The 2020 Streaming Wars by Steve Sternberg

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The 2020 Streaming Wars By Steve Sternberg

It’s hard to believe that it was just seven years ago, in February 2013, that Netflix released the first streaming hit, House of Cards (Its first original series, Lilyhammer, debuted a year earlier). It was the first streaming series to receive major Emmy nominations (56 over its six-year run). Since then, Netflix has dropped a string of successful new series every year on its way to drawing about 160 million subscribers worldwide (roughly 67 million in the U.S.). Being first out of the gate with spending levels that rose from about $3 billion to $15 billion per year (projected to be $17 billion in 2020) helped give Netflix a lead in the streaming wars it may never relinquish.

Some of Netflix’s more notable original series successes include, Orange is the New Black, BoJack Horseman (2014); The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Grace & Frankie, Narcos, Bloodline, Marvel’s Daredevil and Jessica Jones, Sense8, Master of None (2015); Fuller House, The Ranch, Stranger Things, Black Mirror, The Crown, The OA (2016); Dear White People, GLOW, Ozark, Mindhunter, 13 Reasons Why, Marvel’s The Punisher (2017); Altered Carbon, Lost in Space, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Narcos: Mexico (2018); The Umbrella Academy, Russian Doll, Dead to Me, When They See Us, The Politician, Unbelievable, and The Witcher (2019).

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In addition to its high volume of original scripted series, Netflix plans to release around 90 original movies per year (it had 50 in 2017). That’s an extraordinary number – more than three times as many original movies released in theaters by the top two box-office leaders, Disney and Warner Bros., combined. Six original movies ranked among Netflix’s most popular shows of 2019 – Murder Mystery, 6 Underground, The Irishman, Triple Frontier, Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, and The Highwayman.

While many of Netflix’s movies are not top tier, some are of the highest quality, as the streamer makes periodic pushes for Oscar gold. Roma debuted in 2018 in theaters for two weeks before airing on Netflix, and was nominated for an Academy Award for best picture. It didn’t win, partly because this practice is controversial and goes against what many theater owners and Academy members think of as traditional theatrical movies eligible for awards. They want minimum three-month theatrical windows. Netflix led the way this year with more than 20 Oscar nominations.

Netflix’s new original movie, Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman, starring Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci, has been nominated for several Academy Awards – even though many theaters in the U.S., Canada, and Europe refused to run it in the short window Netflix insists upon. Another well- received movie in 2019, Marriage Story (starring Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson), has also been nominated for numerous awards as well. Both are nominated for Best Picture this year.

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Netflix has been gradually raising its prices over the past few years – a necessity since the streamer spends significantly more than its competitors on original content and steadfastly refuses to accept advertising. It currently has three pricing plans: Basic ($8.99 per month – you can only use one screen at a time and resolution is limited to SD, equivalent to pre-HDTV); Standard ($12.99 per month – you can use two screens at a time in HD); Premium ($15.99 per month – you can use four screens at once in HD or 4K Ultra HD if available). T-Mobile has also been offering free Netflix to its broadband and wireless customers who have multiple mobile lines.

While Netflix’s growth in the U.S. has slowed, due primarily to increased competition in the streaming wars, it continues to see strong growth internationally. Over the past two years, Netflix’s subscribers have grown from 58.4 million to 67.1 million in the U.S. and Canada (+15%). During the same period, it has increased from 26 to 47.4 million in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (+82%), from 19.7 to 29.4 million in Latin America (+49%), and from 6.5 to 14.5 million in the Asia Pacific region (+123%).

Amazon Prime Video followed close behind Netflix (in timing, if not volume). In February 2014, just about a year after Netflix debuted House of Cards, Amazon released the award-winning Transparent, which was the first original streaming series to win a Golden Globe for Best Comedy. It aired for four seasons. In 2017, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and the numerous awards it has received, further raised Prime Video’s profile.

While Amazon Prime Video does not have nearly as many original scripted series as Netflix, it has had at least one high-profile success every year since 2014. They include, Transparent, Bosch, Mozart in the Jungle (2014); The Man in the High Castle, Sneaky Pete, Red Oaks (2015); Goliath

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(2016); The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Absentia (2017); Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, Homecoming (2018); Hanna, Good Omens, The Boys, Modern Love, and Carnival Row (2019).

Amazon increased its spending on content from $4.5 billion in 2017 to more than $6 billion in 2019. Roughly one-third reportedly went into originals. Amazon recently secured the rights to The Lord of the Rings universe, which will include a new TV series adaptation (at an estimated cost of $200 million). It is also jumping into the live sports arena, with subscribers being able to stream NFL Thursday Night Football telecasts for the past two seasons. Amazon has also made major deals with English Premier League soccer and UEFA Championship League for Germany, both of which have led to increased subscribers in those markets (its two biggest outside the U.S.).

I’ve seen predictions that over the next five years, the amount Amazon spends on originals could rise to $8 billion or more, as it will need to compete not just with Netflix, but an array of deep-pocketed new entries into the streaming arena. Amazon Prime Video says it has more than 100 million subscribers globally, about 45 million in the U.S.

Amazon membership costs $119 per year ($12.99/month) and includes Amazon Prime Video, free 2- day shipping on Amazon purchases, and access to exclusive shopping deals. You can subscribe to just Prime Video for $8.99 per month. Most subscribers initially got the service for the shopping and free shipping, and saw Prime Video as a bonus.

Hulu started out in 2011 and was originally owned by Disney (ABC), 21st Century Fox (FOX), and Comcast (NBC), each of which had a 30% ownership. Time Warner owned the remaining 10%. Soon

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after Disney purchased the FOX assets, Comcast sold its ownership stake in Hulu to Disney. The deal will take five years to complete, but Disney now has complete operational control.

Hulu did have some early scripted series success, with East Los High in 2013, Casual in 2015, and The Path in 2016, each of which ran for multiple seasons. But it initially focused more on reruns from the libraries of its major owners, and airing broadcast network series from its parent companies shortly after their linear runs. It was not really in competition with Netflix. In 2017, Hulu developed its first signature hit with the award-winning A Handmaid’s Tale. The same year, it released Harlots, Marvel’s Runaways, and Future Man. Hulu followed those well-received series with The Looming Tower, Castle Rock, In the Dark (2018); PEN15, Shrill, Catch 22, Ramy, and Reprisal (2019). Hulu will soon have an FX hub, containing current and original new series developed by the cable network (which is now also owned by Disney). FX series will be available on Hulu after they air on FX.

Providing current season series episodes shortly after their initial broadcast run does appeal to many viewers. From 2016 to 2019 Hulu grew from 12 to 29 million subscribers in the United States – impressive, but still less than half of Netflix’s U.S. subscriber base (Hulu is not a global service).

