TV Show Releases by Score
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Framing Britney Spears
February 5, 2021
The Samantha Stark-directed documentary about Britney Spears' rise to pop star to her current conservatorship status airs as part of “The New York Times Presents” docuseries.
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It's a Sin
February 18, 2021
The five-part miniseries written and created by Russell T Davies is set in the early 1980s where five friends (Olly Alexander, Omari Douglas, Callum Scott Howells, Lydia West and Nathaniel Curtis) move to London and find their lives forever changed by HIV/AIDS.
[Premiered originally in the UK on Channel 4 on 22 Jan 2021 and in the US on HBO Max on 18 Feb 2021]
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All Creatures Great and Small (2021): Season 1
January 10, 2021
New graduate James Herriot (Nicholas Ralph) travels to the Yorkshire village of Darrowby for an assistant position with veterinarian Siegfried Farnon (Samuel West) in this reboot of the 1970s series based on the books written by Alf Wight (under the pen name of James Herriot).
[Premiered originally in the UK on Channel 5 on 1 Sep 2020; set to air in the US as part of PBS's Masterpiece in Jan 2021]
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Cobra Kai: Season 3
January 1, 2021
The Karate Kid spin-off series moves to Netflix for its third season.
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Euphoria Special Episode Part 1: Rue
December 6, 2020
Rue (Zendaya) talks with Ali (Colman Domingo) on Christmas Eve in the special episode of Euphoria titled Trouble Don't Last Always.
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Behind Her Eyes: Season 1
February 17, 2021
Louise (Simona Brown) is having an affair with her psychiatrist boss David (Tom Bateman) and becomes friends with his wife, Adele (Eve Hewson) in this thriller based on Sarah Pinborough's novel of the same name.
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Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer
January 13, 2021
The four-part documentary series about serial killer Richard Ramirez, who killed people in Los Angeles and San Francisco between June 1984 to August 1985, features archival footage, photos, and interviews with survivors, victim's families, and the detectives who help capture him.
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Euphoria Special Episode Part 2: Jules
January 24, 2021
The second special episode of Euphoria titled F*ck Anyone Who's Not a Sea Blob follows Jules (Hunter Schafer) during the holidays.
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The Wilds: Season 1
December 11, 2020
A group of teenage girls must learn to work together when they are stranded on an island after their plane crashes in this thriller drama series created by Sarah Streicher.
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10.
Dickinson: Season 2
January 8, 2021
Emily struggles with fame as she meets Edgar Allan Poe (Nick Kroll), architect Frederick Law Olmsted (Timothy Simons), and newspaper editor Sam Bowles (Finn Jones).
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Resident Alien: Season 1
January 27, 2021
Harry (Alan Tudyk), an alien with a mission to kill humans, crashes on Earth and assumes the identity of a doctor in the small-town of Patience, Colorado in this series based on the Dark Horse comic.
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12.
Superman & Lois: Season 1
February 23, 2021
Clark Kent aka Superman (Tyler Hoechlin) and Lois Lane (Elizabeth Tulloch) face new challenges as working parents raising two sons (Jordan Elsass and Alexander Garfin), who may or may not inherit Kryptonian superpowers.
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Firefly Lane: Season 1
February 3, 2021
The 30-year long friendship between Tully (Katherine Heigl) and Kate (Sarah Chalke) is tested in this series based on the novel of the same name by Kristin Hannah.
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WandaVision: Season 1
January 15, 2021
Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) and Vision (Paul Bettany) are living in the suburban town of Westview and trying to hide their powers, but they soon begin to suspect something is up when life begins mirroring classic TV shows.
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15.
Elizabeth Is Missing: Season 1
January 3, 2021
80-something Maud (Glenda Jackson) has Alzheimer's and is convinced her best friend Elizabeth (Maggie Steed) has vanished in this adaptation of Emma Healey's novel of the same name by Andrea Gibb.
[Premiered originally in the UK on BBC One on 8 Dec 2019, airs in the US as a part of PBS' Masterpiece in 2021]
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Selena: The Series: Season 1
December 4, 2020
The drama series dramatizes the life of tejano star Selena Quintanilla (Christian Serratos).
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For All Mankind: Season 2
February 19, 2021
The second season of the Ronald D. Moore sci-fi series begins in 1983 as tensions from the Cold War spill onto NASA.
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18.
History of Swear Words: Season 1
January 5, 2021
Nicolas Cage hosts this series about the history of some English swear words.
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Your Honor: Season 1
December 6, 2020
New Orleans judge Michael Desiato (Bryan Cranston) goes to extremes to protect his son (Hunter Doohan) after a hit-and-run accident in this adaptation of the Israeli show Kvodo.
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Lupin: Season 1
January 8, 2021
Assane Diop (Omar Sy) seeks to steal a necklace his father was accused to taking years ago in the French series created by George Kay with François Uzan that was inspired by the is inspired by the Arsène Lupin books by Maurice Leblanc.
