summertime has passed us by , and while it wasfar from the kind of summermost hoi polloi ask for 2021 — for soda culture or otherwise — now that the nights are drawing in there ’s a whole plethora of genre television to be excited for in the number months . io9 has collected the hottest sci - fi , fantasy , and musical style show , new and conversant , to look forward to for the rest of the yr .
What’s streaming and on TV in September 2021?
What We Do in the Shadows Season 3 ( Now airing , FX ): Staten Island ’s misfit crew of lamia roommates face an intriguing raw condition quo as their strike comedy continuesits third season — instead of being hunt by the Vampiric Council , they now are the Vampiric Council , despite their dubious leadership skills and general lack of knowledge about how the modernistic world work . Meanwhile , Guillermo’s(Harvey Guillén ) formerly secret status as a Van Helsing - fall vampire slayer is out in the out-of-doors , something that take in him a promotion from familiar to bodyguard .
Q - Force ( Now streaming , Netflix ): After American Intelligence Agency federal agent superspy Steve Maryweather is sidelined as a issue of his coming out as festal , he resolves to organize his own team of odd agent who make their cis , hetero compeer look like patsy by comparison .
Adventure Time : Distant Lands – Wizard City ( Now cyclosis , HBO Max ): The 4th and final installment of this Adventure Time miniseries is a unearthly one . Instead of end with May ’s “ Together Again , ” a last risky venture shared by Finn and Jake that would have provided some real closedown for the serial , “ Wizard City ” is an leftover story about Pep , formerly the mysteriously sinister Peppermint Butler . After being douse in Dum - Dum Juice in the regular TV show , Pep has fall back his dark magic and become a kid again , so he heads to the WizArts magic school to relearn what ’s he ’s lost . But even more baleful forces have plans for his hereafter …
From visions of what could be, to magical wheels, to some very peculiar couple’s cosplay, there’s a lot to look forward to in Autumn TV.Image: Lucasfilm, Amazon Studios, Netflix, and Disney
Kid Cosmic Season 2 ( Now cyclosis , Netflix):Kid and the rest of the Creware headed into quad inKid Cosmic ’s latest seasonas they continue to learn how to handle superpowers as the galaxy ’s newest superheroes . In season two , portal - creator Jo steps into the spot in an arc about learning how Cuban sandwich have to care about the affair they ’ve sworn to protect .
Lucifer Season 6 ( September 10 , Netflix):It ’s the swan songfor Los Angeles ’ favorite nightclub impresario / LAPD homicide consultant / king of the Hades . Though that last factoid may need some conform as Lucifer ( Tom Ellis ) apparently became God at the remainder of season five ? So that ’ll take some sifting through , alongside the show ’s usual mix of romance , cheeky humor , and supernatural shenanigans . Also — not to be outdone by last season ’s melodious episode — the final season will feature an animated episode .
Pokémon Journeys Season 5 ( September 10 , Netflix ): In its 5th season , Pokémon Journeys amaze an upgrade as Ash , Goh , and their ally Chloe continue to journey around the different regions of thePokémon worldin search of new find . The time of year kick off with Chloe eventually hitch a Pokémon of her very own after swear on her Padre ’s Yamper to stand in as her unofficial cooperator , and the boys keep to follow up on their several goals of catching every monster in the Pokédex and becoming the ultimate trainer .
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Y : The Last Man ( September 13 , Hulu ): After many fits and starts , Hulu ’s live - actionY : The Last Man series — ground on the comic book series by Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra — is ultimately making its bounteous debut . ( It also find to come at a time when its premise about a devastating global pandemic is sure to hit differently with audiences . ) After a mysterious plague wipes out the satellite ’s entire universe ofmammals with y chromosomessave for Yorick Brown and his pet monkey Ampersand , the populace becomes a fundamentally dissimilar , more chaotic shoes . With the fear of the human race ’s extinction hulk over everyone ’s oral sex , Yorick ’s existence represent a sure level of promise for the future to people like his sister Hero and Agent 355 , a bodyguard tasked with sustain Yorick alive .
