2020 in TV debuts
by DavisDaum | created - 04 Jan 2020 | updated - 9 months ago | PublicComplete set of inaugural TV seasons, viewed in 2020, rated
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1. Fearless (I) (2017)
TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Emma Banville (Helen McCrory), a human rights lawyer known for defending lost causes, sets out to prove the innocence of Kevin Russell (Sam Swainsbury), who was convicted for the murder of a school girl fourteen years earlier.
Stars: Brooke Haynes, Helen McCrory, Sam Swainsbury, Jonathan Forbes
Votes: 4,812
2017; Miniseries (6 stars)
2. Dollface (2019–2022)
TV-MA | 29 min | Comedy
After breaking up with her longtime boyfriend, a woman tries to reconnect with the friends she lost during the relationship.
Stars: Kat Dennings, Brenda Song, Shay Mitchell, Esther Povitsky
Votes: 10,762
Season 1 (5 stars)
3. Messiah (2020)
TV-MA | 43 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
When a C.I.A. officer investigates a man and his followers who attract international attention through acts of public disruption, she embarks on a global high-stakes mission to uncover whether he is a divine entity or a con artist.
Stars: Michelle Monaghan, Mehdi Dehbi, John Ortiz, Tomer Sisley
Votes: 45,649
Season 1 (5 stars)
4. Truth Be Told (2019–2023)
TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A true-crime podcaster tries to solve the mystery surrounding a family patriarch's death.
Stars: Octavia Spencer, Mekhi Phifer, Ron Cephas Jones, Tracie Thoms
Votes: 16,512
Miniseries (3 stars)
5. AJ and the Queen (2020)
TV-14 | 52 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Ruby Red, a down-on-her-luck drag queen traveling across America, develops an unlikely sidekick named AJ.
Stars: RuPaul, Izzy G., Michael-Leon Wooley, Josh Segarra
Votes: 9,007
Season 1 (5 stars)
6. Treadstone (2019)
TV-MA | 44 min | Action
Having created super-spy Jason Bourne, the Treadstone project turns its attention on a new protocol to develop unstoppable superhuman assassins.
Stars: Jeremy Irvine, Tracy Ifeachor, Omar Metwally, Han Hyo-joo
Votes: 11,921
Season 1 (4 stars)
7. Evil (2019– )
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A skeptical clinical psychologist joins a priest-in-training and a blue collar contractor as they investigate supposed abnormal events, including, demonic possession, and other extraordinary occurrences to see if there's a scientific explanation or if something truly supernatural's at work.
Stars: Katja Herbers, Mike Colter, Aasif Mandvi, Michael Emerson
Votes: 30,787
Season 1 (7 stars)
8. The Stranger (I) (2020)
TV-MA | 363 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Follows the lives of suburban families whose secrets and lies are made public by the appearance of a stranger.
Stars: Richard Armitage, Shaun Dooley, Siobhan Finneran, Jacob Dudman
Votes: 55,866
Season 1 (4 stars)
9. High Fidelity (2020)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A fan of music, pop culture, and Top Five lists runs a local record store in her hometown. An adaptation of Nick Hornby's novel "High Fidelity."
Stars: Zoë Kravitz, Jake Lacy, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, David H. Holmes
Votes: 15,072
Season 1 (8 stars)
10. I Am Not Okay with This (2020)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Sydney is a teenage girl navigating the trials and tribulations of high school while dealing with the complexities of her family, her budding sexuality, and mysterious superpowers just beginning to awaken deep within her.
Stars: Sophia Lillis, Wyatt Oleff, Sofia Bryant, Kathleen Rose Perkins
Votes: 71,331
Season 1 (7 stars)
11. Liar (2017–2020)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
British psychological thriller in which schoolteacher Laura Nielson accuses renowned surgeon Andrew Earlham of rape.
Stars: Joanne Froggatt, Ioan Gruffudd, Zoë Tapper, Danny Webb
Votes: 10,854
Season 1 (6 stars)
12. The Outsider (2020)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
When an insidious supernatural force edges its way into a seemingly straightforward investigation into the gruesome murder of a young boy, it leads a seasoned cop and an unorthodox investigator to question everything they believe in.
Stars: Ben Mendelsohn, Bill Camp, Jeremy Bobb, Mare Winningham
Votes: 91,712
Season 1 (6 stars)
13. Everything's Gonna Be Okay (2020–2021)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
After their father's untimely death, Nicholas and his two half-sisters are left to cope with not only a devastating loss, but also the realization that Nicholas is the one who must rise to the occasion and hold it all together.
Stars: Josh Thomas, Kayla Cromer, Adam Faison, Maeve Press
Votes: 3,017
Season 1 (7 stars)
14. McMillions (2020)
TV-14 | 344 min | Documentary, Crime, History
A detailed account of the McDonald's Monopoly game scam during the 1990s as told by the participants in the case, including the prizewinners and the FBI agents involved.
