Spring TV Preview: The 30 Most-Anticipated Shows

by Jason Dietz, Metacritic Features Editor – March 2, 2016

Does TV save its best shows for the end of its season? The answer may be yes, given that the next few months will see the returns of acclaimed programs like The Americans, Game of Thrones, Veep, and Catastrophe. There are also some promising newcomers headed to the small screen in the coming weeks, including several Netflix comedies, the latest from Shonda Rhimes, and a drama produced by Steven Soderbergh.

Below, we highlight 30 intriguing shows scheduled to debut between now and early May, listed in order by premiere date. (For information on other upcoming TV debuts, visit our TV Premiere Calendar.)

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72 Confirmation

Just as FX is earning raves for depicting one of the most infamous legal incidents of the 1990s, HBO is getting ready to dramatize another. Director Rick Famuyiwa (Dope) and screenwriter Susannah Grant (Erin Brockovich) combine for this fictionalized look at Supreme Court nomination hearings for Clarence Thomas in 1991. The strong cast includes Kerry Washington as Anita Hill, Wendell Pierce as Thomas, and Greg Kinnear as Joe Biden, plus Jeffrey Wright, Eric Stonestreet, and Jennifer Hudson.

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