Let’s face it: there’s nothing better than getting utterly lost in a TV show –whether it makes you laugh your heart out, scares your pants off or hooks you to the point you forgo sleep to watch it- a good series is truly something special. But with the sheer excess of streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, Prime video, HBO Max – adding original programming at such a steady clip it can be hard to keep up with which of its dramas, comedies are must-see.
If you’re scrolling through trying to filter through all the titles and wondering, “what show should I watch?” we have made your job a little easier, by putting together a handy list of all the shows that are worth your time. Here are the 5 best TV series for your next binge.
The Last of Us
Writer Craig Mazin and original game director Neil Druckmann join forces to turn one of the most beloved video game stories of all time into an equally amazing series. In a post-apocalyptic TV show exploring love and lost, The Last of Us begins by laying out the parasitic fungus that takes control of human host to spread. The series follows Joel ( Pedro Pascal), a texas construction worker in his 50s who takes charge of a 14 year old girl, Ellie( Bella Ramsey) whom he must transport across the ravaged US to find cure for the deadly fungal infection. The Last of Us depicts a world in which humans are doing what they can to survive, with varying degrees of horror: infected monsters, raiders and the fascist military organization FEDRA. It’s a beautiful, heartbreaking story that also managed to keep fans of the original 2013 video game relatively happy.
From
Produced by Jack Bender and Jeff Pickner, From, a sci-fi horror unravels the mystery of a strange town where mysterious forces trap anyone who enters the town and would never let you leave. Helmed by Lost alum Harold Perrineau, the first season of From sees the potagonist, Jim and Tabitha Matthews who arrive in the town with their family, among other residents trying to stay alive and looking for a way out. The nightmarish town gets even scarier with further threats from the forest that surround the town and the terrifying creatures that come out when the sun goes down. In season two, a busload of newcomers arrives in town, now the residents not only have to deal with the new strangers who create more chaos for them but also continue to deal with the town’s sinister energy.
Fatal Attraction
The perennial sexual thriller of the classic 80’s, Fatal Attraction has been re-imagined, exploring timeless themes of marriage and infidelity through the modern lenses toward personality disorders and coercive control on Paramount+. In this incarnation, the story unfolds over two timelines, following Dan Gallagher, an attorney who starts a torrid relationship with Alex Forrest- and he’s under the mistaken belief that he can keep his affair from his wife Beth Gallagher and their daughter Ellen. Slight spoiler alert, Alex obsesses and stalks Dan and his family after he tries to end it. The thriller turns into somewhat of a murder mystery series- with each episode, building suspense over the murder. You’re going to be left wanting more very week.
Silo
In a bleak dystopian universe of Silo (based on a Hugh Howey novel, Wool) humanity clings to survive deep underground within the confines of a colossal silo, but everyone has been there for so many generations that they have no idea why or how they got there. They have been told that the surface of the earth is toxic and inhabitable but that’s an assumption a few are willing to test. The survivors are forced to follow strict rules that they believe are meant to protect them. Juliette or Jules, an independent hardworking engineer is tasked with unraveling the mystery behind the death of a colleague, regardless of the personal danger that she faces, and uncovers secrets that threaten their enclosed world.
Dead Ringers
Based on the 1988 David Cronenberg film, Dead Ringers, gynecologists’ twins Beverly and Elliot Mantle (both played by Rachel Weisz) perform ethically questionable procedures on infertile women. The sisters, in the Prime Video series, are shown to share a deep bond that involves swapping places with each other regularly and being very emotionally dependent on each other even if it might destroy them. Dead Ringers combines timely topics and evokes many questions, especially those of race and class when we are taken through the wealthy renting poorer wombs, the dismissal of female pain as it moves through the sisters’ patients.
If you’re looking for something new to binge-watch these 5 shows is a great place to start. Clear your schedule, kick back, order some food and get ready to watch the best shows in a single setting or over the weekend.
