Recommendations

~95% RT. Massive international cult following — regularly tops 'best sci-fi ever' lists. Netflix's first German original. Three planned seasons, perfect ending.

Foundational — invented the mystery-box genre. S1 is iconic, S2 wobbles, The Return (2017) is considered Lynch's masterpiece. Cultural influence is immeasurable.

~94% RT. Small audience on HBO but near-universal critical adoration. Frequently cited as one of the best shows of the 2010s.

~95% RT. Apple TV+'s biggest show — S2 added 2M subscribers in a month. Multiple Emmy wins. Mainstream hit with prestige cred.

~98% RT. From BoJack creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg. Rosa Salazar is phenomenal. Barely watched — one of Amazon's most underseen originals.

S1 ~88% RT, S2 debuted at 100%. Apple TV+'s #1 show by viewership. Based on Hugh Howey's Wool trilogy. Rebecca Ferguson carries it.

100% RT. Adult Swim's biggest debut in years, renewed for S2 before the finale aired. From Scavengers Reign creator Joe Bennett and Veep writer Steve Hely. Exec produced by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels.

~77% RT average across seasons. Huge on Netflix — visually stunning, quality varies wildly episode to episode. The highs are genuinely great.

~98% RT. 53 Emmy nominations, zero wins — the most snubbed show in Emmy history. Many consider it superior to Breaking Bad.

~94% RT. Tiny audience when it aired, now universally cited as the greatest drama ever made. Zero Emmy wins — one of the biggest snubs in TV history.

~95% RT. Swept the Emmys multiple years. Defined a generation of 'eat the rich' prestige TV. Widely considered the best show of the early 2020s.

~96% RT. Multiple Emmy wins for Donald Glover. Defies genre — critics loved it, audiences who stuck with it revered it. S3's European standalone episodes divided some fans.

~82% RT. Zendaya won back-to-back Emmys. Massive cultural footprint. S3 is effectively dead — treat the two bridge specials after S1 as the emotional peak.

~94% RT. Cancelled by Syfy, saved by Amazon after a massive fan campaign. Considered the best space opera since BSG. S6 is truncated but wraps the main arc.

BAFTA-winning. Peter Capaldi's Malcolm Tucker is one of the greatest TV characters ever written. Spawned the film In the Loop. Armando Iannucci went on to create Veep.

~93% RT. Julia Louis-Dreyfus won six consecutive Emmys — a record. Widely considered the best political comedy since The Thick of It (same creator).

~83% RT. Well-received limited series. Strong performances from Sam Worthington and Paul Bettany. Flew under the radar but well-regarded.

~94% RT. Widely considered the best animated show for adults ever made and the most accurate depiction of depression on TV. Gets better every season.

~88% RT. FXX's most-watched comedy premiere ever. Started as a joke premise, became genuinely moving. Underseen outside its fanbase.

~98% RT. Bill Hader won multiple Emmys for acting and directing. Started as a comedy, ended as something closer to a crime thriller. S3-S4 are polarizing but ambitious.

~93% RT. Amazon's biggest original series. Spawned spinoffs (Gen V). S4 dipped in quality and divided fans — S5 (final) is confirmed.

~98% RT. S3 was Prime Video's most-watched animated season ever. Renewed through S5. Gets bloodier and more emotionally complex each season.

~92% RT. Slow start (S1 is rough), then became one of the most beloved comedies ever. Amy Poehler, Nick Offerman, Chris Pratt all became stars.

~97% RT. Mike Schur's best work. Known for its genuinely satisfying ending — rare in TV. Smart without being pretentious.

Consistently one of the most-streamed shows in America years after it ended. Cultural juggernaut. S1-S4 are peak, declines after Steve Carell leaves.

~88% RT overall. S1 (~92%) was a pandemic-era phenomenon. S2-S3 dip in quality but still watchable. Multiple Emmy wins.

~88% RT. Underseen but well-loved. The standalone episodes ('A Dark Quiet Death,' 'Backstory!') are some of the best comedy TV of the decade. Cancelled after S4.

~95% RT for early seasons. Big network audience. Max Greenfield's Schmidt is the breakout. Late seasons lose steam but the core cast chemistry carries it.

~88% RT. Cult classic — small audience, massive influence. Dan Harmon's crowning achievement before Rick and Morty. S4 (gas leak year) is the weakest. Movie confirmed.

~93% RT. Steady NBC performer. Genuinely funny and sneakily progressive. America Ferrera anchors it. Never got the buzz it deserved.

BAFTA-winning. 20 seasons and counting — a UK institution. Free on YouTube internationally. Endlessly rewatchable, huge global cult audience.

~94% RT. Based on the Taika Waititi/Jemaine Clement film. Matt Berry is transcendent. Maintained quality across all six seasons — rare for a comedy.

~98% RT. Small Comedy Central audience, massive word-of-mouth. 'Finding Frances' finale is considered one of the best episodes of TV ever made.

~89% RT. Larry David's semi-improvised magnum opus. 24-year run. The finale mirrors Seinfeld's — intentionally. Cultural institution.

~85% RT. Longest-running live-action American comedy — 17 seasons and counting. Tiny early audience, grew into a cult institution. The Gang never learns, and that's the point.

~94% RT. Tim Robinson became a comedy deity. Massively meme-able. 15-minute episodes — the most efficient comedy delivery system ever built.

~93% RT. Nathan Fielder's follow-up to Nathan for You. Blurs the line between documentary and performance art. Polarizing but brilliant.

Cult classic. Tiny Canadian show that became a global phenomenon via Netflix — one of the platform's earliest international acquisitions. Early seasons (~S1-7) are peak.

Near-zero audience, near-perfect critical reception. Nathan Fielder-adjacent — same real-world chaos energy. The movie hit theaters in 2025 to rave reviews.

Steve Dildarian's creation. Cancelled twice by HBO, revived once. Tiny audience, devoted cult following. Quietly influential on modern cringe comedy.

Small Channel 4 audience, big cult following. Matt Berry at his Matt Berry-est. Essential viewing if you love him in Shadows or The Mighty Boosh.

Cultural institution. 27+ seasons, $900M Paramount+ deal. Quality varies year to year but still capable of brilliance. The specials format works.

Launched Sacha Baron Cohen's career and spawned the Borat and Bruno films. BAFTA-winning. A foundational text for cringe/prank comedy.

Emmy-winning. Started as a kids' show, evolved into one of the most emotionally complex animated series ever. Spawned multiple sequel specials on Max.

~100% RT. Annie Award-winning. Just 10 eleven-minute episodes — perfect seasonal watch. Universally beloved, especially in animation circles.