TV Shows to Look Out For
by burstowl | created - 1 month ago | updated - 1 month ago | PublicFuture TV shows that might be good
1. House of the Dragon
Fantasy | Announced
The story of the House Targaryen set 300 years before the events of 'Game of Thrones'.
2. Dracula (2020– )
270 min | Drama, Horror | Post-production
In 1897 Transylvania, the blood-drinking Count draws his plans against Victorian London.
Stars: Claes Bang, Dolly Wells, John Heffernan, Joanna Scanlan
3. Ratched (2020– )
Drama | Post-production
A young nurse at a mental institution becomes jaded, bitter and a downright monster to her patients.
Stars: Sarah Paulson, Judy Davis, Harriet Sansom Harris, Cynthia Nixon
4. The Devil in the White City
Drama, History, Thriller | Announced
An architect works to build up the 1893 World's Fair, while a serial killer uses the fair to attract and kill women.
Star: Leonardo DiCaprio
5. The Witcher (2019– )
60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama | Post-production
Geralt of Rivia, a solitary monster hunter, struggles to find his place in a world where people often prove more wicked than beasts.
Stars: Henry Cavill, Freya Allan, Joey Batey, MyAnna Buring
6. The War of the Worlds (2019)
48 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
In London during the Edwardian era, George and Amy's attempt to start a life together is interrupted by a Martian invasion of Earth.
Stars: Eleanor Tomlinson, Rafe Spall, Robert Carlyle, Rupert Graves
Votes: 4,218
7. The Lord of the Rings
Adventure, Fantasy | Pre-production
Lord of the Rings based TV-series, set during the 3,441-year period, known as the Age of Númenor, or the Second Age.
Stars: Markella Kavenagh, Joseph Mawle, Will Poulter, Maxim Baldry
8. His Dark Materials (2019– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Two children embark on a magical adventure through parallel universes.
Stars: Dafne Keen, Kit Connor, Amir Wilson, Andrew Scott
Votes: 12,770
9. Penny Dreadful: City of Angels (2019– )
Drama, Horror | Announced
Series inspired by 'Penny Dreadful, set in 1938 Los Angeles, exploring a mix of supernatural and reality with characters connected to the deity Santa Muerte and the Devil.
Stars: Natalie Dormer, Daniel Zovatto, Adriana Barraza, Jessica Garza
10. Loki (2021– )
Action, Adventure, Fantasy | Announced
Plot unknown.
Stars: Sophia Di Martino, Tom Hiddleston
11. Time Bandits
Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy | Announced
Television adaptation of Terry Gilliam's 1981 film, Time Bandits, which centers on a young boy who discovers a time-traveling portal in his bedroom.
12. Little Nightmares (2019– )
Animation | Announced
Plot unknown. TV adaptation of the video game 'Little Nightmares' that follows the adventures of a 9-year-old girl named Six who is trapped on the bottom of a terrifying ship.
13. WandaVision (2021– )
Action, Adventure, Drama | Announced
TV-Series Spinoff from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Containing the characters Scarlet Witch/Wanda Maximoff and The Vision. Plot is unknown at the time.
Stars: Paul Bettany, Kat Dennings, Kathryn Hahn, Elizabeth Olsen
14. Star Trek: Picard (2020– )
TV-PG | Action, Adventure, Drama | Filming
Plot kept under wraps. Described as a follow-up series to Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), and centers on Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Sir Patrick Stewart) in the next chapter of his life.
Stars: Patrick Stewart, Santiago Cabrera, Isa Briones, Michelle Hurd
15. The Pale Horse (2019– )
Mystery | Post-production
Is a trio of witches responsible for a series of sudden deaths or is there a rational explanation?
Stars: Rufus Sewell, Kaya Scodelario, Sheila Atim, Madeleine Bowyer
16. Hitmen (2019– )
Comedy | Pre-production
Stars: Mel Giedroyc, Sue Perkins, Tonya Cornelisse, Sheldon Frett
20. Willow
Fantasy | Announced
TV adaptation of the fantasy film 'Willow', which centered on a dwarf farmer who does magic.
Star: Warwick Davis
21. Moon Knight
Action, Adventure, Drama | Announced
Marc Spector is a former CIA agent whose life is saved by the Moon God Khonshu.
22. Locke & Key (2020– )
Drama, Fantasy, Horror | Filming
Three siblings who move into their ancestral estate after their father's gruesome murder discover their new home's magical keys, which must be used in their stand against an evil creature who wants the keys and their powers.
