What to watch if you’re interested in … eternal adolescence Pen15 (Sky Comedy, Saturday 28 August) Once you adjusted to the Quantum Leap-style visual of thirtysomethings Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle playing their 13-year-old selves in this bracing teen sitcom, it proved to be an awkward delight. A special animated episode heralds the back half of season two later this year. See also … The Other Two (TBA) This potent celebrity satire about two resentful older siblings caught up in their 13-year-old brother’s rocketing YouTube fame recently returned in the US; season two will hopefully land in the UK soon. … real-life crime revisited Stephen (ITV, Monday 30 August) This three-part sequel to 1999’s The Murder of Stephen Lawrence picks up the story in 2006, with crusading parents Doreen and Neville Lawrence (Sharlene Whyte and Hugh Quarshie) still seeking justice after 13 years. Steve Coogan co-stars as the honourable DCI who vows to help. See also … American Crime Story: Impeachment (BBC Two, TBA) Clive Owen is Bill and Booksmart’s Beanie Feldstein is Monica in this dramatisation of the 1990s White House sex scandal, with Lewinsky onboard as producer. … onscreen representation Black to Front day (Channel 4, 10 September) Black talent is front and centre onscreen and – just as crucially – behind the scenes for this overdue broadcasting season. It includes a revival of The Big Breakfast hosted by Mo Gilligan and AJ Odudu, plus a special edition of Countdown with Sir Trevor McDonald in charge. See also … Colin in Black and White (Netflix, 29 October) Ava DuVernay teams up with NFL activist Colin Kaepernick to dramatise the formative years of the man who popularised kneeling-as-protest. … unorthodox crime solving Wolfe (Sky Max, 10 September) Shameless creator Paul Abbott put a chaotic new spin on cop shows with No Offence and now turns his attention to CSI-style scientific sleuthing. Babou Ceesay plays the titular forensic pathologist, an intuitive eccentric cracking knotty cases with the help of a team of oddballs. See also … Vigil (BBC One, Sunday 29 & Monday 30 August) Suranne Jones leads this murky drama as a stressed DCI trying to investigate a death on a nuclear submarine, while those around her try to stave off the threat of war. … messy relationships Sex Education (Netflix, 17 September) Season three of the often hot and heavy but emotionally resonant teen comedy brings yet more problems for amateur sex therapist Otis (Asa Butterfield), although a strict new Moorfield High head (guest star Jemima Kirke) strives to hose down the hormones. See also … Brassic (Sky One, October) Season two of the Joe Gilgun-starring sitcom about boisterous ne’er-do-wells ended with a cliffhanger declaration of love; how will it pan out? … eye-popping animation Star Wars: Visions (Disney+, 22 September) George Lucas borrowed heavily from Akira Kurosawa when conceiving the original Star Wars mythos, so it seems a fair turnabout to invite several Japanese anime studios to craft stylised original stories in the galaxy far, far away. This anthology of nine short films also features voice work from Alison Brie, George Takei and more. See also … The Cuphead Show! (Netflix, autumn) This stoner-friendly series based on a cult video game shoot-’em-up remixes classic jazzy 1950s animation into something odd but alluring. … cataclysmic mystery Y: The Last Man (Disney+, 22 September) When every male on the planet abruptly dies – seemingly dooming humanity to extinction – lone survivor Yorick (Ben Schnetzer) finds himself targeted by various female factions in search of answers. This long-gestating comic-book adaptation co-stars Diane Lane and Olivia Thirlby and nails the look of a world teetering on collapse. See also … Into the Night (Netflix, 8 September) The Belgian thriller about a world where the sun’s rays are lethal relied on pure momentum in season one; will season two offer some answers? … a sprawling saga Foundation (Apple TV+, 24 September) Isaac Asimov’s brainy 1950s sci-fi novels about the implosion of a vast galactic empire have resisted screen adaptation because the story unfolds over the course of 1,000 years. Will Apple’s deluxe attempt – featuring Jared Harris as science soothsayer Hari Seldon – crack it? See also … The Wheel of Time (Amazon Prime Video, November) Rosamund Pike is a sorceress seeking a fabled Chosen One in this lavish adaptation of Robert Jordan’s 15-volume fantasy epic; Amazon has already ordered a second season. … survival of the quippiest Never Mind the Buzzcocks (Sky Max, September) Classic albums get remastered and rereleased so why not pop quiz formats? Greg Davies will host the latest incarnation of the muso-friendly panel show, with new team captain Daisy May Cooper facing off against the returning veteran Noel Fielding and his various hats. See also … Outsiders (Dave, September) Gimme shelter: this show sees David Mitchell running recurring pairs of comedians through a gauntlet of survival challenges. The new Taskmaster? … off-kilter superheroes Hawkeye (Disney+, 24 November) After being put through the wringer in Avengers: Endgame, furrowed family man Jeremy Renner prepares to pass on the Hawkeye mantle to new arrow-slinging hero Hailee Steinfeld. Judging from the NYC setting, Marvel’s latest TV spin-off looks a lot more grounded than the dimension-hopping Loki. See also … Doom Patrol (StarzPlay, September) The reliably OTT but always empathetic super-team saga starring Brendan Fraser as a depressed robot man returns for a third season. … history reassessed The Beatles: Get Back (Disney+, 25 November) The (possibly apocryphal) story of John Lennon pushing to adapt the Lord of the Rings as a film vehicle for the Fab Four loops back on itself as hobbit-wrangler Peter Jackson debuts his six-hour Beatles tribute. Restored from 60 hours of footage and 150 hours of audio captured in 1969 for the Let It Be doc, it also includes their last ever live performance. See also … Fall of the House of Maxwell (BBC Two, TBC) This three-parter looks at the tarnished Maxwell name from crooked media tycoon Robert to his now-notorious daughter Ghislaine. … searing social drama Help (Channel 4, TBC) Two in-demand Liverpudlian actors get to collaborate on home turf in this raw one-off from the prolific writer Jack Thorne. Vulnerable, sometimes volatile Tony (Stephen Graham) is in a care home with early onset dementia; Sarah (Jodie Comer) is the young carer who can calm him. So what happens when the pandemic hits? See also … Ridley Road (BBC One, TBC) This four-part adaptation of Jo Bloom’s novel shines a light on a darker side of 1960s London as a Jewish hairdresser infiltrates an increasingly influential fascist group. … killers with secrets Landscapers (Sky Atlantic, TBC) Sideways writer-director Alexander Payne conspires with Olivia Colman and David Thewlis for this darkly fantastical take on a real-life UK murder case in which two married murderers buried their elderly victims in the garden and then splashed out on Hollywood memorabilia. See also … Dexter: New Blood (Sky Atlantic, TBC) Everyone hated the Dexter finale in 2013 so this continuation – with Michael C Hall’s antihero incognito in a quiet rural town – may provide a much-needed corrective. … crime-adjacent dramedy The Outlaws (BBC One, TBC) Stephen Merchant writes, directs and co-stars in this ensemble drama about seven strangers doing community service in Bristol who end up antagonising a local crime gang. But let’s not bury the lede: Merchant’s cast includes veteran syntax demolisher Christopher Walken. See also … Guilt (BBC Scotland/iPlayer, TBC) This witty Scottish noir saw brothers Mark Bonnar and Jamie Sives scrabbling to avoid a manslaughter charge; season two picks up after a prison furlough.