The best new TV shows we can't wait for this year

It's safe to say, bingeing brilliant boxsets has been one of the main things to get us through the past year and a half of staying at home.

Things may have officially opened back up now, but that doesn't mean our TV drama obsession will be slowing down any time soon! And luckily for us, it doesn't have to, as there are a whole host of brand new shows heading to the small screen this year.

Best TV shows: What's coming out in 2022?

There's lots to look forward to in 2022 - including ITV's tense thriller Our House, starring LOD favourite Martin Compston, and Florence Pugh's eerie-looking Netflix series, The Wonder, adapted from the best-selling novel of the same title by Room's Emma Donoghue.

The hugely-anticipated prequel to Game of Thrones, House of Dragon, starring Matt Smith, will also be arriving ;ater this year, which is based on George R.R. Martin'sFire & Blood, the fantasy epic is set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones.

Meanwhile, Modern Family's Sofia Vergara will play drug Queenpin Griselda Blanco in a Netflix limited series, chronicling the real life of the savvy and ambitious Colombian business woman who created one of the most profitable cartels in history.

Fans of Selling Sunset will be delighted to hear that a spin-off show is currently in the works. Selling the OC will follow Jason Oppenheim – co-owner of the Oppenheim Group – as he expands the company, having opened a second office in Newport Beach.

The first look images of Oscar winner Viola Davis as Michelle Obama and The Crown's Gillian Anderson as Eleanor Roosevelt in The First Lady have also been released. The cast also includes Michelle Pfeiffer as Betty Ford.

Amazon has also released the first look at season 4 of The Marvelous Mrs Maisel, featuring Rachel Brosnahan's Midge looking deep in thought, and Abe (Tony Shalhoub) and Rose (Marin Hinkle) enjoying dinner together.

The first trailer for Netflix's Inventing Anna, starring Julia Garner, has been released and the transmission date confirmed for February 2022. Inspired by the New York Magazine article How Anna Delvey Tricked New York’s Party People by Jessica Pressler, the series from Bridgerton's Shonda Rhimes chronicles the true story of Anna Delvey, a young woman who conned her way into elite circles in New York.

Helena Bonham Carter will play legendary TV star Noele Gordon in Nolly, from It's a Sin writer Russell T Davis. A tribute to the late actress, ITV says the drama is an 'exploration of how the establishment turns on women who refuse to play by the rules, the women it cannot understand and the women it fears'.

Meanwhile, Downton creator Julian Fellowes' sumptuous new period drama, The Guilded Age will arrive to Sky Atlantic and NOW TV very soon. Set in New York in 1882, the drama depicts the rise of disparity between old money and new in a new world that is on the brink of the modern age. It stars Cynthia Nixon, Christine Baranski and Carrie Coon, and will arrive on 25 January.

HBO has also shared a sneak peek at Kaley Cuoco in The Flight Attendant season two, which we can expect on our screens in 2022. Plus Pam and Tommy, starring Lily James as the legendary Pamela Anderson, arrives on February 2nd on Disney +.

With all this incredible TV to look forward, we can't wait to get stuck into our next TV binge.

Here's a snapshot of the best TV shows set to become your new obsession...

Release date: TBC 2022 on Sky and NOW TV

As part of the 'New on HBO Max in 2022' trailer on YouTube, we've just had a first look at The Flight Attendant season 2.

Kaley Cuoco's brilliant turn as flight attendant Cassie, whose life gets turned upside down after she wakes up in a hotel room with a dead man and no memory, earned her a Golden Globe nomination. So, we're beyond thrilled that the tense Sky thriller is coming back for a second season, this time set in sunny California.

Star Cuoco recently teased plot lines for the upcoming series, revealing to Variety that season 2 will see Cassie grappling with her new sober life and plunging headfirst into drama in her new role as a CIA asset. We can't wait!

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Release date: January 24th

HBO's The Gilded Age - the new sumptuous period drama from the creator of Downton Abbey Julian Fellowes - finally arrives this month.

The American Gilded Age was a 'period of immense economic change, of huge fortunes made and lost, and the rise of disparity between old money and new,' HBO says.'

