Just a Casual Roundup of 50 New Original TV Shows Coming to Netflix in 2020

Inspired by Julia Quinn's bestselling novels, Shonda Rhimes's first original series for Netflix takes place during England's early 1800s Regency period, following the love affairs of a diverse group of high-society members. Though you won't actually see her in the series, Julie Andrews will play a major part as the voice of Lady Whistledown, an anonymous gossip columnist.

When it's available: TBA

Based on the YA book series Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan, this holiday comedy stars Austin Abrams and Midori Francis as the titular Dash and Lily, two strangers who meet through a red notebook left on a bookstore shelf and the series of challenges that eventually bring them together.

When it's available: TBA

This mother-daughter drama stars Brianne Howey and newcomer Antonia Gentry as a 30-year-old mom and her angsty 15-year-old daughter who, after years on the road, finally settle down in a picturesque New England town where they get a chance at a normal life — if only they can outrun Georgia's past.

When it's available: TBA

Based on a memoir of the same name by Deborah Feldman, this part-Yiddish series follows a young Orthodox woman (played by Shira Haas) who decides to leave her arranged marriage and strict religious sect behind in New York and escape on her own to Berlin.

When it's available: TBA

Based on the novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey, this Ryan Murphy-produced drama stars Sarah Paulson as the titular Nurse Ratched, following the villain from the start of her nursing career in 1947 as she gradually transforms into the murderous monster we now know.

When it's available: TBA

Starring Madelyn Cline (whom you might recognise from Boy Erased and Vice Principals) and several other up-and-coming young actors, this YA drama is set on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, following a close-knit group of teens as they attempt to find the father of their ringleader — who went missing while trying to salvage a sunken ship — and instead find a mysterious treasure map.

When it's available: TBA

Produced by Mindy Kaling and Lang Fisher, this comedy series tells the story and struggles of a modern first-generation Indian-American teen, played by newcomer Maitreyi Ramakrishnan. Tennis legend John McEnroe is serving as narrator, as Ramakrishnan's late father was a big fan of the tennis bad boy (as were Kaling's own parents).

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Based on the YA book series of the same name by Sona Charaipotra and Dhonielle Clayton, this drama is set in the world of Chicago's only elite ballet academy, The Archer School, and the dancers of all different backgrounds who attend. Designated Survivor's Lauren Holly stars in the series as Monique, a former dancer and The Archer School director.

When it's available: TBA

Based on the novels by Sherryl Woods, this romantic drama series follows the lives of three women who've been besties since high school as they navigate the complexities of marriage and family in their small hometown of Serenity, SC. JoAnna Garcia Swisher stars in the series as Maddie Townsend, with Brooke Elliott and Heather Headley playing her two best friends and Jamie Lynn Spears playing Noreen Fitzgibbons, the newest resident of Serenity.

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Anya Taylor-Joy stars in this drama — which is set during the Cold War era and based on Walter Tevis's novel of the same name — as an orphaned chess prodigy who aspires to become the greatest chess player in the world.

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Based on the biography On Her Own Ground by A'Lelia Bundles, this series follows the true story of Madam C.J. Walker, a black haircare entrepreneur who became the first African American self-made millionaire. Octavia Spencer plays the titular Walker, with other cast members including Tiffany Haddish, Blair Underwood, Garrett Morris, and Bill Bellamy.

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Based on the comic series of the same name by Mark Millar and Frank Quitely, this epic series tells the story of the world's first generation of superheroes, dating back to their origins in the 1930s through their current status as revered legends whose expectations are impossible to live up to. Josh Duhamel stars as Sheldon Sampson, the leader of the superhero team called The Union.

When it's available: TBA

Created by Ryan Murphy and starring Glee's Darren Criss, this series will follow several narratives from 1940s Hollywood, which was known as the "Golden Age of Tinseltown," and tell the story of several young and optimistic aspiring performers.

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In this adaptation of Kristin Hannah's novel of the same name, the relationship between two best friends — Kate Mularkey and Tully Hart — is traced from its beginning in the 1970s over three decades. Katherine Heigl plays present-day Tully, while Sarah Chalke costars as present-day Kate.

