2017 Promising New TV Dramas... or NOT
by stephanieericsson | created - 14 Jun 2016 | updated - 17 Feb 2018 | PublicOn-going listing of new television dramas. Some with my comments. Will add more shows as info becomes available.
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1. Making History (2017)
21 min | Adventure, Comedy, History
Making History follows three friends from two different centuries as they try to balance the thrill of time travel with the mundane concerns of their present-day lives.
Stars: Adam Pally, Leighton Meester, Yassir Lester, John Gemberling
Votes: 2,611
2. Will (2017)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, History
A drama about the lost years of young William Shakespeare after his arrival to London in 1589--when theatre was like rock'n'roll, and a young man with a dream changed the world with his words.
Stars: Laurie Davidson, Olivia DeJonge, Ewen Bremner, Mattias Inwood
Votes: 2,165
3. MaddAddam
TV-MA | Adventure, Drama, Romance | Announced
Survivalists make their way in a post apocalyptic future where corporations are in charge. Based on a series of novels by Margaret Atwood.
4. Big Little Lies (2017–2019)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The apparently-perfect lives of upper-class mothers of students at a prestigious elementary school unravel to the point of murder when a single mother moves to their quaint California beach town.
Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley, Zoë Kravitz
Votes: 224,435
I just couldn't find anything interesting in the narcissistic, over-indulged rich bitches plotting to murder each other over a hangnail... Absolutely MY BIAS, I admit, since obviously many others must have liked it for it to be so highly rated. Had I been able to stay awake long enough, I might have seen something engaging too, but two episodes were two too many hours that I will never get back...
4 stars.
5. The Blacklist: Redemption (2017)
TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Covert operative Tom Keen joins forces with Susan "Scottie" Hargrave, the brilliant and cunning chief of a covert mercenary organization that solves problems that are too dangerous for the government.
Stars: Famke Janssen, Ryan Eggold, Edi Gathegi, Tawny Cypress
Votes: 7,113
6. Prison Break (2005–2017)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A structural engineer installs himself in a prison he helped design, in order to save his falsely accused brother from a death sentence by breaking themselves out from the inside.
Stars: Dominic Purcell, Wentworth Miller, Amaury Nolasco, Robert Knepper
Votes: 579,795
7. Knightfall (2017–2019)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A look at the final days of the Knights Templar during the 14th century.
Stars: Tom Cullen, Pádraic Delaney, Simon Merrells, Julian Ovenden
Votes: 22,126
Such a missed opportunity...
8. Gypsy (2017)
TV-MA | 51 min | Drama, Thriller
Therapist Jean Holloway becomes too immersed in the lives of her patients.
Stars: Naomi Watts, Billy Crudup, Sophie Cookson, Karl Glusman
Votes: 18,742
9. The Arrangement (I) (2017–2018)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama
TV actress Megan Morrison is offered a $10 million marriage contract with Hollywood's biggest star.
Stars: Josh Henderson, Christine Evangelista, Lexa Doig, Carra Patterson
Votes: 3,579
10. Star (2016–2019)
TV-14 | 42 min | Drama, Music, Musical
A trio of women form a musical group in Atlanta.
Stars: Jude Demorest, Brittany O'Grady, Ryan Destiny, Amiyah Scott
Votes: 5,090
11. Chicago Justice (2017)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama
The State's Attorney's dedicated team of prosecutors and investigators navigates heated city politics and controversy head-on, while fearlessly pursuing justice.
Stars: Philip Winchester, Jon Seda, Joelle Carter, Monica Barbaro
Votes: 4,511
12. Time After Time (2017)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
The adventures of young H.G. Wells and his time machine.
Stars: Freddie Stroma, Josh Bowman, Will Chase, Genesis Rodriguez
Votes: 3,980
13. Still Star-Crossed (2017)
TV-14 | 43 min | Drama, History
A period drama that picks up where the famous story of Romeo and Juliet leaves off, charting the treachery, palace intrigue, and ill-fated romances of the Montagues and Capulets in the wake... See full summary »
Stars: Grant Bowler, Wade Briggs, Torrance Coombs, Dan Hildebrand
Votes: 1,816
14. Dimension 404 (2017)
TV-14 | 40 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
An anthology series that explores the wonders and terrors of our digital age, from outrageous horror comedy to mind-bending action adventure.
Stars: Mark Hamill, Catherine Farrington, Sarah Hyland, Lorenza Izzo
Votes: 2,835
15. American Lion
Biography, Drama, History | Announced
The story of Andrew Jackson, the seventh President of the United States.
16. The Professor and the Madman (2019)
Not Rated | 124 min | Biography, Drama, History
Professor James Murray begins work compiling words for the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary in the 19th century, and receives over 10,000 entries from a patient at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum, Dr. William Minor.
