While the question of what shows can even safely go into production right now remains a question mark for the foreseeable future, one thing we can say for sure about this fall is that there will be, at least, some new shows to look forward to. While most broadcast offerings are on hold, there are plenty of shiny new series set to come out before the end of the year, thanks to cable and streaming platforms, with premieres rolling out after the Emmys this Sunday.

To be clear, the shows on this list are shows that have scheduled airdates or we're otherwise 99 percent sure will actually premiere before the end of 2020 — yes, we're incredibly excited about whatever WandaVision might turn out to be, but it'll take more than a Disney+ sizzle reel to make us believe it's happening.

Check out the list below, and also check out what we think are the Best Shows of 2020 so far. Because there's a whole lot of television, it's a very long list! As is (if you need something to watch now) the best original Netflix series of all time.

The Murders at White House Farm (HBO Max, 9/24)

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Cast: Stephen Graham, Freddie Fox Mark Addy, Alfie Allen

Created by: Kris Mrksa, Giula Sandler

The upcoming true crime HBO Max miniseries is based on an infamous multiple homicide that took place in Essex, in which three generations of the Bamber-Caffell family were shot to death in the family farmhouse. After initially believing the massacre to be a murder-suicide committed by the Bambers' adopted daughter Sheila, who suffered from schizophrenia, the police eventually turned their attention towards the only surviving member of the family, 24-year-old Jeremy Bamber. The miniseries stars Stephan Graham and Mark Addy as the two detectives assigned to the case, and the offer of watching those two gentlemen solve a mystery together is simply too much to ignore. It aired earlier this year in the UK on ITV Hub as White House Farm, but HBO Max gussied up the title a bit for American audiences who wouldn’t necessarily be familiar with the crime. - Tom Reimann

Utopia (Amazon, 9/25)

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Created by: Gillian Flynn

Cast: Sasha Lane, Rainn Wilson, Desmin Borges, Javon Walton, Dan Byrd, Christopher Denham, Cory Michael Smith, John Cusack

To be perfectly honest, my interest in Amazon’s new drama series Utopia largely stems from the iteration of this show that didn’t get made. A few years ago, Utopia (which is a remake of a British series) was set up at HBO with David Fincher directing all the episodes, reteaming with his Gone Girl screenwriter Gillian Flynn. HBO ultimately passed on the show due to budget issues, but Flynn remained with the project and redeveloped it for Amazon, resulting in the version we’re getting now. And while the loss of Fincher is a bummer, the involvement of Flynn, a truly wild ensemble (John Cusack, Rainn Wilson, and Jessica Rothe in the same TV show!), and an intriguing premise are still rather exciting. The plot (which is kind of hard to explain) essentially follows a group of comic fans who meet online and begin to realize the comic book they adore is predicting very real threats to humanity that are starting to happen. Flynn has a knack for writing character-driven mysteries, and this eight-episode conspiracy thriller certainly sounds like a captivating fit. – Adam Chitwood

A Wilderness of Error (FX, 9/25)

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Directed by: Marc Smerling, based on the book by Errol Morris

I've seen this FX series from the producers of The Jinx, and while I don't think this mystery can compare with the sad, strange tale of Robert Durst, there's no doubt it chronicles a compelling crime. Based on the book of the same name by Morris, the true crime docuseries examines the case of Jeffrey MacDonald, an Army surgeon who was accused of murdering his wife and two daughters on February 17, 1970. He was convicted of the crime nearly a decade later and has been in prison since 1982, though Morris feels that the evidence (or lack thereof) suggests that MacDonald may be innocent. Now, why does Morris' opinion hold so much weight? Well, he's an Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker who also directed The Thin Blue Line, which led to a man being freed from death row. Morris felt that if he managed that incredible feat once, he could do it again, and after writing the book, teamed with Smerling (a one-time Oscar nominee himself for the extraordinary doc Capturing the Friedmans) to dramatize it on television, where the true crime genre has thrived. As an avid reader of such books, I was familiar with the MacDonald case, but never to this extent, and the uninitiated will likely hang on every twist and turn. I have a feeling that if you loved FX's my-father-was-the-Zodiac series The Most Dangerous Animal of All, you'll dig A Wilderness of Error. Just keep your expectations in check, as it lacks the powerful personal hook of something like HBO's recent crime docuseries I'll Be Gone in the Dark. - Jeff Sneider

