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The Best New TV Shows to Watch in 2022 in the UK

The TV Shows You Won't Want to Miss in 2022, From BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Netflix, and More

The Best New TV Shows to Watch in 2022 in the UK
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2022 is set to be an exciting year for many reasons, but especially where TV shows are concerned. So many of our favourite TV series are finally due a return, including some that fans have been waiting a seriously long time for. Peaky Blinders is of course one of the biggest, with a series 6 release date officially confirmed for March this year. Along with our favourite dysfunctional crime family from Birmingham, we can likely expect to see new series of shows like BBC Three's RuPaul's Drag Race UK, Netflix's Sex Education, and You — plus some newly commissioned shorts from the likes of ITV, Channel 4, and BBC that aim to highlight stories from underrepresented communities.

Speaking of inclusivity, Netflix also seems to be rightfully encouraging more foreign-language shows in the coming months following the success of Squid Game, Indian Matchmaking, and Lupin. And while there's no news of a second season of Squid Game for this year, we're fairly sure that there's going to be lots more amazing international TV series coming our way from the streaming platform.

Alongside Squid Game, 2022 has seen the rise of some newly commissioned crime dramas from BBC like Screw (which also stars Derry Girls actor Jamie-Lee O'Donnell), an exciting The Office-esque workplace drama called Sneakerhead on Dave, an '80s-inspired heist series called The Curse, series two of Starstruck, and the highly-anticipated fourth series of Top Boy.

Read on to take a look through all the shows, new and old, expected to hit our screens this year.

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