Revivals are all the rage these days.

Fans of beloved classics like The X-Files, Full House and Twin Peaks were all lucky enough to receive additional seasons of their respective shows, years and years after their final episode aired, while cult classics like Arrested Development and Veronica Mars were brought back thanks to the love and devotion of their fans.

Between the aforementioned shows as well as other revival projects in development like HBO Max’s upcoming Gossip Girl revival and Netflix’s Breaking Bad movie El Camino, now seems like the perfect time to dream about our old favorites making a comeback. Here are the shows we need to see revived!

‘Lost’

Smoke monsters. Polar bears. Secret pregnancy tests, submarines, a giant cork holding back original evil. All of this and more were either only half-explained or ignored come the end of the Lost series finale.

Lost ended with more questions than any series finale should’ve. What was up with Walt’s powers? What was the Island like after the series ended? And what the heck is up with the frozen donkey wheel?

The thing is, a lot of these questions were teased in a mini-epilogue, giving us just a taste of what those arcs would’ve felt like. Seeing arcs like Ben and Hurley hanging out on the daily, leading up to Walt taking over the position as the Island’s Protector feels absolutely essential as a major fan.

Also, we still need a lot of the sci-fi elements explained more in-depth, such as the Adam and Eve, the time travel sequences, the moving of the Island, and what the tallies with everyone’s names meant.

It also wouldn’t hurt to see more of the off-Island interactions of the survivors, pre-Purgatory. There’s still a lot of potential, whether in alternative timelines or “offical” ones, to see some of the show’s more intense ships at play.

One thing’s for sure: If Lost did come back, ABC would have quite the task gathering the sizeable ensemble cast once again. However, with the right stories and concepts, we could really see a Lost reunion being awesome.

‘Pushing Daises’

Not even seven Emmy wins and 17 nominations could save Pushing Daisies. Unlike the weird and wacky circumstances of death depicted on the show each week, Pushing Daisies was the victim of the most banal of culprits: poor timing.

The 2007-2008 Writer’s Guild Strike cut the first season from a planned 22 episodes to only 9; although the show continued for a second season, the condensed story didn’t pull in the ratings ABC was hoping for, and it was cancelled. Three episodes remained unaired, and fans of the show were never given any real closure for the beloved characters who populated this technicolor world.

Perhaps because of this, showrunner Bryan Fuller has always been open to returning to the story of the pie maker and the girl whom he loved but could never touch. Since the show’s unfortunate end, he has invariably attempted to release a comic book continuation (postponed when the publishing imprint was shut down), considered a film funded through Kickstarter (since deemed impractical because unlike Veronica Mars the budget required was too big), and a Broadway musical (still in talks). Just like poor Ned, Pushing Daisies seems forever cursed by timing.

But the current climate of reboots and sequels could (finally) prove the perfect opportunity for this show, especially given Fuller’s preference toward a final six episode mini-series to wrap up the show. If there was ever a time for Pushing Daisies, this is it.

‘Dark Angel’

Everyone’s clamoring for the return of big hits. Iconic classics. Stories we love. But those have already been told, and in my opinion, they should be left alone.

I think it makes much more sense to have another go at good shows with solid concepts, whose small-screen executions didn’t gather as much traction as they should have. Dark Angel is a perfect example of one such show.

Running from 2000-2002, Dark Angel starred Jessica Alba, Michael Weatherly, and Jensen Ackles. It was created by James Cameron (yes, that James Cameron) and Charles H. Eglee, and told the story of a genetically enhanced super-soldier named Max, who had escaped from the military when she was a child. As a young adult, Max was now living in a post-apocalyptic Seattle where resources were scarce, it was survival of the fittest, and the authorities absolutely could not discover who she really was.

She worked as a bike messenger, and had a cute group of strangely-clad, smack-talking friends. She slowly began to discover that not only was she far from the only member of her group who had escaped, but that there was a far bigger conspiracy going on, involving several clones of herself (both contemporary and younger), older generations of “failed” animal-human hybrids, and something about a prophecy (unfortunately the show was cancelled before they could explore that reveal).

