By: Mariam Elhamy
TV Addicts, rejoice! To keep you plugged into what is premiering every month, we put together a monthly list of new TV series set to air! We’ve added a description and a trailer for each show, so all you have to do is choose what sounds good and start streaming! Shows are listed in alphabetical order.
BERLIN STATION : SEASON 3
CIA agent Rafael Torres (Ismael Cruz Córdov) is sent to Berlin as the team under Chief of Station Valerie Edwards (Michelle Forbes) deal with the delicate balance between the US, Russia and NATO countries.
Counterpart: Season 2
The critically acclaimed sci-fi series starring J.K. Simmons in a dual role returns for a second season. Howard Silk aka Howard Alpha (J.K. Simmons) is stuck in Echo, a black site, while Howard Prime (J.K. Simmons) is in our world working at the Office of Interchange and taking care of Howard’s wife, Emily (Olivia Williams).
cuckoo: season 4
Having killed off its title character three seasons ago, this perky comedy revels in an anything-can-happen perversity, Cuckoo is now back for a fourth series, and God forbid if you missed any in between. The baby that Rachel’s mum Lorna (Helen Baxendale) had a while back is now ready for nursery. Ken (Greg Davies) is back at work. Rachel works for Nina (Juliet Cowan) and Dale is not one jot less naive, despite the six months he spent with Chinese gangsters between series two and three.
Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings: Holiday Magic
Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings gives you a behind-the-scenes look at Disney’s magical weddings. This season’s special returned to Freeform for a TV special highlighting gorgeous holiday weddings at Disney Parks.
Dogs of berlin
A politically sensitive murder forces two disparate detectives into a battle with the Berlin underworld and a confrontation with their own corruption.
Finding joy
Joy is perfectly happy with her life. It’s neat and tidy and just how she likes it. Sure, her long-term boyfriend, Aidan, has left her, but Joy is fine with it. Things are totally fine the way they are until Joy unwittingly lands herself a new job filling in for Ireland’s most-beloved vlogger, Flora the Happy Hunter. This unwanted promotion throws Joy firmly out of her OCD level of control and forces her to deal with a world she has put great effort into avoiding; one full of oversharing, boundary-breaking, messy housemates, one-night stands, and full-contact wrestling; all in the name of learning about the crazy, uncomfortable and new-age methods people use to find – well joy.
Free Rein: The Twelve Neighs of Christmas
Free Rein: The Twelve Neighs of Christmas the special picks up after the pony prom barn dance, as Bright Fields preps for its Mistletoe Ball, a broken ornament leads Zoe to a family secret, while Gaby finds herself at the mercy of new boss Mia.
Fuller House: season 4
In a continuation of Full House (1987), D.J. Fuller is a mother of three young boys and is a recent widow. D.J.’s sister Stephanie, her best friend Kimmy and Kimmy’s teenage daughter all move in to help raise her sons. This season will focus on Kimmy’s pregnancy, who’s carrying a child for Stephanie and her boyfriend, who happens to be Kimmy’s brother, Jimmy Gibbler.
Ken Jeong Cracks Christmas
Ken Jeong Cracks Christmas is the ultimate comedic quest to uncover the pop-culture myths and shocking unexpected stories behind the world’s most celebrated holiday. Ken Jeong, a self-proclaimed holiday fanatic, (who has seen the Nutcracker 45 times and obsesses over his family holiday card for 3 months) immerses himself into different worlds filled with 200 Santas, carolers and celebrity friends Joel McHale, Angela Kinsey and Harry Schum Jr. The show travels through time, space, and our collective memory illuminating the gifts, moments, and magic surrounding this most awesome holiday. So, jingle your bells and laugh along as Ken “cracks” open this holiday!
Love After Lockup: season 2
Love After Lockup focuses on couples who found love when one partner was behind bars. From the producers of 90 Day Fiancé, Love After Lockup follows six couples who share the emotional journey of being united for the first time after years of supervised visits, recorded phone calls, and handwritten letters, as they transition from love behind bars to daily life together and, maybe, a trip to the marriage altar. The series introduced the couples as they prepared for the big release day – and an even bigger wedding day. As most of these couples have never had unsupervised contact with one another, viewers watched as they experienced several “firsts” including dates, meeting the family and other nerve-wracking, intimate moments.
Nailed it! Holiday
Novice home bakers with a terrible track record compete at recreating edible masterpieces in a holiday-themed cooking challenge for a $10,000 prize. It’s part reality contest, part hot mess.
