--- description: From new series like Pam & Tommy and The Gilded Age to returning series like Bridgerton, Ted Lasso and Atlanta. title: The 50 Most Anticipated TV Shows of 2022 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6aca6452e7e8e86b/698a20bf096a94f9186ac12f/Neil-Jamieson-TV-1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Television](/tag/television/) ## Television Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # The 50 Most Anticipated TV Shows of 2022  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent Dec 15, 2021 6:16 PM CUT  Illustration by Neil Jamieson for TIME  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent Dec 15, 2021 6:16 PM CUT If 2021 was the year that [Disney+](https://time.com/5920421/disney-plus-netflix/ "undefined") experimented with bringing superheroes from the big screen to our televisions, laptops and phones, 2022 will be the year that superheroes, Jedi, elves and hobbits take over TV for good. Big name actors like [Oscar Isaac](https://time.com/6094789/the-card-counter-review/ "undefined") and [Ethan Hawke](https://time.com/5362184/ethan-hawke-blaze/ "undefined") will star in Marvel series on Disney+. John Cena’s _Peacemaker_, based on the breakout character from James Gunn’s [_Suicide Squad_](https://time.com/6083307/the-suicide-squad-end-credits-scene/ "undefined") reboot, will become the first from the [DC Extended Universe](https://time.com/6083354/suicide-squad-dc-movies-future/ "undefined") to get his own TV show on [HBO Max](https://time.com/5917626/warner-bros-hbomax-movies/ "undefined"). Two major _Star Wars_ supporting players, Ewan McGregor’s [Obi-Wan Kenobi](https://time.com/5660512/obi-wan-kenobi-tv-show-disney/ "undefined") and Diego Luna’s Cassian Andor, are each starring in their own series on Disney+. And a [_Lord of the Rings_](https://time.com/5919982/lord-of-the-rings-christmas-movies/ "undefined") TV series, already the most expensive show ever created, will debut on Amazon in the fall. But if movie stars are invading the small screen, the actors who have defined TV for the last decade are also finding new creative outlets. [_Downton Abbey_](https://time.com/5680473/downton-abbey-movie-real-history/ "undefined") is getting a sumptuous followup called _The Gilded Age_ starring queen of TV and _The Good Fight_ star Christine Baranski. _Atlanta_ creator [Donald Glover](https://time.com/collection/2017-time-100/4736210/donald-glover/ "undefined") will return with not only a third season of that Emmy-winning series but a new adaptation of _Mr. and Mrs. Smith._ After making his mark on both _Game of Thrones_ and [_The Mandalorian_](https://time.com/5717734/mandalorian-star-wars-timeline/ "undefined"), Pedro Pascal will lend his talents to an adaptation of the beloved post-apocalyptic video game, _The Last of Us._ And _The Crown’_s Matt Smith is set to play yet another prince, this time in _Game of Thrones_‘ long-awaited spinoff series, _House of Dragon_. Here are the TV shows we’re most looking forward to in 2022. ## _Women of the Movement_ **Jan. 6 on ABC** Gina Prince-Bythewood (_Love and Basketball_) will helm this historical drama about Mamie Till-Mobley, the mother of Emmett Till, played by the Tony-winning star of the Tina Turner musical, Adrienne Warren. [Emmett Till](https://time.com/5440997/emmett-till-remembrance/ "undefined") was murdered at just 14 years old in 1955, and Till-Mobley dedicated the rest of her life to the Civil Rights movement. Jay-Z and Will Smith are producers on the project. ## _Peacemaker_ **Jan. 13 on HBO Max** _The Suicide Squad_ director James Gunn became so enamored with John Cena’s character in that film that he decided to build him a spinoff. The ironically named Peacemaker says that he’ll kill any man, woman or child in the name of peace. Peacemaker’s teammates in _The Suicide Squad_ challenge his amoral devotion to the American flag. In the new series, written and directed by Gunn, Peacemaker struggles with the fine line between hero and villain. ## _As We See It_ **Jan. 21 on Amazon** Jason Katims, the prolific producer and creator behind _Friday Night Lights_ and _Parenthood_, brings a new drama to Amazon, this one centered on three autistic twenty-something