Netflix has a massive roster of upcoming Netflix Original series and if you’re wondering which ones you should be getting excited about, we’ve compiled a list of the most anticipated according to IMDb users using their IMDb MOVIEmeter.
Excluding returning series like Wednesday and Stranger Things, this series focuses on the most anticipated upcoming debut new Netflix series using the MOVIEmeter, calculated based on incoming traffic to individual pages for respective shows. Now, there are a few problems with this data, but we like using it as a litmus test for what people are getting excited about and are actively searching for.
If you want to see what movies are hotly anticipated for Netflix, we’re running a separate list for those movies here.
Note: MOVIEmeter scores are correct as of June 27th, 2024.
Pulse
Directors: Sarah Boyd, Carlton Cuse, Kate Dennis, SJ Main Muñoz, Wendey Stanzler
Cast: Jessie T. Usher, Willa Fitzgerald, Justina Machado, Colin Woodell, Jack Bannon, Daniela Nieves, Jessy Yates
An all-star ensemble cast is being pulled together for this brand new procedural medical drama on Netflix that’s set in a bustling Miami trauma center.
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Creators: Ian Brennan, Ryan Murphy
Cast: Cooper Koch, Nicholas Alexander Chavez, Tanya Clarke, Vince Duvall, Javier Bardem
Following up the series DAHMER is no easy feat but MONSTERS will continue with two new subjects at the forefront. “Two wealthy brothers stand trial for shooting their parents in Beverly Hills, claiming self-defense after years of abuse, while prosecutors allege greed as the motive,” reads the logline for the new upcoming series scheduled to arrive in late 2024.
The Choice
Director: Isabelle Sieb
Writer: Matt Charman
Cast: Martin McCann, Hiftu Quasem, Suranne Jones, Julie Delpy, Corey Mylchreest
Netflix Release Date: TBD
One British thriller that’s on your radars as much as it is on ours is The Choice, a new series that sees what happens when the British PM’s husband is kidnapped, and they join a compromised French President to negotiate a release.
Ransom Canyon
Director: Amanda Marsalis
Writers: April Blair, Laura Nava
Cast: Minka Kelly, Josh Duhamel, Lizzy Greene, Tatanka Means, Marianly Tejada, Eoin Macken
Netflix Release Date: Expected 2025
Ransom Canyon, a new romance set in Texas, hopes to win the hearts of those who already love some of Netflix’s feel-good dramas, such as Virgin River or Sweet Magnolias.
The romance-western series follows the lives and loves of three interlinking families.
Twilight of the Gods
Directors: David Hartman and Jay Oliva
Cast: Lauren Cohan, Peter Stormare, Jessica Henwick, Jamie Chung, Sylvia Hoeks, Corey Stoll
Netflix Release Date: September 19th
One of two major projects from Zack Snyder on this list is his new adult-animated series based on Norse mythology called Twilight of the Gods.
In the works for several years, we’ll finally get to see the fruits of labor from Snyder and collaborators Eric Carrasco, David Hartman, and Jay Oliva this September.
Terminator Zero
Director: Masashi Kudô
Writers: Mattson Tomlin
Netflix Release Date: August 29th, 2024
Some major properties are getting animated/anime adaptations at Netflix, and this collaboration sees Production I.G. and Skydance Media team up to bring the character popularized by Arnold Schwarzenegger himself to the big screen.
Here’s what you can expect:
“2022: A future war has raged for decades between the few human survivors and an endless army of machines. 1997: The AI known as Skynet gained self-awareness and began its war against humanity.”
Black Doves
Created By: Joe Barton
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Netflix Release Date: 2024 TBD
Keira Knightley will star in her first Netflix Original series Black Doves. Filming is currently underway, and at the earliest, we’ll likely be waiting until late 2024.
The synopsis for Black Doves has been sourced from Netflix:
“Helen, who embarks on a passionate affair with a man who has no idea what her secret identity is. Caught in the crosshairs when her lover falls victim to the dangerous and shadowy London underworld, Helen’s employer’s call in Sam to protect her.”
The Abandons
Created By: Kurt Sutter
Genre: Western, Drama
Cast: Ryan Hurst, Lena Headey, Gillian Anderson, Patton Oswalt, Nick Robinson, Michiel Huisman
Netflix Release Date: 2025 TBD
Picture: Netflix
Production is now underway on Netflix’s big new western series from Kurt Sutter, best known for his work on the beloved Sons of Anarchy series.
Set in 1850s Oregon, the plot revolves around multiple families uniting to stop a corrupt force trying to get them off their land.
Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas
Created By: Jay Oliva
Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror
Cast: Tig Notaro, Monica Barbaro, Anya Chalotra, Christian Slater, Vanessa Hudgens
Netflix Release Date: ???
Originally, we thought that the animated prequel to Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead would be released in 2022, but now, two years later, it’s unclear where Lost Vegas is and whether it still exists. Despite that, the show is still on Netflix’s most anticipated list of upcoming shows.
“Scott Ward and his rescue crew’s efforts to protect all they love during the first phases of the mysterious zombie outbreak in Vegas.”
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
Director: Dolly Wells
Writers: Zia Ahmed, Poppy Cogan, Ajoke Ibironke, Ruby Thomas
Cast: Emma Myers, Anna Maxwell Martin, Matthew Baynton, Yali Topol Margalith
Netflix Release Date: August 1st, 2024
Emma Myers is among the cast of this new mystery thriller based on the book by Holly Jackson. Best known for her role in the Netflix series Wednesday, Myers plays Pip Fitz-Amobi in this new series where she’s investigating the murder of Andie Bell.
Netflix will distribute the show in all regions outside of the United Kingdom and a few others, where the BBC and other local broadcasters will distribute it.
Want to see the next 10? Here they are:
- 11 – Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft
- 12 – One Hundred Years of Solitude
- 13 – KAOS
- 14 – Death By Lightning
- 15 – The Undertow
- 16 – Running Point
- 17 – Nobody Wants This
- 18 – You Have Done Well
- 19 – The Four Seasons
- 20 – The One Piece
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