Everyone begins a new year with many resolutions and hopes for the year ahead. Whether those work out or not, one thing we can always count on every year is having plenty of TV shows to entertain us.
With some returning hits to hotly anticipated brand new shows hitting screens – some as early as the first week of January, 2022, – there’s sure to be plenty for people to pick from across different streaming sites including Netflix, Amazon and BBC iPlayer.
So, if you’re looking to get your TV schedule sorted for 2022, here are six of the best shows to watch in the new year and everything you need to know about them
Ozark
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Ozark returns for its fourth and final season with darker, more thrilling storylines as it prepares to go out with a bang. The show follows financial planner Marty Byrde (Jason Bateman), who finds himself in trouble after he finds out that his business partner is involved with a Mexican drug cartel.
The plot unfolds as Bryde relocates to a small summer community in the Ozarks to save himself and his family, where he begins a series of money laundering schemes to keep the cartel at bay.
Catch the gripping final season of Ozark on Netflix when it premieres on January 21, 2022.
The Tourist
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Start your 2022 with a fast-paced cat-and-mouse chase on The Tourist, which takes us to the Australian outback.
Jamie Dornan stars as a British man, who has no memory of who he is, being pursued by a vast tank truck trying to drive him off the road.
As merciless figures pursue him, viewers follow his search to find answers about his own identity and those of the people after him.
The new show will be available to watch on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on January 1, 2022.
Untitled Lord of the Ring series
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It may not have a name yet, but we already have a premiere date for the new Lord of the Ring series.
The prequel show is set in the fabled Second Age of Middle-earth’s history, centuries before Frodo was even a twinkle in his father’s eye, rooted in the re-emergence of evil during a period of peace.
The series, which premieres on February 9. 2022 on Amazon, has already dropped a stunning teaser image as well.
Peaky Blinders
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Popular gangster series Peaky Blinders is returning for its sixth and final season in early 2022.
Following the lives of the Shelby family in Birmingham’s post-war slum neighbourhoods, the dramatic and gritty series has gained a cult following throughout its run and its ending is sure to be one that many anticipate with bated breath.
Once the show ends, there’s also a film in the works. For now, the exact release date for Peaky Blinders, which will be available to watch via BBC One and BBC iPlayer is unknown, but it’s expected to air early in the new year.
House of the Dragon
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Everyone knows about the disappointment that was the final season of Game of Thrones. But maybe the upcoming prequel titled House of the Dragon, can offer you a bit of peace.
Set 200 years before the fall of the throne, when House Targaryen ruled the seven kingdoms with the help of their fleet of dragons, the new series is one that many are eagerly awaiting the release of.
House of the Dragon has been years in the making at HBO and will premiere in 2022on HBO Max, though the exact date has not yet been announced.
The Responder
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The Responder is sure to be an adrenaline-fuelled choice for all crime drama fans as it follows Chris (Martin Freeman).
He’s a morally compromised and unconventional urgent response officer on a series of night shifts in Liverpool.
The high-pressure setting of the show is sure to keep you on the edge of your seats.
No official date has been announced for the series, which can be watched on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in 2022.
