Every TV show coming to Netflix in 2024, from Squid Game to 3 Body Problem
We're so ready for Andrew Scott in Ripley, new seasons of Bridgerton and Girls5eva, and David E. Kelley's real estate drama
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There’s nothing like planning for the future, and it’s what Netflix is helping everyone do by releasing its lineup of upcoming TV series, films, and games. The streaming platform dropped its slate of shows for 2024, including returning seasons of Bridgerton, The Diplomat, Outer Banks, Heartstopper, and, crucially, Girls5eva, which was rescued after Peacock’s cancellation. That’s not nearly it because we’re being blessed by an Andrew Scott-led Ripley, David E. Kelley’s A Man In Full, and the Game Of Thrones co-creators’ latest adaptation. Here’s everything big you have to keep your eye out for this year, including Squid Game’s second season, which got its very first clip:
February:
One Day (2/8): Based on David Nicholls’ book, One Day is a rom-com starring Leo Woodall and Ambika Mod.
Love Is Blind season six (2/14)
The Vince Staples Show (2/15): The show follows comedian Vince Staple on his daily adventures, where anything that can go wrong usually does.
Avatar: The Last Airbender (2/22): The live-action adaptation of the anime series is about Aang (Gordon Cormier), a young Avatar who must master control of the four elements of the world to save the universe. He teams up with siblings Katara and Sokka, and together they seek help from some of the original show’s memorable characters.
Formula 1: Drive To Survive season six (2/23): The new episodes go behind the scenes of the 2023 FIA Formula 1 World Championship.
March:
The Netflix Slam (3/3): The live sports event is headlined by Rafael Nadal as he faces off against Carlos Alcaraz in a special one-night tennis exhibition match.
Hot Wheels: Let’s Race (3/4): The high-octane series follows a new generation of racers in stunt contests and thrill-seeking challenges.
Young Royals season three (3/11): The final season of Young Royals is split into two parts; the second arrives on March 18, so it’s not too long of a wait.
Girls5eva season three (3/14): After Peacock ridiculously canceled it, Netflix is bringing the glorious Girls5eva back. So we’ll know how Dawn, Wickie, Summer, and Gloria’s comeback tour goes as the women hit the road for the next step in their musical journey.
3 Body Problem (3/21): David Benioff and D.B. Weiss leave Westeros behind for another sci-fi epic. Based on Liu Cixin’s novel, the show follows a young woman’s fateful decision in 1960s China has an impact on the present day, forcing a group of scientists to confront one of the greatest threats in humanity’s history. Jovan Adepo, Benedict Wong, John Bradley, Rosalind Chao, Liam Cunningham, and Eiza González co-star.
The Gentleman: Theo James plays Eddie Horniman, who unexpectedly inherits his father’s country estate only to discover it’s part of a clandestine cannabis empire, forcing him to enter the criminal world.
Is It Cake season three (3/29): Mikey Day hosts another round of bakers pushing the boundaries of their craft by creating hyper-realistic cakes to trick us all.
April
Ripley (4/4): Andrew Scott plays a grifter named Tom Ripley, who is hired by a wealthy man to go to Italy and convince his vagabond son to return home. Dakota Fanning and Johnny Flynn co-star.
The Upshaws part five (4/18): The family sitcom starring Mike Epps and Wanda Sykes is back for a new season as the Upshaws deal with life’s ups and downs.
May
Netflix Is A Joke Fest (5/2-5/12): Over 300 live stand-up shows, sketch comedy acts, and table reads will take place during this 10-day festival across LA’s landmarks.
Bridgerton season three (5/16): Get ready for Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) and Penelope Featherington’s (Nicola Coughlan) steaming hot love story. The season is divided into two parts; the second arrives in June.
Later this year:
A Man In Full (Spring): David E. Kelley’s drama centers on Atlanta real estate mogul Charlie Croker (Jeff Daniels), who faces sudden bankruptcy as his political and business interests collide. The cast includes Tom Pelphrey, Diane Lane, Lucy Liu, Aml Ameen, William Jackson Harper, Sarah Jones, and Chanté Adams.
American Primeval: Betty Gilpin and Taylor Kitsch star in American Primeval, which explores the birth of the American West in light of violent collisions of cultures, religions, and communities in the untamed wilderness.
Arcane season two (November)
Black Doves: Set in London, Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw star in this action spy drama about friendship and sacrifice.
Bodkin: Only Murders In The Building fans, Bodkin is a comedic thriller about podcasters investigating a mystery in an idyllic Irish town. Executive produced by Barack and Michelle Obama, the cast includes Will Forte and Siobhán Cullen.
Cobra Kai season six
Dead Boy Detectives: Part of Netflix’s Sandman universe, Dead Boy Detectives is about teens Edwin Payne (George Rexstrew) and Charles Rowland (Jayden Revri), who start the titular agency to solve crimes.
The Decameron: The soapy period dramedy examines themes of class systems, power struggles, and survival in a time of pandemic. Tony Hale, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, and Zosia Mamet lead the cast.