The Comey Rule (Showtime, 9/27)

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Created by: Billy Ray

Cast: Jeff Daniels, Brenden Gleeson, Michael Kelly,

To be quite honest, I was actually dreading Showtime’s limited series The Comey Rule. It seems entirely too soon to be dramatizing events that were obsessively covered by every major news organization a scant four years ago, and I was anxious about the series going overboard in its hero-worship of James Comey. However, I was pleasantly surprised by The Comey Rule, in particular the performances of Jeff Daniels as Comey and Brenden Gleeson as Donald Trump. By focusing on the aspects of the FBI’s investigation into Hillary Clinton’s e-mails and the opening few months of the Trump administration that the American people did not get to see play out on television, writer/director Billy Ray manages to provide tragic and frightening new context to a period of time still fresh in our minds, and that’s a major accomplishment. Plus, the sheer amount of bullshit that’s happened in America since November 2016 has made it all too easy to forget how absolutely bonkers the first few months of 2017 were in Trump’s revolving door White House. The Comey Rule is an effective drama that should be required viewing in the weeks before this year’s presidential election. - Tom Reimann

Gangs of London (AMC+, 10/1)

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Created by: Gareth Evans, Matt Flannery

Cast: Joe Cole, Sope Dirisu, Lucian Msamati, Michelle Fairley, Mark Lewis Jones, Narges Rashidi, Parth Thakerar, Asif Raza Mir, Valene Kane, Brian Vernel, Jing Lusi, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Orli Shuka, Richard Harrington, Jude Akuwudike, Emmett J. Scanlan

Gareth Evans is taking his bone-crunching action filmmaking chops to the small screen, and that’s about all I need to be stoked out of my mind for Gangs of London. Co-created by The Raid filmmaker Evans and Matt Flannery, Evans’ regular DP, the British-produced series is a sprawling crime saga of familial betrayals, power grabs in wake of the death of an influential patriarch (Colm Meany), examinations into a very English Mafia-esque structure (from its upper-class to lower-cass renderings, and of course, some of the most wildly, viscerally lensed action you’ll see in any medium. Joe Cole plays our anchor, the brusque, underdog son of Meany who tries desperately to keep his family’s hold on London’s criminal underground, mostly via a series of intense martial arts choreography and gunplay. The trailer for this sucker shows some truly gnarly stunt work and dynamic filmmaking, bolstered (unlike, say, The Raid) by an engaging, complicated, accessible story. I can’t wait for Gangs of London to wreck me in the best way possible. - Gregory Lawrence

The Salisbury Poisonings (AMC+, 10/1)

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Created by: Adam Patterson, Declan Lawn

Cast: Anne-Marie Duff, Rafe Spall, MyAnna Buring, Mark Addy, Annabel Scholey, Darren Boyd, Nigel Lindsay, Clare Burt, Ron Cook, Stella Gonet, Andrew Brooke, William Houston, Jonathan Slinger, Johnny Harris

It might be timelier than expected, but the three-part story of what happened in 2018 when a deadly nerve agent spread through the town of Salisbury, England also offers a potentially fascinating microcosmic look at how a local community might handle a major health crisis. While the cause of the crisis has less to do with a pandemic and more to do with Russian espionage, the fact remains that this quality British cast, many of whom are hidden behind PPE, have us curious enough to figure out what AMC+ is. - Liz Shannon Miller

Monsterland (Hulu, 10/2)