Hulu’s premium tier (no commercials) costs $11.99 per month, while its basic service (with ads) is $5.99 per month. With the debut of Disney+, subscribers can bundle Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ for $12.99 – the same price as Netflix’s most popular tier (but for now only the Hulu version that contains commercials is included). Hulu limits show interruptions to 90 seconds. This essentially has removed more than half of the commercial time that had previously run in programming on the streaming service. Hulu also has a live TV bundle for $45 per month ($37 if you already subscribe to Hulu’s basic streaming service), containing about 60 channels, including the Big Four broadcast networks, Turner, A&E, and Scripps, and the cable networks they own. 5 The Sternberg Report ©2020

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CBS launched CBS All Access in 2017 with CBS Studios’ and the network’s extensive library, recent episodes of current CBS broadcast shows, and two new high-profile original dramas, The Good Fight (a spinoff of CBS’s The Good Wife) and Star Trek: Discovery (the sixth live action TV series in the franchise), as well as a comedy series, No Activity. A new historical drama, Strange Angel was added in 2018 (but only lasted two seasons). In 2019 CBS All Access released a new version of The Twilight Zone and a dark comedy-drama, Why Women Kill.

CBS All Access has grown from only 100,000 subscribers at its start, to roughly 4 million in 2019 (with about 4 million subs to its Showtime streaming app). CBS just announced that the combined subs have now passed 10 million (it doesn’t break them out separately). The company expects this to grow to 25 million by 2022. I think 15-20 million is more likely. This growth will be spurred no doubt by the expansion of the Star Trek franchise, with Star Trek: Picard debuting this January (and already renewed for a second season) as well as an adult animation series, Lower Decks, slated for later this year (with more Trek series reportedly to follow). The expensive Star Trek: Discovery is co-funded by Netflix, which has the international rights to the series. Amazon Prime Video, however, will stream the new Picard series internationally 24 hours after its U.S. release.

CBS All Access costs $9.99 per month for the commercial-free version and $5.99 per month if you don’t mind putting up with ads.

Disney+ joined the streaming wars in November 2019. With its popular existing franchises (Star Wars, Marvel, Pixar) and its cross-promotion machine (which includes Disney World, Hulu, ESPN, and FX) Disney may be best positioned to actually compete with Netflix. On the other hand, the Disney brand might make it more niche than one might think. Disney+ started out with only two 6 The Sternberg Report ©2020

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original scripted series, The Mandalorian, which takes place in the Star Wars universe and is already a hit, and High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. More series, using Disney franchises, are on the way, but most won’t debut until 2021. It has 100 recent and 400 classic Disney movies on tap as well.

The Marvel universe will likely be a big initial draw, as Disney+ rolls out original series featuring The Vision and Scarlet Witch (called WandaVision), which has been moved up to a 2020 debut, The Falcon and Winter Soldier, Loki, and Hawkeye (starring the original actors from The Avengers movies), as well as series featuring lesser-known Marvel characters – She Hulk, Moon Knight, and Ms. Marvel. Disney+ is also now the exclusive SVOD home for all 30 seasons of The Simpsons.

Disney + plans to spend about $1 billion on original content in 2020, which will increase to about $2.5 billion by 2024 (when they expect to become profitable). This is still only a fraction of the amount Netflix spends each year, so it’s clear that Disney will be relying on its existing franchises and extensive library more than developing new original scripted series. A recent Hollywood Reporter/Morning Consult poll indicated that the most viewed content by Disney+ subscribers so far are Disney Classics (22%), Star Wars (21%), Marvel (15%), and Pixar (14%). Disney+ originals were at just 2%, but as more come online, that is sure to grow (but will remain a relatively small part of the streaming service’s portfolio).

Disney expects Disney+ to have between 60 and 90 million subscribers by 2024, two-thirds of them outside the U.S. This seems reasonable. Disney+ reportedly topped 10 million sign-ups (including free trials) on its first day of operations. Disney’s deal with Verizon to provide a year of Disney+ for free to its customers contributed heavily to this strong start. A survey from market research company, Sensor Tower, reported that Disney had more than 35 million downloads of its app in Q4 2019 (these 7 The Sternberg Report ©2020

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app downloads are install only, not actual paying customers, but that’s still a lot). Credit Suisse estimates that Disney+ had 20 million subscribers at the end of 2019.

Disney + currently costs $6.99 per month, and you can get it bundled with Hulu and ESPN+ for $12.99 per month (the same price as Netflix’s standard tier). This will initially only include the Hulu version with commercials. Right now, Hulu’s ad version costs $5.99 per month and ESPN + costs $4.99 per month (with 3.5 million subscribers). So, the bundle essentially gives subscribers ESPN+ for free. Ironically, if viewers flock to this bundled service, it could result in a fair amount of cord cutting, which would hurt Disney’s main media business.

Apple TV+ also joined the mix in November 2019. It’s available on the Apple TV app on iPhones, iPads, Macs, Apple TV set top box, and on other platforms such as Amazon Fire TV and Roku, as well as Smart TVs. Unlike many other streaming services, Apple TV+ does not have an existing library of TV shows or movies, but it is working on around 20 original series for the next year.

Some Apple TV+ original series are produced by such stars as Steven Spielberg, J.J. Abrams, Reese Witherspoon, and Octavia Spencer. Apple debuted several new dramas that have already been renewed for a second season – The Morning Show (starring Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon), For All Mankind, See, and Servant – as well as a comedy, Dickinson, which has also been renewed. Other new series on Apple TV+ include, family mystery, Ghostwriter, and legal drama, Truth Be Told. Oprah Winfrey has brought her Book Club to Apple TV+, which will air every two months, where she interviews authors of her chosen books. The streaming service has the animated series, Snoopy in Space, with the Peanuts gang exploring the moon and beyond. Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Seinfeld, Veep) has signed a deal to develop, produce, and star in projects for the streaming service.

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Apple TV+ will be occasionally following the Netflix model for movies. Its first original film, The Banker (starring Samuel L. Jackson and Anthony Mackie) will hit theaters on March 6th, and then debut on Apple TV+ two weeks later.

At just $4.99 per month, Apple TV+ is the least expensive streaming option out there. Rather than competing with Netflix, Amazon Prime, or Disney+, it seems like something consumers will either add to their current mix or not, rather than replace anything. Apple TV+ will eventually be available in 100 countries. In an effort to quickly build a large subscriber base, Apple is offering a year of free Apple TV+ to anyone who buys a new iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, iPod Touch, or Mac computer. With that many potential customers receiving free Apple TV+, it could easily have more than 10 million paid subscribers by the end of 2020 as it spends about $6 billion on original content.

HBO Max is the name chosen by AT&T-owned WarnerMedia for its new streaming service scheduled to launch in May 2020. There will be several new scripted series, but the initial focus will be more on library and current content. One of HBO Max’s selling points is that there is something for everyone in a household. In addition to HBO’s archive of hits, such as Game of Thrones, The Sopranos, The Wire, Sex and the City, Veep, etc., HBO Max will rely heavily on WarnerMedia’s library (including Warner Bros., New Line, DC Entertainment, TNT, TBS, Tru TV, CNN, Turner Classic Movies, Cartoon Network, and Adult Swim).

