Meryl Streep, Emma Stone, Amy Adams: the Hollywood stars making successful moves to TV
Here are some of the A-listers we'll be watching on our small screens in 2018
As more and more actresses continue to echo the same sentiment about TV - it's where the best-written roles for women are - it's no wonder we're seeing so many A-listers flocking to our small screens.
Male Hollywood stars are also finding prestige and meatier roles in television, and the longevity of a TV series enables actors and actresses more time to develop and fully immerse themselves in their characters.
From Meryl Streep to Tom Hardy - here are some of the Hollywood stars who'll be on our TV screens this year...
Meryl Streep
Just when you thought the confirmed return of Big Little Lies couldn't get any more exciting, Reese Witherspoon went and confirmed the casting of Hollywood icon Meryl Streep.
The Post star will be playing the mother of Alexander Skarsgard's abusive Perry, married to Nicole Kidman's Celeste.
Meryl hasn't done a huge amount of TV, but did win an Emmy in 2004 for her role in the HBO mini-series Angels In America.
Penelope Cruz
The Hollywood star is taking on Donatella Versace in Ryan Murphy's Assassination Of Gianni Versace, airing on FX and BBC Two this year.
Although the Versace family have distanced themselves from the drama based on Gianni's 1997 murder, the actress recently revealed that she sought Donatella's approval before accepting on the part.
Carey Mulligan
After lamenting the lack of decent roles for women in film, the Mudbound star is turning to TV, as that's where the most interesting and complex roles are.
Carey will star as a compassionate detective in David Hare's upcoming BBC2 political thriller Collateral.
Emma Stone
The Oscar-winning actress will be making her foray into TV when she reunites with Superbad co-star Jonah Hill for Netflix's 10-part series Maniac.
Based on the 2014 Norwegian series, the dark comedy follows the fantasy worlds of Emma and Jonah's characters.
Mahershala Ali
The Oscar-winning actor will be following in Matthew McConaughey and Colin Farrell's footsteps by starring in the latest True Detective series from HBO.
The Moonlight star will play a state police detective from Northwest Arkansas investigating a macabre crime in the Ozarks.
Helena Bonham Carter
The actress will be taking over from Vanessa Kirby as Princess Margaret in the anticipated third season of Netflix's award-winning The Crown.
Kirby recently confirmed that she would be relinquishing her role to Helena on Instagram, adding that she was "honoured" to do so.
Nicole Kidman
The Hollywood actress recently won a Golden Globe for her portrayal of Celeste in HBO's hit series Big Little Lies, and will be reprising her role for season two.
And all for a cool £720,000 an episode, according to reports.
Reese Witherspoon
Reese set up her own production company in a successful bid to produce more female stories for TV, and recruit more female workers behind the camera.
Along with a second series of Big Little Lies, the actress will also produce and star opposite Kristin Wiig for a comedy series, and reunite with Jennifer Aniston for another an as-yet-untitled TV project.
Tom Hardy
Hollywood's Tom will be back for another series of BBC One's bloody period drama Taboo.
Creator Steven Knight recently confirmed that he's writing a second season, and the show should be back on our small screens by the end of the year.
Dakota Fanning
The Hollywood star will make her move to TV in psychological thriller The Alienist set in 1896 New York.
The Netflix and TNT series follows crime reporter John Moore, played by Luke Evans, who enlists the help of Dr. Laszlo Kreizler - played by Daniel Bruhl - to investigate a serial killer in Manhattan.
Amy Adams
The Nocturnal Animals actress will be starring in the hugely-anticipated TV adaptation of Gillian Flynn's thriller Sharp Objects.
Amy takes the lead as journalist investigating the murder of two young girls in her hometown. Gillian and Marti Noxon have written all eight episodes for the drama, which will be helmed by Big Little Lies director Jean-Marc Vallée.
Colin Farrell
The Hollywood star's previous TV credentials include season 2 of True Detective, and now he's been cast as the lead in a TV series about the Iran-Contra affair.
Colin will reunite with Lobster director Yorgos Lanthimos to play former US marine Oliver North in the limited series for Amazon.
Thandie Newton
The Hollywood star appeared in BBC One's hit police procedural drama Line Of Duty last year, and also joined the stellar cast of HBO's Westworld.
Thandie will reprise her award-nominated role as Maeve Millay in the second season of Westworld later this year.
Benedict Cumberbatch
The British actor takes the lead as Patrick Melrose in Sky's mini-series of the same title, adapted from the gloriously dark novels by Edward St Aubyn.
Each episode will be based on a different novel as Bnedict's Patrick survives his monotonous upper-class family life, abuse at the hands of his father, and drug addiction.
Kate Beckinsale
The Hollywood actress will be heading to ITV to star in gripping drama The Widow.
The series - from acclaimed writers Harry and Jack Williams (Liar, The Missing) - follows Kate's Georgia Wells as she discovers a shocking revelation about her late husband.
This prompts her to embark on a journey to Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to discover the truth about his disappearance.
Cillian Murphy
The actor made his successful transition to TV with the hit series Peaky Blinders, which the BBC recently confirmed would be returning next year for series 5.
Murphy will of course be reprising his role as the brooding yet brutal Thomas Shelby.
Lily Collins
The Hollywood star will make her debut on British TV in BBC's new adaptation of Les Miserables.
Lily will play Fantine opposite Dominic West's Jean Valjean, while David Oyelowo will star as Valjean's nemesis, Javert.
Claire Danes
The Hollywood actress will be reprising her role as Carrie Mathison in Homeland's season 7.
The Showtime and Channel 4 thriller is set to air later this year.
Jennifer Garner
Jennifer has just been cast in Lena Dunham's new comedy TV show, Camping.
Based on the 2016 British version, which had a bleakly comedic appeal, Camping follows the events of a week's holiday where a group of friends go away to celebrate a milestone birthday.
The actress will play "aggressively controlling wife Kathryn", who has organised the trip for her husband. We can't wait.
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