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Creator: Mary Laws

Cast: Kaitlyn Dever, Kelly Marie Tran, Jonathan Tucker, Taylor Schilling, Mike Colter, Nicole Beharie, Adepero Oduye, Roberta Clindrez, Charlie Tahan, Hamish Linklater

A new horror anthology series just in time for Halloween? Yes, please! Created by The Neon Demon screenwriter and Preacher producer Mary Laws, Hulu’s Monsterland is an 8-episode anthology inspired by Nathan Ballingrud’s celebrated collection of short stories, 'North American Lake Monsters: Stories'. That’s already an exciting combination, and Ballingrud’s collection offers a lot of timely material to work with, but when you take a look at the talent lineup on board, it’s pretty clear that this is a new series horror fans need to keep an eye on. The cast is packed with up-and-comers and scene-stealers, including Mike Colter, Kaitlyn Dever, and Kelly Marie Tran, while behind the camera you’ll find folks like Under the Shadows director Babak Anvari, The Miseducation of Cameron Post director Desiree Akhavan, Channel Zero: Candle Cove director Craig William McNeill, and The Eyes of My Mother director Nicolas Pesce. That’s one heck of a lineup across the board, with a lot of exciting voices to help bring these stories to life. – Haleigh Foutch

Emily In Paris (Netflix, 10/2)

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Creator: Darren Star

Cast: Lily Collins, Ashley Park, Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, Lucas Bravo, Samuel Arnold, Camille Razat, Bruno Gouery

Sex and the City and Younger creator Darren Star strikes again with another sexy workplace comedy set in the big city – but this time, Star packs up and heads overseas to Paris. Lily Collins stars as Emily, an ambitious young American who takes a job en Paris and goes through a bit of culture clash as she adjusts to local customs and attitudes while soaking in the enchanting sights of the City of Love. And oh, there will be love. Star is a master of making steamy comedies with decadent fashion and a light emotional touch. Collins has an effervescent quality that should make a nice fit with Star’s particular brand of buoyant leading ladies, and considering Netflix picked Emily in Paris up from Paramount Network, where it was originally produced, so it’s a safe bet this one’s gonna be pretty binge-able. Which, honestly, anyone who’s ever been left reeling with no more episodes to watch after one of Younger’s finale twists probably could have predicted anyway. – Haleigh Foutch

The Walking Dead: World Beyond (AMC, 10/4)

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Created by: Scott M. Gimple, Matthew Negrete

Cast: Alexa Mansour, Nicolas Cantu, Hal Cumpston, Aliyah Royale, Annet Mahendru, Nico Tortorella, Julia Ormond

The Walking Dead: World Beyond is potentially the most exciting thing to happen to The Walking Dead franchise in years. While the first TWD spinoff Fear the Walking Dead promised to tell the story of the early days of the zombie apocalypse, that show quickly devolved into more of the same as the flagship series was aging, uh, not super gracefully. But World Beyond is a truly unique story in this same universe, as it shifts the focus to the first generation who has been raised in this post-apocalyptic world. That’s a radically different point of view than we’ve seen before, and at least holds the promise of something fresh and new. And on top of that, Jordan Vogt-Roberts – the filmmaker behind the vibrant blockbuster Kong: Skull Island – directed the pilot and appears to have pulled in a more colorful and diverse palette for this universe. With AMC announcing that World Beyond is a two-season limited event series, there’s also the promise of something The Walking Dead franchise as a whole has long avoided: closure. – Adam Chitwood

Deaf U (Netflix, 10/9)

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Executive producers: Eric Evangelista, Shannon Evangelista, Nyle DiMarco, and Brandon Panaligan.

