“This Is Us” Cast Talks Season 4 Shockers, Drama & More
All good things are worth waiting for—and the countdown for the return of This Is Us luckily just got shorter.
Season five of the beloved NBC drama will kick off two weeks earlier than expected, with a two-hour premiere set for Tuesday, Oct. 27 starting at 9 p.m. ET, according to Variety. The Pearsons were gearing up to originally make a comeback on Nov. 11, however, the schedule has been shifted for viewers desperate to know what’s in store for the Big Three.
Despite setbacks related to the coronavirus pandemic, production for season five was slated to begin Thursday, Sept. 24, according to Deadline. In August, creator Dan Fogelman took to Twitter to reveal that we’ll find the central characters—played by Mandy Moore, Milo Ventimiglia, Sterling K. Brown, Chrissy Metz, Chris Sullivan, Susan Kelechi Watson and Justin Hartley—tackling the coronavirus itself, noting he’s “very proud” of the show’s writers and the plot they’ve created.
While fans know that Fogelman has had the series ending planned for some time, the time jump at the end of season four left viewers with a ton of unanswered questions.
A solid chunk of season four’s storylines focused on giving fans nuggets of information about what life for the Pearsons is like in 2032 and 2050, once Kate and Toby’s kids are adults.
Last week, Ron Cephas Jones took home the 2020 Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for playing William Hill.
What will happen in season five? We’ll have to wait and see. Until then, scroll down to see all the fall 2020 premiere dates.
Peacock
NEW: Departure (Peacock)
The Canadian drama stars Archie Panjabi as an investigator trying to determine what happened to a missing plane and it makes its U.S. debut on Sept. 17.
Netflix
NEW: Ratched (Netflix)
Sarah Paulson will make her debut as the villainous nurse on Sept. 18.
Hulu
Pen15 (Hulu)
Season two of the beloved comedy premieres Sept. 18.
Fox
NEW: Filthy Rich (Fox)
Kim Cattrall plays the matriarch of a rich Southern family who made their money on Christian TV. It premieres Sept. 21.
Fox
The Masked Singer (Fox)
Season four of the Fox hit will premiere Sept. 23 at 9 p.m., followed by the debut of I Can See Your Voice.
ABC/Byron Cohen
Celebrity Family Feud, Press Your Luck, Match Game (ABC)
ABC’s big game show night returns Sept. 24.
Elizabeth Morris/Amazon Prime Video
NEW: Utopia (Amazon Prime)
The conspiracy thriller based on the British series of the same name premieres Sept. 25.
FX
Fargo (FX)
Season four of the anthology drama will premiere Sept. 27.
Fox
Fox Animated Comedies
Family Guy, Bless the Harts, Bob’s Burgers, and Family Guy will return Sunday, Sept. 27 beginning at 8 p.m.
NBC
NEW: Connecting (NBC)
The new pandemic-shot comedy about friends connecting with each other in 2020 arrives Thursday, Oct. 1.
AMC
NEW: The Walking Dead: World Beyond (AMC)
The Walking Dead spinoff about coming of age in the apocalypse premieres Oct. 4.
Fox
NEW: Next (Fox)
Fox’s new event series, which follows a Homeland Cybersecurity team as they deal with a rogue and dangerous AI, premieres Oct. 6.
NBC
Ellen’s Game of Games (NBC)
Ellen’s gameshow will return Tuesday, Oct. 6.
The CW
Supernatural (The CW)
The final seven episodes premiere Oct. 8.
Netflix
The Haunting of Bly Manor (Netflix)
Netflix’s anthology series returns with a brand new scary season on Oct. 9.
National Geographic
NEW: The Right Stuff (Disney+)
Relive the early days of the U.S. space program in this new NatGeo drama, premiering on Disney+ on Oct. 9.
AMC
Fear the Walking Dead (AMC)
Season six of the Walking Dead spinoff premieres Oct. 11.
ABC
The Bachelorette (ABC)
The Bachelorette finally makes her debut on Tuesday, Oct. 13.
CBS
The Amazing Race (CBS)
The reality show, which had already filmed the upcoming 32nd season before the pandemic hit, returns Wednesday, Oct. 14 at 9 p.m.
CBS
Star Trek: Discovery (CBS All Access)
Season three makes its debut on Oct. 15.
ABC
Shark Tank (ABC)
Season 12 of Shark Tank premieres Oct. 16.
ABC
Who Wants To Be a Millionaire, AFV, Supermarket Sweep, Card Sharks (ABC)
ABC’s other game show night, including Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, America’s Funniest Home Videos, Card Sharks, and the new Supermarket Sweep with Leslie Jones will all premiere Sunday, Oct. 18.
Netflix
Unsolved Mysteries (Netflix)
The second half of the first season on Netflix drops on Oct. 19.
NBC
The Voice (NBC)
The Voice returns on Monday, Oct. 19.
ABC
The Goldbergs (ABC)
Returns with two back-to-back episodes Wednesday, Oct. 21 at 8 p.m.
ABC
The Conners (ABC)
The Conner family returns Wednesday, Oct. 21 at 9 p.m.
ABC
Black-ish (ABC)
Black-ish returns Wednesday, Oct. 21 at 9:30 p.m., but you can catch a standalone event, featuring an all-animated episode, on Sunday, Oct. 4.
NBC
Superstore (NBC)
Superstore returns Thursday, Oct. 22 at 8 p.m.
Spectrum
NEW: Temple (Spectrum Originals)
Mark Strong plays a surgeon who opens an underground clinic in London in this new drama, premiering Oct. 26.
ABC
American Housewife (ABC)
American Housewife returns Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 8:30 p.m.
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