He - Man and the Masters of the Universe ( September 16 , Netflix ): We love what you ’re cogitate . “ Didn’tKevin Smith just releasea Masters of the Universe show ? ” The answer is yes but this is a new , completely unrelated show with dissimilar animation andaimed at a younger consultation . But if you ’re a fan of all the Etheria activity , now you have two options .
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Squid Game ( September 17 , Netflix ): A form of people throughout Korea are invite to compete in a special game show for the U.S. eq of $ 40 million . There ’s a catch , of course , though none of the contestants study the fine print : while they are playing a variety of childish game from the ‘ LXX and ‘ LXXX , including the titular one ( it ’s kind of like tag end ) , the losers of the game will die until a unmarried success is crown . From the director of the highly acclaimed motion-picture show The Fortress , Hwang Dong - hyuk ’s cat valium - dramatic play depend to go deal in bloody hand with another Netflix series , Alice in Borderland .
Star warfare : Visions(September 22 , Disney+ ): Star Wars hands over the reigns of a galaxy far , far away to Japanese animation studio and creatives for an anthology oftales outside of current canyon , covering epic duel between light and dark , Tatooine rock concerts , and more , all with an anime tress .
Doom Patrol Season 3 ( September 23 , HBO Max ): With scoundrel like the Candlemaker , the Brotherhood of Evil , and theSisterhood of Dadaon the loose , the Doom Patrol will chance themselves stretch especially slight in the upcoming season as the heroes are advertise once again to use their fantastic magnate to save the universe from annihilation .
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Creepshow Season 3 ( September 23 , Shudder ): The latest installment of Shudder ’s breakout horror anthology serial publication based on the Stephen King - George A. Romero cult movies look chock full ofthe chilling delightswe’ve arrive to expect , with Michael Rooker , Ethan Embry , and James Remar among the actors mixing with the ghosts and ghouls this time of year .
Midnight Mass ( September 24 , Netflix ): After the twin success of The Haunting of Hill House and The Haunting of Bly Manor , Mike Flanagandeclared he was n’t doing another “ obsess ” show … which we were deplorable about very shortly until we learnedMidnight Mass — which boast several Haunting graduate in its cast , as well as a premiss that probe the darkness of the human creative thinker ( along with , you know , supernatural stuff)—was on the path . When a priest ( Hamish Linklater ) arrives in an isolated island residential area , a series of odd events makes some believe miracles are underway , while others suspect the opposite word . Yep , sounds like an essential and flighty bout .
Foundation ( September 24 , Apple TV+ ): Isaac Asimov ’s acclaimed sci - fi epic poem begin with 1951 ’s Foundation ; in 1966 , the script were give a special Hugo for “ Best All - sentence Series,”beating out a little something called The Lord of the Rings . The author remain exploring the world he ’d create with sequels and prequels , the last of which was published posthumously in 1993 . adaption attempts have been madeover the years , but at long last Apple TV+ is giving Asimov ’s masterpiece the serial handling , andhopefully , the hold will be deserving it . Jared Harris and Lee Pacestar .
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Wolfboy and the Everything Factory ( September 24 , Apple TV+ ): Joseph Gordon - Levitt is among the executive producer of this 10 - installment animated series inspired by the work of creative person Toff “ Wirrow ” Mazery . It ’s a fantasy about an imaginative oddball make Wolfboy ( Kassian Akhtar ) , who let out a fantastic place at the center of the satellite where every element of lifespan that finally evidence on the surface ( including Tree , animals , and intangible things like memory and time ) is created by a group of witching beings .
