Release Date: January 1
Number of Episodes: 8
Host: Marie Kondo

Based on her bestselling book “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up,” Kondo hosts this show that puts those same principals into practice. Going to homes of people with varying backgrounds, she helps different people declutter their living spaces, and hopefully their lives in the process. 

Release Date: January 1
Number of Episodes: 28
Voice Cast: Lucas Grabeel, Nathan Kress, Diamond White, Danny Jacobs, Retta

This new animated series follows the day-to-day exploits of a hot dog who can not only speak and move around, but is going to middle school. His two friends (Kress and White) help him navigate the crazy world of being a teenager, an added challenge when you also happen to be something that some people eat. 

Release Date: January 1
Number of Episodes: 47
Lineup: Neal Brennan, Chris D’Elia, Nicole Byer, Nick Swardson, Joel Creasey, Urzila Carlson, Nazeem Hussain, Cal Wilson, Louis-José Houde, François Bellefeuille, Katherine Levac, Adib Alkhalidey, Ivan Decker, DeAnne Smith, K. Trevor Wilson, Dave Merheje, Loyiso Gola, Loyiso Madinga, Tumi Morake, Riaad Moosa, Nish Kumar, Joel Dommett, Mae Martin, Ellie Taylor, Shirley Souagnon, Jason Brokerss, Tania Dutel, Donel Jack’sman, Moayad Alnefaie, Adi Khalefa, Rawsan Hallak, Ibraheem Alkhairallah, Franco Escamilla, Hugo El Cojo Feliz, Gaby Llanas, Afonso Padilha, Thiago Ventura, Mhel Marrer, Soundos El Ahmadi, Martijn Koning, Rayen Panday, Enissa Amani, Ilka Bessin, Kaya Yanar, Aditi Mittal, Atul Khatri, Amit Tandon

Wasting no time bolstering their already massive standup collection, this group of specials ranges across the globe across eight different languages. 

Release Date: January 10
Number of Episodes: 9 
Cast: Tomer Capon, Ninette Tayeb, Michael Aloni, Nadav Netz, Moshe Ashkenazi

A quartet of military veterans reteam to find a missing woman in this Hebrew-language import. Along the way, the four men must wrestle with the simmering resentment that caused them all to stop speaking to each other over a decade prior to being joined once again in a common goal.

Release Date: January 11
Number of Episodes: 8
Cast: Gillian Anderson, Asa Butterfield, Emma Macket, Ncuti Gatwa

An unpopular high school student (Butterfield) uses his mom’s (Anderson) expertise as a therapist to dish out advice to his fellow students in this British import. 

Our Review: “There’s a fair amount of playing with classic tropes, but while jocks and nerds and princesses and freaks and outcasts are all represented, over the course of the series they’re developed out into a sweet, likable ensemble. It’s reminiscent of how ’13 Reasons Why’ makes both the high school and small-town community feel like a real, lived-in place — except in ‘Sex Education,’ everyone’s not miserable all the time.” — Liz Shannon Miller

Release Date: January 18
Number of Episodes: 10
Voice Cast: Gina Rodriguez, Finn Wolfhard

In advance of a different live-action Carmen Sandiego movie (also planned to star Rodriguez), this series will feature the trenchcoat-wearing international superthief that first appeared in a mid-’80s video game. Wolfhard will voice Player, Sandiego’s tech expert sidekick. 

Our Review: “So ‘Carmen Sandiego’ continues the tradition of educational entertainment, but the show has lessons beyond a textbook. It offers an implicit crash course in espionage thriller parlance and conventions, all while giving younger viewers an educational gateway to a bigger world. There’s a common refrain about the power of teamwork that’s more understood than underlined. And rather than attach a monetary or punitive value to these artifacts being swiped, the biggest lesson is how important and rewarding it can be to protect something worth saving. That’s always a helpful reminder.” — Steve Greene

Release Date: January 18
Number of Episodes: 6
Host: Killer Mike

Rapper, activist, and half of Run the Jewels, Michael Render now adds Netflix show host to his resume. This new unscripted series follows Killer Mike’s exploration of American social conditions through the prisms of economics, prejudice, and radical change. 

Release Date: January 24
Number of Episodes: 4
Director: Joe Berlinger

With a dramatized version of the Bundy saga told from the perspective of his girlfriend Elizabeth Kloepfer coming later this year (also directed by Berlinger), this series presents the story from the documentary side. It prominently features death row interviews with the notorious serial killer. 

Release Date: January 25
Number of Episodes: 8
Cast: Michaela Coel, John Goodman, Tamara Tunie, Noma Dumezweni, Lucian Msamati

“The Honourable Woman” creator Hugo Blick is back with another limited series that crosses continental boundaries. A British legal official (Coel) and a American lawyer working in the UK (Goodman) get drawn into an international war crimes trial. The resulting story that unfolds deals with pivotal, life-changing details from their respective pasts. 

Our Review: “Through Kate and Michael’s various interactions with others involved in this search and prosecution effort, ‘Black Earth Rising’ shows how raw emotions can mutate into unexpected feelings and actions. Coel plays Kate’s psychological journey with an impressive range, simmering when having to maintain composure in the face of an insulting barrage of questions, and allowing decades’ worth of pain to boil over when confronted with new information about what’s been locked away all that time.” — Steve Greene

Release Date: January 25
Number of Episodes: 6
Cast: Ju Ji-hoon, Bae Doona, Ryu Seung-ryong

What’s the only thing better than a drama set against the backdrop of a royal power struggle in medieval Korea? A drama set against the backdrop of a royal power struggle in medieval Korea that has zombies. 

