{"id":43679,"date":"2024-01-12T16:22:53","date_gmt":"2024-01-12T15:22:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1959051"},"modified":"2024-01-12T20:11:04","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T19:11:04","slug":"best-new-tv-shows-of-2024-24-series-to-look-forward-to","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/best-new-tv-shows-of-2024-24-series-to-look-forward-to\/","title":{"rendered":"Best new TV shows of 2024: 24 series to look forward to"},"content":{"rendered":"

From One Day to Doctor Who, there’s a lot of exciting TV coming up this year. <\/p>

By James Hibbs\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 12 January 2024 at 15:22 PM<\/p>

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2023 has now been and gone, and it was a big year for TV. From Succession<\/a> to The Bear<\/a>, The Sixth Commandment<\/a> to Boiling Point<\/a>, there was a lot to enjoy on the small screen, and things certainly aren\u2019t looking to slow down in 2024.<\/p>\n

The new year brings with it a host of exciting new series and returning favourites, stretching right the way through from January to December.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s Michael Sheen\u2019s The Way<\/a>, Apple TV+<\/a> war epic Masters of the Air<\/a> and Channel 4\u2019s Alice & Jack<\/a> \u2013 and that\u2019s not to mention the returns of Doctor Who<\/a>, House of the Dragon<\/a> and Strictly Come Dancing<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Read on for our list of 24 series to look forward to in 2024, and find the full list of 65 programmes in this week\u2019s issue of Radio Times magazine<\/a>.<\/p>

1. The Way<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\"Callum\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
Callum Scott Howells as Owen in The Way.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

BBC One, February<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Co-written, directed and starring Michael Sheen, this three-part drama brings together Wales\u2019s finest acting talent in a political thriller that follows the Driscoll family who have to escape their small town following a civil uprising, while pursued by a mercenary played by Luke Evans. \u2013 Alexia Skinitis<\/strong><\/p>\n

2. This Town<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\"This\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
This Town.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC\/Banijay Rights\/Kudos<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

BBC One, Spring<\/strong><\/p>\n

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From Peaky Blinders<\/a>\u2019 Steven Knight, starring Michelle Dockery, and filmed in Birmingham and at Knight\u2019s new Digbeth Loc Film and TV Studios. In 1981, a group of young people pursue their dream of making music during chaotic and violent times. \u2013 Laura Rutkowski<\/strong><\/p>\n

3. Nightsleeper<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\"Alexandra\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
Alexandra Roach in Nightsleeper.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC\/Euston Films<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

BBC One, later this year<\/strong><\/p>\n

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All aboard for this real-time thriller, which takes place on a Glasgow to London sleeper train that\u2019s hacked. As a government agency tries to intervene, things on board start to escalate. Can two strangers (Alexandra Roach and Joe Cole), one on the train and one not, help each other reach their final destination unscathed? \u2013 Laura Rutkowski<\/strong><\/p>\n

4. The Jetty<\/strong><\/h2>\n

BBC One, later this year<\/strong><\/p>\n

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All good crime thrillers need a character with a murky past. In this four-parter, it\u2019s Jenna Coleman\u2019s Detective Ember Manning, who investigates a fire that destroyed a holiday home in Lancashire \u2014 but the case becomes a lot more complex as she digs into it. \u2013 Laura Rutkowski<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

5. Breathtaking<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\"Joanne\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
Joanne Froggatt in Breathtaking.<\/span><\/figcaption> Christopher Barr\/ITV<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

ITV1, coming soon<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Rachel Clarke penned the memoir this series is based on about her life as an NHS doctor during the Covid pandemic. Jed Mercurio and Prasanna Puwanarajah bring it to the screen with Joanne Froggatt in the lead. \u2013 Laura Rutkowski<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

6. Masters of the Air<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\"Major\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
Austin Butler stars in Masters of the Air.<\/span><\/figcaption> Apple TV+<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Apple TV+, 26th January<\/strong><\/p>\n

