The best new shows to stream on Netflix, Hulu, HBO, and more

In the old days of TV, you needed cable and network television if you wanted to keep up with the best shows. Now you just need a handful of streaming services, depending upon which ones you really want. But for the truly adventurous TV lovers who subscribe to Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, HBO Max, Apple TV+, Disney+, Paramount+, and Peacock, it can be really hard to narrow your selections down to something that you really want to watch above all others.

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That’s where we come in. We keep an eye on everything coming and going to make sure you know what shows you can watch at a moment’s notice. These are the best new shows to stream. Now, go make time to watch them.

When you’re done here, check out the best new movies to stream this week, as well as the best shows on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, and Disney+.

New TV shows to watch at a glance

Perry Mason

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2020
Shadow and Bone

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2021
MPower

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2023
Poker Face

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2023
Daisy Jones & the Six

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2023

Apple TV+

Ted Lasso (2020)

Genre

Comedy, Drama

Cast

Jason Sudeikis, Hannah Waddingham, Juno Temple

Created by

Jason Sudeikis, Brendan Hunt, Bill Lawrence, Joe Kelly

watch on Apple TV+

Do you want to know why Ted Lasso is Apple TV+’s breakout hit? It’s because this is one of the few comedy series that is truly uplifting and inspiring even when the characters face personal turmoil and drama. We believe in Ted Lasso (Jason Sudeikis), the unfailingly nice American football coach who was hired to coach an English soccer team, AFC Richmond.

The third and final season picks up with Ted’s team facing a very grim prediction for the season, while Ted’s former friend and colleague, Nathan “Nate” Shelley (Nick Mohammed), mocks them from his new position as the coach of a rival team. But Ted is still Ted, and he has a unique way of winning people over. And if you give Ted Lasso a chance, this show will win you over too.

The Reluctant Traveler with Eugene Levy (2023)

Genre

Documentary

Cast

Eugene Levy

watch on Apple TV+

Eugene Levy is the titular traveler in this documentary series that has the multitalented, Emmy-winning actor, writer, comedian, and producer stepping outside his comfort zone for a variety of globe-hopping adventures. The series’ first, eight-episode season sends Levy to Costa Rica, Japan, Finland, and other locales as he becomes immersed (reluctantly, of course) in what they have to offer an intrepid traveler.

Hello Tomorrow! (2023)

Genre

Drama

Cast

Billy Crudup, Haneefah Wood, Hank Azaria

Created by

Lucas Jansen, Amit Bhalla

watch on Apple TV+

Billy Crudup leads this new sci-fi satire that follows an ambitious salesman attempting to find buyers for real estate on the moon. Part comedic satire, part drama, the retrofuturistic series also features Haneefah Wood and Hank Azaria in supporting roles.

HBO Max

The Last of Us (2023)

Genre

Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure

Cast

Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey

Created by

Craig Mazin, Neil Druckmann

watch on HBO Max

Video game adaptations don’t always work out in Hollywood, but The Last of Us is something special. One of the key figures behind the games, Neil Druckmann, has teamed up with veteran TV producer Craig Mazin for an adaptation that is not only true to the source material, it is also unafraid to surpass it. The first season is now complete, and it is a masterpiece with emotionally rich and complex characters.

At the center of the story are Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey), a duo who have developed a father-daughter bond as he attempts to get her safely across the country. Ellie may be the only human who is immune to a deadly plague that nearly wiped out humanity. But the emotional stakes are just as high when the bond between Joel and Ellie supersedes everything else.

Perry Mason (2020)
new

Genre

Drama, Mystery, Crime

Cast

Matthew Rhys, Juliet Rylance, Chris Chalk

Created by

Rolin Jones, Ron Fitzgerald

watch on HBO Max

Many of us are probably not old enough to remember the 1957-1966 Perry Mason series starring Raymond Burr, or the pulp novels that Erle Stanley Gardner wrote 90 years ago. And you don’t have to be familiar with them to enjoy HBO’s reinvention of the series.

Perry Mason keeps the Great Depression time period from Gardner’s original novels, and acts as an origin story for Perry (Matthew Rhys), as he finds himself forced to transition from private investigator to lawyer in order to solve a nearly impossible case. Season 2 begins this Sunday, March 5, with new cast members including Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them actress Katherine Waterston and Sean Astin.

Perry Mason Season 2 | Official Trailer | HBO Max

Doom Patrol (2019)

Genre

Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama

Cast

Diane Guerrero, April Bowlby, Joivan Wade

Created by

Jeremy Carver

watch on HBO Max

The most unlikely superheroes of all time are back for a fourth season of bizarre adventures. If you’ve been following along, you know the premise: The series follows a group of reluctant heroes whose powerful abilities are the result of tragic accidents that have left them psychologically scarred — and physically scarred, in some cases — and now they spend their time bickering with each other and trying to avoid doing anything heroic whatsoever. Trouble always seems to find them, though, and it’s usually a very, very weird kind of trouble. Come for the flurry of F-bombs and clever dialogue, but stay for the terrifying “butt-monsters” and other, even weirder threats to reality as we know it.

