What’s Premiering This Week (Oct. 14-Oct. 20)
Two new series based on popular franchises head the list of new and returning series debuting this week.
USA Network on Oct. 15 will premiere drama series Treadstone, based on the Jason Bourne theatrical movie franchise, which follows the origins of a secret CIA black ops program. Debuting Oct. 20 is HBO’s Watchmen, based on the graphic comic book series of the same name and set in an alternate history where superheroes are treated as outlaws, according to the network.
On the streaming services front, Oct. 18 will serve as the debut date for Prime Video’s drama anthology series Modern Love, Hulu’s miniseries Looking for Alaska and Netflix’s dramedy Living With Yourself.
Below are video trailers and premiere dates for several shows debuting this week on cable networks and streaming services (for some videos, viewer discretion is advised):
Oct. 14 -- Letterkenny (returning series) -- Hulu
Oct. 15 -- The Purge (returning series) -- USA
Oct. 16 -- Impulse (returning series) -- YouTube
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Oct. 16 -- Limetown (drama) -- Facebook Watch
Oct. 17 -- BookTube (returning talk show) -- YouTube
Oct. 17 -- Liberty: Mother of Exiles (documentary) -- HBO
Oct. 18 -- Eli (horror movie) -- Netflix
Oct. 18 -- Wounds (horror movie) -- Hulu
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