Dune prequel, thrillers and comedies: fall 2024 series worth watching

The second half of fall is a hot time on the TV show market. The evenings become dark and cold, so more and more people prefer to spend them at home watching a TV series.

OBOZ.UA has collected several noteworthy novelties that will be released in the coming months. Choose something you like and you won't be bored.

"The Franchise"

• Premiere: October 6
• Platform: HBO

A film crew is trying to make a superhero movie, but something keeps going wrong on the set. The team members try their best not to panic, but they don't always succeed. The series was directed by Sam Mendes (American Beauty, Skyfall Coordinates, 1917). Armando Ianucci, the director of the cult black comedy The Death of Stalin, joined the production team.

"The Teacup"

• Premiere: October 10
• Platform: Peacock

In rural Georgia, members of the local community live a peaceful life. Until an unexplainable threat intrudes into their lives. People join forces to find out who is causing them fear and grief. The series was produced by the master of the genre James Wan. The film stars The Handmaid's Tale's star Yvonne Strahovski.

"Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft"

• Premiere: October 10
• Platform: Netflix

Once upon a time, a game franchise transferred to the movie screen brought Angelina Jolie worldwide fame. This time, Netflix decided to realize the story of Lara Croft in the anime genre. The plot of the series is related to the trilogy reboot of the game series that started in 2013. More precisely, the show continues the events of the 2018 game Shadow of the Tomb Raider.

"Sweetpea"

• Premiere: October 10
• Platform: Starz

The main character of the black comedy named Rhiannon makes a list of people who make her feel invisible. They humiliate her by ignoring her. Driven to despair, the girl realizes that she is capable of doing literally anything to change this situation. Including murder.

"Disclaimer"

• Premiere: October 11
• Platform: Apple TV+.

Successful journalist Catherine Ravenscroft has built a career on exposing the crimes and unworthy actions of others. One day, she receives a manuscript of a novel by an unknown author and realizes that this time someone has described her dark secrets. The main character of the show was played by the brilliant Cate Blanchett.

"The Office"

• Premiere: October 18
• Platform: Prime Video

Yes, you heard right – this is a new incarnation of the cult sitcom. This time, the Australians took on the adaptation. The show tells the story of Anna Howard, the head of a branch of the Flinley Craddick packaging company. One day, she receives a message that her department is being closed, and all employees are switching to remote work. The series will be an adaptation of the British original, not the American version starring Steve Carell.

"Territory"

• Premiere: October 24
• Platform: Netflix

This show is briefly described as an Australian version of Yellowstone. In the story, the world's largest cattle farm, Marianna, is being encroached upon by several people at once. Members of the Lawson family, who own the farm, must resist the encroachment of rival farmers, as well as gangsters, indigenous elders, and local businessmen.

"Dune: Prophecy"

• Premiere: November
• Platform: HBO

Following the huge success of Denis Villeneuve's Dune dilogy, a television adaptation of the novel from the same fantasy universe, The Order of the Dune Sisters, is coming to the screens. The series takes place several thousand years before the events of the movie. Two sisters from the Harkonnen clan are trying to overcome a threat that will come in the distant future and create a female sect, the Bene Hesserit, whose members master superpowers. Vala Harkonnen is played by Emily Watson, the star of the TV series Chernobyl. The show's cast also includes Travis Fimmel and Mark Strong.

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