Stars: Kevin Alves, Thomas Mitchell Barnet, Coby Bird, Asha Bromfield
23. The Mandalorian (2019– )
TV-PG | 30 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The travails of a lone bounty hunter in the outer reaches of the galaxy, far from the authority of the New Republic.
Stars: Pedro Pascal, Kyle Pacek, Gina Carano, Bernard Bullen
Votes: 51,145
24. V-Wars (2019– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Dr. Luther Swann, enters a world of horror when a virus is released in ice melting due to climate change.
Stars: Ian Somerhalder, Adrian Holmes, Jacky Lai, Kyle Breitkopf
Votes: 3,323
25. The Sandman
Drama, Fantasy, Horror | Pre-production
After escaping after decades of imprisonment by a mortal wizard, Dream, the personification of dreams, sets about to reclaim his lost equipment.
26. Run (2019– )
Comedy, Romance, Thriller | Pre-production
Two ex-lovers activate a long-planned escape to disappear together.
Stars: Tamara Podemski, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Stuart Dowling, Sima Fisher
27. Unaired Game of Thrones Prequel Pilot (2019 TV Movie)
Fantasy | Completed
Plot unknown. Prequel to 'Game of Thrones' set 5,000 years before the events depicted in the series, centering on an unconstructed era in a land divided into a hundred kingdoms.
Director: S.J. Clarkson | Stars: Josh Whitehouse, Naomi Watts, Georgie Henley, Miranda Richardson
28. Brave New World (2020– )
Sci-Fi | Pre-production
TV adaptation of Aldous Huxley's book set in dystopian future.
Stars: Stuart Walker, Jeanie Hackman, Summer-Joules, Cassie Clare
29. The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2020– )
60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama | Pre-production
TV series centering on Marvel Cinematic Universe characters Falcon and The Winter Soldier.
Stars: Daniel Brühl, Anthony Mackie, Adepero Oduye, Wyatt Russell
30. Space Force
30 min | Comedy | Pre-production
The people tasked with creating a sixth branch of the armed services: The Space Force.
Stars: Noah Emmerich, John Malkovich, Tawny Newsome, Ben Schwartz
31. The Angel of Darkness (2020– )
60 min | Drama | Pre-production
Plot unknown; sequel to "The Alienist."
Stars: Emily Barber, Brittany Marie Batchelder, Daniel Brühl, Luke Evans
32. Y
60 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy | Pre-production
Set in a post-apocalyptic world, Y is the last surviving male human on the planet. Based on the comic series "Y: The Last Man."
Stars: Diane Lane, Mai Arwas, Blake Baumgartner, Esther Chen
33. Hawkeye (2021– )
60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime | Pre-production
Series based on the Marvel Comics superhero Hawkeye, centering on the adventures of Young Avenger, Kate Bishop, who took on the role after the original Avenger, Clint Barton.
Stars: Jeremy Renner, Hailee Steinfeld
34. A Christmas Carol (2019– )
60 min | Drama, Fantasy | Post-production
A television adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic Christmas tale of the miser Ebenezer Scrooge.
Stars: Joe Alwyn, Stephen Graham, Guy Pearce, Vinette Robinson
35. Black Narcissus
Drama | Filming
Adaptation of the 1947 film, Black Narcissus. Centered around five nuns at a remote, exotic convent in the Himalayas.
Stars: Gemma Arterton, Jim Broadbent, Alessandro Nivola, Diana Rigg
36. Death Comes as the End
Crime, Drama, Mystery | Announced
Set in Ancient Egypt, a young woman suspects her priest father may be tied up in the death of a concubine.
37. The Stranger (II)
Post-production
Plot unknown.
Stars: Jacob Dudman, Brandon Fellows, Siobhan Finneran, Anthony Head
38. What If...?
Animation | Filming
Exploring pivotal moments from the Marvel Cinematic Universe and turning them on their head, leading the audience into uncharted territory.
Stars: Hayley Atwell, Chadwick Boseman, Josh Brolin, Dominic Cooper
39. Utopia (2020– )
Action, Drama, Mystery | Filming
A group of young adults, who meet online, get a hold of a cult underground graphic novel, which not only pins them as a target of a shadowy deep state organization, but also burdens them with the dangerous task of saving the world.
Stars: Desmin Borges, Dan Byrd, John Cusack, Christopher Denham
40. The Underground Railroad
Drama | Filming
A young woman named Cora makes an amazing discovery during her attempt to break free from slavery in the deep south.
Stars: Chase W. Dillon, Joel Edgerton, Amber Gray, Thuso Mbedu
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