Sci-Fi This Week: Gotham‘s Premiere, More Shows Return!

Welcome to the start of the 2014-2015 broadcast season! This week marks the official fall kick-off, bringing one high-profile premiere and several returning favorites in science fiction and fantasy.

There’s no better show to kick off the season than FOX’s Gotham, which will give us a brand new view on the city as it is before Batman. That leads into season premieres for two of our favorite new shows from last season: Sleepy Hollow (FOX) and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (ABC).

And the season premieres aren’t over yet. When the weekend arrives we’ll see the fourth season debut of Once Upon A Time, followed by the second season of Resurrection on ABC.

Be sure to check out SciFi Stream’s Fall Sci-Fi Viewer’s Guide for a full run-down of the shows we are covering! Here’s your schedule for this week in sci-fi television:

GOTHAM
FOX, 8/7c – SERIES PREMIERE!
“Pilot.” GOTHAM follows one cop, destined for greatness, as he navigates a dangerously corrupt city teetering between good and evil, and chronicles the birth of one of the most popular super heroes of our time.

SLEEPY HOLLOW
FOX, 8/7c – SEASON PREMIERE!
“This Is War.” Ichabod finds himself buried alive in a coffin; Abbie is trapped in purgatory; Ichabod’s wife, Katrina, has been kidnapped by the Headless Horseman; Capt. Frank Irving is behind bars for a murder he did not commit; and Abbie’s sister, Jenny, is among the wreckage of a horrific car crash.

AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.
ABC, 9/8c – SEASON PREMIERE!
“Shadows.” Coulson and his team are now wanted fugitives with limited resources — but that’s not stopping them from keeping the world safe from powerful and unseen threats everywhere. However, with new members they hardly know, will S.H.I.E.L.D. ever be trusted again?

HAVEN
Syfy, 8/7c
“Spotlight.” Nathan makes a desperate play to protect Mara from the angry citizens of Haven, leaving Dwight and Duke on their own to deal with a deadly trouble that threatens to burn the town to the ground.

DOCTOR WHO
BBC America, 8/7c
“The Caretaker.” When terrifying events threaten Coal Hill school the Doctor decides to go undercover. The Skovox Blitzer is ready to destroy all humanity – and worse, any second now, Danny Pink and the Doctor are going to meet.

ONCE UPON A TIME
ABC, 8/7c – SEASON PREMIERE!
“A Tale of Two Sisters.” A scared and confused Elsa finds herself in Storybrooke and, fearful of the intentions of its residents, creates a powerful snow monster for protection. Mr. Gold finds an intriguing object that makes him question whether he should give Belle control over the dagger. Meanwhile, in Arendelle of the past, Elsa’s sister Anna discovers that their parents were heading to a mysterious destination in a quest that may have held the secret to containing Elsa’s out of control powers.

RESURRECTION
ABC, 9/8c – SEASON PREMIERE!
“Revelation.” Bellamy awakens alone and abandoned at Arcadia’s outskirts, missing a week of his life. As his memory returns, he has a shocking revelation. Meanwhile, Arcadia welcomes one more returned, Margaret Langston, the powerful matriarch of the Langston family, dead for over three decades.

What are YOUR top picks for this week?