20 New and Returning TV Shows to Add to Your 2024 Watchlist
The following year’s television schedule underwent significant changes for good reason: for several months, the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes delayed production (also with good reason) on virtually every major American program. As a result, release dates have been pushed back or taken off the calendar entirely while scripts and filming schedules resume. On a few rare occasions, completed shows were moved up the schedule to fill. The shows below seem to have fairly firm dates, or at least narrow windows, but everything else is subject to change.
In addition to everything listed below, there are a few more heavy hitters landing in 2024, with no dates or even a general timeline given… which likely means they’ll arrive somewhere near the end of the year. These include Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, the final season of The Bad Batch and Agatha: The Darkhold Diaries , all on Disney+; Orphan Black: Echoes and Season 2 of Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire on AMC; Tiny Beautiful Things (with Kathryn Hahn) on Hulu; and even a Matlock reboot starring Kathy Bates on CBS. We will keep you informed.
Sun Brothers (January 4)
Brad Falchuk ( American Horror Story , Scream Queens , Pose , etc.) co-wrote this dark comedy starring the incredibly busy recent Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh as the matriarch of a Taiwanese family trying to move on from the family’s criminal past. …with mixed results. Sam Song Lee also plays Bruce, who grew up in California without knowing his family history until he moved back. It’s darkly funny and action-packed in equal measure.
Where to watch: Netflix
Echo (January 10)
We first met Echo in 2021’s Hawkeye , a relatively bright spot in Marvel’s increasingly controversial output. In her upcoming solo series, Alaqua Cox returns to the role of Maya Lopez, a deaf assassin who once worked for Wilson Fisk (Vincent D’Onofrio). Here she goes on the run from Fisk and returns to her hometown in Oklahoma to come to terms with her past and reconnect with her family and her Choctaw roots. This will be Marvel’s first show on TV-MA, and all episodes will be released simultaneously on Hulu and Disney+. Echo is a riskier character in terms of name recognition, but it looks like the series could be a welcome departure from the multiversal stakes of the MCU mainline in favor of something more personal. Charlie Cox also reprises his role as Daredevil, hinting at his return to Disney+ in the future.
Where to watch: Disney+, Hulu.
True Detective: Nightland (January 14)
After three seasons, creator Nic Pizzolatto is stepping down from the showrunner’s chair in favor of director Issa Lopez, director of the rather brilliant Tigers Are Not Afraid ; Lopez also wrote and directed all six episodes of the fourth season. The new season takes place in Ennis, Alaska. In the new season, (real) detectives Liz Danvers (Jodie Foster) and Evangeline Navarro (Kali Reyes) investigate the disappearances of eight men who ran the Tsalal Arctic research station. Sounds pretty creepy.
Where to watch: Max
Woman in the Wall (January 19)
In this British import, Ruth Wilson plays Lorna Brady, a woman who has been sleepwalking since her time working in one of Ireland’s notorious Magdalene Laundries – workhouses for “fallen” women or those without family support. One morning she wakes up to find a dead body in her house, not knowing who the man was or how he died. Naturally, the mystery is connected to Lorna’s past. Wilson received stellar reviews for her performance during the miniseries’ initial run on the BBC.
Where to watch: Showtime.
Sexy Monster (January 25)
This could be cool, or it could be an example of the nostalgia train going off the rails again. It is a prequel to Jonathan Glazer’s 2000 British gangster film of the same name, with James McArdle taking over the role of Gal from Ray Winstone and Emun Elliott replacing Ben Kingsley as Don in a series that chronicles the early years of their budding partnership. There’s no trailer yet, so you’ll have to make do with the original film.
Where to watch: Paramount+
Lords of the Air (January 26)
A spiritual successor to Band of Brothers and The Pacific (all produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks), this latest World War II miniseries follows the real-life US Air Force 100th Bomb Group, best known for its great suffering. losses during combat missions. The cast includes Austin Butler, Callum Turner, Barry Keoghan and current Doctor Who Ncuti Gatwa.
Where to watch: Apple TV+.
Feud: Capote vs. Swans (January 31)
The first season of Feud, starring Jessica Lange and Susan Sarandon as Joan Crawford and Bette Davis, respectively, premiered back in 2017. women of New York society in the 50s and 60s (which mostly consisted of him fawning over them before writing bitchy, thinly veiled reports about their love lives). Tom Hollander plays Capote alongside Naomi Watts, Diane Lane, Chloë Sevigny, Calista Flockhart, Demi Moore and Molly Ringwald as his friends/fodder. It’s a terrific cast, and episode directors include Gus Van Sant, Max Winkler, and Jennifer Lynch.
Where to watch: FX
Mr and Mrs Smith (February 2)
Taking a cue from Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s 2005 action-comedy (rather than Alfred Hitchcock’s rom-com), this reboot stars Donald Glover and Maya Erskine (in a role originally intended for Phoebe Waller-Bridge) as married characters. spies. Glover is also a co-writer and producer.
Where to watch: Prime Video.
The Equalizer , Season 4 (February 18)
It’s not the biggest show, but Queen Latifah ‘s The Equalizer has earned CBS a strong reputation by combining the Tiffany network’s signature police procedural with style and a genuine social conscience. Presumably, Robin McCall will continue to protect helpless New Yorkers while raising her daughter, and doing it all in impeccable style.
