After the past two years, we’ve learned better than to hope for a bright and better new year. But hoping for great TV? A much safer bet.
2021 brought many new shows, and 2022 will bring more, with long-awaited premieres — Peacemaker, Halo, House of the Dragon — and returning favorites — Ozark, The Walking Dead, Stranger Things — to make our schedules the good kind of hectic. Here are the shows we’re looking forward to in 2021 from Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, Netflix, Disney Plus, Apple TV Plus, Hulu, and others.
January
Premieres on HBO on Jan. 9
Euphoria season 2 was delayed by COVID for almost a year, but it’s back and as chaotic as ever. Following Rue’s (Zendaya) heartbreak and relapse at the end of season 1 and the events of the two special episodes that helped bridge the gap between seasons, the Euphoria teens are, well, still not alright. A chaotic first look at season 2 teases more parties, more abuse, more fun, and some potentially serious criminal activity. How’s that for a season 2?
Premieres on The CW on Jan. 11
A teenage girl (Kaci Walfall) obsessed with Superman uncovers a mysterious past and potential superpowers when she goes digging into her birth family in The CW’s newest addition to the Arrowverse. Unlike Arrow and The Flash, Naomi, produced by Ava DuVernay, is a high school drama, which means she won’t be embracing her superhero identity right away. It’s unclear how, exactly, the series will connect to The CW’s other DCTV shows, though showrunner Jill Blankenship revealed that the Man of Steel (played by Tyler Hoechlin in the network’s Superman and Lois) will be critical to telling Naomi’s story. “We get to watch as she discovers in real time [that] Superman [is] really part of her story and she’s
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