There are plenty of genres to look forward to when it comes to TV releases in 2024. While many planned projects were shifted due to last year’s Writers’ Guild Strike, the release calendar right now offers a lot of promise.
Cop Universe and Mirzapur S3: What Indian TV has to offer
Not much is known about Indian OTT releases at the moment but hype is bound to be generated by the viral Prime Video gangster drama Mirzapur that returns after four years with a third season. January 2024 will also bear witness to Killer Soup, a Netflix crime thriller from the mind of Neeraj Pandey that stars Manoj Bajpayee in a double role.
Meanwhile, Raveena Tandon stars in the Hotstar original Karmaa is Calling, the Indian remake of Revenge. Another highlight from January will be Indian Police Force, a cop drama starring Siddharth Malhotra, Vivek Oberoi and Shilpa Shetty, that will serve as another chapter in Rohit Shetty’s blockbuster Cop Universe movie series.
From Echo to X-Men 97: What Marvel has to Offer
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is gearing up to open the year with Echo, a spin-off focused on the titular heroine after she was first introduced as a vigilante in Hawkeye. Apart from fleshing out a new character, the show is also worth getting excited about because it marks the return of Wilson Fisk (Kingpin) and Matt Murdoch (Daredevil) from the cult Netflix hit Daredevil.
In early summer, Marvel also plans to release the animated series X-Men ‘97 on Disney+, a watershed moment in the MCU that will connect the 90s series’ team of mutants with the current phase of the franchise.
From True Detective to House of the Dragon: The year of new seasons
Some of the most anticipated follow-up seasons this year include a fair share of HBO shows. Prime examples include the anthology thriller True Detective that stars Jodie Foster in a fourth season focusing on the disappearance of eight men at an Alaska research station. HBO’s highly successful Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon also returns with its sophomore season, promising more dragons and more bloodshed!
Talking about anthologies, Ryan Murphy’s FX period drama Feud gets an all-new second season titled Feud: Capote vs the Swans. With a star-studded cast led by Naomi Watts, Demi Moore and more, the old Hollywood narrative promises to be as gripping as 2017’s Feud: Bette and Joan.
The Last Airbender, Fallout and more: The Promising New Shows of 2024
From Apple TV+ to HBO, all major studios are ready to offer brand new series for the awards race. The former has invested a lot in Masters of the Air, a World War II aviation drama starring Austin Butler and produced by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg. As for HBO, their money is on Robert Downey Jr who will be caked up in prosthetics for playing multiple antagonists in the Vietnam War black comedy The Sympathizer.
Elsewhere on Prime Video, Donald Glover and Maya Erskine offer their own twisted spin on Mr. & Mrs. Smith, a TV remake of the original movie starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. The OTT service is also expecting high viewership for its anticipated Fallout adaptation, a dystopian action comedy inspired by the video game franchise of the same name.
Meanwhile, fresh off the success of its live-action take on One Piece, Netflix eyes another animated series to adapt. This time it is Avatar The Last Airbender, a direct remake of the cult Nickelodeon series.
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