A reimagining of a Stephen King classic. A trio of best friends trying to save the world. A return of a critically acclaimed crime drama. A bevy of new seasons and new series, each promising something worthwhile. This fall’s television slate offers plenty of reasons to stay inside, cozy by your TV.

Here are 15 shows to be excited about this fall.

(Note: Premiere dates are subject to change.)

‘Neagley’

The “Reacher” series, which just dropped its fourth season, is the definition of steady competence. I’m expecting the same from this spinoff, which focuses on the title character — played by Maria Sten — as she investigates the suspicious death of an old friend. “Reacher” star Alan Ritchson has a guest-starring role. (Sept. 16; Prime Video)

‘Slow Horses’ Season 6

There’s a reason this spy drama’s fifth season is up for nine Emmys at Monday’s telecast. It’s wickedly funny, full of stellar performances and thrilling writing. Season 6, which I’m sure will be worthy of its own Emmy noms, adapts “Slough House,” the 2021 novel by Mick Herron in which members of the Slough Crew (led by a delightfully curmudgeonly Gary Oldman) are on the run in “a fatally high-stakes game of retaliation and revenge.” (Sept. 16; Apple TV)

‘Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story’

Ryan Murphy’s “Monster” crime drama anthology is a lot like most of Murphy’s work: controversial, but so very watchable. The latest installment in the series, which dramatizes the story of Lizzie Borden and the infamous 1892 murder of her father and stepmother, promises much of the same. Ella Beatty stars as the alleged murderer, with Vicky Krieps, Charlie Hunnam and Rebecca Hall co-starring. (Sept. 17; Netflix)

‘Youth’

Dating is hard — even more so for a 50-year-old divorcée who’s also dealing with her ailing parents and a son heading off to university. The rom-com stars the always watchable Sharon Horgan (“Pulling,” “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent”), who also created the series. (Sept. 20; HBO Max)

‘Brothers’

Is blood thicker than water? That’s the question at the heart of “Brothers,” in which real-life friends Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson play fictionalized versions of themselves as they deal with the possibility that they may, in fact, be brothers. The trailer looks hilarious, and it’s a delight to see the duo back on screen together (the last time was the first season of “True Detective”). (Sept. 23; Apple TV)

‘A Different World’

Fans of the NBC sitcom “A Different World,” which ran from 1987 to 1993, are in for a treat: Netflix is reviving the series 39 years to the day after the original premiered. The revival brings back much of the main cast, including stars Jasmine Guy and Kadeem Hardison. In this series, Whitley (Guy) and Dwayne (Hardison) watch as their youngest child (Maleah Joi Moon) goes off to Hillman College and deal with the antics that ensue. (Sept. 24; Netflix)

‘Carrie’

Ah, October. Home of sweet treats, silly tricks — and a reimagining of the horror novel that helped launch Stephen King’s career. The new series by Mike Flanagan (“The Haunting of Hill House”) focuses on the titular character (played by Summer H. Howell) as she contends with the death of her father, the hell that is high school and the emergence of telekinetic powers. (Oct. 7; Prime Video)

‘Avatar: Seven Havens’

This sequel to the critically acclaimed “Avatar: The Last Airbender” (the Nickelodeon version, not the awful Netflix live-action one) and “The Legend of Korra” follows a new Avatar — Pavi — who’s tasked with saving the Seven Havens, lest calamity falls upon the world. (Oct. 9; Paramount+)

‘VisionQuest’

“WandaVision,” Marvel’s first TV series after “Avengers: Endgame,” remains among its best, so the stakes are high for the spinoff “VisionQuest.” Paul Bettany returns as the android Vision, who’s in hiding after the events of “WandaVision,” contending with eternal questions of identity, belonging, family — and genocidal artificial intelligence. (Tip: “Agatha All Along,” the second part of this trilogy, is required viewing.) (Oct. 14; Disney+)

‘Crystal Lake’

Have you ever thought to yourself, “Why did Jason Voorhees turn out the way he did?” — you know, wearing a creepy mask while slashing up a bunch of teenagers at summer camp? Well, this series is for you, then. “Crystal Lake” takes us back to the beginning, before the 1980 film that kicked off the Friday the 13th franchise, with Linda Cardellini starring as Pamela Voorhees, Jason’s mother. (Oct. 15; Peacock)

‘Nocturne’

In this crime drama, homicide detective Jonah (Liev Schreiber) and FBI agent Saga (Zazie Beetz) — Jonah’s surrogate daughter! — are pitted against a cunning serial killer (Stephen Graham). The series is based on the Lars Kepler bestselling novels “Lazarus” and “The Sandman.” (Oct. 30; Apple TV)

‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ Season 3

War — what is it good for? Apparently another season of this fantasy epic. Season 3 takes place five years after the events of Season 2, as the elves do everything in their power to stop Sauron (who’s working to create the One Ring) from conquering all of Middle-earth. (Nov. 11; Prime Video)

‘Yellowjackets’ Season 4

Across three seasons, “Yellowjackets” has told a bonkers story of survival, about the best and worst of humanity given form in the shape of a teenage group of plane-crash survivors and their adult selves. Its dual-timeline narrative — one set in 1996, when the plane crashed; the other 25 years later — has worked hard at keeping its secrets. Here’s hoping the fourth and final season will finally answer our questions. (Nov. 20; Paramount+)

‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’ Season 3

The previous two seasons of this adaptation of Rick Riordan’s “Percy Jackson & the Olympians” fantasy-adventure novel series have been supremely enjoyable adventures. I’m expecting Season 3, which adapts “The Titan’s Curse,” to be no different as Percy (Walker Scobell), Annabeth (Leah Sava Jeffries) and Grover (Aryan Simhadri) continue to try to prevent the fall of Olympus. (Nov. 20; Disney+)

‘Blade Runner 2099’

The franchise’s latest installment, a sequel to the “Blade Runner” and “Blade Runner 2049” films, is based on Philip K. Dick’s novel “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” Starring Michelle Yeoh and Hunter Schafer, “2099” drops viewers into a future in which Replicants rule and humans are second-class citizens. (Nov. 25; Prime Video)

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