25 main series of 2023: everything worth waiting for and watching

Premieres 2023

1. Kaleidoscope

Kaleidoscope

• USA, 2023.
• Thriller.
• Premiere: 1 January.
• IMDb: 6.9.

A story about criminals who decide to rob one of the most secure banks in the world.

A new experimental series from Netflix. It is argued that the series can be watched in any order - they will still add up to a single story.

2. Against all

• Russia, 2023.
• Comedy.
• Premiere: 2 January.
• IMDb: 7.0.

Not everyone agrees to change village life to city life. Grandfather Zakhar went against developers - and now a residential complex rises around his small house. The lake disappeared, the neighbors and the fields around disappeared. He had to declare war on the tenants of the new building.

A new series from the creators of "Ivanova-Ivanova" was released on the START platform.

3. Lying adult life

La vita bugiarda degli adulti

• Italy, 2023.
• Drama.
• Premiere: 4 January.
• IMDb: 6.6.

In Naples in the 1990s, young Giovanna witnesses a scandal between her parents. In anger, her father tells her mother that their daughter looks like his ugly sister Vittoria. Giovanna sets out in search of her aunt to unravel the web of lies that the adult members of her family have been spreading for years.

Lying Adulthood is based on the novel of the same name by popular Italian author Elena Ferrante. The project was released on the Netflix platform.

4. Cowboy from Copenhagen

Copenhagen Cowboy

• Denmark, 2023
• Drama, crime
• Premiere: January 5
• IMDb: 6.7

Miu embarks on a journey through crime-ridden Copenhagen after a long imprisonment. She wants to take revenge on her sworn enemy, the girl Rekel. Women whose fates are intertwined will face supernatural forces they have never seen before.

Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn. This is his second series, the previous one was Too Old to Die Young.

5. One of us

The Last of Us

• USA, 2023.
• Horror, fantasy.
• Premiere: 15 January.

In post-apocalyptic America, Joel is given the task of ferrying the girl Ellie through the quarantine zone and delivering her to safety. Joel is one of the survivors, and Ellie is immune to the brain infection that caused the apocalypse. Together they will try not to die along the way.

Perhaps "The Last of Us" is the most expected serial 2023. It is based on the cult game of the same name. The series will be released on Netflix.

6. Fandorin. Azazel

• Russia, 2023.
• Crime detective.
• Premiere: 19 January.

There was no revolution in alternative Russia, and the Romanovs remained in power. The year is 2023, Nicholas III is the current tsar. Erast Fandorin witnesses a strange incident that haunts him. He undertakes to investigate the matter.

Kinopoisk moved the premiere date from January 1 to January 19. It was decided that the New Year holidays are not the best time to release such a large project. The series is based on the novel by Boris Akunin "Azazel".

7. Show of the 90s

That'90s Show

• USA, 2023.
• Melodrama, comedy.
• Premiere: 19 January.

Leia visits her grandparents in Wisconsin and meets the next generation of her family. In the yard of the nineties, the world is captured by toys with Kitty and Tamagotchi.

"The Show of the 90s" is a spin-off of the popular in America in the nineties and zero "Show of the 70s". It was thanks to him that such stars as Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis opened up to the world. Perhaps the new project will become known not only in the United States.

8. shrink

Shrinking

• USA, 2023.
• Comedy.
• Premiere: 27 January.

A practicing psychotherapist begins to tell his patients everything he thinks, spitting on ethics and norms. This approach is beginning to change the lives of not only his patients, but himself.

The team that gave the world Ted Lasso worked on the series "The Brain". Starring Jason Segel, who rose to fame after his appearance in How I Met Your Mother. The series will air on Apple TV+.

9. Gotham Knights

Gotham Knights

• USA, 2023.
• Fantasy, action.
• Premiere: 14 March.

Batman is killed. The adopted son of Bruce Wayne makes an alliance with the children of his father's enemies. Now they are responsible for the safety of the city of Gotham, which is becoming too dangerous to live in.

The series will air on The CW. This is a new project in the DC Universe about the dark and frightening city of Gotham.

10. Idol

The Idol

• USA, 2023.
• Drama.
• Premiere: 2023

The leader of a modern cult, Tedros, becomes involved with rising pop star Jocelyn. The series explores their complex relationship, as well as the inner workings of Hollywood and its inhabitants.

The series is from Euphoria creator Sam Levinson and Abel Tesfaye. The Weeknd, Lily Rose Depp, Troye Sivan and Jennie from Blackpink, as well as other young Hollywood stars, will play the lead roles.

11. Penguin

The Penguin

• USA, 2023.
• Crime.
• Premiere: 2023

Oswald Cobblepot is a supervillain living in Gotham. He is known to most by his pseudonym Penguin. One of Batman's biggest adversaries will continue to inspire fear in the city.

Little is known about the Penguin series - the creators keep everything a secret. However, the fact that it is Colin Farrell who will be involved in this project is known for sure. The series will be a spin-off of the 2022 Batman movie.

12. Lords of the Air

Masters of the Air

• USA, 2023.
• Action, thriller.
• Premiere: 2023

Eleven men inside a Flying Fortress bomber fight hordes of German fighters. They see how the enemy is destroying other American planes. Now they have only one task - to survive.

