Have A Look At Netflix’s Promising Original Shows Premiering In 2016

Netflix is not content to release one or two television series a month, which is arguably enough to justify anyone’s monthly subscription fee. The company has already surpassed HBO in revenue and subscribers, but it wants to be considered more than just a streaming service that provides access to other networks’ series. It wants to be the leading television provider online or on cable. After releasing 16 original series in 2015, Netflix is upping the ante in 2016, releasing nearly double that, adding 15 more series to its slate.

In addition to returning series like Orange Is the New Black, House of Cards, Daredevil, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and Bloodline, here’s a look at the 15 new series they will add into their programming mix in 2016.

1. 3%

3% is a futuristic Brazilian drama from the cinematographer on City of God, Cesar Charlone. The series is set in a world that is divided between progress and devastation, where people are given the chance to make it to the “better side,” but only 3 percent of those candidates succeed.

Who Is In It? Brazilian actors Joao Miguel and Bianca Comparato

When does it premiere? Late 2016

2. Chelsea Does

Chelsea Does is a four-part documentary series from Chelsea Handler (Chelsea Lately), covering four issues — drugs, marriage, racism, and Silicon Valley — with Handler’s “wry and unique” sense of humor.

Who Is In It? Chelsea Handler, Willie Nelson, Al Sharpton, Barbara Walters

When Does It Premiere? Jan. 23, 2016.

3. The Crown

The 13-hour biographical series from Peter Morgan (Frost/Nixon) is about the British Royal family. The first season of the £100 million series will cover the early years of Queen Elizabeth as she forged a relationship with Winston Churchill. It will include Queen Elizabeth’s wedding. Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliot, The Hours) will direct.

Who Is In It: Matt Smith as Philip Mountbatten; John Lithgow as Winston Churchill; Claire Foy as Princess Elizabeth; Jared Harris as George VI; and Jeremy Northam as Anthony Eden.

Premiere Date: Sometime in 2016.

4. Flaked

Set in Venice, California, Flaked is about a self-described guru who falls in love with the object of his best friend’s affection and watches his delicate world of his half-truths, bullsh*t, and sobriety completely unravel.

Who Is In It? Will Arnett (Arrested Development) stars and co-writes. Christopher Mintz-Plasse plays a whiz kid trying to fit in. Kirstie Alley and Heather Graham are also on board.

When Does It Premiere? March 11, 2016.

5. Fuller House

A continuation of the original ’90s series, Fuller House will focus primarily on DJ Tanner — a widow and mother of three — who enlists her sister Stephanie and best friend Kimmy Gibbler to help raise her children.

Who Is In It? All of the major players from the original cast (Candace Cameron Bure, Jodie Sweetin, Andrea Barber, John Stamos, Lori Loughlin, Bob Saget, Dave Coulier) are set to reprise their roles, except the Olsen twins, who begged off.

When Does It Premiere? Feb. 26, 2016

6. Frontier

Brad Peyton (San Andreas, Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore) brings a drama that follows the chaotic and violent struggle to control wealth and power in the North American fur trade during the late 18th century. The story will be told from multiple perspectives, and focus on fur-trade negotiations that often came down to hatchet fights and bloody conflicts between Europeans and Native Americans.

Who Is In It? It’s toplined by Game of Thrones‘ star Jason Momoa, as well as Alun Armstrong, Landon Liboiron, Zoe Boyle, Allan Hawco.

When Will It Premiere? The six-episode first season will premiere on Netflix globally except for Canada, where it will premiere on broadcast television, sometime in late 2016.

7. The Get Down

Set in 1970s New York City, the 13-episode Baz Luhrmann musical series is about a ragtag crew of South Bronx teenagers who are wild in the streets, “nothings and nobodies with no one to shelter them, except one another.”

Who Is In It? Jimmy Smits, Herizen Guardiola, Justice Smith, Shameik Moore, Yahya Abdul-Mateen, and Mamoudou Athie.

When Will It Premiere? Production hit a snag late last year, as the writing fell behind the shooting schedule. However, it is back on target and the series is set to premiere on Aug. 12, 2016.

