10 TV shows to look forward to this fall

The days are short, It has begun and the rain will not stop; It’s undeniable now, summer is over and we need the comfort of fall television. Luckily, after a sports-heavy summer, channels and broadcasters have the best series in store for us, from prestigious period dramas to the most intriguing reality TV shows of recent years.

Here are the 10 best TV shows to watch this fall

Show tryout, second season

Adeel Akhtar and Michael Socha at BBC’s Test Trial – BBC/World Productions/Peter Marley

A brand new case for the Bafta Award-nominated drama, with Michael Socha’s disgraced coppersmith accused of murder. Adeel Akhtar is his nervous defense lawyer.

BBC One, 6 October

La Maquina

Gael Garcia Bernal in La Máquina – Nicole Franco/Hulu

And your mother tambiénGael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna reunite in this handsome Mexican drama about an aging boxer (Bernal)’s last shot at the title.

Disney+, October 9

competitors

David Tennant – Robert Viglasky as Tony Baddingham in new Jilly Cooper-centered series Rivals

The first miniseries centered on Jilly Cooper since the 1990s is a starry affair. David Tennant, Victoria Smurfit, Aidan Turner and Danny Dyer star in this steamy tale of upper-class rivalry.

Disney+, October 18

Jackal Day

Eddie Redmayne in the Day of the Jackal – Marcell Piti/Sky/Carnival/Television Photos

Frederick Forsyth’s acclaimed spy novel gets a thrilling update as Eddie Redmayne takes on the role made famous by Edward Fox. No Time to Die stars Lashana Lynch.

Sky Atlantic, 7 November

Bad Sisters, season two

Evil Sisters – Natalie Seery

Sharon Horgan’s Bafta-winning drama returns for a second series about five Irish sisters covering up the murder of their eldest’s abusive husband.

Apple TV+, November 13

man of earth

Landman – Paramount+/Emerson Miller

SaritasTaylor Sheridan turns his attention from cowboys to oil tycoons. The all-star cast includes Billy Bob Thornton, Demi Moore, Jon Hamm and Andy Garcia.

Paramount+, November 17

listeners

Ollie West and Rebecca Hall in The Listeners – BBC/Des Willie

In this intriguing series, Rebecca Hall plays an English teacher who begins to hear a low humming sound that few people can hear.

BBC One, autumn

Meet the Rees-Moggs

Jacob Rees-Mogg with his son Peter – Eddie Mulholland

None of us expected the former leader of the House of Commons to turn into Kim Kardashian, but she and her family let the cameras into their home for this reality series.

Discovery+, autumn

Wolf Hall

Mark Rylance as Thomas Cromwell in new series of Wolf Hall – BBC

The third book in Hilary Mantel’s trilogy finally hits the big screen after almost a decade first two. Mark Rylance and Damian Lewis return. It will be great.

BBC One, autumn

Mr Loverman

Lennie James as Barrington Walker in BBC’s Mr Loverman – BBC/Des Willie

In this film, adapted from Bernardine Evaristo’s 2013 novel, Lennie James plays the book’s coolest septuagenarian, who faces a reckoning when his long affair with his best boyfriend is discovered by his wife.

BBC One, autumn

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