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.
Schedule Notes:
There are no sci fi TV premieres this week, but three shows will be wrapping up. Most notable, the supernatural drama Evil will be coming to an end after four seasons and 50 episodes. The show will release its series finale on Thursday on Paramount+. The Apple TV+ fantasy entry Time Bandits will release its Season 1 finale on Wednesday, and there has been no word yet on a second season of that one. Also, AMC’s Orphan Black: Echoes will air its Season 1 finale on Sunday, and a second season of that show has not been confirmed yet. Below are the full listings for the current week, and you can see all of the premieres for August 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 Aug 19 – Aug 25
Links are to the show pages on this site with additional series info, trailers, updates and more. Broadcast/Cable Listings Source: Zap2It.com
| Monday August 19 |
| Futurama (Hulu) Streaming |
| Tuesday August 20 |
| No Genre Entries |
| Wednesday August 21 |
| The Ark (Syfy) 10:00-11:00 |
| Sunny (Apple TV+) Streaming |
| Time Bandits (Apple TV+) Streaming Season Finale |
| Thursday August 22 |
| Evil (Paramount+) Streaming Series Finale |
| Kite Man: Hell Yeah! (Max) Streaming |
| Rick & Morty: The Anime (ADSW/Max) 12:00-12:30 |
| Friday August 23 |
| No Genre Entries |
| Saturday August 24 |
| No Genre Entries |
| Sunday August 25 |
| Snowpiercer (AMC) 9:00-10:00 |
| Orphan Black: Echoes (AMC) 10:00-11:00 Season Finale |
Sci Fi TV News of Note:
The Librarians: The Next Chapter, which is a sequel to The Librarians and which comes from franchise creator Dean Devlin, was set to premiere on The CW on October 24th, but it has been pulled from the schedule “indefinitely”. There is no word on why this move is taking place, but there has been very little information available on the show and no trailer has been released yet. The assumption at this point is that it could premiere later in the year, or–more likely–it will join the schedule at some point in 2025. Following is the description of the series given by Deadline:
The Librarians: The Next Chapter is a spinoff of the original TV series The Librarians, which followed the adventures of the custodians of a magical repository of the world’s most powerful and dangerous supernatural artifacts. The new series centers on a “Librarian” (McGowan) from the past, who time traveled to the present and now finds himself stuck here. When he returns to his castle, which is now a museum, he inadvertently releases magic across the continent. He is given a new team to help him clean up the mess he made, forming a new team of Librarians.
The original series (which was a spin-off from the TV movies that starred Noah Wyle) developed a notable fanbase, and I am sure they will encourage The CW to get the sequel series on the schedule sooner rather than later.
Netflix is moving forward with the 3D animated Ghostbusters series that was previously announced in 2022. No details are available at this time, but Variety says that it will be “tonally in line” with the recent movies in the franchise. Elliot Kalan will be coming onboard as executive producer and writer and he was head writer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart when it racked up four Emmy wins.
Amazon’s Prime Video is teaming with Tim Miller (Love, Death, and Robots) to create the adult animated anthology series Secret Life. The show will consist of stories that are set within the worlds of video games such as Amazon Games’ New World, Spelunky as well as several PlayStation titles. This one will likely be looking at a 2025 premiere.
Two genre entries received renewals last week, with Netflix’s Supacell getting renewed for a second season, and Apple TV+’s Dark Matter also getting a second-season nod.
In scheduling news, Ryan Murphy’s new horror series Grotesquerie has received a premiere date of September 25th on FX. You can see the teaser for that one below.
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:
Grotesquerie (FX): A series of heinous crimes have unsettled a small community, and detective Lois Tryon feels these crimes are eerily personal, as if someone—or something—is taunting her. With no leads and unsure of where to turn, she accepts the help of Sister Megan. However, they find themselves ensnared in a sinister web that only seems to raise more questions than answers. Premieres September 25th.
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