The biggest new and returning TV shows coming in 2023

If you thought 2022 was a big year for TV — well, it was. But that doesn’t mean 2023 doesn’t have a whole lot to pack in on its own.

Ask just about anybody and they’ll tell you that the world of television is a lotIt’s hard to keep up these days. There’s a seemingly never-ending pile of new shows, returning shows, and (god help us) shows we keep meaning to catch up on, in addition to all the best movies, games, anime, and books of last year. While no one can simply give us all “more time” just willy-nilly, there are certainly ways to make 2023 the year you’re (mostly) on top of new releases.

Here’s a list of some of the best, most notable and most anticipated TV shows coming up in the next year. There’s a lot of premiere dates that haven’t been announced yet, so you’ll see some stuff broken up by when you can expect it, with a healthy dose of unscheduled — but To be expected — premieres as well. While there’s almost certainly no way to get to all of it, we can absolutely start thinking about how to prioritize the things we want to make time for this year.

January

Star Wars: The Bad Batch season 2.

On Jan. 4, Disney Plus will premiere premieres

Clone Force 99 has returned for another adventure Bad BatchSeason 2, takes place several months after season 1, and is set in the future. The return of old enemies and allies is promised in the second season. Season 2 promises to be another fun adventure through Star Wars post-Republic. —Austen Goslin

Copenhagen Cowboy

Netflix premieres January 5

Driving director Nicolas Winding Refn is back for his second television show, and if it’s anything like the first, the wonderfully depraved yet contemplative Too Young to Live Long, then this show is likely to be an acquired taste that most people won’t spend more than 20 minutes on. If you enjoy neon lights and static shots in dark places, this show is for you. Copenhagen Cowboy Should make you feel at ease. —AG

Mayfair Witches

Premieres on AMC January 8

Anne Rice lovers have won a major victory with Anne Rice Interview with the VampireSeries in the Fall Mayfair Witches hopes to add to that, following a neurosurgeon who learns she’s the heiress to a dynasty of witches and able to kill with her mind when she gets mad. And really, it’s hard to go wrong with a premise like that. —Zosha Millman

Velma

Premieres on HBO Max January 12

If you are someone who always thought the Scooby gang should be named after its most productive member, then you’ll love VelmaThe animated prequel features Mindy Kaling as Sam Richardson, Glenn Howerton and Constance Wu playing the roles of the four Mystery Inc. human members. The gang will solve a mystery that has been ongoing for a whole season and then come together as one. Velma also gets to explore the romantic tension between almost every pairing with a “love quadrangle” between our favorite animated detectives. —ZM

Break Point

Netflix Premieres Jan. 13

Amazing team behind groundbreaking Docuseries Formula 1: Survive by Driving It turns its attention to tennis by following some select players who play around the world. Drive for Survival F1 is one of the most popular sports in America, and has seen a rapid growth over the years. Break Point Tennis? —Pete Volk

Last of Us

Premieres on HBO Max January 15

HBO’s big shot at a blockbuster game adaptation, Last of UsThe creator of PlayStation will be bringing the story of critically-acclaimed PlayStation Game to TV. Chernobyl At the helm. This series follows Joel (Pedro Pascal), and Ellie(Bella Ramsey), who embark on an inter-country trip after surviving an apocalyptic fungal disease that decimated the planet and made most people into zombies. The series is anchored by two outstanding actors who seem to be natural fit for their respective roles. Last of UsIt is shaping up to be the largest show of 2023. —AG

Season 3 of The Owl House

On Jan. 21, Disney Plus will premiere premieres

I nearly don’tYou want to see the next episodes The Owl House to come out, because I simply don’t want the show to end. However, I am confident that the Disney Channel’s original and short-lived but amazing show will continue to air. In the 44-minute final season special, Luz was with her friends and had returned to the Boiling Islands. Now, it’s up to them to save the demon realm from the machinations of the enigmatic Collector, a chaotic and all-powerful being who took over the Boiling Isles in the last moments of season 2. This time, though, Luz’s mom is coming with them! —Petrana Radulovic

