7 New TV Shows In 2018 We're Excited For
- Jan 9, 2018
- 3 min read
Television has changed a lot over the last three years. 2015 saw the end of Mad Men, Community, Parks And Rec, Glee, Two And A Half Men, The Mentalist, and a huge selection of other television staples, leaving some massive holes in the schedule. These shows with long seasons were replaced by 10-episode seasons - a trend Game Of Thrones definitely had a hand in popularising.
At the same time, Netflix's original series really began to boom over 2015-16. Daredevil made us rethink superhero dramas, Fuller House started a trend of rebooting sitcom classics, and a whole batch of others hit global success, such as Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Stranger Things, and The Crown.
This year marks the end of some massive politics-based shows, including Veep, House Of Cards, and Scandal, and sitcoms like Love, New Girl, and The Middle. Dramas such as Sense8, The Americans, Nashville, and The Originals also bow out this year.
So let's focus on the new - TV shows starting this year that look promising, or at least entertaining. Netflix may be dominating the new TV market this year, but that doesn't mean they're the ones worth focusing on.
For you superhero fans hoping to see what's coming, we've deliberately excluded upcoming superhero shows Black Lightning and Cloak & Dagger simply because, well, they look awful.
The Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina
Originally being developed by The CW, this spin-off of Netflix's Riverdale stars Mad Men's 18-year-old Kiernan Shipka as the best character from Archie Comics. I personally haven't seen Riverdale yet, but from what I hear, it's a melodramatic horror retelling of Archie's story. In other words, an adult version of Archie's Weird Mysteries. As a long time fan of Sabrina, and a viewer of both the original sitcom with Melissa Joan Hart and the cartoon, I look forward to this experiment.
Disenchantment
Matt Groening, the creator of both The Simpsons and Futurama, has been given a two-season, 20-episode contract by Netflix. Not much information is available yet, but we do know that it will be set in a medieval fantasy world called Dreamland and it features many of the cast of Futurama. Although, I was sold at "Matt Groening and Netflix".
Maniac
A dark comedy featuring Emma Stone and Jonah Hill in the lead roles, is plenty of information for me. But it gets better. It's a remake of a Norwegian show "about an institutionalised man who lives a fantasy life in his dreams". This is Stone & Hill's first project together since Superbad, and their first role in scripted television.
Corporate
Described by Vulture as being like "a nihilist Office, if everyone who worked there secretly had an opioid addiction", this Comedy Central sitcom promises a lot of edge. If it delivers on it like Community season 3, it could be great. Otherwise, it could be a typically-awful Comedy Central sitcom.
Altered Carbon
In a world where minds can be transferred into other bodies, a man is murdered, and hires someone to investigate his own murder. Again, not much information is available, but the cast looks good and the futuristic sci-fi setting will certainly be pretty, at least. Netflix's newest sci-fi show premieres in February.
Waco
With True Detective's Taylor Kitch, House Of Cards' Paul Sparks, Acadamey Award nominee Michael Shannon, and Supergirl herself Melissa Benoist, The Paramount Network's (formerly Spike) 6-part miniseries Waco could just be the television event of the season. Based on a true story, the FBI and the ATF conduct a raid on a small religious community in Texas.
The Crossing
The OA meets The 4400 meets Lost? 500 refugees wash up on the shore, fleeeing from a war that is yet to happen, in ABC's latest attempt to capitalise on Lost's success. 47 survivors now have to be relocated and dealt with, and one of them has powers.
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