"The Morning Show," reviewed separately, is the highest-profile newcomer, and it's probably the second best of the bunch. But surveying the other three series that will also premiere on Nov. 1 — presented in here in descending order of interest — that comes close to qualifying as damnation with faint praise.

"For All Mankind"

Beginning in 1969, this series from "Battlestar Galactica" producer Ronald D. Moore hinges on a tantalizing "What if?" premise — namely, having the Russians beat the US to landing on the moon, despite John F. Kennedy's inspirational challenge.What ensues from that is a kind of Butterfly Effect, one that alters the course of history in a variety of ways, as Richard Nixon (cleverly woven throughout) schemes to recover from this disgrace, which eventually includes bringing women into the program.Joel Kinnaman ("The Killing") plays one of the central astronauts, periodically clashing with his boss (Chris Bauer) as the NASA team wrestles with the political fallout.It's handsomely produced, and captures some of the romance around the space program, echoing recent movies like "Hidden Figures" and "First Man."Unfortunately, the show unfolds at a slogging pace, with hour-plus episodes that bog down in what feel like ancillary characters in what feel like pretty stock situations.Give "For All Mankind" credit for a nicely calibrated takeoff, but five episodes in, it's following the kind of ragged flight plan that doesn't raise hopes that the show has the right stuff to stick the landing.

"Dickinson"

Hailee Steinfeld in 'Dickinson'Hailee Steinfeld stars as Emily Dickinson, the poet whose personal life has become as much a source of fascination as her work, including the indie movie "Wild Nights With Emily.""Dickinson" greets her at an earlier age, as she chafes against the disapproval of her father (Toby Huss), who sees the prospect of his daughter being published as a source of undying shame. Meanwhile, Emily frets about her friend Sue (Ella Hunt) marrying her brother (Adrian Blake Enscoe), while resisting pressure from her mother ("30 Rock's" Jane Krakowski) to pair her off.Created by Alena Smith (whose credits include "The Affair"), the series makes a misguided stylistic decision, featuring modern music and dialogue — lines like "I'm pretty psyched about it" and "This is such bull***t" — in a manner that actually works against appreciating Emily's 19th-century feminism. Why devote a series to this complex historical figure, then turn it into a knockoff of "Riverdale?"Steinfeld is an appealing young star, but she deserves a better vehicle than this one. As Dickinson wrote, "Hope is the thing with feathers." It will take more than that to get "Dickinson" off the ground.Hera Hilmar, Jason Momoa in 'See'"Dickinson" is spared the "Apple TV+'s worst show" designation byRead More – Source