6 New Teen-Centric Fall TV Shows to Shake up Your Primetime Viewing

Adam Salandra
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The daily life of a teenager is filled with drama, lust, love, tears, backstabbing, and betrayal — and that’s all before first period even begins.

Thanks to raging hormones and new adult experiences, the teenage years are some of the most tumultuous and exciting times in our lives — a fact that TV shows have been capitalizing on for decades.

From Beverly Hills, 90210 to Gossip Girl, and most recently with the huge success of Riverdale, TV series about teenagers have been captivating audiences for ages. So it’s no surprise that when fall TV season kicks off later this year, a slew of brand new teen-centric shows will be debuting with it.

Looking for new series to add to your DVR this fall? Check out six new shows that teen TV fans will love.

Charmed

Premieres October 14 on the CW

12 years after the original ended its eight-season run, Charmed is returning to our TV screens this fall with a new trio of sisters who discover they have supernatural powers. Macy (The Tomorrow People‘s Madeleine Mantock) can move things with her mind and Mel (Melonie Diaz) is a lesbian activist who can freeze time. But it’s youngest sister Maggie (Sarah Jeffrey) who steals the show as a college freshman who can hear people’s thoughts. The teen witch brings a lot of life (and a lot of laughs) to each scene, including a moment in which she praises pilates for giving her the strength to fight a demon.

The Innocents

Premieres August 24 on Netflix

Fans of supernatural love stories are definitely going to want to check out Netflix’s upcoming drama The Innocentsabout teens June (Sorcha Groundsell) and Harry (Percelle Ascott) who run away together to escape their repressive families. But things take quite an unexpected turn when they discover that June has shapeshifting powers. The revelation unleashes a force that threatens to divide them forever, but hey, nobody said love was easy.

All American

Premieres October 10 on the CW

New drama All American tells the story of two families — one from Beverly Hills and the other from South Los Angeles — after a South Crenshaw High football player gets recruited by a coach (Taye Diggs) from Beverly Hills High School. The student has to learn to blend his two worlds in a story that was inspired by the life of NFL player Spencer Paysinger. Actors from previous teen hits will be a part of the cast, including Teen Wolf‘s Cody Christian and Samantha Logan from 13 Reasons Why.

Legacies

Premieres October 25 on the CW

What if the only difference between a hero and a villain is who is telling the story? That’s the question being asked in Legacies, the second spinoff of the hugely successful CW hit Vampire Diaries. (The first being The Originalswhich debuted in 2013.) The series will follow a new generation of vampires, witches, and werewolves as they attend The Salvatore School for the Young and Gifted. The supernatural teens will be studying ways to keep their darkest impulses under control in order to become the heroes they want to be.

DC Universe’s Titans

Premiere still TBD, but slated for a fall debut on DC Universe

Prefer to see your DC characters a little more gritty and raw than they’re allowed to be on network television? Then you’ll want to check out the comic publisher’s upcoming streaming service, DC Universe, to watch Titans, the 10-episode series that will debut with the launch of the platform later this year. The live-action version of Teen Titans will follow Dick Grayson (Brenton Thwaites), who seems to take an even darker approach to fighting bad guys than his mentor Batman did. The rest of the Titans will also appear in the show, including Beast Boy (Ryan Potter), Raven (Teagan Croft), and Starfire (Anna Diop).

Dancing With the Stars: Juniors

Jenna Johnson and Adam Rippon on 'Dancing With the Stars'
Jenna Johnson and Adam Rippon on 'Dancing With the Stars'

Premieres October 7 on ABC 

After 13 years of pitting celebrities against each other on the dance floor, ABC’s hit reality series Dancing With the Stars is getting a spinoff featuring a much younger cast. The junior version of the series hasn’t announced its competitors yet, but Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson from Here Comes Honey Boo Boo and Black-ish actor Miles Brown are both rumored to be part of the cast. Judges will include reigning Mirror Ball champion and Olympic figure skater Adam Rippon, DWTS professional dancer Val Chmerkovsky, and La La Land choreographer Mandy Moore.

Adam Salandra
Adam Salandra is an Entertainment Editor for FANDOM. When he's not covering the latest in pop culture, you can find him playing with his French Bulldog pup or hovering over the table of food at any social gathering.