Sci Fi TV Highlights: A look at the upcoming schedule of sci fi and fantasy shows as well as recent news and/or trailers of note.
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Schedule Notes:
It is a slow week with the fewest number of shows releasing new episodes we have seen in quite a while, which is rare this early in the Fall season (more on that at this link). Below are the full listings for the current week, and you can see all of the premieres for October and beyond at this link. The two-week view of the schedule is available here.
Prime Time Sci Fi TV Listings for the Week of Sep 29 – Oct 5
Links are to the show pages on this site with additional series info, trailers, updates and more. Broadcast/Cable Listings Source: TVGuide.com
| Monday September 29 |
| No Genre Entries |
| Tuesday September 30 |
| No Genre Entries |
| Wednesday October 1 |
| Gen V (Prime Video) Streaming |
| Thursday October 2 |
| Peacemaker (HBO Max) Streaming |
| Friday October 3 |
| Invasion (Apple TV+) Streaming |
| Saturday October 4 |
| No Genre Entries |
| Sunday October 5 |
| The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon (AMC) 9:00-10:00 |
| Krapopolis (AMC) 9:00-9:30 |
Highlights for the Week of Sep 22 – 28
Peacemaker (HBO Max): Season Finale on Thu Oct 9
Sci Fi TV News of Note:
Casting calls have gone out for Amazon’s upcoming TV series based on the Mass Effect video games. Here is the rundown of the roles they are looking for according to IGN:
The series is reportedly looking for a male star aged 30-39 described as a “young Colin Farrell” type, with a female co-lead aged 34-39 that is an alien character requiring prosthetics. Seeing these descriptions, many fans have suggested these could be for a male Shepard and Liara.
Other roles include a female character (aged 30-49) who will provide a parallel narrative from Earth — something which sounds similar to the role of Anderson in Mass Effect 3. A role described as the lead male villain asks for a Doug Jones-like actor aged 40-60, while a fifth character will be a male aged 30-49, described as a wrestler-like soldier — someone who sounds akin to James Vega.
It is unclear what storyline the series will adapt, or if it will go in a new direction from the game. So the assumptions on what characters the casting calls apply to are iffy at this point. The series will likely be targeting a late 2026 or early 2027 premiere.
In scheduling news, the eighth and final season of Outlander has been confirmed for an early 2026 release. You can see the teaser at this link.
Keep up with the latest sci fi TV news and discuss current and past shows at r/SciFiTV and stay up to date on the status of all the current sci fi and fantasy shows with our Cancellation Watch posts.
Sci Fi TV Trailers:
It: Welcome to Derry (HBO): This prequel to the It films is set in 1962, 27 years before the events of the 2017 movie, and it explores the sinister rise of Pennywise in Derry. Premieres October 26th.
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