To correspond with yesterday’s
Top 10 New TV shows coming soon, I thought I’d also put out a list of top 10
returning shows coming soon. As usual, this is in a random order, and only include the shows hitting at the end of 2015.
Fargo
US Premiere Date: October 12 | Network: FX | Season: 2
FX’s anthology series and
adaption from one of my favourite movies by the Coen Brothers, Fargo’s first season was one of the
contenders for show of the year. Whether it can replicate that feat with a new
cast, new setting, and Ronald Reagan included remains to be seen, but given
what we’ve seen so far, it looks just as likely that they’ll do it again.
Manhattan
US Premiere Date: October 13 |
Network: WGN America | Season: 2
Manhattan, a show about the race to build the first atomic bomb, took me by surprise as to just how compelling TV it could be when
WGN America’s second ever scripted series blew me away as one of the highlights
of last year’s offerings. Gripping, smart, compelling and with excellent
actors, Manhattan is a must watch
period drama that I’ll be covering for SpoilerTV. I can’t wait to see where
season 2 goes and as a result this is one of the series that I’m most looking
forward to return.
The
Knick
US Premiere Date: October 16 |
Network: Cinemax | Season: 2
Another period drama that I’ll
be reviewing for SpoilerTV, Steven Soderbergh’s The Knick’s first season was just as good as Manhattan’s was, even if it was ten times more gory and looked at a
different era – the early days of medical practice in New York City, with Clive
Owen putting one of the best performances of 2014 in. This show should be just
as excellent in its sophomore season, and hopefully, Cinemax can keep up the
extremely high levels of quality.
iZombie
US Premiere Date: October 6 |
Network: The CW | Season: 2
My personal favourite comic
book series on air right now, iZombie, about
the adventures of Liv Moore following her resurrection, offered a fresh,
alternative take on zombie drama and the CW added an excellent comic book
series to its line-up. With some great one-liners, heart and fantastic
characters, iZombie should have no
problem getting better and better as the show goes on.
The
Leftovers
US Premiere Date: October 4 |
Network: HBO | Season: 2
To say HBO’s dark drama about
life after the rapture is depressing would be an understatement. It’s soul
shattering, emotionally draining and also, as it turns out, incredibly gripping
television. With an excellent cast and a great soundtrack, The Leftovers should make a very awesome second season. Having read
Tom Perolta’s novel shortly after watching the series, they’ve now reached the
end point of the book, so it’s going to be interesting to explore what happens
next as the series undergoes a new direction, moving to a town where
supposedly, nobody was taken by the rapture.
The
Walking Dead
US Premiere Date: October 11 | Network:
AMC | Season: 6
I spent the Summer catching up
on the other big, dark, depressing and soul shattering drama on television at
the moment, and whilst I may be five episodes away from the finish line, I’m
just as hyped up for the new season as everyone else looking forward to it is.
It should be fantastic to return to the post apocalyptic action even if the
slow pace can haunt the show at times, and I’m looking to see what exciting new
directions the show can explore in Season 2.
The
Flash
US Premiere Date: October 6 |
Network: The CW | Season: 2
Whilst not necessarily the best
comic book TV show on air right now, The
Flash is certainly leagues ahead in the best superhero show on TV right
now, and Season 1 got off to an excellent start, injecting charm, humour and
fun into a mostly grimdark DC Live Action Universe. Watching Barry Allen defeat
multiple bad guys (including Mark Hamill) as the fastest man alive was
incredibly fun and given the direction that the show took with Harrison Wells,
and the cliffhanger that the series left it on, it will be very interesting to
see what happens next, especially given that we’re set to explore new alternate
realities, where you can expect characters like Jay Garrick to show up. Things
should be interesting indeed, especially if you’re a comic book fan.
The
Originals
US Premiere Date: October 8 |
Network: The CW | Season: 3
The final show on this list is
the dark, more mature and more unpredictable cousin of The Vampire Diaries that’s perfect vampire TV for those not
interested in The Vampire Diaries. Yes,
it may be a spinoff, but it’s closer in tone to The Sopranos than that show, offering some good backstabbing,
twists and turns with some jaw dropping cliffhangers and some unpredictable
results. It’s also a show that actually uses its location, New Orleans,
incredibly well, unlike say NCIS: New
Orleans – which could just as easily be set in Manhattan and we wouldn’t
recognise the difference. If you want an urban fantasy show on TV and haven’t
checked it out yet, The Originals is
your best bet.
Arrow
US Premiere Date: October 7 |
Network: The CW | Season: 4
After a terrible third season, Arrow joined Gotham with being the weakest of the comic book shows on television
with one disappointing episode after the other, and incredibly stupid plot
decisions making our heroes more and more unlikable. Judging from what we’ve
seen so far it looks like the show is learning from those mistakes, including
DC Comics character Mister Terrific, a trip to Coast City (home of Green
Lantern), a new suit, and plenty more things in store for Team Arrow. By far
the biggest and most exciting thing of all though is John Constantine, fresh
off his recently cancelled NBC series, will be making his debut in Arrow in what hopefully should be more
than just a one-time role. That’s the biggest reason why I’m excited for this
fourth season, and why it’s earned a place on this list.
Brooklyn
Nine-Nine
US Premiere Date: September 27
| Network: Fox | Season: 3
Brooklyn
Nine-Nine is the only comedy to make this list and it’s one of the
best, as well, right up there with Veep and
Parks and Recreation for my favourite
comedy series on TV. Season 3 picks up with Holt no longer in charge, and also will
hopefully feature plenty of laughs, excitement and humour. During Season 2 I
laughed at least once per episode, and I’m hoping for more of the same in the
Golden Globe Award Winning show’s third.
Runners
Up: Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD (ABC),
Sleepy Hollow (Fox), The Blacklist (NBC), Scandal (ABC), American Horror Story: Hotel (FX), Chicago PD (NBC),
You can check out the previous entry in the series here. What are the returning shows that you're looking forward to this year? Let me know in the comments below.
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