Neo Yokio: Pink Christmas (season 2)
Joined by his faithful mecha-butler, Kaz Kaan pursues love, fashion and supernatural forces amid Neo Yokio’s sinister high society.
PARANORMAL LOCKDOWN: Season 3
Nick Groff and Katrina Weidman are back for season three of their hit series Paranormal Lockdown, where the two spend an unprecedented 72 hours confined to the most haunted locations in search of groundbreaking evidence of the paranormal. Using state of the art investigative technologies, they delve into the deep, storied histories of the properties to uncover what lies beyond the boundaries of our reality. But the mission comes with risks: mentally and physically exhausted, they’ll be vulnerable to whatever lies within the haunted walls. This season also takes Groff and Weidman on an intense exploration to the “Portal to Hell” at Bobby Mackey’s Music World in Wilder, Ky., as well as returning to the Monroe House in Hartford City, Ind. where they uncovered skeletal remains in season two.
Pine Gap
Set in the intensely secretive world of intelligence and the enigmatic US/Australia joint defense facility in central Australia, the spy-thriller Pine Gap delves into the famously strong alliance between the two countries.
Super Monsters and the Wish Star: season 2
Preschool kids whose parents are the world’s most famous monsters try to master their special powers while preparing for kindergarten.
The Hookup Plan
When Parisian Elsa gets hung up on her ex, her best friends secretly hire a male escort to help her move on. But their plan works a little too well.
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: Season 2
Set in the 1950s, Miriam “Midge” Maisel is a content wife and mother whose perfect life takes a sudden turn when she discovers an unknown talent — stand-up comedy. As Midge climbs up the stand-up world, she faces more challenges of working the circuit and finding a way to tell her family about what she is really doing.
The Ranch: season 6
The show takes place on the fictional Iron River Ranch in the fictitious small town of Garrison, Colorado; detailing the life of the Bennetts, a dysfunctional family consisting of two brothers, their rancher father, and his divorced wife and local bar owner. The Ranch: Season 6 picks up sometime after Masterson’s Rooster (presumably) ditched town. The midseason finale found Rooster held at gunpoint by Mary’s ex-con boyfriend Nick, who told him to take his belongings and disappear… or else. Nick also threatened to kill Rooster’s entire family if he ever snitched, so it’s anyone’s guess how his absence will be explained to brother Colt (Ashton Kutcher), sister-in-law Abby (Elisha Cuthbert) and parents Beau (Sam Elliott) and Maggie (Debra Winger).
Top chef: season 16
The 16th season of Top Chef, Bravo’s time-honored culinary competition, starts with Padma Lakshmi, Tom Colicchio, Graham Elliot, and all their friends as they head to Kentucky for a new set of challenges that will be laden with plenty of bourbon, horses, and that patented Top Chef drama. The cast of combatants includes culinary pros from the usual big cities, but there is some small-town representation, as well, including a local rooting interest. The winner of Top Chef Season 16 will receive a big check for $125,000, a spread in Food & Wine magazine, and a showcase appearance at next year’s Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, Colorado. This season’s spoils also include a $50,000 prize package from Williams-Sonoma and a headlining gig on the Williams Sonoma Culinary Stage at the 2019 BottleRock music festival in Napa Valley, California.
Unanchored
Unanchored is a rare glimpse into the secret second life of young, elite professionals. A brand-new docu-series that follows a group of best friends as they embark on their next travel adventure, an exclusive floating festival in the Bahamas where they will join 30 yachts. The group leaves behind their high-level careers to travel the breathtaking Bahamas and embrace a subculture of elaborate costumes, eccentric rules and hallowed traditions. Unanchored is a story about finding your tribe – and all the laughter, heartbreak and adventure that comes with it.
vanderpump rules: season 7
This season in Vanderpump Rules, rumors will swirl, relationships will be tested, and careers will be on the line. It carries events such as the opening of TomTom, Stassi Schroeder and Ariana Madix getting along, and Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright’s engagement.
YOu
YOU, a Netflix Original Series, is the riveting and hypnotic story of Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley), an obsessive yet brilliant New Yorker, who exploits today’s technology to win the heart of Beck (Elizabeth Lail) amid the growing suspicions of her best friend Peach (Shay Mitchell). Joe transforms himself from stalker to boyfriend while doing whatever it takes to eliminate all obstacles standing in his way — even if it means murder. Set in today’s 24/7 hyper-connected world, YOU explores how vulnerable we all are to stalking and manipulation online and in real life.
