I was perfectly happy watching my set of TV series (Game of Thrones, Downton Abbey, Silicon Valley, Modern Family, Homeland and House of Cards) when 2015 introduced a surge of phenomenal new shows to watch so naturally I had to keep up and add Quantico, Blindspot, UnReal and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt into the mix. With so many great shows available now and the reason why the last 5 Emmy seasons are so crowded and competitve more than ever, you would think network producers would take a break and slow down with green lighting one pilot after another but fortunately for us, binge-watchers the TV gods has sent another batch of promising new shows to choose from and here are the 5 shows I can’t wait to get my binge on!
HBO: Martin Scorsese – You can count on me to always get excited in whatever the legendary filmmaker and master auteur does. Vinyl (February 14) stars Bobby Cannavale (Blue Jasmine, Spy, Boardwalk Empire) and Olivia Wilde (Her, House) stars as husband and wife against a music-induced backdrop of the 70s.
Showtime: The network that brought us most notably, Homeland and Shameless has another surefire hit show under their belt, Billions (January 17) which will see stars Damian Lewis (Homeland, Bnad of Brothers) and Paul Giamatti (Straight Outta Compton, Love & Mercy) take on power and politics surrounding the mad world of Wall Street.
Netflix: I swear, Netflix is just a gift that keeps on giving! As if their roster of original series aren’t enough, they come up with a show that really got my anglophile self giddy; The Crown (no specific date yet) is a biographical show circling around the early life of then, Princess Elizabeth. Count me in!
Netflix: Along with The Crown, the streaming network also have in their upcoming line-up a comedy created by Judd Apatow – there isn’t any specific plot lines yet all we know is that it’s a comedy and it’s titled Love (February 19). I’m sold!
Hulu: Another emerging original content provider is Hulu which already has a solid line-up of comedies available (Difficult People, Casual) but 11.22.63 is what I am most excited to see. It stars James Franco as he travels through time to prevent the assassination of American President Kennedy.
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