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The Good Place.
Be warned, that you should watch this one without much research. If you like the first episode, you'll love the show.
One of the very few shows where each and every season is consistently great. Super funny and had a satisfying ending, instead of the usual clifferhanger-because-of-cancellation ending
Came here to post this as well.
Just watch the first episode or two, and if it doesn't have you hooked, it's not your jam anyway.
But it will have you hooked, because it's the best piece of American television in recent history.
Severance has a really cool premise and season 2 is being made.
Oh thank goodness, I was afraid it had been canceled.
New season coming out in january
Some shows I really enjoyed in recent years:
They're in no particular order, and I'm sure I'm forgetting a lot, but I definitely think all of the above are must watch.
Travelers, The Expanse (noted by OP), Beef, and Breaking Bad are all solid. Add Mare of Easttown, the Morning Show, and the Newsroom and you've got half of my favourite shows of the past 15 years.
Ted Lasso was the big surprise to me here. The characters are lovable, caring, and well-crafted, and the story is simple but compelling. In all, only the most heartless, isolate, human beings would get nothing from this show.
Here's an ordered list of shows that came to mind, starting with what I think best fits with what you mentioned and getting further away from there, though I think they're all worth it.
Mr robot
Fringe
The boys
Yellow jackets
Stranger things
The good place
+1 for Mr robot, The boys, and Yellowjackets
Fringe is great. Season 1 is a bit "Monster of the week" but when it gets going it's a great ride.
Westworld Season 1. Sooo good, just do it.
S1, half of S2 then stop
man, everything after S1 was such a disappointment.
So many great ideas. But such lackluster execution and dialogue
Breaking Bad
You're asking on Lemmy? Star Trek.
Which one? Yes.
Letterkenny! Canadian humour at its absolute finest.
Also What We Do In The Shadows, and Reservation Dogs.
Breaking Bad + Better Call Saul
Andor
I can't believe no one recommended Fleabag. It's not the type of show that would attract me usually, but goddamn was that a masterpiece. Two seasons, short and sweet.
Another short series that is incredible is Chernobyl.
The Wire
The Sopranos
Deadwood
Justified
Bosch
If youβre open to comedic stuff:
What We Do In The Shadows
Resident Alien
Miracle Workers
Scavengers Reign. If you like The Expanse, you might be into sci-fi animated with a seriously weird style. And it's one season with the story tied up in a bow at the end.
Avenue 5 is a brilliant dark sci-fi comedy that I cannot stop thinking about. Itβs basically a cruise ship in space but then things go wrong. The physics are actually sound which makes for some really fun and terrifying gags. Itβs heavy on dark humor, but if youβre ok with that itβs such a fun ride. I am biased but I feel like this show is criminally underrated.
I think I understand your taste and you will love Black Sails. This is also imo the single most underrated TV show ever.
I swear all the shows you mention lead me to black sails. I had a phase where I binged like 6 of the shows you mentioned plus black sails since they fit in so well together. I can't say much more than, seriously, trust me on this one.
Also Ozark
Don't think I've seen Foundation or Silo mentioned yet.
Maybe sense8? Much like the expanse it takes a while to get going
3 body problem
Another vote for Scavenger's Reign, it was amazing.
I have enjoyed the Wheel of Time episodes on amazon.
Blue Eyed Samurai was beautiful.
The IT Crowd is hilarious.
Hannibal is a great show. Mads Mikkelsen is the best Hannibal, hands down.
Based on your references I would say:
All the star trek. This is not negotiable.
There is an absurd quantity of low quality Trek being shat out recently, did Disney buy the IP or something?
Turn from AMC is really excellent if you're into revolutionary war spy rings! Excellent writing and acting.
I would also second Andor, fantastic show. Peaky Blinders is another good one, though try not to binge it, I think it'd be much better if watched less avidly.
Mr Inbetween
An Australian hitman navigates his underworld life and parenthood. Better than it sounds. (Includes some heavy violence)
If you like GoT, you'd probably like Shogun
Deadwood, Mr Robot, For All Mankind, first season of True Detective, Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul
Futurama
Parks and Rec
The Good Place
If you like Vikings, try Black Sails. A very, very underrated pirate story, unofficial prequel to the story of Treasure Island that you might have read as a kid.
I watch it once a year. It's that good. It recently appeared on Netflix in the USA and it's finally starting to get the attention it deserves.
Based on your previous shows: fallout, shogun and the boys are current.
Fallout - incredible S1 for the video game ip. Hilarious, visually stunning, flavorful
Shogun - game of thrones in japan
The boys - civilians take their city back from super powered heros
Ted lasso [ended] - amazing show about people, likely one of the best of this decade. A meme American football coach from the Midwest moved to the UK to teach a top tier UK futbol league.
Silicon valley [ended] - a tech startup in silicon valley on HBO constantly overcoming challenges with their revolutionary IP.
Avatar the last Airbender [ended] - best of the 2000s, unique flavorful. There is no live action in ba sing se, cartoon only
Disenchantment [ended] - Futurama but medieval magic
One piece live action - another great first showing for anime cross over, skips a lot of the filler and is executed well
+1 for the good place, arcane and last of us
