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:
La Brea (NBC): An epic adventure begins when a massive sinkhole opens in the middle of Los Angeles, pulling hundreds of people and buildings into its depths. Those who fell in find themselves in a mysterious and dangerous primeval land, where they have no choice but to band together to survive. Meanwhile, the rest of the world desperately seeks to understand what happened. In the search for answers, one family torn apart by this disaster will have to unlock the secrets of this inexplicable event to find a way back to each other. The final season premieres on Tuesday at 9 PM EST.
Echo (Disney+/Hulu): The origin story of Echo revisits Maya Lopez, whose ruthless behavior in New York City catches up with her in her hometown. She must face her past, reconnect with her Native American roots and embrace the meaning of family and community if she ever hopes to move forward. Premieres on Tuesday.
Schedule Notes:
Two Apple TV+ shows are wrapping up this week with For All Mankind having its Season 4 finale on Friday and the first season finale for Monarch: Legacy of Monsters arriving on the same day. There has been no word on a renewal for either of those yet. On Monday, Showtime will air the first two episodes of the Paramount+ series Halo as an encore run with two more scheduled for next week. Below are the full listings for the current week, and you can see all of the premieres for January 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 Jan 8 – Jan 14
Links are to the show pages on this site with additional series info, trailers, updates and more. Broadcast/Cable Listings Source: Zap2It.com
| Monday January 8 |
| Halo (Showtime) 8:00-10:00 Encore Run |
| Tuesday January 9 |
| La Brea (NBC) 9:00-10:00 Season 3 Premiere |
| Echo (Disney+) Streaming Series Premiere |
| Wednesday January 10 |
| Quantum Leap (NBC) 8:00-9:00 On Hiatus |
| Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Disney+) Streaming |
| Thursday January 11 |
| Ghosts (CBS) 9:00-10:00 Repeat |
| Friday January 12 |
| For All Mankind (Apple TV+) Streaming Season Finale |
| Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (Apple TV+) Streaming Season Finale |
| Saturday January 13 |
| No Genre Entries |
| Sunday January 14 |
| Krapopolis (FOX) 8:30-9:00 Preempted |
Sci Fi TV News:
According to ProductionList.com, a Doctor Who spin-off series is in the works titled The War Between The Land And The Sea. Following is the brief synopsis provided: “A spin-off of the fantasy-action saga Doctor Who, that will feature the Sea Devils.” Russel T. Davis is listed as the writer and Doctor Who alums Vicki Delow and Phil Collinson are onboard as producers. No additional information is available on the production at this time.
George R.R. Martin has indicated that the Game of Thrones spin-off Nine Voyages, which will be “about the legendary voyages of the Sea Snake”, will move from live-action animation. This is being done because “budgetary constraints would likely have made a live-action version prohibitively expensive”. The show has not received the greenlight yet, and it is currently in the development phase.
James Gunn has given another update on Peacemaker Season 2, claiming that it is “over halfway written”. That still puts it a ways off from starting filming and it seems likely that it will not premiere until early 2025 as a best-case scenario.
Derek Simonds has come onboard as the showrunner for Sam Esmail’s reboot/revival of Battlestar: Galactica. There are still no details on the new series other than it will allegedly take place in the same universe as the Ronald D. Moore show.
Brad Winderbaum, the executive producer of the upcoming Daredevil: Born Again series, has confirmed that the Netflix shows are considered canon for the MCU. That was previously in doubt and there was concern among fans that the new show would be a reboot.
Keep up with the latest sci fi TV news and discuss current and past shows at r/SciFiTV
Sci Fi TV Trailers
Arcane (Netflix): Amid the stark discord of twin cities Piltover and Zaun, two sisters fight on rival sides of a war between magic technologies and clashing convictions. Season 2 premieres November 2024.
You can see more sci fi TV trailers at this link.
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