Think Buffy meets Alias, with a hint of Orphan Black. Dark Angel was very flawed, but it was also a brilliant idea, and had it been made in a different time (perhaps with a few casting changes and a team who took themselves more seriously), I think it would have been a hit. In fact, it’d slot perfectly into The CW’s current schedule, which is all about superhuman, quirky, emotional dramas. So forget the big hits. Bring back the good ideas that failed, and have another go at making something amazing.

‘Brothers and Sisters’

Five days after Brothers and Sisters’ season 5 finale aired it was announced that the series would not return for a sixth. Without any word from the network all season, renewal was not looking bright for the series that just surpassed the 100th episode mile marker that year.

The cancellation hit fans of the Walker family hard. New babies were just introduced, Saul’s life was finally getting the jumpstart he wanted, Nora was back to her old interfering self, Sarah found out who her real father was and married Luc, and Kitty, bless her, was pregnant with her graduate student’s kid!

The season had a weak opening, picking up a year after the tragic car crash that ended season 4. It was a way to send off actors, including veterans of the show, Emily VanCamp and Rob Lowe. A lot needed to be done to get back into the swing of things and catch the audience up on a year’s worth of events. The family was estranged and broken. But Brothers and Sisters did the work and executed it well to get the family back to its twisted roots that are constantly fighting over who gets the most water. The show’s leaves were gaining color.

Brothers and Sisters was ready to close the chapter on Ojah foods and William Walker’s family secrets, but there was certainly more to be told for the five (well four and half) Walker siblings.

‘Hannibal’

The series was cancelled following the filming of this episode which left fans wondering, what would be in store for the fourth season? With the selection of streaming sites (including its home network, NBC) getting in on the revival game, it stands to reason that Hannibal is ripe for a return to this world.

Hannibal carved a very special place for itself on network TV with three seasons of boundary pushing drama airing content on NBC that viewers would not expect to see outside of Showtime or HBO in 2013-2015. But the “shock factor” of Hannibal was only one of the ways that the Bryan Fuller and Michael Green took the characters from Thomas Harris’ novels and let them blossom into something beyond what fans could imagine.

The series was a story of obsession, desire, and what happens when you allow yourself to give into both. It was a love story between Hannibal Lecter and Will Graham. It was everything that makes compelling television. And in season 3, Hannibal literally pushed itself and fans over the edge with a series finale that would leave fans wanting more for years. Hannibal says to Will just before they go over the edge, “This is the life I wanted for you.” Will replies, “It’s beautiful.” What would a vision of that life look like?

Fuller has been having a bit of a tumultuous time getting projects off the ground and keeping them there. Shows like American Gods and Star Trek: Discovery have turned out to be just fine after turning over creative hands, but Hannibal only runs with Fuller’s blood coursing through its veins. If a season 4 were to happen in time, it could only be in Fuller’s capable hands.

‘Agent Carter’

We here at Hypable (especially on our ReWatchable podcast) have said it a million times before, but we’re happy to say it a million times more: Agent Carter, both the badass woman and the fantastic show, deserves more.

Cancelled before it had the chance to dive into just how Peggy Carter and Howard Stark founded S.H.I.E.L.D., the show has so much more to add to the rich history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe as we know it. Not only that, but Peggy Carter is a hero to women everywhere and we deserve to see ourselves reflected back at us through a capable, strong woman that learns from her mistakes and strives to be the best version of herself that she can be.

The character is already starring in an upcoming episode of the new Disney+ show What If?, was brought back in Endgame as a sort of trophy, and is rumored to make an appearance in the final season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D..

Peggy Carter is more than just a gimmick or an Easter egg that Marvel can trot out whenever they feel like it has been a while since they’ve dangled a carrot in front of their fans. She’s much, much more than a convenient plot device or a prize to be won. Agent Carter, perhaps more than any other show in existence, deserves at least one more season.

‘Sense8’

Sense8 may have gotten an incredible finale to appease heartbroken fans, but there’s still a wealth of questions that went unanswered. What’s going on with Capheus’ political career? What do the Kenyan clusters know that Capheus doesn’t, and what are they up to? Will Sun be able to fully take over the family company and make a name for herself, gaining the respect she deserves? And what the heck was going on with Rajan?

Right now, it still feels like some storylines were hastily pulled together for the finale, while others went completely untouched. And that’s understandable, given the time constraints for the finale. To be honest, we would need more than just one more season to fully achieve Lana Wachowski’s vision for Sense8 — after all, it was envisioned to be five seasons.

