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- Yahoo
6 Apple TV+ shows that are so good, I wish I could enjoy them for the first time all over again
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, BGR may receive an affiliate commission. There's a particular kind of magic that only comes with a first watch of a TV series — the sort of thing that makes you gasp at a twist you didn't see coming, get emotionally invested in a story and its characters, and whisks you away someplace else thanks to the visual magic of the medium. I've actually thought about this a lot while watching Apple TV+. It's no secret that Apple doesn't release as much content as most of the other streamers, but whenever Apple does get it right the result is often unforgettable. On that score, I've rounded up six Apple TV+ series below that are honestly so good, I wish I could erase them from memory just so I could experience them again for the first time. They range from heartwarming comedy to spy adventures and prestige drama that's as good as anything Hollywood has done in years. Today's Top Deals Best deals: Tech, laptops, TVs, and more sales Best Ring Video Doorbell deals Memorial Day security camera deals: Reolink's unbeatable sale has prices from $29.98 Bright, joyful, and full of heart, Acapulco has loads of How I Met Your Mother/The Wonder Years energy, thanks to narration by an older version of the show's main character — Maximo Gallardo, who as a young man in 1984 lands his dream job at the Las Colinas beach resort in Acapulco. The coming-of-age story unfolds with such a deft balance of charm and depth that by the end of each episode, you're either grinning or teary-eyed — and many times, both. The pastel-colored aesthetic and overall wholesome introduction to Mexico's culture certainly made me want to dig out my passport for that first visit to Mexico I keep planning. It somehow feels like underselling this next Apple TV+ standout by describing it as a mere TV show. Drops of God is a feast for the senses disguised as a family drama — sort of like a wine industry version of Succession. At the center of it all is a globe-spanning narrative stemming from the death of a wine expert who sets up a series of tests in order to determine who will inherit his estate: Will it be his estranged daughter, or his prized pupil? The series is tense, beautiful, and quietly devastating. And befitting its subject, the cinematography here is as intoxicating as an aged Bourdeaux. This dreamy adaptation of Min Jin Lee's award-winning novel is, without question, one of the most extraordinary things I've ever seen on television. It begins in Japanese-occupied Korea and follows Sunja, a young woman whose decisions echo across generations, as her family migrates to Japan and struggles to carve out a life amid war, discrimination, and dislocation. The title refers to the Japanese gambling game — one the family eventually turns into a livelihood — but it's also a haunting metaphor for the randomness of life, the slim odds of success, and the quiet resilience of those determined to endure. Here again, this is an Apple TV+ show that's on par with cinema. The visuals, the acting, and the storytelling in Pachinko are each breathtaking in their own right. Watching the show, dare I say, might even change you, not unlike the way traveling outside one's home country for the first time makes a profound impression on you. This next one broke the internet just a few months ago, with its jaw-dropping and supremely addictive second season. The premise behind Severance sounds simple: What if you could split your work and personal memories into two separate lives? The execution ended up being a masterclass in slow-burn tension, eerie world-building, and existential dread. Severance is actually so good, it's now the most-watched Apple TV+ series of all time, according to the streamer, and I envy anyone discovering this puzzle box for the very first time. It's rare for a spy thriller to be both razor-sharp and grimy, but Slow Horses pulls off that quirky balancing act thanks in large part to Gary Oldman's glorious mess of a lead performance. The show also pulls off a neat trick — it turns the espionage genre on its head by focusing on a team of MI5 outcasts rather than more competent secret agents with movie star good looks. The resulting story somehow makes these characters' loser status feel both hilarious and heroic. This is basically espionage with a hangover. It's messy and unpredictable. In a genre obsessed with perfection, Slow Horses makes failure look like a superpower. From its opening moments, Tehran grabs you and doesn't let go. This tightly-wound espionage thriller follows Tamar, a Mossad hacker sent undercover in Iran's capital, where one wrong move could mean the end — not just for her mission, but for her life. What makes the show stand out isn't just the cat-and-mouse plotting, but the emotional depth running beneath every decision Tamar makes. It's a story about identity, loyalty, and the psychological cost