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1. Lenox Hill

Jun 10, 2020  •  Rated TV-MA
The eight-part docuseries follows four doctors at New York's Lenox Hill Hospital over an 18-month period as they juggle their personal lives while trying to save lives.
87
Metascore
must-watch

2. The Baby-Sitters Club (2020)

Jul 3, 2020  •  Rated TV-G
Stoneybrook, Connecticut middle schooler Kristy Thomas (Sophie Grace) and her friends: Mary-Anne Spier (Malia Baker), Claudia Kishi (Momona Tamada), Stacey McGill (Shay Rudolph), and Dawn Schafer (Xochitl Gomez) start a babysitting business in this series based on the popular children's book series by Ann M. Martin.
87
Metascore
must-watch

3. Beef

Apr 6, 2023  •  Rated TV-MA
A road-rage episode leads to a contentious feud between a struggling contractor (Steven Yeun) and a successful entrepreneur (Ali Wong) in this dark comedy created by Lee Sung Jin.
86
Metascore
must-watch

4. Lady Dynamite

May 20, 2016  •  Rated TV-MA
The comedy series inspired by comedian Maria Bamford's life will feature guest stars such as Ana Gasteyer, Tig Notaro, Patton Oswalt, Adam Pally, Brandon Routh, Sarah Silverman, and Mira Sorvino.
85
Metascore

5. Unorthodox

Mar 26, 2020  •  Rated TV-MA
The four-part drama inspired by Deborah Feldman's memoir, Esther "Esty" Shapiro (Shira Haas) flees her Hasidic Brooklyn home for Berlin, while her husband Yanky (Amit Rahav) and his cousin Moische (Jeff Wilbusch) seek to bring her back.
85
Metascore
must-watch

6. Russian Doll

Feb 1, 2019  •  Rated TV-MA
Nadia (Natasha Lyonne) finds herself going to the same party and dying at the end of the night, only to wake up and do it all over again in this comedy co-created by Lyonne, Amy Poehler and Leslye Headland.
84
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7. Immigration Nation

Aug 3, 2020  •  Rated TV-MA
The six-part documentary series about America's current immigration system directed by Christina Clusiau and Shaul Schwarz features candid interviews with agents of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Border Patrol, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and detainees as well as footage of raids and the detentions centers.
84
Metascore

8. Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)

Oct 18, 2009
In commemoration of its 40th year of offbeat humor, Monty Python's Flying Circus is to the be subject of a documentary that will air October 4-10, 2009. Expect all the major players to be in attendance.
84
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9. The Midnight Gospel

Apr 20, 2020  •  Rated TV-MA
Podcaster Clancy is forced to leave his home to interview beings in other worlds after his multiverse simulator malfunctions in this adult animated series co-created by Pendleton Ward and Duncan Trussell.
82
Metascore
must-watch

10. BoJack Horseman

Aug 22, 2014  •  Rated TV-MA
An animated comedy about the struggles of the former sitcom half-horse, half-man star (Will Arnett) while living in Los Angeles.
82
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11. Wormwood

Dec 15, 2017
Eric Olsen seeks to find the truth behind his father death and his connection to the CIA in this series including interviews, archival footage and reenactments featuring Peter Sarsgaard, Molly Parker, Christian Camargo, Tim Blake Nelson, Bob Balaban, Jimmi Simpson and Michael Chernus.
82
Metascore
must-watch

12. Alias Grace

Nov 3, 2017  •  Rated TV-MA
The second television series adaptation in 2017 from a Margaret Atwood novel is based on the true story of Irish immigrant in Canada named Grace Marks (Sarah Gadon), who in 1843 was convicted of murdering her employer and the housekeeper with the help of a stable hand named James McDermott (Kerr Logan).
81
Metascore

13. Mindhunter

Oct 13, 2017  •  Rated TV-MA
The David Fincher series set in the 1979 where two FBI special agents (Holt McCallany and Jonathan Groff) in the Elite Serial Crime Unit create profiling techniques to solve cases was based on the Mark Olshaker and John E. Douglas book Mind Hunter: Inside FBI’s Elite Serial Crime Unit.
80
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14. Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey

Jun 8, 2022  •  Rated TV-MA
The four-part documentary series directed by Rachel Dretzin features never-before-scene footage and interviews with survivors as it examines the polygamous sect of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS) led by Warren Jeffs.
80
Metascore

15. Dirty Money (2018)

Jan 26, 2018  •  Rated TV-14
The documentary series from Alex Gibney focuses on cases of fraudulence and misconduct by businesses including Volkswagen, TRUMP Inc., HSBC, the pharmaceutical industry, payday lenders, and the Canadian maple syrup industry.
80
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16. Narcos: Mexico

Nov 16, 2018  •  Rated TV-MA
The companion series to Narcos focuses on the rise of Guadalajara Cartel as Félix Gallardo (Diego Luna) takes charge while newly posted DEA agent Kiki Camarena (Michael Pena) begins uncovering information about Felix's plans.
80
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17. Amend: The Fight for America

Feb 17, 2021  •  Rated TV-MA
Will Smith hosts this six-part documentary series about the history of the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution with reading from Mahershala Ali, Samuel L. Jackson, Diane Lane, Pedro Pascal, and Yara Shahidi.
79
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18. The Queen's Gambit

Oct 23, 2020  •  Rated TV-MA
The seven-episode series based on Walter Tevis's novel of the same name follows young orphan Beth Harmon (Anya Taylor-Joy) as she grows up and battles addiction while seeking to become the best chess player in the world during the Cold War.
79
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19. Bodyguard

Oct 24, 2018  •  Rated TV-MA
War-veteran-turned-police Sergeant David Budd (Richard Madden) is promoted to the protection detail for controversial conservative Home Secretary Julia Montague (Keeley Hawes) in this drama series created by Jed Mercurio.
79
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20. Spotless

Nov 14, 2015  •  Rated TV-MA
Co-created by Ed McCardie and Corinne Marrinan, Jean Bastiere (Marc-André Grondin) runs a crime scene cleaning business in London when his estranged brother, Martin (Denis Ménochet), returns with secrets from Jean's past and a dead body that brings mob boss Nelson Clay (Brendan Coyle) into their lives.
79
Metascore

21. The Haunting of Hill House

Oct 12, 2018  •  Rated TV-MA
Mike Flanagan's re-imagining of Shirley Jackson's novel focuses on the grown-up siblings who lived in Hill House including writer Steve Crane (Michiel Huisman) and his two sisters (Elizabeth Reaser and Kate Siegel) as they return to face their past.
79
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22. Wild Wild Country

Mar 16, 2018  •  Rated TV-MA
The Duplass brothers-produced six-part documentary series about an Indian guru who wanted to build a 64,000-acre utopia from Chapman and Maclain Way features archival footage and interviews with the people and followers in the small Oregon town.
79
Metascore

23. Lockwood & Co.

Jan 27, 2023  •  Rated TV-14
Psychic teen Lucy Carlyle (Ruby Stokes) joins a London ghost-hunting agency run by two teenagers named Anthony Lockwood (Cameron Chapman) and George Karim (Ali Hadji-Heshmati) in this supernatural series created by Joe Cornish.
78
Metascore

24. Making a Murderer

Dec 18, 2015  •  Rated TV-14
Moira Demos and Laura Ricciardi's 10-part documentary focuses on the case of Steven Avery, a man convicted of sexual assault, before being exonerated by DNA evidence 18 years later. A few years later, he is convicted in the disappearance and murder of another woman.
77
Metascore
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