It’s about time! We’ve been waiting to see what Dexter’s going to do now that (SPOILER! CENSORED!), and now the time has come: Dexter–along with the fiery and now finished couple, Lauren Vélez and David Zayas—is back with a new season, beginning Sunday 10/2 at 9P on Showtime. And this season Aimee Garcia and Edward James Olmos are joining the cast; in roles they’re not supposed to talk about (that’s the joy and frustration of Dexter, after all).
Five other network shows–the tail end of the networks’ fall season–are premiering in October as well.
The day after Dexter makes his first incision of the season, FOX brings House back from the brink–though the good doctor is now in jail for his crashy little indiscretion at the end of last season. Odette Anable joins the cast–first as a prison doctor, later to be lured into House’s hospital–as the new season begins, Monday 10/3 at 9P.
Hector Elizondo returns to network TV, alongside Tim Allen in Allen’s new vehicle, Last Man Standing, 8P on ABC beginning Tuesday, 10/11. The “alongside” is literal: we understand he plays Allen’s next-door neighbor.
Then on Wednesday 10/12, another long-overdue return finally comes to pass: James Roday and Psych return to the USA Network at 10P. We’ve missed you, Shawn!
Cult favorite Chuck, rescued from the brink of cancellation by rabid fans and a desperate NBC, returns with all-new episodes on Monday, Oct. 21 at 8P…and Chuck’s best bud Josh Gomez, who’s been a riot on this show since Day One, is taking center stage now: as of the end of last season, he’s the one with the super powers!
Lana Parilla is the Evil Queen in the last new show to premiere for a while, ABC’s Once Upon a Time, and if the production photos and ads are even half-accurate, she’s going to have a great time looking beautiful and bad as she chewing the scenery in this hour-long half-fantasy/half mystery confection. It premieres Sunday 10/21 at 8P.
And though it’s not technically an October premiere, we can’t help but mention Gina Torres’ return in new episodes of Suits, scheduled for Thursday, 11/3 on the USA Network. Okay, we’re jumping the gun, but come on–it’s Gina Torres!
A few cable series will sit up and demand attention in November, but Once Upon a Time signals the end of the autumnal portion of network programming. Let’s just wait and see how many of the shows–those with and without Latinos–are still standing come the second round in January…