The story begins in 1882 — introducing young Marian Brook, the orphaned daughter of a Union general, who moves into the New York City home of her thoroughly old money aunts, Agnes van Rhijn and Ada Brook.

'Accompanied by Peggy Scott, an accomplished African-American woman, Marian inadvertently becomes enmeshed in a social war between one of her aunts, a scion of the old money set, and her stupendously rich neighbours, a ruthless railroad tycoon and his ambitious wife, George and Bertha Russell. In this exciting new world that is on the brink of the modern age, will Marian follow the established rules of society, or forge her own path?'

The cast includes Christine Baranski, Cynthia Nixon, Carrie Coon, Morgan Spector, Denée Benton, Louisa Jacobson, Taissa Farmiga, Blake Ritson, Simon Jones, Harry Richardson, Thomas Cocquerel, Jack Gilpin and Jeanne Tripplehorn.

Release date: February 2nd on Disney +

Pam & Tommy, starring Lily James and Sebastian Stan, will premiere on Disney +.

The eight-part comedy drama chronicles the relationship between then-Baywatch star Pamela Anderson and Mötley Crüe drummer Lee, who married less than a week after they met in 1995. A sex tape the pair made during their honeymoon was stolen from their home and distributed online, with Pamela suing the distributor, Internet Entertainment Group, before reaching a settlement.

The series is directed by i,Tonya's Craig Gillespie, and the cast also includes Seth Rogen, Nick Offerman, Andrew Dice Clay and Taylor Schilling. Seth also serves as executive producer.The drama will air on Disney + on February 2nd.

Release date: 11 February on Netflix

Julia Garner stars as Anna Delvey, the Instagram-legendary German heiress who conned her way into New York's social scene – before stealing their money in Netflix's Inventing Anna.

Inspired by the New York Magazine article How Anna Delvey Tricked New York's Party People by Jessica Pressler, the series explores whether Anna was New York's biggest con woman or the new portrait of the American dream.

Netflix adds: 'Anna and the reporter form a dark, funny love-hate bond as Anna awaits trial and our reporter fights the clock to answer the biggest question in NYC: who is Anna Delvey?'

The drama – created by Bridgerton's Shonda Rhimes – also stars Laverne Cox and Anna Chlumsky.

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Release date: TBC 2022 on ITV

Helena Bonham Carter will play TV star Noele Gordon in a new series from It's a Sin writer Russell T Davies.

ITV says: 'Noele (or Nolly to her friends) was a legend in her own lifetime. As flame-haired widow Meg Richardson in the long-running soap opera Crossroads, she was one of the most famous people in Britain. Then in 1981, at the height of the show's success and the peak of Nolly's fame, she was axed without ceremony, without warning and with no explanation.

'With the boss's words "all good things must come to an end" ringing in her ears, Noele Gordon found herself thrown out of the show that was her life for over 18 years.'

Nolly is a bold exploration of how the establishment turns on women who refuse to play by the rules, the women it cannot understand and the women it fears. And it is a love letter to a legend of television, and to the madcap soap she starred in, Nolly is an outrageously fun and wildly entertaining ride through Noele Gordon’s most tumultuous years, and a sharp, affectionate and heart-breaking portrait of a forgotten icon.

Helena Bonham Carter said in a statement: 'Noele Gordon was a fascinating, complex, brilliant and gutsy woman – none of which I knew before I read Russell T Davies' script. I’m so thrilled to help tell Nolly’s long overdue and largely forgotten story. Russell’s screenplay is a work of brilliance and I hope I'll do him and Nolly justice. I can’t wait to start.'

Release date: TBC ITV

ITV's big budget adaptation of the Ipcress File will star Lucy Boynton, Peaky Blinders star Joe Cole, Tom Hollander, and Ashley Thomas.

Based on the first in the Harry Palmer series by Len Deighton, the high-octane espionage thriller is set in Berlin and London during the 1960 - and features Cole taking on the iconic role of Harry.