Director: Farhad Safinia | Stars: Mel Gibson, Sean Penn, Eddie Marsan, Natalie Dormer
Votes: 51,088
17. The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018)
Not Rated | 132 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Toby, a disillusioned film director, is pulled into a world of time-jumping fantasy when a Spanish cobbler believes himself to be Sancho Panza. He gradually becomes unable to tell dreams from reality.
Director: Terry Gilliam | Stars: José Luis Ferrer, Ismael Fritschi, Juan López-Tagle, Adam Driver
Votes: 22,195 | Gross: $0.39M
18. Travelers (2016–2018)
TV-MA | 45 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Hundreds of years from now, surviving humans discover how to send consciousness back through time, into people of the 21st century, while attempting to change the path of humanity.
Stars: Eric McCormack, MacKenzie Porter, Nesta Cooper, Jared Abrahamson
Votes: 64,473
19. Iron Fist (2017–2018)
TV-MA | 55 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A young man is bestowed with incredible martial arts skills and a mystical force known as the Iron Fist.
Stars: Finn Jones, Jessica Henwick, Jessica Stroup, Tom Pelphrey
Votes: 139,837
20. Emerald City (2016–2017)
TV-14 | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
A modern reimagining of the stories that led to 'The Wizard of Oz'.
Stars: Adria Arjona, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Ana Ularu, Gerran Howell
Votes: 13,479
A brilliant and original re-telling of L. Frank Baum's classic . This could easily have been embarrassingly bad, but instead, it teases out the darker side if the take with contemporary and post-apocalyptic arcs. It haunted me for days. Vincent D'Onofrio plays The Wizard... It may rank 9 stars, though it's too early to tell so I will give it...
8 stars.
21. Riviera (2017–2020)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Thriller
A woman discovers her family's lifestyle has been funded by blood and seeks to protect herself and her loved ones.
Stars: Julia Stiles, Lena Olin, Dimitri Leonidas, Roxane Duran
Votes: 8,875
22. American Gods (2017–2021)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
A recently released ex-convict named Shadow meets a mysterious man who calls himself "Wednesday" and who knows more than he first seems to about Shadow's life and past.
Stars: Ricky Whittle, Emily Browning, Yetide Badaki, Bruce Langley
Votes: 92,762
Nore style than substance...
23. Beyond (I) (2016–2018)
TV-14 | 43 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
A young man wakes up from a 12-year coma to discover new abilities that come to propel him into the middle of a dangerous conspiracy.
Stars: Burkely Duffield, Dilan Gwyn, Jonathan Whitesell, Michael McGrady
Votes: 7,460
This is actually pretty good if you give it a couple of episodes. The concept is fascinating. The acting, writing and directing is excellent so they pull off what would normally be implausible.
Renewed for a second season.
8 stars.
24. The Handmaid's Tale (2017– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Set in a dystopian future, a woman is forced to live as a concubine under a fundamentalist theocratic dictatorship.
Stars: Elisabeth Moss, Yvonne Strahovski, Ann Dowd, O-T Fagbenle
Votes: 258,172
Why they cast Elisabeth Moss in the lead is a total mystery since there are so many talented actresses who actually can ACT... Ugh.
Here's a great example of Hollywood falling so in love with itself that it loses touch with authentic story-telling.
4 stars.
25. A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017–2019)
TV-PG | 1,164 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
After the loss of their parents in a mysterious fire, the three Baudelaire children face trials and tribulations attempting to uncover dark family secrets.
Stars: Neil Patrick Harris, Patrick Warburton, Malina Pauli Weissman, Louis Hynes
Votes: 66,794
26. APB (2017)
TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After witnessing a violent crime, a tech billionaire purchases a troubled police precinct, rebooting it with new technology.
Stars: Justin Kirk, Natalie Martinez, Taylor Handley, Caitlin Stasey
Votes: 6,787
27. 24: Legacy (2016–2017)
TV-14 | 41 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A military hero who returns to the U.S. with a whole lot of trouble following him back. With nowhere else to turn, the man asks CTU to help him save his life while also stopping one of the largest-scale terror attacks on American soil.
Stars: Corey Hawkins, Miranda Otto, Anna Diop, Teddy Sears
Votes: 11,690
28. Blood Drive (2017)
TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
In a dystopian alternate 1999, a former cop is forced to take part in a death race in which cars run on human blood as fuel.
Stars: Alan Ritchson, Christina Ochoa, Thomas Dominique, Marama Corlett
Votes: 6,837
29. Breathe (II)
4 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller | Pre-production
Worldwide pollution has made breathable air a precious commodity and Global Air Corp has mankind by it's throat. But when toxic air kills the daughter of Solomon, a broke ex-boxer, he seeks revenge and unintentionally sparks a revolution.