How I Met Your Father, season 2

Premieres on Hulu January 24

I am one of four people I know who watch this reboot-sequel-something of popular mid-2000s sitcom How I Met Your Mother. We exist! Apparently enough of us exist that the show was renewed for a second season — huzzah! Hilary Duff stars as Sophie, the titular “I” in How I Met Your Father. It is identical to its predecessor. HIMYFIt revolves around the adventures of a group of friends in NYC’s late-20s/early-30s. Unusual HIMYM, this show doesn’t Get startedWith a solidified friendship group, that only invites one person into it each month; this shows the birth of one. Additionally, unlike Ted Mosby’s long lead-up to meeting his future spouse, Sophie reveals to her future son that she actually met his dad in the events of the pilot! Ah! Sure, it’s corny and the comedic timing is right out of 2005, but man, if those characters aren’t dang endearing. —PR

Poker Face

Premieres at Peacock Jan. 26

Glass OnionDirector Rian Johnson will continue to stick with detectives in his Peacock series, Poker Face. Natasha Lyonne plays Charlie Cale in the case-ofthe-week show. She is a woman who travels across America and uses her strange ability to detect lies to solve crimes. The show boasts an impressive list of guest stars, including Adrien Brody, Benjamin Bratt, Cherry Jones, Chloë Sevigny, Hong Chau, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Stephanie Hsu, Tim Blake Nelson, and more. —Olivia Truffaut-Wong

Wolf Pack

Premieres on Paramount Plus January 26

Although it took only six years to accomplish, Teen WolfIt’s back, with a brand new film and spinoff series. Wolf Pack. The movie will not tell the full story, but Scott McCall (Tyler Posey) will. Wolf PackThe story will be completely different. A wildfire unleashes a bizarre creature that two teenagers discover is a werewolf. The teens must locate their pack and survive.

Its casting of Sarah Michelle Gellar as Kristin Ramsay, a woman who investigates the causes of the fire, is however the show’s main attraction. Gellar is perhaps best-known for her work on the book “The Secret Life of Bees”. Buffy the Vampire SlayerThis series is her first significant return to the supernatural category. —OTW

Lockwood & Co.

Netflix premieres January 27

From the director of Take on the Block? We are intrigued. This is an adaptation of Jonathan Stroud’s book series, and while Netflix’s YA adaptations have been hit or miss, Joe Cornish’s involvement is enough to pique our curiosity. —PV

Frozen Planet 2

Premieres at BBC America and AMC Plus Jan. 28

Six more episodes of nature documentaries narrated and hosted by Sir David Attenborough. This is about as close to a layup as TV documentaries come, with what should be more fascinating chapters about life in the coldest regions — most notably, for me, the life of the frozen oceans. —ZM

Februar

Season 4

Primetime on Netflix February 9

Pleaser favorite book-loving stalker, Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley), is going international for the last season of Netflix’s You. Joe fled to Paris after killing his wife and leaving his child in season 3. Season 4 will take place in London, where Joe has reinvented himself as Jonathan Moore, a professor, and if I had to guess, I’d say there’s a good chance at least one of his students will go missing by the year’s end. It’s not really a season of PleaseIf someone ends up dying, —OTW

Season 3 of Party Down

Premieres on Starz Feb. 24,

These are the wannabe actors Have a good time!After a 12 year hiatus, the catering team is back this winter. Everything and nothing has changed, with Ronald (Ken Marino) running the show, Henry (Adam Scott) suiting back up in his pink bowtie, and Kyle (Ryan Hansen) continuing being the heartthrob dummy who can’t catch a break. With 90% of the cast back, and a few newcomers — including Jennifer Garner and Disney XD grad Tyrel Jackson Williams — Have a good time!Hopes to be different from the other highly-desired revival sitcoms. Arrested DevelopmentBy not only reuniting with the characters but also by nailing their eccentric rhythms. We’ve seen some of the new season, and while we can’t say much yet, we can say: Have a good time!It is back. —Matt Patches

