The development of the series depends largely on its popularity, viewership, and the wishes of viewers. Some projects are closed, while others get a new life and are renewed for another season.
We suggest you find out which Netflix series are getting a sequel in 2023. If you don’t find your favorite project on the list, it doesn’t mean it’s closed. Maybe a sequel will happen next year, like with the series Squid Game, whose second season won’t see the light of day until 2024.
The Crown
- Rating IMDB – 8.6
- Genre: Drama, history, biography
- Production UK / 2016
- Budget: $156,000,000
- Directed by Benjamin Caron, Philip Martin, Jessica Hobbs
- Cast: Claire Foy, Olivia Colman, Imelda Staunton, Matt Smith, Tobias Menzies, Dominic West, Leslie Manville, Charles Edwards, Elizabeth Debicki, Jonathan Pryce
A historical drama from Netflix detailing the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. For more than 70 years she held the throne of the British Empire, the longest reign in history for a head of state.
Each part of the series told about a certain period of the queen’s life. The sixth season, due out in 2023, will be the final season and will cover the period from the late ’90s until Elizabeth’s death. The season will also touch on the death of Princess Diana.
The exact release date of season 6 is still unknown. It is only reported that it will be released in 2023.
The Umbrella Academy
- Rating IMDB – 7.9
- Genre: Science Fiction, fantasy, action, drama, comedy, adventure
- US production / 2019
- Directed by Jeremy Webb, Ellen Kuras, Stephen Surjik
- Cast: Elliot Page, Tom Hopper, David Castaneda, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Robert Sheehan, Aidan Gallagher, Mary J. Blige, Cameron Britton, John Magaro, Adam Godley
The events of this superhero action film are set in an alternate universe. Rich weirdo Reginald Hargreaves adopts 7 children who were born under very strange circumstances and have superpowers, gives them serial numbers and turns them into a team called Umbrella Academy. Later, the robot nanny gives the pupils names.
Each season of the series is dedicated to the adventures of already adult heroes, saving the world from the apocalypse, trying to solve the mysteries of Hargreaves and learn about his mysterious emergence into the world. The fourth season will be the final season of the story.
The release date for Season 4 is August 18, 2023.
Virgin River
- Rating IMDB – 7.4
- Genre: Drama, melodrama
- US production / 2019
- Directed by Martin Wood, Andy Mikita, Gail Harvey
- Cast: Martin Henderson, Tim Matheson, Alexandra Breckenridge, Colin Lawrence, Ben Hollingsworth, Grayson Maxwell Garnsey, Annette O’Toole, Lauren Hammersley, Nicolas Cavendish, Sarah Dugdale
Based on the novels of Robin Carr, the Virgin River series is about the life and love of Melinda Monroe, who, after some upheavals in her life, moves to a quiet California town to start anew.
In the midst of picturesque nature, the narrative of the locals unhurriedly unfolds, where against the background of a cozy and gentle pastoral, sometimes serious passions boil over. The residents often gather at the local bar, run by the charming Jack, Melinda’s love interest.
Season 5 is set to premiere in the summer and fall of 2023, and the series has already been officially renewed for a sixth season.
The Witcher
- Rating IMDB – 8.1
- Genre: Fantasy, adventure, drama, horror
- Production USA, Poland / 2019
- Directed by Alik Sakharov, Stephen Surjik, Charlotte Brandstrom
- Cast: Henry Cavill, Freya Allan, Anya Chalotra, Mimi Diveni, Eamon Farren, MyAnna Buring, Wilson Raju-Pujalte, Anna Shaffer, Joey Batey, Royce Pirreson
A kind of reading of Sapkowski’s famous saga from Netflix, the series The Witcher, which caused an avalanche of rumors and controversy, tells the story of Geralt of Rivia, his love for Jennyfer, his friendship with Buttercup, the purpose and education of the named daughter Ciri – in short, the basic storytelling framework is still intact.
Season three will be the last season in which Henry Cavill will play the Witcher. Due to the strong discrepancy with the books later, he refused to participate in the project, and the fourth season will appear with a new face. Liam Hemsworth will play Heralt. I wonder what kind of eyebrows will Ciri have in the third season? 🙂
Season 3 will be released in two blocks of 4 episodes, on June 29 and July 27, 2023. The series is renewed for a 4th season, but that’s next year.
