Over the next several months, several hit tv shows will be premiering new seasons. These shows have already proven to be critical and fan favorites at the top of their game. Below are the 4 that I'm most excited about, and you should be too!
1. The Good Fight (CBS All Access, premieres March 14): For 7 seasons, The Good Wife on CBS was the sharpest and smartest legal drama/political thriller on tv. Star Julianna Margulies earned an Emmy for the role of scorned politician's wife Alicia Florrick. I was skeptical that the show's spinoff would be as compelling without her, but The Good Fight has expanded on the Chicago legal world created by its predecessor, taking bolder story risks and breathing more freely without the constraints of network tv. The show's decidedly liberal-leaning point-of-view and "naughty-word" infused dialogue is more true to life for how I imagine high-priced law firms actually operate, but the downside to this freedom is that the show doesn't have nearly the level of exposure that it would had it aired on CBS. Critics love it, but most people either don't seem to know that it exists or don't want to pay for yet another streaming service. My suggestion: Wait til all episodes have aired, then get a free week trial of CBS All Access and try to watch them all within that week. It won't be hard; like a good book, you won't want to stop.
The Good Fight season 3 trailer
2. Killing Eve (BBC Amercia/AMC, premieres April 7): This show came out of nowhere last year and completely blew me away with its 8 episode first season. Following American Eve Polastri, working as a British intelligence agent in London, she is tasked with tracking a weird and totally psychotic hit woman cleverly nicknamed named Villanelle. The cat and mouse game between Eve and Villanelle took them on a dazzling trip through Europe's major cities and led to an unusual love/hate relationship between the women that can't even really be described. The two women's first face to face meeting was one of the most thrilling scenes on television last year. Season 1 only began to dig into the backstories and these characters, and I can't wait to see more. Like The Good Fight, many people didn't know about this show last year because BBC America is a relatively obscure cable network, but hopefully that will change some this season as it will now also air simultaneously on the AMC network.
Killing Eve season 2 trailer
3. Game of Thrones (HBO, premieres April 14): The final six episode season of the fantasy epic series is the most anticipated tv event of the year for me. The show has been off the air for an agonizingly long time (almost 2 years), but the amount of time spent writing and filming the final season gives me hope that these episodes could be some of the most incredible things to ever air on television. The Battle of Winterfell episode, in which the White Walkers will invade the northern kingdom, is already said to be the most complex battle to ever be filmed, and that includes film as well as television. There are a lot of stories to wrap up before the series ends (Who will take the Iron Throne? Will the White Walkers be defeated? Which characters will die?), and some fans will inevitably be unhappy with the ending, but here's hoping that viewers can just go along for the ride and enjoy it as much as possible. I'm in a winner-take-all Game of Thrones pool in which I pay $10 to guess what will happen on the show, so here's hoping that my predictions make me richer as well.
Game of Thrones final season trailer
4. The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu, premieres June 5): This dystopian drama, which imagines a near-future when a misogynistic religious cult takes over America, is the darkest show on tv. There's rape, abuse, and an overarching sense of dread and hopelessness. The parallels to today's political landscape are numerous and terrifying, but the strength of the show really lies in its many Emmy-nominated performances, led by the terrific Elisabeth Moss as handmaid June, who is raped and forced to bear a child for a high-ranking military commander and his wife. Joseph Fiennes and Yvonne Strahovski give layered, complex performances as the couple; they're not simply evil caricatures to be hated. Add in other acting powerhouses like Ann Dowd, Samira Wiley, and Max Minghella, and you get a completely riveting drama. After the heartbreaking ending of season 2 (I won't spoil it here), I can't wait for this show's return.
The Handmaid's Tale season 3 trailer
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