30. Counterpart (2017–2019)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A hapless UN employee discovers that the agency he works for is hiding a gateway to a parallel dimension that's in a cold war with our own, and where his other self is a top spy. The war slowly heats up thanks to spies from both sides.
Stars: J.K. Simmons, Olivia Williams, Harry Lloyd, Nazanin Boniadi
Votes: 31,008
31. Doubt (2017)
TV-14 | 42 min | Drama
A successful defense lawyer at a boutique firm becomes romantically involved with a client who may or may not be guilty of a brutal crime.
Stars: Katherine Heigl, Dulé Hill, Laverne Cox, Dreama Walker
Votes: 2,086
32. Famous in Love (2017–2018)
TV-14 | 42 min | Drama, Romance
A college student's big break in a Hollywood blockbuster leaves her navigating through an undeniable chemistry.
Stars: Bella Thorne, Charlie DePew, Carter Jenkins, Georgie Flores
Votes: 6,552
33. Harlots (2017–2019)
TV-MA | 45 min | Drama
Brothel owner Margaret Wells struggles to raise her daughters in London during the 18th century.
Stars: Lesley Manville, Kate Fleetwood, Holli Dempsey, Eloise Smyth
Votes: 10,549
34. In the Dark (2017)
TV-MA | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
As she deals with an unexpected pregnancy, D.I. Helen Weeks must return to the hometown she loathes, to help her childhood best friend who is in the centre of a media frenzy following the abduction of two teenage girls.
Stars: MyAnna Buring, Ben Batt, David Leon, Jamie Sives
Votes: 3,549
35. Legion (2017–2019)
TV-MA | 1,316 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
David Haller is a troubled young man diagnosed as schizophrenic, but after a strange encounter he discovers special powers that will change his life forever.
Stars: Dan Stevens, Rachel Keller, Aubrey Plaza, Bill Irwin
Votes: 97,267
36. Medinah (2020– )
Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
When a rocket launch goes awry, a group of strangers are holed up in a cave in the desert trying to survive, while the corporation that launched the rocket attempts to figure out went wrong.
Stars: Hana Chamoun, Hemwant Tiwari, Natasha Henstridge, Najarra Townsend
Votes: 115
37. Midnight, Texas (2017–2018)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Midnight is a safe haven for those who are different, but with the presence of outsiders, the residents band together and form a strong and unlikely family.
Stars: François Arnaud, Dylan Bruce, Parisa Fitz-Henley, Arielle Kebbel
Votes: 14,837
38. Riverdale (2017–2023)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
While navigating the troubled waters of romance, school and family, Archie and his gang become entangled in dark Riverdale mysteries.
Stars: Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes, Cole Sprouse, K.J. Apa
Votes: 155,247
39. Shots Fired (2017)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama
Examines the dangerous aftermath of two racially charged shootings in a small Southern town, providing an explosive autopsy of our criminal justice system.
Stars: Sanaa Lathan, Stephan James, Stephen Moyer, Will Patton
Votes: 2,421
40. Six (2017–2018)
TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Drama, History
Navy SEAL Team Six attempt to eliminate a Taliban leader in Afghanistan when they discover an American citizen working with the enemy.
Stars: Barry Sloane, Kyle Schmid, Juan Pablo Raba, Edwin Hodge
Votes: 13,872
41. Taboo (2017)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Adventurer James Keziah Delaney returns to London during the War of 1812 to rebuild his late father's shipping empire. However, both the government and his biggest competitor want his inheritance at any cost--even murder.
Stars: Tom Hardy, David Hayman, Jonathan Pryce, Oona Chaplin
Votes: 149,125
The first episode, Shovels & Keys, is a haunting, brilliant beginning, dense with provocative references to things past, present and future which eventually will be revealed. With Kristoffer Nyholm directing, it's written by Chips Hardy (Tom Hardy's father), Tom Hardy & Steven Knight, the 3 creators of the series. Do yourself a favor and watch it twice before going on to the next episode. It comes close to perfection in every aspect. I suspect it may rank 10 stars but at this early stage I'll be cautious and give it a...
9.5 stars
42. Taken (2017–2018)
TV-14 | 41 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
As former CIA agent Bryan Mills deals with a personal tragedy that shakes his world, he fights to overcome the incident and exact revenge.
Stars: Clive Standen, Jennifer Beals, Adam Goldberg, Jessica Camacho
Votes: 11,715
What horrible writing. It's embarrassing. So formulaic, cliche, unveiled, self-serving propaganda. UGGGH! Renewed for a 2nd season... If people actually buy into this sh**, they'e not only the morons broadcast networks believe they are -- they're SHEEP.
1 star for insulting my intelligence...
43. Training Day (2017)
TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama
TV follow-up to the 2001 film 'Training Day' about a rookie cop partnered with a corrupt officer.
