Fall TV preview: Cable, PBS highlights
Foyle's War (PBS, Sept. 15, 9 ET/PT): Masterpiece presents three new episodes of the British drama as Christopher Foyle (Michael Kitchen) and friend Sam (Honeysuckle Weeks) return in 1946 Britain.
The Hollow Crown (PBS, Sept, 20, 9 ET/PT): Great Performances brings a series of filmed adaptations of four of Shakespeare's plays: Richard II, Henry IV, Part 1, Henry IV, Part 2 and Henry V. Tom Hiddleston stars.
Eastbound & Down (HBO, Sept. 29, 10 ET/PT): Danny McBride's broke-down former star pitcher is back for his fourth and final season.
Hello Ladies (HBO, Sept. 29, 10:30 ET/PT): A comedy starring Stephen Merchant (Ricky Gervais' former writing partner) as a 6-foot-7 Englishman trying to find his soulmate in Los Angeles.
Homeland (Showtime, Sept. 29, 9 ET/PT): The acclaimed drama returns for a third season with Brody (Damian Lewis) on the lam and Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes) locking horns with her mentor/boss Saul (Mandy Patinkin).
Masters of Sex (Showtime, Sept. 29, 10 ET/PT): Michael Sheen and Lizzy Caplan portray William Masters and Virginia Johnson, real-life research scientists of human sexuality, in this new drama.
Witches of East End (Lifetime, Oct. 6, 10 ET/PT): Julia Ormond, Madchen Amick, Jenna Dewan Tatum and Rachel Boston belong to a family of witches living in a seaside town in this new drama.
Full Circle , (DirecTV, Oct. 9, 9 ET/PT): Tom Felton, Julian McMahon, David Boreanaz, Billy Campbell and Kate Walsh are among the stars in this ensemble drama from playwright Neil LaBute that is set in a restaurant and looks at the intersecting lives of the characters.
American Horror Story: Coven (FX, Oct. 9, 10 ET/PT): The third season of this anthology series, set in New Orleans, concerns witches and voodoo, and stars Kathy Bates and the returning Jessica Lange, again in a new role.
The Walking Dead (AMC, Oct. 13, 9 ET/PT): Zombies led by Andrew Lincoln continue their struggle to survive in a post-apocalyptic world in this smash hit's fourth season.
White Collar (USA, Oct. 17, 9 ET/PT): Tim DeKay and Matt Bomer return for the sexy drama's fifth season, which finds one of their characters arrested on murder charges.
Covert Affairs (USA, Oct. 17, 10 ET/PT): The hunt is on as the action series starring Piper Perabo as a CIA operative returns to wrap up its Season 4 with six new episodes.
Ground Floor (TBS, Nov. 14, 10 ET/PT): New comedy about a hot-shot banker (Skyler Astin) whose one-night stand with a maintenance worker in his office building causes complications with his critical boss (John C. McGinley).