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There was almost too much good TV to keep track of in 2017 (we've selected the best of the best right here) and 2018 looks set to continue that trend. The first month of the year is already packing in a host of must-watches, including Ryan Murphy's second American Crime Story installment, the Yara Shahidi-led Black-ish spinoff, and Lena Waithe's new Showtime drama. Ready, set, stream.
'Grown-ish'
Yara Shahidi finally steps into the lead role we've been waiting for. A spinoff of ABC's Black-ish, Grown-ish follows Shahidi's Zoey Johnson through college life and features Beyoncé protégés Chloe x Halle in recurring roles.
Premieres Wednesday, January 3 at 8 PM EST on Freeform.
'9-1-1'
Ryan Murphy's endless energy will yield several new projects in 2018, starting with 9-1-1, a chronicle of the private and professional lives of LA's first responders. Angela Bassett and Connie Britton take the lead as a cop and 911 operator, respectively.
Premieres Wednesday, January 3 at 9 PM EST on FOX.
'Rotten'
Those who squirmed through What the Health should make time for Netflix's newest documentary series, which seeks to uncover the corruption and environmental and health hazards powering the food industry.
Premieres Friday, January 5 on Netflix.
'The Chi'
Mudbound standout Jason Mitchell and Moonlight scene-stealer Alex Hibbert star in Lena Waithe's highly-anticipated Chicago drama, centered on four people connected through tragedy in Chicago's South Side. Get a head start on your New Year's watch list with the pilot, streaming free right now.
Premieres Sunday, January 7 at 10 PM EST on Showtime.
'Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams'
Fans of Black Mirror have plenty to look forward to after their Season 4 binge thanks to this new anthology series based on the works of Philip K. Dick (his writing inspired Blade Runner, Minority Report, and The Man in the High Castle). Watch for episodes starring Vera Farmiga, Bryan Cranston, Richard Madden, and Essie Davis and one written and directed by Dee Rees.
All 10 episodes premiere Friday, January 12 on Amazon Prime.
'The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story'
Two years after The People v. O. J. Simpson dominated the pop culture conversation, Ryan Murphy's American Crime Story anthology series returns. This time, it's recounting the events surrounding Andrew Cunanan's (Darren Criss) 1997 murder spree, which culminated in the death of fashion designer Gianni Versace (Edgar Ramirez) on the steps of his Miami Beach home. Penelope Cruz also stars as Donatella Versace and Ricky Martin as Versace's partner Antonio D'Amico.
Premieres Wednesday, January 17 at 10 PM EST on FX. Buy the book
'Counterpart'
J. K. Simmons returns to TV with his first leading role since 2014 in this sci-fi thriller, about a government agency hiding a portal to a parallel dimension—complete with carbon copies of every human living in the real world. You can watch the first episode now with a Starz subscription on Amazon.
Premieres Sunday, January 28 on Starz.
'The Alienist'
Satisfying your appetite for crime thrillers and costumes, The Alienist follows a criminal psychologist (Daniel Brühl), a reporter (Luke Evans), and a secretary (Dakota Fanning) investigating the serial killing of child prostitutes in 1896 New York City.
Premieres Monday, January 22 at 9 PM EST on TNT. Buy the book
'Mosaic'
Steven Soderbergh's latest television foray launched as an interactive app back in November and hits HBO as a six-part miniseries in January. The mysterious plot revolves around the murder of a children's book author (Sharon Stone).
Premieres Monday, January 22 on HBO.
'Waco'
Taylor Kitsch and Michael Shannon star in this six-episode miniseries about the Waco siege, which resulted in the deaths of 76 Branch Davidians (including leader David Koresh, played by Kitsch) in 1993.
Premieres Wednesday, January 24 on Paramount Network (formerly Spike).
'Babylon Berlin'
Crime-themed period dramas might just be a trend in 2018, with German-language thriller Babylon Berlin hitting Netflix at the end of January. The most expensive non-English-language TV show in European history, the series follows a detective as he wades into the debauchery of 1929 Berlin.
Premieres Tuesday, January 30 on Netflix.
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