Stars: Bill Paxton, Justin Cornwell, Katrina Law, Drew Van Acker
Votes: 3,612
44. When We Rise (2017)
TV-14 | 85 min | Drama
A chronicled re-telling of the gay rights movement in the United States, beginning with the Stonewall riots in 1969.
Stars: Rachel Griffiths, Austin P. McKenzie, Mary-Louise Parker, Emily Skeggs
Votes: 3,376
45. Broken (2017– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama
Father Michael, a Catholic priest who presides over an urban northern parish that is modern, nonconformist, and reassuringly imperfect; he must be confidant, counselor, and confessor to a congregation.
Stars: Sean Bean, Fin Campbell, Adrian Dunbar, Sam Rintoul
Votes: 3,389
Sean Bean brilliantly balances his performance as a parish priest between exquisitely raw and genuine piety so that he never slips into cliche or stereotype. This drama neither makes a case for or against the Church but instead it is the story of human beings stumbling through life the way we really do. It's the best portrayal of Catholics I've ever seen.
9 stars
46. The Halcyon (2017)
60 min | Drama, War
The story of a bustling and glamorous five star hotel at the center of London society and a world at war.
Stars: Annabelle Apsion, Mark Benton, Jamie Blackley, Edward Bluemel
Votes: 3,104
47. The Same Sky (2017)
120 min | Drama, Thriller
Lars is a "Romeo agent" from East Germany in the 1970s. His task is to go West, first to seduce and then to spy on Western women who worked in government or defense institutions.
Stars: Tom Schilling, Sofia Helin, Friederike Becht, Ben Becker
Votes: 2,540
48. Juste un regard (2017)
318 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Eva Beaufils takes just one look at an old photo and it turns her whole world upside down. Suddenly, her husband Bastien disappears. Eva has only one thing left in mind: find him at all costs.
Stars: Virginie Ledoyen, Thierry Neuvic, Thierry Frémont, Jimmy Jean-Louis
Votes: 556
49. Les Misérables (2018–2019)
TV-14 | 372 min | Drama, Romance
Television adaptation of Victor Hugo's classic novel, which follows Jean Valjean as he evades capture by the unyielding Inspector Javert. Set against a backdrop of post-Napoleonic France as unrest begins to grip the city of Paris once more.
Stars: Dominic West, David Oyelowo, Adeel Akhtar, David Bradley
Votes: 9,294
50. The Deuce (2017–2019)
TV-MA | 1,583 min | Drama
A look at life in New York City during the 1970s and '80s, when porn and prostitution were rampant in Manhattan.
Stars: James Franco, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Lawrence Gilliard Jr., Margarita Levieva
Votes: 31,954
51. The Kennedys After Camelot (2017)
181 min | Drama, History
Portrays the life of the former First Lady of the United States, Jacqueline Kennedy in the aftermath of the assassination of her husband, President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, as she becomes Jackie O. in life after Camelot.
Stars: Katie Holmes, Matthew Perry, Diana Hardcastle, Kristen Hager
Votes: 768
52. The Machine (I)
Sci-Fi | Announced
TV series based on the hit Si-Fi feature film of 2014, The Machine.
53. Ransom (2017–2019)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A team of crisis negotiators travels the globe to help multinational corporations and governmental agencies with complex negotiations and conflict resolution.
Stars: Luke Roberts, Brandon Jay McLaren, Nazneen Contractor, Sarah Greene
Votes: 4,059
What you'd expect from American commercial broadcast television.
6 stars.
54. Runaways (2017–2019)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
After discovering a dark secret about their parents, a group of teenagers band together to run away from their homes in order to atone for their parents' actions and to discover the secrets of their origins.
Stars: Rhenzy Feliz, Lyrica Okano, Virginia Gardner, Ariela Barer
Votes: 28,361
55. The Defenders (2017)
TV-MA | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Set a few months after the events of the second season of Daredevil, and a month after the events of Iron Fist, the vigilantes Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist team up in New York City to fight a common enemy: The Hand.
Stars: Charlie Cox, Krysten Ritter, Mike Colter, Finn Jones
Votes: 116,465
56. The Punisher (2017–2019)
TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After his revenge on those who murdered his family, aimless Marine veteran Frank Castle finds a new meaning in life as a vigilante known as "The Punisher".
Stars: Jon Bernthal, Amber Rose Revah, Ben Barnes, Jason R. Moore
Votes: 265,210
57. Inhumans (2017)
TV-PG | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
An isolated community of superhumans fight to protect themselves.
Stars: Anson Mount, Serinda Swan, Ken Leung, Eme Ikwuakor
Votes: 28,875
58. Mata Hari (2016–2017)
60 min | Drama, History
A sex icon becomes a spy during one of the most important wars of the 20th century.
