1. Watchmen



Watchmen is a comic book classic. Written by graphic novel legend Alan Moore in the late 80s, Watchmen burst into the non-comic-book-reading mainstream with its own 2009 feature film. This year, the comic book is set to live on-screen again, this time with a TV series to be aired on HBO later this year.



2. Swamp Thing



If you didn't know already, DC has their own streaming service called DC Universe that houses exclusive content from the comic book giant. There's not a lot of original content from the streaming service so far but there are plans of expanding their library in the coming months. One that we're particularly excited about is the May 31 release of Swamp Thing. Swamp Thing has long been one of DC's best properties and with their recently found success on the big screen, we certainly have high hopes for this one.



3. The Mandalorian



If you're looking for reasons to sign up to Disney's new streaming service, then The Mandalorian just might be it. To be helmed by Jon Favreau of Iron Man, The Jungle Book, and the upcoming live action The Lion King movie, it features the "travails of a lone gunfighter in the outer reaches of the galaxy." There's very little to go on but Star Wars and Favreau are two names that mean must-watch in our book. You can catch the series in November when Disney Plus launches.



4. The Witcher



The Witcher 3 still ranks as one of our favorite games of all time. So imagine how we felt when we found out that Netflix is turning one of the richest lores in gaming (because it was actually based on a series of books) into a TV series. Geeking out might be an understatement because we were purely ecstatic about the news. It's slated for release late this year with Henry Cavill playing Geralt.



5. Lovecraft Country



If there's anything we've learned about Jordan Peele in the last 2 or 3 years, it's that he makes damn good horror movies. After the success of Get Out and Us, Peele is set to team up with J.J. Abrams in producing Lovecraft Country, a horror drama series to be aired on HBO. It is going to be based on Matt Ruff's novel of the same name which uses elements of H.P. Lovecraftian horror to explore racism in 1950s America.