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This much-anticipated Second World War drama comes from Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman, the executive producers behind Band of Brothers. The cast is similarly starry, with Callum Turner and Austin Butler, Rafferty Law, Barry Keoghan, Ncuti Gatwa and Spielberg\u2019s son Sawyer Spielberg appearing in the adaptation of Donald L Miller\u2019s book about the men of the 100th Bomb Group who were based in Norfolk and who conducted bombing raids over Nazi Germany. \u2013 Laura Rutkowski<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

7. One Day<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\"Ambika\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
Ambika Mod as Emma & Leo Woodall as Dexter in One Day.<\/span><\/figcaption> Teddy Cavendish\/Netflix<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Netflix, 8th February<\/strong><\/p>\n

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David Nicholls\u2019s 2009 novel comes to TV. It follows the sprawling 18-year friendship between Emma Morley and Dexter Mayhew (Ambika Mod and Leo Woodall) and their will-they, won\u2019t-they love story that revolves around them meeting up every year on 15 July. \u2013 Laura Rutkowski<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

8. Playing Nice<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\"James\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
James Norton in Playing Nice. ITV<\/span><\/figcaption> ITV<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

ITV1, later this year<\/strong><\/p>\n

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James Norton, Niamh Algar, James McArdle and Jessica Brown Findlay star as two couples who discover that their children were switched at birth in a hospital mix-up. But giving up the toddler \u201csons\u201d they\u2019ve raised and loved might not be the easiest option. \u2013 Laura Rutkowski<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

9. Out There<\/strong><\/h2>\n

ITV1, later this year<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A dark new drama starring Martin Clunes. When county lines drug dealers come to the British countryside, a farmer\u2019s livelihood, as well as the land he loves, is jeopardised. \u2013 Laura Rutkowski<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

10. Alice & Jack<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\"Domhnall\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
Domhnall Gleeson and Andrea Riseborough star in Alice and Jack<\/span><\/figcaption> Channel 4<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Channel 4, coming soon<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A romantic drama starring Domhnall Gleeson and Andrea Riseborough as the titular characters. When Jack meets Alice they form an instant connection, but the course of true love never did run smooth\u2026 But, as Glesson says, \u201cThe only work I\u2019ve wanted to watch and do since the pandemic is about connection and love, with a sense of humour.\u201d \u2013 Laura Rutkowski<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

11. The Gentlemen<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\"Theo\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
Theo James as Eddie Horniman in The Gentlemen.<\/span><\/figcaption> Kevin Baker\/Netflix<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Netflix, March<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Guy Ritchie is the creator, co-writer and director of the first two episodes in this spin-off from his 2020 crime caper. Theo James (The White Lotus<\/a>) leads the cast, which also features Vinnie Jones.- Laura Rutkowski<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

12. The Regime<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\"Kate\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
The Regime.<\/span><\/figcaption> HBO\/Sky Atlantic<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Sky Atlantic, later this year<\/strong><\/p>\n

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From the executive producers of Succession and directed by Stephen Frears and Jessica Hobbs comes The Regime<\/a>. Kate Winslet plays the Chancellor, the dictator of a fictional European country, and stars alongside Matthias Schoenaerts, Andrea Riseborough, Martha Plimpton and Hugh Grant. \u2013 Laura Rutkowski<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

13. Ripley<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\"Andrew\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
Andrew Scott as Tom Ripley in Ripley.<\/span><\/figcaption> Netflix<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n
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Netflix, later this year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Andrew Scott plays the lead character in this series based on Patricia Highsmith\u2019s Tom Ripley novels. Although Matt Damon did a wonderfully creepy job in the film The Talented Mr Ripley, we know that Scott will surely put his own stamp on the charismatic conman. \u2013 Laura Rutkowski<\/strong><\/p>\n

14. Black Doves<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Netflix, later this year<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Helen Webb (Keira Knightley) has been passing on her politician husband\u2019s secrets to an organisation called the Black Doves<\/a> for ten years. But when her lover is assassinated, her spymaster (Sarah Lancashire) calls upon an old friend (Ben Whishaw) to keep Helen safe. \u2013 Laura Rutkowski<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

