Fall 2024 TV Premieres for Cozy Mystery Lovers
This fall, networks and streaming services are rolling out an exciting lineup of new and returning mystery shows that promise to keep you guessing. Full of intricate whodunits and charming cozies, there’s something for every mystery lover on the small screen this season. Get ready to tune in—here are the must-watch mystery TV premieres this fall.
August 27th
Only Murders in the Building - Season 4
Series Description:
This cinematic and humorous series follows an unlikely trio of amateur sleuths and podcasters, consisting of an eccentric retired theater director (played by Martin Short), an actor who played on detective on a long-running series (played by Steve Martin), and a mysterious young artist (played by Selena Gomez) as they investigate and broadcast theories about murders in NYC.
September 10th
The Jane Mysteries - Movies
In The Jane Mysteries, Singer Jane Da Silva (played by Jodie Sweetin) returns to her hometown after her uncle’s death when she inherits The Foundation, a charity detective agency that seeks to right wrongs. Though she doubts her abilities at first, with the help of her Aunt Sadie (played by Paris Jefferson) and Detective John Cameron (played by Stephen Huszar), she discovers this might be her calling.
Jane Mysteries: A Deadly Prescription premieres Tuesday, September 10. Jane and Detective Cameron work together to clear a teenager’s name.
The Jane Mysteries: Murder at Moseby premieres Thursday, September 19. Jane returns to her alma mater college to solve a long-standing mystery.
The Jane Mysteries: Too Much to Lose premieres Thursday, September 26. Jane investigates the disappearance of a journalist after a big game show win.
Based on Anthony Horowitz’s novel, Moonflower Murders follows Susan Ryeland after the murderous events of Magpie Murders. When Susan investigates a missing persons case, she notices parallels between an Alan Conway book about Atticus Pünd. Determined to make sense of the past and present, fact and fiction, Susan and the literary detective search for answers.
September 22nd
Matlock - Reboot
Series Premiere
Inspired by the classic television series of the same name, this series follows the brilliant septuagenarian Madeline Matlock (played by Kathy Bates) who after achieving success in her younger years rejoins the workforce at a prestigious law firm where she uses her unassuming demeanor and wily tactics to win legal cases and expose corruption from within.
This fall on CBS
September 24
Murder in a Small Town
Series Premiere
Based on the Edgar Award-winning, nine-book Karl Alberg series by acclaimed novelist L.R. Wright, this series follows Detective Karl Alberg (played by Rossif Sutherland) as he deals with a surprising amount of murders in a usually quiet Sunshine Coast community and is aided by the local librarian (played by Kristin Kreuk.)
This fall on Fox
World-renowned behavioral science professor Alec Mercer (played by Jesse L. Martin) has solving crime down to a science. Using his unique expertise in psychology, body language, emotion, and his unparalleled insights into the human psyche, he uncovers the motives behind peoples' actions - and cracks the world’s toughest cases.
October 2nd
Where's Wanda?
Series Premiere
In this German series, desperate parents Dedo and Carlotta Klatt (played by Heike Makatsch and Axel Stein) search for their missing daughter months after her disappearance. Frustrated by the police's inability to find her, they investigate their neighbors, uncovering dark secrets behind closed doors.
October 14th
NCIS: Origins
Series Premiere
This prequel series to NCIS follows young Leroy Jethro Gibbs (played by Austin Stowell) as he starts his career as part of the Naval Investigative Service with a ragtag team operating out of the Camp Pendleton.
This fall on CBS
October 17th
Elsbeth - Season 2
Elsbeth follows astute but unconventional attorney Elsbeth Tascioni (played by Carrie Preston) whose unique observations allow her to outsmart cunning criminals in NYC.
Audiences follow a killer as they commit what they believe to be the perfect crime. It’s up to eccentric Elsbeth to unravel inconsistencies and prove their guilt.
This fall on CBS
October 27, 2024
The Marlow Murder Club
Series Premiere
Based on (Death in Paradise creator) Robert Thorogood’s novel The Marlow Murder Club, this series of the same name follows Judith Potts (played by Samantha Bond), Suzie Harris (played by Jo Martin), Becks Starling (played by Cara Horgan) and DS Tanika Malik (played by Natalie Dew), four women from different walks of life, who are drawn together to solve a murder (or two!) in their quaint English town.