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- CreatorEd BurnsDavid SimonStarsWinona RyderAnthony BoyleZoe KazanCharacters live in an alternative history in which Franklin D. Roosevelt was defeated in the U.S. presidential election of 1940 by Charles Lindbergh.Top Ten US Drama 1/10
David Simon v fascism - this alt-history tale steeped in period detail tells of an American WW2 that takes a dark path. A show (and a book) with a long shadow. - CreatorEthan HawkeStarsEthan HawkeHubert Point-Du JourBeau KnappEthan Hawke stars as abolitionist John Brown in this series based on the novel. "Onion" is a fictional enslaved boy who becomes a member of Brown's family of abolitionist soldiers and finds himself in the 1859 raid at Harpers Ferry.Top Ten US Drama 2/10
In a year of existential doubt, faith and nationalism no story is more timely than that of wild-eyed abolitionist John Brown. Thunderous, iconic, unforgettable television. - CreatorDahvi WallerStarsCate BlanchettRose ByrneElizabeth BanksConservative activist Phyllis Schlafly leads an unexpected fight against the Equal Rights Amendment movement during the 1970s.Top Ten US Drama 3/10
This star-studded and sharp political drama about feminism and US politics is a fantastic and stylised modern fable about fringe politics and hard compromises. - CreatorLee EisenbergEmily V. GordonKumail NanjianiStarsPeggy LuMélanie LaurentShaun ToubInspired by the true stories featured by Epic Magazine, "Little America" goes beyond the headlines to look at the funny, romantic, heartfelt, inspiring, surprising stories of immigrants in America, more relevant now than ever.Top Ten US Drama 4/10
Charmingly optimistic immigration anthology which is like the hard antithesis of Black Mirror. Deeply touching, tremendously pleasant, nicely authentic. - CreatorAaron GuzikowskiStarsTravis FimmelAmanda CollinAbubakar SalimAndroids are tasked with raising human children on a mysterious planet.Top Ten US Drama 5/10
Has one of the greatest pilots in TV history - Ridley Scott's magnificently stylised medieval post-apocalyptic faith parable is irresistibly full-on sci-fi. - CreatorSteve BlackmanJeremy SlaterStarsElliot PageTom HopperDavid CastañedaA family of former child heroes, now grown apart, must reunite to continue to protect the world.Top Ten US Drama 6/10
Twisty timey-wimey superhero show gets a swingin' sixties second series - the strongest ensemble cast on television bar none and pleasingly weird at all turns. - StarsMark RuffaloJohn ProcaccinoRob HuebelFollowing the parallel lives of identical twin brothers Dominick and Thomas Birdsey in a story of betrayal, sacrifice, and forgiveness.Top Ten US Drama 7/10
Ruffalo turns in the performance of a lifetime as identical twin brothers, one struggling with schizophrenia. Artfully shot and timelessly empathetic, if a little arch. - CreatorElwood ReidStarsDavid ThewlisMarcia Gay HardenAneurin BarnardBased on the novel by Pulitzer-winner Annie Proulx, BARKSKINS follows a disparate group of outcasts who must navigate brutal hardships, competing interests, and tangled loyalties at the crossroads of civilization- late 1600s New France.Top Ten US Drama 8/10
Come for the outraagious fronch occentss, stay for the twisty plot, huge sets, great cast and arrestingly specific historical setting. - CreatorRon FitzgeraldRolin JonesStarsMatthew RhysJuliet RylanceChris ChalkIn booming 1932 Los Angeles, a down-and-out defense attorney takes on the case of a lifetime.Top Ten US Drama 9/10
Fascinatingly granular prequelage with serious chops, both acting and budgetwise. Worth watching almost entirely for the title cards alone. - CreatorJohn MankiewiczAnders WeidemannStarsPeter SarsgaardKyle GallnerKodi Smit-McPheeA non-linear crime series that is centered around an interrogation of people who might be involved in a decades-old murder case.Top Ten US Drama 10/10
Interesting non-linear investigative drama here with some great performances and an intriguingly specific premise. Shame there won't be more. - StarsNaomi AckieGary BeadleKhali BestSmall Axe is based on the real-life experiences of London's West Indian community between 1969 and 1982.Top Ten Non-US Drama 1/10
McQueen's passion project of 5 standalone films has an unmatched cast and a tremendous texture and vitality. Its modern British History at its most arresting. - StarsRuth MadeleyCarly HoustonRobert Softley GaleEach film is a fictional monologue capturing a life-changing moment for a person with disabilities.Top Ten Non-US Drama 2/10
An excellent anthology of monologues from disabled actors/creators - brilliantly unfiltered, amazingly performed and seriously important. - CreatorLucy PrebbleBillie PiperStarsBillie PiperLeila FarzadDaniel IngsA female celebrity has her whole life upended when her phone is hacked and a photo of her in an extremely compromising position emerges.Top Ten Non-US Drama 3/10
