Catherine Zeta Jones is back toting a gun in revenge thriller Kill Jackie, just one of 20 sizzling new TV dramas coming to the screen this autumn. Here’s all you need to know… KILL JACKIE2 October (Amazon Prime Video) Revenge thriller Kill Jackie is just one of 20 sizzling new TV dramas coming to the screen this autumn – here’s all you need to know…Catherine Zeta-Jones has long wanted to appear in a revenge thriller – now she gets her chance. In this eight-part series the Welsh actress plays Jackie Price, a wealthy art dealer who’s the target for a group of hitmen called The Seven Demons. But rather than running, Jackie takes the fight to her enemies using a range of powerful contacts to hunt them down one by one. The series is based on the 2018 novel The Price You Pay by Aidan Truhen – the pseudonym of Nick Harkaway, whose father is legendary spy writer David Cornwell, aka John le Carré.THE BLAME20 September (ITV1 and ITVX) DI Emma Crane is Michelle Keegan ’s first role since giving birth to daughter Palma in March last year, and it’s fair to say she could have had a gentler re-introduction to acting in The BlameDI Emma Crane is Michelle Keegan’s first role since giving birth to daughter Palma in March last year, and it’s fair to say she could have had a gentler re-introduction to acting. Crane is not only front and centre in the search for the killer of young figure skater Sophie Madsen, but over the course of this six-part thriller she also risks her own safety by delving into the deep corruption she discovers within the team of detectives investigating the murder.THE SPLIT UP20 September (BBC1 and BBC iPlayer) A spin-off from Abi Morgan’s legal drama The Split, this series about a family of British-Asian solicitors in Manchester was written by Ursula Rani SarmaA spin-off from Abi Morgan’s legal drama The Split, this series about a family of British-Asian solicitors in Manchester was written by Ursula Rani Sarma. Unforgotten’s Sanjeev Bhaskar plays leading family member Dhruv Kishan, while other stars in the six-parter include Ritu Arya (The Umbrella Academy) and Aysha Kala (Criminal Record). The show was put on hold in September 2024 due to what BBC insiders said were creative issues, but filming finally began in Manchester a year later.MARBLE HALL MURDERS26 September (BBC1 and BBC iPlayer) The brilliant mind of crime writer Anthony Horowitz goes into overdrive for this six-part series, a sequel to his Magpie Murders and Moonflower MurdersThe brilliant mind of crime writer Anthony Horowitz goes into overdrive for this six-part series, a sequel to his Magpie Murders and Moonflower Murders and once again featuring the talents of literary editor and amateur sleuth Susan Ryeland (Lesley Manville) and fictional detective Atticus Pund (Tim McMullan). Susan discovers murderous secrets in the Crace family when she edits a book written by the grandson of legendary children’s author Miriam Crace (All Creatures Great And Small’s Patricia Hodge). Filmed on the Greek island of Corfu, the series also features a wine-drinking cameo from Horowitz!WINTER30 September (ITV1 and ITVX) Meet TV’s latest crime-busting double act: unconventional forensic pathologist Dr Ethan Winter (Red Eye’s Richard Armitage) and the meticulous, no-nonsense DI Lauren Bell (The Split’s Annabel Scholey)Meet TV’s latest crime-busting double act: unconventional forensic pathologist Dr Ethan Winter (Red Eye’s Richard Armitage) and the meticulous, no-nonsense DI Lauren Bell (The Split’s Annabel Scholey). Filmed in Belgium and Bristol earlier this year, Winter sees the doctor use his sharp intellect and willingness to bend the rules to solve complex murders, with the detective’s help. Each of the six episodes features a self-contained homicide, as well as the latest chapter in an overarching story related to Winter’s personal life.EAST OF EDEN1 October (Netflix) This seven-part series is based on John Steinbeck’s 1952 novel of the same name (pictured Florence Pugh) A family saga bookended by the US Civil War and World War I, this seven-part series is based on John Steinbeck’s 1952 novel of the same name and puts the focus on Cathy Ames (Florence Pugh) and her relationship with the men in her life, including pioneering patriarch Samuel Hamilton (Ciaran Hinds). Set in California, the drama has been adapted from Steinbeck’s novel by Zoe Kazan, granddaughter of Elia Kazan who adapted it for the classic 1955 movie starring James Dean.WAR2 October (Sky Atlantic, HBO Max) What begins as an amicable split between super-rich tech mogul Morgan Henderson (Dominic West) and