friends and roommates navigating work and their love lives. ## _The Gilded Age_ **Jan. 24 on HBO** _Downton Abbey_ fans, rejoice! Julian Fellowes is back with another costume drama. _The Gilded Age_ is set in 1880s New York City, where old-money families who have dominated American high society since before the American Revolution clash with up-and-comers amassing vast fortunes from the railway, coal and copper industries following the Civil War. Christine Baranski and [Cynthia Nixon](https://time.com/5553528/cynthia-nixon-governor-new-york-campaign/ "undefined") play the matriarchs of one of those old guard families, while Carrie Coon stars as a newcomer to their posh neighborhood. ## _The Afterparty_ **Jan. 28 on Apple TV+** [_Only Murders in the Building_](https://time.com/6093369/only-murders-in-building-review-hulu/ "undefined") proved that [true crime](https://time.com/6102514/only-murders-in-the-building-true-crime-podcasts/ "undefined") and comedy mesh together well. Now, writer Chris Miller (one half of the Chris Miller and Phil Lord team behind _The Lego Movie_ and _21 Jump Street_) has recruited a murderer’s row of comedians for _The Afterparty_, including Tiffany Haddish, Ilana Glazer, [Sam Richardson](https://time.com/4665001/sam-richardson-quick-talk-detroiters/ "undefined"), Dave Franco, Ike Barinholtz and Ben Schwartz. The murder mystery is set at a high school reunion afterparty, and each episode is told from a different character’s perspective. ## _Pam & Tommy_ **Feb. 2 on Hulu** Lily James and Sebastian Stan star as Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee, whose honeymoon sex tape became the first viral video ever when it was released without the couple’s permission in 1995\. Seth Rogen and Nick Offerman round out the cast as Rand Gauthier and Uncle Mintie, porn industry veterans who stole the tape and mass produced it to sell online. ## _Inventing Anna_ **Feb. 11 on Netflix** Shonda Rhimes’ latest show dramatizes a real-life story worthy of the fictionalized antics on shows like _Scandal_. Julia Garner disappears into the role of [Anna Delvey](https://time.com/5628197/anna-delvey-rachel-williams-justice/ "undefined"), the con woman who snuck her way into New York high society, living in the city’s most luxurious hotels and holding court at its most exclusive restaurants for years until two high-profile stories, in _New York_ Magazine and _Vanity Fair_, exposed her grifting and she was found guilty of grand larceny. ## _The Dropout_ **March 3 on Hulu**  Amanda Seyfried as Elizabeth Holmes Hulu One of several [Elizabeth Holmes](https://time.com/6092115/elizabeth-holmes-trial/ "undefined") projects in the works, _The Dropout_ stars [Amanda Seyfried](https://time.com/5915528/best-movie-performances-2020/ "undefined") as Holmes, the world’s youngest self-made billionaire who claimed she invented a blood testing technology that would revolutionize healthcare. When it became clear this technology didn’t exist, Holmes was arrested and now stands trial for wire fraud. Holmes ensnared some of the richest and most powerful investors in the world and serves as a prime example of a problematic fake-it-til-you-make-it culture within Silicon Valley. _New Girl_ showrunner Elizabeth Meriwether is helming the series. ## _Pachinko_ **Spring 2022 on Apple TV+** Apple TV+ is hoping that the big-budget adaptation of [Min Jin Lee’s novel](https://time.com/5949026/asian-authors-reading-list/ "undefined") can be an international hit. The show, a tale of forbidden love that expands into a saga that spans across Korea, Japan and the U.S., was filmed across all three continents and will be told in Korean, Japanese and English. ## _The Lord of the Rings_ TV Series **Sept. 2 on Amazon**  Amazon's first image from its Lord of the Rings television series Amazon Studios Amazon has made a big bet on this _Lord of the Rings_ prequel: The streamer reportedly poured nearly half a billion dollars into just the first season, making it the most expensive series of all time. The as yet unnamed show is set in Middle-Earth thousands of years before the events of [_The Hobbit_](https://time.com/4941811/hobbit-anniversary-1937-reviews/ "undefined") and _The_ _Lord of the Rings_ and, like the