March

Mandalorian season 3

On March 1, Disney Plus will premiere premieres

Everybody’s favorite masked bounty-hunter-slash-dad returns after the events of Mandalorian season 2 and — let me check my notes — also the back half of Boba Fett: The Book of Boba FettMaybe for a reason. Mando lovers who missed the event FettYou are encouraged to read it, because it has some surprising plot developments about Din Djarin’s diminutive son Grogu. —Susana Polo

Shadow and Bone Season 2

Primetime on Netflix March 16

Let’s continue the Darklina-vs. Malina battleship war. The first season of Darklina vs. Malina was action-packed. Shadow and BoneReturns with our beloved characters on brand new journeys. Alina (Jessie Mei Li), Mal (Archie Renaux), and Gen. Kirigan have been temporarily defeated by Ben Barnes. The battle against light and dark is only beginning. While the Crows make their way back, Nina (Danielle Galligan), Matthias (Calahan Skogman), are now on the run. —OTW

Season 2 of Yellowjackets

Showtime premieres Premieres at Showtime March 24,

Showtime’s breakout hit about a girls soccer team that crash-lands in the woods is coming back for a second season, and that’s good, because it’s still got two timelines’ worth of mysteries to solve. The answers are not important, but the journey to them is. If season 2 is any indication, it will be. Yellowjackets’ journey should be a fun one every step of the way. —AG

2023

Secret Invasion

In early 2023, Disney Plus will feature these features

Marvel’s Secret InvasionThis story will be about aliens who live among us. The Skrulls are not super heroes, they’re shape-shifting aliens who infiltrate every hall of power to try and undermine their protectors. Secret Invasion is being billed as a massive event and seems likely to be Marvel’s biggest TV show yet. All of this isn’t to suggest that it won’t be enjoyable, however, with Samuel L. Jackson and Ben Mendelsohn as the cast (Star Wars Story: Rogue One), Olivia Colman (FavouriteKingsley Ben-Adir and (The OA), this event series should prove to at least be an interesting experiment in the now somewhat stale formula of Marvel’s TV efforts. —AG

Riverdale season 7

In early 2023, expect to see it on the CW

The past six years have seen a significant increase in the number of people who own their homes. RiverdaleThe show has covered serial killers as well as daddy issues and organ-stealing cults. It also explored aliens, high school football’s epic lows and sudden appearance of the supernatural. For its last season, the series will travel to the 1950s. Returning to the show’s Archie Comics roots, Riverdale’s final season will essentially hit the restart button on the series, with Archie (KJ Apa) and the gang back at Riverdale High. —OTW

Fourth season of Succession

In spring 2023, expect to see it on HBO Max

There was little that changed in many aspects at the conclusion of Succession season 3. The spoiled rich kids are still worth more money than most of us will see in our lifetimes, and their father still doesn’t think they have the acumen to do much in this crazy world. But if you’re excited for season 4 (and you should be), then you know that the world of SuccessionIn the finale of season 3, I saw that he was turned around. These rich people will continue to be pathetically self-interested, but god help me, I’m counting down the days to season 4’s spring debut. —ZM

Tiny Beautiful Things

Hulu expected to have it in spring 2023

Kathryn Hahn can never have enough. In addition to starring in next year’s Coven of Chaos: Agatha, Hahn will star in Hulu’s Tiny Beautiful Things. The drama is based on Cheryl Strayed’s novel of the same name, based on Strayed’s experience as an advice columnist. Hahn plays Clare, a struggling writer who has a difficult relationship with her daughter. She suddenly is given the chance to share life advice through her column. Merritt Wever, Quentin Plair and Reese Witherspoon are the show’s guest stars. —OTW

