Find out what Russian and foreign TV series are coming out in 2021. Our list of the best and most anticipated new products has everything from the return of favorite characters and bestselling adaptations to video game adaptations and projects from Marvel.
Foundation
- USA
- Genre fiction
- Director: Rupert Sanders
- Expectations rating - 99%
In detail
This is a saga about people living on different planets scattered throughout the galaxy. And they all live under the rule of the Galactic Empire. The series is based on the plot of the cycle of works by Isaac Asimov.
Hell (Jiok)
- South Korea
- Genre: Fantasy
- Director: Yeon Sang-ho
In detail
This is another project from the director of zombie history "Train to Busan". A multi-part fantasy thriller with a telling title "Hell" tells about supernatural beings who are trying to drag people to the underworld all over the world. In parallel with this, a sect appears, whose representatives sincerely believe that this is “God's punishment”. The project is based on a Korean comic book, Webtoon.
Nine Perfect Strangers
- USA
- Genre: Drama
- Expectations rating - 92%
In detail
A film adaptation of the novel by Liana Moriarty. In the story, nine Australians from different social backgrounds come to a place called Tranquillam House for an expensive 10-day retreat to transform consciousness and develop the body. All is controlled by a mysterious Russian woman named Masha.
What if…? (What If ...?)
- USA
- Genre: cartoon
- Director: Brian Andrews
- Expectations rating - 99%
In detail
One of the most anticipated projects based on Marvel Comics will tell about many key events from the Marvel Cinematic Universe that could have happened differently and lead the characters to a completely different ending. The series takes the audience into uncharted territory.
The Wheel of Time
- USA
- Genre: Fantasy, Adventure
- Director: W. Breezwitz, S. Richardson-Whitfield, W. Yip
- Expectations rating - 98%
In detail
The project is based on the bestseller by Robert Jordan. The series follows a heroine named Moiraine, a member of an influential women's channeling organization called the Aes Sedai. She has to justify the prophecy according to which she must save humanity by harming it.
Thirty-something * else (Thirtysomething * else)
- USA
- Genre: Drama
- Director: E. Zwick
In detail
This is a sequel to the popular TV series "Thirty-something" from 1987-1991. The plot revolves around spouses Michael Steadman and Hope Murdoch and their baby Janie. Michael's cousin, photographer Melissa Stedman, used to date her college friend Gary Shepard. Gary ends up marrying Suzanne. Michael's business partner is Elliot Weston, who has an uneasy marriage with his wife and artist Nancy. Hope's childhood friend is local politician Allyn Warren. All the heroes are matured characters from the original series, which are already 30-something years old.
The Pembrokeshire Murders
- United Kingdom
- Genre: Crime, Detective, Drama
- Director: Mark Evans
In detail
A detective and part-time chief of police, Steve Wilkins is set to reopen two unsolved murder cases in the 1980s. During the investigation, it turns out that the crimes are somehow connected with a series of thefts. Wilkins' team must find more evidence before the perpetrator is released from prison. Starring Luke Evans, star of The Alienist.
Myst
- USA
- Genre: Fantasy
In detail
It is a series based on the popular Myst puzzle game series, the first game appeared in 1993. According to the plot, the wanderers find themselves in an interactive world on a mysterious island that belongs to Atrus and his family, descendants of the ancient civilization D'ni. Its representatives lived deep underground, creating portals in the form of books in order to travel across parallel realities. The peculiarity of the local world is the inability of the player to die. Only complex puzzles will become a headache for the main characters, and the further course of the game depends on their solution.
The Lord of the Rings
- USA
- Genre: Fantasy, Adventure
- Director: H. Antonio Bayona
- Expectations rating - 99
In detail
The series will take place in 3441, known as the Age of Numenor or the Second Age. Interestingly, the creators have already planned as many as five seasons. The show is expected to surpass the budget of Game of Thrones and become the most expensive in history. Amazon plans to spend at least $ 1 billion on its production.
Obi-Wan Kenobi Series
- USA
- Genre fiction
- Director: Deborah Chow
- Expectations rating - 98%
In detail
When Disney studio released the official announcement of the series, actor Ewan McGregor said that he had long known about the upcoming project. Obi Wan Kenobi will become the central character. The show will focus on his life 8 years after the events of the 2005 film Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith. In June 2020, Evan McGregor said that he would like the series to be called "Hello There", which translates as "Well, hello."
Loki
- USA
- Genre: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
- Director: K. Herron
- Expectations rating - 97%
In detail
Despite the fact that the viewer was shown the tragic death of Loki in "Avengers: Infinity War", he survived, but in a different reality. The character managed to travel in time to a parallel world, to one of the most mysterious places in our Universe. Loki awaits adventures and an important mission, on the outcome of which the entire history of human civilization will depend. The series will have many references to Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness (2022).