films that preceded it, was shot in New Zealand. ## _Mr. and Mrs. Smith_ **December on Amazon**  Donald Glover arrives at the 2019 LACMA Art + Film Gala in Los Angeles Gregg DeGuire—FilmMagic via Getty Images Donald Glover is set as co-creator and star of this adaptation of the 2005 Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie movie _Mr. and Mrs. Smith_. The action-comedy centers on a bored suburban married couple that discovers they are both assassins when they’re assigned to kill one another. Initially, Glover was supposed to star opposite [Phoebe Waller-Bridge](https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888489/phoebe-waller-bridge/ "undefined") in the show, the _Fleabag_ creator dropped out of the series. ## _American Gigolo_ **TBA on Showtime** Jon Bernthal will star in and produce a present-day reimagining of Paul Schrader’s 1980 film about the sex industry. Bernthal will star as Julian Kayne, played in the movie by Richard Gere, who, after being sent to prison for murder, returns to Los Angeles to figure out who set him up 15 years ago. ## _Anatomy of a Scandal_ **TBA on Netflix** _Big Little Lies’_ David E. Kelley is working on an adaptation of the 2018 book _Anatomy of a Scandal,_ which follows the ripple effects of an accusation of rape throughout the world of the British elite. Sienna Miller, Michelle Dockery and Rupert Friend will star in the show. ## _Avatar: The Last Airbender_ **TBA on Netflix** One of the most beloved animated series of all time is getting a live-action adaptation. The action-adventure saga follows Aang and his friends as they try to save the world. Daniel Dae Kim, Ken Leung and [_Kim’s Convenience_ ](https://time.com/6072074/kims-convenience-racism/ "undefined")breakout star Paul Sun-Hyung Lee will lend their talents to the project. ## _Bel-Air_ **TBA on Peacock** Peacock is reimagining the ’90s sitcom _The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air_ as a drama set in modern-day Los Angeles. The show promises to explore the class divides, racial dynamics and struggles that come with Will’s move from West Philadelphia to his aunt and uncle’s California mansion—issues that the 30-minute sitcom version couldn’t always tackle. Will Smith will executive produce this new version of the show that once made him a star. ## _Brideshead Revisited_ **TBA on BBC** [_Call Me By Your Name_ ](https://time.com/5042707/call-me-by-your-name-shape-of-water-fearlessly-display-love/ "undefined")director Luca Guadagnino is adapting Evelyn Waugh’s classic novel of a young British man who falls in with an aristocratic family and gets entangled in their drama. The enviable cast includes Andrew Garfield, Rooney Mara, Cate Blanchett, Ralph Fiennes and Joe Alwyn. ## _Halo_ **TBA on Paramount+** First announced by Steven Spielberg way back in 2013, the _Halo_ TV show is finally coming to the small screen. The adaptation of the [wildly popular first-person shooter game](https://time.com/6125766/halo-infinite-review/ "undefined") will center on Master Chief (played by _Orange Is the New Black’_s Pablo Schreiber). ## _House of Dragon_ **TBA on HBO Max** The first of many planned _Game of Thrones_ sequels, prequels and spinoffs, [_House of Dragon_](https://time.com/5715418/game-of-thrones-prequel/ "undefined") is set 200 years before the events of _Thrones_ and centers on infighting within the [Targaryen](https://time.com/5590729/game-of-thrones-finale-daenerys/ "undefined") household. When the King of Westeros dies, two of his children lay claim to the throne, dividing the royal family and the kingdom. And because the main players are all Targaryens, we can certainly expect dragons battling dragons. ## _Interview with the Vampire_ **TBA on AMC** Already made into a 1994 film starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt, the late Anne Rice’s vampire novel is getting another adaptation. Given that AMC acquired the rights to all of her books, this will likely be just the first of many adaptations of both her _Vampire Chronicles_ and _Mayfair Witches_ books. ## _The Last of Us_ **TBA on HBO**  Last of Us Remastered Ashley Gilbertson for TIME The groundbreaking and morally complex video game about a hardened survivor named Joel (Pedro Pascal) tasked with ushering a young girl named Ellie (Bella Ramsey, the scene-stealing Lyanna Mormont from _Game of Thrones_) across the United States in the aftermath of a zombie apocalypse is finally making its way to television. While most video game adaptations fail to translate to the big or small screen, _The Last of Us_ is a distinctly cinematic game, and [_Chernobyl_ ](https://time.com/5581704/chernobyl-hbo-review/ "undefined")creator Craig Mazin is writing and executive-producing the adaptation along with the creator of the video game, Neil Druckmann. It’s been announced that Nick Offerman will play a supporting role. ## The Marvel Shows ### _Ms. Marvel_ TBA on Disney+ _Ms. Marvel_ centers on Kamala Khan (played by Iman Vellani), a Pakistani-American teen growing up in New Jersey who is obsessed with Captain Marvel. Like many Marvel heroes before her, Kamala suddenly finds herself with spectacular powers, particularly the ability to stretch into any shape. The show will help set up the plot of the next [Captain Marvel](https://time.com/5541824/captain-marvel-different-superhero/ "undefined") movie, _The Marvels_. ### _Moon Knight_ TBA on Disney+ Perhaps the most star-studded Marvel TV show to date, _Moon Knight_ features Oscar Isaac and Ethan Hawke. Isaac plays Marc Spector (a.k.a. Moon Knight) a CIA agent who, after visiting an archeological dig site, is imbued with the powers of the Egyptian moon god Khonshu, and Ethan Hawke will play the yet-unnamed villain. _Moon Knight_ is one of Marvel’s darker comics and is often compared to the Batman saga. ### _She-Hulk_ TBA on Disney+ [Mark Ruffalo](https://time.com/5897795/mark-ruffalo-gloria-walton-climate-justice/ "undefined") is taking Hulk to the small screen for _She-Hulk_, a show about Bruce Banner’s cousin, Jennifer Walters. Tatiana Maslany stars as Walters, a lawyer who specializes in cases that deal with superhumans—and, incidentally, can turn into a big green superhuman herself. Tim Roth will also reprise his role as the Hulk villain The Abomination. Roth originally appeared in the 2008 _Incredible Hulk_ movie starring Ed Norton as the Big Guy before the role was recast. ### _Secret Invasion_ TBA on Disney+ After appearing in a whopping 11 Marvel films, Samuel L. Jackson is finally getting his own Marvel project. He will star as Nick Fury as he hunts down the shape-shifting Skrulls (first introduced in _Captain Marvel_) that have been covertly infiltrating the highest reaches of power on Earth for years. Ben Mendelsohn will also reprise his _Captain Marvel_ role as the Skrull Talos. ## _The Old Man_ **TBA on FX** Jeff Bridges will play a retired CIA agent who has been living off the grid for years. But when an assassin arrives to try to take him out, the agent must revisit his past. John Lithgow also stars in the show. ## _The Staircase_ **TBA on HBO Max** A fictional version of the [famous true crime documentary](https://time.com/5304761/the-staircase-netflix-true-crime/ "undefined") of the same name, _The Staircase_ centers on Michael Peterson, a man accused of murdering his wife in 2001\. Peterson claimed that his partner died falling down the stairs, but police suspected he murdered her and staged the scene to look like an accident. Colin Firth, Toni Collette, Parker Posey, Juliette Binoche, Rosemarie DeWitt and Sophie Turner will all play roles in the murder mystery. ## The Star Wars Shows ### _Obi-Wan Kenobi_ TBA on Disney+  Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith. Twentieth Century Fox/Lucasfilm The long-awaited Obi-Wan Kenobi TV show is finally hitting Disney+ in 2022\. Unlike _The Mandalorian,_ which is only loosely tied to the events of the _Star Wars_ films, _Obi-Wan Kenobi_ will fill in the blanks between _Revenge of the_ _Sith_ and _A New Hope_ when Jedi were being hunted down and Obi-Wan was hiding out on Tatooine, watching over Luke Skywalker. Ewan McGregor will reprise the titular role, Hayden Christensen will return to play Darth Vader/Anakin Skywalker and Joel Edgerton will return as Luke’s uncle. [Kumail Nanjiani](https://time.com/collection/most-influential-people-2018/5217590/kumail-nanjiani/ "undefined"), Rupert Friend, O’Shea Jackson Jr. and [Maya