Stars: Chris Graham, Doug Mathews, Amy Murray, Janet Pellicciotti
Votes: 8,853
Miniseries (7 stars)
15. Tiger King (2020–2021)
TV-MA | 45 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
A rivalry between big cat eccentrics takes a dark turn when Joe Exotic, a controversial animal park boss, is caught in a murder-for-hire plot.
Stars: Joe Exotic, Carole Baskin, John Reinke, Jeff Lowe
Votes: 84,788
Miniseries (6 stars)
16. Avenue 5 (2020–2022)
TV-MA | Comedy, Sci-Fi
The troubled crew of Avenue 5, a space cruise ship filled with spoiled, rich, snotty space tourists, must try and keep everyone calm after their ship gets thrown off course into space and ends up needing three years to return to Earth.
Stars: Hugh Laurie, Josh Gad, Zach Woods, Rebecca Front
Votes: 21,931
Season 1 (3 stars)
17. Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens (2020– )
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy
With help from her dad and grandmother, Nora Lum navigates young adulthood in Flushing, New York with her cousin.
Stars: Awkwafina, Lori Tan Chinn, BD Wong, Bowen Yang
Votes: 6,310
Season 1 (4 stars)
18. Feel Good (2020–2021)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The series follows recovering addict and comedian Mae, who is trying to control the addictive behaviors and intense romanticism that permeate every facet of her life.
Stars: Mae Martin, Charlotte Ritchie, Phil Burgers, Jack Barry
Votes: 13,168
Season 1 (7 stars)
19. The Nest (2020)
R | 60 min | Thriller
A teenage girl in Glasgow agrees to carry a baby for couple Dan and Emily.
Stars: Katie Leung, Sophie Rundle, Martin Compston, Mirren Mack
Votes: 4,340
Miniseries (7 stars)
20. Devs (2020)
TV-MA | 409 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A computer engineer investigates the secretive development division in her company, which she believes is behind the disappearance of her boyfriend.
Stars: Sonoya Mizuno, Nick Offerman, Jin Ha, Cailee Spaeny
Votes: 44,402
Miniseries (6 stars)
21. Little Fires Everywhere (2020)
TV-MA | 463 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Based on Celeste Ng's 2017 bestseller, "Little Fires Everywhere" follows the intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson family and the enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives.
Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Kerry Washington, Rosemarie DeWitt, Lexi Underwood
Votes: 52,030
Miniseries (6 stars)
22. The Plot Against America (2020)
TV-MA | 374 min | Drama, Thriller
Characters live in an alternative history in which Franklin D. Roosevelt was defeated in the U.S. presidential election of 1940 by Charles Lindbergh.
Stars: Winona Ryder, Anthony Boyle, Zoe Kazan, Morgan Spector
Votes: 10,793
Miniseries (9 stars)
23. The Feed (2019)
TV-MA | Drama, Sci-Fi
A man's invention of a brain implant that allows people to share thoughts and emotions gets into the wrong hands.
Stars: Guy Burnet, David Thewlis, Jing Lusi, Michelle Fairley
Votes: 2,237
Season 1 (3 stars)
24. Dispatches from Elsewhere (2020)
TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Mystery
Feeling as though there's something missing in their lives, four ordinary people stumble across a puzzle hiding just beyond the veil of everyday life, and their eyes are opened to a world of possibility and magic.
Stars: Jason Segel, André 3000, Eve Lindley, Richard E. Grant
Votes: 5,229
Miniseries (6 stars)
25. Breeders (2020–2023)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
A comedic look at the trials and tribulations of parenthood.
Stars: Martin Freeman, Daisy Haggard, Alun Armstrong, Joanna Bacon
Votes: 7,132
Season 1 (8 stars)
26. Deadwater Fell (2020)
184 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a seemingly perfect and happy family is murdered by someone they knew and trusted, cracks appear on the surface of a supposedly idyllic community.
Stars: David Tennant, Cush Jumbo, Matthew McNulty, Bradley Connell
Votes: 8,545
Miniseries (4 stars)
27. The Missing (2014–2016)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Tony and Emily Hughes' vacation turns into a nightmare when their 5-year-old son Oliver disappears from a large celebrating crowd in Northern France.
Stars: Tchéky Karyo, Anastasia Hille, James Nesbitt, Frances O'Connor
Votes: 29,073
Season 1 (8 stars)
28. Dave (2020– )
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Music
A neurotic, mid-20s suburbanite, is convinced he's destined to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Now, he just has to prove it to everyone else.
Stars: Dave Burd, Andrew Santino, Gata, Taylor Misiak
Votes: 24,184
Season 1 (8 stars)
29. Back to Life (2019– )
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
After 18 years behind bars, Miri Matteson returns home and stumbles back into adult life in the claustrophobic coastal town she once knew in this half-hour comedy series.
