What to watch next week? New seasons of TV series October 2-8

October 2, Monday — "Murdoch Mysteries"

season 17 / Crime, Drama, Detective / CBC

The show is based on the works of Maureen Jennings. The action of the project develops at the end of the XIX century in Toronto. Unremarkable detective William Murdoch and forensic medical examiner Julia Ogden together solve strange and mysterious crimes with the help of a new science — forensics.

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October 4, Wednesday — "Tokyo Revengers"

season 3 / Action, Anime, Drama, Fantasy / Crunchyroll

Hanagaki Takemichi is a freelancer who has reached the extreme point of despair. He learns that the only girl he was in love with has been murdered by the ruthless Manji Gang in Tokyo. The day after the news of her death, he is accidentally pushed onto the tracks. Takemichi closes his eyes thinking he is about to die, but instead he is transported back 12 years. The young man decides to take this chance and save the girl he loves. But to do so, he will have to confront Tokyo gangs.

The third season is based on the "Tenjiku" arc. Takemichi again returns to the past to change the terrible future and save his friends.

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October 4 — "Quantum Leap"

season 2 / Detective, Drama, Sci-Fi / NBC

The action of the continuation of the series "Quantum Leap" develops 30 years after Dr. Sam Beckett entered the quantum gas pedal and disappeared. In modern times, a new team is assembled, led by physicist Ben Song, to revive the project and unravel the mysteries of the machine — and the man who created it. Everything changes when Ben makes an unauthorized jump into the past, leaving the team wondering why he did it.

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October 5, Thursday — "Loki" 

season 2 / Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi / Disney+

In the first season, Loki (Tom Hiddleston) traveled through time and changed human history by stealing the Tesseract. This could have shattered reality, so he was caught by an organization making sure no one messed up the time streams. And now this time police wants Loki to fix everything he managed to do.

In the new part Loki together with Mobius, Hunter B-15, and a team of new heroes will go on a journey through the multiverse, getting into different dimensions. Loki wants to find Sylvia as well as stop Kang the Conqueror.

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October 5 — "Chucky"  

season 3 / Horror, Thriller / Syfy

The series is based on the cult horror franchise "Child's Play" by Don Mancini. The first season was about 14-year-old high school student Jack, who is trying to get over the recent death of his mother and bullying at school. One day he buys an antique Chucky doll at a suburban yard sale, after which his home perfect American town is suddenly plunged into chaos: a series of gruesome murders begin to expose the hypocrisy and secrets of the locals.

In the third season, the power-hungry Chucky finds himself in the most powerful family in America — the family of the President of the United States, living in the White House. How did Chucky end up there and what does he want? The continuation will be split into two parts: only four episodes will be released in 2023, and the remaining episodes will be shown next year.

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October 5 — "All Creatures Great and Small"  

season 4 / Drama / Channel 5

Based on the books by James Herriot, the series is set in 1937. The plot centers on three veterinarians working in Yorkshire. Siegfried Farnon employs James Herriot in his veterinary practice at Skeldale House. Siegfried's younger brother, Tristan, and Mrs. Hall, their housekeeper, also live in the house.

The new installment is set in 1940, when Churchill has taken office as Prime Minister and tensions are rising in Europe. James and Helen are happily married and Tristan is serving in the Royal Veterinary Corps, so James and Siegfried decide to find an assistant.

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October 5 — "Lupin" 

season 3 / Drama, Adventure, Detective / Netflix

The series is about Assan Diop, played by "1+1"'s Omar Sy. When he was a teenager, his father died accused of a crime he didn't commit. 25 years later, Assan, inspired by the story of the thief Arsène Lupin, a "gentleman burglar," will do whatever it takes to avenge his father and bring justice.

In the third season, Assan, in hiding, is forced to learn to live away from his wife and son. Unable to bear the suffering, Assan decides to return to Paris to make them a crazy proposal: to leave France and start a new life elsewhere. But old enemies want to thwart his plans.

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October 5 — "Our Flag Means Death"  

season 2 / Adventure, Comedy / Max

In the story, a rich nobleman Steed (Rhys Darby), going through a midlife crisis, decides to leave his usual life behind and become a pirate. Trading his family for a crew of dirty pirates, he embarks on the greatest adventure of his life.

In season two, Steed, pining for Ed, sends him messages in bottles. Ed (Taika Waititi) in turn goes on a wild goose chase: wreaking havoc, throwing knives at the crew, and even disrupting a wedding.

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October 6, Friday — "Ghosts"

season 5 / Comedy, Supernatural / BBC One

The series is about a young couple who inherit an old abandoned country house. They want to turn it into a luxury hotel, but the young people do not know that the house is already occupied — numerous ghosts from different centuries, who are constantly fighting among themselves. And they do not like the guys' plan at all.

In the fifth and final season, Alison and Mike will try to find other ways to make ends meet and contemplate a new chapter of life that could have a huge impact on the ghosts. They'll also get a visit from an insurance agent to investigate the fire that destroyed their guest house in last installment.

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October 7, Saturday — "SPY×FAMILY"

season 2 / Anime, Comedy, Action / TV Tokyo

A spy known as Twilight is sent on a new secret mission, for which he must first get a family. So Dusk quickly marries a city hall worker, adopts a child and gets a dog. What Twilight doesn't know, however, is that his new family has secrets of its own: his wife is an undercover hitman, his daughter reads minds, and his dog can predict the future.

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