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         2019 was an amazing year for series, from Netflix’s The

         Witcher to Amazon Prime’s The Boys to Disney +’s
         The Mandalorian. With such a huge variety of amazing

         shows catering for every need, will 2020 live up to the

         high standards of last year? These twelve shows might
         just make 2020 the best year ever for series.


         By Andre Coetzer



         Messiah
         Bringinginthenewdecadefromthe1stofJanuary,Netflix’sMessiahtellsthestoryofamysteriousman
         thatarrivesinAmericaclaimingtobethechosenone,thetruemessiah.Thischosenonestartsattracting
         internationalattentionandfollowersthroughactsofpublicdisruptionandit’suptoaCIAofficerto
         investigatethismysteriousstrangeranduncoverifheisindeedadivineentityoradangerousconartist.This
         intensepoliticalandsci-fithrillerissettogettheheartracingandleavetheviewertomakeuptheirownmind
         abouttheauthenticityofthenewmessiah.


         AJandtheQueen
         AfterthemassivesuccessofRuPaul’sDragRaces,themulti-talentedperformerreturnswithascriptedseries
         forNetflix.RuPaulstarsasRobertLee,a.k.a.RubyRed,acareerdragqueenwhohashopesanddreamsof
         finallyopeningherowndragclub.Afterbeingswindledbyacharismaticconartist,Rubyisforcedtopick
         upthepiecesandhittheroad,doingshowsinordertogethermoneyback.Alongtheway,RubymeetsAJ,
         ascrappyorphanandthetwocometogetherforaroadtripshowyou’llneverforget.Althoughthepremise
         soundspainfullyfamiliar,theunpredictabilityofRuPaulissuretokeepthisshowinteresting.

         TheNewPope

         AstraightsequeltothePaoloSorrentinoseries,TheYoungPope,continuesthestoryofPopePiusXIII,
         againplayedbyJudeLaw,goingheadtoheadwiththetitularnewPopeJohnPaulIII,playedbyveteran
         JohnMalkovich.Althoughdetailsarescarceasofwriting,thetrailershinttotwoverydifferentpope’sgoing
         headtohead.Law’syoungandaudaciouslymodernpopecomparedtotheoldschoolwaysofMalkovich’s
         moreoldtestamentpope.IthasallthepotentialforhighdramaandthepromiseofseeingSharonStoneand
         MarilynMansonmakingguestappearancesmakesthisshowevenmoreenticing.

         TheOutsider

         StephenKing’snovelshavealwaysbeenripeforTVandfilmadaptationsandhismostrecentnovelThe
         Outsiderisnoexception.ThisnewHBOadaptationistheultimatetaleofotherworldlynightmarescreeping
         intoourexistence.Itstartsoffseeminglikeastandardtruecrimestory,butthisisonlythestartofthe
         nightmare.TheOutsiderbeginswiththediscoveryofabrutallymurderedchildinasmallGeorgiatown.The
         casehitslocaldetectiveRalphAndersonextrahard,ashe’sstillgrievingthesuddendeathofhisownson.As
         Ralphandhisfellowcopsgatherevidenceandinterviewwitnesses,astark,disturbing,butunquestionable
         picturecomestogether.


         Duncanville
         DuncanvilleisanewanimatedsitcomfromParksandRecstarAmyPoehlerandSimpson’salumniMike
         Scully.It’scentredaroundaspectacularlyaverage15-year-oldboywitharichfantasylife,andthepeoplein
         hisworld.Likemost15-year-olds,Duncancanseeadulthoodonthehorizon:money,freedom,carsandgirls;
         buttherealityismorelike:alwaysbeingbroke,drivingwithone’smomsittingshotgunandbabysittingone’s
         sister.He’snotexceptional,buthehasawildimaginationinwhichhe’sneveranythinglessthanamazing.
         DuncanvilleislookingverypromisingespeciallywithitsstrongvoicecastofModernFamilystarTyBurrel,
         RashidaJones,WizKhalifaandPoehlerherself.






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