How to survive the zombie apocalypse, repel the invasion of the White Walkers or aliens and solve the crimes of the century without getting up off the couch? To do this, just turn on the desired series and immerse yourself in the bewitching worlds of cinema. Last year was rich in good series. To choose the most anticipated TV shows of 2017 we turned to the popular Kinopoisk portal. The main criterion in compiling this top 10 was the audience’s expectation rating. It included only the latest news from the 2017 series, the most anticipated films that have not yet been shown and are a kind of "dark horses."
10. “Gypsy”
It turns out: in late summer or early fall.
The psychotherapist (played by Naomi Watts) has a dangerous and very close relationship with her patients. The director of the series is Sam Taylor-Johnson, who was at the helm of the movie Fifty Shades of Gray.
9. Star Trek: Discovery
Will be released in May.
It has been a long time since the famous Star Trek series ended, and even more if you prefer to forget Star Trek: Enterprise, whose rating made this TV show aired in 2005. Despite the departure of Brian Fuller as a showrunner (he focused his energy on “American Gods”), there is hope that the new “Star Trek” was not in vain in the most anticipated series of 2017. The list of his declared merits is very long: here are respectful attitude to the canon and multicultural and sexual equality and unexpected characters (for example, a female captain and a lieutenant gay).
8. The Defenders
The series is expected in the fall.
Daredevil, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones and Iron Fist teamed up for a good purpose. Hard times await the bad guys in New York, because our beloved heroes are ready to fight for good and justice to the last drop of gangster blood. Also intriguing is the role of Sigourney Weaver as someone “very smart” and “very responsible.” Maybe super villains?
7. "The Handmaid's Tale"
The show will begin in April.
This series is based on the dystopian novel Margaret Atwood about a bleak future during the military dictatorship in the fictional Republic of Gilead. The Republic came about when the United States collapsed and religious extremists created a tough theocracy. All the women in it are divided into groups, the most privileged of which are the wives of the Commanders. And the main character (Elizabeth Moss) is a maid, who is entrusted with the task of having sex with the owner and giving birth to a child in the era of total infertility.
6. The Iron Fist
The premiere month is March.
Game of Thrones star Finn Jones (Loras) plays Danny Rand, who returns to New York 15 years after he was deemed dead in a plane crash. He must avenge the death of his parents.
Netflix will also release the Defenders mini-series, which we already mentioned in our chart of the 10 most anticipated TV shows of 2017. It will unite “under one roof” Luke Cage (Mike Colter), Jessica Jones (Kristen Ritter), Daredevil (Charlie Cox) and Iron Fist.
5. “Escape: Continuation”
World premiere in April.
The series ended in 2009, and the main character, Michael Scofield, was apparently dead. Eight years later, it turned out that Michael was alive and kept in a Yemeni prison. Lincoln and Sarah plan to pull Michael free.
4. The Legion
Release will take place in February.
The story from the X-Men universe continues the list of the most anticipated foreign TV series of 2017. This may be one of the best things to happen in the world of cinema next year. After all, the creator and producer of the project is Noah Hawley, who very successfully transferred the Fargo to the small screen.
Dan Stevens, the star of Downton Abbey, plays the main role in him a restless person with a diagnosis of schizophrenia, who has been in a mental hospital for many years. But after a strange meeting with a fellow patient, he begins to realize that the voices he hears and visions can be real.
3. "The big little lie"
The show will take place in February.
The story of a group of wealthy mothers involved in a mysterious murder mystery opens the three leaders of the expected 2017 series. The Hollywood heavyweights such as Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Alexander Skarsgard and Zoe Kravitz played in the series, and the plot is based on the eponymous best-seller Lian Moriarty.
2. "Inhumans"
Expected: in September.
The second issue of the serial chart is the story of the royal family, whose superpower was bestowed upon them by the mysterious Terrigen Mist. Given that in the series there will be not only Black Thunder (who is mostly silent, as his voice is a weapon) and his wife Medusa with magic hair, but also a giant dog named Lockjo, the Inhumans have the potential to become no worse than the “Sentinels” Galaxies. "
1. Twin Peaks
The likely start of the show: in April.
It has been 25 years since the original Twin Peaks television series, presented to us by David Lynch and Mark Frost, went live. And now he has returned and topped the top of the expected series of 2017.
In it, we will again see the FBI agent Dale Cooper (Kyle McLachlan) and many other characters living in a fictional American town. It will not be a spin-off, a prequel or a remake, but rather a continuation of the original series.