Wednesday
- Rating IMDB – 8.1
- Genre: Fantasy, comedy, crime, detective
- US production / 2022
- Director by Tim Burton, James Marshall, Ganja Monteiro
- Cast: Jenna Ortega, Hunter Duane, Percy Hynes White, Emma Myers, Joy Sunday, Georgie Farmer, Christina Ricci, Gwendolyn Christie, Riki Lindhome
The unexpected and vivid hit of 2022 Wensday is a mystical, psychological, and character-driven detective story unraveled by the young, gifted daughter of the Addams family.
After enrolling at Nevermore Academy, the girl plans to escape as soon as possible. But she becomes fascinated by the investigation and gradually becomes attached to her new acquaintances. The surprising, non-trivial coming-of-age drama has been renewed for a second season.
The second season of Wansday will be released on December 6, 2023.
Outer Banks
- Rating IMDB – 7.5
- Genre: Drama, detective, adventure
- US production / 2020
- Directed by Jonas Pate, Valerie Weiss, Darnell Martin
- Cast: Chase Stokes, Madeline Kline, Madison Bailey, Jonathan Daviess, Rudy Pankow, Drew Starkey, Charles Easten, Austin North, Caroline Friedlund, Cullen Moss
The events of this teenage treasure-hunting series are set in a small town near the barrier islands of North Carolina. Society in the town is rigidly divided into two categories: rich sharks and poor baiters.
At the center of the story is a teenage live-in John B., who finds a map of a legendary treasure and sets out with three friends on a treasure hunt, at the same time hoping to learn the truth about his father.
Season 3 saw the light of day on February 23, 2023, and the series has already been renewed for part 4 of the story, which will premiere in 2024.
Sweet Magnolias
- Rating IMDB – 7.3
- Genre: Drama, melodrama
- US production / 2020
- Directed by Norman Buckley, Mary Lou Belli, Laura Nisbet
- Cast: Carson Rowland, JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Brooke Elliott, Heather Hadley, Logan Allen, Annelise Judge, Justin Bruning, Jamie Lynn Spears, Chris Klein, Dion Johnstone
This sweet romantic drama has pleased a large number of viewers, and the third season of the series awaits us in 2023. The plot tells the story of three childhood friends from a small town, who have carried their relationship through the years, helping each other through all the troubles and sharing the joys.
The women call their little community Sweet Magnolias. Maddie Townsend is a mother of three going through a painful divorce. Dana Sue is the successful and independent owner of a local restaurant. Helen Decater is the one who bought the mansion, which the women worked together to turn into a cozy spa.
The third season will be released on July 20, 2023.
Ginny & Georgia
- Rating IMDB – 7.5
- Genre: Drama, comedy
- US production / 2021
- Directed by Anya Adams, Catalina Aguilar Mastretta, Renuka Jayapalan
- Cast: Brianna Howey, Antonia Gentry, Diesel La Torraca, Felix Mallard, Sarah Weisglass, Scott Porter, Raymond Ablack, Cathy Douglas, Chelsea Clarke, Mason Temple
This gripping American family tragicomedy tells the story of Georgia, a woman whose husband mysteriously dies, leaving her with a large inheritance. Determined to escape the painful memories of her past, Georgia, along with her teenage daughter Jeannie and young son Austin, moves to the small but wealthy town of Wellsbury that she has dreamed of since childhood.
Bright and punchy Georgia quickly gets accustomed to the new society, gets a prestigious job, has an affair with the mayor himself. For Ginny, however, things are much more complicated. She feels her mother has too many secrets.
The second season of the intriguing tragicomedy was released on January 5, 2023. The creators admitted that they have a third part of the story planned.
Sweet Tooth
- Rating IMDB – 7.8
- Genre: Fiction, fantasy, action, drama, adventure
- US production / 2021
- Directed by Toa Frazier, Jim Mickle, Robin Grace
- Cast: Nonso Anozie, Christian Convery, Adil Akhtar, Stefania Owen, Danya Ramirez, Aliza Vellani, Will Forte, James Brolin, Mia Artemis, Neil Sandilands
The fantasy series, which has a second title Sweetums, is the story of a world afflicted by an incomprehensible disease. People begin to give birth to babies with animal traits, so-called hybrids. They are not always able even to speak, and people think they are monsters.
Gus, the main character in the story, is a hybrid. A boy with reindeer horns and ears. His daddy hid the boy in the woods and taught him everything. But one day daddy dies, and Gus escapes the woods, going in search of his mother, unaware of how cruel the world around him is, and how unique he himself is.
The second season of this strange story was released on April 27, 2023.
Sex Education
- Rating IMDB – 8.3
- Genre: Drama, comedy
- Production UK / 2019
- Directed by Ben Taylor, Kate Herron, Sophie Goodhart
- Cast: Asa Butterfield, Gillian Anderson, Shuti Gatwa, Emma Mackie, Connor Swindells, Kedar Williams-Stirling, Aimee Lou Wood, Alistair Petrie, Tanya Reynolds, Patricia Allison
For three seasons now, Netflix has been running a wonderful high school series that fascinatingly recounts the problems of small-town high school teenagers. The main character is a boy named Otis, whose mother is a famous sexologist.
One day Otis manages to help with a difficult, intimate problem for the main bully at school, and he gains friends, protection, and popularity. And at the same time he decides to counsel his peers sexually for money. Teenagers go to Otis with questions they would never dare ask an adult.
The show has been renewed for a fourth season, which will be released in late 2023, an exact date has not yet been given.
Never Have I Ever
- Rating IMDB – 7.8
- Genre: Drama, comedy
- US production / 2020
- Directed by Kabir Akhtar, Tristram Shapiro, Boluvatif Samson
- Cast: Maitreya Ramakrishnan, Purna Jagannathan, Darren Barnet, John McEnroe, Jaren Lewisohn, Benjamin Norris, Lee Rodriguez, Richa Shukla, Ramona Young, Sendhil Ramamoorthy
A touching series about a 15-year-old girl, Devi Vishwakumar, an Indian-American girl who is trying to adapt in high school.
Her first year has been a real ordeal for Devi. Her father died and a psychological trauma caused her legs to fail. A few months later, Devi was able to walk again, and now she has to get used to everything all over again, but her friends and relatives are always interfering with her plans.
The final, third season will be released on June 8, 2023.
The Upshaws
- Rating IMDB – 6.9
- Genre: Comedy, family
- US production / 2021
- Director Sheldon Epps, Robbie Countryman, Phil Lewis
- Cast: Mike Epps, Kim Fields, Wanda Sykes, Hali Spraggins, Jornie Christine, Diamond Lyons, Germel Simon, Michael Estim, Paige Kennedy, Leonard Earl Howes
A noisy and hilarious family sitcom about the Upshaw family living in the modern Midwest. Benny and Regina have four children, with one son by another woman, conceived when the couple had a serious falling out, and abandoned to Benny’s daddy.
No one in the family is at all embarrassed by this. The Upshaws’ life is rather sparse financially, but extremely generous with adventures, mishaps, and good family warmth, making everyone in the family proud to be part of it.
The fourth season of the comedy comes out on August 17, 2023.
Emily in Paris
- Rating IMDB – 6.9
- Genre: Drama, melodrama, comedy
- US production / 2020
- Directed by Andrew Fleming, Peter Lauer, Katina Medina Mora
- Cast: Lily Collins, Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, Ashley Pak, Samuel Arnold, Bruno Gueri, Lucas Bravo, Camille Raza, Lucien Laviscount, William Abadi, Kevin Diaz
The comedy-drama series is about Emily, a girl who moves from Chicago to Paris. Fascinated by the French flavor, Emily starts her own blog, where she talks frankly about everything that happens to her.
Things don’t go smoothly for her at first. The language barrier, suspicious attitude to Americans from locals, unfamiliar cuisine and traditions get in the way. But in her work, Emily quickly achieves incredible heights and enjoys the sweet life in beautiful Paris.
The fourth season will begin airing on October 28, 2023.
Heartstopper
- Rating IMDB – 8.7
- Genre: Drama, melodrama
- Production UK / 2022
- Directed by Eros Lin
- Cast: Joe Lock, Keith Connor, Yasmine Finney, William Gao, Cormac Hyde-Corrin, Toby Donovan, Ree Norwood, Sebastian Croft, Olivia Colman, Emily Ng
The huge ratings for this British teen series are no coincidence. The high popularity of the graphic novels by Alice Osman, on which the show is based, the excellent cast, visually appealing locations and great music – the mix of these factors turned out to be attractive and interesting.
The story centers on two teenage friends and their relationship with the world around them. Lots of love, romance, anxieties and hopes of young people, their adventures and communication – all this is interesting for anyone who wants to know more about modern European youth.
The second season of the project will be released on August 3, 2023, and a third season is already in development.
Lupin
- Rating IMDB – 7.5
- Genre: Crime, detective, drama, thriller
- Production France, USA / 2021
- Directed by Louis Leterrier, Hugo Gelin, Ludovic Bernard,
- Cast: Omar Sy, Ludivine Sagnier, Herve Pierre, Sophian Gerrab, Ethan Simon, Shirin Boutella, Vincent Londes, Clotilde Esme, Antoine Gouy, Mamadou Aidara
The French TV series Lupine is inspired by the books of Maurice Leblanc, who at the end of the 19th century wrote a large cycle of detective stories about the gentleman thief Arsene Lupin. But this is not the story of a colorful literary character.