HBO Max will be the exclusive streaming home for Friends (it reportedly cost $425 million over five years to get the show back from Netflix), The Big Bang Theory (at a cost of $500 million for five years, plus $100 million to keep the cable rights at TBS), and South Park (which sources also peg at around $500 million).

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The new streaming service will also have The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, and Pretty Little Liars, as well as Warner Bros.-produced series airing on The CW network starting this season (such as Batwoman, and Riverdale spinoff, Katy Keene). Previous CW series, such as Arrow, The Flash, Supernatural, and Riverdale, will continue to be available on Netflix for a few more years before coming to HBO Max. It also made a deal with the BBC for all 11 seasons of Doctor Who in the U.S. (Season 12 will be available after its cable run).

Subscribers will also have access to the extensive Warner Bros. film library, which includes Batman, Wonder Woman, and the Harry Potter series (eventually – WarnerMedia’s 2016 deal giving NBCUniversal the film rights through 2025 is still in effect). A number of shows available on WarnerMedia’s DC Universe streaming service may also air on HBO Max. It is also planning a three- part animated Aquaman miniseries. Greg Berlanti will be producing a Green Lantern TV series for HBO Max. Five new seasons and annual specials of Sesame Street will air on HBO Max starting in 2020 (it will continue to air free on PBS Kids), and in a new content partnership deal, its 50-year library will also be available.

HBO Max will reportedly cost $14.99 per month (the same price as HBO Now), and will not contain commercials. This would make it the most expensive streaming option, which could be a problem attracting customers who don’t already subscribe to HBO. A commercial tier at a lower cost will be introduced about a year after HBO Max debuts, although ads seem to go against the HBO brand. HBO currently has 140 million subscribers worldwide, mostly through pay TV services such as DirecTV and Comcast. About 10 million current HBO subscribers on AT&T distribution platforms will receive HBO Max for free. Unlike its wireless competitors, AT&T owns broadband/mobile services and a streaming service, and plans to have a number of bundling options designed to maximize subscriptions. 10 The Sternberg Report ©2020

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Peacock is Comcast-owned NBC Universal’s entry in the streaming wars, scheduled for a July 2020 national launch (April for Comcast customers). It will come with advertising (less than 5 minutes of commercials per hour – significantly less than linear broadcast or cable networks, which typically have more than 15 minutes per hour when you combine national and local ads). There will also be a commercial-free option.

Peacock will have a huge inventory of past hit series, such as Parks and Recreation, Cheers, Everybody Loves Raymond, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Downton Abbey, Friday Night Lights, House, Parenthood, Will & Grace, Monk, Psych, Royal Pains, Married…With Children, Frasier, Two and a Half Men, and The George Lopez Show, as well as every season of Saturday Night Live. It also gained the rights to Paramount Network’s hit drama, Yellowstone. In 2021, The Office will join Peacock. In an exclusive five-year deal, NBC Universal shelled out $500 million for domestic rights to get it back from Netflix (its most viewed show in 2018). Peacock also made a non-exclusive deal with Dick Wolf, reportedly in the $300-400 million range, for domestic rights to more than a thousand episodes of its Law & Order and Chicago franchises – Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Minds, Law & Order: SVU, Chicago Fire, Chicago Med, and Chicago P.D.

Included at launch will be a library of film titles from Universal, Dreamworks Animation, and Focus Features (although not on an exclusive basis). Peacock will also look to some of its film franchises to create new TV series.

Unlike other streaming services. Peacock will also feature live and breaking news coverage from NBC News and MSNBC, in addition to live sports.

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Peacock’s slate of original scripted dramas will include a reboot of Battlestar Galactica, Dr. Death (starring Alec Baldwin, Jamie Dornan, and Christian Slater), Brave New World (with Demi Moore), and a music-themed comedy from Tina Fey. Comedies will include a reboot of Saved by the Bell (with several original cast members), a Punky Brewster sequel (with Soleil Moon Frye reprising her role), Rutherford Falls (starring Ed Helms), Straight Talk (starring Jada Pinkett Smith), and former NBC series, A.P. Bio.

During the 2020 Summer Olympics (opening and closing ceremonies will be streamed live), the entire NBC Universal family (NBC, Telemundo, USA, SyFy, E!, Bravo, CNBC, MSNBC, NBC Sports, Universal Studios) will have a massive marketing campaign promoting Peacock, with original series premiering soon after the Games. Peacock will also contain more than 3,000 hours of content from NBCU’s Spanish language network, Telemundo. Peacock will not initially be a global service.

Three pricing tiers will be offered:

• Peacock Free will have more than 7,500 hours of NBCUniversal content with commercials, including full seasons of vintage series, next-day reruns of current first-year NBC shows, sports, and news. It will also have select episodes of Peacock original series.

• Peacock Premium will provide a more robust library of ad-supported content for $4.99 per month (free if you have Comcast or Cox cable bundles). It will have everything the free version has, plus a lot more (about 15,000 hours of content). It will include next-day repeats of nearly all NBC broadcast series, more sports, including Premier League Soccer, and early access to late night shows (The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and Late Night With Seth Meyers will stream at 8pm and 9pm EDT, respectively, before their linear NBC runs). This will likely 12 The Sternberg Report ©2020

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not sit well with NBC affiliates, which pay fees for the rights to air NBC shows. The late night shows will not stream early on the free version.

• Peacock Premium can be upgraded to a commercial-free option for $9.95 per month.

Peacock could have a starting base of more than 20 million potential viewers (from Comcast and Cox cable systems). The Peacock experience will more closely resemble linear television than its competitors, in that a video will start as soon as viewers sign on to the service, similar to turning on a television.

Given the impact Netflix and other streamers have had on broadcast and cable ratings, ad-supported streaming is obviously something advertisers crave and will support. Peacock will have four initial sponsors at launch – Eli Lilly, State Farm, Target, and Unilever. And given the relatively low cost, there’s no reason why Peacock can’t cut out a strong piece of the growing streaming pie for itself, with 20-25 million paid subscribers (and more than 75 million users) in five years.

What’s in Store for 2020? Roughly 70% of U.S. TV households subscribe to at least on SVOD platform, with the average subscriber getting 3.4 services (at a cost of about $30 per month – still less than one-third of the average cable bill). By the end of 2021, SVOD subscribers could hit 75% of the U.S., with the average subscriber getting 4 services.

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Streaming services are spending a lot of money on original content – estimates for 2020 include, about $17 billion for Netflix, $6.5 billion for Amazon Prime Video, $3 billion for Hulu, $6 billion for Apple TV+, $1 billion for Disney+, $2 billion for HBO Max, and $1 billion for Peacock (no numbers available for CBS All Access, but it’s got to be close to $1 billion). That’s more than $35 billion per year on original content that did not exist just seven years ago (or even five years ago), which is probably more than the five broadcast networks spend combined each year on non-sports programming.