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Based on the cult horror novel of the same name by Todd Grimson, this series revolves around an aspiring film director living in 1990s LA who — after being deceived one time too many — sets out for revenge, though her plan doesn't work out quite like she hoped. Rose Salazar stars in the series, with Catherine Keener, Eric Lange, Jeff Ward, and Manny Jacinto rounding out the cast.

When it's available: TBA

Nearly 30 years after Ann M. Martin's first book in The Baby-Sitters Club series was published, her story is coming to the small screen. This sweet show follows five middle-school-aged besties living in Stoneybrook, CT, who decide to start their own babysitting business, and Alicia Silverstone stars as Elizabeth Thomas-Brewer, the mother of the the club's president, Kristy.

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Loosely inspired by Chris Jones's Esquire article of the same name, this drama stars Hilary Swank as Emma Green, an American astronaut who's forced to leave her husband and teen daughter behind in order to command an international space crew during a dangerous mission.

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Executive produced by and starring actor-comedians Wanda Sykes and Mike Epps, this family comedy revolves around a working-class African American family in Indiana as they struggle to make ends meet.

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Inspired by Jessica Pressler's article for New York Magazine, "How Anna Delvey Tricked New York's Party People," this wild (and totally true) series stars Julia Garner as Anna Delvey (born Anna Sorokin), a fake heiress who managed to con her way into NYC's high society. Shonda Rhimes and her Shondaland partner, Betsy Beers, are executive producing, and Anna Chlumsky costars as Vivian, the journalist investigating Delvey.

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Cocreated by Mario Lopez, this comedy revolves around 15-and-a-half-year-old robotics engineer and rocket scientist Ashley (played by Paulina Chavez) who moves across the country to live with her uncle, a former pro football player who can't seem to grow up.

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Executive produced and starring Kevin James, this comedy is set in the world of NASCAR. In the series, James plays a crew chief working in a NASCAR garage who — when the owner of the garage steps down and passes the team off to his young daughter — must learn how to work with the tech-obsessed millennials who become his new coworkers.

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Produced by brothers Greg and Jeff Schaffer, this comedy follows two estranged brothers, Wilhelm and Adam Rodman (played by Alan Aisenberg and Mike Castle) who are forced to run a brewery together, despite their very different techniques and personalities.

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Black-ish creator Kenya Barris is making his acting debut in this family sitcom (which he also created), and it's inspired by his own approach to parenting, family, and race relations. Rashida Jones is set to star alongside Barris.

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A Different World's Kadeem Hardison stars in this raunchy comedy as a veteran bounty hunter who joins forces with 16-year-old fraternal twin sisters Sterling and Blair (played by Maddie Phillips and Anjelica Bette Fellini) after deciding they want to be a part of his high-stakes world.

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Based on Tembi Locke's bestselling memoir of the same name, this series stars Zoe Saldana (who also serves as an executive producer), following the story of a woman who falls in love with a Sicilian man while abroad in Italy and has a daughter with him back in the US, only for her to lose her Italian lover unexpectedly to a devastating illness.

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Sophia Lillis stars in this YA series, which comes from the from the creator/director of The End of The F***ing World and the producers of Stranger Things. Based on the Charles Forsman graphic novel of the same name, the series follows a teenage girl as she deals with high school, family drama, her budding sexuality, and the mysterious superpowers that she's gradually developing.

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This fantasy drama is based on the comic series of the same name by Ben Dunn, telling the story of a 19-year-old woman named Ava (played by Portuguese actress Alba Baptista) who — after waking up in a morgue — discovers that she has become part of an ancient order tasked with fighting off evil demons on Earth.

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Written by Álex Pina, who's also the producer of Money Heist, this drama series follows the investigation into the death of a legendary DJ, who goes missing one Summer in Ibiza and whose body is discovered there 20 years later. Laura Haddock stars as the DJ's sister, who travels to Ibiza and attempts to figure out what really happened to her brother.

When it's available: TBA