[appbox firefoxaddon ]Finding a good series takes a lot of time and completely discourages the desire to watch something. In order not to waste time searching, we have compiled a selection of 10 new TV shows that you can watch in 2020.
1. Stranger
Original name: The Outsider
Genre: Thriller, detective
The country: USA
World Premiere: January 12, 2020
Director: Andrew Bernstein, Jason Bateman, Charlotte Brandstrom
Series: 10
Timing: 60 minutes
Trailer
New detective series from HBO based on the novel by Stephen King. The action takes place in the small American town of Flin City, where a simple English teacher Terry Maitland lives. He has two daughters and coaches the local baseball team in his spare time. On a cold morning, the inhabitants of a small town are shaken by terrible news, the exhausted corpse of an eleven-year-old boy has been discovered by the police.
Arriving at the scene of the crime, detective Ralph Anderson finds fingerprints and DNA from local teacher Terry Maitland. The police arrested Terry while training. Although all the evidence points to the teacher, he has an ironclad alibi - at the time of the crime, he was 90 km from the city. Could a person be in two places at the same time? The police have a suspicion of involvement in the murder of a supernatural boy.
2 Star Trek: Picard
Original name: Star Trek: Picard
Genre: fantasy
The country: USA
World Premiere: January 24, 2020
Director: Hanel Culpepper, Jonathan Frakes
Series: 10
Timing: 45 minutes
In the center of the plot is the space traveler Jean Luc Picard. Jean is of French origin, was born on Earth in the small town of La Barre. Since childhood, he dreamed of joining Starfleet.
Jean's biggest dream was space travel. After joining the Navy, he was seriously injured and underwent major heart surgery. Despite this, Picard continued his exciting adventures. After all, there is no time to rest, the planet is in danger. It is from Jean that the fate of all mankind depends.
3. Dracula
Original name: Dracula
Genre: horror, drama
The country: Great Britain
World Premiere: January 1, 2020
Director: Mark Gatiss, Steven Moffat
Series: 3
Timing: 90 minutes
Trailer
British horror mini-series based on Bram Stoker's novel Dracula. A series directed by Doctor Who and Sherlock Homes creators Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat. The action takes place in 1897 in a convent, where the exhausted Jonathan Harker ends up, he managed to escape from Dracula's castle. A couple of days ago, the hero enters the castle of a Romanian aristocrat. Jonathan was imprisoned by a cruel earl. Endless labyrinths prevent the guy from getting out of the castle. Every night Jonathan is tormented by nightmares, he becomes ill. The worse he feels, the younger the count becomes. Throughout the film, you have to immerse yourself in the mystical world of the most popular vampire on the planet.
4. Avenue 5
Original name: Avenue 5
Genre: fantasy, adventure
The country: Great Britain
World Premiere: January 19, 2020
Director: Natalie Bailey, Armando Iannucci, Becky Martin
Series: 9
Timing: 30 minutes
Trailer
Avenue 5 is a comedy-fiction series, from the eminent director of the series "The Thick of Things" and "Veep" Armando Iannucci. The action takes place in the distant future, where space travel has become commonplace. From Earth's orbit, the Avenue 5 space liner is sent on a cruise, at the helm of which is an experienced captain Ryan Clark. Passengers and crew are enjoying the journey when suddenly an accident occurs on the ship. Some passengers are injured, the ship is thrown off course. They are alone in a deserted space, far from Earth. Captain Ryan Clark has to save the day with all his might. After all, now the flight, which was supposed to take two months, due to technical overlays, the journey will last at least three years.
5. New Pope
Original name: The New Pope
Genre: drama
The country: Italy, France, Spain, USA, UK
World Premiere: January 10, 2020
Director: Paolo Sorrentino
Series: 6
Timing: 50-60 minutes
Trailer
During a public speech, Pontiff Lenny Belardo loses his creation and falls into a coma. The title goes to John Brannox, an English aristocrat. John is a perfect fit for the post, and his ideas about promoting Catholicism are pleasing to the Vatican. He is ready to lead the Catholic Church, when suddenly Lenny wakes up from a coma. The cardinals of the Vatican find themselves in a difficult situation: to leave Lenny at the head of the church or not.
6. Brave new world
Original name: Brave New World
Genre: drama, science fiction
The country: USA
World Premiere: July 15, 2020
Director: Owen Harris
Series: 9
Timing: 43 minutes
Trailer
Actions take place in the distant future, where humanity has finally found happiness. All resources belong to all mankind. Every member of society works for the common good. There is no crime here, and all internal problems can be solved by taking a drug-soma pill. The citizens of New London are born in incubators. Each newborn has a firmware that determines his status. There are also untouched corners of nature on the planet, where the new humanity can observe the life of its wild relatives. But it happens that a young man John, born outside of New London, gets into a paradise place from the outside. Before the inhabitants of an ideal world, the question is whether they have chosen the right path to happiness.
7 Protecting Jacob
Original name: Defending Jacob
Genre: Thriller, detective
The country: USA
World Premiere: April 24, 2020
Director: Morten Tyldum
Series: 8
Timing: 45-53 minutes
Trailer
The plot focuses on the American family of District Attorney Andy Barber. The life of the protagonist is turned upside down when the police find the body of a 14-year-old teenager in the forest. Andy's son is accused of brutal murder. Believing in the innocence of his child, the prosecutor is ready to do anything to protect his son from prison.
8. Lock and keys
Original name: lock&key
Genre: Horror, thriller, fantasy
The country: USA, Canada
World Premiere: February 7, 2020
Director: Michael Morris, Vincenzo Natali, Tim Southam
Series: 10
Timing: 50 minutes
Trailer
The action takes place in the small town of Lovecraft, where the House of Keys is located. A widow with children moves to the family estate, which has been empty for many years. She dreams of starting a new life and forgetting about the past. Having settled in the house, children from the first minutes begin to explore their new home. They find ancient artifacts and keys. The discovery encourages young explorers to look for secret doors behind which treasures are hidden. Children do not even suspect that the keys can unlock the door to the other world, where a terrible ancient monster has been languishing for many years.
9. Through the snow
Original name: lock&key
Genre: Utopia, thriller, drama
The country: USA
World Premiere: May 17, 2020
Director: Fred Tua, James Howes, Sam Miller, Helen Shaver, Everardo Goat
Series: 10
Timing: 60 minutes
Trailer
Trying to cope with global warming, scientists accidentally froze the Earth. The surviving people live on a constantly moving train, which runs around the planet. The rich and famous live at the head of the train, the poor at the tail, who work tirelessly to keep the locomotive running. A tough dictatorship operates on the train, where the cream of society mocks the beggars. But this alignment is not eternal, because there will always be a brave hero, ready to repulse the current system.
10. Developed
Original name: Devs
Genre: thriller, fantasy
The country: USA
World Premiere: March 5, 2020
Director: Alex Garland
Series: 8
Timing: 45 minutes
Trailer
Lily, a computer engineer, works for a large company that specializes in complex quantum calculus. Her lover works with her. One day he suddenly disappears. Some colleagues believe that the guy was killed. Searches do not bring results, and Lily decides to do the search herself. With the resources, she gathers information, and comes to the conclusion that the disappearance of her young man may be related to her company. As the investigation progresses, the heroine of the series is faced with a world of disappointments and illusions. Where the real world is closely mixed with the virtual.