his actress wife Carla Duval (Sienna Miller, below left, with West) soon turns ugly‘If they play dirty, we will be total and utter filth,’ says combative lawyer Beatrice ‘Queen Bea’ Ubosi (Nina Sosanya) in this eight-part divorce drama. What begins as an amicable split between super-rich tech mogul Morgan Henderson (Dominic West) and his actress wife Carla Duval (Sienna Miller, below left, with West) soon turns ugly – and greedy. As Carla tells her legal team, ‘Let’s take Morgan for every penny he’s got – and he’s got quite a few.’CARRIE7 October (Amazon Prime Video) This eight-part series is the fourth adaptation of Stephen King’s super-spooky 1974 novel about the transformation of timid teenager Carrie WhiteSo sweet, so innocent – but so dangerous. This eight-part series is the fourth adaptation of Stephen King’s super-spooky 1974 novel about the transformation of timid teenager Carrie White (played most famously by Sissy Spacek in 1976). Bullied on prom night, she turns into a young woman bent on revenge and uses her mysterious telekinetic powers to settle scores. Canadian actress Summer H Howell plays Carrie here, and it’s not her first foray into horror. Previous credits for the 22-year-old include Curse Of Chucky, Cult Of Chucky and slasher movie Night Of The Reaper.BELOW8 October (Netflix) ‘Who would want to live anywhere else?’ asks Josh Hartnett’s cheery fisherman Calvin Penney, as he surveys the sea from the pretty Canadian town where he lives‘Who would want to live anywhere else?’ asks Josh Hartnett’s cheery fisherman Calvin Penney, as he surveys the sea from the pretty Canadian town where he lives. By the end of this thriller, though, the answer to that question is pretty much everybody. The lives of Penney and the other inhabitants take a dark and dangerous turn when a mysterious sea creature threatens them and their way of life. Filmed across Newfoundland and Labrador in eastern Canada last summer, the six-parter has already been dubbed Jaws for the 21st century.NOCTURNE30 October (Apple TV) Detective Jonah Lynn (The Perfect Couple star Liev Schreiber) is looking forward to a quieter life when he swaps the busy streets of Philadelphia for a small town in western PennsylvaniaDetective Jonah Lynn (The Perfect Couple star Liev Schreiber) is looking forward to a quieter life when he swaps the busy streets of Philadelphia for a small town in western Pennsylvania. But he’d reckoned without serial killer Jurek Walter (Adolescence’s Stephen Graham), who terrorises the town, as well as Lynn and his family. The show is based on the novels Lazarus and The Sandman by husband-and-wife team Alexander and Alexandra Ahndoril, and the role of Walter was originally going to be played by Tom Hardy.ADULTERYOctober (ITV1 and ITVX) Writer Danny Brocklehurst promises a rollercoaster of emotions in this racy six-parterWriter Danny Brocklehurst promises a rollercoaster of emotions in this racy six-parter. ‘It’s a show about how love and sex have the capacity to lift us to the highest highs and take us down to the lowest lows,’ he explains. Beth (Romola Garai) and Tom (Mamma Mia!’s Dominic Cooper) embark on an adulterous affair, while Tom’s daughter Jess and Beth’s son Ollie are also enjoying a passionate relationship of their own.CRYSTAL LAKEOctober (Sky Atlantic and Now) This eight-part prequel focuses on Pamela Voorhees (Mad Men’s Linda Cardellini), mother of the murderous youngster at the heart of the film franchise, Friday The 13thFriday The 13th is one of the most successful movie franchises in history, with 11 sequels to the 1980 original. Now this eight-part prequel focuses on Pamela Voorhees (Mad Men’s Linda Cardellini), mother of the murderous youngster at the heart of the films. On the surface Pamela is a parent grieving the loss of her sickly son Jason in a drowning accident a year earlier. But a visit to her home by two strangers digging into her past sets in motion a disturbing chain of events that has the people of Crystal Lake asking: just who is Pamela Voorhees?HUNTING ALICE BELLOctober (Channel 4) Hunting Alice Bell – a six-part psychological thriller with more than a hint of The Traitors about it. It stars Alex Roach and Amanda Abbington as Fran and Julie, two of the possible Alices.A six-part psychological thriller with more than a hint of The Traitors about it. Five women are suspected of secretly being Alice Bell, the lover and accomplice of a notorious anaesthetist serial killer. The five join forces to clear their names as an angry mob and online trolls threaten their safety, but only four are