We all know the feeling: you sit down in front of the TV, exhausted after a long day, only to become absolutely paralyzed by choice. There’s so much to watch and play that settling on one single thing to do can be a challenge. So we’re here to make your evenings a little less stressful. Throughout 2022 this page will be regularly updated with all of our favorite entertainment experiences — everything from the latest hit on Netflix to that open-world game people can’t stop talking about — to make those moments of choice that much easier. If you see a show, game, or movie in this collection, know that it’s an experience we fully recommend.
The best entertainment of 2022
Everything to play and watch this year
![A photo of Winston Duke in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24178703/SUM_10220_R.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
![Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio is a gnarly and spiritual fairy tale about what makes life beautiful](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24279280/1400_0340_paint_BOT_v001.269328.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=9.4594594594595%2C0%2C81.081081081081%2C100&w=2400)
Netflix’s new Pinocchio from Guillermo del Toro is a mesmerizing, anti-fascist morality tale.
![Willow is back, and he brought an incredibly fun show with him](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24241840/willow_online_trailer2_uhd_r709f_still_220906.088626.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=18.61328125%2C0%2C62.7734375%2C100&w=2400)
Thirty years after the movie, Willow is back — and he’s got great hair, a great ensemble cast, and a super-fun adventure for you to watch.
![Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is a breathtaking and cathartic step forward for the franchise](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24162716/SUM_33295_R.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C1.6383898868929%2C100%2C96.723220226214&w=2400)
Marvel’s Black Panther sequel is a simultaneously joyous and mournful return to Wakanda that introduces the MCU’s next great villain.
![God of War Ragnarök is what God of War is supposed to be](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24162701/gowr.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=7.8125%2C0%2C84.375%2C100&w=2400)
Combat remains the same and some new mechanics can be frustrating, but all that is blown away by a story that evokes heart and emotion that a lot of blockbuster games try and fail to achieve
![Wendell & Wild is a classic Henry Selick joint about living with your personal demons](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24142203/0600_KPNK.0330.fin_.v01.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=7.8125%2C0%2C84.375%2C100&w=2400)
Netflix’s Wendell & Wild is about to join the great canon of spooky stop-motion films from director Henry Selick
![Signalis is old-school PlayStation-era horror at its best](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24148361/w3aLZ1YI.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=7.8125%2C0%2C84.375%2C100&w=2400)
If you miss the days of old-school Resident Evil and Silent Hill, this is just the thing
![Netflix’s Cabinet of Curiosities is much more than a del Toro anthology](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24129975/GDT_WITCHHOUSE_Unit_03269RC.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
An eclectic mix of eight short stories from some of the best directors in horror
![Decision to Leave is a gloriously frustrating mystery](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24108745/DECISION_TO_LEAVE_Key_Still.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.01953125%2C0%2C99.9609375%2C100&w=2400)
Park Chan-wook, the director behind Oldboy and The Handmaiden, returns with a film that’s part whodunit, part ill-fated romance
![Return to Monkey Island is like hanging out with an old friend](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24035583/Return_to_Monkey_Island___Screen_Alt1.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=7.8125%2C0%2C84.375%2C100&w=2400)
![Glass Onion solidifies Knives Out as the next great mystery franchise](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24015679/025_TVA_1290_comp_v1011.00182812_4Kr.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=9.4493116395494%2C0%2C81.101376720901%2C100&w=2400)
An early spoiler-free review of the sequel
![Splatoon remains the most playful and stylish shooter around in third outing](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24000366/Splatoon3_0924_scrn_StoryMode_NewSquidbeakSplatoon_00.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=7.8125%2C0%2C84.375%2C100&w=2400)
And now it has a killer single-player campaign, too
![AMC Plus’ Pantheon is a haunting hyperproductivity nightmare that shouldn’t feel so real](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23989641/PAN_102_0029_RT.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=7.8125%2C0%2C84.375%2C100&w=2400)
In AMC’s Pantheon, being online is an entirely new kind of hell
![Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio is a gnarly and spiritual fairy tale about what makes life beautiful](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24279280/1400_0340_paint_BOT_v001.269328.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=9.4594594594595%2C0%2C81.081081081081%2C100&w=2400)
Netflix’s new Pinocchio from Guillermo del Toro is a mesmerizing, anti-fascist morality tale.
![Willow is back, and he brought an incredibly fun show with him](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24241840/willow_online_trailer2_uhd_r709f_still_220906.088626.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=18.61328125%2C0%2C62.7734375%2C100&w=2400)
Thirty years after the movie, Willow is back — and he’s got great hair, a great ensemble cast, and a super-fun adventure for you to watch.
![Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is a breathtaking and cathartic step forward for the franchise](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24162716/SUM_33295_R.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C1.6383898868929%2C100%2C96.723220226214&w=2400)
Marvel’s Black Panther sequel is a simultaneously joyous and mournful return to Wakanda that introduces the MCU’s next great villain.
