1. Maniac - I'm excited about this show for a few reasons. First and most important, Superbad reunion!!! It's crazy to see how far Jonah Hill and Emma Stone have come in just over a decade. Hill has been nominated for 2 Oscars; Stone has one win and another nomination. I don't think anyone could have predicted that. Second, Cary Fukunaga. I wasn't as much in love with True Detective as everyone else, however - there is a lot of good stuff packed in. I think my expectations for it were just too high. I'm still excited to see how Fukunaga's career progresses (although, I just remembered that he did the It remake too and I thought that movie was garbage soooo....I guess we'll see). Third, the premise looks interesting - pretty much a Black Mirror episode turned into a mini-series.
2. The Kids are Alright - The commercial kind of reminds me of The Wonder Years, but I highly doubt it will come close its quality. My interest only peaked when I saw Michael Cudlitz - a criminally underrated television actor (thank goodness he got away from The Walking Dead. I feel so bad for all of the actors still stuck on that show). He should have several Emmys on his shelf for portraying Officer John Cooper in Southland (possibly in my Top 10 favorite characters of all-time and one of my Top 50 favorite shows of all-time). This show looks completely different from anything I've seen him do, but I have no doubt that he will excel.
3. Manifest - A little bit Lost, a little bit The 4400, a little bit The Returned. It could be great, or it could be a confusing mess. I'm going to give it a chance. I'm always hopeful for a great mystery/sci-fi series. Josh Dallas bores me a little bit, but I haven't written him off completely yet.
4. The Little Drummer Girl - I'm not really sure what this show is about, maybe spy stuff? But it has Michael Shannon, so I'm sold.
5. Mr Inbetween - I tend to enjoy shows that are on FX. They seem to put out good content. I passed over this show at first because it seems like it might be boring. And the "bad guy" is more than just a "bad guy" plot has already reached its peak (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul - it just can't be topped). But because it's on FX, I'm going to give it a try.
6. Escape at Dannemora - This is probably my most anticipated show this year - or I guess, this is classified as a mini-series since it has an end already? But, man, that cast is incredible - Benicio Del Toro, Patricia Arquette, Paul Dano. Directed by Ben Stiller. The story is insane, but it ACTUALLY HAPPENED, so the world is just a crazy place. I'm happy with this trend of developing these unbelievable true tales into really incredible and entertaining series (like American Crime Story and Waco) instead of crap Lifetime movies.
7. Homecoming - I have no idea what this is about. I just know that Julia Roberts is coming to television, and that's a big deal. People can no longer argue that television is a "lesser" art form than films, or that an actor taking a television gig are somehow taking a step back in their career (I recently heard this argument about Henry Cavill taking a television role. HOW DUMB ARE YOU?). Honestly, my interest in television has surpassed my interest in films. I barely even go to the movies anymore and I'm not even mad about it.
8. The Romanoffs - I have high hopes for this series - there is just so much story to tell. Great actors (Kerry Bishe! So happy to see her face again. I miss Halt and Catch Fire. It's so weird how attached I became after being so bored with it in the beginning). Also, it's from Matthew Weiner (enough said!).
9. Single Parents - I just can't picture Leighton Meester, a.k.a Blair Waldorf, a.k.a Queen Bee, in an adult role. Like, as a mom. For real? I have to see it to believe it. Also, I think this is the only new comedy that I've added to my list this year so it needs to bring it!
10. The First - So, not only is Julia Roberts joining the television world, but so is Sean Penn! Holy shit. Penn is one of my favorite actors of all-time (yes, I'm aware that he's an asshole. Two things can be true at the same time.). Also, I like the premise of this - especially because I'm currently reading The Martian Chronicles. It's very fitting.
11. Wanderlust - I love Toni Collette in anything and everything. She's just amazing. (Nope, I haven't seen Hereditary yet, but it's on the list for this week). I feel like she is very picky about what she is in, so I trust that the script for this is good (although it doesn't really look like my thing - Ugh, marriage blah blah blah, therapy, blah blah blah).
12. A Million Little Things - There was a very long preview that I happened to see about a month or so ago and I almost burst into tears just from that. It kind of reminds me of a This is Us or Parenthood type show that just is so touching and heartfelt. Sometimes I need a good cry so hopefully it will be a welcomed (but sad) addition to my tv schedule.
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