We are over summer TV and ready for the fall premieres. These are the new shows you shouldn’t miss.
“Mayans M.C.”
Sept. 4, FX
The next chapter in Kurt Sutter’s “Sons of Anarchy” saga. Ezekiel “EZ” Reyes (JD Pardo) is fresh out of prison and a prospect in the Mayans M.C. charter on the Cali/Mexico border. Now, EZ must carve out his new identity in a town where he was once the golden boy with the American Dream in his grasp.
“Kidding”
Sept. 9, Showtime
Jeff Pickles is an icon of children’s television on the order of Mister Rogers, and anchors a multimillion-dollar branding empire. But behind the cameras, Jeff’s family life is imploding. Jeff loses his grip on sanity, jeopardizing the tender world he created for America’s tots. Jim Carrey stars as Jeff, with Catherine Keener and Frank Langella.
“Maniac”
Sept. 21, Netflix
Dr. James K. Mantleray (Justin Theroux) claims he can repair any issue of the mind, be it mental illness or heartbreak. He convinces 10 strangers to participate in a three-day drug trial that promises to solve their problems permanently. One participant, Annie Landsberg (Emma Stone), is disaffected and aimless. Another, Owen Milgrim (Jonah Hill), has struggled his whole life with a disputed diagnosis of schizophrenia. The trial draws them and eight others to the facilities of Neberdine Pharmaceutical and Biotech. To say that nothing goes as planned is an understatement.
“Manifest”
Sept. 24, NBC
When an airliner lands after a turbulent flight, its passengers and crew are relieved, thinking they’ve made it through a bumpy few hours. But to the outside world, they’ve been gone for five years.
“Murphy Brown”
Sept. 27, CBS
The successful revivals of “Will & Grace” and “Roseanne” inspired this season’s relaunch of “Murphy Brown,” one of the network’s most successful comedies. With old Murphy (Candice Bergen) well past retirement age, it will be interesting to see how her “FYI” team fares as they return to the airwaves in the era of fake news, texting and, yes, Trump. The original gang (Faith Ford, Joe Regalbuto and Grant Shaud) returns with one important addition — Murphy’s son Avery is all grown up and played by Jake McDorman of “Limitless.”
“A Million Little Things”
Sept. 26, ABC
ABC’s answer to “This Is Us” finds a group of friends staring into the abyss of their personal lives after the most successful among them unexpectedly jumps off his office balcony. Secrets of the living are exposed in this juicy talker starring Ron Livingston, David Giuntoli and Stephanie Szostak.
“All American”
Oct. 10, The CW
Inspired by the life of NFL player Spencer Paysinger, the show follows a high school football player (Daniel Ezra) from South Los Angeles who’s recruited to play at Beverly Hills High School.
“The Romanoffs”
Oct. 12, Amazon
A new anthology series from Matthew Weiner, creator of “Mad Men,” tells eight separate stories about people who believe themselves to be descendants of a Russian royal family, the Romanoffs. The cast is huge and ranges from “Mad Men” alumni John Slattery and Christina Hendricks to the legendary Isabelle Huppert and the seldom seen Marthe Keller.
“The Conners”
Oct. 16, ABC
Roseanne Barr’s infamous dismissal from ABC because of her racist tweet about Valerie Jarrett makes the premiere of “The Conners” — the network’s cobbled-together attempt to fulfill contractual obligations to the show’s principal cast member — the most eagerly awaited of the fall. With the elephant in the room gone, can Dan (John Goodman), Jackie (Laurie Metcalf) and Darlene (Sara Gilbert) carry on? And how will they explain Roseanne’s absence? Expect a big opening rating.
“Escape at Dannemora”
October, Showtime
Patricia Arquette plays Joyce Mitchell, the real-life Dannemora prison employee who helped two inmates, Richard Matt (Benicio Del Toro) and David Sweat (Paul Dano), escape from Clinton Correctional Facility in upstate New York. The limited series, directed by Ben Stiller, covers the manhunt for the two killers in the Adirondacks.