All the Fall 2021 TV Shows Worth Watching

My queues are ready.

August 17, 2021

Fall 2021 TV Shows Scenes From a Marriage

The fall 2021 slate of TV shows is looking pretty sweet. While we're of course excited about new seasons of old favorites like season two of The Other Two, more Ted Lasso, and the long-awaited fourth installment of Stranger Things, we're also super curious about the new series set to premiere. We may still be in some uncertain times, but new fall TV shows are here to provide some much-needed escape, catharsis, and conversation starters. With so much of our “normal" lives on pause, you might be running out of things to get excited about—but that's going to change.

So if you're ready to chill out a bit following a helluva summer, let these new fall 2021 TV shows bring you some joy. You deserve it.

Below, the new autumn TV shows we're putting on our watch list.

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September 7: Impeachment: American Crime Story
The latest installation of American Crime Story explores “the overlooked dimensions of the women who found themselves caught up in the scandal and political war that cast a long shadow over the Clinton presidency.” Beanie Feldstein plays Monica Lewinsky while Sarah Paulson transforms into Linda Tripp, whose secret recordings of Lewinsky led to the investigation into Bill Clinton. FX
YouTube
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September 13: Y: The Last Man
Based on a comic series of the same name, Y: The Last Man is set in a world where a virus has wiped out everyone with a Y chromosome….except for one cishet man. FX on Hulu

YouTube
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September 20: The Big Leap
You know Unreal, the fictionalized version of The Bachelor that deconstructed reality dating television for three great seasons? The Big Leap, starring Simone Recasner and Scott Foley, could be that for dance competitions—and so much more. Just watch the trailer; it will give you chills. Fox
Erika Doss
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September 22: The Wonder Years
Lee Daniels is bringing back the Fred Savage classic, but centering the story around a Black family. Per Deadline, the reboot will tell the story of “how a Black middle-class family in Montgomery, Alabama, in the turbulent late 1960s—the same era as the original series—made sure it was the Wonder Years for them too.” ABC
Apple TV+
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September 24: Foundation
Based on the award-winning novels by Isaac Asimov, Foundation “chronicles a band of exiles on their monumental journey to save humanity and rebuild civilization amid the fall of the Galactic Empire.” Apple TV+

Netflix
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September 24: Midnight Mass
From the makers of The Haunting of Bly Manor, Midnight Mass will utilize much of the same cast in a story about how an isolated town responds to the arrival of a charismatic young priest—and the miraculous and frightening things that start happening. Netflix
NBC Entertainment
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September 28: La Brea
A family is separated between two worlds after a mysterious sinkhole opens up in Los Angeles. NBC
HBO
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September: Scenes From a Marriage
Telling the story of Marianne and Johan's complicated marriage, HBO's latest miniseries sounds a lot like what Marriage Story would look like before Scarlett Johansson's character asked for the divorce. But instead of ScarJo and Adam Driver, we've got Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain. HBO

YouTube
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October 7: Ghosts
This new sitcom, which is actually based on a British series of the same name, follows a couple who move into a haunted house. Writers from New Girl are responsible for the adaptation, so get ready for some serious high jinks. CBS
The CW
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October 10: Legends of the Hidden Temple
The new CW series is made for the same people who watched the ’90s competition show when it originally aired on Nickelodeon. Once kids programming, this reboot is described as a “supersized, adult” upgrade. The CW
SYFY
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October 12: Chucky
If the Chucky movies freaked you out as a kid, get ready to feel that same horror again. In the new SyFy series, the world's scariest doll is bringing his murderous antics to a whole new suburban town. SyFy

The CW
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October 25: 4400
Clearly, it's the year of the reboot! After 4,400 people who had disappeared over the past century suddenly reappear at the same time—and with some new “upgrades”—the government races to “analyze the potential threat and contain the story.” The CW.
Showtime
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November 7: Dexter: New Blood
The serial killer with a moral code is back for more blood. After a pretty universally bemoaned finale, we are personally excited for this Dexter redo when it hits our small screens this November. Showtime