Netflix

Shadow and Bone (2021)
new

Genre

Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Cast

Jessie Mei Li, Archie Renaux, Freddy Carter

Created by

Eric Heisserer

watch on Netflix

Need some fantasy in your life? Shadow and Bone is back for its second season on Netflix. And if you’re unfamiliar with the world of the show, it does get you up to speed fairly quickly. The short version is that it takes place in an alternate world, much like our own, which has been divided by literal darkness. And in this world, magic is real.

Alina Starkov (Jessie Mei Li) is a Sun Summoner who has the ability to control light and perhaps to free her world from the darkness. Now, she just needs to survive her confrontation with her Shadow Summoner counterpart, General Aleksander Kirigan (Ben Barnes).

Shadow and Bone | Official Trailer | Netflix

You (2018)

Genre

Mystery, Crime, Drama

Cast

Penn Badgley, Lukas Gage, Charlotte Ritchie

Created by

Greg Berlanti, Sera Gamble

watch on Netflix

You has been such a megahit for Netflix that it’s easy to forget that it was once a Lifetime original series that was canceled before Netflix swooped in to renew the show. In You‘s recently completed fourth season, serial killer Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley) has relocated to London in an attempt to reinvent himself yet again. This time, Joe is really trying to cut back on his murderous tendencies. But old habits die hard. And we wouldn’t have it any other way.

Formula 1: Drive to Survive (2019)

Genre

Documentary

Created by

James Gay-Rees

watch on Netflix

You don’t need to know anything about Formula 1 racing to be drawn into this documentary series that explores the drivers, teams, and season-to-season drama of the world’s most popular racing sport. Each season of the series takes a deep dive into the prior year’s Formula 1 World Championship competition, profiling the colorful drivers, team principals (basically, the coach of the team), team dynamics, and racing drama that makes Formula One so exciting.

The first season of Drive to Survive covered the 2018 racing season, and subsequent seasons explored the rise — and fall — of various racers, how the league was affected by a global pandemic and the war between Russia and Ukraine, and the delicate balance between camaraderie and competition that fuels the sport. The recently released fifth season brings fans up to speed with the events from the 2022 season.

Disney+

MPower (2023)
new

Genre

Documentary

watch on Disney+

This month, Disney+ is throwing the spotlight on the main heroines of the MCU in MPower, a four-part documentary series. Scarlet Witch, Gamora, Captain Marvel, and the women of Black Panther are all given spotlight episodes, which feature interviews with the actresses who portray these heroines, as well as the women behind-the-scenes who helped bring them to life. The show also touches upon the impact that these characters have had on fans all over the world.

MPower | Disney+

The Mandalorian (2019)

Genre

Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama

Cast

Pedro Pascal

Created by

Jon Favreau

watch on Disney+

After an absence of more than two years, the first live-action Star Wars series is back on Disney+. If you decided not to watch The Book of Boba Fett, then you may be mystified when you discover that the emotional farewell between Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) and Grogu was resolved between seasons.

When The Mandalorian season 3 picks up, the duo are happily reunited and on a new adventure that will take them all the way to Mandalore in a bid to restore Din’s status in the eyes of his clan. Along the way, they may even reclaim the Mandalorian home world. As they say, “this is the way.”

The Mandalorian | Season 3 Official Trailer | Disney+

Star Wars: The Bad Batch (2021)

Genre

Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Cast

Dee Bradley Baker, Michelle Ang

Created by

Dave Filoni

watch on Disney+

This animated Star Wars spinoff series set after the events of The Clone Wars and Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith follows a group of renegade clone troopers who find themselves on the run from the Galactic Empire in the aftermath of Order 66 and the elimination of the Jedi Order.

The first season of the series left the uniquely gifted clones in deep water (literally) as they rescued one of their own from the facility where they were created, still uncertain of their place in this new galaxy. Season 2 is currently streaming weekly.

Peacock

Poker Face (2023)
new

Genre

Mystery, Crime

Cast

Natasha Lyonne

Created by

Rian Johnson

watch on Peacock

If you’ve been waiting for Poker Face to wrap up its first season before bingeing it, then now is the perfect time to catch Rian Johnson’s new series. Poker Face is a refreshing throwback to the TV shows of yesteryear thanks to its mystery-of-the-week format.

Natasha Lyonne stars as Charlie Cale, a woman who is both blessed and cursed with the ability to tell when someone is lying. As she attempts to rebuild her life, Charlie finds herself on the road solving new mysteries each week opposite a star-studded guest cast.

