The first week of December will feature the return of several veteran series including Emmy winning show The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, as well as a sequel of Showtime drama series The L Word.

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel will debut its third season Dec. 6 on Prime Video with actress Rachel Brosnahan and Tony Shalhoub reprising their Emmy-winning roles.

Other shows returning this week include Netflix’s Fuller House for its fifth and final season (Dec. 6) and History's Vikings for its sixth and final season (Dec. 4).

On the new series front, Showtime will resurrect its drama series The L Word for a new series run. The Dec. 8 premiere of The L Word: Generation Q will feature Jennifer Beals, Katherine Moennig (pictured) and Leisha Hailey reprising their roles from the original series, which ran on Showtime from 2004-2009. 

Below are video trailers and premiere dates for several shows debuting this week on cable networks and streaming services (for some videos, viewer discretion is advised):

Dec. 2 -- Garth Brooks: The Road I’m On (documentary) -- A&E

Dec. 3 -- 24/7: Kelly Slater (documentary) -- HBO

Dec. 3 -- Tiffany Haddish: Black Mitzvah (comedy special) -- Netflix

Dec. 4 -- Toast of London (comedy) -- IFC

Dec. 5 -- Tell Me A Story (returning series) -- CBS All Access

Dec. 5 -- V Wars (sci-fi) -- Netflix

Dec. 6 -- Astronomy Club (sketch comedy) -- Netflix

Dec. 6 -- The Confession Killer (miniseries) -- Netflix

Dec. 6 -- Reprisal (drama) -- Hulu

Dec. 6 -- Truth Be Told (drama) -- Apple TV+

Dec. 8 -- Work In Progress (comedy) -- Showtime

A&E presents Garth Brooks: The Road I’m On, a two-part Biography special that starts Monday, Dec. 2. It’s a close-up of Brooks as a musician, a father and a man. It shows the guy playing the college bars as a young man in Oklahoma, and moving on to becoming a global superstar.

Director Al Syzmanski describes himself as a giant music fan, but he hadn’t really tackled a musical project like this before. “I felt like I found one of those golden tickets,” he said.

He admitted to just a “cursory knowledge” of Brooks’s music before taking on The Road I’m On. “For me, this was as much a journey of discovery as it hopefully is for the viewer,” said Syzmanski.

During an initial meet-and-greet to discuss the project, Syzmanski asked the singer about the handlers who would take care of every trifling request for a photo or article or phone number. “I guess that’s me,” Brooks answered.

Syzmanski asked the question again, in a slightly different manner. Brooks reiterated that he would handle all the minutia.

And he did.

“He proved true to his word,” Syzmanski said.

Musicians offering their take on Brooks in the film include Trisha Yearwood, Billy Joel and James Taylor. Syzmanski spoke about Keith Urban turning up for a Brooks studio session, playing his part, then seeing Brooks haul Urban’s amp out to Urban’s car. “That was such an insight into the character of Garth,” Syzmanski said.

Brooks’s three daughters, Taylor, August and Allie, are in the documentary too, and really make their mark. “They are un-frickin-believable,” said Syzmanski.

The director came away from The Road I’m On with a whole new level of respect for Brooks. “I have a huge appreciation for what he does musically,” Syzmanski said. “But I’m a much, much bigger fan of the man. He’s an impressive cat.”

The L Word: Generation Q is on Showtime Sunday, Dec. 8. The original aired on Showtime 2004 to 2009.

“To say that this show is a labor of love is an understatement,” Gary Levine, Showtime entertainment president, said at the Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour. “We are so thrilled with [showrunner] Marja‑Lewis Ryan’s inspired take on this groundbreaking series, and the beautiful way she has blended the best of the original with an exciting new point of view.”

Ilene Chaiken, exec producer, noted that the world has changed in the decade since The L Word went off the air, “and lesbians still belong on television.”

“We’re telling the stories about what’s happened in those 10 years,” she added. “Where we are now, and where we’re headed.”