of living a lie. The upcoming third season has me especially excited — not just because Tehran raised its game significantly in Season 2, but also thanks to the arrival of Hugh Laurie, who joins the cast as a nuclear plant supervisor. When spy thrillers are done right, avoiding tired tropes and leaning into sharp writing and believable tradecraft, they're among my favorite kinds of shows to stream. And Tehran delivers so strongly, fans of The Bureau and The Americans will feel right at home here. With a lead actress who commands every scene and a constant undercurrent of tension, double-crosses, and moral ambiguity, Tehran stays a step ahead at every turn. Don't Miss: Today's deals: Nintendo Switch games, $5 smart plugs, $150 Vizio soundbar, $100 Beats Pill speaker, more More Top Deals Amazon gift card deals, offers & coupons 2025: Get $2,000+ free See the
Man of Many
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Man of Many
11 Best Shows on Apple TV+
An anomaly in the world of modern streaming, Apple TV+ relies almost exclusively on the power of original content. Compare that to the other major players and their vast existing libraries and you can quickly see how this one forges a unique path. After all, there's a reason Apple TV+ was recognised as the most award-winning streaming service by the Hollywood Critics Association Streaming TV Awards for the second consecutive year in 2021. One might logically ask themselves: is Apple TV+ worth it? However, the better question might be: is it worth holding on to your Apple TV+ subscription after you've binge-watched all the best content? But as the following list goes to show, there's more to this streaming service than just the obvious titles. But first, we should make it clear that Apple TV+ and regular Apple TV aren't the same entities. Whereas Apple TV+ is the company's streaming service, Apple TV is a general portal that allows you to rent all kinds of movies and shows. Confused yet? Welcome to the age of streaming! Best TV Shows on Apple TV+ 1. Drops of God IMDB rating: 8.0 Rotten Tomatoes rating: 100% Created by: Quoc Dang Tran, based on works by Shin Kibayashi, Yuko Kibayashi and Shu Okimoto Starring: Tomohisa Yamashita, Fleur Geffrier Number of seasons: 1 Release date: 21 April 2023 It's not often we see a manga about the ins-and-outs of wine collectors turned into a TV series, but here we are. Drops of God takes us into the dramatic world of Issei Tomine and Camille Léger—protege and daughter of the deceased wine collector Alexandre Léger, respectively—as they fight for control of his massive and incredibly valuable collection. To 'win' this battle, and earn what each see as their inheritance, the pair must face off in a series of challenges to prove how much each knows about wine: and, in the process, Drops of God lifts the veil on the arcane art of wine appreciation. Don't know your pinot noir from your pinot gris? Don't worry about it. The show doesn't need you to be an expert, as long as you're willing to go along for the ride. It's an incredibly satisfying show to watch at times, and is probably best viewed with a good drop on hand. 2. Black Bird IMDB rating: 8.1 Rotten Tomatoes rating: 98% Created by: Dennis Lehane, based on works by James Keene and Hillel Levin Starring: Taron Egerton, Paul Walter Hauser, Sepideh Moafi, Greg Kinnear, Ray Liotta Number of seasons: 1 Release date: 8 July 2022 Imagine you were sentenced to 10 years in a maximum security prison with no opportunity for parole. Okay, now imagine that you're given the opportunity to have that sentence completely wiped and be set free: all you need to do is befriend a serial killer and get them to confess to more murders. It sounds like a Hollywood set up, but it actually happened. That's the basic premise of Black Bird, a story in which Jimmy Keene is given one chance at freedom. All he has to do is get serial killer Larry Hall to talk before anyone finds out he's an informant, which ends up being a more complicated affair than anyone expected. It's a chilling tale based on autobiographical novel In with the Devil: A Fallen Hero, a Serial Killer, and a Dangerous Bargain for Redemption written by the real-life James Keene, who was actually an FBI informant and really did enter a prison for the criminally insane to elicit a confession out of a murderer. 