The Walking Dead : World BeyondSeason 2 ( September 26 , AMC ): In The Walking Dead : World Beyond ’s time of year one stopping point , new champion Hope , Iris , and Felix all ended up learning what sort of long bunco game that Huck — a fellow member of the Civic Republic Military — was play from the jump . After seed mistrust between Iris , Hope , and Felix , she was able to get Hope alone and effectively fork over her to the CRM , which had been plot to fascinate her for her brilliant mind . The season one close ended with a now Hope - less Felix and Iris learning that the Campus Colony safe zone they once called nursing home had ostensibly been destroyed , and when World Beyond returns this dip , the show ’s fructify to jump explaining what go wrong .
The SimpsonsSeason 33 ( September 26 , Fox ): Springfield ’s most dear house is back , and maybe the thirty-third time ’s the charm . This season is kicking off with the show ’s first - ever fully melodious episode , as Kristen Bell Edgar Guest star as Marge ’s internal singing vocalisation .
Bob ’s Burgers Season 12 ( September 26 , Fox ): MaybeBob ’s Burgersisn’t as laugh - out - loud funny as it used to be , but it ’s still the most systematically funny animated series on television , which is no small feat . Season 12 does n’t count to cave in that movement — upcoming episode titles include “ The Pumpkining , ” “ labour Big Dummy , ” “ Seventween Again , ” “ Beach Please , ” “ Lost in Bedslation , ” and “ Fomo You Didn’t”—except in one style : a two - part time of year finale that agree to creator Loren Bouchard say principally “ takes place in Tina ’s erotic fiction in which she ’s search a kind of Blade Runner dark fantasy . ” Yes , please .
La Brea ( September 28 , NBC ): catch ta lie with any premise that begins with the sudden appearance of a giant sink gobbling up a orotund portion of Los Angeles — including several of its house physician , who find themselves combat for endurance amid a sort of Land of the Lost - fall behind World - Journey to the Center of the Earth - Jurassic Park scenario . The main fiber are a family who ’s trying to reunify , so do n’t anticipate this one to skew too horrifying , butthe first teaserdid call some furious brute .
What’s streaming and on TV in October 2021?
Lego Star Wars Terrifying Tales(October 1 , Disney+ ): After the success oflast twelvemonth ’s Christmas special , Lego Star Wars twist its eye toward another vacation , in the form of a haunt tripper to Darth Vader ’s castle on Mustafar , a place full of ancient , spooky artifact .
The Ghost and Molly McGee ( October 1 , Disney Channel ): A bad-tempered , unpleasant trace name Scratch has made it his commission to make the world worsened . But when he sample to regorge a spell on a positive - minded do - gooder diagnose Molly , he accidentally binds them together . It ’s a on-key odd couple — near / evil , optimist / pessimist , compassionate / selfish , alive / dead — that will now need to voyage the reality together . Hopefully , you ’ll care it , because Disney has already ordered a 2d season .
Nancy Drew Season 3 ( October 8 , CW ): As a matter of fact , the CW ’s supernaturally enhanced , Riverdale - ishadaptation of the long - running teen detective Word of God series is indeed still on the air ! And it ’s even gettinga spin - off seriesbased on another classic record book series , Tom Swift ! So even though we have n’t tune in for a while , Nancy and fellowship must be doing something right ?
Muppets Haunted Mansion(October 8 , Disney+ ): The not bad Gonzo ca n’t say no when he ’s presented with the opportunity to spend a dark in theHaunted Mansion , a house occupy with both the spirits of departed the great unwashed and more than a few other Muppets . Hilarity , of course , will result .
Ghosts ( October 8 , CBS ): iZombie star Rose McIver keeps things supernatural with her former serial publication , a situation comedy about a couple who inherits a haunted residence ( populated bywacky , earned run average - specific ghosty stereotypes , like a 1960s hippie , a 19th - century robber baron , a 1920s jazz chanteuse , etc . ) and decide to turn it into a seam and breakfast .
Legends of the Hidden Temple ( October 10 , CW ): anticipate all Red Jaguars , Blue Barracudas , Green Monkeys , Orange Iguanas , Purple Parrots , and Silver Snakes . The cult 1990s physical plot show is back for a new coevals . Cristele Alonzo will host and Star Wars animation mainstayDee Bradley Bakerwill reprise his role as the voice of Olmec .
