WandaVision (Disney+)
Debuted Jan. 15th
WandaVision is the first installment in the set of many new series Marvel is incorporating into the MCU. Wanda (Elizabeth Olsen) and Vision (Paul Bettany) find themselves in a new town where life seems ideal until they begin suspecting their reality. What makes the series unique is that the drama and suspense surrounding Marvel’s plots is told for the first time as a sitcom, paying homage to the classics that reigned television before. Olsen and Bettany themselves say the series is “unlike anything else”.
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Fate: Winx Saga (Netflix)
Debuted Jan. 22nd
The anticipated live-action adaptation of the Winx Club has 6 hour-long episodes, directed at the show’s original audience but also aiming to gather an even larger audience. This darker iteration of the cartoon turns the sweet, beloved fairies into complex real-life complex teenagers with powers in a world full of magic and mystery.
It’s A Sin (UK’s Channel 4 and HBO Max)
Debuts Jan. 22nd
Russell T Davies’ latest creation follows a group of young queer friends who recently moved to London in the search for a better life, when the AIDS epidemic strikes and changes their lives forever. Featuring Olly Alexander and Neil Patrick Harris.
Clarice (CBS)
Debuts Feb. 11th
The series tells the story of the life of Clarice Starling in 1993, after the events of The Silence of the Lambs (1991). Agent Starling was played by Jodie Foster in the original film and by Rebecca Breeds in this latest installment.
Behind Her Eyes (Netflix)
Debuts Feb. 17th
Louise is a single mother working at a psychiatrist’s office, who falls in love with her married boss. She then begins a friendship with his wife, Adele, which steers the plot from a love triangle to a ‘dark, psychological tale of suspense and twisted revelations’, as described by Netflix. Adapted from Sarah Pinborough’s 2017 novel of the same name.
Superman & Lois (CW)
Debuts Feb. 23rd
The latest installment in the DC television universe, first set up by Arrow and The Flash. This time, the focus turns from Supergirl to her powerful celebrity superhero cousin, Superman, and his partner, the cunning journalist Lois Lane. In their spin-off, Clark and Lois will face one of their biggest challenges thus far: being working parents on top of continuously saving the world.
The Nevers (HBO)
Debuts summer 2021
The Nevers is an epic science fiction drama centered around a team named “the Touched”, who are a group of women from the Victorian era with extraordinary abilities. Initially created by Joss Whedon, mostly known for Buffy the Vampire Slayer and writing The Avengers (2012) and Justice League(2017), who recently exited the production.
Hawkeye (Disney+)
Debuts fall 2021
Jeremy Renner is set to reprise his role as Clint Barton, but this time as a mentor to Kate Bishop (Hailee Steinfeld), the second Hawkeye in Marvel’s comic books. Florence Pugh will also play a role in the series, reportedly as the next Black Widow after what happened to Natasha in Endgame (2019), which could be foreshadowed in the upcoming Black Widow (2021) film. Vera Farmiga will be also joining the cast, supposedly as Kate’s mother.
Gossip Girl (HBO Max)
Debuts later in 2021
Set 8 years after the original website went dark, the remake follows a new generation of private school teenagers in New York City, with Kristen Bell reprising her iconic role as Gossip Girl’s voice. The showrunners aimed to depict how much social media impacts society now in comparison to when the series ran for the first time, when it was all less intense and immersive. Before its production, the creators had reached out to the original cast (Lively, Meester, Badgley, Crawford, and Westwick) to tell them they were welcome to participate in this new version if they pleased, although the story would not revolve around them.
Midnight Mass (Netflix)
Debuts later in 2021
One of Netflix’s new horror series this year, from Mike Flanagan (creator of The Haunting of Hill House and The Haunting of Bly Mannor), was shot uninterrupted for 83 days with safety protocols to prevent COVID-19. Flanagan has disclosed this series has been a dream project of his for years, calling it even his most personal creation. In the series, a secluded island community faces ‘miraculous events’ and ‘frightening omens’ after the arrival of a mysterious young priest.