3. Slow Horses IMDB rating: 8.3 Rotten Tomatoes rating: 98% Created by: Will Smith, based on works by Mick Herron Starring: Gary Oldman, Kristin Scott Thomas, Jack Lowden, Saskia Reeves Number of seasons: 4 Release date: 1 April 2022 Somehow treading the line between spy thriller, police procedural and black comedy, Slow Horses is honestly one of the best shows on TV today. Bringing the brilliance of Gary Oldman to the fore, the show follows a team of MI5 service agents that have been shifted to 'Slough House', a place for agents that have fucked up in the line of duty, but not bad enough to get fired. Instead, they get sent to work under Jackson Lamb (Oldman), who comes across as a bit of a prick on first meeting. However, Lamb, and his team of rejects, end up reluctantly embroiled in a conspiracy that dives deep into the heart of MI5, and the British Government. Like quite a few titles on this list, Slow Horses is based on a series of books: in this case, the Slough House series by Mick Herron. Each season of the show has, so far, reflected one of the books in the series, and with season five and six already confirmed, it looks like we've got a lot of Slow Horses to look forward to. 4. Severance IMDB rating: 8.7 Rotten Tomatoes rating: 96% Created by: Dan Erickson Starring: Adam Scott, Britt Lower, Tramell Tillman, John Turturro, Zach Cherry Number of seasons: 2 Release date: 18 February 2022 One of the best things on modern TV, Severance dropped at exactly the right time in 2022 and, despite only having two seasons to show for it, has essentially eclipsed every other show on the planet at the moment. The hype isn't undeserved—it's a legitimately creepy and thrilling look at the ins-and-outs of corporate hell, as well as how deep the conspiracy really can go. But Severance is honestly more than that. It's also a critique of modern work-life culture, and a warning against the idea of giving everything to a corporation that doesn't really have your best interests at heart. It's also funny and weird in all the right ways, delivering something close to Lynchian in nature, but maybe a bit less abstract. Adam Scott gives the performance of his career as Mark Scout, a man working for the mysterious Lumon Industries, and has undergone the process of Severance: having his conscious time split between a work life, and a home life. Anything that happens in one won't be experienced by the other, which makes understanding the danger he and his co-workers are in difficult to keep track of. Must watch. 5. The Studio IMDB rating: 8.0 Rotten Tomatoes rating: 93% Created by: Seth Rogan, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyuk, Alex Gregory, Frida Perez Starring: Seth Rogan, Catherine O'Hara, Kathryn Hahn, Bryan Cranston, Ike Barinholtz, Chase Sui Wonders Number of seasons: 1 Release date: 26 March 2025 A fairly new title, The Studio is a fantastically funny look at the realities of movie-making, told from the perspective of those at the top. Seth Rogan plays Matt Remick, the new studio head at Continental Studios with a love for cinema who, unfortunately, has to figure out how to make good movies make money. As we all know, it's not quite that simple, and the suits quickly remind him that while making art is all well and good, people need to be paid. The stress of this begins wearing on Remick, as he comes to grips with whether the top job is really for him. If that sounds bleak, remember that this is a Seth Rogan comedy—you're still going to get your one-liners and self-deprecating humour, just with the added benefit of a wry look at complications of the modern film industry. 6. Your Friends & Neighbours IMDB rating: 7.8 Rotten Tomatoes rating: 81% Created by: Jonathan Trooper Starring: Jon Hamm, Hoon Lee, Olivia Munn, Amanda Peet, Mark Tallman, Lena Hall Number of seasons: 1 Release date: 11 April 2025 'Rich guy loses his big job, has liquidity problems, and turns to petty crime,' is about as apt a description of Your Friends & Neighbours there is, and it comes direct from the trailer. Things get out of hand quickly, though, as hedge-fund manager turned thief Coop (Jon Hamm) starts learning more about what goes on behind the scenes in rich peoples' homes. See, after losing his job, and needing to keep funding his, his ex-wife's, and his kids' lifestyle, Coop starts breaking into other rich peoples' homes to take designer goods that, in all honesty, they probably don't even remember they have. But complications always arise, and between a new relationship, maintaining old ones, keeping himself afloat and staying out of the police's gaze, it's clear the good times aren't going to last forever. It's nice to see Hollywood poke fun at the rich and the famous every once in a while, and Your Friends & Neighbours is a high-quality take down of capitalisms worst offenders. Plus, Jon Hamm is always worth watching. 7. Bad Sisters IMDB rating: 8.2 Rotten Tomatoes rating: 88% Created by: Sharon Horgan, Dave Finkel, Brett Baer, based on work by Malin-Sarah Gozin Starring: Sharon Horgan, Anne-Marie Duff, Claes Bang, Eva Birthistle, Sarah Greene Number of seasons: 2 Release date: 19 August 2022 An Irish black comedy about a group of sisters that are united by a supposed murder, and the life-insurance agents out to prove they're guilty in order to avoid paying out. In typical black comedy fashion, the deceased was an absolute prick, and barely anyone misses him, but murder is still murder. The Garvey sisters have long history of hating their brother-in-law John Paul, married to sister Grace, but at a certain point that hate may just have spilled over into full-blown intent to kill. Between the constant insults, controlling behaviour, and his history of sadism, JP may just have had it