Chucky ( October 12 , Syfy ): kid ’s sport creatorDon Mancinibrings his gory , increasingly campy orca - doll saga to the small cover for what face like bothan update of the Chucky sagaand a love letter to fan of the long - running enfranchisement . Though the main characters are teenager who find you - know - who after he turns up face signally well - preserved at a yard sales event , the eight - episode series will also have Jennifer Tilly , original Chucky enemy Alex Vincent , and Brad Dourif as the voice of Chucky , among other series warhorse .
caption of Tomorrow Season 7 ( October 13 , CW ): Wait , did n’t fable of Tomorrow just air itsseason sixfinale on September 5 ? How can the next time of year lead off after a mere month ? you’re able to thank the pandemic for this strange airtime , which 1 ) is admittedly appropriate for the time - travel Legends , but 2 ) will hasten a greatmany other CW serial , too . small is known about the seventh season other than Dominic Purcell , who ’s toy Mick “ Heat Wave ” Rory since season , has departed the series , along with Matt Ryan ’s John Constantine . Ryan , however , will be back as a new character , Dr. Gwyn Davies , an early 20th - 100 scientist with a closed book . Hopefully , it ’s how to fix the Waverider , which was blown up in the time of year six finale by … the Waverider ?
Batwoman Season 3 ( October 13 , CW ): The sad saga of the Kane family is ( mostly ) eat up after the facially reconstructed , de - brainwash former Batwoman Kate ( Wallis Day ) give Gotham to hunt for Bruce Wayne while actor Dougray Scott elect to not follow back as Kate ’s forefather Jacob . Beth ( Rachel Skasten ) will still be around to mess with the new Batwoman ( Ryan Wilder ) , but the villains wo n’t be alone — Agent Carter ’s Bridget Regan will playmajor Bat - foe Poison Ivy , with the opening of the Penguin to come . Luckily , Batwoman will have the new aid of Luke Fox ’s Batwing ( Camrus Johnson ) protecting the metropolis , along with GCPD detective and comics favorite Renee Montoya ( Victoria Cartagena , who alsoplayed the role on Gotham ! ) .
Legacies Season 4 ( October 14 , CW ): The final four time of year three episodes of the second - contemporaries spin - off of The Vampire Diaries were so derailed by covid that they now will make up the offset of time of year four . So you could rest easy that the wolfman - lamia - witch hybrid Hope ( Danielle Rose Russell ) vs. the walking hell - portal Malivore ( Aria Shahghasemi ) confrontation that season three teased will be revealed . On the positive side , it looks like Hope might be getting help from Omono Okojie ’s muse Cleo , as the player has been further to series unconstipated .
Aquaman : King of Atlantis ( October 14 , HBO Max ): The alive trilogy bitch off as Arthur Curry ( Cooper Andrews ) has to wrestle with his first day as the titulary ruler of the ocean realm . While he faces challenges from his comrade Orm ( Dana Snyder ) and … struggles to model in the throne right , he ’s guided by his closest allies Mera ( Community ’s Gillian Jacobs ) and Vulko ( Reno 911 ’s Thomas Lennon ) as he swims , gig , and perforate his way to legend as the rightful King of Atlantis .
Day of the Dead ( October 15 , Syfy ): George A. Romero ’s 1985 horror classic inspiredthis unexampled series , which takes its deed of conveyance literally , following six unlike characters as they essay to survive the first 24 hour of a zombie outbreak . It aims to tell a new story while yield homage to Romero — starting with the fact that it will feature honest-to-god - school zombie slowwwwwly shambling around .
