We’re halfway through the year, and it’s already possible to indicate which series are the major television highlights of the year, after several releases and season finales.
The Rotten Tomatoes website is considered a reliable thermometer to know which productions are really good, as it collects reviews from major vehicle and specialized blogs, as well as considering the evaluation of the audience. This generates an average rating for the programmes, giving you a preview of the year’s best.
Some productions are still a bit unknown in Brazil and are not yet available on streaming platforms, but they are worth keeping an eye out for when they arrive. Check out the list of productions worth highlighting and worth watching.
10 best series of 2023 (so far)
Rating on Rotten Tomatoes: 100%
It’s a British series that concluded its trajectory in 2023, after a seven-year break from the second season. It stars Sarah Lancashire, who plays a criminal police officer, and mixes heavy drama with a criminal investigation.
In the UK, it was known as “Fargo” at its premiere, as it is set in a small town and features a female police officer. However, it no longer bears any resemblance to the Coen brothers’ film.
It is broadcast on BBC One in the UK and is not yet available in Brazil.
Rating on Rotten Tomatoes: 100%
It is a miniseries in eight episodes, which tells the story of Miep Gies, the secretary of the German entrepreneur Otto Frank. With the help of the Dutch resistance, Miep and her husband provide protection from the Nazis for the Frank family and many others during World War II.
This is the story told by Anne Frank, but from the point of view of one of her patroness, Miep Gies.
It is available on Star+.
Rating on Rotten Tomatoes: 100%
Another British production, the BBC Two mini-series is a comedy mockumentary (like The Office). It tells the story of investigative journalist Philomena Cunk, who interviews experts on the progress of humanity, completely unprepared, guaranteeing unique results.
The production is by Charlie Brooker (Black Mirror), and should enter the Netflix catalog, with no scheduled date.
Rating on Rotten Tomatoes: 98%
Played by Natasha Lyonne, the protagonist is Charlie, a woman with an uncanny ability to sense when she’s been lied to. Traveling across the United States, she meets new characters in each episode and can’t help but investigate when she notices something is wrong.
It will enter the Netflix catalog, still without a scheduled date.
Rating on Rotten Tomatoes: 98%
A trivial misunderstanding leads to a violent traffic chase, which turns the two involved, contractor Danny (Steven Yeun) and businesswoman Amy (Ali Wong), mortal enemies, resulting in arguments that escalate to extreme levels.
It is produced by A24, responsible for the Oscar-winning “Everything, Everywhere, at Same Time”, and is available on Netflix.
Rating on Rotten Tomatoes: 98%
It is a Paramount series that has also just ended, and which brings together a large part of the cast of “Star Trek: The New Generation”, made between 1987 and 1994.
Sir Patrick Stewart, who brought the legendary captain Jean-Luc Picard to life for seven years, was present for two seasons, dedicating himself to Picard’s personal trajectory. It is available on Paramount+ and Prime Video.
Rating on Rotten Tomatoes: 97%
The fourth and final season of the acclaimed series spawned major episodes. In them, the outcome of the dispute for the media conglomerate of Logan Roy (Brian Cox) is highlighted. In the process of selling Waystar Royco to a Swedish businessman, the patriarch still has to deal with the advances of his children, who do not accept being left out.
It is available on HBO Max.
Rating on Rotten Tomatoes: 97%
The series by Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino, the duo Gilmore Girls, has highlighted its protagonist, the comedian Midge (Rachel Brosnahan) who finds herself in extreme situations, even close to death.
It is set in the comedy shows of theater and television in the 1950s, showing how difficult it was for a woman to assert herself in such a male-dominated scenario.
It is available on Prime Video.
Rating on Rotten Tomatoes: 97%
A medical couple will stop in an unusual city during a “backpacking” trip across the United States. The city is, at the same time, magical, and all the inhabitants behave as if they were inside a 1940s musical.
After getting married and bored in New York, the couple tries to find the city again, but end up staying in another one, which is more like 60s musicals and is available on AppleTV+.
Rating on Rotten Tomatoes: 96%
The series is based on one of the most popular video games in the world. Starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsay, it’s already considered one of the best adaptations of all time, even though it only has one season for now.
The duo Ellie and Joel survived an apocalypse caused by mushrooms and must defeat the creatures that emerged from the mutations of this contamination to achieve their main goal. Fans are already waiting for the second season and in the meantime, the first can be seen on HBO Max.
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