ITV says: 'It's 1963. Cold war rages between West and East. Nuclear bombers are permanently airborne. In this highly charged atmosphere, we join Harry Palmer – a British army sergeant on the make in Berlin. In this newly partitioned city, a sharp working-class young man with sophisticated tastes can make a lot of money. Wholesaler, retailer, fixer, smuggler, Harry’s varied interests bring him into contact with everything and everyone – until the law catches up and it all comes crashing to a halt.

'Harry finds himself sentenced to eight years in a grim military jail in England, all his prospects abruptly torn away. But his impressive network and efficiency have not gone unnoticed, and a gentleman from British intelligence has a proposal. To avoid prison, Harry Palmer will become a spy. And the case on which he cuts his teeth will be The Ipcress File.

'Harry’s links to the man suspected of kidnapping a missing British nuclear scientist result in him being conscripted for a dangerous undercover mission that takes him from the Beatles’ London to the Berlin Wall, from the back alleys of Beirut to the white hot sand of a Nuclear Atoll in the Pacific.'

Release date: TBC 2022

Amazon has released first look images of season four of The Marvelous Mrs Maisel. The photos feature Rachel Brosnahan's Midge looking melancholy in what appears to be a showgirls' dressing room, and Abe (Tony Shalhoub) and Rose (Marin Hinkle) enjoying dinner together in front of the TV.

While plot details for the new series are being kept under-wraps, it was announced that Gilmore Girls stars Kelly Bishop and Milo Ventimiglia will feature. They will be joined by fellow guest stars Reid Scott (Veep), Kayli Carter (Mrs. America), Jason Ralph (husband of Rachel Brosnahan), and Gideon Glick (The Detour).

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Release date: TBC 2022

Oscar-winner Viola Davis stars as Michelle Obama and The Crown's Gillian Anderson is Eleanor Roosevelt in Showtime's upcoming series The First Lady. The drama focuses on the East Wing of the White House – where many of history's most impactful and world-changing decisions have been hidden from view, made by America's charismatic, complex and dynamic first ladies.

Viola shared the first look images from the series on her Instagram, and added the caption: 'It was terrifying but an incredible honor to portray this extraordinary woman. Can't wait to share @Showtime's #TheFirstLady!'

The cast also includes The Handmaid's Tale star O-T Fagbenle as Barack Obama, Michelle Pfeiffer as Betty Ford, Little Women's Eliza Scanlan, Ellen Burstyn and Kiefer Sutherland.

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Release date: TBC 2022

The Selling Sunset universe is expanding: a a spin-off show called Selling the OC is currently being filmed. The new show will follow Jason Oppenheim – co-owner of the Oppenheim Group – as he expands the company, having opened a second office in Newport Beach.

Jason is dating glamorous realtor and Selling Sunset star Chrishell Strause - but it's yet to be confirmed if she will be making a guest appearance in his new show.Season 4 of Selling Sunset will arrive on November 24th.

Release date: TBC 2022

Modern Family's Sofia Vergara will play infamous drug trafficker Griselda Blanco in a Netflix limited series.Netflix says: 'Griselda chronicles the real life of savvy and ambitious Colombian business woman, Griselda Blanco, who created one of the most profitable cartels in history.

A devoted mother, Blanco's lethal blend of charm and unsuspecting savagery helped her expertly navigate between family and business leading her to become widely known as the “Black Widow”.

'Vergara said in a statement: 'Griselda Blanco was a larger-than-life character whose ruthless but ingenious tactics allowed her to rule a billion dollar empire years before many of the most notorious male kingpins we know so much about. We are thrilled to have found the perfect partners in Eric, Andrés and Netflix to help us bring this story of her life to the screen.'

The actress will be joined by fellow Colombian native Andrés Baiz who will direct all episodes of the limited drama and also serves as Executive Producer. Ingrid Escajeda (Justified, Empire) who co-wrote the first episode with Doug Miro, will act as show-runner.

Release date: TBC on Amazon Prime

Jessica Raine and Peter Capaldi star in Amazon Prime's six-part mind-bending thriller, The Devil's Hour.

