“Ozark.”
Netflix
- Every month, Insider looks at the most anticipated returning TV shows using data from the app TV Time.
- It’s derived from its US users who use the app to track and react to what they’re watching.
- Netflix’s “Ozark” returns in January for the first half of its final season.
5. “DOTA: Dragon’s Blood” season two — Netflix, January 6
Netflix
Description: “A conflicted yet courageous Dragon Knight must use the power of the dragon within to stop a deadly demon in this epic fantasy based on the online game.”
Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 75%
What critics said: “Dota: Dragon’s Blood successfully fuses plenty of existing Dota lore with an original story for eight episodes of humor and action in a fantasy universe.” — IGN (season one)
4. “After Life” season three — Netflix, January 14
Netflix
Description: “Struggling to come to terms with his wife’s death, a writer for a newspaper adopts a gruff new persona in an effort to push away those trying to help.”
Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 75%
What critics said: “The first season basically told a reasonably complete story. As a consequence, the second six-episode run feels as if it’s essentially retracing old territory.” — CNN (season two)
3. “The Righteous Gemstones” season two — HBO, January 9
HBO
Description: “Created, written and executive produced by Danny McBride (HBO’s Vice Principals and Eastbound & Down), and marking his third HBO comedy series from Rough House Pictures, The Righteous Gemstones tells the story of a world-famous televangelist family with a long tradition of deviance, greed and charitable work.”
Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 75%
What critics said: “There’s plenty of humor to be found here, but — in a twist bigger than any of its narrative right — turns-there’s also considerable heart.” — Daily Beast (season one)
2. “Euphoria” season two — HBO, January 16
HBO
Description: “Euphoria follows a group of high school students as they navigate love and friendships in a world of drugs, sex, trauma and social media.”
Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 90%
What critics said: “Zendaya is reinvented as the self-destructive, self-loathing Rue, in what is a truly astonishing, mesmerising performance, upending every expectation of what she could do.” — Guardian (season one)
1. “Ozark” season four, part one — Netflix, January 21
Netflix
Description: “A financial adviser drags his family from Chicago to the Missouri Ozarks, where he must launder $500 million in five years to appease a drug boss.”
Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 81%
What critics said: “Season three is the best season of the series so far. The story line arc works pretty well, with seeds planted early on that bloom in the later episodes.” — Boston Globe (season three)
