If you've been searching for a high school football drama [1], some insanely talented ballroom-dancing tweens, or not one but two reboots centreed around teen witches, then October is going to be your month. This month's new TV show offerings include plenty of Mad Men [2] and New Girl alums, some surprising celebrity executive producers, and a trio of new talk shows — and we're not sure our schedules can handle it all. From creepy anthologies to controversial spinoffs [3], here are 18 new TV shows you simply have to tune in to this October.
The Neighbourhood
New Girl fan favourite Max Greenfield (better known by New Girl fans as ladies' man Schmidt) will star in this new CBS series as a friendly Midwesterner who moves to a tough new neighbourhood in LA, only to discover that his Midwestern charm doesn't quite have the same effect on his new neighbours. Cedric the Entertainer will costar, with The Big Bang Theory's Jim Reynolds producing. Watch the trailer [5], and then try to tell us you wouldn't want Schmidt as your new next-door neighbour.
Premiere date: Oct. 1
Happy Together
Max Greenfield isn't the only New Girl alum getting his own CBS show. Damon Wayans Jr., who plays on-and-off-again roommate Coach, will star alongside Amber Stevens West as a suburban husband-and-wife duo whose mundane routine is shaken up by an emerging pop star (played by Ben Kirk) who takes up residence in their home. If that premise doesn't sound bizarre enough, then how about the fact that Harry Styles is one of the show's executive producers? As strange as this show sounds, the trailer [6] actually looks pretty promising.
Premiere date: Oct. 1
I Feel Bad
Based the book I Feel Bad: All Day. Every Day. About Everything by Orli Auslander, this new NBC sitcom will follow a wife, mother, and career woman (played by Sarayu Blue) who struggles to balance everything and must compromise her own standards in order to "have it all." With Amy Poehler [7] as one of the executive producers, you know this one is going to be good. Check out the trailer [8] to see why we're so excited about this incredibly timely series.
Premiere date: Oct. 4
Into the Dark
Hulu is debuting a unique horror anthology series, with each episode inspired by a holiday from the month in which it's released. With its first episode released in October, you can expect a Halloween-themed episode, set in Los Angeles with Tom Bateman and Rebecca Rittenhouse starring. Though the trailer [9] doesn't reveal much about what else is to come, it certainly looks terrifying.
Premiere date: Oct. 5 [10]
Dancing With the Stars: Juniors
In this spinoff of ABC's Dancing With the Stars [11], celebrity kids are paired with professional junior ballroom dancers to learn routines and perform for a panel of ballroom experts, with actors and DWTS alums Frankie Muniz and Jordan Fisher [12] hosting. Kiddie competitors will include Alana "Honey Boo Boo" Thompson, Tripp Palin, Miles Brown from Black-ish [13], and Dance Moms alum Mackenzie Ziegler, among others. Even if you're sceptical, you should at least check out the promo [14] video.
Premiere date: Oct. 7
All American
If you've been waiting for a new Friday Night Lights, then you should definitely check out this new CW series about a South Central high school football player who is recruited to play for Beverly Hills High School, causing some major class tensions and new rivalries. Broadway veteran Taye Diggs [15] is set to star, with Teen Wolf's Samantha Logan and Pretty Little Liar's Cody Christian also appearing. The trailer [16] proves that the CW never fails to bring the drama.
Premiere date: Oct. 10
The Haunting of Hill House
Based on the 1959 Shirley Jackson novel of the same name, this supernatural Netflix original series follows the five Crain siblings as they struggle to come to terms with their childhood, when a house-flipping gone wrong left their mother dead and the children haunted. Mike Flanagan is on board as director and executive producer, while the cast is led by Michiel Huisman, Carla Gugino, Timothy Hutton, Elizabeth Reaser, Kate Siegel, and McKenna Grace. The trailer [17] alone has us convinced this might be the scariest new show on TV.
Premiere date: Oct. 12 [18]
Charmed
The CW is rebooting the original WB series of the same name that ran from 1998 to 2006, this time starring Madeleine Mantock, Melonie Diaz, and Sarah Jeffery. The show revolves around three sisters who discover that they are the three most powerful witches in existence after their mother's death, and that they must use their powers to vanquish supernatural demons. The trailer [19] is drawing a lot of mixed reviews, so only time will tell whether this reboot will be able to match the original!
