What’s Premiering This Week (Sept. 23-Sept. 29)
The 2019-20 Fall TV season officially kicks off this week with several cable and streaming services debuting shows as the broadcast networks launch their new and returning series.
Epix’s drama series Godfather of Harlem debuts Sept. 29, and stars Forest Whitaker as notorious gangster Bumpy Johnson, who looks to take back the Harlem underworld in the late 1960s after a long jail stint.
Streaming service Shudder on Sept. 26 will launch a reboot of the classic horror anthology series Creepshow, while Amazon Prime Video on Sept. 27 debuts a special musical finale for its Emmy-winning series Transparent.
Below are video trailers and premiere dates for several shows debuting this week on cable networks and streaming services:
Sept. 23 -- Team Kaylie (comedy) -- Netflix
Sept. 25 -- Buzz (documentary) -- HBO
Sept. 25 -- Cake (animation) -- FXX
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Sept. 25 -- Crank Yankers (returning series) -- Comedy Central
Sept. 25 -- It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (returning series) -- FXX
Sept. 25 -- Liza on Demand (returning series) -- YouTube
Sept. 26 -- Untold Stories of Hip Hop (music series) -- WEtv
Sept. 27 -- In the Shadow of the Moon (movie) -- Netflix
Sept. 27 -- The Politician (drama) -- Netflix
Sept, 27 -- Van Helsing (returning series) -- Syfy
R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.