Loki season 2

To be found on Disney Plus by mid-2023

The God of Lies was last seen deep in the well, engaged in some time-travel shenanigans which had resulted in Kang the Conqueror unleashing his maniacal Kang on the multiverse. Loki Laufeyson will be returning to Disney Plus in this year’s episode after Kang finishes his role as the antagonist. Quantumania: Ant-Man and The Wasp. Imagine if you find it difficult to keep track of MCU plotlines. Now imagine trying to do the same for all of the multiverse. —SP

X-Men ’97

In fall 2023, Disney Plus will feature these features

It has been in existence since the beginning of its run in 1990. X-Men Animated Seriesis a highly regarded company for its ability to create innovative products. adaptation of Marvel Comics’ most political X-Men storylines, using the bigotry mutants face as a metaphor for the real-life experiences of various oppressed minorities. It’s still a kid-friendly show with some goofy and skippable episodes, but it’s also a show about how the X-Men — unlike their peers, the Avengers — can’t and don’t work with the government or local police. That’s because those institutions are the enemies of the show’s heroes, alongside right-wing religious leaders and bloodthirsty anti-mutant hate groups. The show’s commitment to radical politics make it hold up surprisingly well, even though it’s 30 years old — and based in part on comics that are even older than that.

That’s not the only reason to tune in when the show returns with brand-new episodes on Disney Plus in fall 2023. Like other X-Men films since then, including cartoons as well as live-action 20th Century Fox movies, this one is different. X-Men Animated SeriesIt is the only comic book that shows Storm, Ororo Munroe (aka Storm) in her heavy-hitting, powerful self. For that reason and so many more (like Magneto leading the team in Professor X’s absence), the reprisal of X-Men Animated SeriesIt is eagerly anticipated by those who long to see their favourite fascist-fighting heroes on the screen again. —Maddy Myers

Echo

To be found on Disney Plus by the end of 2023

Alaqua Cox returns as the antihero Echo in 2023, in a series that will feature her returning to her hometown to confront her past and reconnect with her Native American family — but it seems like violence will follow her home. At the end of 2021’s Hawkeye series, Echo seemed to have avenged her father by executing Wilson Fisk (Vincent D’Onofrio). However, readers will be able to see that Fisk did not lose his sight but rather his life after the incident in the comics. D’Onofrio is, indeed, signed on for the series. —SP

Ironheart

To be found on Disney Plus by the end of 2023

After her debut in Wakanda for Ever: Black Panther, Dominique Thorne (Beale Street could talk() is back on the MCU to appear in her own series. Ironheart. In the movie, the child prodigy earned a reputation for building an Iron Man suit and developing a machine that detected vibranium under the ocean floor. Thorne was instantly charmed by Riri, who is a child prodigy. Wakanda Forever, and we’re excited to see her again. —SP

Coven Of Chaos: Agatha

Disney Plus 2023: Expected

She was the star of Agnes/Agatha Harkness’s show in WandaVisionKathryn Hahn, a Marvel spinoff star, will be the show’s main actress. Coven Of Chaos: Agatha. Not much is known about the show’s plot, but the cast is rumored to include Aubrey Plaza, Patti LuPone, Sasheer Zamata, Joe Locke, Emma Caulfield Ford, and more.

Agatha, an extremely powerful witch, was the last time we saw her in the finale of season 5. WandaVision. As Agnes, her usual next-door neighbour alter-ego, she was trapped in Westview. Some reports indicate that The Coven of ChaosPick up from where WandaVision left off, though, based on what we saw of Agatha’s backstory in the Salem Witch Trials, it seems likely we’ll get at least a few glimpses of what she’s been up to over the centuries. —OTW

Ahsoka

Disney Plus 2023: Expected

Star Wars’ most famous animated Jedi is finally getting her own live-action series, almost two years after Rosario Dawson first brought the character to life on season 2 of Mandalorian. Ahsoka will be joined by a couple of other Star Wars characters like Sabine Wren, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, and Ezra Bridger (Eman Eman Esfandi) as the Star Wars show. Hayden Christensen will return as Darth Vader. — AG

