This autumn brings a stellar lineup of television, from long-awaited returns to fresh new formats. Highlights include the return of the beloved documentary series Educating Yorkshire, the second season of Wednesday with a surprise appearance by Lady Gaga, and a reunion of comedy stars David Mitchell and Robert Webb in a new sketch show. Crime drama fans are also in for a treat with Brad Ingelsby's latest miniseries and the fifth season of Only Murders in the Building.
Ten years after first capturing hearts, the cameras return to Thornhill Community Academy in Dewsbury for a new series of Educating Yorkshire. Former English teacher Mr Burton is now head teacher, and the programme offers an insight into how schools have changed over the past decade, tackling issues from exam pressure and budget cuts to the impact of smartphones. The new series airs on Channel 4 from 31 August.
Tim Burton's ghoulish phenomenon Wednesday returns for its second season on Netflix from 3 September. Jenna Ortega reprises her role as Wednesday Addams, who fights to prevent the death of her werewolf roommate after psychic visions. Lady Gaga joins the cast as Nevermore Academy teacher Rosaline Rotwood, and will debut a new song, 'Dead Dance', destined to be this year's Halloween hit.
Peep Show fans can rejoice as David Mitchell and Robert Webb reunite for a new sketch show on Channel 4 from 5 September. The duo, alongside rising comedy stars, lampoon everything from airport security to bad therapy and the arrival of flushing toilets in Georgian England. It promises to be ridiculously silly fun.
The fifth season of Only Murders in the Building arrives on Disney+ this autumn. Selena Gomez, Steve Martin and Martin Short return as podcasting sleuths investigating the suspicious death of beloved doorman Lester. New cast members include Keegan-Michael Key, Beanie Feldstein, Logan Lerman and Renée Zellweger as Bridget Jones herself.
From the creator of Mare of Easttown, Brad Ingelsby's new HBO miniseries stars Mark Ruffalo as an FBI agent leading a taskforce investigating violent home invasions in suburban Philadelphia. The battle of wits between Ruffalo's character and Ozark's Tom Pelphrey as the seemingly ordinary family man behind the crimes will keep viewers on edge. It airs on Sky Atlantic and Now from 8 September.