The series follows the story of Lucy, played by Raine, who is woken every night by terrifying visions at exactly 3.33am: the devil’s hour.

Amazon says: 'Her eight-year-old son is withdrawn and emotionless. Her mother speaks to empty chairs. Her house is haunted by the echoes of a life that isn't her own. When Lucy's name is inexplicably connected to a string of brutal murders in the area, the answers that have evaded her all these years will finally come into focus.'

Capaldi plays a reclusive nomad, driven by a murderous obsession. He becomes the prime target of a police manhunt led by compassionate detective Ravi Dhillon, played by Nikesh Patel (Starstruck).

The cast also includes Meera Syal (Yesterday, Goodness Gracious Me), Alex Ferns (Chernobyl), Phil Dunster (Ted Lasso), Barbara Marten (Sanctuary), Thomas Dominique (Blood Drive), Rhiannon Harper-Rafferty (The Donmar Warehouse's All-Female Shakespeare Trilogy), John Alastair (Swimming with Men), Sandra Huggett (Coronation Street) and newcomer Benjamin Chivers.

Release date: TBC

The Crown's Claire Foy will star as Facebook's chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg in Doomsday Machine.

Adapted from New York Times award-winning reporters Sheera Frenkel and Cecilia Kang's bestselling book, An Ugly Truth: Inside Facebook’s Battle for Domination, the drama will 'lift the veil on the relationship between Mark Zuckerberg and Sandberg and the obstacles Facebook has faced on its relentless quest for growth', according to Variety.

Journalists have been brought on board to advise on the script to ensure the plot's accuracy.

Release date: TBC

Uma Thurman will star as Arianna Huffington in Uber drama Super Pumped. The series will 'depict the roller-coaster ride of the upstart transportation company, embodying the highs and lows of Silicon Valley', according to Variety. Huffington co-founded The Huffington Post and was an Uber board member.

Based on the book of the same title by Mike Isaac, the drama will also follow Uber CEO and co-founder Travis Kalanick (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and his sometimes tumultuous relationship with his mentor Bill Gurley (Kyle Chandler).

The anthology series will focus on a new business world story for each season.

Release date: TBC

Elizabeth Olsen stars as Candy Montgomery in HBO Max's Love & Death, a limited series based on the true story of Texas housewife Candy Montgomery’s murder of Betty Gore in 1980.

Written by Big Little Lies and The Undoing's David E Kelley, the drama is inspired by the book Evidence of Love: A True Story of Passion and Death in the Suburbs and a collection of articles from Texas Monthly. The cast also includes Jesse Plemons, The Underground Railroad's Lily Rabe, Patrick Fugit, Keir Gilchrist, Elizabeth Marvel, Tom Pelphrey and Krysten Ritter.

Release date: TBC

Based on George R.R. Martin's Fire & Blood, this hugely-anticipated fantasy epic is set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones, telling the story of House Targaryen.

Doctor Who's Matt Smith takes the lead as as Prince Daemon Targaryen, the younger brother of King Viserys and heir to the throne, Daemon is a peerless warrior and a dragonrider who possesses the true blood of the dragon. But it is said that whenever a Targaryen is born, the gods toss a coin in the air…

The cast also includes Paddy Considine, Olivia Cooke, Emma D’Arcy, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best, Rhys Ifans and Sonoya Mizuno.

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Release date: TBC on ITV

Poldark's Aidan Turner will lead ITV's new thriller The Suspect, adapted from the debut novel of the same title by Michael Robotham.

From the producers of Line of Duty and Vigil, the series introduces Doctor Joe O'Loughlin, played by Turner, who appears to have the perfect life – a devoted wife, a loving daughter, successful practice as a clinical psychologist, media profile and a publishing deal. He's even a hero online after rescuing a young patient who was ready to jump from the tenth floor of the hospital where Joe works.

ITV says: 'When a young woman is found in a shallow grave in a West London cemetery, veteran police officer DI Vincent Ruiz and his young partner DS Riya Devi are assigned to the investigation. But has the young woman been murdered or is this a case of suicide?