I live What You Did Last Summer ( October 15 , Amazon Prime Video ): Thisupdate of the skittish Lois Duncan YA classic — which inspired a 1990s slasher film that ’s also since become a classic — follow a group of teenager who do something very risky ( presumptively , like the beginning material , it will involve an accidental death … or so they think ) , and then line up themselves stalked by someone hellbent on revenge . The pre - Halloween button should be a hint as to how deep into horror this one ’s gon na venture .
Fear the Walking DeadSeason 7 ( October 17 , AMC ): Seven time of year in , the companion series to AMC juggernaut The Walking Dead is still going unassailable , with a lot to be up on after the season six finale ended with a atomic explosion . As always , the people make most of the dispute here … but there are also still plenty of undead “ Zimmer frame ” rove around too .
Invasion ( October 22 , Apple TV+ ): There ’s been exactly one trailer for this sci - fi series , and all it consisted of was a bunch of weird thing happening , a bunch of people around the world wait increasingly tense , and a fuzzy shot of some sort of body structure that may have just landed on Earth . grant to Apple , Invasion is a “ sci - fi play that will make you question what you would do under extraterrestrial threat . ” That ’s still incredibly faint , so let ’s go for more info or footage is coming before it premieres .
4400(October 24 , CW ): A reboot of the2004 USA series , the story focuses on a monolithic group of abductees from various points throughout the recent past times who are all suddenly returned together in the nowadays with no recollection of who took them or where they were . As you might require , their return alone is cause for alarm system , wonderment , and muddiness . As these people — the 4400 — start to attest a multifariousness of strange , superhuman abilities , the macrocosm has to reckon with the possibility that the 4400 have a larger aim to change the earth in ways society is n’t ready for .
Behind the Monsters ( October 16 , Shudder ): Shudder’snew docu - seriesexplores the motion-picture show devil that terrorize us the most , with installment dedicated to Candyman , Freddy Krueger , Jason Voorhees , Pinhead , Chucky , and Michael Myers . reckon they ’re saving Leatherface for season two ?
Locke & Key Season 2 ( October TBD , Netflix ): Netflix ’s jailbreak pip about a crime syndicate that strike into their patrimonial dwelling following a devastating tragedy … only to get tear into a mystery postulate the preternaturally powered key that keep turning up in its many rooms … last returns to addressall of those cliffhangersthat time of year one left us screaming about .
What’s streaming and on TV in November 2021?
Animaniacs Season 2 ( November 5 , HBO Max ): Hulu must really like its reboot of the Graeco-Roman ‘ ninety cartoonAnimaniacs . After all , the streamer already order a 10 - sequence third season back in February . Besides the return of Yakko , Wakko , Dot , Pinky , and the Brain , time of year three will feature “ pop culture pasquinade , musical stopper , takedown of historical baddie , and even some important safety tips ” according to Hulu . Which , confessedly sounds like the same affair they do every night , assay to — er , the same thing they do every season . It ’s okay by us .
The Flash Season 8 ( November 16 , The CW ): Even though Crisis on Infinite Earths is over , that does n’t mean the DC CW crossovers are . The Flash time of year eight begins with a five - part special titled “ Armageddon”—you’re able to probably think the discipline matter — that will bring together champion like Batwoman ( Javicia Leslie ) , Black Lightning ( Cress Williams ) , the Atom ( Brandon Routh ) , Ryan Choi ( Osric Chau ) , and more . Even better are the returning villains , Damien Darhk ( Neal McDonough ) and the Reverse - Flash ( Tom Cavanagh ) . Alas , Cavanagh will not be returning as a veritable in season eight , nor will Carlos Valdes ’ Cisco . But after “ Armageddon , ” Justice League foe Despero ( Tony Curran ) will get to make Team Flash ’s inhabit a merry hell .
Riverdale Season 6 ( November 16 , The CW ): Riverdale ’s fifth season has n’t even finish airing yet , so there are understandably few details about what ’s coming to time of year six . We do have one clue from show creator Roberto Aguirre - Sacasa , who posted thison Instagramon August 30 : “ force are gathering for the ultimate struggle between Good and Evil as the cameras begin to wander on Riverdale season six . But who will stand on which side ? And who will live , and who will give-up the ghost ? Everything has been a preliminary to this . ” So there ’s distinctly a good deal of risky thing going down in time of year six , but we would n’t expect anything less from Riverdale .
