I feel like books have taken over my life, which is not a bad thing but I do watch shows and thought it would be fun to make a list of my autumn recommendations for this year! So, let’s get started!

Netflix:

• A Series of Unfortunate Events
  • Despite what its name and “Look Away” theme song would have you believe, A Series of Unfortunate Events is a delightful watch with fall influences everywhere. From vintage costumes to moody lighting to its scary-adjacent themes of misery and misfortune, the black comedy–drama series couldn’t possibly be set in any other season. The plot unfolds with the help of narrator Lemony Snicket (Patrick Warburton), and follows the (mis)adventures of the Baudelaire children, Violet (Malina Weissman), Klaus (Louis Hynes) and Sunny (Presley Smith). When their parents (Will Arnett and Cobie Smulders) ostensibly perish in a fire, bank employee Mr. Poe (K. Todd Freeman) takes the kids to live with their “closest” living relative, Count Olaf (Neil Patrick Harris), who’s three miles away. Unfortunately (you knew that was coming), Count Olaf is the worst — a failed actor and greedy egomaniac who’s after the Baudelaires’ fortune and refuses to wait until Violet comes of age to get it.

• Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
  • You really can’t find a more gothic, autumn-esque energy than the one given off by the spellbinding world created in Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. The teenage half-witch, half-mortal Sabrina Spellman (Kiernan Shipka), her aunties (Lucy Davis and Miranda Otto) and her cousin Ambrose (Chance Perdomo) live in a mortuary, for goodness’ sake. This supernatural horror series is a much darker adaptation of the iconic ’90s sitcom, and doesn’t shy away from blood, satanic rituals and other images that’ll haunt you later. Its setting is the fictional Greendale, which feels like if the essence of Halloween were turned into a town, thanks to its mysterious woods and witchcraft-inclined inhabitants. Fighting both evils of the normal (high school bullies) and the paranormal (hell-sent demons) sort, Sabrina’s coming-of-age tale — not to mention its bold, dark costumes — screams “spooky season.”

• Gilmore Girls
  • Perhaps the coziest, most fall show in existence, Gilmore Girls ticks all the boxes — charming small town setting perpetually covered in fallen leaves, fuzzy sweaters under good-looking coats and “coffee, coffee, coffee!” as Lorelai Gilmore (Lauren Graham) would say. Single mother Lorelai and her daughter Rory (Alexis Bledel) have always been best friends first, parent-child second — probably because, for most of Rory’s life, it’s been just the two of them. But when Rory’s accepted to prestigious prep school Chilton — to her, a necessary stepping stone on her way to Harvard — Lorelai can’t afford the tuition and is forced to request financial assistance from Richard (Edward Herrmann) and Emily (Kelly Bishop), the rich, New England parents she ran away from as a teen mom. The elder Gilmores agree, on the condition that Lorelai and Rory have dinner with them every Friday so they can get to know their granddaughter. If you’re new to the series, don’t be surprised if, after spending some time in Stars Hollow (seriously — how fall of a name is that?), you start craving maple lattes and talking at the speed of light. It’s just a GG thing. 

• Someone Great
  • In New York City, fall notoriously lasts approximately five minutes between scorching summer temps and the harsh chills of winter. So how lucky are we that Someone Great managed to capture it so perfectly in all its transitional glory? First, there’s the fashion: blazers, cropped jackets, waist flannels, thigh-high boots with sweaters and skirts. Then, there’s the plot: about how starting a new chapter requires the finishing of an old one. Jenny (Gina Rodriguez) is a music journalist who’s been offered her dream writing job in San Francisco, but is still reeling from a breakup with her boyfriend of nine years, Nate (LaKeith Stanfield). The only cure for her spiraling depression? Lizzo sing-alongs and one last adventure with her two best friends, Erin (DeWanda Wise) and Blair (Brittany Snow), before she moves across the country. The girls set off to secure tickets to a pop-up concert called Neon Classic, and we’re treated to hilarious snafu after hilarious snafu, as well as flashbacks from Jenny and Nate’s epic love story. But the best takeaway of the film? The realization that sometimes finding someone great doesn’t require you to look any further than yourself. 

