The Netflix streaming service is celebrating its genre content today, announcing specific 2022 release dates for Archive 81 (January 14), In from the Cold (January 28), Raising Dion season 2 (February 1), and Vikings: Valhalla (February 25), while confirming that we can also look forward to the following in 2022: Stranger Things season 4, Magic: The Gathering, Resident Evil, The Sandman, The Umbrella Academy season 3, The Witcher: Blood Origin, Alice in Borderland season 2, All of Us Are Dead, Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas, The Midnight Club, The Cuphead Show!, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, First Kill, and Locke & Key season 3.
Netflix’s Peter Friedlander had this to say:
In my ten years at Netflix, it’s been thrilling to see the dropped jaws, the all-caps tweets/the hilarious memes and the passionate theories inspired by these once-in-a-lifetime moments. Genre stories have the power to transport us to new universes like the Upside Down in Stranger Things, teach us new vocabulary like The Witcher and, most importantly, unite us in our shared love of sci-fi, horror, fantasy, anime and everything in between.”
Here’s further information on the projects that were mentioned above:
CYBERPUNK: EDGERUNNERS: An animated series from @CDPROJEKTRED & @trigger_inc follows a street kid trying to survive in a tech and body mod-obsessed city of the future. With everything to lose, he chooses to become an edgerunner — a mercenary outlaw also known as a cyberpunk.
ARMY OF THE DEAD: LOST VEGAS: The animated origin story of Scott (@DaveBautista) and his rescue crew during the initial fall of Vegas as they confront the mysterious source of the zombie outbreak. @JayOliva1 will be showrunning with he and @ZackSnyder each directing two episodes.
THE CUPHEAD SHOW!: @CupheadShow follows the impulsive Cuphead and his cautious brother Mugman through their many misadventures across the Inkwell Isles. With animation inspired by the 1930’s Fleischer cartoons, the series expands on the characters and world of Cuphead.
ALICE IN BORDERLAND S2: The epic live-action adaptation of the hit manga by Haro Aso – where young people are forced to take on games in order to survive in the mysterious world of the Borderland- is coming back for a second season!
LOCKE & KEY S3: The Locke family uncovers more magic within Keyhouse, while a new threat – the most dangerous one yet – looms in Matheson with plans of his own for the keys.
MAGIC: THE GATHERING: An all-new animated event series from @wizards_magic, following the lore of the compelling characters, and fantastic worlds that have entertained and delighted fans for more than 25 years.
THE MIDNIGHT CLUB: A new horror series from @flanaganfilm and Trevor Macy (The Haunting of Hill House, Midnight Mass) based on the creative works of bestselling author Christopher Pike.
RAISING DION S2 – February 1, 2022: Dion (@jasiahyoung_) hones in on his powers with the support of his mom, Nicole (@wainwrightae) and Tevin (@rometrumain), his Biona trainer. With danger still looming they must act, not just to save themselves, but the entire city of Atlanta.
RESIDENT EVIL: A live action, scripted series building on @CapcomUSA_’s legendary video game franchise starring @lancereddick as Albert Wesker. Nearly three decades after the discovery of the T-virus, an outbreak reveals the Umbrella Corporation’s dark secrets.
THE SANDMAN: A rich blend of modern myth and dark fantasy by @neilhimself (Good Omens, Coraline) that follows the people and places affected by Morpheus, the Dream King, as he mends the cosmic — and human — mistakes he’s made during his vast existence.
STRANGER THINGS 4 – SUMMER 2022: Top-secret government experiments and a dangerous gateway that connects our world to a powerful yet sinister realm? Sounds like Hawkins. @Stranger_Things
THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY S3: After putting a stop to the 1960s doomsday, the @UmbrellaAcad returns home to 2019, convinced they have fixed the timeline. But after a brief moment of celebration, they realize things aren’t exactly how they left them… Welcome to the Sparrow Academy.
THE WITCHER: BLOOD ORIGIN: 1200 years before the world of The Witcher: Blood Origin – we visit the creation of the first prototype Witcher, and the events that lead to the pivotal “conjunction of the spheres,” when the worlds of monsters, men, and elves merged to become one.
That list includes a lot of shows I intend to check out, so 2022 is looking like a good year to be a genre fan with a Netflix subscription.