Natalie Mooney
Guest Writer
mooneynr@plu.edu
Forget Netflix! This seasonâs lineup of sizzling TV show premieres will have even the biggest binge watchers tuning into cable this fall.
âScream Queensâ – 9 p.m. Tuesdays on FOX
Foxâs new horror-comedy âScream Queensâ premiered on Sept. 22. Created by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk, the creators of the wildly popular âAmerican Horror Story,â the show has been highly anticipated and generated much excitement. âScream Queensâ follows the Kappa Kappa Tau sorority and the multiple murders that happened within, giving a ode to American Horror Storyâs first season, âMurder House.â Starring Emma Roberts, Lea Michele and an array of other actresses, the series showcases strong female leads with great comedic and dramatic timing. The show features horror, mystery, drama, reality and artistically ties every genre into one. Creator Ryan Murphy describes Jamie Lee Curtis, the original âscream queenâ from her role in Halloween, as his inspiration. Murphy says he also created the show with star Emma Roberts in mind.
âEmpireâ – 9 p.m. Wednesdays on FOX
âEmpireâ returned for a second season on Sept. 23 after a highly-rated first installment (which ensured the second season after only two episodes). Since the seriesâ debut last fall, fans have been anxiously awaiting the premiere of âEmpireâsâ second chapter. âEmpireâ is based on a hip hop music entertainment company and follows the founding familyâs battle for control of the company. Season 1 did so well in ratings and on social media reviews that fans and critics are waiting to see what season two has in store for the characters and the plotline they left with. Previews have included favorite characters Luscious, Cookie and Andre along with the question of who will inherit the throne of the company.
âOnce Upon A Timeâ – 8 p.m. Sundays on ABC
ABCâs hit fantasy-drama âOnce Upon a Timeâ returned for their fifth season on Sunday. Producer Adam Horowitz told Entertainment Tonight Online, âweâre writing this show as a show where there is a light at the end of the tunnel that everyone is trying to reach.â He also previewed some of the romance that is set to take place in Camelot this season. Itâs definitely going to be a romantic season and viewers will be excited to see where the old relationships go and the new ones that blossom. Along with the romance, this season is set up to follow up with the drama where the last season left off.
âAmerican Horror Story: Hotelâ – Premieres Oct. 7 on FX
Season 5 of the wildy successful âAmerican Horror Storyâ is set to premiere Oct. 7 on FX. This season is set in the haunted Los Angeles Hotel Cortez and features fan favorites Evan Peters, Kathy Bates and Sarah Paulson, as well as newly added cast member Lady Gaga who is suspected to be a show-stealer. Creator Ryan Murphy describes this season to be very similar to the first season, âMurder House,â especially with Gagaâs captivating character traumatizing the hotel. This season will be frightening, disturbing and extreme. Fans are going crazy in anticipation of the premiere.