance since Big Little Lies; Wise reminds us Netflix never should have canceled her last polyamorous project, She’s Gotta Have It; and Gilpin plays a character whose self-discovery feels like a precursor to the confident roles she inhabited in Mrs. Davis and GLOW,” says Michel Ghanem for The Cut.
2. Nobody Wants This
Netflix Kristen Bell and Adam Brody star in this Netflix romantic comedy about a free-spirited woman falling for a young rabbi. “We’re getting a really positive response,” show creator Erin Foster told IndieWire. “And so I think the conversations have definitely started to happen about a potential season two.”
3. The Perfect Couple
Netflix Nicole Kidman and Liev Schreiber star in this six-part adaptation of Elin Hilderbrand’s New York Times best-selling novel. “The Perfect Couple is a murder mystery set over the Fourth of July weekend on the island of Nantucket,” showrunner Jenna Lamia tells Tudum. “It is juicy, elegant, tense, and a little bit sensual. It is my favorite kind of show to watch; a thriller with multiple love stories embedded in the narrative.”
4. Cross
Amazon Prime
Cross airs on Prime Video on November 14. The eight-episode series is based on characters written by best-selling author James Patterson. “Alex Cross is a detective and forensic psychologist, uniquely capable of digging into the psyches of killers and their victims, in order to identify—and ultimately capture—the murderers,” says Amazon Prime.
5. The Penguin
Warner Bros.The Penguin debuts on September 19 on HBO, starring Colin Farrell as Oz Cobb. “With suitably noirish direction and cinematography, a doomsday score from Mick Giacchino and outstanding performances by Farrell and the entire cast, The Penguin makes for gripping, engrossing television,” says Richard Roeper.
6. What We Do In the Shadows
FX
Just in time for spooky season, What We Do in the Shadows will release three episodes on October 21, 2024 on FX. “When their former roommate reappears after a 50-year nap, they realize how little they’ve done in half a century — not one goal accomplished, not one dream pursued, not one part of the New World conquered (except for their street and part of Ashley Street),” according to the official season 6 description.
7. Squid Game Season 2
NetflixThe sensational cult Korean series is back on Netflix on December 26. “I am thrilled to see the seed that was planted in creating a new Squid Game grow and bear fruit through the end of this story,” says producer, writer and director Hwang Dong-hyuk. “We’ll do our best to make sure we bring you yet another thrill ride. I hope you’re excited for what’s to come.”
8. Penelope Season One
Netflix Penelope premiered on Netflix on September 24. “Megan Stott (Little Fires Everywhere, Yes Day, Aftermath) plays the title character, a 16-year-old who feels out of place in modern society and is drawn into the unknown wilderness, where she begins to form a new life for herself,” Netflix says.
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