2018 TV Preview: 25 Shows to Watch This Winter
If you opt to heat up your winter months with television's warm, glowing, warming glow, you certainly won't run out of options. January and February will see the arrival of new shows from Steven Soderbergh, Alan Ball, Ryan Murphy, Ronald D. Moore, Cary Fukunaga, Alex Gibney, and more. Expect a pair of promising sci-fi shows, a new (but different) DC Comics series, the return of favorites like The X-Files, and even a cartoon look at the Trump presidency. Preview each of the season's most promising new and returning shows in the gallery above.
Debuts January 21 on Starz. It's a spy thriller with a sci-fi twist that stars J.K. Simmons. In fact, it stars two J.K. Simmonses: he'll play dual roles as a low-level bureaucrat who discovers that his agency has access to a portal leading to a parallel dimension, where he has a counterpart. The cast also includes Olivia Williams, Nicholas Pinnock, Harry Lloyd, Stephen Rea, and Richard Schiff, while Morten Tyldum (The Imitation Game) directs the opener.