There are a lot of new original scripted series coming to streaming services this year. If you look at new and returning original scripted series slated for 2020, as well as those pending renewal, there will be more than 60 on Netflix, roughly 30 on Amazon Prime Video, close to 30 on Hulu, roughly 20 apiece on Apple TV+, HBO Max, and Peacock (those are just the ones I know about). This is more than the number of total series on the five broadcast networks. And that doesn’t include 50 series that no longer produce first-run episodes, but have well over 100 seasons available for viewing (or bingeing) on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Hulu.

The following charts summarize the original scripted streaming series tentatively scheduled for 2020.

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New Original Scripted Streaming Series in 2020 Netflix Messiah A CIA officer (Michelle Monaghan) goes undercover to investigate a charismatic January Middle Eastern figure (Mehdi Dehbi), whose followers believe can perform miracles. Is he a divine entity or a con man? The story is told from the point of view of the CIA officer, an Israeli Shin Bet officer, a Palestinian refugee, and a Latino preacher and his Texan daughter. Mark Burnett and Roma Downey are executive producers.

Thieves of the Wood Fictional adaptation of the life of 18th-century South-Dutch gang leader, Jan de Light, January who was a heroic figure for the common masses.

Spinning Out A figure skating Olympic hopeful (Kaya Scodelario) struggles to balance love, family, January and fragile mental health. The large ensemble cast includes January Jones, Willow Shields, Johnny Weir, Sarah Wright, and Will Kemp.

Dracula Claes Bang is the title character in this three-episode series based on the Bram Stoker January novel. Being released by BBC One and Netflix.

AJ and the Queen A down-on-her-luck drag queen (RuPaul) travels across America in a van with a tough- January talking 10-year-old stowaway (Izzy G.). Tia Carrere also stars.

The Stranger Eight-part British psychological thriller based on the Harlan Coben book of the same January name. A mysterious stranger (Hannah John-Kamen) tells a man (Richard Armitage) a secret that has a devastating effect on his perfect life.

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New Original Scripted Streaming Series in 2020 Netflix Medical Police Half-hour comedy from the creators of Adult Swim’s Children’s Hospital, which aired January from 2010-2016. Erinn Hayes and Rob Huebel are American physicians at a pediatric hospital in Brazil, who discover a civilization-threatening virus. They are recruited as government agents to uncover a conspiracy and find a cure. Other Children’s Hospital stars, Malin Ackerman, Lake Bell, Rob Corddry, and Ken Marino will have recurring roles in this series.

October Faction Fred and Deloris Allen (J.C. MacKenzie and Tamara Taylor) are monster hunters who January return to their seemingly idyllic hometown in upstate New York with their two teenage children (Aurora Burghart and Gabriel Darku), and must hide their identities as members of a secret organization.

Giri/Haji (Duty/Shame) British TV series first broadcast on BBC Two in the UK in October 2019. Family duty January sends a Tokyo detective to London to look for his mob-assassin brother as a yakuza war threatens to engulf Tokyo. Takehiro Hira, Kelly Macdonald, and Will Sharpe star.

The Ghost Bride Six-part Chinese language series adapted from a novel of the same name. In 1890s January Colonial-era Malacca, a woman receives a proposal from a wealthy family to become their recently deceased son’s ghost bride. It’s financially lucrative, but means she will be haunted for the rest of her life. The cast is headed by Taiwan’s Wu Kang Ren as the male lead and Huang Peijia as the female lead.

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New Original Scripted Streaming Series in 2020 Netflix Omniscient Brazilian TV series. In a future where everyone is monitored 24/7 by drones, a woman January (Carla Salle) discovers a murder unaccounted by the surveillance system, and investigates why.

Black Moon Italian series originally titled Luna Nera. In 17th century Italy, a teenager (Antonia January Fotaras) learns about her destiny among a family of witches, just as her boyfriend’s father hunts her down for witchcraft.

Locke & Key Based on the comic book series of the same name, this series revolves around three February siblings (Jackson Robert Scott, Connor Jessup, Emilia Jones), who, after the murder of their father, move into their ancestral home in Massachusetts, where they find the house has magical keys that give them a vast array of powers and abilities. They don’t know yet that a devious demon will stop at nothing to get those keys.

Self Made Limited series starring Octavia Spencer as African-American entrepreneur, Sarah March Breedlove, aka Madam C.J. Walker, who tapped into an underserved demographic (black women) in 1908 to become America’s first self-made black female millionaire.

Black Excellence Kenya Barris (Black-ish creator) stars along with Rashida Jones, in this family comedy Spring inspired by his approach to parenting. This is the first effort in Kenya Barris’s exclusive deal with Netflix.

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New Original Scripted Streaming Series in 2020 Netflix Hollywood Billed as “a love letter to the Golden Age of Television,” and set in the 1940s, this May drama from Ryan Murphy stars Daren Criss, Jim Parsons, Dylan McDermott, Jeremy Pope, and David Corenswet, among others.

Ares Aiming to become part of Amsterdam’s elite, two college students and best friends, TBD Rosa and Jacob (Jade Olieberg, Tobias Kersloot), join an exclusive secret society, unaware it’s hiding a horrifying secret. This is Netflix’s first Dutch original series.

Behind Her Eyes Based on Sarah Pinborough’s novel, this six-part thriller follows a single mother TBD (Simona Brown) who has an affair with her psychiatrist boss (Tom Bateman) before unexpectedly becoming friends with his wife (Eve Hewson).

Bridgerton Shonda Rhimes’ first Netflix series is based on Julia Quinn’s feminist novels about TBD London high society and the powerful Bridgerton family. Julie Andrews narrates as the voice of an anonymous gossip writer who “uses a curious mix of social commentary and scathing insult to send the season of 1813’s town into an all-out frenzy.”

Cursed New take on the Arthurian legend from Frank Miller and Tom Wheeler. Teenager TBD Nimue (Katherine Langford) joins forces with mercenary Arthur (Devon Terrel) on a quest to find Merlin (Gustaf Skarsgard) and deliver an ancient sword.

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New Original Scripted Streaming Series in 2020 Netflix The English Game Downton Abbey creator, Julian Fellowes, brings this six-part drama about how football TBD (soccer to us Americans) became a global phenomenon.

Ratched Sarah Paulson stars as Nurse Ratched, based on Ken Kesey’s novel, One Flew Over TBD the Cuckoo’s Nest in this drama executive produced by Ryan Murphy. The series follow’s Ratched’s journey from nurse to full-fledged monster. The cast includes Jon Jon Briones, Finn Wittrock, Judy Davis, Cynthia Nixon, and Sharon Stone.

