The new year is around the corner and so is the excitement surrounding it. If you are someone who is waiting to see the list of upcoming shows to binge-watch on a long weekend. Or to see if your favorite is coming up with a new season, don’t worry we’ve got you covered. Here is the list of 8 upcoming series to be released in 2022.
List of 8 upcoming series to be released in 2022
How I Met Your Father
HIMYM fans get excited because a spin-off is all set to release in 2022. Hilary Duff is in the lead role alongside Kim Cattrall as the future version of her character, Sophie. According to the show’s synopsis, will be telling her son the story of how she met his father shortly: a story that will transport us back to the year 2021, when Sophie and her close-knit group of friends are figuring out who they are, what they want out of life, and how to fall in love in the age of dating apps and limitless options. How I Met Your Father is set to premiere in the United States on January 18, 2022, Australia will also get it around the same time. The series is being produced for the US streaming platform Hulu.
Ms. Marvel
Marvel’s 2022 TV schedule is still being fleshed out, with at least four new series joining the Disney+ lineup. Ms. Marvel is expected to be the first film, starring newcomer Iman Vellani as the teenage superhero Kamala Khan, who made history in 2014 as Marvel’s first Muslim character to lead her comic book. Bisha K. Ali (Loki) is the series’ head writer, and it will be joined on the streamer by Moon Knight, She-Hulk, and Secret Invasion in the coming year.
House of the Dragon
More than two years after Game of Thrones ended in a disappointing tweetstorm, HBO returns to the world of Westeros with this prequel that bears the weight of the entire franchise. Dragon takes place 300 years before the events of the original series and revolves around the Targaryen family. The show is one of six Game of Thrones-related prequels in development as HBO attempts to expand its arguably most important show into a sprawling franchise.
Inventing Anna
Shonda Rhimes’ Inventing Anna is the first series she has written, created, and produced since ABC’s Scandal helped establish the prolific producer and her Shondaland label as a brand. The con-woman drama starring Julia Garner (Ozark) was the first project set at Netflix by the Grey’s Anatomy creator after she won the rights to the New York magazine story “How Anna Delvey Tricked New York’s Party People” in a massive bidding war.
Lord of the Rings
It’s real, and it’ll premiere in September. Nearly five years after Amazon first acquired global rights to the franchise in a deal worth more than $250 million. The first season of the fantasy drama from showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay cost around $465 million, which does not include upcoming marketing and promotion costs. To say that expectations for TV’s first possible $1 billion show are high is certainly an understatement. As the retail giant continues to look for its must-see breakout.
Peacemaker
In the eight-episode series written and almost entirely directed by James Gunn, John Cena reprises his role as Christopher “Peacemaker” Marks. Co-stars include Danielle Brooks and Robert Patrick. After Marvel successfully launched Disney+ originals such as WandaVision and Loki, all eyes are on DC and WarnerMedia to see if they can successfully connect the dots between film and television, as Matt Reeves’ The Batman spinoff, Gotham PD, is expected to follow.
Law & Order
The legal drama sparked a franchise and a wave of others returning for its season, with Anthony Anderson and Sam Waterston among the returning cast members (who both have one-year deals). Hugh Dancy, Jeffrey Donovan, and Camryn Manheim are among the newcomers to the franchise. Following its linear premiere on NBC, episodes of the iconic series will be available on Peacock (and Hulu), in a move that NBCUniversal’s struggling streaming service hopes will help drive interest.
Halo
Halo is based on the best-selling video game franchise and stars Pablo Schreiber as Spartan super-soldier Master Chief. It is set to release in the first half of 2022. The drama was first announced in 2014, to bring Xbox into the scripted TV space. The big-budget show was eventually picked up by Showtime. Which ordered Halo to series in 2018 and hired Kyle Killen (Awake) as showrunner. Halo has already parted ways with its original director. And added a co-showrunner, both of whom left Halo after season one wrapped. Finally, ViacomCBS decided to move Halo to its streaming service. Paramount+, as the platform, like Amazon and Peacock, seeks its big, broad breakout.