College life is already a complicated time in a young person's life, and you'd think being deaf or hard of hearing wouldn't make things easier. But actually, what the unscripted series Deaf U captures is that while the students of Gallaudet University communicate primarily via sign language, the things they're talking about — sex, friendship, and life — aren't at all different from what abled students are dealing with. Thanks to the fantastic casting, the series is able to offer a fascinating look into this community that makes these stories universal. - Liz Shannon Miller

The Good Lord Bird (Showtime, 10/4)

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Created by: Ethan Hawke and Mark Richard

Cast: Ethan Hawke, Daveed Diggs, Joshua Caleb Johnson, Wyatt Russell, Rafael Casal

I've seen the first episode of this righteous series and it's quite striking, as star Ethan Hawke delivers a wild-eyed performance as abolitionist John Brown that has him spitting and shooting all over the place. Based on the 2013 novel of the same name by James McBride, the series is told from the point of view of Onion (Joshua Caleb Johnson), a fictional enslaved boy who becomes part of Brown's motley crew of abolitionist soldiers during the time of Bleeding Kansas. It was Brown who led the famous Harpers Ferry raid of 1859 in West Virginia, and though that event failed to initiate the slave revolt he intended, it eventually led to the American Civil War. Albert Hughes directed the first episode and serves as an executive producer on the show, which has style to spare. It may not be everyone's cup of tea, but I like how Hawke has been shining a light (ha!) on people like Nikola Tesla, Blaze Foley, and now, Brown. The Good Lord Bird is produced by Blumhouse TV, whose last collaboration with Showtime was the under-appreciated limited series The Loudest Voice starring Russell Crowe as despicable Fox News founder Roger Ailes. That show didn't get enough attention due to its subject matter, and frankly, The Good Lord Bird may be a tough sell on its own, as I'm not exactly expecting a ratings bonanza. But it struck me as a bold take on an important chapter in our history, and certainly a bit different than your average slavery-themed project — one that may appeal to those who loved the graphic theatrics of Django Unchained. - Jeff Sneider

Soulmates (AMC, 10/5)

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Created by: Will Bridges, Brett Goldstein

Cast: Sarah Snook, Kingsley Ben-Adir, David Costabile, Sonya Cassidy, Charlie Heaton, Malin Akerman, Bill Skarsgård, Betsy Brandt

If the premise of Soulmates reminds you of a Black Mirror episode, there's a reason — co-creator Will Bridges wrote two episodes of that show. But unlike Charlie Brooker's constantly shifting anthology series, the AMC drama digs deep into one premise: What would happen if a test could scientifically determine who your perfect match is? The question goes beyond individual couples to society at large, and the six episodes examine how "The Test" shakes up the lives of a wide range of characters, bringing together the above ensemble for stand-alone episodes. It might sound like sci-fi but it's really about relationships, and how our expectations for perfection might clash with reality — which may be why AMC already greenlit it for a second season. - Liz Shannon Miller

The Right Stuff (Disney+, 10/9)

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Cast: Patrick J. Adams, Jake McDorman, Colin O’Donoghue, Michael Trotter, Aaron Staton, Micah Stock, James Lafferty, Nora Zehetner, Shannon Lucio, Eloise Mumford, Patrick Fischler, Eric Ladin, Josh Cooke

Getting off this planet might not sound like the worst of ideas, so maybe now is the right time for a highly polished remake of Philip Kaufman's 1983 film (in turn based on Tom Wolfe's classic non-fiction book). Given how damn long and meaty Wolfe's book was, the stories of the young men who risked their lives during the early days of the space program, just so America would have a chance at the stars, might be even more compelling as a miniseries, and there are plenty of familiar faces to enjoy amongst the cast. This is a period of history that's gotten a fair amount of exploration already, to be clear, but we're hoping that The Right Stuff finds a way to make this feel fresh and relevant to today. - Liz Shannon Miller

The Haunting of Bly Manor (Netflix, 10/9)

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Created by: Mike Flanagan

Cast: Victoria Pedretti, Henry Thomas, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Kate Siegel, T’Nia Miller, Rahul Kohli, Amelie Smith