Ragnarok Six-part Norwegian language coming-of-age drama, set in the fictitious town of Edda, TBD Norway. A new angle on Norse mythology, as the story revolves around the inhabitants of this small Norwegian town, who may not be all they claim to be. Some say the melting poles, warm winters, and violent downpours herald another Ragnarok, unless someone intervenes in time.

Space Force Steve Carrell, Diana Silvers, Ben Schwartz, John Malkovich, and Tawny Newsome TBD star in this comedy about the people tasked with creating Space Force, a new branch of the U.S. military.

The Upshaws Wanda Sykes and Mike Epps star in this comedy about a working-class African- TBD American family in Indiana.

Selena: The Series Christian Serratos (The Walking Dead) plays slain Tejano singer, Selena, in a music- TBD filled drama. The Grammy-winning rising star was gunned down in 1995 by the president of her fan club.

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New Original Scripted Streaming Series in 2020

Amazon Prime Video Zero Zero Zero Based on Roberto Saviano’s 2015 report on the global drug trade, this series looks at Spring a cocaine shipment’s journey through the eyes of the brokers, dealers, and couriers handling it as it makes its way from Mexican source to buyers in Europe. The international cast includes Gabriel Byrne and Andrea Riseborough.

The Banker’s Wife Based on the Christina Alger novel set in the high-stakes world of global finance about TBD two women racing for answers when a mysterious plane crash sends them on parallel pursuits of truth. “They become embedded in the crosshairs of danger within a larger conspiracy of money laundering, powerful politicians, and a web of terrorists and criminals.”

Cortes Javier Bardem is the legendary conqueror, Hernan Cortes, who led a rebellious TBD expedition to the heart of King Moctezuma II’s Aztec Empire, connecting two civilizations for the first time, and changing the course of history.

Daisy Jones & This Reese Witherspoon produced musical drama, based on Taylor Jenkins Reid’s the Six novel, focuses on the rise and fall of a fictional 1970s rock band. Riley Keough and TBD Camila Morrone star.

El Cid The story of the legendary El Cid (Jamie Lorente), a nobleman, a hero, a mercenary, TBD a vassal, and a man who could have been king, who was centuries ahead of his time, is retold in this ambitious Spanish Prime Original series.

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New Original Scripted Streaming Series in 2020

Amazon Prime Video The Expatriates Based on Janice Y.K. Lee’s novel of the same name, and executive produced by TBD Nicole Kidman, the story follows the vibrant lives of a close-knit community of expatriates living in Hong Kong.

Hunters Inspired by true events, this drama follows a diverse squad of vigilante Nazi hunters TBD in 1977 New York City, who discover that hundreds of escaped Nazis are living in America and conspiring to create a Fourth Reich in the U.S. The cast includes Al Pacino, Kate Mulvany, Carol Kane, Logan Lerman, Tiffany Boone, and Lena Olin.

Narcos vs. Zombies Narco kingpin Alonso Marroquin (Sergio Peris-Mencheta) escapes from a Mexican TBD prison, and holes up with his son Lucas (Nery Arredondo) in a “remote drug rehab” facility on the U.S. side of the border. Test subjects from a failed U.S. military experiment have come back as flesh-eating zombies, and have infected a Mexican S.W.A.T. team looking for Marroquin. And now the U.S. is trying to kill the zombies by any means necessary.

Panic Based on Lauren Oliver’s young adult drama. Teenagers compete in a dangerous TBD game where they can win a chance to escape their small rural town. Olivia Welch, Mike Faist, Ray Nicholson, and Will Chase are among the ensemble cast.

Paper Girls Based on Brian K. Vaughn’s graphic novel, the series follows four young girls who, TBD while out delivering papers on the morning after Halloween in 1988, become unwittingly caught in a conflict between warring factions of time travelers.

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Amazon Prime Video The Peripheral Adaptation of William Gibson’s sci-fi novel follows Flyne Fisher, a smart, ambitious TBD woman trying to deal with a broken family. She witnesses what she thinks might be a horrific murder. After that, the future, or rather multiple futures, come calling.

The Power Adaptation of Naomi Alderman’s novel. All the teenage girls in the world suddenly TBD develop the ability to electrocute people with their hands. Leslie Mann and Auli’I Cravalho star.

Tales From Sci-fi series based on the art of Simon Stalenhag, whose paintings blend elements of the Loop futuristic science fiction with images of rural life in Sweden. It explores the town and TBD people who live above “The Loop,” a machine built to unlock and explore the mysteries of the Universe – making things possible that were previously relegated only to science fiction. Rebecca Hall and Tyler Barnhardt star.

The Underground Drama follows Cora (Thuso Mbedu), a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia. When Railroad Caesar (Aaron Pierre), a recent arrival from Virginia, tells her about the Underground TBD Railroad, they decide to take the terrifying risk and escape.

Utopia Remake of the popular U.K. series centering on a group of people who are hunted by TBD a shadowy organization after they manage to get hold of a mythical graphic novel which details all sorts of conspiracies that turn out to be disturbingly true. The large ensemble includes, Rainn Wilson, John Cusack, Sasha Lane, Jeanine Serralles, and Jessica Rothe.

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Amazon Prime Video The Wilds Young Adult survival drama follows a group of teenage girls from radically different TBD backgrounds who are stranded on a desert island after a plane crash. Mia Healey, Helena Howard, Reign Edwards, Shannon Berry, and Rachel Griffiths are among the stars.

Hulu High Fidelity A female record store owner (Zoe Kravitz) in Crown Heights Brooklyn, revisits past February relationships through music and pop culture, as she tries to get over her one true love. This is a gender-swapped remake of the 2000 movie starring John Cusack.

Little Fires Everywhere Based on Celeste NG’s 2017 novel, this drama is set in Cleveland’s planned March neighborhood of Shaker Heights in 1997. Elena Richardson (Reese Witherspoon) is a pillar of the community with a seemingly perfect husband (Joshua Jackson), four smart children, and an impeccable home. Into her life comes newcomer Mia Warren (Kerry Washington), who moves to Shaker Heights with her teenage daughter (Lexi Underwood), with a fair amount of emotional baggage. Their families become intertwined and lifestyles collide, and “it has a ripple effect that will forever change {the town’s residents} in both good and very tragic ways.’

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Hulu Devs The first in the “FX on Hulu” original series (Disney owns both companies), Devs is Spring centered around Lily (Sonoya Mizuno), a computer engineer investigating a quantum computer company run by Forest (Nick Offerman). She believes the company is responsible for the disappearance of her boyfriend. As she investigates, she uncovers a technology-based conspiracy that could change the world.

Mrs. America Miniseries with an all-star cast telling the true story of the movement to ratify the Equal Spring Rights Amendment, and the backlash led by conservative, Phyllis Schafly (Cate Blanchett). Through the eyes of women of that era – Schafly as well as feminists, Gloria Steinem (Rose Byrne), Betty Frieden (Tracey Ullman), Shirley Chisholm (Uzo Aduba), Bella Abzug (Margo Martindale), and Jill Ruckelshaus (Elizabeth Banks) – the series explores how this culture war gave rise to the Moral Majority and shifted the political landscape. Sarah Paulson, John Slattery, James Marsden, and Jeanne Tripplehorn also star. Another of the “FX on Hulu” original series.

