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- CreatorBryan FullerStarsEllen MuthCallum BlueJasmine GuyAfter being hit on the head by a toilet seat that fell from Mir space station, a young temp clerk becomes a grim reaper in death.My favourite series ever, foundational to some of my worldviews and personality. In many ways an unmatched masterpiece. A dark, philosophical exploration of life, death, grief and the search for meaning. Wonderfully written, softly nihilistic in a delightful way.
- CreatorCraig MazinStarsJessie BuckleyJared HarrisStellan SkarsgårdIn April 1986, the city of Chernobyl in the Soviet Union suffers one of the worst nuclear disasters in the history of mankind. Consequently, many heroes put their lives on the line in the following days, weeks and months.Powerful, high-quality drama with an eye for technical detail, based on the historical Soviet nuclear incident.
- StarsJames Badge DaleJoseph MazzelloJon SedaThe Pacific Theatre of World War II, as seen through the eyes of several young Marines.Powerful, high-quality war series based on the historical American-Japanese fighting during World War 2 and some American participants' biographies.
- CreatorJohn HoffmanSteve MartinStarsSteve MartinMartin ShortSelena GomezThree strangers - who live in the same New York City apartment building and share an obsession with true crime - suddenly find themselves embroiled in a murder.High-quality comedy/mystery series with a brilliant feel for aesthetics, atmosphere and score.
- StarsDavid AttenboroughChadden HunterGordon BuchananDavid Attenborough returns with a new wildlife documentary that shows life in a variety of habitats.The best of Attenborough's animal world documentaries. Visually and technically stunning.
- CreatorArmando IannucciStarsChris AddisonJames SmithPeter CapaldiThe Minister for Social Affairs is continually harassed by Number 10's policy enforcer and dependent on his not-so-reliable team of civil servants.Iannucci's scathing and smart political satire about British politics, with a sharp dramatic undercurrent.
- CreatorSally WainwrightStarsSarah LancashireSiobhan FinneranJames NortonYorkshire-based crime drama centering on the personal and professional life of Police Sergeant Catherine Cawood.A lead actress with a one-in-a-million level of talent stars in a very dark and smart exploration of criminality.
- StarsPaul GiamattiLaura LinneyJohn DossettThe life of one of the USA's Founding Fathers, its second President, and his role in the nation's first 50 years.High-quality, culturally-astute historical biography of an obscure American Founding Father.
- CreatorLisa McGeeStarsSaoirse-Monica JacksonLouisa HarlandTara Lynne O'NeillThe personal exploits of a 16-year-old girl and her family and friends during the Troubles in the early 1990s in Northern Ireland.Very funny comedy set in the scary, but lighly-approached historical era of the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
- CreatorJac SchaefferStarsElizabeth OlsenPaul BettanyKathryn HahnBlends the style of classic sitcoms with the MCU, in which Wanda Maximoff and Vision - two super-powered beings living their ideal suburban lives - begin to suspect that everything is not as it seems.One of the most brilliant ideas ever conceived, this superhero series is executed with indisputable technical skill.
- CreatorJosé PadilhaStarsCaroline AbrasSelton MelloEnrique DiazDramatic fiction series loosely inspired by an investigation of corruption in Brazil's private and state oil companies and construction companies.A dramatisation of a recent Brazilian anti-corruption investigation. A dynamic and interesting political thriller.
- StarsKevin CostnerBill PaxtonMatt BarrDramatization of the bitter blood feud between the two families on the West Virginia/Kentucky border in the years after the Civil War.A powerfully-acted, high-quality western based on a historical feud of two American highlander clans.
- CreatorJeffrey AddissWill MatthewsStarsNeil SterenbergBeccy HendersonNathalie EmmanuelReturn to the world of Thra, where three Gelfling discover the horrifying secret behind the Skeksis' power, and set out to ignite the fires of rebellion and save their world.I was hoping for a Season 2 - a fantasy puppet show with surprisingly deep characters and sharp political thriller elements.