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36 TV Shows to Watch in 2018

The year’s most anticipated series include Lena Waithe’s <em>The Chi</em>, the return of <em>Jessica Jones </em>and <em>American Crime Story</em>, and more.
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If 2017 welcomed a fleet of film mainstays to the small screen, 2018 is further bolstering television’s status as the medium of choice for actors and directors. The next three months feature upcoming series created or produced by Steven Soderbergh, Cary Fukunaga, Alex Gibney, and Ridley Scott, along with shows featuring up-and-coming talent such as Lena Waithe, Yara Shahidi, and Maya Thurman-Hawke. The rest of the year promises stars (Benedict Cumberbatch, Penélope Cruz, John Krasinski), luminaries (Anna Deavere Smith, David Attenborough), and revivals (The X-Files, Roseanne).


9-1-1 (January 3, Fox)

Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk (American Horror Story) turn to the humble procedural for their newest series, a fast-paced drama about first responders in Los Angeles. Angela Bassett, Connie Britton, and Peter Krause star.


Grown-ish (January 3, Freeform)

Freeform’s spinoff of ABC’s also created by Kenya Barris, follows Zoey (Yara Shahidi) as she heads to the fictional Southern California University. The cast includes ’s Deon Cole, as well

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