The Most Anticipated New Shows Of 2019

Updated December 9, 2020 45.5k votes 2.5k voters 73.5k views332 items

List RulesOnly new shows premiering in 2019.

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UPDATED: Check out The Most Anticipated New Shows Of 2020!

Get ready to make more time for binge-watching with the best new TV shows premiering in 2019. Featuring spinoffs, adaptions, miniseries, and more, this list of 2019 TV premieres includes Netflix original series, upcoming HBO shows, and new superhero shows from DC Universe. Of all the upcoming TV shows 2019 has to offer, what were you most excited to see?

Spanning a wide variety of genres, the new TV shows 2019 included HBO's Watchmen from The Leftovers showrunner Damon Lindelof, Amazon original series Good Omens, and a live-action Halo series based on the popular video game franchise. Other 2019 upcoming shows included What We Do in the Shadows, Harley Quinn, His Dark Materials, and Roswell, New Mexico. Whatever your interests, you'll surely find something to enjoy from the long list of 2019 TV shows featuring premiere dates. Just take a look below!

For more of the top upcoming TV series dropping throughout 2019, check out the list below and vote up the shows you couldn't wait to see. Then see what is upcoming in 2020 (including some shows that were slated to air 2019 but got pushed back and we still can't wait to wach).

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The Witcher
Henry Cavill, Freya Allan
Genres (Tv): Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Drama
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 58%

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The Twilight Zone
Simon Kinberg, Jordan Peele
Genres (Tv): Anthology, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 77%

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Watchmen
Regina King, Don Johnson
Genres (Tv): Drama, Superhero, Action, Mystery
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 64%

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Good Omens
David Tennant, Michael Sheen
Genres (Tv): Comedy, Fantasy
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 81%

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The Mandalorian
Pedro Pascal, Gina Carano
Genres (Tv): Drama, Space Opera, Science Fiction
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 89%

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The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
Taron Egerton, Anya Taylor-Joy
Genres (Tv): Fantasy
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 87%

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Harley Quinn
Kaley Cuoco, Lake Bell
Genres (Tv): Adult animation, Superhero, Comedy, Action
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 92%

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What We Do in the Shadows
Kayvan Novak, Matt Berry
Genres (Tv): Comedy
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 94%

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Avatar: The Last Airbender
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Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
Natalie Dormer, Daniel Zovatto
Genres (Tv): Period drama, Horror, Fantasy, Thriller
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Roswell, New Mexico
Jeanine Mason, Nathan Parsons
Genres (Tv): Drama, Romance, Sci-fi
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 53%

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V-Wars
Ian Somerhalder, Adrian Holmes
Genres (Tv): Drama, Thriler, Horror, Vampires
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 50%

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Star Trek: Picard
Patrick Stewart, Santiago Cabrera
Genres (Tv): Science fiction, Drama
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The Umbrella Academy
Elliot Page, Tom Hopper
Genres (Tv): Superhero, Action
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 76%

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Carnival Row
Orlando Bloom, Cara Delevingne
Genres (Tv): Fantasy, Neo-noir
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 57%

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Hanna
Esme Creed-Miles, Mireille Enos
Genres (Tv): Drama, Action
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 64%

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Swamp Thing
Andy Bean, Derek Mears
Genres (Tv): Superhero, Fantasy
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 91%

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Deadly Class
Benedict Wong, Benjamin Wadsworth
Genres (Tv): Action, Thriller, Drama
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 58%

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I Am the Night
Chris Pine, India Eisley
Genres (Tv): Drama, Mystery
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 74%

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Chernobyl
Jared Harris, Stellan Skarsgård
Genres (Tv): Historical drama
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 95%

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The Undoing
Nicole Kidman, Hugh Grant
Genres (Tv): Drama
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Doom Patrol
April Bowlby, Diane Guerrero
Genres (Tv): Action, Adventure, Comedy-drama, Mystery, Science fiction
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 94%

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Treadstone
Omar Metwally, Tracy Ifeachor
Genres (Tv): Action, Drama
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 54%

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His Dark Materials
Dafne Keen, Lin-Manuel Miranda
Genres (Tv): Adventure, Fantasy
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 82%

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The Passage
Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Saniyya Sidney
Genres (Tv): Drama
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 58%

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Treadstone