The Lords of the Air miniseries was directed by Cary Fukunaga, best known for his work on True Detective and the latest James Bond film. His new project will be released on the Apple TV platform.

13. Love and death

love and death

• USA, 2023.
• Thriller, drama.
• Premiere: 2023

Candy and Betty are best friends with seemingly perfect lives. They sing in the church choir and their husbands work for technology companies. But under this serenity lies only disappointment in their own lives.

Starring Elizabeth Olsen. Love and Death is set to release on HBO Max with no release date yet.

New seasons of familiar TV shows

1. You

You

• USA, 2018 - present.
• Thriller, drama.
• Premiere of the 4th season: 9 February.
• IMDb: 7.7.

A bookstore manager named Jo falls in love with an aspiring writer trying to find herself. And this wonderful feeling drives him crazy - he is ready for anything to get the girl of his dreams. The Internet and social networks are becoming its main tool.

In the new season, Joe moves to London and tries to start life from scratch. You will be released on Netflix.

2. The Mandalorian

The Mandalorian

• USA, 2019 - present.
• Fantasy, action.
• Premiere of the 3rd season: March 1.
• IMDb: 8.7.

The Empire has fallen, the First Order has not yet appeared. A lone Mandalorian bounty hunter is forced to live in the far reaches of the galaxy, far from the power of the New Republic.

The new season will be released on the Disney+ platform. Pedro Pascal is still in the title role.

3. heirs

succession

• USA, 2018 - present.
• Drama.
• Season 4 Premiere: Spring 2023.
• IMDb: 8.8.

The war of the Roy family for supremacy in the largest media conglomerate continues. When a father can no longer run a giant company, his children become enemies.

The Emmy-winning series Descendants will air on HBO Max.

4. Shadow and bone

Shadow and Bone

• USA, 2021 - present.
• Fantasy, action.
• Premiere of the 2nd season: March 16.
• IMDb: 7.6.

Dark forces have taken over the world. A young cartographer discovers in himself the ability to change the course of a war. But too many people are interested in continuing conflicts between states.

The premiere of the second season of the acclaimed series will take place in the spring on the Netflix platform.

5. bridgertons

Bridgerton

• USA, 2020 - present.
• Drama, melodrama.
• Season 3 Premiere: Spring 2023.
• IMDb: 7.4.

The Bridgerton family has unlimited influence, money and power in England. It would seem that they need more when they have everything. Now they have to find true happiness and love.

The third season of The Bridgertons is coming to Netflix.

6. True detective

True Detective: Night Country

• USA, 2014 - present.
• Detective, crime.
• Season 4 premiere: 2023.
• IMDb: 8.9.

Eight people working at an Antarctic research station disappear without a trace. The detective, played by Jodie Foster, and her partner must now find the truth behind the endless ice.

True Detective is back after a three-year hiatus. The creators of the series are yet to be revealed. The new season will air on HBO Max.

7. Witcher

The Witcher

• USA, 2019 - present.
• Fantasy, adventure.
• Season 3 premiere: summer 2023.
• IMDb: 8.2.

Geralt of Rivia, a monster hunter, moves around the Continent in search of not only work, but also his place.

The new season of The Witcher will be the last for Henry Cavill - the project refuses to continue working with him. The continuation of the story can be seen on the Netflix platform next summer.

8. Loki

Loki

• USA, 2021 - present.
• Fantasy, action.
• Season 2 premiere: summer 2023.
• IMDb: 8.2.

Loki steals the Tesseract and is confronted by the mysterious organization Temporal Change Management. He travels through time and changes the course of history where he is ordered.

The second season of the series about the God of Mischief will be released on the Disney+ platform. Tom Hiddleston will continue to play the lead role. The first season did a great job of revealing the character and gave many reasons to believe that the continuation will be interesting.

9. riverdale

riverdale

• USA, 2017 - present.
• Melodrama, detective.
• Season 7 premiere: 2023.
• IMDb: 6.6.

Teenagers are trying to uncover the secrets of their hometown. At the same time, they befriend, fall in love and betray - and sometimes human emotions cause more problems than investigations.

Mysteries began to end, so the seventh season will be the last. The quality of recent seasons leaves much to be desired, so the final was expected.

10. Crown

The Crown

• UK, 2016 - present.
• Drama, history.
• Premiere of the 6th season: 2023.
• IMDb: 8.7.

The sixth season of The Crown is expected to be its last. Most likely, we will be shown the royal family in the 90s and early zero. The final season will air on Netflix.

11. Ted Lasso

Ted Lasso

• USA, 2020 - present.
• Comedy, sports.
• Season 3 premiere: 2023.
• IMDb: 8.8.

Ted Lasso is an American football coach at a college in America. In the hope that he will fail, he is invited to the English Premier League. He takes it on, even though he knows nothing about European football.

The second season left the fans with a lot of questions - now the writers have to solve them. The sequel to one of the most popular comedy series will be available on Apple TV.

12. I never…

Never Have I Ever

• USA, 2020 - present.
• Drama, comedy.
• Season 4 Premiere: 2023
• IMDb: 7.9.

A girl of Indian origin is trying to find her place in an American school.

The fourth season will be the last for the series "I have never...". The sequel to this rom-com will be released on the Netflix platform.