Landman, Dune Prophecy, Cruel Intentions: Some of the year’s biggest TV shows are dropping this week

Year’s end is traditionally TV’s dumping ground — but not anymore.

Viewers can look forward to some seriously buzzy premieres before 2024 is out, from TV titan Taylor Sheridan’s new project Landman to the Dune prequel series to the reboot of a cult 1990s teen movie.

Landman

Launching today on Paramount Plus

He hit the jackpot with Yellowstone, but can TV creator extraordinaire Taylor Sheridan strike gold the second time around with his latest series, Landman? Starring Jon Hamm, Billy Bob Thornton and Demi Moore, this one’s about the “boomtowns of Texas”, billing itself as “a modern tale of fortune-seeking amongst roughnecks and billionaires in the world of oil” — sign us up.

Dune Prophecy

Launching today on Binge

Those who fell in love with the Dune stories through Denis Villeneuve’s celebrated films will want to check out this much-anticipated prequel series. It has a similar look and feel, though this is set some 10,000 years before the events of the movies, focusing on the origins of the mysterious all-female Bene Gesserit sect.

Interior Chinatown

Tuesday, streaming on Disney Plus

Taika Waititi is behind this strange new series, which stars Jimmy O. Yang and Aussie comedian Ronny Chieng as two waiters, Willis and Fatty. Willis’ life is turned on its head after he witnesses a crime, thrusting him into the spotlight. Tough to explain, but well worth a watch for its genre-bending narrative and hilarious performances.

The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills S14

Wednesday, streaming on Hayu

Fans are eagerly awaiting the return of this cult fave for its 14th season. Yes, that’s right, we’ve been following the exploits of these obscenely privileged ladies for more than a decade — and they STILL have the ability to surprise! All the usual suspects are back, plus new housewife Bozoma Saint John.

Surveilled

Wednesday, streaming on Binge

OK, so it is technically a doco, but there will be stacks of chat about with this new HBO film, which sees Pulitzer Prize-winning journo Ronan Farrow investigating the growing business of commercial spyware, “following the story from New York City to Tel Aviv, Israel, a centre of espionage cybertechnology”. Prescient, given the events of the past few weeks.

A Man On The Inside

Thursday, streaming on Netflix

From the creator of The Good Place, Parks And Recreation and Brooklyn Nine-Nine comes this new series, starring Ted Danson as a retired man who gets a new lease on life after he becomes a mole in a secret investigation. This is based on the doco The Mole Agent, which was nominated for best documentary feature at the 2021 Oscars. Expect to hear lots more about this.

Cruel Intentions

Thursday, streaming on Prime Video

Sound familiar? That’s because it is: this new series is based on the cult classic 1990s flick of the same name, which starred Reece Witherspoon, Selma Blair, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Ryan Phillippe. It’s been rebooted for a modern audience, with the action taking place in an exclusive university in Washington DC, ready for a whole new generation of fans.

Based On A True Story

Thursday, streaming on Binge

This black comedy, starring Kaley Cuoco and Chris Messina as crime podcasters Ava and Nathan, flew under the radar but was actually one of the best shows of last year. Season two picks up the story with Ava and Nathan as new parents desperately trying to move on from their true crime obsession — ha! As IF that’s going to be possible! Seek this one out.

The Sex Lives Of College Girls

Friday, streaming on Binge

We weren’t sure whether Mindy Kaling’s much-loved young adult drama would be back for season three — but, hooray! We’re all headed back for another semester at Essex! Our “core four” girls are back, but we have some bad news — Renee Rapp isn’t sticking around for long, announcing she’ll only appear in a few episodes. We’ll take what we can get!

Outlander S7 part 2

November 23, streaming on Binge

The eight-episode second instalment of this long-running drama’s seventh season hits screens this week, picking up the story with Claire (Catriona Balfe) and Jamie (Sam Heughan) and Young Ian (John Bell) leaving the colonies for Scotland. It won’t be smooth sailing as Jamie and Claire’s marriage is “tested like never before”.

Get Millie Black

November 25, streaming on Binge

This five-episode series is described as “a gripping noir crime thriller” and is set in Jamaica. It focuses on Insp. Mille-Jean Black (Tamara Lawrance), “Scotland Yard’s brightest star” who returns to her home town of Kingston to work in missing persons. The series is created and executive produced by Booker Prize-winning author Marlon James.