There are more places to find a great TV show than ever before. Let’s go through them quickly, shall we? You’ve got your major streamers, which include Netflix, Hulu, Apple TV+. Disney+, Paramount+, Peacock, and Prime Video. Then you’ve got your traditional channels, which includes the likes of HBO, FX, Showtime, and Starz (all of which are also available on streaming as well). And then we’ve got stuff that kind of operates in the middle, like HBO Max (which is a home for both HBO proper, streaming-only HBO Max originals, and more), and the FX on Hulu exclusives, which are shows produced by FX that are only available through streaming on Hulu.
Does it get kind of confusing? Yes! Has there ever been a better time to be a TV fan? No!
There are so many different places to look for your new television obsession that it’s hard to even start. Some people may enjoy digging into the timeless classics, like The Sopranos, Breaking Bad, or, like, Columbo, if they’ve never dove in before. But others may enjoy seeing the new stuff. The exciting stuff.
2023 started off with a pair of bangers in HBO’s pristine The Last of Us and Peacock’s throwback mystery Poker Face. There’s the stuff on Disney+ that will continue to build out the ever-expansive Marvel and Star Wars universes, if you’re so inclined to keep with the program. There’s stuff coming from Academy Award winning actors and directors (Alfonso Cuarón and Cate Blanchett in the same project), and long-awaited follow-ups to shows like Band of Brothers and Justified. And that’s just the beginning.
But TV has also become much harder to predict, because it’s largely gone the way of music. These days, we hear about a show’s release date and get a trailer maybe a couple weeks or a month before it comes out—if that. And that’s why this list largely leans toward the speculative. We have a broad idea of when many of these shows are coming out, but it’s hard to figure exactly when they may hit our screens. That’s why you’ve got to stick with us as we update the list throughout 2023.
But in the meantime, take a look at everything that’s catching our attention—and look closely, because there’s a lot of it.
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