No one should go too long without the new Star Trek, and thankfully Paramount agrees: one month later Strange new worlds season 2 completed, Star Trek: lower decks is back with his fourth season to bring some crazy fun to the Federation (which the Federation, apart from the rest of the Star Trek universe, could use; they can get a little self-serious).
But that’s not the only big new show coming back: This week sees seasons of two big spinoffs. One at the beginning, The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixonon AMC Plus, follows (get ready for this) Daryl Dixon after the events of The living Dead. There is the promise of one interesting question: how on earth did he get all the way to Paris?
On the other side of the spin-off coin, however, it is Sale of the OCa branch of the Sell sunset universe that follows the real estate office to a very very far away slightly far out, Los Angeles traffic permitting, location.
But this week isn’t just new premieres; there are also a few grand finals coming up, such as The After Party And What we do in the shadows. Here are all of this week’s major TV premieres and finales:
New shows on Netflix
Sale of the OC
Image: Netflix
Genre: Reality Show (Deluxe Business Edition)
Date of publication: September 8, with all episodes
Showrunner/creator: Adam DiVello
Form: Jason Oppenheim, Alex Hall, Alexandra Jarvis, Alexandra Rose and more
The second spin-off of the ever-popular selling sunset, Sale of the OC does pretty much the same thing in a (slightly) different location. The show follows brokers at a high-end brokerage firm, Oppenheim Group, in the Orange County, California area, as they try to sell lavish properties and navigate their complicated lives. Reality Show Drama With Reality Show Charms For Home Renovation: The Dream!
New shows on Disney Plus
I am Groot season 2
Genre: Big (Ed. remark: MCU mischief short)
Date of publication: September 6, with 5 episodes
Showrunner/creator: Kirsten Lepore
Form: Vin Diesel, Jeffrey Wright
Groot, the adorable alien tree from the Guardians of the Galaxy, is back with another set of his own shorts, each focusing on his suave whims and whimsy. Titles include “Are you my Groot?” and ‘Groot’s Sweet Treat’, which refer to I am tall season 2 is fairly easy to watch for the MCU fan in your life.
New programs on Paramount Plus
Lower decks season 4
Genre: Animated Star Trek satire
Date of publication: September 7, with two episodes
Showrunner/creator: Mike McMahan
Form: Tawny Newsome, Jack Quaid, Noel Wells, Eugene Cordero and more
Strange new worlds is over, and Lower decks is here to fill the Vulcan salute-shaped hole in your heart as you wait for Season 3. Season 4 of the animated hit promises to kick off with a bang: an episode dubbed “Twovix” in which “The Cerritos Flag is to assist a caretaker.” on the journey of a historically important starship.”
New shows on Apple TV Plus
The changer
Genre: Magic reality
Date of publication: September 8, with three episodes
Showrunner/creator: Kelly Marcel
Form: LaKeith Stanfield, Adina Porter, Clark Backo, Samuel T. Herring and more
The latest show from Apple TV Plus is based on Victor LaValle’s novel of the same name, following Apollo (Stanfield) whose fairytale romance turns bleak when his love Emmy (Backo) disappears without a trace after the birth of their child. He finds himself on a perilous, fantastical and sometimes gruesome journey through a side of the world he had no idea about – and with a pilot directed by Melina Matsoukas (Queen & Slim), lush and beautiful in addition.
The season 2 finale of Afterparty
Image: Apple TV Plus
Genre: Whodunnit
Date of publication: September 7, with one episode
Showrunner/creator: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
Form: Tiffany Haddish, Sam Richardson, Zoë Chao, Zach Woods, Ken Jeong, John Cho and more
It’s finally here: the last episode of season 2 of The After Party, and the latest revelation of Grace’s wedding weekend (and the associated murder) is about to come to light. Do you already know who did it?
New shows on Hulu
Season 5 finale of What We Do in the Shadows
Photo: Russ Martin/FX
Genre: Vampire nonsense
Date of publication: September 7, with one episode
Showrunner/creator: Paul Simms
Form: Natasia Demetriou, Matt Barry, Harvey Guillén, Mark Proksch, Kayvan Novak and more
Everyone’s favorite vampire pendants head back to their coffins as season 5 of the vampire comedy winds down for the year. After all this year’s changes (especially for Guillén’s Guillermo), the ominous title of the last episode “Exit Interview”… seems potentially dangerous. Then again, how much danger are these immortal beings ever really in?
New programs on AMC Plus
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
Genre: Zombie drama (in Europe)
Date of publication: September 10, with one episode
Showrunner/creator: David Zabel
Form: Norman Reedus, Clémence Poésy, Adam Nagaitis, Anne Charrier, Eriq Ebouaney and more
Where has Daryl Dixon been since the finale of The living Dead? He has been to France – or at least he wakes up at the beginning of it The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon spinoff. He’s also not sure how he got there, and the six-episode show will follow him finding out what he’s doing there, how to get home, and what Europe has been up to since this whole zombie apocalypse thing started.
Ride with Norman Reedus Season 6
Genre: Travelogue of celebrities
Date of publication: September 10, with one episode
Showrunner/creator: Norman Reedus
Form: Norman Reedus, Keanu Reeves, Adrian Law, Josh Holloway, and Johnny Knoxville.
Where has Norman Reedus been since before the finale of The living Dead? Filming his travel show Ride with Norman Reedus, where he and a guest ride motorcycles around various locations around the world. Season 6 sees sights and sounds in places like Utah, Italy, Portugal and more.