What’s Premiering This Week (Sept. 27-Oct. 3)
'Diana: The Musical;' 'The Walking Dead: World Beyond' top viewing choices
Cable networks and streaming services will launch into October this week with a slew of new and returning series.
Heading the list is the Oct. 3 second season premiere of AMC's zombie-themed series The Walking Dead: World Beyond, as well as Netflix's Oct. 1 debut of the film version of the Broadway play Diana: The Musical.
Disney Channel will look kick off Halloween early with the Oct. 1 premiere of original movie, Under Wraps, a reboot of the network's first original movie back in 1997.
Below are video trailers and premiere dates for several shows debuting the week of Sept. 27-Oct. 3 on cable networks and streaming services (for some videos, viewer discretion is advised):
Sept. 27 -- Midsomer Murders (returning series) -- Acorn TV
Sept. 28 -- Britney vs. Spears (documentary) -- Netflix
Sept. 28 -- Wild Crime (reality) -- Hulu
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Sept. 29 -- Rhodes to the Top (reality) -- TNT
Sept. 30 -- The Problem with Jon Stewart (talk show) -- Apple TV Plus
Sept. 30 -- Ten-Year Old Tom (animation) -- HBO Max
Sept. 30 -- Unidentified with Demi Lovato (reality) -- Peacock
Oct. 1 -- The Guilty (drama) -- Netflix
Oct. 1 -- Maid (drama) --Netflix
Oct. 1 -- My Name is Pauli Murray (documentary) -- Prime Video
Oct. 1 -- Welcome to the Blumhouse: Bingo Hell, Black as Night (horror) -- Prime Video
Oct. 2 -- The Haunted Museum (horror) -- Discovery Plus
Oct. 2 -- NFL Icons (sports documentary) -- Epix
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