2024 TV preview: 48 shows to put on your radar

This year promises highly anticipated series like Kate Winslet's HBO satire The Regime, FX's Shōgun, Prime Video's Mr. And Mrs. Smith, and so much more

By Saloni Gajjar, Tim Lowery | January 4, 2024 | 1:00pm

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2024 TV preview: 48 shows to put on your radar

Clockwise from bottom left: Donald Glover and Maya Erskine in Mr. And Mrs. Smith (Photo: David Lee/Prime Video), Ella Purnell in Fallout (Photo: Prime Video), Hoa Xuande and Robert Downey Jr. in The Sympathizer (Photo: HBO), Anna Sawai in Shōgun (Photo: Kurt Iswerienko/FX) Graphic: Jimmy Hasse

It’s a new year, people, which means it’s high time to get excited about plenty of premiering (and returning) TV shows. The next 12 months promise some real bangers, from star-studded murder mysteries to buzzy book adaptations, from genre-bending comedies to the next chapters of House Of The Dragon and Abbott Elementary. If you’re looking for a snapshot of your TV year to be, The A.V. Club has you covered. We’ve compiled the shows we’re most excited to dig into, including the Jodie Foster-led fourth round of True Detective, the Angela Bassett-starring Zero Day, Alfonso Cuarón’s Disclaimer, or The Penguin with Colin Farrell. Happy viewing.

True Detective: Night Country (HBO, January 14)

True Detective: Night Country | Official Trailer | Max

Stars: , Kali Reis, Fiona Show, John Hawkes, Christopher Eccleston, Finn Bennett, Isabella Star LaBlanc There’s a lot to be excited about with ’s fourth season, especially with Jodie Foster returning to TV in a leading role for the first time in more than four decades. , who infuses a different energy into the established drama. Dubbed Night Country for good reason, the six episodes are set in the dark, icy landscape of Alaska. Police officers Liz Danvers (Foster) and Evangeline Navarro (Reis) clash because of their different techniques while investigating the disappearance of multiple men from a research center. [Saloni Gajjar]

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