FALL 2018 TV SURVEY: 40 MOST ANTICIPATED NEW SHOWS

Critics Consensus: Despite a few tonal growing pains, Titans does justice to its source material and truly shines when its titular ensemble finally assembles.

Starring: Brenton Thwaites, Teagan Croft, Anna Diop, Ryan Potter

Critics Consensus: Star Wars: Resistance's streamlined story sets the stage for exciting adventures -- and seems poised to explore a canvas stocked with immediately relatable characters and plenty of potential.

Starring: Christopher Sean, Suzie McGrath, Scott Lawrence, Myrna Velasco

Critics Consensus: A Discovery of Witches smartly grounds its flights of fancy with a lived-in authenticity and harnesses the chemistry between its two star-crossed leads to make for a promising foray into the occult.

Starring: Teresa Palmer, Matthew Goode, Edward Bluemel, Malin Buska

Critics Consensus: Full of humor and heart, The Kominsky Method paints a surprisingly poignant -- if a little paint-by-numbers -- portrait of life and aging, elevated by two top-notch performances by legends Alan Arkin and Michael Douglas.

Starring: Michael Douglas, Alan Arkin, Sarah Baker, Nancy Travis

Critics Consensus: Rel has a talented star supported by a solid ensemble, but none of it's enough to disguise an ordinary sitcom that hits a series of generic beats.

Starring: Lil Rel Howery, Jessica "Jess Hilarious" Moore, Jordan L. Jones, Sinbad

Critics Consensus: All American's ambitious attempts to tackle class struggles and classroom drama largely play thanks to its winning cast -- an auspicious start to a promising new series.

Starring: Daniel Ezra, Taye Diggs, Samantha Logan, Bre-Z

Critics Consensus: Forever is a gently harrowing and mirthful dive into the ennui of matrimony, elevated by Maya Rudolph's dazzling turn of not-so-quiet desperation.

Starring: Maya Rudolph, Fred Armisen, Jason Mitchell, Hong Chau

Critics Consensus: An impressive small-screen debut for Julia Roberts, Homecoming balances its haunting mystery with a frenetic sensibility that grips and doesn't let go.

Starring: Julia Roberts, Stephan James, Bobby Cannavale, Sissy Spacek

Critics Consensus: Happy Together's premise won't win may points for originality, but the show still earns laughs thanks to a winning trio of central performances.

Starring: Damon Wayans Jr., Amber Stevens West, Felix Mallard, Stephnie Weir

Critics Consensus: Despite its promising pedigree, I Feel Bad simply isn't very funny.

Starring: Sarayu Blue, Paul Adelstein, Zach Cherry, Johnny Pemberton

Critics Consensus: While the show's likable cast has potential, poor attempts at cultural commentary and weak characterizations leave The Neighborhood stuck in a creative dead end.

Starring: Cedric the Entertainer, Max Greenfield, Beth Behrs, Tichina Arnold

Critics Consensus: Fans of Jim Carrey's slapstick may be disappointed, but other viewers may find a surprisingly poignant examination of life and grief in Kidding.

Starring: Jim Carrey, Frank Langella, Catherine Keener, Judy Greer

Critics Consensus: A fun and fast-paced addition to the CW's stable of supernatural high school series, Legacies emerges from the shadows of its sister shows an unexpected delight.

Starring: Danielle Rose Russell, Jenny Boyd, Kaylee Bryant, Quincy Fouse

Starring: Gretchen Mol, Eoin Macken, David Ajala, Sam Strike

Critics Consensus: Maniac enthralls with its dazzling visuals, adventurous narrative, and striking performances from both Emma Stone and Jonah Hill.

Starring: Emma Stone, Jonah Hill, Justin Theroux, Sonoya Mizuno

Starring: Jordan Fisher, Frankie Muniz, Mandy Moore, Val Chmerkovskiy

Critics Consensus: While the jokes can be a little juvenile, Single Parents earns brownie points for a likable cast and a funny focus on parental struggles.

Starring: Taran Killam, Leighton Meester, Kimrie Lewis-Davis, Jake Choi

Starring: Ben Schwartz, Omar Miller, Josh Brener, Brandon Smith

Critics Consensus: The Conners offers the comforts of its source show, but more focus on the family's ever-evolving dynamics adds a welcome layer of working-class empathy without losing any of the laughs.

Starring: John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, Alicia Goranson, Sara Gilbert

Starring: Alec Baldwin, Mike Myers, Robert De Niro, Kim Kardashian

Critics Consensus: Overcrowded, overwrought, and overly familiar, New Amsterdam plays more like an exquisite corpse of pre-existing shows than a breakthrough for the genre -- though that may be enough for medical drama devotees.

Starring: Ryan Eggold, Freema Agyeman, Janet Montgomery, Jocko Sims

Critics Consensus: A sincere and thoughtful handling of spiritual themes helps God Friended Me overcome -- and even benefit from -- its earnest approach to a potentially off-putting premise.

Starring: Brandon Micheal Hall, Violett Beane, Joe Morton, Suraj Sharma

Critics Consensus: Manifest's attempts to balance supernatural mystery and melodrama largely work thanks to its well-chosen cast -- though it could use a few more distinguishing characteristics.

Starring: Melissa Roxburgh, Josh Dallas, Athena Karkanis, J.R. Ramirez

Critics Consensus: Charmed's updates are as fun as they are surprisingly feminist -- and with a sharper focus, it could conjure up an even stronger show than the one that came before it.

Starring: Melonie Diaz, Sarah Jeffery, Madeleine Mantock, Rupert Evans

Critics Consensus: Matthew Weiner's return to television is as handsomely made as it is ambitious and sprawling -- unfortunately, it's also fatally indulgent, asking for the utmost patience from audiences without a compelling incentive.

Starring: Corey Stoll, Marthe Keller, Hugh Skinner, Christina Hendricks

Critics Consensus: Despite a decent ensemble and a few intriguing elements, A MillIon Little Things breaks under the weight of its own emotionally lofty ambitions.

Starring: David Giuntoli, Ron Livingston, Romany Malco, Allison Miller

Critics Consensus: Dick Wolf's new series sports a compelling cast and adrenaline-spiking spectacle, although some viewers may find this retread of the mega-producer's previous procedural formulas overly familiar.

Starring: Missy Peregrym, Zeeko Zaki, Ebonée Noel, Jeremy Sisto

Critics Consensus: Mayans M.C. is a thrilling drama with compelling characters, but it struggles to find its pace and the Tellers are hard to forget.

Starring: JD Pardo, Clayton Cardenas, Edward James Olmos, Sarah Bolger

Critics Consensus: Nathan Fillion's reliably likable presence makes The Rookie worth tuning in, even if the show around him isn't particularly memorable.

Starring: Nathan Fillion, Alyssa Diaz, Richard T. Jones, Titus Makin Jr.

Critics Consensus: The rebooted Magnum P.I. may not be quite distinctive enough to hold up to comparisons with its source material, but a charismatic star, slickly staged action, and a handful of modern twists hint at greater potential.

Starring: Jay Hernandez, Perdita Weeks, Zachary Knighton, Stephen Hill

Critics Consensus: Bewitchingly beautiful and wickedly macabre, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina casts an intoxicating spell and provides a perfect showcase for Kiernan Shipka's magical talents.

Starring: Kiernan Shipka, Miranda Otto, Lucy Davis, Ross Lynch

Critics Consensus: Bloated and boring, The Purge kills its own fleetingly fun premise and proves that not all stories work better on the small screen.

Starring: Gabriel Chavarria, Jessica Garza, Amanda Warren, Colin Woodell