Stars: Vahina Giocante, Aleksey Guskov, Viktoriya Isakova, Keith Silverstein
Votes: 506
59. The Son (2017–2019)
TV-14 | 44 min | Drama, History, Western
A multi-generational epic telling of the story of America's birth as a superpower through the bloody rise and fall of one Texas oil empire.
Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Jacob Lofland, Henry Garrett, Paola Núñez
Votes: 7,335
Pierce Brosnan & Jacob Lofland hold this show together.
60. Cardinal (2017–2020)
TV-MA | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Detectives John Cardinal and Lise Delorme investigate the murder of a young girl, while Cardinal struggles to right past wrongs that could derail the investigation and end his career, as the case grows more violent and twisted.
Stars: Billy Campbell, Karine Vanasse, Kristen Thomson, Glen Gould
Votes: 11,711
Excellent.
61. I, Witness (2017– )
43 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama
Anyone can tell you the facts of a crime, but you'll never know the whole story until you hear it from someone who lived through it.
Stars: David Johnson, John Toon, Mackenzie Lansing, Latonya Grant
Votes: 139
Excellent true crime show that's edited so well that it can easily be included in the genre of drama.
8 stars.
62. Apple Tree Yard (2017)
TV-14 | 58 min | Drama, Thriller
A provocative thriller which sees an eminent scientist caught up in a damaging and compromising lie. Based on the novel by Louise Doughty.
Stars: Emily Watson, Ben Chaplin, Mark Bonnar, Syreeta Kumar
Votes: 5,779
Exquisite portrayal of a difficult subject, avoiding all the cliches, never glamorizing the motives but instead, giving us a deeper understanding and empathy for the characters and situation. Emily Watson, Ben Chaplin and Mark Bonnar deliver brilliant performances without ever flaunting their considerable talents or upstaging each other or the story. This is a perfect study in 'less is more'. I watched it twice and it was even more powerful the second viewing.
10 stars
63. Bellevue (2017)
TV-14 | 44 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Thrilling and eerie, Bellevue is a mystery set in a small blue-collar town with a lot of 'good people' who 'live right' and take it upon themselves to make sure the neighbors do too.
Stars: Anna Paquin, Shawn Doyle, Billy MacLellan, Sharon Taylor
Votes: 1,689
64. The Breaks (2017)
TV-14 | 42 min | Drama, Music
Three friends aspire to break into the hip-hop music industry.
Stars: Afton Williamson, Tristan Mack Wilds, Antoine Harris, Sinqua Walls
Votes: 327
65. Newton's Law (2017)
Not Rated | 55 min | Drama
The 'Upstairs Downstairs' of legal dramas follows Josephine Newton as she juggles the high-powered barrister's world of Knox Chambers and the haphazard legal tangles of her former solicitor's office.
Stars: Claudia Karvan, Toby Schmitz, Georgina Naidu, Sean Keenan
Votes: 775
66. Gap Year (2017)
40 min | Comedy, Drama
The paths of a disparate group of strangers collide while back-packing in Asia. What begins as a disorientating and potentially disastrous holiday for all of them soon morphs into an unforgettable and joyous voyage of self-discovery.
Stars: Anders Hayward, Ade Oyefeso, Tim Key, Alice Lee
Votes: 766
67. Feud (2017–2024)
TV-MA | 60 min | Biography, Drama
An anthology series centering on famous feuds, including Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, and Truman Capote and the New York elite.
Stars: Jessica Lange, Alison Wright, Naomi Watts, Susan Sarandon
Votes: 26,194
68. Imposters (2017–2018)
TV-14 | 41 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A dark comedy that focuses on a female con artist who marries people and then disappears with their money.
Stars: Inbar Lavi, Rob Heaps, Parker Young, Marianne Rendón
Votes: 15,279
69. Striking Out (2017–2018)
Not Rated | 50 min | Drama
When Tara discovers that her fiancé and fellow lawyer, Eric, has been cheating on her with a colleague, she leaves him and his prestigious law firm to establish her own practice specializing in family law and divorce.
Stars: Amy Huberman, Rory Keenan, Emmet Byrne, Neil Morrissey
Votes: 2,170
A soap opera. And not a very good one at that.
4 stars
70. The Quad (2017–2018)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance
As President of Georgia A&M, a Historically Black University, Dr. Eva Fletcher must juggle the responsibilities of the financially-struggling institution with family ties and ambitious students.
Stars: Anika Noni Rose, Peyton 'Alex' Smith, Michelle DeFraites, Jake Allyn
Votes: 662
71. Pure (2017–2019)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama
"Pure" tells the story of Noah Funk, a newly-elected Mennonite pastor, who is determined to rid his community of drug traffickers by betraying a fellow Mennonite to the police.
