‘English Teacher’ (FX)

‘Fantasmas’ (HBO)

‘John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A.’ (Netflix)

‘My Brilliant Friend’ (HBO)

‘Say Nothing’ (FX)

‘Shogun’ (FX)

‘Somebody Somewhere’ (HBO)

The Summer Olympics (Peacock)

‘We Are Lady Parts’ (Peacock)

Honorable Mentions: “Baby Reindeer” (Netflix),

“The Decameron” (Netflix),

“The Diplomat” (Netflix),

“Evil” (Paramount+),

“Hacks” (Max),

“St. Denis Medical” (NBC),

“Sunny” (Apple TV+),

“The Sympathizer” (HBO),

“The Vince Staples Show” (Netflix)

Flawed But Fascinating: “The Bear” (FX),

“My Lady Jane” (Amazon Prime Video),

“3 Body Problem” (Netflix)

Best International Shows

‘Babylon Berlin’ (MHz Choice)

‘Blue Lights’ (BritBox)

‘The Confidante’ (Max)

‘The Day of the Jackal’ (Peacock)

‘Everything is Fine’ (Hulu)

‘Kleo’ (Netflix)

‘The Lesson’ (ChaiFlicks)

‘A Shop for Killers’ (Hulu)

‘Until I Kill You’ (BritBox)

‘Without Sin’ (Acorn TV)

And 10 more equally deserving series:

“All and Eva,” Sweden (Viaplay);

“Fleeting Lies,” Spain (Hulu);

“Funny Woman,” Britain (PBS);

Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born,” Korea (Hulu);

“The Long Shadow,” Britain (Acorn TV);

“The Mothers of Penguins,” Poland (Netflix);

“Slow Horses” Season 4, Britain (Apple TV+);

“My Brilliant Friend” Season 4, Italy (HBO);

“Unsilenced,” Israel (ChaiFlicks);

“Where’s Wanda?,” Germany (Apple TV+).

  • @Nastybutler
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    Sigh. Once again no love for Taskmaster

  • @NOT_RICK
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    I really liked Say Nothing. Heavy watch but I loved what it had to say about the troubles. Oh and Shogun was the shit, I’m left wanting more.

    I also thought the latest season of Slow Horses was the best season yet. Very interested to see where it goes next.

  • @shalafi
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    32 days ago

    Shogun is the best TV I’ve watched since the first seasons of Game of Thrones. Wife and I were glued to the screen and having a fit waiting for the next installment.

  • @[email protected]
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    32 days ago

    Here I am trying to figure out how the NYT watched all this legally.

    Thanks for the list. I have homework to do

  • Fleppensteyn
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    12 days ago

    I wouldn’t recommend English Teacher. Not sure why it’s at the top but it’s just boring.

    Sunny seems interesting but feels a bit dragged out. Didn’t finish it yet.

    Kleo is really good, I’d recommend that one. It plays in East Germany in the 80s and despite being German, it can be funny.

    I’m still planning to watch Shogun but I don’t know any of the other ones on the list.