Star Trek : Discovery Season 4 ( November 18 , Paramount+ ): New Captain on the Bridge ! After traveling to the 31st one C last time of year , Discovery is back in action as Michael Burnham ( Sonequa Martin - Green ) finally takes the captain ’s chairman . The cutting edge of the dwindled Federation ’s rebuilding efforts , Michael ’s gon na have a lot on her platecoming into the Modern season — particularly without her best friend Saru ( Doug Jones ) by her side , as he pass some fourth dimension recuperating on his homeworld .
The Wheel of Time ( November 19 , Amazon Prime Video ): A unrecorded - action adaptation of Robert Jordan ’s giant , sprawling fancy book serial has been in the whole kit and boodle forever , but it was Amazon that do to conquer the creature first . In a public where magic is ruled by women , a sorceress named Moiraine ( Rosamund Pike ) discovers a radical of nipper , one of whom is prophesy to potentially save the world … or destroy it . A mix of in high spirits phantasy , politics , warfare , and apocalypse , The Wheel of Timeis an old - school epic poem that ran 15 giant books . It should be very interesting to discover how the show might alter and update the source material .
Cowboy Bebop ( November 19 , Netflix ): Get everybody and the stuff together , because Netflix is about to blow this panorama — the legendary sci - fi animeCowboy Bebopis re - reckon as a alive activity - adventure serial , as the gang of the Bebop ( lead byJohn Cho ’s Spike Spiegel ) jets off into the star in search of renown and fortune .
Hawkeye(November 24 , Disney+ ): The man Natasha Romoff’syounger sister Yelenawants to murder is the next Avenger headline their own Disney+ serial publication . He ’ll be joined by a untested aspiring hero who daydream of becoming the next Hawkeye . In a populace full of superhumans and foreigner who regularly save the human race , Kate Bishop assure Clint Barton as the Avenger she most wants to be like , something Clint will have trouble empathise when they first meet . Aside from detailing Kate ’s journey to becoming a hero in her own right , Hawkeye will also delve more into the metre Clint spent as Ronin during the clock time between Avengers : Infinity War and Avengers : Endgame .
What’s streaming and on TV in December 2021?
The WitcherSeason 2 ( December 17 , Netflix ): Geralt ( Henry Cavill ) is back in action , as he incur himself return to his family at the Witcher fort of Kaer Morhan with young Princess Cirilla ( Freya Allan ) in towage . She now must learn to embrace her hidden powers and the ways of monster hunt herself .
The Book of Boba Fett(December TBD , Disney+ ): pose after the events of The Mandalorian time of year two , the next live - action Star Wars series sees Boba Fett ( Temuera Morrison ) and Fennec Shand ( Ming - Na Wen ) team up as the duo seek to carve out a slice of the intergalactic Hades for themselves .
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Cobra Kai Season 4 ( Netflix ): Two words : Terry . Silver . That ’s the headline for this fourth season of Cobra Kai . The uber - baddie of the Karate Kid universe , first usher in in The Karate Kid Part III , is coming to townspeople to team up with John Kreese ( Martin Kove ) against the freshly formed mega dojo unite Miyagi - Do , lead by Daniel LaRusso ( Ralph Macchio ) and Eagle Fang , Pb by Johnny Lawrence ( William Zabka ) .
Doctor of the Church Who Season 13 ( BBC America ): It ’s the kickoff of the end for the Doctor!Jodie Whittaker ’s last daysas the thirteenth Doctor begin to bring out in a new season call a curious story across its six episodes . She wo n’t be alone though — at least Yaz ( Mandip Gill ) and new acquaintance Dan ( John Bishop ) are along for the drive .
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