Stars: Ryan Robbins, Alex Paxton-Beesley, Jessica Clement, Dylan Everett
Votes: 1,232
72. The New Edition Story (2017)
TV-14 | 120 min | Biography, Drama, Music
Chronicles the ups and downs of legendary music group New Edition from their humble beginnings in Boston to individual solo success and everything in between.
Stars: Bryshere Y. Gray, Elijah Kelley, Luke James, Woody McClain
Votes: 3,268
73. The Moorside (2017)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A two-part drama about the search for missing Yorkshire schoolgirl Shannon Matthews in 2008.
Stars: Sheridan Smith, Sian Brooke, Faye McKeever, John Dagleish
Votes: 3,066
74. Murder Calls (2017– )
TV-14 | Documentary, Crime
With haunting, real-life 911 calls as its through-line, Murder Calls is true-crime storytelling taken to a new level. Each episode pivots on the contents and subtext of 911 calls, which investigators must decipher to uncover the truth.
Stars: Daniel Lukes, Tommy Campbell, Rachel Stacy, Betty Krachey
Votes: 445
75. Mary Kills People (2017–2019)
TV-MA | 44 min | Drama
Single mother Mary Harris is an ER doctor by day, but by night she and her partner, a former plastic surgeon, moonlight as underground angels of death who help terminally ill patients slip away on their own terms.
Stars: Caroline Dhavernas, Jay Ryan, Richard Short, August Winter
Votes: 4,628
76. Madiba (2017– )
TV-PG | Biography, Drama, History
A landmark six-part miniseries on the life of Nelson Mandela.
Stars: Laurence Fishburne, Orlando Jones, David Harewood, Michael Nyqvist
Votes: 312
77. 13 Reasons Why (2017–2020)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Follows teenager Clay Jensen, in his quest to uncover the story behind his classmate and crush, Hannah, and her decision to end her life.
Stars: Dylan Minnette, Katherine Langford, Christian Navarro, Alisha Boe
Votes: 315,677
78. You Are Wanted (2017–2018)
TV-14 | 49 min | Drama, Thriller
Lukas Franke (Matthias Schweighöfer) is the victim of a cyber-crime attack. All his personal data, web and social media profiles get hacked and he gets accused of being involved in ... See full summary »
Stars: Matthias Schweighöfer, Alexandra Maria Lara, Catrin Striebeck, Franz Hagn
Votes: 3,610
79. The Sinner (2017–2021)
TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Detective Ambrose employs some unusual tactics and a deep capacity for empathy to solve his cases. His boundless dedication is driven by his dark past, leading him into powerful and often dangerously intimate bonds with his suspects.
Stars: Bill Pullman, Jessica Hecht, Dohn Norwood, Adam LeFevre
Votes: 139,108
80. Seven Types of Ambiguity (2017)
55 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A complicated chain of events is triggered when a child is taken and relationships are thrown into crisis.
Stars: Xavier Samuel, Alex Dimitriades, Andrea Demetriades, Leeanna Walsman
Votes: 948
Too bizaare for me.
81. Snowfall (2017–2023)
TV-MA | 44 min | Crime, Drama
A look at the early days of the crack cocaine epidemic in Los Angeles during the beginning of the 1980s.
Stars: Damson Idris, Carter Hudson, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Isaiah John
Votes: 30,132
Ambitious in telling the complicated history of the social, racial and political proliferation of cocaine/crack in this country beginning in the early 80s, (even though it actually started at least 10 years earlier), Snowfall zeros in on the intimate stories of the people involved. The effect is that we see that nothing about it was straightforward or simple. It does a decent job of dramatizing the motives of the players in this complicated, covert and insidious history, putting the CIA's crimes on the same level as African American and Latino crimes. Every player has a 'greater good' in mind that's used to justify the atrocities they all find themselves committing as they sink into the inevitable quicksand of the drug world. Without glamorizing, without condemning, without moralizing, Snowfall leaves you with the distinct experience that it was never, ever as trivial or moronic as just saying 'no'.
8 stars
82. Ozark (2017–2022)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A financial advisor drags his family from Chicago to the Missouri Ozarks, where he must launder money to appease a drug boss.
Stars: Jason Bateman, Laura Linney, Sofia Hublitz, Skylar Gaertner
Votes: 347,123
83. The Bold Type (2017–2021)
TV-14 | 45 min | Comedy, Drama
A glimpse into the outrageous lives and loves of those responsible for a global women's magazine.
Stars: Katie Stevens, Aisha Dee, Meghann Fahy, Melora Hardin
Votes: 24,112
84. Prime Suspect: Tennison (2017)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Prime Suspect 1973 tells the story of 22-year-old Jane Tennison's first days in the police force, in which she endured flagrant sexism before being thrown in at the deep end with a murder enquiry.