Premiere date: Oct. 14
Camping
Based on the UK series of the same name created by Julia Davis, this new HBO show follows husband-and-wife duo Kathryn and Walt Siddell-Bauers (played by Jennifer Garner [20] and David Tennant) as their weekend camping trip to celebrate Walt's birthday gathers some unexpected tagalongs and plenty of drama. The show was written and executive produced by Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner, the team behind HBO's Girls, with Brett Gelman, Arturo del Puerto, Juliette Lewis, Ione Skye, and Bridget Everett also appearing. The trailer [21] has us totally ready for the great outdoors.
Premiere date: Oct. 14
The Alec Baldwin Show
30 Rock's Alec Baldwin [22] will have his own talk show on ABC, and it's kind of a big deal, since it's the first time a personality talk show has nabbed a prime time slot on a major broadcast network since NBC's The Jay Leno [23] Show ended in 2010. This will be Baldwin's second talk show (he previously had Up Late With Alec Baldwin on MSNBC in 2013), and possible guests might include Stephen King, Al Pacino [24], Barbra Streisand, Robert De Niro [25], Jack Nicholson [26], Dustin Hoffman [27], and Bruce Springsteen. The promo [28] has us curious to see how Baldwin's second talk show will fare.
Premiere date: Oct. 14
The Conners
Unless you've been living under a rock, then you've probably heard that this Roseanne spinoff will not feature the titular Roseanne Barr, due to the star's racist tweets and ABC's subsequent cancellation of the show. Instead, The Conners will follow the original cast as they contend with the sudden death of the family's matriarch. The teaser [29] reveals little, but it will be interesting to see how the show fairs without its lead.
Premiere date: Oct. 16
The Kids Are Alright
Grounded For Life meets That '70s Show in this new sitcom about a blue-collar, Irish-Catholic family of 10 growing up in the tumultuous 1970s and struggling to maintain their traditional values. Mary McCormack and Michael Cudlitz will star as Mike and Peggy Cleary, who try to keep sane among a household with eight boisterous boys and one bathroom. Just watching the trailer [30] stresses us out.
Premiere date: Oct. 16
The Rookie
ABC's upcoming series The Rookie is based on the true story of John Nolan (played by Castle's Nathan Fillon) who, at 40 years old, decides to move from his small town to Los Angeles to pursue his dream of being a police officer for the Los Angeles Police Department. Not only is the story totally original, but the cast is also refreshingly diverse — just check out the trailer [31].
Premiere date: Oct. 16
Legacies
Though we're not sure we've ever seen a spinoff of a spinoff before, that is just what Legacies is. This drama will centre around Hope Mikaelson (reprised by Danielle Rose Russell) in a spinoff of The Originals (which followed Hope's father and his two siblings), which is a spinoff of The Vampire Diaries. This new CW series will pick up two years after the events of The Originals, with a now-17-year-old Hope attending the Salvatore School For the Young and Gifted, and we'd be lying if we said we weren't intrigued by the trailer [32].
Premiere date: Oct. 25
The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
This new Netflix original series will get the Riverdale [33] treatment, offering a dark new twist on the Archie comic book character Sabrina as she is forced to choose between the human world and the witch world as her 16th birthday nears. Kiernan Shipka (Mad Men [34]'s Sally Draper) will lead the cast as the titular Sabrina Spellman, and just a look at the trailer [35] will assure you that this reboot will be very different than the Melissa Joan Hart version.
Premiere date: Oct. 26 [36]
Busy Tonight
The outspoken and hilarious Busy Philipps is coming to E! with her own talk show, which will combine celebrity guest interviews, original comedy segments, and Philipps's own commentary on the latest pop culture stories and trending topics. Though we're not yet sure which of Philipps's many celebrity gal pals may appear on this show, we're still all kinds of excited to see her in action.
Premiere date: Oct. 28
Patriot Act With Hasan Minhaj
Starring The Daily Show alum Hasan Minhaj, this weekly comedy show will give Minhaj a platform to discuss our modern cultural and political landscape each week, with an impressive 32 episodes already ordered by Netflix for the first season. Minhaj is also credited as an executive producer on the series, alongside cocreator Prashanth Venkataramanujam, Michelle Caputo, Shannon Hartman, and showrunner Jim Margolis. The promo [37] already has us believing this show will be different from any show of its kind.
Premiere date: Oct. 28 [38]