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Summer is ending, and with it comes the conclusion of our obsessive chronicling of every incestuous hookup on Game of Thrones and the preposterous Roadhouse booking on Twin Peaks: The Return. But don't leave the couch just yet. While this fall does welcome the anticipated return of fan favorites like HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm and Netflix's Narcos, there's also plenty of new programs for all the cool kids to watch. We've rounded up ten shows that you'll be obsessed with by the year's end.
The Deuce
Just as The Wire was about more than gangs and drugs and Treme was about more than post-Katrina New Orleans, David Simon's new show—which he co-created with frequent collaborator George Pelecanos—is about more than the early days of the porn industry. The series, which gets to an almost Smell-O-Vision level of sweat and filth in its capturing of 1970s Times Square, is a dissection of misogyny, sex work, and how objectification became such a lucrative industry. And it also stars James Franco and Maggie Gyllenhaal. (Premiering September 10 on HBO)
Dynasty
This remake has ditched the shoulder pads and homophobia of the original 1980s nighttime soap, but kept the stuff that made it a guilty pleasure—i.e. cat fights, innuendos, and decadent fashions. Elizabeth Gillies and James Mackay take over as the cut-throat, ladder-climbing Fallon Carrington and her do-gooder brother, Steven—heirs to dad Blake's (Grant Show) fortune. Linda Evans's Krystal Carrington has been updated as the Venezuela-born Cristal (played by Nathalie Kelley) and Rafael de La Fuente jumps into the role that made Heather Locklear a star as Sammy Jo Flores. But will there be another Alexis? No one can replace Joan Collins's depiction of Blake's other wife, but producers Josh Schwartz, Stephanie Savage, and Sallie Patrick promise that they will cast eventually someone who will try to fill her high-heeled shoes. (Premiering October 11 on The CW)
Future Man
Imagine Back to the Future or Quantum Leap with a lot more cursing and dick jokes. The new comedy from a producing team that includes Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg stars Josh Hutcherson as a video-game obsessed janitor who still lives with his parents. He gets roped into a time-traveling mission to save the world when the characters he obsesses over (played by Eliza Coupe and Derek Wilson) come to life. (Premiering November 14 on Hulu)
Ghosted
For anyone who ever wanted The X-Files to be funnier, there's this new comedy that celebrates the supernatural with a twist on the buddy-cop trope. Craig Robinson plays extremely overqualified mall security guard who gets partnered with Adam Scott's true believer when the two are recruited to investigate paranormal activity in Los Angeles. Sadly, neither wear trench coats. (Premiering October 1 on Fox)
Mindhunter
Given the current true-crime renaissance, why not look at what it takes to get in the minds of serial killers? Based on Mark Olshaker and John E. Douglas's ground-breaking work, Mind Hunter: Inside FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit, the series is set in 1979 and stars Jonathan Groff and Holt McCallany as special agents in the FBI's Behavioral Science Unit. Executive producers include David Fincher and Charlize Theron. (Premiering October 13 on Netflix)
Star Trek: Discovery
Prepare your captain's logs. The first Star Trek series in over a decade is actually a prequel to the original series from the 1960s and focuses on Sonequa Martin-Green's Michael Burnham, a human raised as a Vulcan and who is the ship's first officer. Other cast members include Rainn Wilson as the conniving Harry Mudd and Jason Isaacs as ship captain Gabriel Lorca. Also noteworthy: Wilson Cruz and Anthony Rapp play medical officer Hugh Culber and science officer Paul Stamets—and the franchise's first gay couple. (Premiering September 24 on CBS and streaming site CBS All Access; subsequent episodes will air on CBS All Access)
Ten Days in the Valley
A workaholic television producer (Kyra Sedgwick) is barely keeping it together as a single parent when her daughter seemingly disappears into thin air. But who took her? And how many secrets will she have to reveal in order to get her back? The series, which is created by Tassie Cameron, has an ensemble cast that also includes Erika Christensen, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Emily Kinney, and Malcolm-Jamal Warner. (Premiering October 1 on ABC)
Top of the Lake: China Girl
Like its 2013 predecessor, co-writers Jane Campion and Gerard Lee's crime drama isn't simply a whodunit for Elisabeth Moss's cracking-at-the-seams detective to solve. It is a noir-style conversation on racism, classism, and the world of sex trafficking that we all know exists—but choose to ignore. If that is too hard to stomach, appreciate it on a purely meta level: Campion, who directed the episodes along with Ariel Kleiman, has cast her daughter, Alice Englert, as the rebellious teen daughter of Nicole Kidman's bourgeois academic, Julia. (Premiering September 10 on SundanceTV)
The Vietnam War
As debates rage about monuments devoted to Civil War leaders, let's also look at another part of American history that doesn't age well. Documentarians Ken Burns and Lynn Novick and their team compiled interviews with nearly 80 witnesses—civilians, solders, opponents, and more—into a 10-episode miniseries that will probably go down as the definitive guide to this polarizing and politically charged event. (Premiering September 17 on PBS)
White Famous
What does it take to crossover to mainstream success? Jay Pharoah's Floyd Mooney is about to find out. This dramedy, which is loosely based on Jamie Foxx's life, follows a comic who kills on stage but hasn't been able to become a household name–until (possibly) now. Foxx executive produces and appears in the series, which is created by Californication's Tom Kapinos and occasionally features Stephen Tobolowsky in a speedo. (Premiering October 15 on Showtime)
