It is true that the fall TV season is becoming less of a thing thanks to Netflix and other subscription streaming video services premiering new shows year-round. And this year there will be more returning shows because the Covid-19 pandemic disrupted the development of new TV series for broadcast and cable networks.
Most of the roughly 50 pilots ordered by the networks for this year were never shot, the Washington Post reported. Network executives typically choose new series from the best received pilots.
To fill its schedule, the CW has decided to air modern fairy-tale series “Tell Me a Story,” which streamed for two seasons on CBS All Access. It also will air “Swamp Thing,” a show that streamed for one season on the DC Universe service. Those shows will be new to me since I didn’t subscribe to those services.
Among new shows from the traditional networks, the only one that interests me is “Next,” a CBS science-fiction drama about a rogue AI. “Next” is set to premiere in September.
On the streaming services, I’m looking forward to Marvel series “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.” It will premiere in August on Disney+.
Last year, the best new shows to emerge in the fall TV season were “Evil” on CBS and “The Mandalorian” on Disney+. New seasons from both series are coming this fall.
Photos: Posters for “Tell Me a Story” and “Swamp Thing.”
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