EW staffers share the upcoming series they can’t wait to see this year.
A new year means lots of things, but our favorite?
Expect fewer laughs, more drugs and violence, and what could be another star-making turn.

Sebastian Stan and Lily James in ‘Pam and Tommy,’ and the real Tommy Lee and Pamela Anderson in 2005.Hulu; Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
The throne is officially his.
The limited series is from showrunner Cathy Schulman (Crash) and director Susanne Bier (The Undoing).
Lynette Rice
Gaslit
Julia Roberts.Sean Penn.

Jabari Banks as Will in ‘Bel-Air’.peacock
Need we say more?
Martha is best known as the first person to publicly sound the alarm on Watergate.
Where Roberts and Penn lead, we will most definitely follow.

Viola Davis, Michelle Pfeiffer and Gillian Anderson.Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images; John Phillips/Getty Images; Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images
Amazon Prime Video is diving back into J.R.R.
I can’t wait to return to Middle-earth.
But, maybe the nextGame of Thronesis…Game of Thrones.

Julia Roberts and Sean Penn.Michael Kovac/Getty Images
We’ll soon be flooded with video game TV series.
Nicholas Romano
Wednesday
The most interesting member of the Addams family is finally stepping into the spotlight!
Yep, we’re getting teenage Wednesday!

Amazon Prime Video’s ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’.Amazon Studios
Add in a supernatural mystery or two, and we can’t wait to see what the show delivers.
Samantha Highfill
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Hello there, indeed.

Marvel Studios

Theo James and Rose Leslie.Macall Polay/HBO

Emma D’Arcy and Matt Smith on ‘House of the Dragon’.Ollie Upton/HBO

HALO: Pablo Schreiber as Master Chief in HALO set to stream on Paramount+ in 2022.Paramount+

Jenna Ortega will play the titular role on Netflix’s “Wednesday,” a spin-off of “The Addams Family” directed by Tim Burton.Irvin Rivera; Netflix

Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi.Lucasfilm, Ltd.