It’s Halloween almost on us; If you are the type of person who attends, it is possible that Halloween will happen parties are already threatening. And if you’re not figuring out your costumes (or, depending on how much skill you put into making your costume, if you are), there’s a real slate of spooky shows on new TV this week. Plus The Lincoln Lawyerwhose third season arrives on Netflix this week.
But! If you’re in the mood for more fall seasonal news — and you’re not already partaking in a Halloween countdown or other seasonally appropriate offerings on your watch list — then check out this week’s new premieres and find out which option is best for you .
Season 3 of The Lincoln Lawyer
Genre: Legal drama
Release date: Oct 17
Showrunner/Creator: Ted Humphrey
Pour: Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Becki Newton, Neve Campbell and more
Based on the fifth book in the Lincoln Lawyer series, The gods of guiltIn Season 3, Mickey Haller (Manuel Garcia-Rulfo) takes on a case that is more personal than ever before: a former client of his was murdered and he believes someone is being framed for the crime.
Genre: Ryan Murphy horror
Release date: Oct. 15, with all episodes
Showrunner/Creator: Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk
The episodic one American horror story Spin-off is back. As with most things AHS (Take your pick) The opening credits are a bit mysterious – but from the trailer we know we have a stellar cast: goblins, clones, “that thing under the bed” and probably more. Henry Winkler and Victor Garber will be there! And if you don’t like it – well, there’s always the next episode that can hopefully be improved.
Family Guy Halloween Special
Genre: Animated Seasonal Special (Seth MacFarlane version)
Release date: Oct 14
Showrunner/Creator: Seth MacFarlane
Pour: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Glen Powell and more
It’s not quite the seasonal tradition of The Simpsons‘ “Treehouse of Horror” cast, not even the Halloween sagas of the Bob’s Burgers Children (and parents). But Family man is here with a new Halloween special – released well in advance of Halloween so you don’t have to overcrowd your festivities – and with a major guest star: the killer
Genre: A Comedy of Errors (and Possibly Real Risks of Satanic Panic)
Release date: October 17th, with all episodes
Showrunner/Creator: Matthew Scott Kane
Pour: Emjay Anthony, Anna Camp, Julie Bowen and more
It’s the 1980s; A popular small-town college quarterback has disappeared, and religious groups begin to take notice of the moral impurity that threatens the children. Which is really bad timing for nerdy high school student Dylan (Emjay Anthony). Finally Gaining some traction with his heavy metal band by… exploiting the sudden rise in interest in the occult. With a bizarre series of murders, kidnappings and strange events rocking the city, satanic panic and hysteria are in turmoil. And Hysteria! is all the better for it.
