What are the new 2020 series coming to the small screen this fall? Don't worry, there are many more "television treats" waiting for us in the coming months.
Undoubtedly, the coronavirus pandemic has shaken the television industry as well, many productions had to be temporarily suspended, filming is facing serious delays. Despite everything, viewers can still look forward to some great series, which fortunately finished filming before the virus hit. And they are new series 2020, coming to our small screens this fall.
The Great Heist (2020)
Netflix (from August 14)
Netflix's new crime drama, based on true events, tells the story of the "heist of the century." It focuses on the daring multi-million dollar robbery of the Colombian central bank in the city of Valledupar. For fans of the Casa de Papel series!
Ted Lasso
Apple TV+ (from August 14)
Ted Lasso is an American football coach at a college in Kansas, and now he gets an offer to coach a professional football team in England, even though he has no experience with football as we know it on this side of the pond.
Lovecraft Country (2020)
HBO (from August 17)
Atticus is a black war veteran obsessed with science fiction. After returning from World War II, his family finds themselves in a mysterious world of alien magic and secret cults that take them across the country in the 1950s.
The Third Day (2020)
HBO (until September 14)
The first three episodes of The Third Day series come under the denominator "Summer", and in them Jude Law will star as Sam. He travels alone to an isolated island off the British coast, where he witnesses the local people taking part in strange customs that awaken old traumas in him. The next (and final) three episodes are titled “Winter” and feature Naomie Harris as Helen, a third person who arrives on the island to find answers to some questions. Among them is, of course, a special episode - "Autumn" - which is promised to be "groundbreaking".
Ratched
Netflix (from September 18)
Ryan Murphy's latest drama is a prequel to One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and is supposed to tell the story of Mildred Ratched, a nurse who works in a psychiatric hospital. According to Neflix: “In 1947, Mildred arrives in Northern California to find a job at a leading psychiatric hospital where disturbing new experiments on the human mind have begun. Mildred is the perfect image of a dedicated nurse, but when she becomes embroiled in the mental health system of the day and the people who work within it, a darkness begins to awaken within her, proving that real monsters are made, not born.”
The Comedy Rule (2020)
Showtime (starting September 27)
The political miniseries is an adaptation of former FBI director James B. Comey's book, A Higher Loyalty. He is focusing on just that as he serves the new President of the United States, Donald Trump. Jeff Daniels will star.
The Undoing (2020)
HBO (Fall 2020)
Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant star in this suspenseful drama about a woman whose world begins to fall apart when her husband goes missing. As he leaves behind a series of terrifying revelations, questions begin to arise about his true identity.
Bridgerton (2020)
Netflix (2020)
Netflix is set to release its historical drama Bridgerton later this year, based on the novels by Julia Quinn. It tells the story of a successful high-society family from the Regency era and eight siblings who embark on a quest for love. The story will be told by Julie Andrews, and this will also be the first series prepared for Neflix by Shonda Rhimes (Talent in White, Scandal, How to Get Away with Murder, Private Clinic, Station 19).
