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We’re examining our readers’ binge preferences in this year’s survey, and we asked which shows you’re most likely to press play on again and again and again. The answers run the gamut from...
- Ted Lasso (2020-present) Based on a brief promotional campaign for NBC's coverage of the English Premier League, the character Ted Lasso evolved from a marketing pawn to the center of an 11-time Emmy-winning series that has stolen viewers' hearts everywhere.
- Bodyguard (2018) In this British political drama, Richard Madden portrays David Budd, a war veteran suffering from PTSD and serving as the security detail of conservative Home Secretary Julia Montague (Keeley Hawes), but their political differences are difficult to reconcile.
- Freaks and Geeks (1999-2000) Fans of Freaks and Geeks still can't believe they only got one season of this cult classic from Paul Feig and Judd Apatow about teenage life in the early '80s Detroit suburbs.
- Andor (2022-present) Of all the Star Wars shows Disney+ has been churning out, Andor is one of the best — and certainly the most bold. The prequel to the prequel Rogue One, Andor follows Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) as he escapes from the Empire and reluctantly finds his way to the rebellion.
Apr 14, 2020 · Using review-aggregate data from our sister site, Metacritic, we've ranked the 35 best TV series that can be streamed from start to finish, from pilot to finale, on the likes of Netflix,...
- Joal Ryan
- 'The Resident'
- 'Girls5eva'
- 'Baby Reindeer'
- 'Fallout'
- 'The Gentlemen'
- 'Ripley'
- 'Shogun'
- '3 Body Problem'
- 'Avatar: The Last Airbender'
- 'Love Is Blind'
Rotten Tomatoes: 76% | IMDb: 7.8/10
The Resident is a Fox medical drama series that follows the lives of staff members at the fictional Chastain Park Memorial Hospital. Created by Amy Holden Jones, Hayley Schore, and Roshan Sethi, the series stars Matt Czuchry, Emily VanCamp, Manish Dayal, Shaunette Renée Wilson, and Bruce Greenwood, among others. Though largely panned by critics, The Resident proved to be quite popular with audiences during its six-season run on Fox. It’s very much a series for fans of TV medical dramas, thoug...
Rotten Tomatoes: 97% | IMDb: 7.3/10
A delightful musical sitcom created by Meredith Scardino, Girls5Eva follows a briefly-famous 1990s girl group who gets a second shot at stardom. The series boasts a talented ensemble cast with Sara Bareilles, Busy Philipps, Paula Pell, and Renée Elise Goldsberry as the titular musicians. The show originally streamed on Peacock for two successful seasons before moving to Netflix for Season 3, which premiered on March 14, 2024. A smart, funny, and critically acclaimed show, Girls5Eva has grown...
Rotten Tomatoes: 83% | IMDb: 8.2/10
Read Our ReviewBased on a true story, Baby Reindeer is a drama-thriller miniseries created by and starring Scottish comedian Richard Gadd, adapted from Gadd's autobiographical one-man show. The seven-episode show follows Gadd's real-life experience of being stalked. The series stars Gadd as Donny and Jessica Gunning as his stalker, Martha. A thrilling partly fictionalized story of real trauma, Baby Reindeer is a complex and brilliantly conceived show that’s received universal acclaim from cri...
Rotten Tomatoes: 93% IMDb: 8.7/10
Based on Tim Cain’s popular video game franchise of the same name, Prime Video’s Fallout is a post-apocalyptic drama series created by Graham Wagner and Geneva Robertson-Dworet. Set in a far-future nuclear wasteland over 200 years after the apocalypse, the show follows a young woman who leaves the fallout shelter she calls home to find her father, finding a world that’s a lot stranger than she imagined in the process. The series stars Ella Purnell, Aaron Moten, Kyle MacLachlan, and Walton Gog...
Rotten Tomatoes: 72% | IMDb: 7.8/10
Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen is a spinoff series inspired by his 2019 film of the same name. Theo James stars as a young aristocrat and soldier who unexpectedly inherits the family estate — only to find that his ancestral lands are part of a secret weed empire run by the enigmatic Susie Glass (Kaya Scodelario). The show’s stellar cast list also includes Daniel Ings, Joely Richardson, Vinnie Jones, Giancarlo Esposito, and Ray Winstone. The show’s eight-episode first season dropped on Netflix on...
Rotten Tomatoes: 85% | IMDb: 8.0/10
Steven Zaillian’s Ripley is a black-and-white period noir thriller that stars Andrew Scott as the titular grifter. Based on Patricia Highsmith’s Tom Ripley novels, the eight-episode miniseries also stars Dakota Fanning, Johnny Flynn, Eliot Sumner, and more. A Manhattan industrialist hires New York conman Tom Ripley (Scott) to go to Italy and convince his son (Flynn) to come home, but once there, Tom begins a journey of deceit, fraud, and violence as he tries to claw his way to wealth and comf...
Rotten Tomatoes: 99% | IMDb: 9.2/10
Read Our ReviewCreated by Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks, Shogun is based on James Clavell's 1975 historical fiction novel. Set in 1600s Japan with civil war on the horizon, the series follows the lives of a warlord, a brilliant noblewoman, and an English sailor. Inspired by true historical events and figures, the series stars Hiroyuki Sanada, Cosmo Jarvis, and Anna Sawai. This gripping drama is already one of the most acclaimed shows of 2024 so far. Shogun has received rave reviews from criti...
Rotten Tomatoes: 74% | IMDb: 6.3/10
Read Our ReviewCreated by David Benioff, D. B. Weiss, and Alexander Woo, 3 Body Problem is an epic science fiction series based on Liu Cixin’s 2008 Chinese novel The Three-Body Problem. With a story that spans decades and light years, the series begins with a young woman in 1960s China making a fateful decision. In the present day, the consequences of that decision draw together a group of Oxford scientists and a tough-as-nails investigator who set out to solve a problem that could make or br...
Rotten Tomatoes: 100% | IMDb: 9.3/10
Co-created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, Avatar: The Last Airbender is a universally beloved animated series centering on a young boy on a mystic quest to bring peace to his world. Taking place in a magical universe where some people are gifted with the ability to manipulate elements, Avatar: The Last Airbender is an unexpectedly sophisticated series that features the talents of unforgettable voice actors, including Zach Tyler Eisen, Dee Bradley Baker, and Grey Griffin, as w...
Rotten Tomatoes: 57% | IMDb: 6.2/10
A social experiment dating reality show, Love is Blind comes from creator Chris Coelen, with real-life couple Nick and Vanessa Lacheyhosting. Each season introduces a slew of single men and women, placing them on opposite sides of a wall so they can get to know each other without seeing what they look like. Contestants spend several days talking blindly and building a bond before being given the opportunity to propose. Should the other person accept, the couple is allowed to see each other. T...
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Jan 24, 2024 · We have the best shows to binge on HBO Max, Netflix, Disney+ and more, including Breaking Bad, Only Murders in the Building and others.
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The most popular shows ranking on our guide to the best-reviewed on Netflix include Stranger Things (which aired its fourth season in 2022), phenom Squid Game (which will air its second...
May 13, 2021 · 1. Insecure. There's nothing insecure about Insecure. Issa Rae's award-winning series is a perfect binge—it's funny, poignant, and beautifully shot. Starring Issa Rae as Issa Dee and Yvonne...
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