American Chinese Born

Disney Plus 2023: Expected

Gene Luen Yang’s terrific graphic novel is a standout piece of 21st-century literature for young people, and it gets a Disney Plus adaptation by way of creator Kelvin Yu (Bob’s BurgersDirectors Destin Daniel Cretton and Jeremy Smith (Shang-Chi) and Lucy Liu (Lucy Liu!!!!). All three of the stars are represented in this cast. You can have everything at once — Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, and Stephanie Hsu — as well as the reliably handsome and charismatic Daniel Wu as the mythic figure Sun Wukong. —PV

Babylon Berlin Season 4

To be available on Netflix by 2023

The anticipation of the show is best expressed by this. Babylon BerlinSeason 4 SupposedIt was a 2022 asset (and it was in Germany, congrats!). After the 1929 tumultuous downfall, what happened to Gereon or Charlotte? Is there a dragon lurking in the sewers? My 1920s German mysteries of the past are back, give it to me!! —ZM

Blindspotting Season 2

Starz 2023: Expected

Starz’s underrated gem BlindspottingSeason 2 is scheduled for 2023. Ashley is played by Jasmine Cephas Jones, a single mom who struggles to provide for her son while Miles (Rafael Casal), is imprisoned. In a time of need, she moves in with Miles’ hippie mother, Rainey (Helen Hunt), and his entrepreneurial younger sister, Trish (Jaylen Barron). This sequel is to the 2018 movie BlindspottingThis dramedy combines spoken word with dance and song to show a story of mass incarceration and motherhood. It also reflects the murkiness that is modern life for 20-30-somethings. —OTW

Citadel

Prime Video will have Prime Video available in 2023

Citadel is a sci-fi espionage show, and that’s about all we know — aside from the fact that it will star Richard Madden and Priyanka Chopra, and that it’s created by Joe and Anthony Russo, along with ex-ABC studio president Patrick Moran. Look, I can’t make you get excited about a show from the Russo brothers (the duo behind Avengers: Infinity War FinaleThis was the beginning of many more terrible projects. But what I can do is appeal to the part of you that wants to see someone set a ludicrous amount of money on fire by telling you that this series cost nearly as much as Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of PowerMaking Citadel the second-most-expensive series of all time. And all that money’s got to look like something, at least. —AG

Clone High

In 2023, HBO Max will feature the show.

We are growing, you guys! Clone HighIn 2023. Clone High – More! There’s plenty of reasons to wonder if Clone High The wacky, hilarious parody of a teen TV show can still be seen on television 20 years later than when it first aired. This show, which focuses on clones and famous people in high school, can survive. Now your friends will no longer ask you what that DVD box set is; they’ll say, Oh yeah, isn’t that the show on HBO Max? Do I have to watch this?

(Yes, we all should — more Clone High!!) —ZM

Futurama

Hulu to have it in 2023

All of you, this is great news. FuturamaI’m back! Wait… FuturamaAre you back? Yes!

Hulu will soon have 20 episodes. Initial reports suggested that John DiMaggio, the voice actor for Bender, would be absent. However, Bender announced in March that he was joining the show with the rest. Billy West will be voicing the series’ protagonist Fry. It is all praise to the Hypnotoad, for I would not like to live without Dr. Zoidberg. —PV

Gen V

Prime Video will have Prime Video available in 2023

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Viewers The BoysWe all know what it takes to make a superhero, but how can we nurture them? Gen VThe new spinoff of the R-rated superhero drama, ‘The Spinoff,’ will address that question. Godolkin University is the setting for this show. It’s a Vought international university that caters to teenagers. You thought superheroes were in? The BoysThese were dangerous and unpredictable. Jaz Sinclair stars, Lizze Broadway and Sean Patrick Thomas. Chance Perdomo is featured as Patrick Schwarzenegger. —OTW

The Idol

In 2023, HBO Max will feature the show.

