At last, fall is here and a lot of our favorite TV shows are back on network, cable and streaming platforms.In September, long-running network series “Dancing With the Stars,” “Survivor,” “The Voice,” the “Law & Order” franchise and “The Simpsons” all aired new episodes. This month, fan favorite series like “Matlock,” “Abbott Elementary,” “9-1-1” and “NCIS” make their debuts. Just eight brand-new shows are making their premieres this fall on network television: Fox has two reality television competitions, “Celebrity Weakest Link” and “99 To Beat”; NBC and ABC are only debuting two new series, “On Brand With Jimmy Fallon” and “9-1-1: Nashville,” respectively. CBS has four new series: workplace comedy “DMV,” music competition show “The Road” and the police procedurals “Boston Blue” and “Sheriff Country.”But of course, the streamers are packing out their lineups. Netflix debuted crime thriller “Black Rabbit” and mystery limited series “Wayward”; Hulu is expanding its true crime drama portfolio with “Murdaugh: Death in the Family.” Peacock is lending “The Paper,” its new spinoff of “The Office,” to NBC’s lineup. Paramount+ is continuing its collaboration with Taylor Sheridan for his addictive series “Tulsa King,” “Landman” and “Mayor of Kingstown.” If you’re more into film, Hollywood has some big talkers in theaters and on streaming, including “One Battle After Another,” “Wicked: For Good,” Hulu’s remake of “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” and Netflix’s “Frankenstein.”HuffPost is keeping an eye on all the new releases this fall and into the top of 2026, when several networks will be launching a jam-packed midwinter lineup and when awards season really ramps up for the hottest cinema of the year.We’ll recommend what to watch, tell you what to skip and blab on about our favorite scenes and performances. Stay tuned for updates.‘Gen V’ Season 2 Proves ‘The Boys’ Universe Is Still Entrenched In Trump-Like PoliticsTV land lately has been filled with shows that are accidentally (or purposely) mirroring real-world politics. Prime Video’s hit series “The Boys” has lived in that space shamelessly for most of its four-season run now, and its college spinoff series “Gen V” falls right in line, too, especially in Season 2.The show, which returned on Sept. 17, follows a group of super-powered students at Godolkin University as they sniff out a sinister conspiracy about a supe-killing virus at their college. The spinoff runs parallel with the timeline of “The Boys,” with Season 2 picking up just after the inherently fascist, Trump-like figure Homelander (Antony Starr) seized control of America and declared martial law at the end of the flagship show’s fourth season, with every superhero across the nation reporting to him. That goes for the supes at God U, too, where MAGA influencers and the conservative Vought have the upper-hand on campus, making it even harder for Marie (Jaz Sinclair), Jordan (London Thor/Derek Luh) and Emma (Lizze Broadway) to expose what they know has been happening at their university.The parallels between “The Boys” universe and the Trump 2.0 era are too spot on to ignore. As many times as creator Eric Kripke has said his superhero satires aren’t trying to predict the future, they’re always on point with what’s happening in our current reality. Perhaps these overexaggerated (yet oddly accurate) depictions of American politics are more of what we need right now to understand what we’re losing in this country. In any case, it’s another show that’s unafraid to go after the president and his supporters at a time when so many institutions are bending the knee. Let’s see what else “Gen V” has to say this season.New episodes of “Gen V” premiere weekly on Wednesdays.See All UpdatesClose