13 newly-announced TV shows we're most excited to watch later this year
Libby Torres
- Lots of new shows are coming to networks like FX, Hulu, NBC, and more this summer and fall.
- "Reservation Dogs," executive produced by Taika Waititi, is a standout, as is Hulu's "Immigrant."
- Here are all of the upcoming TV shows we can't wait to watch in a few months.
Note: Many of these newly-announced shows do not have exact premiere dates yet. This story will be updated as premiere dates are made available.
Fox's "The Big Leap" follows contestants on a fictional ballet reality show.
Inspired by the real-life UK reality show "Big Ballet," Fox's new dramedy will focus on aspiring dancers struggling to keep their place in a fictional version of the dance competition series.
Like "Big Ballet," the fictionalized reality-show-within-the-show (which is also called "The Big Leap") looks to recruit dancers who, for whatever reason (age, size, or skill), weren't able to live their dreams of dancing professionally.
The trailer for Fox's show promises a redemption arc, lots of dance-related drama, and some "Glee" vibes for good measure.
Scott Foley, Teri Polo, Piper Perabo, Ser'Darius Blain, and newcomer Simone Recasner star.
Lee Daniels' "Our Kind of People" focuses on the wealthy Black residents of a Martha's Vineyard town and will air on Fox.
The "soapy" and "thrilling" drama is based on Lawrence Otis Graham's nonfiction bestseller about the lives of Black upper-class Americans.
Per Deadline, the upcoming Fox series will take place in the "aspirational community" of Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, and will center on the experiences of single mom Angela Vaughn as she struggles to make a name for herself among the community's elite.
Yaya DaCosta (who just departed NBC's "Chicago Med") and Morris Chestnut (who also stars in Fox's "The Resident") will star in the drama.
Fox's "Welcome to Flatch" is a "docu-comedy" from "The Office" director Paul Feig.
Shot in the style of other popular comedies like "Parks & Rec" and "The Office," "Welcome to Flatch" follows two prank-loving teenagers living in a small Midwestern town who are the focus of a documentary film crew.
The trailer shows the teens trying to make their mark in the fictional town of Flatch. Other characters including the local pastor (Seann William Scott) and his newly-single ex-girlfriend (Aya Cash).
Feig is best known for his work on cult comedy "Freaks and Geeks" and movies like "Bridesmaids," but has also directed memorable episodes of TV shows like "The Office," "30 Rock," and "Arrested Development."
A new "American Horror Story" spin-off will premiere this summer, exclusively on FX on Hulu.
Fans of Ryan Murphy's long-running spooky series, which features a new theme and new characters each season, have had to wait a while for new episodes— season ten of "American Horror Story" was originally set to air in 2020, but was postponed because of the pandemic.
The upcoming season (titled "Double Feature") will now premiere on FX in the fall, with the finale airing on Halloween. Few details are known about "AHS" season 10, but fans can expect to see Murphy regulars Sarah Paulson, Kathy Bates, Evan Peters, Billie Lourd, Lily Rabe, and Finn Wittrock, as well as series newcomer Macaulay Culkin.
But while fans are waiting for that, there'll be a new spin-off to tide us over. "American Horror Stories" will air on FX in July, ahead of "AHS" season 10.
The FX networks chief recently described the new show as "a weekly anthology series that will feature a different horror story each episode."
FX's "Reservation Dogs" follows four Native American teenagers in Oklahoma.
Executive-produced by Taika Waititi (of "What We Do in the Shadows" and "JoJo Rabbit" fame), FX's upcoming comedy will focus on a group of crime-fighting Native American teenagers who dabble in petty crimes themselves.
D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Devery Jacobs, Paulina Alexis, and Lane Factor star on the show.
FX's "Fleishman Is in Trouble" is based on the bestselling novel by Taffy Brodesser-Akner.
Brodesser-Akner's novel follows a recently separated middle-aged man named Toby Fleishman who begins dating again.
But after his estranged wife disappears, Fleishman is left to juggle his children, his career, and his newfound singledom all while exploring the demise of his marriage.
Brodesser-Akner will reportedly write and executive-produce the nine-episode series.
"Little Demon" is an animated horror comedy starring Danny and Lucy DeVito and Aubrey Plaza that will air on FXX.
The upcoming animated series reportedly follows an unenthusiastic mother (Plaza) who attempts to pursue a normal life with her demonic daughter (Lucy DeVito), whose father is Satan (Danny DeVito).
Despite settling down in Delaware, the mom and daughter duo have to fend off evil forces, including the Devil himself.
"Rick & Morty" co-creator Dan Harmon is an executive producer on the series.
Hulu's "Nine Perfect Strangers" is based on a book by the author of "Big Little Lies."
The upcoming adaptation of Lianne Moriarty's bestselling novel features a star-studded cast — Nicole Kidman, Melissa McCarthy, Michael Shannon, Luke Evans, Bobby Cannavale, Regina Hall, and Samara Weaving all have roles in the show.
"Nine Perfect Strangers," like the novel it's based on, follows a group of tired and anxious urbanites who arrive at a boutique spa and resort for a ten-day retreat.
The resort's director, however, clearly has something more planned for them, if the eerie trailer is any indication.
Hulu's "Only Murders in the Building" stars Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez.
Hulu's new comedy will focus on three strangers (Martin, Short, and Gomez) who all live in the same apartment building and share a passion for true crime. When a murder happens in their building, the three band together to discover the truth.
The ten-episode series will reportedly premiere in August, and you can watch the trailer here.
Kumail Nanjiani stars on Hulu's "Immigrant."
The Hulu limited series is about the origins of the all-male stripper group the Chippendales, and is based on a "darkly comedic, crime-ridden story," per Deadline.
Nanjiani plays Somen "Steve" Banerjee, the Indian American businessman who founded the group, and will also be an executive producer on the show.
The real-life Banerjee later pled guilty in federal court for a "murder for hire" charge, and was reportedly wrapped up in a plot to kill several Chippendales producers.
The story of legendary punk band the Sex Pistols is the focus of Hulu's "Pistol."
The six-episode limited series, from "Trainspotting" and "Slumdog Millionaire" director Danny Boyle, will follow the London band as they make a name for themselves in the 1970s music scene and eventually become one of the most controversial British groups of all time.
"Pistol" will also focus on the band's inner circle, which included Sex Pistols' manager Malcolm McLaren, designer Vivienne Westwood, and model Jordan.
Thomas Brodie-Sangster is set to star as McLaren, while Talulah Riley will play Westwood and Maisie Williams will appear as Jordan.
The show is based on Sex Pistols' guitarist Steve Jones' memoir "Lonely Boy: Tales from a Sex Pistol."
A reboot of "The Wonder Years" is coming to ABC.
The new "Wonder Years" will focus on a young boy named Dean as he navigates life with his family and friends in 1960s Montgomery, Alabama.
Similar to the original show, Dean will also reckon with his place in society at large, and have a specific love interest.
Elisha "EJ" Williams will star as Dean, and Don Cheadle will narrate the series from the perspective of an adult Dean.
"Law & Order: For the Defense" was recently greenlit by NBC.
The newest "Law & Order" spin-off will reportedly focus on lawyers at a criminal defense firm and their work in the criminal justice system.
Franchise creator Dick Wolf is partnering with "CSI" writer and showrunner Carol Mendelsohn for the new series.
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