Erskine](https://time.com/5540280/funny-people/ "undefined") round out the cast. Deborah Chow, who helmed some of the most momentous episodes of _The Mandalorian_, will direct the series. ### _Andor_ (TBA on Disney+) TBA on Disney+  Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Giles Kyte—LucasFilm Diego Luna is getting his own [_Rogue One_ ](https://time.com/4594017/rogue-one-star-wars-timeline/ "undefined")prequel. The thriller will follow the Rebel spy Cassian Andor on his covert missions as the revolution against the Empire begins to take shape. Stellan Skarsgård and Fiona Shaw will join Luna in the cast. ## _Tokyo Vice_ **TBA on HBO Max** Michael Mann is taking his talents to TV. The _Heat_ filmmaker will direct the pilot for _Tokyo Vice_, a series based on reporter Jake Adelstein’s 2009 memoir of the same name and set in the criminal underworld of Japan. Ansel Elgort and Ken Watanabe are set to star. Daniel Deston Cretton, fresh off [_Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings_](https://time.com/6095108/shang-chi-asian-representation/ "undefined"), will also direct several episodes ## Returning Shows ### _Atlanta_, Season 3 Early 2022 on FX  Lakeith Stanfield and Donald Glover in 'Atlanta' Season 2 FX Networks ### _This Is Us_, Season 6 Jan. 4 on NBC ### _Euphoria_, Season 2 Jan. 9 on HBO ### _Ozark_, Season 4 Jan. 21 on Netflix ### _Billions_, Season 6 Jan. 23 on Showtime ### _The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel_, Season 4 Feb 18\. on Amazon ### _Killing Eve_, Season 4 Feb. 27 on BBC America  Killing Eve (BBC America) BBC America ### _Outlander_, Season 6 March 6 on Starz  (L-R): Caitriona Balfe as Claire Fraser and Sam Heughan as Jamie Fraser in Outlander Neil Davidson—© 2014 Sony Pictures Television ### _Stranger Things_, Season 4 Summer 2022 on Netflix ### _The Crown_, Season 5 November 2022 on Netflix  Elizabeth Debicki as Diana in The Crown Netflix ### _His Dark Materials_, Season 3 Late 2022 on HBO  Lyra (Dafne Keen) and her alethiometer in 'His Dark Materials' HBO ### _Westworld_, Season 4 Late 2022 on HBO  Aaron Paul and Thandiwe Newton in Westworld Courtesy of John P. Johnson—HBO ### _The Boys_, Season 3 TBA on Amazon Prime ### _Bridgerton_, Season 2 TBA on Netflix ### _The Flight Attendant_, Season 2 TBA on HBO Max  Kaley Cuoco in The Flight Attendant Phil Caruso—HBO ### _Loki_, Season 2 TBA on Disney+  Tom Hiddleston and Sophia Di Martino in Loki Chuck Zlotnick—Marvel Studios ### _The Mandalorian_, Season 3 TBA on Disney+  Pedro Pascal as Mando in The Mandalorian Disney/Lucasfilm ### _Manifest_, Season 4 TBA 2022 on Netflix  Josh Dallas and Melissa Roxburgh in Manifest Peter Kramer—Warner Bros ### _Russian Doll_, Season 2 TBA on Netflix  Russian Doll Netflix ### _Ted Lasso_, Season 3 TBA on Apple TV+  Brendan Hunt, Cristo Fernández and Jason Sudeikis in “Ted Lasso” Apple TV+ ### _Wheel of Time_, Season 2 TBA on Amazon Prime  Rosamund Pike in 'The Wheel of Time' Jan Thijs—Amazon Prime Video ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/6125571/most-anticipated-tv-shows-2022/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/6125571/most-anticipated-tv-shows-2022/"},"headline":"The 50 Most Anticipated TV Shows of 2022","datePublished":"2021-12-15T18:16:18.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:54:42.108Z","description":"From new series like Pam & Tommy and The Gilded Age to returning series like Bridgerton, Ted Lasso and Atlanta","url":"https://time.com/6125571/most-anticipated-tv-shows-2022/","keywords":["Television","list","culturepod"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6aca6452e7e8e86b/698a20bf096a94f9186ac12f/Neil-Jamieson-TV-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eliana Dockterman","jobTitle":"Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6aca6452e7e8e86b/698a20bf096a94f9186ac12f/Neil-Jamieson-TV-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Neil-Jamieson-TV (1)","caption":"","creditText":"Illustration by Neil Jamieson for TIME","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/television/","name":"Television"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/6125571/most-anticipated-tv-shows-2022/","name":"The 50 Most Anticipated TV Shows of 2022"}}]}] ```