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.
Sci Fi TV Premieres This Week:
Scavenger’s Reign (Max): In this surreal sci-fi animated series from creators Joseph Bennett and Charles Huettner, the remaining crew of a damaged interstellar freighter ship find themselves stranded on a beautiful yet unforgiving alien planet – where they must survive long enough to escape or be rescued. But as the survivors struggle to locate their downed ship and missing crewmates, their new home reveals a hostile world allowed to thrive without human interference. Featuring lush, visually stunning animation, Scavengers Reign presents a wholly unique view of the consequences of unchecked hubris and humanity’s eternal desire to conquer the unknown. Premieres on Thursday.
Upload (Prime Video): In Season 3, the recently downloaded Nathan and Nora start an IRL relationship while taking down Freeyond. Meanwhile, a digital copy of Nathan is brought to life in Lakeview where he explores an alternate path with Ingrid. Aleesha is promoted to manager and has a new workplace love interest, and a lonely Luke looks for work in the Grey Zone. Season 3 Premieres on Friday.
Upload (Netflix): Four detectives, living in four different eras, find the body of the same murder victim in London’s Whitechapel. They soon come to realise their investigations have them central to a mysterious conspiracy spanning over a 150 years. Premieres on Thursday
Schedule Notes:
Also this week, AMC’s Fear the Walking Dead returns for the second half of its eighth and final season on Sunday. I didn’t notice it last week, but that cable channel is also running Season 4 episodes of the Shudder horror anthology Creepshow on Fridays at 10 PM EST, the same day they release for streaming. Another show that joined the schedule last week with almost no notice is Starz’s supernatural dramedy Shining Vale which is airing its second season at 9 PM EST on Fridays. Below are the 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 Oct 16 – Oct 22
Links are to the show pages on this site with additional series info, trailers, updates and more. Broadcast/Cable Listings Source: Zap2It.com
| Monday October 16 |
| No Genre Entries |
| Tuesday October 17 |
| The Swarm (CW) 9:00-10:00 |
| Wednesday October 18 |
| Quantum Leap (NBC) 8:00-9:00 |
| Chucky (Syfy) 9:00-10:00 |
| American Horror Story (FX) 10:00-11:00 |
| Surrealestate (Syfy) 10:00-11:00 |
| Invasion (Apple TV+) Streaming |
| Thursday October 19 |
| Bodies (Netfkix) Streaming Series Premiere |
| Doom Patrol (Max) Streaming |
| Loki (Disney+) Streaming |
| Scavengers Reign (Max) Streaming Series Premiere |
| Star Trek: Lower Decks (Paramount+) Streaming |
| Friday October 20 |
| Shining Vale (Starz) 9:00-9:30 |
| Creepshow (Shudder/AMC) Streaming |
| Gen V (Prime Video) Streaming |
| Upload (Prime Video) Streaming Season 3 Premiere |
| Saturday October 21 |
| No Genre Entries |
| Sunday October 22 |
| Krapopolis (FOX) 8:30-9:00 |
| Fear the Walking Dead (AMC) 9:00-10:00 Season 4B Premiere |
| Rick & Morty (ADSW) 11:30-12:00 |
Sci Fi TV News
In an interview with Wired, Patrick Stewart indicated he would like to revisit the character of Jean Luc Picard one last time in a movie. He claimed that
Star Trek: Picard, especially season three, left us in a very unresolved place. I had an idea about how to play the last scene that would have kind of resolved it, but it didn’t work out.
He went on to say
Let’s explore further the inside of this man’s head. His fears, his anger, his frustration, his questioning all of those things. There is a moment, I’m not quite sure where it comes in the series … Well, there are two moments. One is when Picard doesn’t know what to do. He’s stumped. And we never saw that in The Next Generation. There is also a moment when he is truly fearful. And those two pointers alone, I think, make him an interesting study for one more movie.
There is no indication that a movie is currently in the works, but Stewart may have enough influence to make it happen, especially if fans rally around the idea.
In other news, the Daredevil: Born Again series on Disney+ has gone through some behind-the-scenes shakeups with the current writers and directors being dismissed from the project and a new creative team being brought in. This will further delay the premiere of the series which was already pushed back to 2024 . . . Mark Goddard passed away this past week and he is best known to sci fi fans for his role as Major Don West in the camp-classic ’60s series Lost in Space . . . SPOILER AHEAD for The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon: Melissa McBride will be showing up in the season finale of that show and she will become cast regular in the second season.
Keep up with the latest sci fi TV news and discuss current and past shows at r/SciFiTV
Sci Fi TV Trailers
For All Mankind (AppleTV+): In an alternative version of 1969, the Soviet Union beats the United States to the Moon, and the space race continues on for decades with still grander challenges and goals. Season 4 premieres November 10th.
You can see more recent sci fi TV trailers at this link.
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