Stars: Alun Armstrong, Andrew Brooke, Blake Harrison, Daniel Ezra
Votes: 3,676
85. Valor (2017–2018)
TV-14 | 42 min | Drama
A United States Army base serves as home to an elite unit of helicopter pilots trained to perform clandestine international and domestic missions.
Stars: Christina Ochoa, Matt Barr, Charlie Barnett, Nigel Thatch
Votes: 3,466
86. Anne with an E (2017–2019)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Family
The adventures of a young orphan girl living in the late 19th century. Follow Anne as she learns to navigate her new life on Prince Edward Island, in this new take on L.M. Montgomery's classic novels.
Stars: Amybeth McNulty, Geraldine James, R.H. Thomson, Andrea Arruti
Votes: 66,494
Really engaging. Amybeth McNulty is delightful. Surprisingly, my 9 year-old grandson, who is normally your typical macho boy, loved it.
9 stars.
87. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017–2023)
TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Drama
After her husband leaves her, young mother of two Miriam "Midge" Maisel discovers that she has a talent for stand-up comedy. Could this be her calling?
Stars: Rachel Brosnahan, Alex Borstein, Michael Zegen, Marin Hinkle
Votes: 143,032
Genius. This series has it all. Brilliant writing, intelligence, *beep* PERFECT comedic timing, style, class and Rachel Brosnahan as the marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Do not miss it.
10 stars.
88. Clique (2017–2018)
TV-MA | 43 min | Drama, Thriller
When Georgia gets drawn into an elite university clique of alpha girls, her friend Holly becomes alarmed by her changing, erratic behaviour, and feels compelled to join - only to find this seductive world is deeply corrupted.
Stars: Synnove Karlsen, Sophia Brown, Rachel Hurd-Wood, David Monteath
Votes: 3,343
89. Cooper's Treasure (2017– )
60 min | Documentary, Adventure
Treasure hunter Darrell Miklos sets out to find shipwrecks originally located by astronaut Gordon Cooper from space in 1963.
Stars: Darrell Miklos, Roger Miklos, Eric Wiberg, Manuel Rodriguez
Votes: 466
90. Mr. Mercedes (2017–2019)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A demented killer taunts a retired police detective with a series of lurid letters and emails, forcing the ex-cop to undertake a private, and potentially felonious, crusade to bring the killer to justice before he can strike again.
Stars: Brendan Gleeson, Holland Taylor, Jharrel Jerome, Breeda Wool
Votes: 26,630
I was skeptical since Stephen King writes more often with a bludgeon instead of a pen. Still, he's had his moments of genius... And the cast was so damned good that in a moment of weakness, I tuned in to the pilot just to see Brendan Gleeson and Mary-Louise Parker together. I have to admit, I was was hooked right way--carnage, clowns (hey, it's Stephen King--of course he'll slip in a creepy clown...) and all. Considering how hard they've made it to find and watch, (currently only available on At&T U-verse or DirectTV), Brendan Gleeson's performance is worth the effort. The rest of the cast is equally good.
9 stars
91. Tin Star (2017–2020)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Ex undercover UK cop turned police chief of a small town in the Canadian Rockies does what he must to defend his family from those in power whether it's the oilmen, the preachers or the gangsters.
Stars: Tim Roth, Genevieve O'Reilly, Abigail Lawrie, Oliver Coopersmith
Votes: 15,993
Some excellent plot twists peppered with a few predictable ones but it doesn't presume the audience can't figure out the obvious which, IMHO, gives it more to recommend it than not. The superb acting from the big star characters, (Roth being an old fav of mine), is matched by the lesser known actors. Oliver Coopersmith gives a stand-out performance in his unique, complex and believable portrayal of the killer. Casting Christopher Heyerdahl as the other psychopath might have actually hurt the story since he basically plays a variation of The Swede (Hell on Wheels) but he's so wonderfully weird that I enjoyed his performance anyway. Overall, even with its flaws, it's one of the better Amazon Originals.
8 stars.
92. Mindhunter (2017–2019)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In the late 1970s, two FBI agents broaden the realm of criminal science by investigating the psychology behind murder and end up getting too close to real-life monsters.
Stars: Jonathan Groff, Holt McCallany, Anna Torv, Hannah Gross
Votes: 336,395
Original storyline, concentrating the early days of profiling serial killers and how it developed and evolved. They stay very true to the actual psychology of serial murderers which must have been hard since reality is so much weirder than fiction. Some standout performances from Cameron Britton playing real-life killer, Edmund Kemper and Jack Erdie playing Richard Speck. But it's much harder to play the ordinary Joe and sustain 10 episodes and Jonathan Groff and Holt McCallany do excellent jobs of this. Anna Torv's performance was uninspired but she still gives a professional performance.
