Six TV shows to watch this autumn

Autumn is the perfect season to snuggle up on the sofa and watch some good TV, so here are six recommendations of TV shows to watch this autumn.

I am an avid reader, but I'm also a lover of television and movies. When the weather turns colder and the evenings grow darker, I'll always take the opportunity to read a good book or watch good TV.

Earlier this month, I shared some book recommendations for your autumn TBR, so this week, I thought I'd share some TV show recommendations for you all.

There are many more TV shows I could recommend, including the likes of Gilmore Girls, Charmed, The Vampire Diaries and Once Upon a Time. However, I recommended them a couple of years ago, so here are six new recommendations from me.

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

Genre: Murder Mystery

Available: BBC iPlayer and Netflix

Synopsis: 'Five years after the murder of a 17-year-old girl in a sleepy English town, one student is determined to uncover the truth and find the real killer.'

My Thoughts: A Good Girl's Guide to Murder is perhaps one of the best book-to-screen adaptations I have seen. It is a young adult murder mystery that is full of twists and turns. I really enjoyed this television series, and the spooky vibes are perfect for autumn.

Teen Wolf

Genre: Supernatural

Available: Prime Video

Synopsis: 'An animal bite turns a high schooler into a werewolf whose newfound supernatural abilities make him a star athlete – and majorly complicate his life.'

My Thoughts: Teen Wolf is one of my all-time favourite TV shows. I absolutely love it and have rewatched it multiple times. It is action-packed, humorous, spooky and has everything you could want in a TV show.

Only Murders in the Building

Genre: Comical Murder Mystery

Available: Disney+

Synopsis: 'Only Murders In The Building follows three strangers who share an obsession with true crime and suddenly find themselves wrapped up in one as they investigate the mysterious death of a neighbour in their New York City apartment building.'

My Thoughts: I haven't actually watched Only Murders in the Building, but I have heard very good reviews about it. A murder mystery just fits with autumnal vibes for me, so I would recommend it as a light-hearted, comical murder mystery.

Stranger Things

Genre: Supernatural Mystery

Available: Netflix

Synopsis: 'When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces and one strange little girl.'

My Thoughts: I also haven't watched Stranger Things before, but I know people who have and loved it. It's also a theatre play in the West End, so that speaks to how popular and well-loved a show it is.

Virgin River

Genre: Small-Town Drama

Available: Netflix

Synopsis: 'Searching for a fresh start, a nurse practitioner moves from LA to a remote northern California town and is surprised by what — and who — she finds.'

My Thoughts: I'm partway through watching Virgin River, and I absolutely love it. It's a more mature version of Gilmore Girls, with some difficult yet important themes explored, but it is just a wholesome show that is great for autumn.

The Celebrity Traitors

Genre: Reality TV

Available: BBC One and iPlayer in October

Synopsis: 'A psychological game show that follows celebrities where the contestants are trying to outwit, outplay, and outlast the challenge.'

My Thoughts: I have only watched a couple of seasons of The Traitors, and I did enjoy them. However, I have a feeling that this series will be particularly good because of the celebrity line-up, which includes Alan Carr, Joe Wilkinson, Jonathan Ross and Stephen Fry, to name a few.

So, if you're looking for a new TV series to watch this autumn, give some of these recommendations a go. If you've got some recommendations of your own, feel free to leave a comment below, too.

Until next time...