The Coronavirus pandemic can also affect the release dates of TV series, for example by slowing down or interrupting filming, but broadly we have some titles that should still arrive in the course of 2022 and that promise great things. We have collected them, in strict alphabetical order and privileging only the novelties, therefore not the new seasons of existing titles. If the various release dates are not specified, it is because there is still no official indication of the exact month and day.
1899 (Netflix)
The reason for interest is that ‘1899’ showrunners are Baran bo Odar and Jantje Friese, the thinking minds behind the smash hit German TV series ‘Dark’ (2017-2020). This time the two have devised a plot that embraces the mystery / horror genre and tells of a group of European migrants who set sail from London to New York City: the journey begins to turn into a nightmare when the boat encounters one of them. the other, also full of migrants, in the middle of the ocean waters.
CABINET OF CURIOSITIES (Netflix)
It is an anthological TV series produced by Guillermo del Toro, a name that, for the kind of fear, is a guarantee of quality, originality and impact. Netflix is keeping its mouth shut and therefore very little is known, apart from that it is inspired by the wunderkammer, or chambers of wonders, a term that indicates the collections of extraordinary objects. The first season will consist of eight self-contained episodes, each with a different cast and director.
THE LORD OF THE RINGS (dal 2 settembre su Amazon Prime Video)
To make the five seasons hypothesized, 1 billion dollars was put in, a figure that makes ‘The Lord of the Rings’ the most expensive TV series in history. It is not the adaptation of a particular work by JRR Tolkien: the plot is inspired by the complex of mythology he created and is set thousands of years before the events narrated in the ‘Hobbit’ and in the ‘Lord of the Rings’. It tells the alliance of the men of Numenor and the elves of Gilgalad formed in an attempt to fight the Dark Lord.
HALO (Paramount+)
It is a military science fiction series based on the very successful video game saga of the same name. It is set in the 26th century and revolves around the war between humanity and the Covenant, a theocratic alliance between many alien races. At the center of the plot is the character of Master Chief, a super human soldier trained in combat since childhood and gifted with exceptional skills.
HOUSE OF THE DRAGON (HBO)
It is the prequel to ‘Game of Thrones’ and this alone clarifies why this is one of the most anticipated TV series of the year. Set two hundred years before the events told in ‘Game of Thrones’, it tells the beginning of the end of the house of the Targaryen, the nobles who have huge dragons as pets. It is the adaptation of George RR Martin’s fantasy novel ‘Fire and Blood’ (2018).
THE MIDNIGHT CLUB (Netflix)
As in the case of ‘1899’, the reason for the wait depends on the name of the creator and showrunner: it is Mike Flanagan, King Midas of the horror genre on Netflix, author of unmissable goodies like ‘Hill House’ and ‘Midnight Mass’ . In this case we are faced with the adaptation of the homonymous novel by Christopher Pike, the story of a group of terminally ill adolescents who live in a hospice and who meet every night to tell each other scary stories. One night they make a pact: the first one to die will have to communicate with the others from his own grave. When the disease actually extinguishes one of them, bizarre events begin to occur.
OBI-WAN KENOBI (Disney +)
It is the most anticipated new ‘Star Wars’ TV series of 2022 and chronicles events that take place between the end of the prequel film trilogy and the beginning of the ‘Star Wars: Episode IV’ movie. In the cast the presence of Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen stands out: the first returns to play the role of the jedi master Obi-Wan Kenobi, while the second will still be Anakin Skywalder / Darth Vader
RESIDENT EVIL (Netflix)
Zombies bring good luck to TV shows, see the success of ‘The Walking Dead’ (which will have its last season in 2022). For its part, ‘Resident Evil’ is one of the titles that have made sparks the most thanks to undead and various monsters, first as a video game saga and then as a film franchise. Now video games provide the inspiration for a live-action TV series, which rumor has it will follow two separate timelines.
THE SANDMAN (Netflix)
The graphic novel ‘Sandman’, by Neil Gaiman, is a cornerstone of comic literature. This TV series is its adaptation and Gaiman himself collaborated in its development (it is a guarantee of quality). The plot tells of Dream, anthropomorphic personification of dreams and lord of the kingdom of dreams, who is imprisoned for 105 years by a human sorcerer: once freed, he dedicates himself to claiming control of his kingdom, interacting here and there with the other Eternals, i.e. Destiny, Death, Destruction, Despair, Desire and Delirium. An adult fantasy of great narrative charm is expected.
THE WITCHER: BLOOD ORIGIN (Netflix)
Also in the world of fantasy, ‘The Witcher’ is one of Netflix’s battleships, praised for the richness of the plot, the originality of the setting and the quality of the staging. ‘Blood Origin’ is a prequel set 1,200 years earlier and focusing on the elven civilization before its decline, the creation of the first witcher and the cataclysm that shook the entire multiverse and brought a series of unnatural creatures into “our” dimension, for example. monsters like ghouls and vampires.
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