New television choices this fall
Compiled by Butch Maier / Photo Above: Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey star in and executive produce Brothers, which premieres Sept. 23 on Apple TV.
ONE TO WATCH
Brothers
See it: Sept. 23 on Apple TV
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson
Story: McConaughey and Harrelson play fictionalized versions of themselves, and their lifelong friendship is thrown into chaos when they uncover a decades-old secret: They might actually be brothers.
SEPTEMBER
Crew Girl
See it: Sept. 10 on Netflix
Starring: Miku Martineau
Story: The promising future of Teagan Tao (Martineau), a gifted 16-year-old single sculler, is derailed by a family scandal.Â
Line of Fire
See it: Sept. 21 on NBC
Starring: Peter Krause, Hope Davis
Story: A family of law enforcement agents bridges personal differences and crosses professional boundaries as they tackle cases for the FBI, U.S. Marshals, Secret Service, and Department of Justice.
A Different World
See it: Sept. 24 on Netflix
Starring: Maleah Joi Moon, Alijah Kai, Chibuikem Uche, Cornell Young IV, Jordan Aaron Hall, Kennedi Reece
Story: The iconic ’90s sitcom returns with a new sequel series centering on Deborah Wayne (Moon), the youngest daughter of Hillman College’s finest, Dwayne Wayne (Kadeem Hardison) and Whitley Gilbert (Jasmine Guy).
OCTOBER
Crystal Lake
See it: Oct. 15 on Peacock
Starring: Linda Cardellini
Story: A prequel to the Friday the 13thmovie series, with the childhood of the iconic Jason Voorhees character told through the story of his mother, Pamela (Cardellini).
Newlyweds
See it: Oct. 23 on NBC
Starring: Tea Leoni, Tim Daly
Story: A free-spirited woman (Leoni) and a buttoned-up professor (Daly) marry impetuously in a later-in-life story after a whirlwind courtship.
NOVEMBER
The Good Daughter
See it: Nov. 12 on Peacock
Starring: Rose Byrne, Meghann Fahy, Brendan Gleeson
Story: Two sisters unravel the shocking secrets of their small town.
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Baywatch
See it: on Fox
Starring: Stephen Amell, Jessica Belkin
Story: Wild-child legacy character Hobie Buchannon (Amell)—now serving as a Baywatch captain in the footsteps of his legendary father, Mitch—finds his world turned upside down when his daughter (Belkin) arrives eager to carry on the family legacy.
Cuppertino
See it: on CBS
Starring: Mike Colter, Rachel Keller
Story: The legal drama set in Silicon Valley follows a lawyer (Colter) cheated out of his stock options by his former employer who joins forces with another recently fired attorney (Keller) to represent people exploited by the tech elite.
Einstein
See it: on CBS
Starring: Matthew Gray Gubler, Melissa Fumero
Story: The brilliant but directionless great-grandson (Gubler) of Albert Einstein lands in trouble with the law, forcing him to help a local police detective (Fumero) solve cases.
Eternally Yours
See it: on CBS
Starring: Ed Weeks, Allegra Edwards
Story: A vampire couple (Weeks and Edwards) whose once-passionate marriage has gone stale after 500 years together begin reevaluating their relationship after their daughter brings home a human boyfriend.
Marriage Market
See it: on Fox
Starring: Whitney Cummings (host)
Story: Real singles ready for marriage relinquish total control of their love lives to their closest family members.
NCIS: New York
See it: on CBS
Starring: LL Cool J, Scott Caan
Story: Legendary NCIS Agent Sam Hanna (LL Cool J) returns to his hometown of New York City to their field office, partnering with a roguish agent (Caan) and helping lead a new team as they are tasked with high-stakes missions to defend one of the most vital cities and ports in the world.
The Rockford Files
See it: on NBC
Starring: David Boreanaz, Michaela McManus
Story: Newly paroled after doing time for a crime he didn’t commit, James Rockford (Boreanaz) returns to his life as a private investigator using his charm and wit to solve cases around Los Angeles.
The Rookie: North
See it: on ABC
Starring: Jay Ellis, Chris Sullivan
Story: After a violent home invasion ignites a dormant purpose, Alex Holland (Ellis) battles a lifetime of failed commitments by joining the Pierce County Police Department as a rookie.
Virginia Beach’s Seehorn a favorite for Pluribus
Rhea Seehorn, a Kempsville High School graduate, is one of the favorites to walk away with a trophy at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards. Seehorn, who is up for Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her work in Pluribus, Apple TV’s dystopian sci-fi drama, won a Golden Globe in January. The Emmy Awards will air Sept. 14 on NBC.
—Butch Maier
Butch Maier
