Happy New Year!
It’s that time again, time to take a look forward at what you want on your movie and TV radar for 2024. These are the shows from genredom we think borg readers will want to know about–In all we pulled 50 movies from the hundreds of films that have been finalized or are in varying stages of final production and slated for this year’s movie calendar–along with 42 TV series. Compare the below list to our 2023 list, 2022 list, 2021 list, 2020 list, 2019 list and even the 2018 list, 2017 list, 2016 list, 2015 list, or 2014 list, and you’ll see fewer big movies as Hollywood shifts its dollars to streaming TV series, although services like Prime Video, Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, Max, and Paramount+ continue to offer up big actors and filmmakers for major releases. So don’t look for any blockbuster movies this year from Warner Bros.’ DC Comics tie-ins, or from Disney franchises Star Wars or Marvel’s Cinematic Universe, but don’t fret: Sony incredibly has five Marvel Studios superhero movies coming your way.
Some movies and TV series don’t have release dates but are expected in 2024, including Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-verse, The Old Guard 2, Tulsa King, Quantum Leap, and Orphan Black: Echoes–we’ll include a complete list of those at the end.
Grab your calendar and sit back for more than 50 trailers–here are All the Movies and TV Series You’ll Want to See in 2024:
January
Night Swim – Wyatt Russell, Kerry Condon – January 5 – Blumhouse horror
Night Court Season 2 – Surprise revival takes characters into second year and eleventh season – NBC – January 2
The Brothers Sun – Action comedy with Michelle Yeoh – Netflix
All Creatures Great and Small Season 4 – Hit British historical drama returns – PBS – January 7
Echo Season 1 – Next Marvel series begins – Hulu, Disney+ – January 10
Ted Season 1 – Movie spin-off prequel series from Seth MacFarlane – Peacock – January 11
The Beekeeper – The next Jason Statham action flick, Leverage style – January 12
Lift – Kevin Hart leads action-comedy heist movie, with Gugu Mbatha-Raw – January 12 on Netflix
T.I.M. – “Technologically Integrated Manservant” – A sci-fi horror film, coming On Demand – January 12
True Detective: Night Country Season 1 – HBO series spin-off begins with Jodie Foster – Max – January 14
Law & Order – All three series season premiere night – NBC – January 18
I.S.S. – Sci-fi fiction aboard the International Space Station – January 19
The Irrational – The new Jesse L. Martin series continues – NBC – January 29
February
Mr. & Mrs. Smith Season 1 – Spy action/comedy stars Donald Glover and Maya Erskine – Prime Video – February 2
Argylle – Action/spy caper – Matthew Vaughn directs Henry Cavill, Catherine O’Hara, Bryce Dallas Howard, Sam Rockwell, Samuel L. Jackson – February 2
Orion and the Dark – Animated movie about overcoming fear – Netflix – February 2
Halo Season 2 – Video game tie-in continues – Paramount+ – February 8
Lisa Frankenstein – February 9 – Carla Gugino, Kathryn Newton, Cole Sprouse – horror comedy – February 9
Resident Alien Season 3 – Alan Tudyk & Co. return with greater stakes and no plan to save us from UFOs -Peacock and Syfy – February 14
Madame Web – Dakota Johnson stars in latest Marvel Studios–not Marvel Cinematic Universe–entry – February 14
Ghosts Season 3 – Hit comedy returns starring Rose McIver – CBS – February 15
Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 1 – Netflix – February 22
Drive-Away Dolls – Ethan Coen directs comedy crime caper, with Margaret Qualley, Geraldine Viswanathan, Matt Damon, Pedro Pascal – February 23
Shogun Season 1 – Two-episode premiere of latest adaptation of 1975 James Clavell novel – Hulu and FX – February 27
March
Dune, Part 2 – Denis Villeneuve’s sandy sci-fi adaptation continues, with Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, Charlotte Rampling,Austin Butler, Christopher Walken, Florence Pugh, Léa Seydoux. Delayed from last year, in theaters March 1
Spaceman – Adam Sandler stars in quasi-historical movie about the first Czech astronaut – March 1 on Netflix
Kung Fu Panda 4 – The animated adventures continue, with the voices of Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Viola Davis – March 4
Damsel – Millie Bobby Brown stars in fantasy movie – March 8 on Netflix
Arthur the King – Family film based on true story of a dog inspiring a triathlete, stars Mark Wahlberg and Simu Liu – March 22
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire – The next installment of the reboot, with Paul Rudd & Co. – March 29
Mickey 17 – Three-time Oscar winner Bon Joon Ho goes sci-fi, with stars Robert Pattinson, Mark Ruffalo, Toni Collette – March 29
April
Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 – Paramount+ series final season has no fixed day yet, but confirmed for April
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire – It’s always more fun when the bad guys join forces, with Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Dan Stevens, Alex Ferns, Fala Chen – April 12
Fallout Season 1 – Video game tie-in – Prime Video – April 12
Rebel Moon: The Scargiver – Sofia Boutella stars in follow-up to Zack Snyder 2023 sci-fi film – April 19 on Netflix
May
Doctor Who – Season 14 continues from the December 2023 Christmas Special – Disney+ – No Fixed Day but May release is Confirmed
The Fall Guy – After his fun performance in Barbie, a goofy stuntman might work for Ryan Gosling, a movie remake of the Lee Majors TV series with Emily Blunt – May 3
Bridgerton Season 3 – Netflix – May 16
If – Fantasy movie stars Ryan Reynolds, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Fiona Shaw, Steve Carell, Matt Damon – May 17
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga – Anya Taylor-Joy takes the lead role in this prequel to the 2015 movie, with Chris Hemsworth – May 24