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Beartown: Season 1
February 22, 2021
An assault accusation against one of the players of a small town's junior ice-hockey team on its way to a national title nearly destroys the community in the Swedish-language drama based on Fredrik Backman's novel of the same name.
[Premiered originally in several European countries on HBO España, Nordic, Portugal and HBO GO (Central Europe) on 18 Oct 2020]
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22.
Walker: Season 1
January 21, 2021
After working undercover for two years, Cordell Walker (Jared Padalecki) returns to Austin and must juggle rebuilding his relationship with his children and his own parents, as well as a new partner (Lindsey Morgan).
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23.
Pretend It's a City
January 8, 2021
Directed by Martin Scorsese, writer Fran Lebowitz talks about a variety of topics about New York City, including the arts, its subways, Times Square, and tourists.
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24.
Death To 2020
December 27, 2020
The Charlie Brooker mockumentary features commentary about the year 2020 from fictional experts, world leaders and everyday people including a reporter (Samuel L. Jackson), historian (Hugh Grant), a doctor (Leslie Jones), a politician (Lisa Kudrow), a scientist (Samson Kayo), a tech executive (Kumail Nanjiani), an average citizen (Diane Morgan), and the Queen (Tracey Ullman).
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Bridgerton: Season 1
December 25, 2020
Set in the 1800s, the debut of Daphne Bridgerton (Phoebe Dynevor) is ruined by rumors written by Lady Whistledown (voiced by Julie Andrews) but then she meets eternal bachelor, the Duke of Hasting (Regé-Jean Page) in this historical romantic drama based on Julia Quinn's series of novels and created by Chris Van Dusen.
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Amend: The Fight for America: Season 1
February 17, 2021
Will Smith hosts this six-part documentary series about the history of the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution with reading from Mahershala Ali, Samuel L. Jackson, Diane Lane, Pedro Pascal, and Yara Shahidi.
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Mr. Mayor: Season 1
January 7, 2021
Retired businessman Neil (Ted Danson) becomes mayor of Los Angeles and has to figure out what he really believes in, gain respect from his staff including Deputy Mayor Arpi (Holly Hunter) and trying to bond with his teenage daughter, Orly (Kyla Kenedy) in the comedy created by Robert Carlock and Tina Fey.
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Allen v. Farrow
February 21, 2021
The four-part documentary series from Kirby Dick, Amy Ziering and Amy Herdy, looks into the sexual abuse accusation by then 7-year-old daughter Dylan against Woody Allen that led to a custody trial and the reveal of Allen’s relationship with elder daughter, Soon-Yi.
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Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel: Season 1
February 10, 2021
The four-part documentary series from director Joe Berlinger looks into the 1993 disappearance of Elisa Lam from Los Angeles' Cecil Hotel.
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Clarice: Season 1
February 11, 2021
FBI Agent Clarice Starling (Rebecca Breeds) returns to work six months after the events of "The Silence of the Lambs" in the series co-created by Alex Kurtzman and Jenny Lumet.
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The Stand
December 17, 2020
A deadly superflu leaves the few survivors with dreams of either of a friendly older woman named Mother Abagail (Whoopi Goldberg) or a more darker figure: Randall Flagg (Alexander Skarsgård) in this new adaptation of Stephen King's novel (that includes a new coda).
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Call Me Kat: Season 1
January 3, 2021
39-year-old Kat (Mayim Bialik) opens a cat café in Louisville with her wedding money and strives to prove to her mother (Swoosie Kurtz) you can't have everything you want in this comedy based on the British series, Miranda.
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The Equalizer (2021): Season 1
February 7, 2021
Divorced, single mother Robyn McCall (Queen Latifah) uses her skills to help those find justice when the system fails them in this reimagining of the 1980s series of the same name.
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The Watch (2021): Season 1
January 3, 2021
Captain Sam Vimes (Richard Dormer) leads the misfits cops of City Watch which includes Lady Sybil Ramkin (Lara Rossi), Constable Cheery (Jo Eaton-Kent), Constable Carrot (Adam Hugill), Corporal Angua (Marama Corlett), Sergeant Detritus (voiced by Ralph Ineson), and Death (Wendell Pierce), as they seek to stop the resurrection of a dragon in this fantasy series inspired by characters in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series of novels.
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35.
The Golden Globe Awards
February 28, 2021
The COVID-19 delayed Golden Globe was hosted by Tina Fey in New York and by Amy Poehler in Los Angeles.
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36.
Ginny & Georgia: Season 1
February 24, 2021
30-year-old Georgia moves with her 15-year-old daughter Ginny (Antonia Gentry) and son Austin to a small New England town hoping for a new start as she seeks to hide her past in this coming-of-age series created by Sarah Lampert.
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Coming Soon
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Tooning Out The News: Season 2
- Start date: Mar 4, 2021
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The Real World Homecoming: New York: Season 1
- Start date: Mar 4, 2021
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Vice: Season 8
- Start date: Mar 7, 2021
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Lowest of the Month
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Debris: Season 1
- Start date: Mar 1, 2021