2018 is upon us, and that means another year filled with tons of TV shows. While some big names such as Game of Thrones[1] and Stranger Things[2] are taking the year off to prepare for their next instalment, there are returning names below that were missing for all of 2017. But the bulk of the upcoming winter – we don't know much beyond March right now, since that's how scheduling works – is filled with promising new dramas that could deliver the perfect binge-watch.
Here's how you can fill your time for the next three months:
January
The X-Files
When: January 3
Where: Fox
Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny reprise their roles as FBI special agents for an eleventh year in the second year of the show's revival era, whose rating success (despite negative critical reception) convinced Fox to greenlit a 10-episode new season. The premiere and finale will focus on the long-arc storyline, with the other episodes being standalone, with appearances from Annabeth Gish, Robbie Amell, Lauren Ambrose, Karin Konoval, Barbara Hershey, and Haley Joel Osment.
Hard Sun
When: January 6 / March 7
Where: BBC One / Hulu
Luther creator Neil Cross is back with a pre-apocalyptic crime drama starring Agyness Deyn and Jim Sturgess as Elaine Renko and Charlie Hicks, two police officers in contemporary London who come across proof that the world is headed for destruction in five years, while on a case involving the death of a hacker. Hard Sun will premiere in January on BBC One with new episodes each week, before arriving in full on Hulu in March.
Star Trek: Discovery[3]
When: January 7
Where: CBS All Access, Netflix
The prequel to the original series...