The small screen will see a slate of new shows this fall.

Curl up on the couch and prepare to spend hours browsing through options, as the season promises everything from reimagined classic novels to contemplative superhero adventures.

Read on for Daily Bruin Arts contributors’ selection of seasonal shows.

“East of Eden” (Oct. 1)

A story over 3,000 years old will soon be reborn for a modern audience.

“East of Eden,” creator and writer Zoe Kazan’s limited series adaption of John Steinbeck’s novel of the same name, will debut on Netflix this October. Starring Florence Pugh as Cathy Ames, an allegorical figure for Eve and Satan, the story follows two families over multiple generations from the Civil War to World War I. The series will retell the biblical tales of Adam and Eve and Cain and Abel, featuring other popular actors like Mike Faist as Charles Trask and Christopher Abbott as Adam Trask. Set in California’s Salinas Valley, the show explores free will and the decision to be good or evil.

Because of the sprawling nature of Steinbeck’s work, critics worry seven episodes will not be enough to fully encapsulate the depth of the novel. Some are also skeptical of Kazan’s approach toward Cathy, whom she portrays as an antihero rather than a villain. In line with the familial motifs of the show, Kazan’s grandfather, Elia Kazan, directed the 1955 movie adaption of Steinbeck’s novel. This fall, viewers will see how that personal tie to “East of Eden” influences Zoe Kazan’s adaptation.

While the story behind the show is nothing new, it is one audiences continuously return to – whether it be in a religious text, a classic novel or, come this October, a limited series TV show.

– Sara Green

“VisionQuest” (Oct. 14)

This October, Marvel fans will wander into a world of artificial intelligence.

“VisionQuest” will join its Marvel Cinematic Universe predecessors on Disney+ as the final installment of the television trilogy that includes “WandaVision” and “Agatha All Along.” The eight-episode series stars Paul Bettany as Vision, who starts off the show in hiding, mainly communicating with the AI personas in his mind after his memories were restored in the finale of “WandaVision.” Vision is then forced to go on the run after Paladin (Todd Stashwick) places a bounty on his head. He is accompanied by a mysterious teenager he believes is a reincarnated version of his son, Tommy Maximoff (Ruaridh Mollica).

The series promises a glimpse into the humanity behind the android, alongside the exploration of parenthood and intergenerational trauma. Each AI persona – such as J.A.R.V.I.S. (James D’Arcy) and Ultron (James Spader) – will play a role in Vision’s reconnection to his identity, Bettany and the trailer foreshadowed. This follows a recent MCU trend, with heroes and villains alike digging deep into memories and emotions, such as Yelena’s dive into Bob’s consciousness in “Thunderbolts*.” Plus, fans haven’t seen Vision since 2021, and they can only hope the wait will be worth it.

“VisionQuest” may be about AI, but it has potential to be one of the MCU’s most human shows yet.

– Cara Putterman

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“Yellowjackets” Season Four (Nov. 20)

Fans are hungering for the final installment of “Yellowjackets,” a sumptuous and sapphic story of survival.

The Yellowjackets, a high school girls soccer team, find themselves stranded in the Canadian wilderness after surviving a devastating plane crash in 1996. The show tracks their devolution after the initial crash toward increasingly desperate measures to survive. The series then follows the surviving women 25 years later and the lingering impact of the wilderness on them and their families.

The third season concluded with a stunning revelation as one of the team members makes contact with the outside world for rescue. Dubbed the “final reckoning,” the fourth season will air on Paramount+ in November. The Yellowjackets will seek to bury the crimes they committed and will be forced to come to terms with their return to society after years in the wilderness. With a fantastic cast and writing as sharp as the Yellowjackets’ knives, this season is sure to quench fans’ hunger.

But really, their survival isn’t a surprise. If there’s one group that could do it, many viewers would argue it’s most certainly a team of teenage girls.

We’ll see how they did it Nov. 20.

– Lilly Leonhardt

“Pride and Prejudice” (Fall 2026)

Jane Austen’s most tantalizing battle of wills returns this fall.

Over two centuries since the novel’s debut, “Pride and Prejudice” refuses to retire. Netflix is giving Austen’s beloved romance a new six-episode revival. Written by award-winning author Dolly Alderton and directed by Euros Lyn, the series once again follows the ever-opinionated Elizabeth Bennet (Emma Corrin) as she navigates family expectations, social status and an increasingly complicated relationship with the aloof Mr. Darcy (Jack Lowden).

Of course, there is one concern: Austen’s story has been adapted more times than most viewers can count. Alderton and Lyn’s version stays close to Austen’s original, betting on a fresh cast and creative team to make the familiar feel new, with Corrin and Lowden joined by Olivia Colman, Rufus Sewell, Louis Partridge and Fiona Shaw. The challenge, then, is making a story everyone knows feel like one worth watching again.

If the trailer is any indication, this adaptation is leaning hard into the drama, with charged glances and plenty of romantic tension. With Alderton’s eye for modern romance and Lyn’s knack for balancing humor with heart, the duo may have the right formula for the job.

So, whether audiences need it or not, Hertfordshire awaits.

– Audrey Nguyenhuu