The Old Man Jeff Bridges is a former CIA operative living off the grid. When an assassin tries to Fall take him out, he must reconcile his past to ensure his future. Austin Sowell plays a younger version of Bridges’ character. This is also an “FX on Hulu” series.

The Dropout Based on the podcast of the same name by Rebecca Jarvis and ABC Radio. It’s TBD based on the rise and fall of self-made billionaire, Elizabeth Holmes (Kate McKinnon), once heralded as “the next Steve Jobs,” and her health technology company, Theranos.

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Hulu Fertile Crescent Drama exploring the Syrian civil war through the eyes of Antoine, a young French man TBD searching for his estranged, presumed dead sister. He ends up joining forces with a unit of fierce Kurdish female fighters, and ISIS’ biggest nightmare. James Purefoy stars.

The Great The rise to power of Catherine the Great (Elle Fanning) and her relationship with TBD husband Peter, the emperor of Russia (Nicholas Hoult).

Marvel’s Helstrom Planned as the first series in Marvel Television’s Adventure into Fear. Daimon and TBD Ana Helstrom (Tom Austen, Sydney Lemmon), the children of a powerful serial killer, hunt the worst of humanity.

Nine Perfect Strangers From David E. Kelley and Nicole Kidman (who also stars), this series is set at a TBD boutique wellness resort, where nine stressed city dwellers try to get on a path to a better way of living…however, these nine perfect strangers have no idea what is about to hit them.

Normal People Based on the Sally Rooney’s coming-of-age novel, Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul TBD Mescal star as Marianne and Connel, two small-town Ireland classmates whom the series follows through their secondary and university years. She is a wealthy loner, and he is a popular boy who works for Marianne’s mother.

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Hulu The Orville Seth MacFarlane’s space adventure series, which aired on Fox for two seasons, is TBD moving to Hulu for Season 3. Hulu is now a corporate sibling to The Orville’s producer, 20th Television.

CBS All Access Star Trek: Picard The latest series in the Star Trek franchise centers on Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick January Stewart), now a retired Admiral, and is set 20 years after the events in the 2002 movie, Star Trek: Nemesis. Isa Briones, Alison Pill, Santiago Cabrera, Michael Hurd, Harry Treadway, and Evan Evagora also star. Some returning cast members include, Brent Spiner (Data), Jeri Ryan (Seven of Nine), Jonathan Frakes (William Ryker), and Marina Sirtis (Deanna Troi). A second season has already been ordered.

Interrogation Based on a true story in which a young man was charged and convicted of brutally February murdering his mother. Each episode is structured around an interrogation taken directly from police case files, with the goal of turning the viewer into a detective. Peter Sarsgaard, David Strathairn, Kodi Smit-McPhee, and Kyle Gallner star.

The Stand Author Stephen King’s post-apocalyptic world decimated by plague and a fight TBD between good and evil. The fate of humankind rests on the shoulders of 108-year-old Mother Abagail (Whoopi Goldberg) and a handful of survivors. Their worst nightmares are embodied in a man with a lethal smile and unspeakable powers (Alexander Skarsgard). The large ensemble cast also includes, James Marsden, Amber Heard, Greg Kinnear, and Heather Graham.

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CBS All Access The Man Who Adapted from the Walter Tevis novel and David Bowie 1976 movie, this sci-fi series Fell to Earth explores humanity through an alien’s eyes. TBD

New Original Scripted Streaming Series in 2020

Disney+ Diary of a Comedy-drama following 12-year-old Cuban-American, Elena (Tess Romero), as she Future President navigates the ups and downs of middle school, and begins her journey to become January President of The United States. Selenis Leyva and Charlie Bushnell also star. Gina Rodriguez is executive producer and also guest stars as a grown-up Elena.

The Falcon and The Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan reprise their roles from The Avengers Marvel Winter Soldier movie franchise. Reportedly bad guy Baron Zemo (Daniel Bruhl) and S.H.I.E.L.D. Fall 2020 agent Sharon Carter (Emily VanCamp) will be included here. There will also be some new characters.

This is the first of several Marvel series headed to Disney+. In 2021 we will see Loki, and Hawkeye (with the actors from the Marvel movies reprising their roles), as well as series featuring characters from the comics who have not been in the films – Ms. Marvel, Moon Knight, and She-Hulk.

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Disney+ WandaVision Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Britany reprise their roles as Scarlet Witch/Wanda Maximoff Fall 2020 and Vision from the Marvel cinematic universe. Teyonah Parris and Kat Dennings also star.

Love, Simon Set in the same world as the popular 2018 movie (but with different characters), TBD follows a new student at Creekwood High named Victor (Michael Cimino), who faces challenges at home, adjusting to a new city, and struggling with his sexual orientation. When it all gets to be too much, he turns to Simon (Nick Robinson) to help him navigate the ups and downs of high school. Sophia Bush has a recurring role.

Apple TV+ Little America Eight-episode anthology series telling eight different stories that go beyond the January headlines to look at the lives of immigrants in America.

Mythic Quest: Raven’s Workplace comedy set in a video game development studio, starring Rob Banquet McElhenney, Charlotte Nicdao, and F. Murray Abraham. Already renewed for a February second season.

Home Before Dark Mystery drama about a young girl who moves from Brooklyn to the small lakeside town April her father left behind, where she discovers a cold case that everyone in town, including her father, tried to bury. Brooklynn Prince and Jim Surgess star. Apple has already ordered a second season.

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Apple TV+ Amazing Stories Reboot of Steven Spielberg’s 1980’s fantasy, sci-fi, horror anthology series, which TBD drew major acting guest stars and directing talent.

Defending Jacob Miniseries starring Chris Evans as a father dealing with the accusation that his 14- TBD year-old son is a murderer. Michelle Dockery and Jaeden Martell co-star.

El Gato Negro Robert Rodriguez directs and executive produces this adaptation of the comic book. TBD Diego Boneta plays the Mexican crime fighter.

Foundation Based on the Isaac Asimov novel about a group of exiles trying to save the Galactic TBD Empire from destruction. Jared Harris and Lee Pace star.

Lisey’s Story J.J. Abrams executive produces this adaptation of the Stephen King novel about a TBD woman (Julianne Moore) who makes curious discoveries following her husband’s death. Clive Owen also stars.

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Apple TV+ Little Voice Romantic comedy-drama from executive producer J.J. Abrams that explores “the TBD universal journey of finding your authentic voice in your early 20s.” Sara Bareilles also serves as executive producer and will write original songs for the series.

Masters of Air Executive produced by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, this miniseries follows a TBD team of aerial bombers in WWII. This is the third series in the trilogy of World War II stories, that include Band of Brothers and The Pacific.