Where to watch: CBS
Avatar: The Last Airbender (February 22)
The adaptation of M. Night Shyamalan’s beloved Nickelodeon animated series isn’t particularly popular, so I guess there’s nowhere to go but up? Netflix’s recent One Piece anime adaptation was well received, but they also made a rather dark adaptation of Cowboy Bebop that was canceled almost immediately. So… best of the three, maybe?
Where to watch: Netflix
The Walking Dead: Those Who Live (February 25)
Those of us who have long lost track of The Walking Dead may be surprised to learn that we will soon be witnessing a sixth spin-off of the recently concluded original series ( Daryl Dixon and The Dead City will likely see a second season as well). premieres in 2024 or early 2025). The focus here is on Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and Michonne (Danai Gurira) following Rick’s apparent death back in 2018. Jadis (Pollyanna Mackintosh) joins them, and the show promises a more definitive ending for the two. most beloved TWD characters.
Where to watch: AMC
Shogun (February 27)
The James Clavell novel on which this new series is based was first adapted back in 1980, during the golden age of epic television miniseries. But everything old becomes new again, and here we are again in early 17th century Japan. Starring Cosmo Jarvis, Hiroyuki Sanada and Anna Sawai. The series features a shipwrecked English sailor, a powerful daimyo, and a female samurai who becomes the link between them despite her dubious origins. The novel takes a very Eurocentric approach to exploring Japanese history, so it will be interesting to see if the series goes in a different direction, especially with some real Japanese people involved behind the scenes.
Where to watch: FX
Apples Never Fall (March)
Liane Moriarty’s novels have been adapted to great success in the past: HBO’s Big Little Lies is based on one of her books, as is Hulu’s Nine Perfect Strangers . The latest story follows the Delaney family, whose four siblings are forced to confront a dark family history after the disappearance of their mother Joy (Annette Benning) – a disappearance in which their father, Stand (Sam Neill), is a person of interest. The film also stars Alison Brie, Jake Lacy and Georgie Flood.
Where to watch: Peacock.
Palm Royale (March 20)
This stylish period comedy follows Maxine Simmons (Kristen Wiig) as she tries to infiltrate Palm Beach high society in 1969. The cast is wild: Wiig is joined by Laura Dern, Allison Janney, Ricky Martin, Carol Burnett and Mindy Cohn, among others. It is based on the novel Mr. and Mrs. American Pie by Juliet McDaniel.
Where to watch: Apple TV+.
3 Body Problem (March 21)
An adaptation of Liu Cixin’s Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy has been discussed since its initial release in 2008, and a Chinese-language miniseries adaptation performed well earlier this year. This American version comes to us via the couple behind HBO’s Game of Tone , David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, joined by Alexander Wu. The series moves from past to present to future with Rosalind Chao ( The Joy Luck Club , Star Trek: The Next Generation ), beginning with the story of Ye Wenjie, whose parents were killed during the Cultural Revolution, an event that guides her life. on a path that will ultimately lead her to confront an extraterrestrial threat to all of humanity.
Where to watch: Netflix
Star Trek: Discovery , Season 5 (April)
The source of all things modern Trek is coming to an end with a 10-episode fifth season premiering in April. Sonequa Martin-Green and the rest of the core team return on a mission that will “take them on an epic adventure across the galaxy to find an ancient power whose very existence has been deliberately hidden for centuries.” However, it doesn’t end there: Section 31 , which stars Michelle Yeoh reprising her role as Philippa Georgiou, is in production, and a Starfleet Academy spin-off set in Discovery ‘s distant future is in development.
Where to watch: Paramount+
Aftermath (April 12)
Westworld creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy have debuted their new sci-fi show on Prime Video, seemingly hoping it won’t be canceled right before its finale and then unceremoniously dumped. (Although The Peripheral being canceled after renewal doesn’t bode well.) Anyway! An adaptation of the post-apocalyptic video game series, it tells the story of Lucy (Ella Purnell), who for the first time in her life is forced to leave her underground bunker to face a world full of mutants and humans, with no other goals than staying alive. Think Last of Us , but with more humor. The film also stars Walton Goggins, Aaron Moten, Kyle MacLachlan and Moises Arias.
Where to watch: Prime Video.
Bridgerton , season 3 (May 16)
The final season of Shonda Rhimes’ lively take on the Regency romance will center on Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan), aka Lady Whistledown, who decides to give up her crush on Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) just when he’s ready to accept it . immersion Romantic complications are sure to follow. The third season (not including the spin-off Queen Charlotte ) will be divided into two parts: the first half will air on May 16, and the second on June 13.
Where to watch: Netflix
House of the Dragon (Summer)
Neither the good dragon nor the bad Targaryen can be contained, so the Game of Thrones sequel will return next summer. It is one of the few major series not to be delayed due to WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes thanks to UK contracts.
Where to watch: HBO, Max
Yellowstone , season 5b (November)
It’s hard to believe Taylor Sheridan’s powerful series is coming to an end, with the six-episode finale set to begin in November. Fear not, however, there are many more Yellowstone -related series to come: the spin-off miniseries 1883, directed by Sam Elliott, is finished, as is David Oyelowo’s miniseries Bass Reeves , but 1923 (with Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren) returns. There will be a second season someday. Also in production are 1944 , 6666 (set in the present day) and a direct sequel rumored to star Matthew McConaughey. You may have to say goodbye to Kevin Costner, but the Yellowstone verse continues.
Where to watch: Paramount Network