From more Star Trek to a surprising Harrison Ford: the best TV in early 2023
The best thing about the start of a new year, especially in media, is the excitement of fresh possibilities.
No negative reviews – at least, not yet. No crazymaking stars or offscreen personal scandals. Nothing but captivating premises, cool performers and exhilarating creative swings.
In that spirit, I've cobbled together a short list of my most-anticipated TV and media projects in the New Year. Bearing in mind that when I wrote a similar list last year, the now-shuttered CNN+ and lackluster Law & Order revival were both on it – hey, I'm a media optimist — let's take a rosy-eyed look at what's coming in early 2023.
Admittedly, the premise sounds like a mash-up of and , centered on) But when one of those two characters is played by star Pedro Pascal and one of the storytellers is Craig Mazin, the creator of HBO's miniseries, you get a show which far transcends its genesis as a popular video game. Toss in heart-wrenching performances from guest stars like Nick Offerman, Murray Bartlett, Melanie Lynskey and Gabriel Luna – along with Bella Ramsey's star-making turn as the girl who teams up with Pascal's character – and you have one of the best TV shows of early 2023 at hand.
