17 of the best TV shows to binge-watch on Amazon Prime Video

Fact Seekers

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Longtime comedy pair Simon Pegg and Nick Frost (Shaun of the Useless, Scorching Fuzz) hit the small display with Truth Seekers, a surprisingly darkish comedy with a sinister edge. Frost performs Gus, a magical investigator when he isn’t working for Dave’s (Pegg) broadband firm taking assignments in creepy homes throughout the UK. The ghost-a-week format turns into fixing a bigger conspiracy, with a number of visitor stars who’re clearly having a ball. It will not high Pegg and Frost’s record of finest initiatives, nevertheless it’s good enjoyable, particularly round Halloween.

Hanna

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The premise of Hanna, a Joe Wright motion thriller from 2011, is so good Amazon fleshed it out for a TV collection. Starring Esme Creed-Miles because the expert younger murderer residing within the Romanian wilderness, Hanna the TV present expands the teenager’s backstory and explains why the CIA’s Marissa Wiegler has an obsession with capturing her.

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A comedy-drama set in New York’s classical music scene, Mozart within the Jungle is as whimsical as its title suggests. Upcoming oboist Hailey meets eccentric conductor Rodrigo, who’s tasked with revitalizing the New York Symphony. By no means shedding you with jargon, Mozart within the Jungle charmingly reveals an edgier aspect to the world of strings, enjoying its personal symphony of intercourse, medication and rock ‘n’ roll.

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The Boys stormed Amazon final 12 months with its ultra-violent story of antihero vigilantes searching for revenge in opposition to the world’s most beloved superheroes. However these heroes aren’t what they appear: Their company overlords cowl up their shady private lives, together with sexual harassment and the odd assassination. With social commentary, black comedy and pops of gore, The Boys takes an exhilarating and unapologetic step away from the family-friendly style.

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A intercourse scandal within the UK Parliament? Starring Hugh Grant and Ben Wishaw? You’ll be able to thank Russell T. Davies for dramatizing this slice of late-’70s British politics. Jeremy Thorpe, a Liberal member of Parliament, desires to silence sad ex-lover Norman earlier than his profession leads to tatters. Watch the homicide conspiracy, large trial and media scrutiny by way of A Very English Scandal’s darkly humorous lens.

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Clear’s distinctive story follows the Pfefferman siblings who uncover their dad is transitioning into a girl named Maura. Different points of the Pfefferman’s lives, like a bitter marriage and a disappointing little one, give this tightly scripted comedy-drama a relatable aspect. Poignant and impressive, Clear is a present to look out for.

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Whereas season 2 of Homecoming did not fairly discover its ft, season 1 hit the bottom working. Julia Roberts made her small-screen debut on this psychological thriller about a military rehabilitation facility run by questionable house owners. Utilizing an efficient, mystery-building narrative that covers two timelines, Homecoming is excessive on rigidity and paranoia because it reveals what the power’s true goal is. Enjoyable truth: The collection makes use of the precise scores of films from Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick and extra.

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This distinctive collection makes use of the Rotoscoping animation technique to inform the story of a younger girl who, after struggling a near-fatal automotive accident, discovers she will manipulate time. Intriguing, proper? It will get higher: Bob Odenkirk performs Alma’s useless father, who enlists her assist in investigating his homicide. Bending each time and area, Undone is surreal and fantastically existential for these on the lookout for deep materials.

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Whereas The Tick was sadly canceled after two seasons, the superhero comedy will nonetheless offer you a success of fast-paced, colourful motion with its tongue firmly in its cheek. Primarily based on the comedian ebook character, The Tick is a bulletproof hero who wears a, yep, blue tick swimsuit. His sidekick? The meek Arthur who wears a … moth swimsuit. Their nemesis is The Terror, a supervillain of their metropolis’s underworld. If you wish to sit again and watch pure superhero leisure, you’ve got discovered the suitable present.

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The Man within the Excessive Citadel imagines an alternate historical past the place the Axis powers (Rome-Berlin-Tokyo) win World Warfare II. Primarily based on a Philip Ok. Dick novel, the collection follows characters within the ’60s who reside in a parallel universe, the place Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan management the US. However there’s inconceivable newsreel footage surfacing of a world the place Germany and Japan lose the warfare, inflicting some to insurgent. To essentially hammer residence its dystopia credentials, The Man within the Excessive Citadel is steered by producer Ridley Scott. Totally realized and with a targeted plot, that is gripping TV.

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Amazon rescued The Expanse from the realm of canceled TV, bringing us a fourth season with a fifth to return. Thank goodness it did, as a result of The Expanse is sensible sci-fi with life like characters, excessive manufacturing values and a splash of detective noir. Set in a future the place humanity has colonized the Photo voltaic System, a conspiracy threatens to start out a chilly warfare between the biggest powers. A band of antiheroes discover themselves on the middle. Stay up for more room western themes within the persistently wonderful later seasons.

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Con man Marius walks free from jail, solely to be hunted by the gangster he as soon as robbed. So he assumes the identification of his cell mate Pete and walks again into the lives of Pete’s estranged household, who’re none the wiser. Bryan Cranston brings all of the gravitas to gangster Vince on this part-drama, party-comedy. The twists and dicey conditions will carry you thru the addictive episodes as rapidly as Pete pulls his cons.

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This long-running police procedural, impressed by Michael Connelly novels, will get all the things proper for old style detective drama. We observe Los Angeles police detective Harry Bosch, who’s haunted by the loss of life of his mom. Whereas catching serial killers and holding his household protected, he investigates her homicide. Practical and no-nonsense, Bosch gives regular thriller with an equally regular lead.

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A ’50s housewife who turns into a standup comedian? This sensible collection from Gilmore Women creator Amy Sherman-Palladino, is crammed with glowing performances from Rachel Brosnahan and Alex Borstein, with dialogue to match. Set in a vibrant and altering New York, our pleasant heroine moonlights as a comic, whereas doing her duties as an higher class Jewish American housewife. With spectacular visuals, heat and zingers, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is the total package deal.

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Not solely does this horror anthology collection function Japanese folklore and explorers heading into uncharted territory, however its first chapter stars pre-Chernobyl Jared Harris. He performs the captain of Arctic explorer ships that find yourself caught within the ice. On high of the tough circumstances and cabin fever, an unknown presence within the mist stalks the crew. Strung with atmospheric dread, The Terror is thrilling, status horror.

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If someway the Fleabag prepare handed you by, it is time to let it hit you at its full, unbelievable pressure. Phoebe Waller-Bridge writes and stars within the play-turned extraordinary comedy collection. A 30-something girl who runs a restaurant lives a sex-filled life with a humorousness that hides the tragedies she hasn’t but come to phrases with. Nearly word-for-word excellent, with a fourth-wall breaking system, Fleabag incessantly does its finest to each shock and devastate you, whereas being ridiculously humorous.

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That includes Carrie Fisher’s ultimate TV function, Disaster is a rom-com about messy, chaotic individuals. Londoner Sharon and Bostonian Rob have a one-week stand that leads to an unplanned being pregnant and Rob shifting to the UK to allow them to begin a household. The difficult half: Sharon and Rob do not know the very first thing about one another. Protecting age, intercourse, parenthood, marriage and love in its open ebook, Disaster is an outstanding rom-com that offers you 4 seasons to devour.