Top 7 New Shows Available This Week on Netflix, Hulu and More (Sept 16-22)

Top 7 New Shows Available This Week on Netflix, Hulu and More (Sept 16-22)

The fall TV season is in full swing, with plenty of shows coming to streaming services like Netflix and Hulu, as well as broadcast and cable channels

Leading the new programming lineup are two highly anticipated shows from two major comic book franchises The Penguin expands the world of DC's Batman to the small screen, while the WandaVision spinoff Agatha All Along brings witch energy to the MCU The networks are also beginning to debut new and returning shows, including ABC's “The Golden Bachelorette” and “High Potential Here are the top new shows to check out this week

Following in the footsteps of horror and crime series, the latest installment of Ryan Murphy's “American Story” series will focus on prominent events and figures in sports, beginning with the rise and fall of NFL superstar Aaron Hernandez Hernandez, a tight end for the New England Patriots, was convicted of murder and later committed suicide in prison in 2017 The 10-episode limited series follows Hernandez (Josh Andres Rivera) from his troubled childhood, through his college years at the University of Florida alongside Tim Tebow (Patrick Schwarzenegger), to his three seasons with the Patriots and his eventual death

Premieres Tuesday, September 17 at 10 pm ET on FX (via Sling or Fubo) Hulu

Caitlin Olsen stars in this new crime drama based on the popular French series While on duty, Morgan knocks over a file and instantly deduces the real victim in an ongoing case After the inspector (Judy Reyes) hires her as a consultant, Morgan teams up with a by-the-book veteran detective (Daniel Sunjata) to put her talent for solving crimes to good use

First airs Tuesday, September 17 at 10 pm ET on ABC (via Sling or Fubo) Episodes stream the following day on Hulu

Age is not just a number Last year, the Bachelor franchise was greatly refreshed with Jerry Turner, the first ever senior lead who met and married Teresa Nist (though the two later divorced) Now it's the turn of the Golden Bachelorette Joan Vassos, 61, was competing for Jerry's heart until she was forced to leave the show prematurely to support her daughter who was suffering from postpartum depression She has 24 suitors, ranging in age from 57 to 69, and in professions ranging from ER doctor to retired Navy captain to rancher One can only hope that Joan will find the man of her life

First airs Wednesday, September 18 at 8 pm ET on ABC (via Sling or Fubo) Kathryn Hahn's Agatha Harkness was the breakout character in Marvel's first TV series, “Wander Vision,” and was a natural choice for the spin-off (which has been retitled several times) When we last saw Agatha, she had been cursed by Wanda to live as Agnes in Westview Now, she finds herself freed from the curse but completely helpless To regain her magic, Agatha meets a popular teen girl (Joe Locke), warrior Rio Vidal (Aubrey Plaza), potions expert Jennifer Kale (Sacia Zamata), and 450-year-old Sicilian witch Lilia Cardel (Patti LuPone) at a gathering She relies on unexpected friends

Premieres Wednesday, September 18 at 9 pm ET on Disney Plus

As a historical miniseries about scandals in British history, “A Very Royal Scandal” will be followed by 2018's “A Very English Scandal” (The Soap Case ) and 2021's “A Very British Scandal” (concerning the Argyll divorce), it will be the spiritual successor to “A Very British Scandal” (concerning the Argyll divorce) True to its title, “Royal” will feature the infamous 2019 BBC interview that was so tragic that it ended Prince Andrew's public role in the royal family The interview has already been dramatized in the Netflix film “Scoop” earlier this year, but this version is produced by the journalist who did it, Emily Maitlis, and here Ruth Wilson is portrayed opposite Michael Sheen's character, Lord York, in Ruth Wilson is portrayed here opposite Michael Sheen's Duke of York

Premieres Friday, September 19 at 12 am ET on Prime Video

Ryan Murphy's other anthology series, Monster, doubles down on trouble in its second season The focus shifts from Jeffrey Dahmer to the Menendez brothers, who were convicted of murdering their parents, Jose Menendez and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menendez, in 1996; in nine episodes, Lyle (Nicholas Chavez) and Eric (Cooper Koch) are the only ones who know their parents ( Javier Bardem and Chloë Sevigny) suffer physical and emotional abuse

It premieres on Netflix on Friday, September 19 at 3:00 am ET

Maybe no one really wanted a “Batman” spin-off show with Colin Farrell's Penguin, but my colleague Malcolm McMillan DC is hit or miss when it comes to movies, but its TV shows are generally great: “Harley Quinn,” “Doom Patrol,” early seasons of “The Flash,” and the recent “Batman: Caped Crusader” Farrell, who is barely recognizable, reprises his role as Oz Cobb, who has risen to become a crime lord His rival is Sofia Falcone (Christine Migliotti), the daughter of a deceased mobster and a psychopathic serial killer fresh out of prison A dark night has come to Gotham City

Premieres Friday, September 19 at 9 pm ET on HBO and Max

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