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  • Arts and Entertainment
    Fall TV set in LA
    DMV workers, divorce lawyers and superheroes
    By  Monica Bushman
    Published September 11, 2025 5:00 AM

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    A group of people stand in what appears to be an office break room or back area, all wearing work badges with their photos on them.
    A scene from the pilot episode of the new show “DMV” on CBS and Paramount+.
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    Bertrand Calmeau
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    CBS Entertainment
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    Topline:

    In the fictional Los Angeles of the 2025 fall TV season, Tim Meadows works at the DMV, Naomi Watts and Kim Kardashian are high-powered divorce lawyers and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is an actor turned superhero.

    The context: This Fall TV season features three new shows set in Los Angeles:

    • DMV, coming out on Oct. 13th on CBS and Paramount+.
    • All’s Fair, coming to Hulu and Disney+ .
    • Wonder Man, from Marvel Television comes out on Disney+ in December.

    Read on … for details about these L.A.-set shows, plus a returning honorable mention.

    Does fall TV for you, like me, mean fighting off the urge to rewatch Gilmore Girls for the umpteenth time?

    Or are you excited for something new? Maybe something set here in Los Angeles rather than Stars Hollow?

    If so, step into the fictional Los Angeles of the 2025 fall TV season, where Tim Meadows works at the DMV and Glenn Close and Kim Kardashian are high-powered divorce lawyers:

    DMV (Oct. 13, CBS and Paramount+)

    A group of six people - three women and three men - wearing work badges on blue lanyards around their desks stand and sit in front of and behind a desk in an office. A sign partially visible in the back reads “DMV: 100 Years.” A “Now Serving” screen hangs from the ceiling, along with signs that read “Window 12,” “Window 11,” “Window 10.” A sign posted on the desks reads “Please Do Not Leave Children Unattended.”
    The cast of “DMV” includes (L-R): Molly Kearney, Gigi Zumbado, Tony Cavaleiro, Alex Tarrant, Harriet Dyer and Tim Meadows.
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    Matt Barnes
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    CBS ENTERTAINMENT
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    This single-camera workplace comedy coming to CBS is set at a fictional East Hollywood DMV office where, according to the network’s show description, “our quirky and lovable characters are making minimum wage doing a thankless job where customers are annoyed before they even walk in the door. Good thing they have each other.”

    DMV is based on a short story called “Chicken-Flavored and Lemon Scented” from author Katherine Heiny’s book Games and Rituals which centers on a DMV worker named Colette, who pines after her charismatic coworker, Alejandro. In the series, Harriet Dyer plays Colette and Alex Tarrant plays Alejandro.

    The cast also includes two SNL alums — Tim Meadows as Gregg, a former English teacher turned driving test examiner, and comedian Molly Kearney as Barbara, a newly promoted manager.

    All’s Fair (Hulu)

    Two white women stand at what looks like a marble welcome desk. Kim Kardashian is the woman on the left with shoulder length black hair, wearing sunglasses, a wine red leather coat and gloves. Next to her is Naomi Watts, with a short blonde bob haircut, pulling down her sunglasses and wearing a grey cape with large gold buttons and carrying a black clutch purse.
    Kim Kardashian and Naomi Watts in a scene from “All’s Fair.”
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    Ser Baffo
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    Disney
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    The big attention grabber for the new Hulu series All’s Fair, written and executive produced by Ryan Murphy, is the big-name cast that includes Glenn Close, Sarah Paulson, Kim Kardashian, Naomi Watts, Niecy Nash-Betts and Teyana Taylor.

    The women (minus Paulson) play a team of divorce attorneys in L.A. who strike out on their own after leaving a male-dominated firm.

    And if the trailer and show description are any indication, they also bring the drama: “Fierce, brilliant and emotionally complicated, they navigate high-stakes breakups, scandalous secrets and shifting allegiances — both in the courtroom and within their own ranks.”

    Wonder Man (December, Disney+)

    A Black man (L) and an older white man (R) stand facing each other at what looks like a lookout point facing a downtown area. The tops of trees are in the foreground, behind a metal fence. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, with short black hair and a beard, is the man on the left, standing with one arm on the black metal railing and another on his hip. He is wearing jeans, socks, and a gray sweatshirt. He is talking to Ben Kingsley on the right, who is wearing a burgundy blazer with pocket square and navy blue pants and brown leather shoes. He has a gray goatee and shoulder length hair and has his right hand outstretched, facing down.
    Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Ben Kingsley in a scene from “Wonder Man.”
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    Disney+ / Marvel Television
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    Maybe because it’s Marvel, maybe because it’s not out until December (still technically fall until Dec. 21), or maybe because of both, there isn’t too much official information out there yet about this new series from Marvel and Disney+.

    According to the IMDb description, the show is about “Hollywood actor Simon Williams [who] is thrust into the world of superheroes as he gets powers of his own, and becomes the new superhero Wonder Man.”

    Yahya Abul-Mateen stars as Simon Willams, and Ben Kingsley plays Trevor Slattery, reprising his role from 2013’s Iron Man 3, the 2014 Marvel short film All Hail the King and 2021’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.

    While a full trailer isn’t out yet, there’s a glimpse of the series about a minute in to this sneak peek at Marvel Studios content coming to Disney+ in 2025.

    Another even briefer glimpse at the show, but one that appears to show a moment from Willams’ transformation into Wonder Man, is included in this Disney+ and Hulu preview video from July.

    Bonus: Nobody Wants This (Oct. 23, Netflix)

    A white woman (Kristen Bell) has long blonde hair and is wearing a burgundy long t-shirt, and is laughing while holding a playing card that reads “Go Deep” and reaching for a beer. There are trees and greenery and people at tables in the background in what appears to be an outdoor restaurant or brewery.
    Kristen Bell as Joanne in episode 209 of “Nobody Wants This.”
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    ERIN SIMKIN
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    NETFLIX
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    Not a new show, but one returning for a second season, the rom-com Nobody Wants This is set in L.A. and shoots on location in various neighborhoods, including Hollywood, Eagle Rock, Silver Lake and Sherman Oaks.

    This season, Joanne (Kristen Bell) and Noah (Adam Brody) are back, along with some new guest stars, including Brody’s real-life wife, Leighton Meester, who guest-stars as Joanne’s former middle school nemesis.
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