Best series of 2021
by ybrwegman | created - 12 Jun 2021 | updated - 04 Dec 2021 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. Mare of Easttown (2021)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A detective in a small Pennsylvania town investigates a local murder while trying to keep her life from falling apart.
Stars: Kate Winslet, Julianne Nicholson, Jean Smart, Angourie Rice
Votes: 187,917
2. Only Murders in the Building (2021– )
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Three strangers - who live in the same New York City apartment building and share an obsession with true crime - suddenly find themselves embroiled in a murder.
Stars: Steve Martin, Martin Short, Selena Gomez, Michael Cyril Creighton
Votes: 156,408
3. It's a Sin (2021)
TV-MA | 48 min | Comedy, Drama, History
The lives of a group of friends living in 1980s London are irreparably changed by the AIDS crisis.
Stars: Olly Alexander, Nathaniel Curtis, Shaun Dooley, Omari Douglas
Votes: 36,915
4. Trying (2020–2024)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
All Jason and Nikki want is a baby, but it's the one thing they just can't have. So, they decide to adopt. With their dysfunctional friends, screwball family and chaotic lives will the adoption panel think they're ready to be parents?
Stars: Rafe Spall, Esther Smith, Sian Brooke, Oliver Chris
Votes: 11,156
5. WandaVision (2021)
TV-PG | 39 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Blends the style of classic sitcoms with the MCU, in which Wanda Maximoff and Vision - two super-powered beings living their ideal suburban lives - begin to suspect that everything is not as it seems.
Stars: Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Kathryn Hahn, Teyonah Parris
Votes: 370,286
6. A Teacher (2020)
TV-MA | 25 min | Drama
A new teacher finds herself falling for one of her students.
Stars: Kate Mara, Nick Robinson, Ashley Zukerman, Rya Kihlstedt
Votes: 15,459
7. Sex Education (2019–2023)
TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A teenage boy with a sex therapist mother teams up with a high school classmate to set up an underground sex therapy clinic at school.
Stars: Asa Butterfield, Gillian Anderson, Ncuti Gatwa, Emma Mackey
Votes: 351,648
8. 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: 258,127
9. The Morning Show (I) (2019– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama
An inside look at the lives of the people who help America wake up in the morning, exploring the unique challenges faced by the team.
Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, Billy Crudup, Mark Duplass
Votes: 130,000
10. Nine Perfect Strangers (2021)
TV-MA | 50 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Nine stressed city dwellers visit a boutique health-and-wellness resort that promises healing and transformation. The resort's director is a woman on a mission to reinvigorate their tired minds and bodies.
Stars: Nicole Kidman, Melissa McCarthy, Michael Shannon, Luke Evans
Votes: 59,967
11. Maid (2021)
TV-MA | 55 min | Drama
After fleeing an abusive relationship, a young mother finds a job cleaning houses as she fights to provide for her child and build them a better future.
Stars: Margaret Qualley, Nick Robinson, Rylea Nevaeh Whittet, Andie MacDowell
Votes: 100,690
12. The Pursuit of Love (2021)
60 min | Drama, Romance
Set in Europe before World War II, the story follows the adventures of charismatic, fearless Linda Radlett and her best friend/cousin Fanny Logan. Consumed by a desire for love and marriage, each seeks out the ideal husband.
Stars: Lily James, Emily Beecham, Dominic West, Emily Mortimer
Votes: 5,389
13. Physical (2021–2023)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
A woman struggling in her life as a quietly tortured housewife finds an unconventional path to power through an unlikely source: the world of aerobics.
Stars: Rose Byrne, Rory Scovel, Dierdre Friel, Paul Sparks
Votes: 12,830
14. Servant (2019–2023)
TV-MA | 30 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A Philadelphia couple are in mourning after an unspeakable tragedy creates a rift in their marriage and opens a door for a mysterious force to enter their home.
Stars: Lauren Ambrose, Toby Kebbell, Nell Tiger Free, Rupert Grint
Votes: 47,377
15. Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (2020–2021)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
A young woman discovers she has the ability to hear the innermost thoughts of people around her as songs and musical numbers.
Stars: Jane Levy, Skylar Astin, Alex Newell, John Clarence Stewart
Votes: 17,867
16. The Shrink Next Door (2021)
TV-MA | 341 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
The story of Marty and the therapist who turned his life around - then took it over. When he meets Dr. Ike, Marty just wants to get better at boundaries. Over 30 years, he'll learn all about them - and what happens when they get crossed.
Stars: Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd, Kathryn Hahn, Casey Wilson
Votes: 15,765
17. Them (2021– )
TV-MA | 45 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Anthology horror series with varying characters and locations by season, featuring different aspects of the horror genre.
Stars: Deborah Ayorinde, Ashley Thomas, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Alison Pill
Votes: 25,134
18. The Mosquito Coast (2021–2023)
TV-MA | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Follows the dangerous journey of a radical idealist and brilliant inventor, Allie Fox, who uproots his family for Mexico when they suddenly find themselves on the run from the US government.
Stars: Justin Theroux, Melissa George, Logan Polish, Gabriel Bateman
Votes: 15,599
19. Adem in adem uit (2021– )
45 min | Comedy, Crime
Lifestyle coach Kim moves to the countryside and becomes friends with her weird neighbour Jolanda who makes a living as a butcher. For fans of 'Dead to me' and 'Fargo'
Stars: Bart Klever, Genelva Krind, Rick Nicolet, Bracha van Doesburgh
Votes: 212
20. Younger (2015–2021)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Romance
After being mistaken for younger than she really is, a single mother decides to take the chance to reboot her career and her love life as a 26-year old.
