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(PG-13: Language) From Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner comes an upcoming Amazon Prime series. The Romanoffs features 8 stories of characters who believe that they are descendants of the Russian royal family, the House of Romanov.

“Real people, real magic, no camera tricks.” In his upcoming Netflix series Magic for Humans, magician Justin Willman uses his tricks to get a laugh – and the occasional scare – from strangers, hopefully turning them into friends. Premieres 8/17/18.

(PG-13) Ben Stiller’s upcoming Showtime miniseries is based on the true story of two convicted murderers who escaped from a prison in upstate New York with the help of a prison employee. Stars Benicio del Toro, Paul Dano and Patricia Arquette. Premieres 11/18/18.

“Pro Tip: Insist the quote is 100% accurate.” Such is the advice of the folks behind Slightlywrong, which makes t-shirts featuring movie and TV titles and quotes that are intentionally misspelled or misquoted.

“Dreams are maps. Let the best ones point the way.” The amazing documentary series Cosmos is getting a new season. In Cosmos: Possible Worlds, host Neil deGrasse Tyson will take us to hopeful explorations of both inner and outer space. Premieres Spring 2019 on FOX.

“Anytime people venture into the unknown, there is a cost.” From the creator of House of Cards comes a new Hulu series. Set in the year 2030, The First stars Sean Penn as one of a group of astronauts on a pioneering mission to Mars. The series premieres 9/14/18.

Batman: The Complete Animated Series is a 1080p Blu-ray set of the classic cartoon. It also comes with Batman: The New Adventures, Mask of the Phantasm and Batman and Mr. Freeze: Sub Zero. It will also come with three Funko Pop! figures. Drops 10/16/18.

“You can do anything if you believe in yourself… Aaaagh!” The trailer for The Simpsons and Futurama creator Matt Groening’s Netflix series introduces us to its three main characters: a runaway princess, a naïve goblin and a demonic, well, demon. Premieres 8/17/18.

Meet the students of King’s Dominion High School for the Deadly Arts, an academy that trains kids to be “creative problem solvers”, aka assassins. Rick Remender, Wesley Craig’ and Lee Loughridge’s graphic novel comes alive in SyFy’s upcoming series.

From the producers of Insidious and Get Out comes Ghoul, an upcoming Netflix series created in India. The show stars a newly minted military interrogator, who gets trapped in a prison where not all of the prisoners are human. Premieres 8/24/18.

“You are not a real person. You are a man in a box.” Jim Carrey stars as an iconic children’s TV character, whose bright and shiny persona masks the despair of his personal life. Frank Langella, Catherine Keener, and Judy Greer co-star in this compelling new Showtime series.

Anthony and Joe Russo have certainly made their mark on the Marvel cinematic universe. Now, they’ve been attached as exec producers on this new SYFY show about a underground high school where students train to become master assassins. Based on the graphic novel.

The disjointed nature of last season meant the return of Arrested Development was a little off of its game. But for Season 5, Netflix managed to get all of our favorite characters back in the same place at the same time. We’re hoping that restores its former glory. Drops 5/29/18.

Musician John Tracey presents a medley of some theme songs from classic kids TV shows from the 1980s and 1990s, performed with a smooth fingerstyle vibe on his acoustic guitar. We can still never get enough of those DuckTales and Inspector Gadget themes.

Jordan Bolton Design makes movie and TV show posters that look like stacks of cassette tapes. The title and cast are on the cassette tapes’ spines, each with a different retro design. The typography definitely feels dated and clunky, but appropriate in this context.

A duo of trailers for a new animated sci-fi series about an astronaut and his unusual sidekick, who find themselves on journeys to discover the mysteries of the universe. The show features voicework from Fred Armisen, David Tennant, Steven Yeun, and Tom Kenny, among others.

Luther creator Neil Cross’ mini-series looks incredibly intense. Hard Sun is a fresh take on police dramas, as two cops stumble onto details about a coverup that reveals the end of the world is upon us. Streaming now on BBC Player, and starting 3/7/18 on Hulu.

Ready to feel old? 1990s nostalgia is now officially a thing. This new Netflix original series is about relationships and coming of age in the heyday of Beavis and Butthead, Nickelodeon, and America Online. Drops 2/16/18.

This Netflix sci-fi series envisions a future in which consciousness can be uploaded into other bodies, allowing humans to survive physical death. The story kick off as a soldier is brought to life after 250 years by a wealthy man who wants answers to his own murder.

Now that Ridley Scott has presented his take on the story of J. Paul Getty and his kidnapped grandson, Danny Boyle and Simon Beufoy are here with a very different approach – an FX series inspired by the tale of greed and family dysfunction. Premieres 3/25/18.

(PG-13) Based on Charles Forsman’s graphic novel, The End of the F**king World is a comedy series about a young sociopath who pretends to like a girl so he can kill her. Turns out she’s as crazy as he is. But maybe two wrongs can make a right.

NuBluTV kicks off with an awesome new series, in which 7 Special Ops veterans use modern tactics to see if they could have changed the course of historic battles. Think Mythbusters, but with a military spin. Watch them take on Blackbeard in their premiere episode here.

For anyone who grew up watching TV in the ’80s and ’90s, the Cheers theme song will immediately bring back fond memories. But let this version play, and things get a whole lot less cheerful. We don’t care if everybody knows our name. There’s no way we’re going to this bar.

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(PG-13: Language) Frank gets enlightened, Fiona is a slumlord, Lip is still a mess, Carl and Ian are selling meth, and we’re still rooting for the Gallaghers despite all of their flaws. It’s par for the course for the eighth season of Showtime’s award-winning series. Drops 11/5/17.