TV

What's on TV: autumn 2017

By Helena Kealey on 14/8/2017

From the hottest Netflix dramas to the soon-to-be most talked about BBC period dramas: here are the finest TV shows autumn 2017

Stranger Things 2, Netflix

Stranger Things, the crepuscular, spine-shivering thriller set in the fictional town of Hawkins that captured the hearts of Netflix fans last year, has announced its official return date: 27th October 2017. Spectacular news.

WHEN

31 Oct 2017 – 31 Mar 2018, 9:00 AM – 12:00 AM

WHERE

UK Netflix

Howards End, BBC

EM Forster's Howards End is being turned into a new four-part mini series, penned by Gangs of New York screenwriter Kenneth Lonergan . It will air at some point this autumn; keep an eye out

WHEN

Date and times tbd

WHERE

BBC1

Alias Grace, Netflix

Following the huge success of the adaptation of Atwood's feminist dystopian novel The Handmaid's Tale on the American streaming service Hulu and its subsequent arrival on Channel 4, Netflix has jumped on to the Atwood bandwagon with the announcement of its own miniseries based on Atwood's 1996 novel Alias Grace.

WHEN

03 Nov 2017 – 31 Jan 2018, 8:00 AM – 12:00 AM

WHERE

UK Netflix

Rupert Grint, Lindsay Lohan and Nick Frost star in Sick Note

Sick Note, Sky Atlantic

Sick Note, the new comedy coming to Sky One and Sky Atlantic this autumn, stars Rupert Grint, aka Ron Weasley from the Harry Potter movies, Nick Frost of Hot Fuzz fame and, in season two, Lindsay Lohan. This six-part series follows Daniel Glass, an insurance rep who hates his boss and his girlfriend, and lies compulsively.

WHEN

01 Sep 2017 – 31 Oct 2017, Air date TDB. Likely to be some time this autumn

WHERE

Sky Atlantic

Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials adapted for the BBC

Philip Pullman's beloved trilogy is arriving on the BBC at some point in 2017. The arrival of the show has been cloaked in secrecy, but we can tell you that the writer behind Harry Potter – no, not J.K Rowling but Jack Thorne, who co-wrote the script for the Cursed Child.

WHEN

On 31 Oct 2017, Air and date times TBD

WHERE

BBC1

Electric Dreams, Channel 4

Electric Dreams, Channel 4's new 10-episode anthology TV series based on the short stories of author Philip K. Dick, brings its star-studded cast to our screens this September.

WHEN

22 Sep 2017 – 31 Oct 2017, Air and date times tbd

WHERE

Channel 4

Photo Credit: Two Brothers Pictures/ITV/SundanceTV

Liar, ITV

ITV's newest six-part miniseries starring Downton Abbey's Joanne Froggatt, Liar promises to be an emotional thriller driven by the devastating consequences of deceit and attraction. How will it compare to the BBC's Apple Tree Yard?

WHEN

On 23 Nov 2017, Air time and date tbd

The Crown season 2, Netflix

The Crown season one was the most expensive TV series ever made. It was a run-away success for the streaming network Netflix which spent £100 million (£100 million!) on the drama chronicling the early lives of the Royal Family. Season two, which follows the real-life story of the Queen and her family members in the 60s, will feature Claire Foy and Matt Smith (who return to play the Queen and Prince Phillip) and will likely star Michael C. Hall and Jodi Balfour as President Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy.

WHEN

01 Nov 2017 – 31 Mar 2018, 9:00 AM – 12:00 AM

WHERE

UK Netflix

The Miniaturist, BBC One

A three-part adaptation of Jessie Burton's The Miniaturist, one of the fastest-selling debut novels of recent years, is set to on air on BBC One later this year.

WHEN

On 30 Sep 2017, Air times and dates tbd