Stars: Sutton Foster, Hilary Duff, Debi Mazar, Nico Tortorella
Votes: 25,338
21. Behind Her Eyes (2021)
TV-MA | 50 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
It follows Louise, a single mum with a son and a part-time job in a psychiatrist's office. She begins an affair with her boss and strikes up an unlikely friendship with his wife.
Stars: Simona Brown, Eve Hewson, Tom Bateman, Robert Aramayo
Votes: 75,166
22. Innocent (2018–2021)
TV-PG | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After having their conviction overturned, people wrongly accused of murder rebuild their lives while the police hunt the true culprit.
Stars: Lee Ingleby, Daniel Ryan, Adrian Rawlins, Hermione Norris
Votes: 5,601
23. The Innocent (2021)
TV-MA | 467 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An accidental killing leads a man down a dark hole of intrigue and murder. Just as he finds love and freedom, one phone call brings back the nightmare.
Stars: Mario Casas, Xavi Sáez, Santi Pons, Aura Garrido
Votes: 37,242
24. Workin' Moms (2017–2023)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Four very different thirtysomething working-mother friends try to balance their jobs, family lives and love lives in modern-day Toronto, Canada.
Stars: Catherine Reitman, Dani Kind, Philip Sternberg, Ryan Belleville
Votes: 23,326
25. Allen v. Farrow (2021)
TV-MA | 64 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
A look behind the years of sensational headlines to reveal the private story of the accusation of sexual abuse against Woody Allen involving his 7-year-old daughter with Mia Farrow.
Stars: Mia Farrow, Fletcher Previn, Dylan O'Sullivan Farrow, Casey Pascal
Votes: 7,857
26. Superstore (2015–2021)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy
A look at the lives of employees at a big box store.
Stars: Ben Feldman, Lauren Ash, Colton Dunn, Nico Santos
Votes: 69,531
27. The Chestnut Man (2021– )
TV-MA | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A figurine made of chestnuts is found at the scene of a grisly murder; from this creepy clue, two detectives hunt for a killer linked to a politician's missing child.
Stars: David Dencik, Danica Curcic, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Lars Ranthe
Votes: 54,787
28. Squid Game (2021– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
Hundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children's games. Inside, a tempting prize awaits with deadly high stakes: a survival game that has a whopping 45.6 billion-won prize at stake.
Stars: Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, Dylan Besseau, Yasushi Iwaki
Votes: 542,877
29. Cruel Summer (2021–2023)
TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
In this anthology series, each season follows a new cast of characters who deal with traumatic events over several timelines, and how those events impact their lives.
Stars: Chiara Aurelia, Olivia Holt, Sadie Stanley, Lexi Underwood
Votes: 20,077
30. Marcella (2016–2021)
TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Marcella Backland left the Metropolitan Police for the sake of her family, only to have her husband leave her. She returns to her job on the murder squad, investigating a case that seems disturbingly familiar to her.
Stars: Anna Friel, Ray Panthaki, Jack Doolan, Jamie Bamber
Votes: 37,280
31. Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer (2021)
TV-MA | 47 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery
This limited docu-series tells the true story of how one of the most notorious serial killers in American history was hunted down and brought to justice.
Stars: Paul Skolnick, Gil Carrillo, Frank Salerno, Pearl Carrillo
Votes: 30,331
32. Clickbait (2021)
TV-MA | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When family man Nick Brewer is abducted in a crime with a sinister online twist, those closest to him race to uncover who is behind it and why.
Stars: Zoe Kazan, Betty Gabriel, Phoenix Raei, Adrian Grenier
Votes: 60,501
33. The Bay (2019– )
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Police in the Morecambe Bay area in Lancashire investigate missing persons and suspicious deaths.
Stars: Daniel Ryan, Erin Shanagher, Andrew Dowbiggin, Thomas Law
Votes: 11,317
34. The Investigation (2020)
42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Copenhagen Police's Homicide unit, headed by Jens Møller, tries to solve the murder of Swedish journalist Kim Wall.
Stars: Søren Malling, Pilou Asbæk, Pernilla August, Rolf Lassgård
Votes: 7,699
35. Dig Deeper - Das Verschwinden von Birgit Meier (2021)
236 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
After Birgit Meier vanishes in 1989, police missteps plague the case for years. But her brother never wavers in his tireless quest to find the truth.
Stars: Wolfgang Sielaff, Harald Meier, Frederic Heidorn, Sandra Schreiber
Votes: 2,497
36. Dertigers (2020– )
24 min | Drama
Six Dutch college friends, now in their thirties, navigate life, love and a shared trauma.
Stars: Wieger Windhorst, Joy Wielkens, Justus van Dillen, Lykele Muus
Votes: 440
37. Y: The Last Man (2021)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Set in a post-apocalyptic world, Y is the last surviving male human on the planet. Based on the comic series "Y: The Last Man."
Stars: Diane Lane, Ashley Romans, Ben Schnetzer, Olivia Thirlby
Votes: 15,653
38. You (2018–2024)
TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A dangerously charming, intensely obsessive young man goes to extreme measures to insert himself into the lives of those he is transfixed by.
Stars: Penn Badgley, Victoria Pedretti, Tati Gabrielle, Ambyr Childers
Votes: 300,009
39. Sophie: A Murder in West Cork (2021)
TV-14 | 55 min | Documentary, Crime, History
The documentary follows the investigation of Sophie Toscan Du Plantier, a French film and TV producer who was killed while at her isolated holiday cottage in West Cork, Ireland, in 1996.
Stars: Ian Bailey, Barry Roche, Eugene Gilligan, Bertrand Bouniol
Votes: 6,095
40. Too Close (2021)
48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A forensic psychiatrist must assess a woman accused of a heinous crime who claims she can't remember a thing.
Stars: Emily Watson, Denise Gough, Thalissa Teixeira, Karl Johnson
Votes: 4,092
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