Halo
- USA
- Genre: sci-fi, action
- Expectations rating - 90%
In detail
The alien race of the Covenant will clash with human civilization in the most epic battle of the 26th century. The action will take place in the ancient ring world of Halo, which contains unprecedented power and a bottomless sea of incomprehensible secrets. The series is based on the popular video game Halo and was first announced during the presentation of the Microsoft Xbox One console.
Shantaram
- USA
- Genre: Action, Thriller, Drama, Crime
- Director: J. Kurzel
- Expectations rating - 96%
In detail
Lindsay, a heroin addict who is imprisoned for theft, escapes and is lost in the slums of Mumbai (formerly Bombay) in India. Lindsay's lingering ties to the underworld lead him to Afghanistan, where he begins to collaborate with a mafia boss who is fighting Russian criminals. Initially, the project was planned as a full-length feature film, but then it was decided to shoot a whole series in order to tell in more detail about the key events in the character's life.
Utopia
- USA
- Genre: Fantasy, Action, Thriller, Drama, Detective
- Director: T. Haynes, S. Vogel, J. Dillard
- Expectations rating - 99%
In detail
This is the American reboot of the 2013 British television series of the same name. The development of the project began back in 2015. According to the plot, a group of five young people meets on the Internet and gets involved in a strange adventure. They become the owners of an iconic, clandestinely written graphic novel that not only makes them the target of a secret government organization, but also burdens them with the dangerous task of saving the whole world.
Shadow and Bone
- USA
- Genre: Fantasy
- Director: M. Almas, L. Toland Krieger, D. Lew, etc.
- Expectations rating - 97%
In detail
An ordinary girl Alina Starkova, who believes that there is nothing special in her, except for her cartographic abilities, discovers a rare power in herself. It turns out that she is now the only person in the world who owns this power. The girl must learn to control her abilities and destroy eternal darkness. She has to save her only true love, but, unfortunately, not mutual.
The North Water
- United Kingdom
- Genre: Drama
- Director: Andrew Hay
- Expectations rating - 99%
In detail
The series tells the story of a former military surgeon, Patrick Sumner, who signed up as a ship doctor on a whaling expedition in the Arctic. There he meets the cold-blooded killer and cruel hunter-harpooner Henry Drax. It seems that he became such only to correspond to the harsh world around him. Sumner tries at all costs to avoid the memories of his terrible past, but gets involved in a fight with a desperate psychopathic killer. It is a struggle for survival in the Arctic wasteland.
The Underground Railroad
- USA
- Genre: Drama
- Director: B. Jenkins
- Expectations rating - 94%
In detail
A young African American woman named Cora tries to free herself from slavery on a cotton plantation in the South of the United States of America. From her ally, the woman learns that there is a secret railway underground, which can become the path to her liberation. Will the heroes be able to escape from the pursuit of the bounty hunter following on their heels?
Happy end
- Russia
- Genre: Drama, Comedy
- Director: R. Prygunov, E. Sangadzhiev
- Expectations rating - 91%
In detail
A couple of young adventurers Vlad and Lera simply adore sex and are ready to engage in it absolutely everywhere, especially in public places. A bad habit of lovers is to film their passion and store this insane collection right in the phone's memory. Once Vlad loses his gadget, and spicy videos are immediately posted on the Internet by someone. Hundreds of likes and comments are pouring in, but relatives and teachers at the institute are unhappy. Leroux and Vlad are expelled, and the guys, without hesitation, decide to direct their potential to the porn industry. There is experience! And most importantly, everything is anonymous there and it seems safe.
Star Wars (Leslye Headland / Star Wars Series)
- Genre: sci-fi, thriller
- Director: Leslie Hadland
In detail
Following the resounding success of The Mandalorian, Disney + decided to direct yet another series within the Star Wars universe. At the helm is Leslie Hadland, director of the Lives of Matryoshka TV show, which thundered in 2019. This will be a fem-project, as female characters, who have received less attention in the cinema before, will become the central figures. The series will take place in an alternate timeline.
Master
- Russia
- Genre: Drama, Sports
- Director: S. Korshunov
In detail
After 12 years, Denis Sazonov decides to return to his once native team called KAMAZ-master, because he is a former pilot and the youngest world champion in long-distance racing in history. Once he was fired from KAMAZ-master for an actual violation of the norms of command ethics, and now the man wants to be rehabilitated in the eyes of his colleagues. But it seems that he has to go through a thorny path, because none of the comrades applauds his return. And the ex-wife of Sazonov intends to become the first female navigator in the men's team. Despite the difficulties, a man gets a job as a janitor to prove his worth and show that he is ready to go all the way from scratch for a place on the team.
Tenderness
- Russia
- Genre: Drama
- Director: Anna Melikyan
In detail
The list of the most anticipated foreign and Russian TV series of 2021 is completed by the Russian novelty, the dramatic project "Tenderness" by Anna Melikyan, who recently won our hearts with her "Fairy" (2020). Tenderness is a direct sequel to Melikyan's black-and-white short film. In the new version, the old original characters will appear, but with a deeper study of the history of each. The project also stars the daughter of Victoria Isakova, who played the main character.