Release Date: February 1
Number of Episodes: 10
Talent: Angely Gaviria, Sebastián Eslava, Luis Fernando Hoyos, Verónica Orózco, Dylan Fuentes

Sentenced to death for practicing witchcraft in 1646, a young woman travels across centuries and emerges in 2019 Cartagena. As she adjusts to the technology and amenities of modern-day society, flashbacks show how she came to be accused in her past life.  

Release Date: February 1
Number of Episodes: 8
Talent: Natasha Lyonne, Greta Lee, Yul Vazquez, Elizabeth Ashley, Charlie Barnett

In addition to playing Nadia, caught up in one unforgettable New York party, Lyonne directs this series along with Leslye Headland and her former “But I’m a Cheerleader” director Jamie Babbit. 

Our Review: “There’s much more to appreciate about this quick hit of brilliance, from the leads’ soulful performances to the edgy, adventurous direction, but ‘Russian Doll’ must be treated like its namesake. Unpacking it over and over again will reveal fresh insights. Each piece is worth admiring for different reasons, and each episode offers its own rewards. We’ll be talking about this first season for quite some time, so don’t forget to take a moment and appreciate how well it all comes together. Hell, just appreciate that Headland, Lyonne, and Poehler told their story in eight episodes that never run longer than 29 minutes. Great things come in small packages, and this marvelous matryoshka is no different.” — Ben Travers

Release Date: February 2
Cast: Lee Na-young Lee Jong-suk

This ongoing Korean rom-com about two people who work at a publishing company releases new episodes every Saturday. 

Release Date: February 8
Hosts: Omar Chaparro, along with head judge Anna Ruiz

The popular amateur baking show launches a new season in Mexico, with the same attempts to snag that $10,000 prize.

Release Date: February 14
Number of Episodes: 6

Netflix’s first major expanse into the world of dating follows a series of would-be couples on their first outings together. Each participant is set up on five dates, with each episode capturing the highs, lows, and other rhythms of trying to find companionship. 

Release Date: February 15
Number of Episodes: 10
Cast: Ellen Page, Mary J. Blige, Cameron Britton, Robert Sheehan, Aidan Gallagher, Colm Feore, Tom Hopper, Emmy Raver-Lampman, David Castañeda 

Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá’s comics series comes to life in this series, which follows an interconnected group of spontaneously born kids tasked with saving the world. Steve Blackman serves as showrunner after previously working as a writer and producer on “Fargo.”

Release Date: February 15

Executive produced by the title presenter (director of “Borat” and “Bruno”) and the Russo Brothers, this new series looks at the role comedy plays in countries outside the traditional global hotspots. Following comedians from places like China, India, Iran, Nigeria, Russia, and Turkey, the series examines the way comedic voices are shaped and elevated in different regions around the world.

Release Date: February 22
Number of Episodes: 15
Cast: Pilar Pascual, Renata Toscano, José Giménez Zapiola, Santiago Sáez, Gastón Ricaud

A talented teenager (Pascual) makes waves at a performing arts high school after her musical ability makes her a target of the popular kids. As she looks to overcome challenges from one of the school’s most privileged students, she enlists the help of her newfound friends to help her prove she belongs.

Release Date: March 1
Number of Episodes: 8

Release Date: March 15
Number of Episodes: 8
Cast: Idris Elba, Piper Perabo, Frankie Hervey, JJ Feild

In advance of his DJ set at Coachella, Elba plays Charlie, whose career is far more floundering. As his time behind the board starts to dwindle, he picks up a new job: taking care of his friends’ troublesome daughter (Hervey).

Release Date: March 22
Number of Episodes: 7
Cast: Shefali Shah, Rasika Dugal, Rajesh Tailang, Adil Hussain, Gopal Datt, Vinod Sherawat

Our Review: “Detailed, tightly paced, and intense in subject matter and attitude, the dark, shadowy streets of Delhi are captured in vivid, unblinking detail; [Richie] Mehta efficiently introduces a foreign land and makes it relatable, familiar, and terrifying all at once. But beware a binge — the story’s potency isn’t easily digested.” — Ben Travers

Release Date: March 29
Number of Episodes: 6
Cast: Emma Appleton, Keeley Hawes, Michael Stuhlbarg, Brandon Bell, Matt Lauria, Luke Treadaway, Simon Kunz

Release Date: March 29
Number of Episodes: 8
Cast: Hugo Becker, Agathe Bonitzer, Nicolas Van Beveren

This French sci-fi series takes place in a not-too-distant timeline when scientists have figured out a formula for true love. Amassing a dating profile based on personal data, each participant in this new service has to decide what they’re willing to exchange in return for finding a guaranteed soulmate.

Release Date: April 5
Number of Episodes: 8
Narrator: Sir David Attenborough

Fans of watching animals in nature get this new Netflix production, filmed over the course of four years across all seven continents. Without sticking to one particular kind of habitat, the show will follow wildlife in the ocean, across grasslands, and deep into the jungle. 

Release Date: April 5
Number of Episodes: 6
Cast: Hanna Ardéhn, Felix Sandman