17 Most Hotly Anticipated New TV Shows Still To Come In 2018

17. The Purge (USA)

After four movies over the past five years, becoming one of the world's biggest horror franchises in the process, The Purge is moving to TV.

Billed as a 10-part television event, the series will, like the movies, predominantly be set on Purge night - the 12-hour window where all crime, including murder, is legal in this dystopian vision of America.

It'll follow four separate storylines on the night itself, but also use flashbacks to explore who these characters are when it isn't the Purge, casting more light on the universe's version of the United States and delving deeper into what drives people to such violent acts. Set after the first two movies but before Election Night, the USA Network series comes from franchise creator James DeMonaco.

Air Date: September 4

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