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Real-life pop superstar Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye is teaming up with Euphoria Sam Levinson, creator of “The Pop Star” will create a television series about Jocelyn (Lily Rose Depp), a pop singer who drops from the top charts. She then joins Tedros’ cult. The show’s premise and trailers already seem to give it a darker bent than even EuphoriaThe parade will be attended by many famous faces such as Eli Roth, Jennie Blackpink and others. —AG

Season 2 of The Legend of Vox Machina

Prime Video will have Prime Video available in 2023

It was impossible to imagine that a TTRPG podcast could easily be transferred seamlessly over to television, and it would still be hugely popular. It didn’t matter that Vox MachinaThe pod was basically a repetition of the first season. However, there were certain changes that they made to make it more animated. Legend of Vox MachinaSeason 2 of Critical Role will hopefully carry the same trend. —ZM

Season 4 of Never Have I Ever

To be available on Netflix by 2023

It’s been a delight to watch Devi grow as a character in the past three seasons of Never Have You Ever. Instinctive, bitter and impulsive at first, she was angry and hurled abuse at her parents and others. She made some mature choices and chose to spend her senior years with her mother instead of attending a fancy prep school. This was so that she could spend more time with her mother. That’s growth! All of Devi’s relationships have blossomed in wonderful ways, and it’ll sure be bittersweet to see the gang at Sherman Oaks High School head into their senior year and graduate. —PR

Separation

Apple TV Plus to be available in 2023

Photo: Atsushi Nishijima/Apple TV Plus

It was one of 2022’s biggest TV hits. Separation was Polygon’s No. 3 show of the year, and for good reason: My colleague Zosha Millman described it as “a high-wire act, a series of plates spinning atop sticks and staying perfectly balanced.” With compelling production design, a game cast asked to deliver difficult dual performances, and a bizarre premise that nevertheless hits close to home, Separation This was an ambitious production that concluded with a bang in spring 2013. We can’t wait to see what happens next. —PV

Star Trek: Star Trek Show

Paramount Plus 2023: Expected

Paramount Plus knows the Star Trek franchise is its golden goose — why else would it have five separate Star Trek shows likely to drop a season in 2023? We’d complain more if the quality wasn’t so remarkably reliable. Ranging from solid kids’ fare to loving nostalgia plays and animated comedy to modern sci-fi drama, there’s even room for a classic episodic throwback that was one of our favorite shows of the year. You can expect new seasons. Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Lower Decks, Star Trek: Prodigy, Star Trek: Strange New WorldsThe final season of Star Trek: PicardAll this in 2023. —SP

Problem Three-Body Problem

To be available on Netflix by 2023

Okay, I’m serious: Yes, it’s the Game of ThronesThe adaptation is based on a sci-fi book by two men. But also, it’s a new live-action series inspired by Chinese author Liu Cixin’s acclaimed science fiction novel Problem Three-Body Problem. In this case I think it’s worth letting David Benioff and D.B. Weiss could let me down once more. —ZM

True Detective: Night Country

In 2023, HBO Max will feature the show.

Three seasons ago of True Detective have been somewhat hit or miss, but even if you’ve sworn off the show, season 4 has something that’ll draw you back in: Jodie Foster. This actor was known for his role as an FBI agent. Silence of the LambsShe is returning to her detective roots by playing Alaskan detective Liz Danvers. Danvers and her partner, Evangeline Navarro(KeliReis), are tasked with investigating the disappearances of six Alaskan men one night in Ennis. John Hawkes stars as well. Doctor Who Christopher Eccleston, Doctor. —OTW

The Witcher 3

To be available on Netflix by 2023

You may find it strange to actively look forward to the Witcher property. Blood Origin, but consider: It’s the last Henry Cavill season. His role as Geralt has been defined by him, as well as the show’s. He brings as much care and depth as you could wish for. You can also find him on Twitter. The WitcherIt’s a solid series of sage fantasy stories that has made a strong impression. It’s something we could use more of in 2023. —ZM