Stream ‘Agatha All Along’ and ‘The Penguin’ This Week, Along With ‘Matlock’ Reboot
Summer weather is just about over for most of us, but that just means fall TV premieres have arrived!
The crispness of the air and the delightful foliage burdening the trees means just one thing: fall has finally arrived. Readers who are like me wait all year for the season, which brings with it much more than just sweater weather and a weekly viewing schedule packed with football games.
As we get deeper and deeper into fall, TV networks and streaming services will begin unleashing some of their best programming of the entire year. Check out which new shows and movies will debut on top cable networks and streaming services this week and help get yourself into the spirit of the season.
Monday, Sept. 16
‘Halloween Baking Championship’ Season 10 Premiere | Max
America’s best bakers battle it out in a series of Halloween-themed challenges to create spooky, irresistible desserts that dazzle the eye and make the mouth water. The baker that impresses the judges most will be crowned champion and take home the grand prize.
Fans who are waiting for “The Great British Baking Show” to return to the United States will love using “Halloween Baking Championship” as a placeholder. It’s a great way to learn a new recipe, get some ideas for your next Halloween party or simply kick back and watch some great bakers make truly epic, spooky treats.
Tuesday, Sept. 17
‘Dancing with the Stars’ Season 33 Premiere | ABC, stream with a five-day free trial of DIRECTV STREAM
The hit reality series is back for yet another turn on the dance floor! Co-hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough, “Dancing with the Stars” pairs a cavalcade of celebrities with highly skilled ballroom dancers to compete in themed choreographed dance routines that are judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts.
Guests this season will include former NFL wide receiver Danny Amendola, NBA star Dwight Howard, renowned actors like Eric Roberts, Tori Spelling, and Reginald VelJohnson, and even an Olympic rugby star in Ilona Maher. Who will impress the judges, and who will be told to keep on steppin’?
Wednesday, Sept. 18
‘Agatha All Along’ Series Premiere | Disney+
When we last saw Agatha Harkness, she was being stripped of her powers and forced back into her fake identity of Agnes, a helpful neighbor in a sleepy New Jersey town. In reality, Harkness is a powerful witch with several lifetimes’ worth of experience, but all that changes when she runs afoul of Wanda Maximoff, the Scarlet Witch.
This series picks up as Agatha regains her memories, but not her powers. Feeling incomplete without her magical abilities, Agatha starts down the path to find the legendary Witch’s Road, which she thinks will help restore her to former greatness. Assembling a new coven to help her along the way, Agatha soon finds the journey will be anything but a simple stroll down memory lane…
Thursday, Sept. 19
‘The Penguin’ Series Premiere | Max
Ruling Gotham’s criminal underworld is a dirty job, but someone has to do it. Ever since the psychopathic killer The Riddler gunned down Carmine Falcone, Gotham’s lawbreakers need a new leader to turn to. In steps Oswald Cobblepot, who thinks his moment in the sun has arrived at last.
But just as Oz is preparing to lay hands on Falcone’s criminal empire and claim it for his own, Carmine’s daughter Sofia is released from prison. She may look unassuming, but she’s one of the most dangerous people ever to walk the streets of Gotham, and her attempt to claim her father’s operations as her birthright sets up an unmissable showdown with The Penguin himself.
Friday, Sept. 20
‘Little Miss Innocent’ Series Premiere | Hulu
In 2017, Kaitlyn Conley, a polite and well-liked young woman from upstate New York was found guilty of killing Mary Yoder, her ex-boyfriend’s mother, sending shockwaves through the local community. The murder was horrifying enough in its own right, but those closest to Conley were shaken to their core by her actions, deeds that they never thought she could ever be capable of.
Watch the Trailer for ‘Little Miss Innocent’:
ABC News Studios’ chilling three-part docuseries “Little Miss Innocent” tells the twisted story of this case through a series of shocking new interviews, including the victim’s family, Conley’s family, investigators and attorneys involved in Conley’s trial, and an exclusive interview with the incarcerated Conley herself.
Saturday, Sept. 21
‘Falling Together’ Original Movie Premiere | Hallmark Channel, stream with a seven-day free trial of Philo
This new, autumnal original from Hallmark Channel focuses on a young woman named Natalie (Ashley Williams) who moves to a small town. She’s anxious to make friends with her neighbors, but she soon realizes she’s stepped into a feud that threatens to envelop her entire condo building.
In order to help bring everyone together and end the fighting, Natalie decides to enlist them in the annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s. She’s almost in despair until she gets an unexpected assist from the condo’s super (Paul Campbell), who usually decides to steer well clear of such disputes…
Sunday, Sept. 22
‘Matlock’ Series Premiere | CBS, watch with a seven-day free trial of Paramount+ with SHOWTIME
The new version of “Matlock” stars Kathy Bates as the brilliant septuagenarian Madeline “Matty” Matlock, who, after achieving success in her younger years, decides to rejoin the workforce at a prestigious law firm where she uses her unassuming demeanor and wily tactics to win cases and expose corruption from within
It’s hard to imagine anyone stepping into the shoes of Andy Griffith as the titular lawyer, but if anyone can do it, it’s Bates. She’s got the perfect balance of charismatic charm and dramatic heft to elevate the character past a cliche best left behind, and into a new time and place where she may be constantly underestimated but she’s never underprepared.