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The best TV dramas, Autumn 2018

By Helena Kealey on 18/10/2018

Settle in for an action-packed autumn with these TV dramas on the small screens

House of Cards season 6 first look images

House of Cards season 6, Netflix

'The reign of the middle-aged white man is over.' With so much real-life drama having taken place between the end of season five and the return of season six, many eyes will be watching to see how House of Cards gets on with woman at the helm.

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WHEN
2 November
WHERE
Netflix
The Homecoming, Amazon Prime

The Homecoming, Amazon Prime

Based on a popular podcast, Homecoming is a psychological thriller about a facility that helps traumatised soldiers adjust back to civilian life. Heidi (Julia Roberts) was a caseworker there, and had mysterious reasons for leaving. All 10 episodes are directed by Mr Robot creator Sam Esmail.

WHEN
2 November
WHERE
Amazon Prime
Luther season 5

Luther series 5, BBC One

Not much is known about this new series of Luther – the tough, rough detective drama starring Idris Elba. We’ve only had the trailer, which is splattered with the words ‘THIS WILL HURT’, and the rumour that psychopath Alice (Ruth Wilson) is returning. Either way, it promises to be gritty, violent, and gloriously dark.

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WHEN
TBD
WHERE
BBC One
The Sinner season 2, Netflix

The Sinner season 2, Netflix

In season two of Derek Simonds’ acclaimed The Sinner, Detective Ambrose (Bill Pullman) takes on a completely new case. The killer this time is an 11 year-old boy (Elisha Henig) in New York who murders his parents. Prepare for a dark and unsettling experience.

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WHEN
9 November
WHERE
Netflix
Les Misérables, BBC

Les Misérables, BBC

'I dreamed a dream in times gone by!' And so it is that the BBC will do its best to make our dreams come true: by bringing Victor Hugo's Les Misérables onto our TVs with an all-star cast. Although be warned: there's no chance of enjoying that song, or any others – the new series is set to be strictly non-musical.

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WHEN
TBD
WHERE
BBC One
Florence Pugh and Alexander Skarsgård star in The Little Drummer Girl

The Little Drummer Girl, BBC

Florence Pugh, Michael Shannon and Alexander Skarsgård star in this new nail-biting adaptation of John le Carré's The Little Drummer Girl, directed by Korean film director Park Chan-wook, who makes his first foray into TV.

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WHEN
28 October
WHERE
BBC
Eleanor Tomlinson and Rafe Spall in The War of the Worlds

The War of the Worlds, BBC One

H.G. Wells' story of alien invasion returns to Edwardian London on the BBC for this heart-racing new adaptation starring Poldark's Eleanor Tomlinson and Rafe Spall.

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WHEN
TBD
WHERE
BBC One
The First, Channel 4

The First, Channel 4

In the new series from Beau Willimon (House of Cards), humans are done with the moon and heading to Mars. The series stars Sean Penn – in his first television role – as Tom Hagerty, who heads the first manned expedition to the red planet.

WHEN
October
WHERE
Channel 4
Dark Heart, ITV

Dark Heart, ITV

ITV’s latest cop thriller, based on the novels by Adam Creed, is Dark Heart. Penned by Chris Lang (Unforgotten) and Ben Harris (Marcella), Dark Heart follows the young DI Will Wagstaffe, or ‘Staffe’ played by Tom Riley, who remains hellbent on finding the person who killed his parents when he was just 16.

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WHEN
31 October
WHERE
ITV
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