8. Lady Dynamite

Conceived by Mitch Hurwitz (Arrested Development) and comedian Maria Bamford, Lady Dynamite is a mockumentary based on Bamford’s own life and is described by Netflix as the surreal story “of a woman who loses – and then finds – her sh*t.”

Who Is In It? Bamford and Fred Melamed.

When Will It Premiere? The 13-episode series will premiere sometime in 2016.

9. A Series of Unfortunate Events

The adaptation of Daniel Handler’s popular Lemony Snicket children’s book series will follow orphaned siblings Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire as they stumble through a world of mystery and misfortune.

Who Is In It? Casting began in December 2015, but no actors have yet been announced.

When Will It Premiere: Late 2016.

10. Love

The series, from writer/producer Judd Apatow (as well as Paul Rust and Lesley Arfin), is an opposites-attract romantic comedy that centers on Gus, a people-pleasing nice guy who moves into a trendy apartment complex bustling with college kids, following the departure of his cheating girlfriend. He has a chance encounter with Mickey, a wild child who hates her job in satellite radio and recently ended a relationship of her own. The two ultimately hit it off and fall in love.

Who Is In It? Paul Rust, Gillian Jacobs (Community) and Dave Allen.

When Will It Premiere? The 10-episode series will premiere on Feb. 19, 2016.

11. Marvel’s Luke Cage

The third in the Defenders series from Netflix, Luke Cage follows the former convict with unbreakable skin introduced in Jessica Jones. He’ll be taking up crime-fighting himself in his Harlem neighborhood.

Who Is In It? — Mike Colter returns as Luke Cage, along with Alfre Woodard, Theo Rossi (Sons of Anarchy), Frank Whaley and Mahershala Ali.

When Will It Premiere?Luke Cage is set to premiere later in 2016.

12. Marseille

Netflix’s first French-language series, Marseille is a tale of power, corruption and redemption. Likened to House of Cards and Boss, the series centers on Robert Taro, the long-time mayor of the Southern French city. Upcoming elections pit him against the man he chose as his successor, an ambitious young politician. The contender is as ruthless as Taro in the battle for power. The city’s drug lords, politicians, unions and political players will also play into the tale of power and revenge.

Who Is In It? Gerard Depardieu will play the lead, while Benoit Magimel (The Pianist) will play his rival in the eight-episode series.

When Will It Premiere?Marseille will premiere on May 5, 2016.

13. The OA

Netflix is keeping details about The OA under wraps, though there is believed to be a mystery element to the eight-episode series. Netflix did win the series in a bidding war with other networks.

Who Is In It? — The reason to be excited about The OA is because of who is involved: Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij, the Sundance darlings who collaborated on the indie hits The East and The Sound of My Voice. Based on those films, one might also expect a cult element.

When Will It Premiere — Sometime in 2016.

14. The Ranch

From Two and a Half Men’s Don Reo and Jim Patterson, The Ranch is multi-camera sitcom about a confident-but-failed semi-pro football player named Colt who comes home to Colorado to help run the family ranching business. He’s joined by second-fiddle brother, Rooster, a stiff-necked father, Beau, and strong-willed mother Maggie who owns a bar and lives in a trailer behind it while she figures out her marriage.

Who Is In It? — That’s the draw, such as it is, to The Ranch. Ashton Kutcher and Danny Masterson from That ’70s Show reunite, along with Sam Elliott — who plays the dad — and Debra Winger, who plays the mom.

When Will It Premiere? — April 1, 2016.

15. Stranger Things

Set in 1980s Montauk, New York, the eight-episode sci-fi drama is about a young boy who disappears and how his mother must confront terrifying forces in order to get him back.

Who Is In It?Stranger Things stars Winona Ryder and Matthew Modine, who are perfect for an ’80s-set drama.

When Will It Premiere?Stranger Things will premiere on July 15.

Beyond 2016

Gypsy

A psychological thriller from writer Lisa Rubin, Gypsy follows a therapist who begins to develop dangerous and intimate relationships with the people in her patients’ lives.

Who Is In It? — Casting has not yet begun.

When Will It Premiere — The 10-episode series premieres sometime in 2017.

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