This is a story about Assan Diop, living in 1995, his difficult youth and confrontation with the wealthy Pellegrini family, because of which he was wrongly accused, went to prison and committed suicide Assan’s father. Many years later, Diop returns to take revenge on his abusers, and leads the life of a skilled thief and adventurer, inspired by books about Lupin.
The third season of this brilliant detective drama will hit the screens on October 5, 2023.
Kleo
- Rating IMDB – 7.5
- Genre: Action, thriller, drama, crime
- Production Germany / 2022
- Directed by Vivian Andereggen, Jano Ben Shaabane
- Cast: Jella Haase, Dimitri Schaad, Vincent Redetsky, Vladimir Burlakov, Julius Feldmeier, Tandi Sebe, Yun Huang, Taner Sakhinturk, Jürgen Heinrich
The gripping spy thriller starring the inimitable German Yella Haase is renewed for a second season. Cleo Straub is an experienced East German spy who gets caught during another mission, committing the murder of a major businessman in West Berlin in 1987.
Cleo goes to prison, but is released a couple of years later when the Berlin Wall collapses. And now she has to rebuild her life.
A second season has been announced for 2023, but Netflix has not yet revealed an exact date.
Seuwiteuhom
- Rating IMDB – 7.3
- Genre: Horror, аction, fantasy
- Production South Korea / 2020
- Budget: $25,000,000
- Directed by Lee Eun-bok, Jang Yeon-woo, Park So-hyun
- Cast: Song Gang, Lee Jin-wook, Lee Si-young, Lee Do-hyun, Ko Min-ssi, Park Kyu-young, Kim Nam-hee, Ko Yoon-jung, Kim Gap-soo, Kim Sang-ho
South Korea is relentlessly delighting viewers with quality nightmares. Sweet Home is the first Asian series to hit the top 10 best shows in the U.S. right after its release in 2020. Three whole years have passed, and finally fans of the series have waited for the continuation. And at the same time learned that a third season is planned.
The plot centers on a guy named Cha Hyun-soo, who moves into an apartment building and finds himself trapped, along with the other tenants. The house turns out to be surrounded by scary monsters that are trying to break in and eat all the people. Together with his neighbors, Su tries to hold down defenses and fight off the strange invasion.
The second season is scheduled to premiere in late 2023, with no exact date yet.
The Empress
- Rating IMDB – 7.8
- Genre: Biography, history, drama, melodrama
- Production Germany / 2022
- Directed by Florian Kossen, Catherine Gebbe
- Cast: Hanna Hilsdorf, Devrim Lingnau, Svenja Jung, Philip Froissan, Alexander Finkenwirth, Wiebke Pools, Melika Forutan, Raymond Tarabay, Patrick Rapold
Another costume biopic about the distant past, telling the story of Queen Elizabeth of Austria. The events of the first season cover the period from the early to late 1850s.
In 1953, two Bavarian aristocrats, the young Elisabeth and her sister Helena, go to meet Franz, who plans to ask for Helena’s hand. The young emperor shocks society by deciding to marry his younger sister…
The second season is expected in the fall of 2023, around September/October.
Delhi Crime
- Rating IMDB – 8.5
- Genre: Drama, crime, detective
- Production India / 2019
- Directed by Richie Mehta, Tanuj Chopra
- Cast: Rasika Dagal, Shefali Shetty, Rajesh Tailang, Anurag Arora, Adil Hussain, Gopal Dutt, Yashaswini Dayama, Denzil Smith, Jaya Bhattacharya
A brutal and beautiful Indian detective story based on real high-profile crimes that took place in Delhi. Each season is a different story, evolving from the crime to the arrest of the perpetrators.
The first season tells the story of what is known as the Nirbhaya case of rape and murder in 2012. The second season describes the deeds of the Chaddi Baniyan gang, who robbed rich homes, killing all witnesses. The plot of the third season is not yet known, but it will feature a shocking new crime story.
Season 3 will premiere near the end of 2023, with no specific date yet set.