Poker Face | Official Trailer | Peacock Original

Bel-Air (2022)

Genre

Drama

Cast

Jabari Banks, Adrian Holmes, Cassandra Freeman

Created by

Andy Borowitz, Susan Borowitz

watch on Peacock

This reimagined spin on ’90s sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air delivers a more dramatic, timely exploration of race, class, and privilege with its story of a teenager from Philadelphia who’s sent to live with wealthy relatives in the famous posh Los Angeles suburb. Jabari Banks stars in the series as Will Smith, whose background gives him a unique perspective on his new surroundings. After a critically praised first season, Bel-Air returns for a much-anticipated second batch of episodes.

Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin (2022)

Genre

Comedy

Cast

Adam DeVine, Sarah Hyland, Flula Borg

watch on Peacock

This spinoff from the Pitch Perfect film franchise follows Adam DeVine’s memorable character, Bumper Allen, as he moves to Germany to revive his music career and, inevitably, experience all manner of setbacks and personal victories on his way to stardom. Sarah Hyland, Flula Borg, and Jameela Jamil play supporting roles in the silly, song-filled series.

Amazon Prime Video

Daisy Jones & the Six (2023)
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Genre

Drama

Cast

Riley Keough, Camila Morrone, Sam Claflin

Created by

Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber

watch on Amazon

It’s no secret that Riley Keough is the granddaughter of Elvis Presley, or that she recently lost her mother, Lisa Marie Presley. But Keough has her own career in Hollywood, and she’s attempting to build her own legacy. That legacy starts here with Daisy Jones & the Six, a new miniseries on Prime Video.

Keough and Sam Claflin co-headline the series as Daisy Jones and Billy Dunne, respectively. In the ’70s, their band ruled the rock world before it suddenly fell apart. Daisy Jones & the Six utilizes a faux-documentary style to explore the band’s rise and fall, as viewers are left to wonder if Daisy and Billy can come back together again.

Carnival Row (2019)

Genre

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Cast

Orlando Bloom, Cara Delevingne, David Gyasi

Created by

Travis Beacham, René Echevarria

watch on Amazon

Amazon’s fantasy series set in a world where magical creatures live among humans returns for a second and final season. The show casts Orlando Bloom as a detective investigating grisly murders tied to the oppressed, poverty-stricken magical population. When his work puts him back in touch with a fairy played by Cara Delevingne who happens to be an old love interest, the investigation soon unearths a dark conspiracy that shakes the fragile peace between the various elements of the human and fairy worlds.

Harlem (2021)

Genre

Comedy

Created by

Tracy Oliver

watch on Amazon

Returning for its second season, this critically praised romantic comedy series follows four friends navigating life and love in Harlem, New York. Created by Girls Trip screenwriter Tracy Oliver, the series stars Meagan Good, Jerrie Johnson, Grace Byers, and Shoniqua Shandai as the girlfriends whose friendship helps them overcome whatever life throws at them.

Hunters (2020)

Genre

Crime, Drama

Cast

Logan Lerman, Al Pacino, Jerrika Hinton

Created by

David Weil

watch on Amazon

Al Pacino plays the leader of a group of underground Nazi hunters in this series co-produced by Jordan Peele. Inspired by the stories of real-world Nazi hunters over the years, the series is set in New York City in 1977, where a diverse group of Nazi hunters discovers that there’s a plan underway to establish a Fourth Reich in the U.S. The show’s second season premiered on January 13 and will bring the series’ story arc to an end.

Hulu

Animaniacs (2020)

Genre

Animation, Comedy

Cast

Rob Paulsen, Jess Harnell, Tress MacNeille

watch on Hulu

Hulu’s modern revival of classic animated series Animaniacs enters its third and final season as Yakko, Wakko, and Dot return for more crazy hijinks across 10 wild episodes. Whether the series is skewering celebrities, lampooning current events, or making a mockery of popular trends, Animaniacs is always brilliantly edgy, and entertaining for audiences of all ages.

Not Dead Yet (2023)

Genre

Comedy

Cast

Gina Rodriguez, Angela Elayne Gibbs, Josh Banday

Created by

Casey Johnson, David Windsor

watch on Hulu

This ABC sitcom casts Gina Rodriguez as Nell Stevens, a down-on-her-luck journalist trying to restart her life and career after a failed relationship derailed the good thing she had going a decade earlier. Saddled with writing obituaries, she soon finds herself getting advice on how to live a better life from the dead people she’s writing about.

Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence (2023)

Genre

Documentary

watch on Hulu

Take note, true-crime fans: This new, documentary series explores how a group of students at Sarah Lawrence College in Yonkers, NY, fell under the influence of conman Lawrence “Larry” Ray, who was eventually convicted of conspiracy, extortion, and sex trafficking (among other offenses) in 2022. The series features first-hand interviews with his victims and other material that offers background on the origins of the sex cult created by Ray at the private college and the events that led to his conviction.

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