With Netflix's absolutely HORRIBLE 2017 programing, this series is good enough to keep me from cancelling my subscription, in the hope that they find their way through the pitfalls of success. (After all, how do you top Sense8?) For originality alone, I'll give it
8 stars.
93. Damnation (2017–2018)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Western
An epic saga about the secret history of the 1930s American heartland, centering on the mythic conflict and bloody struggle between big money and the downtrodden.
Stars: Logan Marshall-Green, Killian Scott, Sarah Jones, Chasten Harmon
Votes: 9,021
Zzzzzzzzz
94. The End of the F***ing World (2017–2019)
TV-MA | 25 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
James is 17 and is pretty sure he is a psychopath. Alyssa, also 17, is the cool and moody new girl at school. The pair make a connection and she persuades him to embark on a road trip in search of her real father.
Stars: Jessica Barden, Alex Lawther, Steve Oram, Christine Bottomley
Votes: 220,265
So f**king FRESH! Brilliant! Two droll, obnoxious teenagers unfold into their authentic and truly naive natures. Full of brutal truth delivered by tongue-in-cheek characters. Genius writing, acting & directing.
9 stars.
95. Future Man (2017–2020)
TV-MA | 30 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Josh Futturman, a janitor by day and a gamer by night, is recruited by mysterious visitors to travel through time to prevent the extinction of humanity.
Stars: Josh Hutcherson, Eliza Coupe, Derek Wilson, Haley Joel Osment
Votes: 28,714
96. Fearless (I) (2017)
TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Emma Banville (Helen McCrory), a human rights lawyer known for defending lost causes, sets out to prove the innocence of Kevin Russell (Sam Swainsbury), who was convicted for the murder of a school girl fourteen years earlier.
Stars: Brooke Haynes, Helen McCrory, Sam Swainsbury, Jonathan Forbes
Votes: 4,957
Helen McCrory is a hot property right now and here she shows why. This series is intriguingly complex, revealing layer upon layer as she peels away evidence. I wish the story arcs weren't so over-used. Still, it's worth the watch for fans of British detective shows and for the moral of the story.
8 stars.
97. C.B. Strike (2017– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
War veteran turned private detective Cormoran Strike solves brutal murders with the help of his trusted partner Robin Ellacott.
Stars: Tom Burke, Holliday Grainger, Kerr Logan, Jack Greenlees
Votes: 24,694
98. Rellik (2017)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Told in reverse, the show follows DCI Gabriel Markham and his team as they try to hunt down a serial killer.
Stars: Richard Dormer, Jodi Balfour, Kieran Bew, Lærke Winther
Votes: 2,659
Rellik, ('killer' backwards), isn't exactly told in reverse, but more in the natural way that normal people would tell stories, e.g. with sidebars, flashbacks, and oh-by-the-ways. Since we're conditioned to watch TV stories unfold in a linear way, Rellik may take getting used to, but it's brilliantly stitched together by writing-brothers Harry Williams and Jack Williams who seem genius in their ability to time EXACTLY when the audience will wonder, "Wait now, WHO did such & such?" If you liked the way that sister-writers Lana & Lilly Wachowski told Sense8, you'll resonate to Williams' style. Director/Producer Sam Miller, lends his signature nuvo-noir style (Luther, Fortitude & Guerilla), sharing directorial roles with Hans Herbots (Spiral, Verlengd Weekend). It's definitely a creep-fest of likely suspects with lead Richard Dormer (GofT) actually delivering a more believable performance when he's hideously scarred than when not. Far more restrained and nuanced is the performance by co-star Jodi Balfour, who is the better actor.
Don't believe the poor IMdB rating. Rellik is a brilliant series that attempts to examine not just the killer's motive, but the interlocking motives of all the other players--think Heisenberg's uncertainty principle applied to human behavior.
10 stars
99.
Maigret (2016–2017)
Episode:
Maigret in Montmartre
(2017)
90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Maigret investigates the random murders of a Countess and a showgirl and discovers a dark secret that links their past lives at the Grand Hotel in Nice.
Director: Thaddeus O'Sullivan | Stars: Nicola Sloane, Sebastian De Souza, Simon Gregor, Olivia Vinall
Votes: 3,667
100. SMILF (2017–2019)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
A single, 20-something mom struggles to find a happy work/life balance.
Stars: Frankie Shaw, Miguel Gomez, Samara Weaving, Anna Chanel Reimer
Votes: 5,493
If your criterion for a good show is in the acting, writing, etc., then you'd rate this show higher than my 3 stars. But this show goes too far over the top in TMI factor, trying to substitute it for substance. Gratuitous shock value is best left to the brilliance of the Tarantinos of this world. If there is anything redeeming in this show, it is overshadowed by smut and generally despicable characters.
3 stars
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