Jigeum uri hakgyoneun
- Rating IMDB – 7.5
- Genre: Horror, thriller, drama
- Production South Korea / 2022
- Directed by Lee Jae-gyu, Kim Nam-su
- Cast: Park Chi-hoo, Yoon Chang-young, Cho I-hyun, Park Solomon, Yoo In-soo, Lee Yoo-mi, Kim Byung-chul, Lee Kyu-hyun, Jung Bae-soo, Lee Eun-sam
A freshly heartbreaking South Korean zombie series has been renewed for a second season, set for 2023. The number of violent and bloody scenes in this horror series based on the webtoon of the same name is off the charts. And at the same time against the backdrop of the zombie epidemic unfolds the usual teenage problems, adjusted for the situation.
The events unfold in a single high school. The fun begins with the school’s laboratory hamster, which spreads a terrible contagion that turns people into the fierce living dead.
The official date for Season 2 is October 27, 2023.
Élite
- Rating IMDB – 7.3
- Genre: Thriller, drama, crime
- Production Spain / 2018
- Directed by Dani de la Orden, Ramon Salazar, Ginesta Gindal
- Cast: Maria Pedraza, Itzan Escamilla, Miguel Bernardo, Miguel Herrán, Mina El Hammani, Jaime Lorente, Alvaro Rico, Aron Pieper, Esther Exposito, Omar Ayuso
The quickly and irrevocably addictive Spanish series Elite is the story of three ordinary working-class teenagers who get the opportunity to study at an exclusive school for the rich.
They have to go through a lot of difficulties, find friends and enemies, plunge into romance and think about the future. And around boils life “elite”, the offspring of wealthy families, sometimes unaware of the existence of another world beyond the boundless possibilities of wealthy parents. The plot includes fragments of many genres, from thriller to detective, from psychological drama to romcom.
The seventh, and hopefully not the last, season will be released on October 27, 2023.
Terzi
- Rating IMDB – 6.0
- Genre: Thriller, drama, detective
- Production Türkiye / 2023
- Directed by Jem Karji
- Cast: Chaatay Ulusoy, Salih Bademji, Sifanur Gul, Olgun Shimshek, Celile Toyon Uysal, Hulya Duyar, Khivda Zizan Alp, Lila Gürmen, Vedat Erinchin
The Turkish filmmakers are very fast, and this is proved once again by the series The Naughty Scarecrow (or Tailor in other translations), the first season of which was released in 2023, and the second season is also on the way.
Why a scarecrow? Because the main character Peyami (Chagatai Ulusoi) has dreamed of sewing clothes since childhood and once dressed up a vegetable scarecrow, using it as a mannequin. Now he lives in Istanbul, is the most popular fashion designer with an impeccable reputation, but he leads a secluded life, hiding from others painful family secrets.
The first season premiered on May 2, 2023, and the second season was announced for July 28 of that year.
Ragnarok
- Rating IMDB – 7.5
- Genre: Fantasy, thriller, drama, detective
- Production Denmark / 2020
- Directed by Mogens H. Christiansen, Yannick Johansen, Mas Kamp Tulstrup
- Cast: David Alexander Schocholt, Jonas Strandt Gravli, Herman Tömmeros, Teresa Frostad Eggesbø, Sunnöve Makodi Lund, Henrietta Steenstrup, Jeppe Beck Laursen, Emma Bons, Gisli Örn Gardarsson
A Norwegian superhero teen series whose plot is inspired by Scandinavian mythology. The action takes place in a small industrial town, where the inhabitants are plagued by pollution caused by the factories of the richest local Jotul family.
The Seyer family, a mother and two teenage sons, return here after a long absence. Soon the sons, Magne and Loritz, learn that they are incarnations of Thor and Loki, and that the Jotuls are the ancient enemies of the Scandinavian deities, the ineffectual giants Jotuns.
The third and final season is scheduled for 2023, with no exact date yet.
The Watcher
- Rating IMDB – 6.5
- Genre: Thriller, drama, detective
- US production / 2022
- Directed by Paris Barclay, Jennifer Lynch, Ryan Murphy
- Cast: Bobby Cannavale, Naomi Watts, Mia Farrow, Terry Kinney, Henry Hunter Hall, Isabelle Gravitt, Luke David Bloom, Jennifer Coolidge, Christopher McDonald, Luis Castro De Leon
The frightening and disturbing American thriller The Spectator was conceived as a mini-series. However, due to its ratings, it received a sequel for a second season.
The plot centers on Dean and Nora Brannock, who, along with their son and daughter, move from bustling New York to the cozy town of Westfield, having bought an old mansion here. But the euphoria over the splendor of the new home proves to be short-lived. The neighbors on both sides are strange, sullen, hostile people. And soon the Brannocks begin to receive threatening letters from an anonymous man who signs as The Watcher…
So, on October 19, 2023, viewers will be able to dive into the events of season two.
