List of Recommended American Dramas for 2024 (1)

6 minute read


List of Recommended American Dramas for 2024 (1)

In 2024, a feast for the eyes and the soul is about to be staged, and these 10 American dramas are like bright stars that light up the night sky of our movie watching. They are heartwarming, warming and thought-provoking, each one like a bright gem with its own unique light.


The Way of the Brotherhood Air Date: 2024-01-04(USA)

Image Source: Sourced from the Internet

 


When a powerful Taiwanese gang leader is assassinated by a mysterious assassin, his eldest son - legendary assassin Charles Sun (Yo-Yang Chien) - travels to Los Angeles to protect his mother, Irene (Michelle Yeoh), and naïve younger brother, Bruce (Song-Pu Lee). Until then, Bruce has been well-protected and completely unaware of the truth about his family. But when Taipei's deadliest underworld and a rising faction go toe-to-toe for dominance, Charles, Bruce and their mother must heal the wounds of separation and figure out the true meaning of brotherhood and family before countless enemies turn on them. THE SUN BROTHERS is an action-comedy and family drama with an all-Asian cast starring in a dark action-packed family drama set in Los Angeles and Taiwan. Created by Brad Falchak and Byron Wu.


Echoes Air Date: 2024-01-09 (USA)

Image Source: Sourced from the Internet

 

A spin-off is planned for the series “Eagle Eye”! Spotlight on 'Echo', a new character coming to 'Hawkeye'. “Originally named Maya Lopez, Echo debuted in the Nightcrawler comics as a deaf Native American capable of perfectly mimicking the movements of others. She is played by newcomer Alaquan Cox in the show. In the comics, Echo has held the title of “Wanderer” and has been associated with Nightcrawler and the villainous Jin Jin. Maya is close to Nightcrawler Matt Murdock and was once a lover. While her father died at the hands of Jin and left bloody handprints on her face before he passed away, which is why she later painted palm prints on her face. But Jin-jo blinded her with lies, adopted her and trained her to be an assassin.


Teddy Bear Air Date: 2024-01-11 (USA)

 

Image Source: Sourced from the Internet

 


The eponymous prequel episode to the 2012 R-rated comedy film Teddy Bear is set in 1993, with Teddy Bear's period of fame behind him and now living with his best friend, 16-year-old John Bennett, who comes from a working-class Boston family and lives with his parents and cousin. Teddy Bear may not have the best influence on John, but is still willing to risk his life to help his friends and family.


Cocaine Godmother Griselda Air Date: 2024-01-25 (USA)

Image Source: Sourced from the Internet

 


Cocaine Godmother Griselda is inspired by the exploits of Colombian businesswoman Griselda Blanco, a devoted mother who was shrewd, worldly and ambitious enough to create one of the most lucrative drug cartels in history. With a deadly combination of unexpected savagery and charm, she juggled her career and her family to become known as “The Godmother”.


Air Force One Air Date: 2024-01-26 (USA)

Image Source: Sourced from the Internet

 


Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg's final installment in their World War II trilogy, following Band of Brothers and Greyhound. The story focuses on the 8th Air Force of the U.S. Air Force, and tells the true history of the American bomber pilots in World War II, and how they burned the battle to Hitler's doorstep. Showcases scenes of aerial warfare during WWII and the courage, struggle and sacrifice of the pilots.


The Expats Air Date: 2024-01-26

 

Image Source: Sourced from the Internet

 


