It looks like Netflix has been implementing a strategy we’ve never quite seen before among online streaming services; and so far, it seems like it’s working out really well for them. They’ve ventured into being involved in as far as the production stage of the TV shows and series that they hope will resonate well with their audience, but then again, you’d have to change your Netflix region to the US if you hope to see what they’ve been up to. Click here for more info about how to do that. Here’s a sample of the few shows we know they’ve already confirmed for 2017.

New Netflix Originals Coming in 2017

Sense8 (Season 2)

– Release Date: May 5th, 2017

– Plot: Time is a commodity that these 8 mentally linked, but ordinary human beings will have to make good use of in order to save Angelica, a woman who will get to endure a violent death if the “sensates” won’t be able to harness their mental & emotional connections to share their language, knowledge and skills in an effort to save her.

Marvel’s Iron Fist

– Release Date: March 17th, 2017

– Cast: Finn Jones, Jessica Stroup, Jessica Henwick

– Plot: Marvel brings to us yet another superhero story, with this time, the focus being on Danny Rand, a young martial arts prodigy who makes a comeback to his family in New York after being away for fifteen years. Rand is forced to choose between upholding his family legacy, or channeling the fiery Iron Fist to clear corruption and ill will brought by the criminals in his world.

Santa Clarita Diet

– Release Date: February 3rd, 2017

– Cast: Thomas Crawford, Drew Barrymore, Timothy Oliphant

– Plot: Drew Barrymore and Thomas Crawford join forces to play an ordinary couple who both deal with selling real estate, and live happily in Santa Clarita, California. Their life goes through a dramatic twist after the death of Sheila; whose passing was only a prelude to the death and destruction to come.

Ultimate Beastmaster

– Release Date: January 24th, 2017

– Plot: Get ready for a dose of adrenaline filled action as you watch a team of 108 competitors battle it out to represent their home country in the final episode of the Ultimate Beastmaster. Drawn from the US, Germany, Brazil, Mexico, South Korea and Japan, this team of competitors will likely go through the hardest obstacle courses ever seen on TV, and you get to watch it all since all 10 episodes will be streamed through Netflix worldwide at the same time.

Frontier

– Release Date: January 20th, 2017

– Cast: Zoe Boyle, Jason Momoa, Landon Liboiron

– Plot: This original script series brings you the North American struggle to control wealth and fur trade in the late 18th century. Watch as greed, brutality and downright treachery take root in the hearts of men as to reap the land’s boundless supply of pelts.

Best Netflix Originals in 2017

As you’ve seen, Netflix has been really hard at work to bring you the best of TV shows in 2017. The above mentioned are only the one’s whose release dates have been made public. Here’s a couple of other shows whose dates are yet to be confirmed: