‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’
Starring: Peter Claffey, Dexter Sol Ansell, Finn Bennett
HBO may be taking its George R.R. Martin tribute a little too far with the delayed release of their latest venture into the “Game of Thrones” universe, based on Martin’s “Tales of Dunk and Egg” novellas.The show follows hedge knight Ser Duncan the Tall (Dunk) and his young squire Aegon Targaryen (Egg) — who will grow up to become King Aegon V — on their adventures across Westeros. It’s finally set to drop Jan. 11. The reception for HBO’s other “GoT” spinoff, “House of the Dragon,” the third season of which is due this summer, has been lukewarm. Can “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” recapture the old magic?
‘The Pitt’
Starring: Noah Wyle, Tracy Ifeachor, Patrick Ball
The winner of 2025’s Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series returns (along with its Emmy-winning regular cast members — Wyle and Katherine LaNasa) Jan. 8 for another glimpse into the lives of the staff at the fictional Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center, led by attending physician Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch. The tense, claustrophobic first season covered a single 15-hour shift in real time. This second outing will do the same, set on Independence Day nearly 10 months after the events of season one, on the first day back at work after attending rehab for Robinavitch’s right-hand man, senior resident Dr. Langdon (Ball).
‘The Night Manager’
Starring: Tom Hiddleston, Olivia Colman, Alistair Petrie
Nearly a decade on from its acclaimed first season, this spy thriller — inspired by the work of John Le Carré — sees Hiddleston returning as Jonathan Pine; although he’s now living as Alex Goodwin, a low-level MI6 officer, in London. But when that new identity is threatened by a face from the past, he’s plunged into a twisty plot involving arms deals, guerillas, and a new nemesis, Colombian businessman Teddy Dos Santos (Diego Calva). Due out on Amazon Prime on Jan. 11.
‘Industry’
Starring: Myha’la Herrold, Marisa Abela, Kit Harrington
The ‘special relationship’ between the US and the UK may be cooling, but this HBO/BBC joint production, at least, is thriving. Season four of the high-stakes finance drama, which debuts Jan. 11, sees a new fintech executive, Whitney Halberstram (Max Minghella, best known as Nick in “The Handmaid’s Tale”) shaking up London, while the employees of investment bank Pierpoint & Co continue to navigate their chaotic personal and professional lives. Charlie Heaton, fresh from “Stranger Things,” also joins the cast as financial journalist Jim Dycker.
‘Scrubs’
Starring: Zach Braff, Donald Faison, Sarah Chalke
February sees the return of Bill Lawrence’s much-loved medical sitcom, with many of the original cast members returning, at least for cameos, and the three main characters — Dr. John “J.D.” Dorian (Braff), surgeon Chris Turk (Faison), and Dr. Elliot Reid (Chalke) — taking center stage once again, 16 years after the season nine finale. This time around, they’ll be the ones teaching the interns how to do their jobs, attempting to emulate their mentor Dr. Perry Cox (John C. McGinley), who’s still knocking around Sacred Heart hospital.
‘Euphoria’
Starring: Zendaya, Maude Apatow, Sydney Sweeney
The long-delayed third season of the hit teen drama will hit screens in April. In the four years since season two, Zendaya has become a bona-fide A-lister, while Sydney Sweeney looks to be on her way to joining her, so expect plenty of new viewers to check out what Rue Bennett (Zendaya) and her friends are getting up to now that they’re older and (probably not any) wiser after a significant time jump. Natasha Lyonne, Rosalia, and Sharon Stone are among notable newcomers to the cast.
‘The Boys’
Starring: Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr
It’s the end of the road for Butcher and his crew of vigilantes as they gear up for the final showdown with Homelander (think Superman with fascist leanings) and his gang of artificially created corrupt superheroes (“Supes”) working for the all-powerful Vought International in this foul-mouthed, often hilarious, always brutal satirical comedy-drama based on the comic book of the same name by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson.
‘The Testaments’
Starring: Chase Infiniti, Lucy Halliday, Eva Foote
After the success of HBO’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” — adapted from Margaret Atwood’s novel — it was inevitable that Atwood’s follow-up would also get the TV treatment. If it’s half as gripping as the early seasons of its predecessor, we’re in for a treat. The story begins five years after the events of the finale of “The Handmaid’s Tale” and follows a new generation of young women in the hardline religious state of Gilead, who, unlike their mothers, have grown up there and know nothing of the outside world.