![God of War Ragnarök is what God of War is supposed to be](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24162701/gowr.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=7.8125%2C0%2C84.375%2C100&w=2400)
Combat remains the same and some new mechanics can be frustrating, but all that is blown away by a story that evokes heart and emotion that a lot of blockbuster games try and fail to achieve
![Wendell & Wild is a classic Henry Selick joint about living with your personal demons](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24142203/0600_KPNK.0330.fin_.v01.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=7.8125%2C0%2C84.375%2C100&w=2400)
Netflix’s Wendell & Wild is about to join the great canon of spooky stop-motion films from director Henry Selick
![Signalis is old-school PlayStation-era horror at its best](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24148361/w3aLZ1YI.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=7.8125%2C0%2C84.375%2C100&w=2400)
If you miss the days of old-school Resident Evil and Silent Hill, this is just the thing
![Netflix’s Cabinet of Curiosities is much more than a del Toro anthology](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24129975/GDT_WITCHHOUSE_Unit_03269RC.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
An eclectic mix of eight short stories from some of the best directors in horror
![Decision to Leave is a gloriously frustrating mystery](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24108745/DECISION_TO_LEAVE_Key_Still.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.01953125%2C0%2C99.9609375%2C100&w=2400)
Park Chan-wook, the director behind Oldboy and The Handmaiden, returns with a film that’s part whodunit, part ill-fated romance
![Return to Monkey Island is like hanging out with an old friend](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24035583/Return_to_Monkey_Island___Screen_Alt1.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=7.8125%2C0%2C84.375%2C100&w=2400)
![Glass Onion solidifies Knives Out as the next great mystery franchise](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24015679/025_TVA_1290_comp_v1011.00182812_4Kr.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=9.4493116395494%2C0%2C81.101376720901%2C100&w=2400)
An early spoiler-free review of the sequel
![Splatoon remains the most playful and stylish shooter around in third outing](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24000366/Splatoon3_0924_scrn_StoryMode_NewSquidbeakSplatoon_00.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=7.8125%2C0%2C84.375%2C100&w=2400)
And now it has a killer single-player campaign, too
![AMC Plus’ Pantheon is a haunting hyperproductivity nightmare that shouldn’t feel so real](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23989641/PAN_102_0029_RT.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=7.8125%2C0%2C84.375%2C100&w=2400)
In AMC’s Pantheon, being online is an entirely new kind of hell
Games
![Cult of the Lamb is a baaaalm in Gilead](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23968488/sccrh5.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=21.875%2C0%2C56.25%2C100&w=2400)
![Cult of the Lamb is a baaaalm in Gilead](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23968488/sccrh5.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=7.8125%2C0%2C84.375%2C100&w=2400)
![There’s still nothing quite like Gran Turismo](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23282563/GT7_Honda_Civic_Type_R_Limited_Edition__FK8___20_Tsukuba_Circuit_03.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=21.875%2C0%2C56.25%2C100&w=2400)
![There’s still nothing quite like Gran Turismo](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23282563/GT7_Honda_Civic_Type_R_Limited_Edition__FK8___20_Tsukuba_Circuit_03.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=7.8125%2C0%2C84.375%2C100&w=2400)
Film
![Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio is a gnarly and spiritual fairy tale about what makes life beautiful](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24279280/1400_0340_paint_BOT_v001.269328.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=22.972972972973%2C0%2C54.054054054054%2C100&w=2400)
![Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio is a gnarly and spiritual fairy tale about what makes life beautiful](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24279280/1400_0340_paint_BOT_v001.269328.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=9.4594594594595%2C0%2C81.081081081081%2C100&w=2400)
Television
![AMC Plus’ Pantheon is a haunting hyperproductivity nightmare that shouldn’t feel so real](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23989641/PAN_102_0029_RT.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=21.875%2C0%2C56.25%2C100&w=2400)
![AMC Plus’ Pantheon is a haunting hyperproductivity nightmare that shouldn’t feel so real](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23989641/PAN_102_0029_RT.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=7.8125%2C0%2C84.375%2C100&w=2400)
![Ms. Marvel feels like the future of the MCU](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23588210/CWB2340_103_comp_v073.1172.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=23.076923076923%2C0%2C53.846153846154%2C100&w=2400)
![Ms. Marvel feels like the future of the MCU](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23588210/CWB2340_103_comp_v073.1172.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=9.6153846153846%2C0%2C80.769230769231%2C100&w=2400)
![Apple TV’s Pachinko is an enthralling historical epic](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23341968/Pachinko_Photo_010202.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=21.45171957672%2C0%2C66.534391534392%2C100&w=2400)
![Apple TV’s Pachinko is an enthralling historical epic](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23341968/Pachinko_Photo_010202.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.099206349206355%2C0%2C99.801587301587%2C100&w=2400)