Un year of polar opposite stories in which the spirit of old TV series seems to indicate the narrative path of the future. This is what they say most loved TV series of 2024. Here are 14 of them.
Rivals
on Disney+
From one of the fundamental books of the 80s sex and power formula, written by Dame Jill Cooper in 1988, the English have made one of the funniest series.
The Penguin
on Sky and NOW
Everything about Batman’s rival penguin in the narrative line inaugurated by Matt Reeves’ reboot of the bat. It was one of the most anticipated series of 2024.
They Killed Spider-Man – The True Story of the 883
on Sky and NOW
A blow to the memories of a couple of generations on a musical case, the 883, which started from zero and reached a thousand with the added bonus of the pre-defection mystery of Claudio Repetto.
Shogun
on Disney+
The ambitious undertaking of staging James Clavell’s novel about the civil war in 1600 Japan (already attempted in the past) proved to be a success.
One Day
on Netflix
Emma and Dexter (Leo Woodall and Ambika Mod) have looked at each other from afar for years, then, on graduation day, they surprisingly spend a night without sex.
Feud: Capote vs. The Swans
on Disney+
The second chapter of Ryan Murphy’s anthology format on the great feuds in the world of celebrities and entertainment is one of the best series.
The day of the jackal
on Sky and on NOW
Ruthless and inexorable like the missions entrusted to the killer, the series arranges the game by taking little (or not deliberately) advantage of 007’s gadgets.
My Lady Jane
on Prime Video
Set in a fictitious Tudor period, it is in fact a fantasy story that pushes the damsel in distress genre in a fun way.
My brilliant friend 4
on RaiPlay
The change between Lila and Lenù is a hypnotic journey that is difficult to resist. The New York Times put it among the best series of 2024.
The Bad Guy 2
on Prime Video
The Bad Guy 2 increases the pleasure of the revenge story with a surprising construction that gives the series an irresistible local and worldly feel.
Baby Reindeer
on Netflix
Baby Reindeer exploded with all the subversive force of the overturning – and smoothing out – of the persecutor-prey relationship.
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
on Prime Video
Unlike the film version with Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, this Mr. & Mrs Smith stages a rom com disguised as a spy thriller.
Slow Horses 4
on Apple TV+
Renewed for a fifth and sixth season, Slow Horses, with only six episodes, is an example of impeccable narrative structure.
The Sticky – The great theft
on Prime Video
$18 million worth of maple syrup. It’s the scandal at the center of Sticky, which tells the true story of a theft that occurred in Canada.
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