Amazon has officially booked the new drama The Expatriates, with Nicole Kidman's production company Blossom Films attached to produce, based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Janice Y.K Lee, with an adapted screenplay by Alice Bell (“Beautiful Lies,” “A Slap in the Face”). Set in the “vertical city” of Hong Kong, it explores the lives of a tight-knit expatriate community, its affluence, warm but fleeting friendships, personal lives, deaths, marriages and more. In this world, fortunes are made and lost, families are divided and blended, identities are created and then reinvented in the pursuit of extraordinary lives. Margaret, a world-renowned American architect, has a firm suspicion that her new project, a skyscraper to grace Hong Kong's skyline, will go awry, until an unexpected event turns her life upside down; Maisie, a Korean-American college graduate with a disreputable past, is searching for a new life, but she soon finds herself involved in an unforgivable scandal; Hilary is a British immigrant who longs for a child despite her unstable marriage. In an attempt to change her fortunes, she intentionally dabbles in local customs and and creates a false identity; Tammy, an ambitious generational immigrant, burrows into a dead end when Chinese relatives from her husband's second family pay a visit; Barbara lives a life of depravity, a malpractice that masks a heavy weight; and Franny, an Australian immigrant, faces an existential crisis as she becomes loyal to everyone who has lunch with her; Olivia, a local Chinese socialite, experiences a humiliating loss of status.


Mr. and Mrs. Smith Air Date: 2024-02-02 (USA)

Image Source: Sourced from the Internet

 


Based on the 2005 movie of the same name starring Pitt and Jolie, but the episodic story is different from the movie in that it is not unfolded by a couple who are unsure of the identity of each other's killers. The dramatic version of “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” is about two lonely strangers who find a job at a mysterious spy agency, and from then on live a luxurious life of spying, enjoying wealth, traveling around the world, and dreaming of Manhattan's high society. But the job comes with strings attached: the two must enter into an arranged marriage and accept their new identities as Mr. and Mrs. Smith. The two are married and have to fulfill a high-stakes assignment every week, as well as face new relationship dilemmas. As they both develop true feelings for each other, the complex undercover persona of the two men becomes even more complicated.


One Day (Drama) Air Date: 2024-02-08 (UK)

Image Source: Sourced from the Internet

 


Based on David Nicholls' bestselling novel of the same name, One Day, the drama version of the 2011 classic romance film starring Anne Hathaway, this drama follows Emma Morley (Ambika Mod) and Dexter Mayhew (Leo Woodall) on July 15, 1988, as they celebrate their graduation night. Despite college coming to an end, though, it's the first time the two have spoken to each other, and the next morning they go their separate ways. What will it be like for them the next year, the third year, and every year that follows on this ordinary day? Every year on this day, Dex and Em are a year older, and they have witnessed each other grow and change, experiencing breakups and breakups, and experiencing joys and sorrows.


The Walking Dead: Survivor Air Date: 2024-02-25 (USA)

 

Image Source: Sourced from the Internet

 


A spinoff of The Walking Dead featuring a locked-in Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and Michonne the Knife (Dana Querilla). It will unravel the mystery of Rick's unaccounted for and presumed dead after blowing up a bridge in season 9 of The Walking Dead. Set in the world after the main storyline of “The Walking Dead” ends, the story follows a group of survivors as they fight to survive in a brutal post-apocalyptic world. They face the threat of horrific zombies. A thrilling drama that explores the fragility and resilience of human nature. Continuing the “sweeping love story of two characters transformed by an altered world,” Rick and Michonne are separated by unstoppable forces and their own reasons into another world, setting off a war against the “dead” and ultimately, a war they must face. And eventually, they have to face the living. Can the two find each other and themselves in such a place, in a situation they have never seen before? Are they enemies, lovers, victims or winners? Are they even alive without each other? Or will they finally realize that they, too, are the walking dead?


Three Bodies Season 1 Air Date: 2024-03-21 (USA)

Image Source: Sourced from the Internet

 


Adapted from Chinese author Liu Cixin's Hugo Award-winning work of the same name, this is the story of humanity's first contact with an alien civilization. When mankind discovers that they are not alone in the universe, it turns out that 4 light years away, in the distance, there is a star system of 3 stars orbiting each other, and there exists an alien trinity. But these aliens are intent on taking over other planets because of their own poor environments.In 1960s China, a young woman's pivotal decision sends ripples through time and space, affecting a group of brilliant scientists in the modern era. As the laws of nature fall apart before their eyes, the five scientists who once worked together must once again collaborate to neutralize the greatest threat in human history. These American dramas are not only a feast for the eyes, but also a catharsis for the mind. They will accompany us through a 2024 full of surprises and touches, allowing us to find a moment of peace and solace in our busy lives.

-------- END --------