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(CNN) — The new year is almost upon us, and – regardless of the endless watchlists of content we all have yet to tackle – with it comes a glut of showy new titles destined for our at-home screens of varying sizes.

While many of the selections below are not new shows, the desire to revisit familiar and beloved characters and storylines to see where things go next is evidence of the great work accomplished by those who made these returning series.

Below is a selection of just some of the most-anticipated entertainment set for the new calendar year on TV and streaming:

‘Stranger Things’

After a fiendishly scary, engrossing and musicalSeason 4 way back in 2022, it’s time to return to Hawkins to revisit whatever’s lurking Upside Down – namely one Vecna. Like with “Euphoria” (which won’t be back until 2026), between the pandemic, Hollywood strikes, other cast commitments and more, a lot of time has …