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Dublin Murders premieres on Starz

By Rick Gables

STARZ is to premiere the eight-part series Dublin Murders on Sunday, Nov. 10, at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Drawn from Tana French’s internationally bestselling novels, the series delivers psychological mystery and darkness with a taproot that drops deep down into Ireland’s past, foreshadows the present and brings insight to its future. Set during the height of the Celtic Tiger financial boom of the millennium, it focuses on two murder investigations led by ambitious and charismatic detectives Rob Reilly (Killian Scott) and Cassie Maddox (Sarah Greene). The victims, a young talented ballerina and a vivacious free-spirited woman, are seemingly unrelated. But as we will discover, they are knitted together by powerful shared themes.

John Stamos will reprise his role as the eccentric French cook in The Wonderful World of Disney Presents The Little Mermaid Live!, airing Tuesday, Nov. 5, from 8 to 10 p.m. ET, live on ABC. The cast also includes Auli’i Cravalho (Ariel), Queen Latifah (Ursula), Shaggy (Sebastian), and Graham Phillips in the role of Prince Eric. This live event will honor the 30th anniversary of the beloved animated classic through a never-before-seen hybrid format that will take viewers on a magical adventure under the sea as live musical performances by a star-studded cast are interwoven into the broadcast of the original feature film.

Hit outdoor adventure series Running Wild with Bear Grylls has a new home on National Geographic Channel. The new 10-part season will premiere on Tuesday, Nov. 5, at 10 p.m. ET/PT, with bigger action and wilder destinations than ever before when world-renowned survivalist Bear Grylls returns to the wild with some of Hollywood’s most beloved celebrities. From a Marvel superhero to award-winning entertainers, a new guest joins Bear each week for a no-holds-barred journey through some of the most extreme environments in the world.

HBO will premiere the new series His Dark Materials on Monday, Nov. 4, at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Adapting Philip Pullman’s award-winning trilogy, the series follows Lyra (Dafne Keen), a seemingly ordinary but brave young woman from another world. Her search for a kidnapped friend uncovers a sinister plot involving stolen children and becomes a quest to understand a mysterious phenomenon called Dust. Other series regulars include Ruth Wilson, Lin-Manuel Miranda, James McAvoy, Clarke Peters, James Cosmo, Anne-Marie Duff, Will Keen and Ariyon Bakare.