Silo season 2, Dune: Prophecy, and more new TV this week
Here are this week’s best new TV premieres.
Genre: Political science fiction drama
Release date: November 17 at 9pm EST/6pm PST
Showrunner/creator: Alison Schapker
Form: Emily Watson, Olivia Williams, Travis Fimmel and more
Set 10,000 years before the birth of Paul Atreides (and therefore the period of Dune), Prophecy follows Bene Gesserit Mother Superior Valya Harkonnen (Emily Watson) as she attempts to establish the sisterhood’s reach across the galaxy. And all goes well – at least until an invader arrives and threatens her thousand-year plan. If only it were as simple as organizing a massive human breeding program to create a super being…
Genre: Scary
Release date: November 15, with two episodes
Showrunner/creator: Patrick Brice and Mark Duplass
Form: Mark Duplas
Six episodes, six different Found Footage tapes of “Peachfuzz” and its previous victims. If you like creepy – and especially if you like it Crawl And Creep 2 – then you should see what the hell is going on with that damn guy here.
Genre: Thriller
Release date: November 14
Showrunner/creator: Ronan Bennett
Form: Eddie Redmayne, Lashana Lynch, Charles Dance and more
He was a ruthless British murderer. She was a tireless British intelligence officer. Can I make it even clearer?
Based on (and updated) the novel of the same name by Frederick Forsyth, The day of the Jackal follows the game of jackal Cat and mouse between cop and murderer. They both love to win, and both refuse to give up the fight. Who will come out on top? (Well, if you’ve read the book, you already know, but don’t ruin it for the rest of us.)
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Genre: Survival dystopia
Release date: November 15
Showrunner/creator: Graham Yost
Form: Rebecca Ferguson, Tim Robbins, Steve Zahn and more
Juliette (Rebecca Ferguson) goes out on her own and discovers new silos and dark truths beyond the walls of her own. She soon meets Solo (Steve Zahn), who is just a pair of eyes on the other side of a vault door. What happens next – well, only the founders can talk about that (and you, if you watch the show on Friday!).