innocent… the other one really is her. Co-written by David Baddiel, who wanted to write a story about how social media can incite hatred, it stars Alex Roach and Amanda Abbington as Fran and Julie, two of the possible Alices.THE PARTYOctober (ITV and ITVX) Class, sex, shame and power – they all rear their heads in this five-part thriller adapted from the novel by Elizabeth Day. Perfect Strangers star Luke Evans plays journalist Martin GilmourClass, sex, shame and power – they all rear their heads in this five-part thriller adapted from the novel by Elizabeth Day and filmed in southern Wales. Nine Perfect Strangers star Luke Evans plays journalist Martin Gilmour, a working-class boy made good who enjoys a powerful and seemingly unbreakable friendship with rich and entitled politician Ben Fitzmaurice (Tom Cullen, fraudster John Palmer in The Gold). But could the secrets they keep prove their undoing?PIERREOctober (Channel 4) When you come at the system, there’s every chance the system will come at you. That’s the lesson slowly and painfully learnt by charismatic solicitor PierreWhen you come at the system, there’s every chance the system will come at you. That’s the lesson slowly and painfully learnt by charismatic solicitor Pierre (Homeland star David Harewood) after he accuses the police of mishandling the case of one his young black clients. ‘He challenges the police’s portrayal of Michael as a criminal and by doing so starts to lift the lid on institutional corruption – with major consequences,’ explains David, who spent time shadowing a London solicitor in order to bring this charming and witty character to life.YAGAOctober (Sky One)An intriguing eight-part mystery thriller, in which private investigator Rapp (Schitt’s Creek star Noah Reid) is plunged into a world of ancient magic and the supernatural while trying to find out what happened to the young heir of a fishery business in a coastal town in Canada. Carrie-Anne Moss – Trinity in The Matrix – co-stars as Katherine, a university professor with a taste for younger men. The series is based on the 2019 play by Kat Sandler, which drew on the legend of Baba Yaga, a sometimes benevolent, sometimes evil witch in Slavic folklore.THE GOOD DAUGHTERNovember (Sky Atlantic and Now) Sisters Charlotte and Samantha Quinn were victims of a brutal invasion of their home 28 years ago, and they’ve been picking up the pieces ever since in The Good Daughter Sisters Charlotte and Samantha Quinn were victims of a brutal invasion of their home 28 years ago, and they’ve been picking up the pieces ever since. Charlotte’s become a lawyer like their father – but when she witnesses a shooting in her hometown of Pikeville, in America’s Deep South, she’s forced to confront buried family secrets and painful memories she would rather forget. This eight-part thriller is based on Karin Slaughter’s 2017 novel of the same name and stars Rose Byrne as Samantha and Meghann Fahy as Charlotte.THE HEIGHTSNovember (Channel 5)Expect plenty of twists and turns in this six-part thriller: Louise Candlish, who wrote the novel the series is based on, says plotting the storyline drove her slightly insane. ‘It was very complex – I don’t know why I do this to myself,’ she says. Marcella star Anna Friel, in her first major role in a British drama since ITV’s Deep Water in 2019, stars as Ellen, a woman who sees her beloved son Lucas led astray by manipulative friend Kieran and vows revenge when matters take a tragic turn.HONEYNovember (BBC1 and BBC iPlayer) Sexy spies, a Cold War menage a trois and dangerous liaisons are all to the fore in this six-part thriller, HoneySexy spies, a Cold War menage a trois and dangerous liaisons are all to the fore in this six-part thriller, which is rumoured to be a prequel to the hugely successful Killing Eve with Jodie Comer, although this has yet to be confirmed by the BBC. Ann Skelly (Adelaide in Netflix’s House Of Guinness) stars as Marta Schmitt, an MI6 agent in Berlin in 1982, who’s in love with both Friedrich Bauman, head of counter espionage for East Germany’s secret police the Stasi, and handsome CIA operative Aaron Neeland.THE DAYComing Soon (Paramount+)Minnie Driver spoke to real-life hostage negotiators to bring authenticity to her performance as Sylvia ‘Vox’ Voxley, a woman determined to save the lives of innocent people caught up in a bank robbery gone wrong. The eight-part thriller, based on the Belgian show De Dag, takes place over a single day and is seen first from the perspective of Voxley and her colleagues, then through the eyes of the thieves and their hostages.