The Mosquito Coast Adaptation of the Paul Theroux novel about an idealist who uproots his family and TBD moves them to Latin America. Justin Theroux stars.

My Glory Was I Had Jennifer Garner stars and executive produces along with J.J. Abrams in this miniseries Such Friends based on the memoir about a woman who is supported by a group of friends while TBD awaiting a second life-saving heart transplant.

Pachinko Based on the Min Jin Lee novel which chronicles four generations of a Korean TBD immigrant family.

Severance Described as a “workplace thriller,” this series is directed and executive produced by TBD Ben Stiller, and stars Adam Scott.

Shantaram Charlie Hunnam is a man evading prison by forging a new identity in Bombay, India. TBD

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Apple TV+ Swagger Drama based on the young basketball experiences of Kevin Durant, chronicling the world TBD of AAU basketball.

Untitled Brie Brie Larson stars as real-life CIA undercover operative, Amaryllis Fox. Larson CIA Series TBD

Slow Horses Spy drama starring Gary Oldman as an aging spy who has to lead a team of other spies TBD as part of Slough House, where British intelligence agency MI5 places spies that are no longer deemed essential.

HBO Max Dune: The A female-focused take on Frank Herbert’s classic sci-fi Dune novels. Sisterhood TBD

Tokyo Vice Ansel Elgort stars as an American journalist on the Tokyo police beat. TBD

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HBO Max Americanah A limited series about a young self-assured Nigerian woman (Lupita Nyong’o) who falls in TBD love with her classmate (Zachary Momoh). Living in a military-ruled country, they both leave for the west, with her moving to the U.S., where she is forced to struggle for the first time with what it means to be black. Her classmate had planned to join her, but with post- 911 America closed to him, he lives a dangerous, undocumented life in London. Danai Gurira (The Walking Dead) also stars.

Circe A limited series centering around a modern interpretation of the Greek mythological god TBD Circe, who transforms from an awkward nymph to a powerful witch able to challenge gods, titans, and monsters.

College Girls Mindy Kaling created this comedy about three 18-year-old freshman roommates at the TBD fictional Evermore College in Vermont.

DC Superhero High A comedy about our favorite DC Comics superheroes as they attend high school. TBD

DMZ Ava DuVernay directs and executive produces this series set in the future. When the U.S. TBD government fails to take domestic threats seriously, Middle America rises up and pushes toward the edges of the country, until they reach Manhattan, which becomes the country’s Demilitarized Zone.

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HBO Max Drama Queen Based on the childhood of TV critic, Michael Ausiello, and produced by J.J. Abrams. Set TBD in the 1980s, the series centers on a TV-obsessed teenager who copes with the harsh realities of his life in small-town New Jersey by escaping to an alternate soap opera universe of his own creation.

The Flight Kaley Cuoco (Big Bang Theory) stars in this thriller about a flight attendant who wakes up Attendant in her hotel room in Dubai with a dead body lying next to her. TBD

Generation A group of high school students’ exploration of modern sexuality tests the deeply held TBD beliefs of their conservative community.

Gossip Girls Reboot of the 2007-2012 popular series will follow a new generation of wealthy New York TBD teens. It will be set eight years after the end of the original series, and will address how social media and New York has changed. Some original cast members might make an appearance.

Grease: Rydell Musical series set in the 1950s world of Rydell High. High TBD

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HBO Max Green Lantern Tales of the popular DC Comics character will be produced by Greg Berlanti, who TBD oversees numerous DC Comics live-action series on CW and DC Universe (Arrow, The Flash Supergirl, Batwoman, Stargirl, Doom Patrol).

Love Life Half-hour romantic comedy anthology starring Anna Kendrick, which tracks a romance’s TBD first kiss to its final goodbye.

Made for Love Based on the novel by Alissa Nutting, this half-hour comedy-drama follows a TBD thirtysomething woman (Cristin Milioti) on the run after 10 years in a suffocating marriage to a possibly sociopathic billionaire (Billy Magnussen), who has implanted a revolutionary monitoring device in her brain, enabling him to track her, watch her, and know her thoughts and feelings as she tries to stay alive. Ray Romano and Noma Dumezweni also star.

Rap Sh*t Issa Rae is producing this drama, which provides a look at the music scene in Miami, told TBD through the eyes of three young women, a hip-hop duo and their hustler manager.

Rules of Magic Melissa Rosenberg (Jessica Jones) is writing and executive producing this prequel to the TBD 1998 movie, Practical Magic, which is set in 1960s New York City, and follows three troubled siblings.

Starstruck A six-episode comedy written, created by and starring comedian Rose Matafeo (who will TBD also have a stand-up special on HBO Max).

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HBO Max Station 11 Based on the Emily St. John Mandel novel, this post-apocalyptic drama focuses on TBD survivors of a devastating flu pandemic as they attempt to rebuild the world. Mackenzie Davis, Himesh Patel, and Matilda Lawler star.

Strange This series features stand-alone stories from the DC Comics world with a variety of Adventures different characters. TBD

Peacock Angelyne Limited series based on the Hollywood Reporter article that explored the identity of TBD Angelyne (Emmy Rossum), L.A.’s mysterious “billboard bombshell.”

A.P. Bio The first two seasons aired on NBC. The series follows a disgraced Harvard philosophy TBD scholar (Glenn Howerton), who’s forced to return to his home town of Toledo, Ohio, to teach Advanced Placement Biology.

Battlestar Galactica A reboot (but not a remake) inspired by the popular Ronald D. Moore sci-fi series that TBD aired on SyFy in the early 2000s.

Brave New World Adaptation of Aldous Huxley’s classic sci-fi dystopian novel. The cast includes, Demi TBD Moore, Alden Ehrenreich, Jessica Brown Findlay, and Harry Lloyd.

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Peacock The Capture Spy thriller set in London, about the arrest of a former soldier that spirals into a complex TBD conspiracy involving manipulated video evidence. The cast includes, Callum Turner, Holliday Grainger, Ron Perlman, and Famke Janssen.

Code 404 British detective inspectors Major (Daniel Mays) and Carver (Stephen Graham) are the TBD top crime-fighting duo at the Met Police’s Special Investigations unit until Major gets gunned down on the job. But he’s brought back to life through and experimental artificial intelligence project.

Dr. Death Based on the true crime podcast, Jamie Dornan stars as a rising medical star with a TBD flourishing neurosurgery practice, whose patients are suddenly left permanently maimed or dead. As victims pile up, two fellow surgeons and an Assistant DA set out to stop him. Alec Baldwin and Christian Slater also star.

Five Bedrooms Five strangers, who meet at a single’s table at a wedding, make a snap decision to buy a TBD house together. Kat stewart, Stephen Peacocke, Doris Younane, Katie Robertson, and Roy Joseph star.