15. Renegade Nell<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\"Louisa\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
Louisa Harland as Nell in Renegade Nell.<\/span><\/figcaption> Robert Viglasky\/Disney+<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n
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Disney Plus, Spring<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sally Wainwright\u2019s latest series is set in 18th-century England, where Nell Jackson (Louisa Harland) inadvertently becomes the most feared highwaywoman in the country. Then a magical spirit called Billy Blind (Nick Mohammed) appears and helps Nell realise that\u2019s not all she\u2019s destined for. \u2013 Laura Rutkowski<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

16. Rivals<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Disney Plus, later this year <\/strong><\/p>\n

Based on Jilly Cooper\u2019s saucy novel, we\u2019re transported to 1980s England, but with a \u201c2020 lens\u201d, to look at the cut-throat world of the TV industry. David Tennant, Aidan Turner, Katherine Parkinson, Danny Dyer and Emily Atack are a few of the names in the line-up. \u2013 Laura Rutkowski<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

17. A Very Royal Scandal<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Prime Video, later this year <\/strong><\/p>\n

The chameleon-like Michael Sheen takes on another role as a real person, this time Prince Andrew. Ruth Wilson co-stars as journalist Emily Maitlis as we follow the lead-up up to her Newsnight interview with the Prince. We\u2019re already sweating. \u2013 Laura Rutkowski<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

18. Doctor Who<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\"Ncuti\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson in Doctor Who.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n
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BBC One, May<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hot on the heels of their Christmas special, new Doctor Ncuti Gatwa and best pal Ruby (Millie Gibson) are back for eight more adventures. This year, the Doctor will meet the Beatles, battle new monsters and channel Bridgerton<\/a> in a Regency-style episode. \u2013 Huw Fullerton<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

19. Bridgerton<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\"Penelope\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
Penelope in Bridgerton season 3<\/span><\/figcaption> Netflix<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Netflix, 16th May<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) aka Lady Whistledown, is no longer pining for Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton), but has decided it\u2019s time to get married\u2026 \u2013 Laura Rutkowski<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

20. House of the Dragon<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\"Matt\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
Matt Smith in House of the Dragon.<\/span><\/figcaption> Ollie Upton\/HBO<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n
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Sky Atlantic, Summer<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Game of Thrones<\/a> prequel that is (whisper it) better than the original returns, with two rival royal factions starting a bloody civil war. Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke and Emma D\u2019Arcy are the stars, but you\u2019ll love the impressive CGI dragons. \u2013 Huw Fullerton<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

21. Secret World of Sound with David Attenborough<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Sky Documentaries, Summer<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A look at how animals hear and produce sound. We are promised an insight into dolphins\u2019 clicks and whistles, how baby caiman alligators communicate from within the egg, how lions and hyaenas battle in the dark, and how some birds master the art of mimicry. \u2013 Sherna Noah<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

22. Big Mood<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Nichola Coughlan and Lydia West in Big Mood.<\/span><\/figcaption> Channel 4<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n
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Channel 4, coming soon<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bridgerton\u2019s Nicola Coughlan and It\u2019s a Sin\u2019s Lydia West star in a new sitcom about pals whose relationship is tested by mental illness. \u2013 Huw Fullerton<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

23. The Outlaws<\/strong><\/h2>\n

BBC One, later this year<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Bristol\u2019s hapless minor criminal gang \u2014 including creator Stephen Merchant and Christopher Walken \u2014 returns for a third series. \u2013 Huw Fullerton<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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24. Strictly Come Dancing<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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BBC One, September<\/strong><\/p>\n

Expect the BBC\u2019s flagship show to go all out for its 20th birthday, with Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman at the helm. \u2013 Huw Fullerton<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

You can read the full list in this week\u2019s Radio Times magazine. Visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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