The Terror lived up to its name, while Chilling Adventures of Sabrina rebooted the teen comedy as a more sinister show. A (very) loose adaptation of Shirley Jackson’s classic ghost story, it mined a rich seam of trauma, dysfunctional family drama and old fashioned bumps in the night. Stranger Things took the year off (roll on Summer 2019 and season 3) but another Netflix show, The Haunting of Hill House, scared everyone silly.

In contrast, it was a banner year for horror TV. With no Game of Thrones this year (the final season will air in 2019), the fantasy genre was rather diminished, though SyFy’s The Magicians continued to impress and The CW’s slate of DC superhero shows and Black Lightning proved that it is possible to tell these sorts of stories outside of the MCU. On the programming side there was a few clear trends. Horror goes mainstream, as Game of Thrones takes a year off There’s also the worrying fact that while the company has borrowed huge sums of money, it still hasn’t made profit and this month its stocks fell by 37%. Whether they’ll have the same pulling power as shows linked to the Marvel Cinematic Universe remains to be seen. They’ve paid big money to acquire Kick Ass creator Mark Millar’s company, Millarworld, and are developing a slew of new shows based on his comics over the coming years. With all that in mind, it will be interesting to see where the company goes next. The fate of the two remaining Netflix shows, Jessica Jones and The Punisher, remains ambiguous, though both have new seasons on the way in 2019. Again, the launch of Disney+ seems a likely reason, though as yet no official statement has been made - and Daredevil actress Amy Ruthberg claims that the decision was Netflix’s alone. Quite why they were axed remains ambiguous - they brought the kudos of the Marvel Cinematic Universe to the small screen and were a hit with fans. The surprise cancellation of three of Netflix’s Marvel series, meanwhile, was a shock for fans.

Mo money mo problems year