It’s been two years since Mike Flanagan’s The Haunting of Hill House premiered on Netflix and collectively scared the shit out of us. As is the case with most limited series that prove wildly successful, Flanagan has returned, adopting a sort of anthology approach to the show, with the new season being based on Henry James’ immortal novella The Turn of the Screw. The story has already been adapted countless times before, most notably 1961’s The Innocents and most infamously The Turning, a movie that, incredibly, came out earlier this year. Flanagan, who only directed the first episode this time around, has an entirely new approach to the material that mirrors the multilayered, rewards-repeated-viewings approach from the first season, reuniting with several Hill House cast members, including the Invisible Man himself Oliver Jackson-Cohen and Henry Thomas, utilizing a questionable British accent. If all you know about the original story is that a nanny goes to a remote estate to take care of some precocious kids, that’s all you need to know … The Haunting of Bly Manor is every bit as creepy and clever as the original season, with an entirely different tone and mood. It’ll still haunt you, but in a different way this time around. Required Halloween 2020 viewing. - Drew Taylor

Marvel's Helstrom (Hulu, 10/16)

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Creator: Paul Zbyszewski

Cast: Tom Austen, Sydney Lemmon, Ariana Guerra, June Carryl, Alain Uy, Robert Wisdom, Elizabeth Marvel

Do ya like your superheroes spooky? Then you’re probably going to want to add Hulu’s Helstrom to your watchlist. The series is still a bit of a mystery, but we know it will introduce Marvel Comics characters Daimon (Tom Austen) and Ana Helstrom (Sydney Lemmon, playing the sibling better known as Satana in the comics), who are the literal children of Satan (or a different demon, depending on the era of the comic) in the source material. In the show, they’re the children of a “mysterious and powerful serial killer” who unfold their complicated dynamic while hunting down “the worst of humanity”. Serial killers, satan, and the worst people in the world certainly don’t sound like Marvel’s live-action house brand, which is what makes Helstrom so intriguing. – Haleigh Foutch

The Queen's Gambit (Netflix, 10/23)

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Created by: Scott Frank, Allan Scott

Cast: Anya Taylor-Joy, Bill Camp, Moses Ingram, Marielle Heller, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Harry Melling

In Split, star Anya Taylor-Joy reacts to all kinds of traumas forced upon her, trying desperately to empower herself among the various horrors of the male-dominated world. But in Thoroughbreds, Taylor-Joy knows how to actively dissect and play through the horrors of the male-dominated world with violent, cunning efficiency. The Queen’s Gambit, a fiendishly entertaining look at the limits-pushing underworld of (checks notes) competitive chess, seems to intersect both of these performance modes. The Netflix miniseries, developed by Scott Frank (Out of Sight) and Allan Scott (Don’t Look Now) from the Walter Tevis novel, flings Taylor-Joy’s budding chess prodigy through a series of active, borderline obsessive choices — namely, “How can I simply annihilate the world of chess, glass ceiling and all?” — while crashing headfirst into traumas like addiction along the way. The miniseries looks like the best kind of prestige pulp entertainment, promising sparkling, watchable television with substance under the hood. - Gregory Lawrence

The Undoing (HBO, 10/25)

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Written by: David E. Kelley

Cast: Nicole Kidman, Hugh Grant, Édgar Ramírez, Noah Jupe, Lily Rabe, Noma Dumezweni, Sofie Gråbøl, Matilda De Angelis, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Donald Sutherland

If there’s one thing HBO knows how to do really, really well it’s put together involving “prestige dramas” with A-list casts. The Undoing fits that bill, and makes this list for pretty much that reason alone. HBO’s track record with this kind of series is quite good (Big Little Lies Season 2 notwithstanding), and the combination of Nicole Kidman, Hugh Grant, and Edgar Ramirez in a murder mystery is kind of hard to pass up. Based on the novel You Should Have Known, the miniseries (for now) finds Kidman in the lead role of a successful therapist on the brink of publishing her first book whose life is upended by a serious of unfortunate events. David E. Kelly – who proved formidable on the first season of Big Little Lies – serves as executive producer, writer and showrunner while Susanne Bier – who directed the hell out of AMC’s The Night Manager – directs. The Undoing has many of the right ingredients. Let’s see if it makes for a satisfying meal. – Adam Chitwood

No Man's Land (Hulu, 11/18)

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Created by: Amit Cohen, Ron Leshem, Eitan Mansuri

Cast: Félix Moati, Mélanie Thierry, Souheila Yacoub

There have been a number of recent shows made that attempt to capture the chaos of what is happening in the Middle East right now, especially Syria. What's become clear is that a unique human angle goes a long way towards making them accessible, and No Man's Land not only has that, but a fascinating true story to make us sit up and pay attention. Things begin when Antoine (Félix Moati) travels from France to Syria to track down his missing sister, discovering in the process an all-female fighting force battling Isis. Why all women? Because according to the show, the men they're fighting believe that if they're killed by a woman, they won't go to heaven — so they're more likely to put down arms. This international production is eye-opening in more ways than one. - Liz Shannon Miller

Animaniacs (Hulu, 11/20)

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Created by: Tom Ruegger

Cast: Rob Paulsen, Jess Harnell, Tress MacNeille, Maurice LaMarche

In 2016, the Steven Spielberg-produced 1990s animated series Animaniacs was introduced to Netflix and its popularity, once more, exploded. The following year, it was announced that at least two new seasons were in development with Spielberg’s Amblin and Hulu. And now, finally, those episodes are here. There’s a lot to be excited about here, mostly that almost the entire voice cast from the original show will be returning for the revival (including Pinky and the Brain and Good Feathers characters) and that all of the other Spielberg-adjacent Warner Bros animated shows from that period (including Tiny Toon Adventures and Pinky and the Brain) will also be available on Hulu alongside the new and classic Animaniacs. (Where the hell is Freakazoid?) This new iteration of the classic animated series will be overseen by longtime Family Guy collaborator Wellesley Wild and, really, we cannot wait. If there was ever a time to welcome back the singular, joyfully off-the-wall insanity of the Animaniacs, it is this godforsaken year. - Drew Taylor

The Stand (CBS All Access, 12/17)

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Created by: Josh Boone and Benjamin Cavell

Cast: James Marsden, Whoopi Goldberg, Alexander Skarsgard, Amber Heard, Greg Kinnear, Odessa Young, Henry Zaga, Jovan Adepo, Owen Teague, Brad William Henke, Nat Wolff, Heather Graham, Hamish Linklater, Katherine McNamara, Daniel Sunjata, Natalie Martinez, Fiona Dourif, Clifton Collins Jr.

As a longtime fan of both Stephen King and Josh Boone, I'm pumped for this CBS All Access series based on King's epic tale of good and evil, which couldn't be more timely, seeing as it follows the survivors of a deadly plague. The cast is pretty stacked for this kind of thing, with recognizable stars such as James Marsden, Alexander Skarsgard, and Amber Heard surrounding Oscar winners like Whoopi Goldberg and Greg Kinnear. Skarsgard's Randall Flagg is a particular selling point, given how different his take on the Dark Man appears to be from that of Jamey Sheridan, who played the creepy character in the 1994 miniseries that scared the hell out of me as a kid, same as It before it, if that makes any sense. This time around, the fate of mankind rests on the frail shoulders of Goldberg's 108-year-old Mother Abagail, while rising star Odessa Young plays the pregnant protagonist Frannie Goldsmith. Boone is a solid filmmaker whose New Mutants movie suffered because the studio could never decide what it wanted, and I'm excited to see him rebound with this high-profile King adaptation. The post-apocalyptic series arrives just in time for Christmas, and I expect that the beloved author's many fans will enjoy the ending, as the final episode — slated to air in February 2021, since they'll roll out weekly — was written by the maestro himself. - Jeff Sneider