The Diplomat season two
Emily In Paris season four
Eric: Benedict Cumberbatch leads the 80's-set emotional thriller about a father struggling to cope with the loss of his son and alienating his family with his delusions.
Exploding Kittens: Believe it or not, this animated series is based on the game and is about God and the Devil arriving on Earth in the bodies of chunky house cats.
Heartstopper season three
Jentry Chau Vs. The Underworld: Ali Wong voices a teen who finds out a demon king is hunting her for the supernatural powers she’s been working her whole life to repress.
Jurassic World Chaos Theory: Well, here’s a TV show about what happens to Jurassic World once the park closes down.
The Madness: Colman Domingo plays media pundit Muncie Daniels, who fights for his innocence after stumbling upon a murder in Poconos.
Mo season two
Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story: After Dahmer, the next Monster iteration is about the Menendez brothers who murdered their parents.
The Night Agent season two
No Good Dead: Dead To Me’s Liz Feldman is back with another comedy thriller, this one starring Lisa Kudrow, Ray Romano, and Linda Cardellini.
Outer Banks season four
The Perfect Couple: Nicole Kidman and Liev Schriber lead this murder mystery set in Nantucket.
Selling Sunset season eight
Squid Game season two
Sweet Tooth season three
Terminator: The anime series is about a war between humans and an AI army known as Skynet, which gained self-awareness. It feels timely, huh?
That ‘90s Show season two
The Umbrella Academy season four
Unstable season two
Untitled Erin Foster Show: The comedy centers on the romance between an agnostic woman and an unconventional rabbi. Oh, the couple is played by Kristen Bell and Adam Brody.
Untitled Mike Schur comedy: Charles (Ted Danson), a retired man, gets a new lease on life when he answers an ad from a private investigator and becomes a mole.
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Wait, so Dead Boy Detectives is part of Netflix’s “Sandman Universe” now? Because it got a really obvious (but charming!) backdoor pilot in an episode of Doom Patrol on Max, and was originally announced as a spinoff of THAT show. There was a good deal of hype for it among Doom Patrol fans, so now they…go and put it on another streaming service? And connect it to a different show where the Dead Boy characters have never even appeared?
Man, WB finds new ways to mismanage its IP every damn day.
I mean they are all DC properties so can’t they be spin-offs of both. Plus maybe that means Doom Patrol and Sandman are in the same universe and they can have wacky adventures together in the future
While those characters did pop up in Doom Patrol, the characters are played by different actors in the new series so it really won’t have much to do with the Doom Patrol versions of those characters.
One interesting thing I realized is that Bridgerton is that it is splitting its season in two parts. The first four air on May 16th and the second four air on June 13th. What is interesting is that by doing this, it won’t be eligible for the any Emmy awards this year with the exception of guest acting awards and would have to compete in the 2025 year where competition will be a lot tougher since shows like Andor, House of the Dragon, The Last of Us and Yellowjackets come back. The academy changed their rule where you have to release at least six episodes before the May 31st eligibility window closes. I wonder if Netflix is aware of this since the drama field this year is really wide open. Due to shows like Succession and Better Call Saul ending and other shows not premiering until later this year or 2025, the only returning nominated show eligible for the 2024 Emmys is The Crown. This leaves seven spots open for best drama this year. I don’t see a lot here from Netflix that that looks like prestige bait with the exception of maybe Ripley or 3 Body Problem.
The Three Body Problem trilogy of books is some really heady interesting Sci-fi but I am not sure how it will adapt to a screen.
I’m very curious how they handle the time jumps between novels and the cast changes as a result. I loved the first book but gave up pretty quickly while reading volume 2 when I realized pretty much everything I enjoyed was gone.
Based on the clips and images: poorly!Really, my expectations are at the floor. I loved those books, but many people didn’t like the lack of well-drawn characters and the focus on ideas over story. From all Netflix has thrown at me, it feels like they’ve added anctors and action, but not characters or plot.
Yeah, it also looks like they spent a lot of the budget on the VR game stuff. Which is an important part of book 1 but goes away rather quickly and overall is not super important to the story. In fact the more I think about it the more I am not sure the point of it even within the context of the story. I won’t get into spoilers but I am not sure how it was suppose to work as a recruitment or assimilation tool
Man……I have had a Netflix subscription since the DVD in an envelope days, and I had no idea most of these shows even existed. I am either using my time very well or not nearly well enough, I can’t decide.
If the Untitled Mike Schur Comedy is anything like “Bored To Death” then bring it on Ted!
Thank yo thank you THANK YOU for not making this (and the other Netflix updater) a slideshow, AND for (for the most part) not having the staff attempt the regular sub-AI “jokey patter”. Just the dates, players and synopses? ‘Twas heavenly, even if it services a single streamer.
What about the final season of You?
Really wish they had changed The Gentlemen to a cocaine or MDMA empire or something. I find the idea of a weed empire in 2023 difficult to take seriously.