Original Netflix Shows To Look Forward To In 2017!
We can all agree that 2016 wasn’t the best year, but at least 2017 is looking up for now. Donald Trump has already secured one job for Alec Baldwin for the next four years, Nintendo announced the release of Super Mario Odyssey and Netflix looks as if it will have some pretty great series we can all look forward to in 2017.
A Series of Unfortunate Events
In true Lemony Snicket fashion, the show was released this past Friday on the 13th and so far I am impressed with the level of detail. Neil Patrick Harris is practically unrecognizable as Count Olaf and the delivery of the storyline is quite respectable. I am personally giving a lot of credit to the fact that they brought the original author, Daniel Handler back to the writing table for this show for how much it feels like the original work.
Frontier release date: January 20
Starring everyone’s favorite Aquaman, Jason Momoa is the main protagonist of this historical drama which chronicles the chaotic and often violent power struggles within the North American fur trade of the 18th Century. So, if you’ve ever felt like a modern anachronism or if you’re like me and looking for something to entertain your father with something other than the History Channel, this is looking like a great and entertaining solution.
Iron Fist release date: March 17
Netflix’s fourth Marvel series will star Finn Jones, whom you might remember from Game of Thrones, in the lead role of Daniel Rand (Iron Fist). The hero fights against the criminal elements corrupting New York City with his master kung-fu skills and ability to summon the power of the fiery Iron Fist, which strikes opponents with superhuman impact. The show will reportedly pick up just as Rand returns to the Big Apple, after having gone missing from the city for several years.
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later release date TBA
Since the original movie was one that my older brother made me watch as a kid and I will always remember, I am personally excited to see where this goes.
Piggybacking off of the original movie’s scene in which Bradley Cooper’s character Ben proposes that all the campers return in 10 years to see how they’ve turned out, this eight episode series takes place during that proposed ten year return.
The Defenders release date: TBA
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All four of Netflix’s street-level Marvel heroes — Daredevil (Charlie Cox), Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter), Luke Cage (Mike Colter), and Iron Fist (Finn Jones) — will join forces in this team-up series, also set to debut in 2017. Though specific details of the show haven’t been revealed, the miniseries event will follow the group of heroes as they are brought together to face their biggest threat yet.
Daredevil showrunners Douglas Petrie and Marco Ramirez are expected to oversee the show. While an exact release date has not yet been confirmed, Netflix’s previous schedule of Marvel series premieres indicates that The Defenders will likely kick off sometime in the latter half of the year, probably next fall.
Bill Nye Saves the World release date: Spring 2017
Bill Nye was my personal hero as a kid, so as much as I am excited to see my favorite Marvel characters come to life, my inner science geek is giddy at the prospect of seeing my favorite scientist on TV again.
I am also glad to see that the show has grown up with me. Bill Nye Saves the World has been described as an unfiltered talk show where my favorite science guy will tackle a new topic each week and explain it from a scientific point of view. The series will work to debunk myths and refute anti-scientific claims that may be spread by politicians, religious leaders, or titans of industry. In other words, I am very excited.
All in all, Netflix will be releasing 16 new shows this year and many of them with A-list actors such as Naomi Watts, Drew Barrymore and other shows like El Chapo which chronicle famous elusive real life characters. Not too bad for a couple guys who originally wanted change how we rent movies.
While our parents’ generation still has to learn that cutting cable doesn’t mean you have to miss out on the best shows maybe this year’s new A-list line up will convince them otherwise.