'As a successful author, Doctor Joe’s opinion is much sought after and when he meets DS Devi he’s only too willing to offer help with profiling and his expertise. Now known for his risk-taking and rule-breaking does Joe have more to hide? His recent diagnosis with a debilitating illness could explain his behaviour. But as the investigation into Catherine’s death gathers pace, we start to ask, do we know the real Joe, or does he have a secret life? And has his work as a clinical psychologist allowed him to develop a criminal mindset? Or worse?'

The cast also includes Small Axe's Shaun Parkes, Fleabag's Sian Clifford, Save Me Too's Camilla Beeput, and Vigil stars Adam James and Anjli Mohindra.

Release date: TBC on ITV

David Tennant will play Alexander Litvinenko, the former Russian Federal Security Services and KGB officer whose death, from polonium poisoning in November 2006, triggered one of the most complex and dangerous investigations in the history of the Metropolitan Police.

The series will tell the story of how Scotland Yard Officers worked for ten years to prove who was responsible.

The drama will also focus upon the story of Marina, played by Margarita Levieva (The Deuce, The Blacklist), Alexander's fearless, dignified widow.

Release date: TBC on ITV

Bend it Like Beckham star Parminder Nagra will star as Detective Inspector Rachita Ray in a four-part drama written by Line of Duty actress and screenwriter Maya Sondhi.

Described by ITV as 'fresh, relevant and thought-provoking', the series will follow Leicester-born Rachita Ray, a police officer who takes on a case that forces her to confront a lifelong personal conflict between her British identity and her South Asian heritage.

Jed Mercurio will serve as executive producer.

ITV's synopsis continues: 'Rachita achieves the promotion she’s been waiting for when she’s asked to join a homicide investigation. However, on her first day she’s told the murder to which she’s been assigned is a ‘Culturally Specific Homicide.’

'Rachita’s heart sinks – she suspects she's a 'token appointment', chosen for her ethnicity rather than her ability. Never one to shy away from a challenge, Rachita sticks to the case, determined to both find the killer and call out the obvious biases her colleagues are bringing to the investigation. And it’s far from easy. The case isn’t a run-of-the-mill murder; it involves delving deep into the dangerous world of organised crime.

'Rachita is more than up for the task, but what she didn’t count on is what this case stirs up inside her; the realisation that she’s been burying a personal identity crisis her whole life. Truth is, she's had to work twice as hard as everyone else. It's not that she doesn't want to be Indian, it's just that it would have been easier if she were white.'

The release date: TBC on Amazon Prime

Line of Duty's Martin Compston and Rochenda Sandall star in six-part thriller The Rig, set an oil rig stationed off the Scottish coast in the dangerous waters of the North Sea.

The crew of the Kinloch Bravo are waiting to be collected and taken back to dry land, but an all-enveloping fog suddenly descends cutting them off from all communication with the shore and the outside world.

As the crew endeavour to discover what's driving this unknown force, a major accident forces them to ask questions about who they can really trust.

The cast also includes Schitt's Creek star Emily Hampshire and Game of Thrones actors Iain Glen and Owen Teale.

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Release date: TBC on Netflix

Black Widow star Florence Pugh is set to appear in the very sinister-looking upcoming Netflix adaption, based on Emma Donoghue's bestselling novel of the same name.

Set in Ireland in the Midlands in 1862, the creepy story follows a well-educated young English nurse (Pugh) who arrives in a small, deprived Irish village to observe 11-year-old Anna, who claims to have eaten nothing for months, but miraculously, appears to feel completely normal.

As tourists and pilgrims gather to witness the girl — the plot reveals whether the young girl is indeed an other worldly saint or if the village is harbouring a dark, ominous secret.

Filming has just begun in Ireland, so we can likely expect the series to arrive on Netflix in 2022.

Release date: TBC on ITV

Fresh from the roaring success of Line of Duty season 6, star Martin Compston will be gracing screens soon in upcoming thriller Our House, ITV has confirmed.

Adapted from the 2018 bestselling novel of the same name by Louise Candlish, the four-part series will tell the story of a woman who arrives home one day to find strangers moving into her house…

As well as Compston, Downton Abbey's Tuppence Middleton will also star, alongside Whitechapel's Rupert Penry-Jones.

The ITV synopsis says: 'Fiona Lawson (Middleton) arrives home one day to find strangers moving into her house. With all her family’s possessions and furniture nowhere to be seen, Fi believes there’s been a huge mistake and insists her home isn’t for sale. With events spiralling beyond her control, her panic rises as she can’t reach her estranged husband, Bram (Compston).

'As she reflects upon the safe space in which she and her family had made a life together, Fi begins to peel back the layers of her relationship and discovers her husband has disappeared. With her life shattered, she realises the secrets and lies have only just begun.'

Filming has only just started on the series, so it’s likely this won't land on screens until 2022.

Release date: TBC 2022 on ITV

A brand new, tense 4-part thriller is coming to ITV, starring Sheridan Smith, in what is essentially the holiday from hell.

Penned by the same team behind the Netflix adaption of Harlan Coben’s The Stranger, No Return tells the story of married couple Kathy and Martin, who jet off on an all-inclusive luxury break to reconnect and spend some quality chilled time with their children.

But when their 16-year-old son Noah accepts a seemingly innocent party invitation, their holiday — and world — gets turned upside down.

'An arrest, an expensive and alien legal system, looming media coverage and resistance from fellow holidaymakers to come to their aid leaves the distraught parents fighting for Noah’s freedom when ironically he should be at school sitting his latest exams,' according to the official synopsis.

Filming is due to begin soon on the series but sadly won't be arriving on screens until next year.

Release date: TBC on ITV

If Line of Duty reignited your love for all things Vicky McClure, then you're in luck — for she has a brand new crime thriller on the way, with none other than Bodyguard, Bloodlands and LOD creator Jed Mercurio.

Co-starring Hustle's Adrian Lester, the six-part high-octane thriller, written by Daniel Brierley (Graceland), will focus on the Met Police Bomb Disposal Squad in contemporary London.

McClure plays Lana Washington, a front-line officer and bomb disposal expert who's pushed to breaking point as she risks her life everyday, as part of the counter terrorism unit known as 'expo.'

Since the first photos of McClure and Lester filming on set have just been released, work is clearly well underway for the series, meaning hopefully we might be able to catch this on screens before the end of the year. Until then we'll just have to contend with re-watching LOD or these other crime dramas...

Release date: TBC on HBO

Sophie Turner is set to star in this brand new HBO true-crime drama, based on the real story of novelist Michael Peterson, who was accused of murdering his wife, Kathleen in 2001.

Fans of the genre will already be familiar with the infamous story, known one of the most compelling cases of all time, which was previously made into a a docu-series — released between 2004 and 2018, as well as a Netflix documentary in 2018.

After Kathleen Peterson was found dead at the bottom of the stairs of her home in 2001, suspicions arose that her husband Michael had orchestrated the murder and staged her death to look accidental.

HBO's 8-episode version will be an adaptation of the existing docu-series and will star Colin Firth and Toni Colette as Michael and Kathleen Peterson, Sophie as one of their adoptive daughters — as well as Juliette Binoche, Rosemarie DeWitt and Parker Posey.

Since the show was only picked up by HBO in March, we imagine it will be some time before this hits screens, but it's safe to say, we're already very excited...

Release date: TBC on BBC Three

The creative masterminds behind Normal People are in the midst of developing Sally Rooney's first novel, Conversations with Friends, for the BBC — and recently announced some very exciting cast members.

Jemima Kirke (aka Jessa from Girls — pictured above) will take the role of Melissa in the adaption, while Joe Alwyn (The Favourite) will play Nick, following up with newcomer Alison Oliver as Frances and American Honey star Sasha Lane as Bobbi.

Conversations with Friends is also set in Dublin and explores the nuances and complexities of relationships. Following the four main characters – Frances, Bobbi, Nick and Melissa – as their lives and loves become intertwined with devastating results.

Acclaimed Room director Lenny Abrahamson — who also co-directed Normal People — will be at the helm of the production again; which will consist of 12 half-hour episodes