Viki:

• Autumn In My Heart
  • Jun Seo and Eun Seo are a brother and a sister who grew up in a happy and wealthy family. Sin Ae grew up in a tough life with her mother, who runs a restaurant, and she is always jealous of Eun Seo, who has everything she wants. When she bullies Eun Seo out of jealousy, she is scolded by Jun Seo. Eun Seo is hospitalized after a car accident one day, and the truth is disclosed that Eun Seo is not the biological daughter of Professor Yoon’s couple. Eun Seo leaves Professor Yoon’s couple to find her birth parents, and Professor Yoon’s family leaves for the United States. As an adult, Eun Seo works at a hotel. She runs into drunken Tae Seok, the son of the CEO of the hotel, and Tae Seok falls in love with Eun Seo. However, Eun Seo and Jun Seo fall in love with each other after they are reunited as adults. What will bring from the heartbreaking love and separations between these four people?

• Guardian: The Lonely and Great God
  • Betrayed by his king, Kim Shin (Gong Yoo), a decorated military general from the Goryeo Dynasty, was forced to watch his family die before him. Saved by the Almighty, yet condemned to an eternal life as a goblin, Kim Shin uses his supernatural abilities to save humans, including the mother of Ji Eun Tak (Kim Go Eun), an optimistic high school student with a strange connection to the supernatural. When Eun Tak is repeatedly drawn to him, Kim Shin wonders if she might be the one he has spent an eternity searching for, the only one who can set his soul free, the Goblin Bride. Written by Kim Eun Sook, this award-winning 2016 South Korean fantasy romance series was directed by Lee Eung Bok and Kwon Hyuk Chan.

• Cheese in The Trap
  • Could it be possible for two people from entirely different worlds to be destined for each other? It’s not easy being a college student but nothing has ever been easy for Hong Seol (Kim Go Eun). Born into poverty, Hong Sol is a hardworking student and part-time worker determined to overcome her station in life. Existing worlds apart is Yoo Jung (Park Hae Jin), the rich heir to a multinational corporation who is known for being broody and manipulative towards those he dislikes. Worlds collide when Hong Sol is given a scholarship meant for Yoo Jung. Suddenly, her financial woes are significantly alleviated by receiving one year’s worth of free tuition. Additionally, Yoo Jung appears to have changed for the better and has become kinder and friendlier to her although the actions of his past are not so easily forgotten. His behavior is confusing, and the plot thickens when Hong Seol finds herself caught between the reformed bad-boy Yoo Jung and his estranged childhood friend, Baek In Ho (Seo Kang Joon). Is Yoo Jung genuine in his attentions? What will Hong Seol choose to do when caught in the cross-fire of old grudges between In Ho and Yoo Jung?

Disney+:

• Agatha All Along
  • In “Agatha All Along,” the infamous Agatha Harkness finds herself down and out of power after a suspicious goth Teen helps break her free from a distorted spell. Her interest is piqued when he begs her to take him on the legendary Witches’ Road, a magical gauntlet of trials that, if survived, rewards a witch with what they’re missing. Together, Agatha and this mysterious Teen pull together a desperate coven, and set off down, down, down The Road…

• In the Soop: Friendcation
  • Park Seojun, Peakboy, Choi Wooshik, Park Hyungsik, and V are the well-known friend group of the entertainment industry. A friend’s surprise proposal sends them on a four-day friendcation to Goseong. Witness their time spent together in their true selves in this story of friendship. This is a travel record of five friends who mean more than family.

• Soundtrack #1
  • Eunsoo is asked to write lyrics for a song by a famous composer. But her lyrics lacks emotion of unrequited love and is therefore rejected. One day, Eunsoo finds out that Sunwoo has a crush on someone. She asks Sunwoo to help with her lyrics while he lives at her house. Who is the one that Sunwoo falls in love with? When did their story begin?

• The Fantastic Mr.Fox
  • Based on the Roald Dahl children’s book, Fantastic Mr. Fox tells the story of the titular fox, his thieving spree, and the three farmers who seek revenge on him for the thefts.

This list was a lot harder than I thought, but I am decently happy with it. I hope that you are able to find something new and that you like. If not, I will try harder next time. What is your favorite show or movie to watch during September?

-Dezi