Girls5Eva Tina Fey is executive producer of this comedy-drama about a one-hit-wonder 1990s girl TBD group whose music gets sampled by a young rapper. Despite being grown women with spouses, kids, jobs, debt, and aging parents, they decide to reunite and give their pop- star dreams one more chance.

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Peacock Hitmen Comedy about two hapless, dead broke best friends (Sue Perkins, Mel Giedroyc), who TBD also happen to kill people for a living.

Intelligence David Schwimmer (Friends) exec produces and stars in this comedy det in the U.K.’s TBD Government Communications Headquarters (a geekier, more bureaucratic version of MI5 and MI6. Nerys Evans and Morwenna Gordon also star.

Lady Parts Amina Hussein is a geeky doctorate student who is recruited to be the unlikely lead TBD guitarist in a Muslim female punk band called Lady Parts.

One of Us is Lying Based on Karen M. McManus’s novel about what happens when five strangers walk into TBD detention and only four walk out alive. Everyone is a suspect and everyone has something to hide.

Punky Brewster Soleil Moon Frye reprises her role from the 1980s sitcom. She is now a single mother of TBD three trying to get her life together when she meets Izzy (Quinn Copeland), a young girl who reminds her of her younger self. Freddie Prinze Jr. also stars.

Rutherford Falls Ed Helms stars as a local legend and namesake of a small upstate New York town, who TBD turns the town upside down when he fights the moving of a historical statue.

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Peacock Saved by the Bell Original cast members, Elizabeh Banks, Mario Lopez, and Mark-Paul Gosselaar return in TBD this update of this popular 1989-93 teen series. It’s about what happens when low-income high schools are closed, and the students are sent to the highest performing schools in the state, including Bayside High, where the influx of new students gives the over- privileged Bayside kids a dose of reality.

Straight Talk From Rashida Jones, and starring Jada Pinkett Smith, in this series that examines what TBD happens when people with opposing ideologies are forced into an odd coupling.

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There are numerous original streaming series returning in 2020. Netflix will have as many as Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, CBS All Access, Disney+, and Apple TV+ combined.

Returning Original Scripted Streaming Series in 2020

Netflix The Expanse (Season 4) – 12/13/19 The Witcher (Season 1) – 12/20/19 Lost in Space (Season 2) – 12/24/19 You (Season 2) – 12/26/19 Grace and Frankie (Season 5) – January Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (Season 3) – January The Ranch (Season 4) – January Sex Education (Season 2) – January BoJack Horseman (Season 5) – January Narcos: Mexico (Season 2) – February Ozark (Season 3) – March Money Heist (Season 4) – April Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Season 4) – Spring GLOW (Season 4) – Summer 13 Reasons Why (Season 4) – TBD Altered Carbon (Season 2) – TBD Another Life (Season 2) – TBD The Crown (Season 4) – TBD Dark (Season 3) – TBD Dead to Me (Season 2) – TBD The Haunting of Bly Manor (Season 2 of The Haunting of Hill House) – TBD The Last Kingdom (Season 4) – TBD

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Netflix Lucifer (Season 5) – TBD Norsemen (Season 3) – TBD Peaky Binders (Season 6) – TBD The Politician (Season 2) – TBD Raising Dion (Season 2) – TBD Russian Doll (Season 2) – TBD Stranger Things (Season 4) – TBD The Umbrella Academy (Season 2) – TBD Virgin River (Season 2) – TBD The Witcher (Season 2) – TBD

Amazon Bosch (Season 6) – April Prime Video Absentia (Season 3) – TBD The Boys (Season 2) – TBD Carnival Row (Season 2) – TBD Goliath (Season 4) – TBD Hanna (Season 2) – TBD Homecoming (Season 2) – TBD Made in Heaven (Season 2) – TBD The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Season 4) – TBD Tin Star (Season 3) – TBD Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan (Season 3) – TBD

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Hulu Letterkenny (Season 8) – 12/25/19 Reprisal (Season 1) – 12/6/19 Shrill (Season 2) – January Future Man (Season 3) – TBD The Handmaid’s Tale (Season 4) – TBD Holly Hobbie (Season 2) - TBD PEN15 (Season 2) – TBD Ramy (Season 2) – TBD

CBS All Access The Good Fight (Season 4) – TBD Star Trek: Discovery (Season 3) – TBD The Twilight Zone (Season 2) – TBD Why Women Kill (Season 2) – TBD

Apple TV+ Truth be Told (Season 1) – 12/6/19 The Morning Show (Season 2) – Fall 2020 For All Mankind (Season 2) – Fall 2020 See (Season 2) – Fall 2020 Dickinson (Season 2) – Fall 2020 Servant (Season 2) – Fall 2020

Disney+ The Mandalorian (Season 2) – TBD High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (Season 2) – TBD

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There are also a number of series that have a decent chance of coming back but haven’t been officially renewed yet.

Streaming Original Scripted Series Pending Renewal

Netflix Black Mirror (5 seasons) The Politician (1 season) The Spy (1 season) V Wars (1 season) Wu Assassins (1 season)

Amazon Britannia (2 seasons) Prime Video The Feed (1 season) Good Omens (1 season)

Hulu The Act (1 season) Castle Rock (2 seasons) Dollface (1 season) Harlots (3 seasons) Into the Dark (2 seasons) Light as a Feather (2 seasons)

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And, of course, there are lots of original scripted series that have either been canceled or simply finished their runs that viewers can discover and binge at their leisure.

Ended, But You Can Still Binge Them

Netflix Bloodline (3 seasons) Daredevil (3 seasons) Daybreak (1 season) The Defenders (1 season) Designated Survivor (3 seasons) The End of the F***ing World (2 seasons) Frontier (3 seasons) House of Cards (6 seasons) Iron Fist (2 seasons) Jessica Jones (3 seasons) Longmire (6 seasons) Marco Polo (2 seasons) The OA (2 seasons) Orange is the New Black (7 seasons) The Punisher (2 seasons) Travelers (3 seasons)

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Amazon Alpha House (2 seasons) Prime Video Catastrophe (4 seasons) The Collection (1 season) Electric Dreams (1 season) Fearless (1 season) Forever (1 season) The Last Post (1 season) The Last Tycoon (1 season) Lorena (1 season) The Man in the High Castle (4 seasons) Patriot (2 seasons) Red Oaks (3 seasons) Sneaky Pete (3 seasons) The Tick (2 seasons) Transparent (4 seasons) White Dragon (1 season) The Widow (1 season)

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Hulu Chance (2 seasons) Difficult People (3 seasons) East Los High (5 seasons) The First (1 season) Four Wedding and a Funeral (1 season) Freakish (2 seasons) Hard Sun (1 season) Looking for Alaska (1 season) The Looming Tower (1 season) National Treasure (1 season) The Path (3 seasons) Safe Harbour (1 season) Shut Eye (2 seasons) UnReal (4 seasons) Veronica Mars (4 seasons) Wu-Tang: An American Saga (1 season)

CBS All Access Strange Angel (2 seasons)