The Garfield Movie – The lasagna-loving cat is back in this animated movie, with the voices of Chris Pratt and Samuel L. Jackson – May 24
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes – Once more into the future, with William H. Macy and Peter Macon – May 24
June
Ballerina – A John Wick spin-off starring Ana de Armas, with Keanu Reeves, Anjelica Huston, Gabriel Byrne, and the late Lance Reddick – June 7
The Watchers – Fantasy horror starring Dakota Fanning – June 7
Bad Boys 4 – Martin Lawrence and Will Smith are back in this buddy cop series, with Ioan Gruffudd, Vanessa Hudgens, and Paola Nunez, but none of the L.A.’s Finest cast? – June 14
Inside Out 2 – Maya Hawke joins the cast of the original in this animated Disney sequel – June 14
Horizon: An American Saga Part 1 – Kevin Costner directs and stars in Civil War historical drama – June 28
July
Despicable Me 4 – The animated saga continues, with Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig – July 3
Twisters – Loose sequel to the Bill Paxton action movie – July 19
Deadpool 3 – The most anticipated movie of the year, with Hugh Jackman joining Ryan Reynolds – July 26
August
Borderlands – Video game franchise heads to theaters, with Jack Black, Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Bobby Lee, Jamie Lee Curtis, directed by Eli Roth, a sci-fi comedy – August 9
Alien: Romulus – Takes place between the first two Alien movies – on Hulu August 16
Horizon: An American Saga Part 2 – Kevin Costner directs and stars in Civil War historical drama – August 16
Kraven the Hunter – Delayed from last year, the next obscure Marvel adaptation, starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Russell Crowe – August 30
September
Beetlejuice 2 – Tim Burton, Michael Keaton, Catherine O’Hara, and Winona Ryder try to strike gold twice, with Jenna Ortega and Willem Dafoe – September 6
Transformers One – New voices take on old roles in this prequel to all the movies, with Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Keegan-Michael Key, Jon Hamm, Laurence Fishburne and Brian Tyree Henry – September 13
October
Joker: Folie a Deux – A Joker musical as sequel to the Joaquin Phoenix version of the character, with Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn? – October 4
November
Venom 3 – Tom Hardy returns for Sony Pictures Marvel sequel – November 8
December
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim – An animated prequel to Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings, starring Miranda Otto and Brian Cox – December 13
The Karate Kid – Sequel bridges the first trilogy of films starring Ralph Macchio with the later version starring Jackie Chan – December 13
Mufasa: The Lion King – Another prequel for Disney, this time to the live-action 2019 CGI film – December 20
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 – Latest video game sequel, stars Ben Schwartz – December 20
Nosferatu – Remake of 1922 horror film, with Bill Skarsgård, Lily-Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Emma Corrin, Willem Dafoe – December 25
And last but definitely not least, here are the movies without release dates yet:
- Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F – Eddie Murphy and original cast return for fourth franchise entry
- Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-verse – Wraps the trilogy of animated Sony Spidey movies
- The Old Guard 2 – Charlize Theron-led action movie series returns to Netflix
- Ultraman: Rising – Animated movie coming to Netflix based on Japanese anime series
… and these are the big TV series we’ve reviewed that are expected in 2024:
- Tulsa King Season 2 – Paramount+ series renewed
- Bosch: Legacy Season 3 – Prime Video series renewed
- FUBAR Season 2 – Netflix series renewed
- Quantum Leap Season 3 – NBC series renewed
- Star Wars: Skeleton Crew – Live-action series coming to Disney+
- Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 3 – Final season on Disney+
- Star Trek: Prodigy Season 2 – Coming to Netflix
- Grace Season 4 – ITV/BritBox series confirmed
- Orphan Black: Echoes Season 1 – AMC/BBC America spin-off
- Only Murders in the Building Season 4 – Hit Hulu mystery series
- Annika Season 3 – BBC One/PBS Mystery series from Scotland
- Payback Season 2 – ITV/BritBox series from Scotland
- Troppo Season 2 – Australian series next season is in post-production
- Unforgotten Season 6 – BBC/PBS Mystery renewed
- The Tower Season 3 – ITV/BritBox renewed
- Dark Winds Season 3 – AMC series renewed
- Superman & Lois Season 4 – CW series final season confirmed
- The Penguin – New DC Comics tie-in series expected year end
- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – Season 3 possible at year end
- Stranger Things Season 5 – Filming this month, might make it by year end to Netflix
- Wednesday Season 2 – Netflix series films in summer, might make year end
- Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance – Netflix anime series
- Jurassic World: Chaos Theory – Netflix animated series
- Vikings: Valhalla Season 3 – Final season comes to Netflix
- House of the Dragon Season 2 – Summer 2024 on Max
Series anticipated but not yet renewed:
- Van Der Valk Season 4 – ITV/PBS Mystery not yet renewed
- Traces Season 3 – BritBox series not yet renewed
And here are the trailers for projects announced without a fixed release date, mentioned above:
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
Orphan Black: Echoes
Ultraman: Rising
Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance
Jurassic World: Chaos Theory
Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft
As with every year, some of these films and series will have revised release dates or get pushed to 2025.
That’s it for the big, known 2024 genre releases coming your way as of January 1, 2024! Come back all year for new previews and reviews of some of the most eagerly awaited movies and series.
C.J. Bunce / Editor / borg