Stars: Daisy Haggard, Geraldine James, Richard Durden, Adeel Akhtar
Votes: 6,196
Season 1 (7 stars)
30. Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (2020–2021)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
A young woman discovers she has the ability to hear the innermost thoughts of people around her as songs and musical numbers.
Stars: Jane Levy, Skylar Astin, Alex Newell, John Clarence Stewart
Votes: 17,289
Season 1 (6 stars)
31. Hollywood (2020)
TV-MA | 347 min | Drama, History
A group of aspiring actors and filmmakers in post-World War II Hollywood try to make it big - no matter the cost.
Stars: David Corenswet, Darren Criss, Laura Harrier, Joe Mantello
Votes: 39,510
Miniseries (6 stars)
32. Run (I) (2020)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Romance, Thriller
Two ex-lovers, a married American woman and an aspiring British writer, activate a long-planned escape plan and disappear together for a week. They soon get into trouble and a cop goes after them.
Stars: Merritt Wever, Domhnall Gleeson, Rich Sommer, Archie Panjabi
Votes: 7,812
Season 1 (7 stars)
33. RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race (2020– )
TV-14 | 63 min | Music, Reality-TV
Three celebrities compete every episode and undergo complete drag transformations. In the end, one celebrity is crowned America's Next Celeb Drag Superstar and wins prize money for their charity of choice.
Stars: RuPaul, Michelle Visage, Carson Kressley, Monét X Change
Votes: 1,876
Season 1 (5 stars)
34. Baptiste (2019–2021)
Not Rated | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Mercurial retired police detective Julien Baptiste specializes in missing-persons cases.
Stars: Tchéky Karyo, Anastasia Hille, Tom Hollander, Fiona Shaw
Votes: 9,804
Season 1 (8 stars)
35. Defending Jacob (2020)
TV-MA | 402 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The limited drama series is a gripping, character-driven thriller based on the 2012 New York Times best selling novel of the same name by William Landay. An assistant DA's world is shattered when his beloved son gets charged with murder.
Stars: Chris Evans, Michelle Dockery, Jaeden Martell, Cherry Jones
Votes: 62,818
Miniseries (6 stars)
36. Mrs. America (2020)
TV-MA | 458 min | Biography, Drama, History
Conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly leads an unexpected fight against the Equal Rights Amendment movement during the 1970s.
Stars: Cate Blanchett, Rose Byrne, Elizabeth Banks, Uzo Aduba
Votes: 13,086
Miniseries (7 stars)
37. Belgravia (2020)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance
Follows events when the emerging nouveau riche, including the Trenchard family, rub shoulders with London's established upper classes and when secrets from the past threaten to emerge.
Stars: Philip Glenister, Tamsin Greig, Harriet Walter, Saskia Reeves
Votes: 7,484
Season 1 (7 stars)
38. Never Have I Ever (2020–2023)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
The complicated life of a first-generation Indian-American teenage girl, inspired by Mindy Kaling's own childhood.
Stars: Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Poorna Jagannathan, Darren Barnet, John McEnroe
Votes: 75,443
Season 1 (8 stars)
39. Unorthodox (2020)
TV-MA | 53 min | Drama
Story of a young ultra-Orthodox Jewish woman who flees her arranged marriage and religious community to start a new life abroad.
Stars: Shira Haas, Amit Rahav, Jeff Wilbusch, Alex Reid
Votes: 88,855
Miniseries (8 stars)
40. Love, Victor (2020–2022)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Victor is a new student at Creekwood High School on his own journey of self-discovery, facing challenges at home, adjusting to a new city, and struggling with his sexual orientation.
Stars: Michael Cimino, Rachel Hilson, Anthony Turpel, Bebe Wood
Votes: 20,806
Season 1 (7 stars)
41. I Know This Much Is True (2020)
TV-MA | 378 min | Drama
Following the parallel lives of identical twin brothers Dominick and Thomas Birdsey in a story of betrayal, sacrifice, and forgiveness.
Stars: Mark Ruffalo, John Procaccino, Rob Huebel, Gabe Fazio
Votes: 22,147
Miniseries (8 stars)
42. Snowpiercer (2020–2023)
TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Seven years after the world has become a frozen wasteland, the remnants of humanity inhabit a perpetually-moving train that circles the globe, where class warfare, social injustice and the politics of survival play out.
Stars: Daveed Diggs, Mickey Sumner, Alison Wright, Iddo Goldberg
Votes: 59,673
Season 1 (6 stars)
43. I May Destroy You (2020)
TV-MA | 30 min | Drama
The question of sexual consent in contemporary life and how, in the new landscape of dating and relationships, we make the distinction between liberation and exploitation.
Stars: Michaela Coel, Weruche Opia, Paapa Essiedu, Stephen Wight
Votes: 24,933
Miniseries (9 stars)
44. The Tunnel (2013–2018)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery