Release date of: TBD, Amazon
Loki
A need that has never been fully satisfied by the MCU: Loki. Of course, Tom Hiddleston’s God of Mischief has appeared in some Marvel films, but never long enough. Now, the guy is having his own show. LokiThe official synopsis of just says that it occurs after the events of Avengers: Endgame and your trailer is a little vague and mysterious, but come on. It looks like a very good time.
Release date of: May, Disney +
The Dropout
Saturday Night LiveKate McKinnon stops pretending to be Elizabeth Warren, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Hillary Clinton and instead plays the role of a more infamous figure – Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes – in this Hulu series. That’s it. This is the plug.
Release date of: TBD, Hulu
Y: The Last Man
This adaptation of Pia Guerra and Brian K. Vaughan’s incredible comic series seemed like pop culture vaporware for so long that it would be hard to imagine it was actually being released, even if the world wasn’t in the middle of a pandemic. Regardless, this apocalyptic drama, about what happens when a mysterious occurrence annihilates all mammals with Y chromosomes, is supposedly in production. Like many other series last year, production was halted by Covid-19, but there is still a chance to reach the 2021 launch window.
Release date of: TBD, FX on Hulu
Midnight Mass
Did you like it The Haunt of Casa da Colina? You are lucky. Horror entrepreneur Mike Flanagan is back with another Netflix series that is sure to shiver his spine. This one-Midnight Mass—It’s about a remote island community that begins to experience unprecedented and frightening events after a young priest arrives in the city. In fact, Flanagan completed filming during the pandemic and there is a chance that he will be ready to broadcast this year. Here’s the hope.
Release date of: TBD, Netflix
Foundation
Speaking of investing money in ambitious projects that are worthwhile, Apple TV + has ordered a broad adaptation of Isaac Asimov Foundation soap operas. Is this the big change in streaming service genre? We’ll see.