The Most Anticipated Shows and New Season Premieres Coming to Netflix This Year!
Stranger Things: Season 2
Stranger Things: Season 2 will air October 27th of this year. Season 1 was phenomenal. This scary, science-fiction show is a period piece set in the 1980s. If one was a teen of the 1980s, Stranger Things will spark a sense of nostalgia, and Stephen King and Stephen Spielberg movies will come to mind. Picture a scary version of the Goonies, imagine Stand by Me(but a horror version), or envision E.T. with darker traits. In retrospect, Stranger Things not only appeals to the fans of the 80’s but to the newer generation because simply put, brilliance is universal.
Release Date: October 27th
Creators: The Duffer Brothers
Marvel’s: The Defenders
Netflix is releasing a highly anticipated series that will bring together ‘Four’ Marvel heroes; Jessica Jones, Daredevil, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist. All of whom have had their own Netflix original series; this show will be a medley of superhero powers! The Defenders will be worth watching especially for Marvel fans and will have eight episodes jam-packed with good versus evil, action, adventure, and good old fashioned excitement!
Release Date: August 18th
Creators: Douglas Petrie and Marco Ramirez based on the Marvel Comics superhero team.
Death Note
Death Note will debut a special screening at our very own San Diego Comic Con this weekend! The Netflix series is a ‘vigilante justice’ themed show. The main character, Light Yagami is a high school student who takes justice into his own hands when he discovers a notebook that gives him the power to kill whoever he wants. The show is based on Death Note, a manga series which ran from 2003-2006 and anime adaptation series 2006-2007. Watch the trailer because it will surely entice viewers to tune-in to the new series!
Release Date: August 25th
Creators: Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata and based on the manga series by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata
Watership Down
Based on the fantasy, adventure novel written by Richard Adams, Watership Down will air as an animated four-part mini-series adapted and co-produced by BBC and Netflix. The 1970’s tale of bravery and endurance is set in southern England and shadows a group of rabbits escaping their home to avoid the evasion of humans. This may very well be a pleasurable novel-to-television series experience!
Fun Facts: The novel originated from stories that Adams told to his daughters on long road trips through the country. 2. The novel manuscript was rejected several times by publishers before it was actually published.
Creators: Tom Bidwell based on the novel by Richard Adams
Release Date: TBA Late Summer-Late Winter 2017