The best new TV shows we can't wait for this year
All of the new TV shows to look forward to in 2022
It's safe to say, bingeing brilliant boxsets has been one of the main things to get us through the past year and a half of staying at home.
Things may have officially opened back up now, but that doesn't mean our TV drama obsession will be slowing down any time soon! And luckily for us, it doesn't have to, as there are a whole host of brand new shows heading to the small screen this year.
Best TV shows: What's coming out in 2022?
There's lots to look forward to in 2022 - including ITV's tense thriller Our House, starring LOD favourite Martin Compston, and Florence Pugh's eerie-looking Netflix series, The Wonder, adapted from the best-selling novel of the same title by Room's Emma Donoghue.
The hugely-anticipated prequel to Game of Thrones, House of Dragon, starring Matt Smith, will also be arriving ;ater this year, which is based on George R.R. Martin'sFire & Blood, the fantasy epic is set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones.
Meanwhile, Modern Family's Sofia Vergara will play drug Queenpin Griselda Blanco in a Netflix limited series, chronicling the real life of the savvy and ambitious Colombian business woman who created one of the most profitable cartels in history.
Fans of Selling Sunset will be delighted to hear that a spin-off show is currently in the works. Selling the OC will follow Jason Oppenheim – co-owner of the Oppenheim Group – as he expands the company, having opened a second office in Newport Beach.
The first look images of Oscar winner Viola Davis as Michelle Obama and The Crown's Gillian Anderson as Eleanor Roosevelt in The First Lady have also been released. The cast also includes Michelle Pfeiffer as Betty Ford.
Amazon has also released the first look at season 4 of The Marvelous Mrs Maisel, featuring Rachel Brosnahan's Midge looking deep in thought, and Abe (Tony Shalhoub) and Rose (Marin Hinkle) enjoying dinner together.
The first trailer for Netflix's Inventing Anna, starring Julia Garner, has been released and the transmission date confirmed for February 2022. Inspired by the New York Magazine article How Anna Delvey Tricked New York’s Party People by Jessica Pressler, the series from Bridgerton's Shonda Rhimes chronicles the true story of Anna Delvey, a young woman who conned her way into elite circles in New York.
Helena Bonham Carter will play legendary TV star Noele Gordon in Nolly, from It's a Sin writer Russell T Davis. A tribute to the late actress, ITV says the drama is an 'exploration of how the establishment turns on women who refuse to play by the rules, the women it cannot understand and the women it fears'.
Meanwhile, Downton creator Julian Fellowes' sumptuous new period drama, The Guilded Age will arrive to Sky Atlantic and NOW TV very soon. Set in New York in 1882, the drama depicts the rise of disparity between old money and new in a new world that is on the brink of the modern age. It stars Cynthia Nixon, Christine Baranski and Carrie Coon, and will arrive on 25 January.
HBO has also shared a sneak peek at Kaley Cuoco in The Flight Attendant season two, which we can expect on our screens in 2022. Plus Pam and Tommy, starring Lily James as the legendary Pamela Anderson, arrives on February 2nd on Disney +.
With all this incredible TV to look forward, we can't wait to get stuck into our next TV binge.
Here's a snapshot of the best TV shows set to become your new obsession...
Here's our pick of the best TV shows from NOW TV, BBC, ITV and Channel 4 to look forward to in 2022 and beyond, including thrillers and period dramas.
