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Peaky Blinders follows Tommy Shelby's ruthless gang in post‑WWI Birmingham as they build a criminal empire. Dark, stylish, atmospheric and violent — family, power, betrayal and moral ambiguity drive it. read more

Genres: Crime, Drama

The Chosen (2017) is a character-driven, historical drama retelling Jesus' life through people transformed by him — fishermen, outcasts and leaders — blending intimacy, humor, grief, miracles and hope. read more

Genres: Drama, History

Cowboy Bebop follows bounty hunter Spike Spiegel and the Bebop crew in 2071, blending jazz-infused noir, cinematic action, and melancholic character-driven episodes about memory, regret and loneliness. read more

Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation

Gravity Falls follows twins Dipper and Mabel spending summer with Grunkle Stan in the Mystery Shack, uncovering supernatural secrets via a cryptic journal; it's a witty, spooky, serialized coming-of-age mystery. read more

Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation

BoJack Horseman: a dark-comedy about a washed-up 1990s sitcom horse battling addiction, depression and past mistakes while chasing a comeback in satirical Hollywood—biting humor meets raw, character-driven drama. read more

Genres: Animation, Comedy, Drama

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver is a weekly satirical news show that blends biting comedy with deeply researched, data-driven long-form segments to expose complex political, corporate, and social issues while informing viewers. read more

Genres: Comedy, History, News

Steins;Gate is a sci‑fi anime that begins as quirky college comedy and becomes a tense time‑travel thriller: Okabe and friends send messages to the past, facing moral costs, mounting suspense, and deep emotional stakes. read more

Genres: Animation, Comedy, Drama

Over the Garden Wall is a darkly whimsical miniseries: half-brothers Wirt and Greg get lost in the foggy Unknown, joined by Beatrice and a Woodsman, blending autumnal fairy‑tale charm, eerie folk horror, and bittersweet coming‑of‑age themes. read more

Genres: Adventure, Animation, Drama

Blackadder Goes Forth is a darkly comic British sitcom set in World War I trenches. Cynical Captain Blackadder, eager Lt. George and dim Baldrick skewer military pomp with sharp wit and a poignant finale. read more

Genres: Comedy, War

Six Feet Under (2001) follows the Fisher family running an LA funeral home after the patriarch's death. The series mixes black comedy, surreal encounters and raw drama to explore grief, identity and family. read more

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Warm mockumentary workplace comedy set in Pawnee, Indiana, following optimistic Leslie Knope as she fights small‑town bureaucracy to build community projects. Eccentric ensemble, sharp satire, heart and laughs. read more

Genre: Comedy

Better Call Saul is a slow-burn character study of lawyer Jimmy McGill's descent into Saul Goodman: a morally ambiguous legal/crime drama of clever schemes, quiet tension, dark humor and strong performances. read more

Genres: Crime, Drama

Firefly is a character-driven space Western set 500 years in the future: Captain Mal and his ragtag crew on Serenity take legal and illegal jobs on the frontier, blending fast action, sharp wit, moral ambiguity and heartfelt ensemble drama. read more

Genres: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

Succession is a razor-sharp family drama about power, wealth and ruthless ambition. The Roy children vie to control a media empire as their aging patriarch falters, with cutthroat schemes, betrayals and dark satire. read more

Genre: Drama

Twin Peaks: a slow-burn crime drama that starts with Laura Palmer’s murder. FBI Agent Cooper uncovers eccentric townsfolk, hidden secrets and surreal, supernatural phenomena—an eerie, atmospheric mystery. read more

Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Freaks and Geeks is a bittersweet, funny coming‑of‑age dramedy about 1980s high school: straight‑A Lindsay joins charismatic 'freaks' while her brother and friends face geeky freshman trials—nostalgic and heartfelt. read more

Genres: Comedy, Drama

When They See Us is a four-episode series about five Black and Latino teens wrongly accused, coerced, convicted and imprisoned for a Central Park assault; it shows their trauma, exoneration and systemic injustice. read more

Genres: Biography, Crime, Drama

Narcos dramatizes the rise and fall of Colombia’s cocaine cartels, focusing on Pablo Escobar then the Cali cartel through DEA agent Steve Murphy. Intense, violent, politically complex, alternating English/Spanish. read more

Genres: Biography, Crime, Drama

Mad Men is a slow-burning, stylish 1960s drama centered on Don Draper and a Madison Avenue ad agency. It explores ambition, identity, gender, racism and consumerism through sharp dialogue, office politics and private unraveling. read more

Genre: Drama

Oz is a raw, brutal prison drama set in Emerald City, following warring inmate factions and conflicted staff. Ensemble-driven, violent and morally complex, it probes power, race, corruption and survival. read more

Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller