The Best New Shows We Can't Wait to Watch in 2023 (2023)

Emmy-winner Billy Crudup (The Morning Show) stars in a fun-looking show about selling time-shares on the moon. Hank Azaria is also part of the cast. Why not?

Christoph Waltz on TV? Two-time Academy Award winner Christoph Waltz? On TV? Sold.

Party Down, the beloved cult-classic comedy series, finally returns for a long-in-the-waiting revival season on February 24th. Led by Adam Scott's Henry Pollard, Ken Marino's Ron Donald, and the rest of the original cast (with the exception of Lizzy Caplan's Casey, who unfortunately wasn't available due to filming Fleishman is in Trouble), this will be one of 2023's comedy events to remember.

Taylor Jenkins Reid's novel Daisy Jones and the Six is loosely based on Fleetwood Mac's most notable Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks drama, and the series—starring Riley Keough and Billy Dunne—looks to be a loyal and super exciting adaptation. With music co-written by Phoebe Bridgers, Marcus Mumford, and Jackson Browne, among others, this looks to be the show that fans of Almost Famous have been waiting for for more than 20 years.

Did somebody say "long-awaited sequels?" Mel Brooks' History of the World: Part I came out more than 40 years ago, and one of its many hilarious jokes was the fact that it was called Part I ...and Part II never came. Oh well! Anyway, Brooks, the 96-year-old comedy legend,is back in the saddle for this History of the World Part II, with the likes of Nick Kroll, Ike Barinholtz, and Quinta Brunson among many joining him for the fun. Another comedy event truly for the ages incoming here.

Extrapolations seems to be Apple TV+'s attempt at a Black Mirror-esque TV show, with each episode focusing on scary situations that could effect human beings in the future due to climate and other planetary changes. The absolutely star-studded cast includes Meryl Streep, Kit Harington, Tobey Maguire, Gemma Chan, and Edward Norton, among others.

Bob Odenkirk will look to keep his winning streak with AMC going (following Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul) with Lucky Hank, an 8-episode limited series based on a professor going through a mid-life crisis. The show is based on the novel Straight Man by Richard Russo, if you want to dive in ahead of time.

Kiefer Sutherland in a spy thriller is a proven formula. 24! Rabbit Hole is just that—a return to basics on a streaming service that will let him test the limits. Sutherland plays John Weir, a spy who finds himself framed for a murder he did not commit. Not reinventing the wheel, but doesn't that just sound like something that will be watchable?

One of the most intriguing shows of 2023 is Peacock's Mrs. Davis. This timely show will see a nun (GLOW star Betty Gilpin) facing off against an evil artificial intelligence—the titular Mrs. Davis. The show was co-created by Damon Lindelof, who with Lost, The Leftovers, and Watchmen, has been behind three of the best shows of the last 20 years.

This re-imagining of the iconic 1987 movie Fatal Attraction finds Joshua Jackson stepping into Michael Douglas' shoes, and Lizzy Caplan stepping into Glenn Close's. It'll be interesting to see how the show is updated to fit in 2023, but with that pair of charming stars leading the way, we are certainly intrigued.

Apple TV+ is adapting Garth Risk Hallberg's hit 2015 novel into what could very well be the year's best coming-of-age story, of course with a bit of mystery and drama added in for good measure. Wyatt Oleff (It) leads the cast along with Chase Sui Wonders (Bodies Bodies Bodies), and Josh Schwartz—the creator of The O.C.—is showrunning.

Marvel hasn't given us a ton of insight as to when its 2023 series are coming, but we do know which (most likely) are coming. The first live-action series of the year will be Secret Invasion, based on the famed Marvel arc of the same name. While the comic involves almost every major hero, it's been said that the show will shrink down and instead be more of an espionage story; the peg here is that Skrulls have infiltrated the highest positions on earth, and the invasion is beginning. Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury) and Ben Mendelsohn (Talos the Skrull) will lead the way.

HBO's star-studded limited series White House Plumbers—led by Justin Theroux and Woody Harrelson—will tell the true story of E. Howard Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy, Nixon's men who had the job of plugging press leaks. Of course, they only wound up leading to his eventual impeachment and resignation. Should be one of the more fun true story shows of 2023. Based on the book Integrity: Good People, Bad Choices, and Life Lessons from the White House by Egil "Bud" Krogh,

If you like Euphoria, this will be the 2023 show for you. Created by Sam Levinson and The Weekend (yes, The Weeknd), this show will center on a pop star (Lily Rose-Depp) who goes through some serious ups and downs—and resolves to top the world of pop music with the help of a self-help guru who happens to be the leader of a modern-day cult (The Weeknd, acting). Expect the same balls-to-the-walls maximalism and madness that you get from Euphoria but with a possibly more adult-oriented story.

This high-concept series places a mysterious machine in a small town's grocery store that predicts the destiny of everyone who uses it. The always-charming Chris O'Dowd leads a cast that also includes Josh Segarra.

Beef is a dramedy that finds a pair of people (Steven Yeun and Ali Wong) in a road rage accident, only for the accident and its aftermath to slowly begin consuming their every thought. Yeun is one of the best actors working right now (after his turns in Minari and Nope especially) and Wong showed off her dramatic chops in Paper Girls last year, so this is one we're particularly excited for.

He's baaaaaack! Timothy Olyphant is returning as Raylan Givens for a brand new case in City Primeval, which will find the star returning to the character he played for 78 episodes on Justified. It will once again be based on Elmore Leonard source material, so you've got time to read up if interested.