There’s a lot of cool things coming in 2019 and this list is by no means a definite one since I’m sure I’m missing things, but it’ll have to do for now.
TV
- Project Blue Book — This new series on History about government sponsored UFO hunters in the 1960s looks to be an unofficial prequel to The X-Files. January 8
- True Detective — After a delay of more than three years comes the third season of this HBO series. January 13
- The Passage — This series on FOX is about a vampire apocalypse in the making. January 14
- Roswell, New Mexico — A reboot of the popular early 2000s The WB series Roswell. January 15
- Star Trek: Discovery — The second season of this CBS All Access series brings the Enterprise into the fold. January 17.
- I Am the Night — TNT dramas can be hit or miss, hopefully this one is more Mob City than The Alienist. January 28
- Doom Patrol — This series based on the comic book of the same name is set to premiere on the DC Universe streaming service. February 15.
- Mindhunter — The second season of this series about FBI serial killer hunters is set to premiere in 2019 on Netflix.
- Stranger Things — The kids of Hopkins, Indiana return to the “upside down” on Netflix next year.
- Game of Thrones — The final season of the hit HBO series is set to premiere next spring.
- Deadwood — This movie that was originally announced more than a decade ago is finally set to debut on HBO sometime next year.
- Veep — The final season of this series is set to premiere in 2019 on HBO.
- The Punisher — Reportedly debuting at the end of January is the second season of this Netflix show.
- The Expanse — The fourth season of this series will debut on Amazon Prime in 2019.
- Star Wars: The Mandalorian — This first live-action series based in the Star Wars universe, not counting the Star Wars Holiday Special, will launch the Disney+ streaming service at the end of 2019.
- The Twilight Zone — Jordan Peele (Get Out) is set to reboot The Twilight Zone on CBS All Access in 2019.
- Watchmen — A TV version of the Alan Moore/Dave Gibbons seminal comics work Watchmen debuts on HBO next year.
Movies
- Glass — This is the third movie in the M. Night Shyamalan Unbreakable franchise. January 18
- Alita: Battle Angel — Based on the manga Battle Angel Alita this one is directed by Robert Rodriquez and produced by James Cameron, who was originally slated to direct years ago. February 14
- Captain Marvel — The first Marvel Studios movie of the year is set to launch a new character into the universe. March 8
- Pet Sematary — Kind’a a remake of the 1989 movie but really based on the Stephen King novel of the same name, this movie has one disturbing ending. April 5
- Shazam! — This one looks to be a lighter look into the so-far dreary DC Universe of comic book movies. April 5.
- Avengers: Endgame — While it’s called “Endgame” I can’t imagine any scenario where there aren’t more Avengers flicks since every time they come out Disney adds a billion + bucks to their bottom line. April 26
- Brightburn — What looks like a horror version of the Superman origin mythos, this movie marks James Gunn first movie back after being fired from the Guardians of the Galaxy movies. May 24
- Godzilla: King of the Monsters — The second of the new Godzilla movies, this flick is set to introduce a slew of new creatures to this universe. May 31
- X-Men: Dark Phoenix — So far delayed three times from its original release date, this EIGHTH X-Men movie is out this summer. June 7
- Spider-Man: Far From Home — Spider-Man returns from the dead for the second film in his modern franchise. July 5
- Once Upon a Time in Hollywood — Four years after his previous movie Quentin Tarantino next one takes place in late 1960s Hollywood. July 26
- *The New Mutants — Another delayed movie, I sense a theme, this one looks to cross horror with Marvel superheroes. August 2
- IT: Chapter Two — The second and final movie of IT is set to move the monster fighting action from the early 1990s to the present day. September 6
- Gemini Man — Originally announced more than 20 years ago and set to star Mel Gibson, Gemini Man is finally set to hit theaters with Will Smith in the title role. October 4
- Joker — A stand-alone Joker movie starring Joaquin Phoenix hits theaters in time for Halloween. October 4
- Midway — This one is set to bring modern CGI special effects to the WWII naval battle. November 8
- Terminator — Yet another reboot in the Terminator franchise, this movie is set to bring the original Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton) back into the fold after nearly 30 years. November 15
- Star Wars: Episode IX — The final movie in the modern Star Wars trilogy hits theaters in time for Christmas. December 20
