True Detective Bridgerton… the 10 most anticipated series in 2024

True Detective, Bridgerton… the 10 most anticipated series in 2024 – La Libre.be

True Detective, Season 4

HBO's crime anthology is back. In this fourth season, the action this time takes place in the middle of the cold Alaskan winter; At the Tsalal Arctic research center, a group of men mysteriously disappear, leaving behind only their shoes as the only clue. This time it's a female tandem – Jodie Foster and Kali Reis – who will lead the investigation.

Original showrunner Nic Pizzolato gives way to director and screenwriter Issa López for six episodes that promise to be the way we like them: gory and gritty.

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Release date: January 14 on HBO Max

The three-body problem

Four years after “Game of Thrones,” screenwriters David Benioff and DB Weiss are preparing to return to the big screen. Heavy: the adaptation of the literary trilogy from China (written by Liu Cixin).

A science fiction saga that takes the reader on a journey through time and space. It is about humanity's first contacts with an extraterrestrial civilization. With Benedict Wong (Alone on Mars, Doctor Strange) and Eiza González.

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Release date: March 21, on Netflix

House of the Dragon, Season 2

“Many will die.” In its trailer, the Game of Thrones spin-off makes no secret of its program. The focus of this second season is the Dance of the Dragons, the bloody civil war that is tearing the Targaryen Kingdom apart.

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Release date: Summer 2024, on HBO Max

stand out

Will Fallout be to 2024 what The Last of Us was to 2023, one of the hits of the year? This other major video game franchise will definitely make its debut on the small screen.

Set in post-apocalyptic Los Angeles, the story follows Lucy (Ella Purnell), one of the residents of a luxurious underground nuclear shelter, who leaves her bunker to see what life is like on the surface.

With showrunners, the married couple Jonathan Nolan (brother of Christopher Nolan) and Lisa Joy, directors of the science fiction series Westworld. A good omen.

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Release date: April 12, on Amazon Prime

Avatar

These are not the big blue creatures that James Cameron imagined. Avatar: The Last Airbender is an adaptation of one of the most popular animated series. Across eight episodes, the series follows Aang, the last airbender, in a world under attack by the Fire Nation. With the help of his friends, Aang trains to fulfill his destiny as master of the four elements…

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Release date: February 22, on Netflix

The Bridgerton Chronicles, Season 3

As in the first two seasons, viewers will follow the Bridgerton siblings' search for love and the romances of Penelope Featherington, aka Lady Whistledown. The sentimental intrigue between the young girl leading a double life and Colin Bridgerton, her boyfriend (and more than that), will be the focus of this third season. It is divided into two parts.

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Broadcast date: May 16th, then June 13th on Netflix

Dune: Prophecy

Happy year to Dune fans. In 2024, the second part of Villeneuve's film will be unveiled in the first quarter, while the series based on Frank Herbert's universe will be released in the fall.

“Dune: Prophecy” will take place 10,000 years before the events of the films. We will discover the sisters Valya and Tula Harkonnen as they seek to secure the future of the galaxy and found the mysterious Bene Gesserit sect.

Release date: in the fall on HBO Max

Foreigners

Lulu Wang (the comedy “The Farewell”) adapts the book by Janie YK Lee. We focus on the fate of several expatriates in Hong Kong. Among them is a grieving mother (Nicole Kidman), an ambitious woman whose marriage is in trouble (Sarayu Blue) and a New York student (Ji-young Yoo).

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Release date: at from January 26th on Prime Video.

Wednesday, Season 2 (to be confirmed)

Jenna Ortega will return in the lead role of Wednesday, the hit Netflix series. Catherine Zeta Jones and Luis Guzmán will also appear in the roles of Gomez and Morticia Addams. The highly anticipated second season is not yet confirmed for 2024.

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Squid Game, Season 2 (to be confirmed)

Ever since Squid Game became the most-watched series in Netflix history, fans have been desperate for a sequel to the dystopian game show. The protagonist Gi-hun, who wants revenge for the suffering he endured in Season 1, could well be back in 2024, although no official release date has been announced yet.

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