Every fantasy show (not named Rings Of Power and House Of The Dragon) coming to TV this fall

Premiere date: September 15, PeacockBased on the series of young adult novels of the same name by Richelle Mead, centers on Vasilisa “Lissa” Dragomir (Daniela Nieves), a vampire princess and the last of her royal line, and her best friend Rosemarie “Rose” Hathaway (Sisi Stringer), a half-vampire training to be Lissa’s Guardian. The title refers to the series’ setting: St. Vladimir’s Academy boarding school, where Lissa and Rose have reluctantly returned after going on the run. Upon their arrival, they have to face off against dangerous Strigoi (or immortal vampires, as opposed to Moroi like Lissa, who have lifespans similar to humans), navigate new romances, and figure out what the hell is going on at their school. Reductively, it’s Harry Potter with vampires; however, the Vampire Academy trailer is already delivering some deliciously campy drama that sets it apart from its wizarding counterpart.

Premiere date: September 16, NetflixOn the surface, has a lot in common with Vampire Academy: they both take place at a magical boarding school, they each premiere within a day of the other, and … actually, no, that’s where the similarities end. Still, don’t overlook this one because of its somewhat tired boarding school setting; it’s based on a wildly popular Nickelodeon animated series, Winx Club, and while season one didn’t exactly resonate with critics, it was a runaway success for Netflix in terms of ratings. Let’s hope Bloom (Abigail Cowen) and her fellow students/fairies Stella (Hannah van der Westhuysen), Musa (Elisha Applebaum), Terra (Eliot Salt), and Aisha (Precious Mustapha) can recapture some of the magic that made Winx Club so special in season two.

Premiere date: October 2, AMC—both Anne Rice’s novel and the 1994 film starring Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise—is a genre classic, so you’d be forgiven for being skeptical about what another adaptation can bring to the table. However, AMC has gotten ahead of that question by laying all its cards on the table: as panel host Damian Holbrook explained at San Diego Comic-Con 2022, AMC’s upcoming show is taking the queer subtext of the novel and film and making it text. The relationship between Lestat (Sam Reid) and Louis (Jacob Anderson) is explicitly sexual, as Louis confirms in a : “[Lestat] was my mentor, my lover, and my maker,” he says. To some extent, the change is necessary—there’s no way the show could have escaped accusations of queerbaiting if it left the nature of Lestat and Louis’ relationship ambiguous—but it’s a welcome one nonetheless.

Premiere date: October 11, The CW has a lot to prove as the first spin-off of The CW’s longest-running series, . The show famously (Jared Padalecki)—only Dean (Jensen Ackles) is returning to narrate this prequel about their parents. Drake Rodger and Meg Donnelly play John and Mary Winchester, who fall in love while fighting demons and searching for their fathers. It’s a tidy parallel to Supernatural, which started as a story about Sam and Dean reuniting to track down John, who had gone missing while on a hunt. The slick ’70s setting and new characters bring something fresh to the table, even if the plot seems to be resting on Supernatural’s laurels.

Premiere date: November 30, Disney+Ron Howard’s beloved is getting a direct sequel in the form of a TV show—nearly 35 years after the film’s debut. Warwick Davis is back as the title character, a Nelwyn sorcerer who sets out on another quest to save the world. Refreshingly lacking in self-seriousness, Willow seems to be embracing the film’s hopefulness and positivity. Plot details are scarce, but the trailer and are already giving off good vibes.

Premiere date: TBA, NetflixSadly, Netflix’s new live-action Witcher show, doesn’t have Henry Cavill, but it does have Michelle Yeoh, which should more than make up for Cavill’s absence. Focusing on a thriving Elven society 1,200 years before the events of The Witcher, the series will show the creation of the first monster hunter that would eventually become known as a Witcher. It will also tell the story of Conjunction of the Spheres, the magical event that allowed monsters to invade the worlds of men and elves.

Premiere date: TBA, Amazon Prime season two has an interesting challenge ahead of it: while season one was based on Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s novel of the same name, season two doesn’t have any pre-existing source material to base its story on. Still, that they always planned to write a sequel to Good Omens, and moving forward with season two seems like a lovely way to pay tribute to Pratchett, who died in 2015. Crowley (David Tennant) and Aziraphale (Michael Sheen) already saved the world in season one; with everything seemingly tickety-boo, what could possibly be next for the dynamic demon and angel duo?