But even just one more would show us a lot more about each member of the main cluster, and about how they interact with other clusters. Now that BPO is (hopefully) out of the picture, there’s just so much more to explore!

It’s not inconceivable that Sense8 might come back (link to https://www.hypable.com/sense8-future-seasons-revival/). The stars keep posting about it on social media, and the fans are just as active as ever. This show has seen miracles before, and it’s quite possible that we’ll see it make a victorious return.

‘Santa Clarita Diet’

Santa Clarita Diet was sweet, morbid and hilarious, and it deserved a fourth season. That explosive final episode left us hanging! What’s going to happen to Joel now? Is he really like Sheila, or are there different side effects? What happened to Mr. Ball Legs? And how will their relationship be affected by this crazy new twist?

Abby and Eric getting together was the one thing that made me feel somewhat okay with the show ending where it did, because I was so darn happy. But it would be wonderful to see them navigate their slow-burn romance, and continue to build their amazing relationship in healthy, communicative ways.

Santa Clarita Diet provided us with a much-needed dose of heartwarming silliness with a little bit of gore mixed in, which can’t really be matched by any other show.

One more season with this family and it’s zombie shenanigans would be everything!

‘Daredevil’

All the Marvel Netflix cancellations hurt, but none more than the one for Daredevil. As the undisputed best Marvel Netflix show, Daredevil rebounded from a less-than-stellar back half of its second season to a fantastic third season filled with gritty fight scenes, a Daredevil which flirted with darkness and two of the best performances from a Marvel supervillain ever — Vincent D’Onofrio as the cold-blooded Kingpin and Wilson Bethel as Daredevil’s arch-nemesis Bullseye.

That we’ll never get to see Bethel play a fully-realized Bullseye is especially grating, given that we never really got to see him inhabit the role. While season 3 included Wilson Bethel as F.B.I. Agent, Benjamin Poindexter, it was D’Onofrio’s Wilson Fisk who was the big bad of season 3. However, the season effectively functioned as the origin story for the character who would eventually become the deathly accurate Bullseye — a villain we now, sadly, will never get to see really go up against Daredevil at full power (and in full costume).

Getting a Daredevil season 4 would allow for Daredevil to square off against his powerful nemesis and allow audiences to see a storyline that was already in the process of being written and plotted out when word of the cancellation dropped. Charlie Cox, who played Daredevil, said in an interview that the writers and showrunner had already “had a preliminary conversation with me about what might happen and who might be involved or what the story might be” and that he was looking forward to “to having a season where [Wilson Bethel] really embodies the Bullseye persona and what that dynamic would be between Bullseye and Daredevil.”

So while Daredevil went out on an incredibly high note for what would be its third and final season, we know that a fourth season would’ve taken it to new heights. We deserve to see more than just the prelude to Bullseye! Instead, we should get to see Wilson Bethel face off against Charlie Cox in full Bullseye and Daredevil gear in what would absolutely be a hallway fight for the ages!

‘Charmed’

Okay, there might be a reboot of Charmed at CBS right now, but it’s really bad and they need to take another stab at it!

A few requests: First and foremost, we need to make sure the original four sisters are kept out of it. Don’t bring back Prue, Piper, Phoebe or Paige because we love them the way they are and don’t want to ruin the already amazing story they told. Instead we need to see new witches taking the reins of the Charmed ones. These can be the Halliwell children, but ultimately we’re thinking we keep this reboot as far away from the original Halliwell family as possible.

What we loved about Charmed was the Halliwell family, but we also loved the world in general. We loved whitelighters and darklighters and demons and ghosts, so it’ll be easy to bring all of those elements back without ruining the history that is the Halliwell family.

One more request: Improve those dang CGI edits! One of the worst things about re-watching Charmed is seeing how cheesy the demon vanquishes were or how weird it looked when people orbed. Modern CGI should offer the new Charmed some amazing special effects.

Jennifer Lamoureux, Selina Wilken, Kyle Herzallah, Brittany Lovely, Marama Whyte, Mitchel Clow, Nasim Mansuri, Danielle Zimmerman and Lelanie Seyffer contributed to this feature.