Release Date: TBD, Amazon
Loki
One need that has never been fully saturated with the MCU: Loki. Yes, Tom Hiddleston’s God of Mischief has been in several Marvel movies now, but it was never long enough. Now, the man gets his own show. Lokithe official summary simply states that it will take place after the events at Avengers: Endgame and his trailer is a bit vague and mysterious, but c’mon. It looks like a helluva good time.
Release Date: May, Disney +
An dropout
Saturday Night LiveKate MacKinnon stops imitating Elizabeth Warren, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Hillary Clinton and instead fills the shoes of a more infamous person – Theranos Chief, Elizabeth Holmes – in this Hulu series. That’s it. That’s a plug.
Release Date: TBD, Hulu
Y: The Last One
This version of the amazing comic series from Pia Guerra and Brian K. Vaughan has felt like pop culture vaporware for so long that it would be hard to imagine that it was released even though the world was not. in the midst of a pandemic. Nonetheless, this apocalyptic drama, about what happens when a mysterious event destroys every mom with Y chromosomes, is said to be in production. Like many other series over the past year, Covid-19 stopped production, but there is still a chance it could hit its 2021 release window.
Release Date: TBD, FX on Hulu
Midnight Mass
Did you enjoy it Hill House Event? You are in good luck. Horror impresario Mike Flanagan is back with another Netflix series that is sure to grab your spine. This man—Midnight Mass– about a remote island community that begins to experience unprecedented and frightening events after a young priest comes to town. Flanagan completed the scene for this during the pandemic and has a chance to be ready for streaming this year. Here is the hope.
Release Date: TBD, Netflix
Foundation
Speaking of throwing money at worthwhile ambitious projects, Apple TV + has ordered a sprawling rendition of Isaac Asimov Foundation novels. Could this be a major gender breakdown of the streaming service? We’ll see.