The Best New Shows of 2023

“Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” occurs after the battle between Godzilla and the Titans and follows a family’s quest to uncover the secret about the monsters.

The series involves the unlikely romance between Janet, a cynical, aimless supermarket worker in Belfast, and Seamus, a self-centered broadcaster based in London.

“Funny Woman” is a British version of the acclaimed U.S. series “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” in which a young woman from Blackpool tries to break through in the male-dominated world of comedy in the 1960s.

This series is based on the true story of the biggest gold heist in British history, the 1983 Brink’s-Mat robbery, and stars Hugh Bonneville (“Downton Abbey”) as an investigating officer.

Created by Kate McCartney and Kate McLennan, “Deadloch” is an Australian black comedy take on the usually grim criminal-procedure shows.

The crime series starring Timothy Olyphant (“Deadwood”) is based on Elmore Leonard’s novel “City Primeval: High Noon in Detroit.”

This series is a white-knuckle affair starring nail-biting series veteran Kiefer Sutherland (“24”) as a private espionage operative trying to preserve democracy.

Anthony Mackie and Stephanie Beatriz star in this black-comedy dystopian series about a man offered a better life if he can bring a package across the post-apocalyptic landscape.

Ruby Stokes plays a young psychic who is teamed with boys Anthony (Cameron Chapman) and George ( Ali Hadji-Heshmati) to battle malevolent spirits in London.

Funnyman Eugene Levy (“Schitt’s Creek”) brings his slightly bent view of the world to this documentary in which he visits some of the world’s most interesting hotels and interacts with other cultures.

Michelle Buteau plays a plus-sized black woman rebuilding her personal and professional life after a romantic breakup.

Animation series is about young vampire hunter Richter Belmont tasked with stopping a power-hungry vampire during the French Revolution.

Edge-of-seat series is about an FBI agent Peter Sutherland working in the basement of the White House sitting by a phone that never rings. The night that it does ring thrusts him into a conspiracy leading to the Oval Office.

Reality stars participate as teams of traitors and loyalists in a game taking place in a castle with a pot of gold at stake. TV veteran Alan Cumming oversees the proceedings.

The story of Jimmy Savile, who emerged from working-class England to become a prominent BBC presenter, and managed to avoid punishment for sexually abusing women.

From the makers of “Pretty Little Liars” comes the series “School Spirits.” Teenage girl Maddie is murdered at school and in the afterlife tries to solve the crime.

The Marvel animation series is about Lunella, a very bright 13-year-old, who accidentally brings a T-rex into present-day New York City through a time vortex. They team up to fight crime.

Three women born into the most powerful mob families in Italy work with a prosecutor to bring them down.

“My Adventures with Superman” is an anime version of the story of the Man of Steel that’s been acclaimed by critics for refreshing the story.

This British comedy import is about an extremely self-aware young woman played by Irish actress Máiréad Tyers who lacks the superpowers of her peers who got theirs at age 18.

In “The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon,” the title character (played by Norman Reedus) is in zombie-overrun France trying to get home.

Zoe Saldana plays a top CIA agent on the frontlines of the war on terror. To augment her so-called Lioness program, she enlists Cruz (Laysla De Oliviera), a special operations Marine, as an undercover operative.

“The Artful Dodger” is the reimagined Charles Dickens character who is a surgeon in 1850s Australia, yet cannot escape his penchant for crime. Thomas Brodie-Sangster plays the title character and David Thewlis stars as Fagin in this favorite of Rotten Tomatoes critics and fans.

In this animation series, Michael Cera voices Scott Pilgrim — youthful slacker and musician — who finds Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), the girl of his dreams only to discover he has to deal with seven of her former boyfriends.

The series “Gen V” focuses on the lives of young superheroes who push their talents to their physical and moral limits.

Andie MacDowell provides the star power in this series about three generations of independent women living together in a small town.

Tension is simmering in “Boiling Point,” a UK import starring Vinette Robinson as Carly, head chef of a restaurant, juggling the challenges of opening a restaurant.

There’s plenty of star power in “Power Face” with Natasha Lyonne, Simon Helberg, Benjamin Bratt, Adrien Brody Jr., Nick Nolte, and Ellen Barkin. Lyonne plays a woman with an unusual ability to know when someone is lying and uses that ability to investigate crimes.

Francisca Estevez plays a girl who goes to an all-boys school in Colombia in the 1970s and turns the school upside down.

Chaos and zaniness ensue when the Muppets try to record their first studio album. The film is a fan favorite on Rotten Tomatoes.

“Primo” is a comedy about a San Antonio teen trying to balance his college dreams with a hectic life at home that includes his single mom and five uncles.

Often-riveting behind-the-scenes look at golfers on the PGA tour. The series enjoys a perfect 100% Freshness score on Rotten Tomatoes.

This series follows NFL quarterbacks Patrick Mahomes, Kirk Cousins and Marcus Mariota on and off the field during the 2022 season. Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning was one of the executive producers.

Keri Russell (“The Americans”) plays a career diplomat who becomes ambassador to the United Kingdom amid a crisis while managing a sometimes complicated relationship with her husband (Rufus Sewell), a rising political star.

“Shrinking” is a comedy starring Jason Segel as a grieving psychiatrist who tells his clients what’s on his mind. Segel helped create and produce the series that also features Harrison Ford.

Steven Spielberg and the “Our Planet” team created this series about the 4-billion-year-old story of Planet Earth. Morgan Freeman narrates the series.

“Blue Lights” follows the exploits of three rookie cops patrolling the challenging neighborhoods of Belfast.

Reese Witherspoon is one of the executive producers of “Daisy Jones & The Six,” a series about the rise of a Los Angeles band from obscurity to fame in the 1970s.

Starring David Oyelowo, Rashida Jones, Rebecca Ferguson, Common, and Tim Robbins, the series is about a post-apocalyptic community struggling to survive in a giant underground silo in an overregulated society.

This docuseries follows the lives of first responders working in New York City who try to balance the intensity of their work with their private lives.

“Wrestlers” is a documentary about the Ohio Valley Wrestling company in Louisville, Kentucky, a sort of finishing school for professional wrestlers that has seen better days. The series holds a Rotten Tomatoes Freshness score of 100%.

This film looks at the cigarette-rolling culture of Indonesia and the romance that blossoms between a man and a cigarette girl. Rotten Tomatoes viewers gave the drama a 100% score.

Producers of “The Office” created “Jury Duty,” a mockumentary about a fake trial in which 11 of the 12 jurors are actors. The series is a Rotten Tomatoes fan favorite.

The fertile film firmament of South Korea produced “The Good Bad Mother,” a series about a prosecutor who suffers a serious accident and is left with the mind of a child. It’s up to his mother to try and heal him and their relationship.

Japanese animated film about a doctor and his recently deceased patient who are reborn as twins of a music icon.

The Indian series follows the exploits of a self-styled “artist” counterfeiter and the relentless law-enforcement officer tasked with shutting down his business.

This Japanese anime series has become one of the hit programs on the streaming services.

The series is about a documentary film crew who record the life and crimes of a lonely hit man from Great Kills, Staten Island, played by Steve Stanulis. Eric Roberts, Bai Ling, and Cathy Moriarty also appear in the series.

Pedro Pascal (“Narcos”) plays the grizzled survivor of a worldwide epidemic who protects a 14-year-old girl who may be the last hope for humankind. The series has a 96% score among Rotten Tomatoes critics.

With a perfect Rotten Tomatoes Freshness score and 96% among RT fans, “Blue Eye Samurai” is an animated film about a female sword master seeking revenge during Edo-era Japan.