Time Asia — October 10, 2017

GUIDE

Returning TV that

deserves a second chance

By Eliana Dockterman

DESIGNATED SURVIVOR

TheABC show is ditching its many twists

for a more grounded, timely approach to

politics, à laThe Good Wife

OUTLANDER

The lovers inStarz’s historic drama

must travel across an ocean—and two

centuries—before they can reunite

TOP OF THE LAKE

The Aussie export onSundance gets

gritty as a detective (Elisabeth Moss)

investigates an illegal surrogacy ring

SCANDAL

D.C. fixer Olivia Pope is told in the final

season ofABC’s twisty drama that she

can’t have it all. Her reply? “Watch me.”

RIVERDALE

The CW’s addictiveTwin Peaks–meets–

Gossip Girl series leans in to its camp as

it resolves a massive cliffhanger

SURVIVOR

The long-runningCBS reality show has

become more inclusive (and more

sensitive) than its peers

BOJACK HORSEMAN

With a new focus on family, theNetflix

cartoon about a washed-up sitcom actor

is as emotionally ambitious as ever

NEW GIRL

TheFoxsitcom evaded will-they-won’t-

they cliché. The question now: Will Jess

and Nick bend to convention in the end?

THE GOOD PLACE

NBC’s life-after-death spectacle could

have been gimmicky, but a first-season

twist boosted its IQ considerably

BLACK-ISH

TheABC family comedy has always been

deep, but the Trump era has given its

writers a host of new issues to tackle

YOU’RE THE WORST

The current season onFXXbreaks new

ground by splitting up its insufferable

(but lovable) central couple

THE MINDY PROJECT

It’s time to find out if the rom-com-

obsessed doctor on Mindy Kaling’sHulu

show even wants a happily-ever-after

THIS IS US

TheNBC drama that once seemed like a kitschy

tearjerker has developed into an Emmy-worthy series

LIKE A LOT OF SECOND-SEASON SHOWS, THIS IS USIS

out to prove that there’s a reason to keep tuning in. “This

season is informed by death and darkness,” says show-

runner Dan Fogelman. “But we’re taking great pains to

ensure that ultimately this is an uplifting season because

that’s our life philosophy.” He’s not the only one trying to

add new depth to a series this fall—here’s a closer look:

SECOND SEASON

BETTER WITH AGE

UNDER THE RADAR

THE END IS NIGH