Woozily disturbing and seriously hard-to-watch "concept" drama from Prebble and Piper. Unwaveringly frank, goes to dark unknown places and is seriously unforgettable. - CreatorAnna WingerStarsShira HaasAmit RahavJeff WilbuschStory of a young ultra-Orthodox Jewish woman who flees her arranged marriage and religious community to start a new life abroad.Top Ten Non-US Drama 4/10
A captivating series about a woman fleeing an orthodox community to Germany. Atmospheric and nuanced - the earnest performances throughout are peerless. - CreatorSumito OowaraStarsSairi ItôMutsumi TamuraMisato MatsuokaA group of strangers come together to work on creating the greatest anime series ever.Top Ten Non-US Drama 5/10
Brilliantly characterful anime about three schoolgirls (but not like that) endeavoring to make anime themselves. Strangely educational, oddly inspiring. - CreatorTony AyresCate BlanchettElise McCredieStarsYvonne StrahovskiJai CourtneyAsher KeddieInspired by true events; a woman escaping a cult, a refugee fleeing with his family, a father trapped in a dead-end job and a bureaucrat on the verge of a national scandal find their lives intertwined in an immigration detention center.Top Ten Non-US Drama 6/10
Darkly relevant Aussie show about immigration detention based in truth and with some heady performances. The stark reality of an "Australian style system". - DirectorMichael SamuelsStarsThomas KretschmannRomola GaraiIain GlenThis is the stark, moving, and ultimately redemptive story of the bonds these children make with one another, and of how the friendships forged at Windermere become a lifeline to a fruitful future.Top Ten Non-US Drama 7/10
The touching story of concentration camp survivors in the lake district - beautifully shot in the place with a hard authenticity and a tremendous cast. - CreatorThordur PalssonStarsAldís Amah HamiltonNína Dögg FilippusdóttirGunnar Bersi BjörnssonPolice profiler Arnar is sent back home from Oslo to his native Iceland to investigate the country's first serial killer case. He teams up with the local senior cop Kata.Top Ten Non-US Drama 8/10
Icelandic twisty "ScandiNoir" with an even pace and a smartly unfolding plot. Doesn't re-make the wheel but ég elska ísland so there's that. - StarsDavid TennantDaniel MaysJason WatkinsIn 1983, Scottish serial killer Dennis Nilsen was arrested after the discovery of human remains which had blocked a drain near his London home.Top Ten Non-US Drama 9/10
Tennant is arresting as indifferent serial killer Nilssen and with a strong supporting cast and a deft length it's a rare example of ITV crime drama not being tedious. - StarsMasali BaduzaJack RowanHelen BaxendaleDrama set in a dangerous, alternate world where racism divides society.Top Ten Non-US Drama 10/10
Colourful alt-history afro futurism with a great cast, some brilliant designwork and some tense twists. Also, STORMZY FOR SOME REASON. - CreatorAmy SedarisPaul DinelloStarsAmy SedarisCole EscolaAna FabregaAmy Sedaris applies her distinctive, sincere brand of silliness to a mash-up of hospitality, variety, and talk-show formats, showcasing her diverse, necessary homemaking skills.Top Ten US Comedy 1/10
An underrated gem - Amy's cult comedy is essentially John Waters meets Martha Stewart and is as unsettling as it is unhinged. - CreatorMike McMahanJustin RoilandStarsThomas MiddleditchSean GiambroneMary MackA family of aliens move to middle America, where they debate whether life is better there or on their home planet.Top Ten US Comedy 2/10
Roiland's first "other" project does what R&M doesn't and embraces heavy continuity which it deeply benefits from. A serious grower. - CreatorDan HarmonJustin RoilandStarsChris ParnellSpencer GrammerSarah ChalkeThe fractured domestic lives of a nihilistic mad scientist and his anxious grandson are further complicated by their inter-dimensional misadventures.Top Ten US Comedy 3/10
Now so over-saturated it has no right to continue being so dramatically cerebral and intensely self aware but it continues to push things. Where will it all end? - CreatorMichael Patrick O'BrienStarsGlenn HowertonLyric LewisMary SohnA former philosophy professor who takes a job teaching advanced placement biology uses his students to get back at the people in his life who have wronged him.Top Ten US Comedy 4/10
I've always had a soft spot for the pastel silliness of A.P. Bio but they drop off a ledge here and S3 gets heavily strange and gives not a single f about it. Fair play. - CreatorAwkwafinaTeresa HsiaoStarsAwkwafinaLori Tan ChinnBD WongWith help from her dad and grandmother, Nora Lum navigates young adulthood in Flushing, New York with her cousin.Top Ten US Comedy 5/10
Sarky stonercom built around the charismatic Awkwafina and with a serious likable ensemble cast. The Korean Drama parody episode is perfect.