coming, but insurance agents (and half brothers) Matt and Tom need to prove his death was unlawful, or else their insurance agency will go under, thanks to the sizeable policy on John Paul's life. It's deeply hilarious, deeply dark, and deeply Irish in the best way. Based on a Belgian mini-series, Bad Sisters is honestly one of the funniest shows to grace our screens in a while, and dropped a second season continuing the Garvey's story beyond the initial concept, if you're looking for more. 8. Dark Matter IMDB rating: 7.7 Rotten Tomatoes rating: 81% Created by: Blake Crouch Starring: Joel Edgerton, Jennifer Connelly, Alice Braga, Jimmi Simpson, Dayo Okeniyi, Oakes Fegley Number of seasons: 1 Release date: 8 May 2024 Dark Matter is an interesting take on the multiverse concept sci-fi writers have been obsessed with for the past decade. Here, rather than simply being whisked away to a different universe and needing to find a way home, physicist Jason Desson (Edgerton) is seemingly kidnapped and sent to a different world by an alternate-universe version of himself, who takes his place in his own universe. Dessen needs to figure out how to get home, of course, but also must contend with the fact that his own family, and his own life, might be irrevocably changed when he gets back, depending on what his shadow intends to do. It's about as hard sci-fi as something like this can be, but honestly doesn't get too bogged down in the hairy details. A second season is on the way, so good news to all the people that love Joel Edgerton—there's a lot of him in this. 9. Shrinking IMDB rating: 8.1 Rotten Tomatoes rating: 94% Created by: Bill Lawrence, Jason Segel, Brett Goldstien Starring: Jason Segel, Jessica Williams, Luke Tennie, Harrison Ford, Michael Urie Number of seasons: 2 Release date: 27 January 2023 Breaking just about every code of ethics he can, a grieving therapist decides to start being far more honest to his clients about what he thinks and what they could do to solve their problem following the death of his wife. Driven by grief, Jimmy Laird (Segel) starts to build more personal relationship with the people he's aiming to help, and, quickly, things start getting more complicated. Turns out telling people what to do has consequences! Now, this is a comedy, so don't expect a detailed expression of the ethical issues inherent in Laird's actions, but the resulting show has been praised for its surprisingly deep examination of grief, sorrow, and the cast's performances. 10. Ted Lasso IMDB rating: 8.8 Rotten Tomatoes rating: 90% Created by: Jason Sudeikis, Bill Lawrence, Brendan Hunt, Joe Kelly Starring: Jason Sudeikis, Hannah Waddingham, Juno Temple, Jeremy Swift, Phil Dunster Number of seasons: 3 Release date: 14 August 2020 An absolute classic, the show follows the titular Ted Lasso (Sudeikis), an American college football coach who takes a job coaching a failing English Soccer club, and despite knowing almost nothing about the game, leads them to victory. It's been running for three seasons, and a fourth is on the way. Ted Lasso delivers on the classic journey of one man's attempt to unite a failing sports club, and pairs that with the wit and humour expected from anything involving Sudeikis. Thankfully, he delivers, and Ted Lasso is a must watch for anyone that has even a passing interest in it. It's borderline worth getting Apple TV+ just to watch Ted Lasso, but thankfully we have another 10 reasons on this list to make that purchase more worth your dollars. 11. For All Mankind IMDB rating: 8.1 Rotten Tomatoes rating: 92% Created by: Ronald D. Moore, Matt Wolpert, Ben Nedivi Starring: Joel Kinnaman, Wrenn Schmidt, Coral Peña, Krys Marshall Number of seasons: 4 Release date: 1 November 2019 What would have happened if the Soviet Union landed on the moon first, instead of the U.S.? What if, subsequently, the space race never ended? That's the story of For All Mankind, which centres on an alternate history where NASA's attempts to catch up to the Soviet Union's dominance drive disgraced astronaut Ed Baldwin to attempt to get back in the race. Well, at least that's the story of the first season. You see, For All Mankind does something interesting in its story, in that each season takes place 10 years in the future, and sees the show's history spiral further and further out of sync with our own. Because of the increased focus on reaching and fighting over space, technology develops in far different ways, and by the 2000's there are space-bases and human colonies across the Sol system. It's a fairly realistic style of sci-fi, though: don't expect aliens, sleek spacecraft, or anything that doesn't particularly make sense for even the made-up world For All Mankind creates. It's a pretty slept on series, in all honesty, and we think you should watch it. Key Things to Consider for Apple TV+ Thinking of pulling the trigger on an Apple TV+ subscription? Much like Netflix, Stan and Max, there are a few key considerations to put on your list. Consider the following variables before you do:
