Hottest Shows of the Year, a list by helcat_

6.2

/5863/

67

/594/

63

/48/

3.3

/769/

44

/27/

46

53

/13/

2.0

Forensic psychiatrist Dr Joel 'Laz' Lazarus is forced to confront long-buried demons after his father Dr L dies in suspicious circumstances. At first assured his dad's death is a suicide, Laz is soon sucked into a world of murderous conspiracy, and a race to find the killer, by strange visions of people he knows to be dead.

63

7.2

/36600/

72

/1595/

65

/110/

78

/79/

62

61

/32/

1.5

age 15+

The decades-long friendship between three married couples is tested when one divorces, complicating their tradition of quarterly weekend getaways.

81

7.7

/14363/

76

/688/

73

/59/

3.8

/9623/

90

/69/

86

80

/31/

3.5

age 15+

The story of James Garfield, who rose from obscurity to become America's 20th President — and Charles Guiteau, the man who assassinated him.

76

IMDb 84

7.8

/58668/

76

/3569/

75

/293/

86

/70/

69

/36/

age 14+

The tranquility in a serene, wealthy community inhabited by some of the world's most prominent individuals explodes when a shocking murder occurs and a high stakes investigation unfolds.

71

7.6

/11388/

76

/539/

76

/43/

3.6

/20533/

75

/16/

81

57

/6/

2.5

age 16+

Actor Charlie Sheen tells his story in this candid two-part documentary tracing his dazzling Hollywood rise, tabloid-topping fall and road to recovery.

62

6.3

/5292/

65

/458/

67

/54/

74

/19/

43

61

/9/

Secluded on a remote Greek island, retired assassin Julie has a somewhat thorny reunion with her estranged son, Edward, visiting from England. Armed with questions around new information on his paternity, Edward battles to find the right time to speak to his frustratingly distant mother. But, when the moment finally presents itself, things take a deadly turn as Julie’s dangerous past catches up with her and they are forced to flee the island and go on the run together.

78

7.6

/10887/

73

/616/

63

/97/

4.1

/10222/

98

/64/

80

83

/29/

age 16+

After Molly Kochan receives a diagnosis of Stage IV metastatic breast cancer, she leaves her husband and explores the full breadth and complexity of her sexual desires for the first time in her life.

75

7.4

/25283/

76

/1308/

75

/105/

90

/51/

67

72

/20/

age 15+

Dublin, 1868. The Guinness family patriarch is dead, and his four children — each with dark secrets to hide — hold the brewery's fate in their hands.

72

7.1

/66509/

73

/3911/

73

/319/

3.4

/13738/

83

/64/

71

62

/24/

age 14+

In the vast expanse of Yosemite National Park, a woman's death draws a federal agent into lawless terrain — where nature obeys no rules but its own.

65

6.7

/8920/

71

/1081/

77

/217/

3.1

/12478/

50

/28/

45

58

/16/

3.5

age 13+

A Midwestern couple adopts who they believe to be a little girl with dwarfism but gradually started to believe she may not be who she said she was.

62

IMDb 2

7.3

/19549/

75

/890/

68

/108/

3.7

/21869/

67

/43/

61

53

/20/

1.5

age 15+

Two estranged spouses — one a detective, the other a news reporter — vie to solve a murder in which each believes the other is a prime suspect.

78

IMDb 52

8.0

/60051/

78

/2466/

67

/250/

4.1

/25849/

96

/73/

76

77

/34/

3.0

age 15+

In the working-class suburbs of Philadelphia, an FBI agent heads a task force assembled to put an end to a string of violent robberies led by an unsuspecting family man.

71

7.3

/40797/

74

/1736/

69

/142/

3.7

/10714/

67

/63/

81

63

/24/

age 15+

A rising-star restaurateur is forced into New York's criminal underworld when his chaotic brother returns to town with loan sharks on his trail.

51

50

5.5

/5706/

64

/434/

49

/53/

50

/18/

35

54

/18/

age 14+

A year after the death of his friend and partner Sherlock Holmes at the hands of Moriarty, Dr. John Watson resumes his medical career as the head of a clinic dedicated to treating rare disorders. However, he soon finds that his old life is not done with him yet.

57

IMDb 41

6.6

/6272/

67

/464/

68

/56/

25

/12/

83

34

/7/

age 14+

A small team of investigators are assembled to track down and capture the most dangerous killers our country has ever seen, all of whom have just escaped from a top-secret prison that's not supposed to exist.

85

IMDb 91

9.0

/124041/

85

/3423/

85

/390/

95

/44/

90

65

/17/

age 16+

Dexter Morgan awakens from a coma to find Harrison gone without a trace. Realizing the weight of what he put his son through, Dexter sets out for New York City, determined to find him and make things right. But closure won't come easy. When Miami Metro's Angel Batista arrives with questions, Dexter realizes his past is catching up to him fast. As father and son navigate their own darkness in the city that never sleeps, they soon find themselves deeper than they ever imagined - and that the only way out is together.

73

7.2

/16694/

72

/898/

66

/77/

3.5

/19661/

84

/61/

73

71

/28/

3.0

age 14+

Two young women advocate for wellness remedies to cure deadly illnesses, unraveling their lives as they unknowingly — and knowingly — mislead the world.

69

IMDb 89

7.0

/11473/

68

/824/

68

/65/

79

/57/

59

71

/23/

age 15+

When a child goes missing in the aftermath of a house explosion, a concerned neighbor teams up with a private investigator to find them. As secrets unravel and a military conspiracy emerges, all hell is unleashed on South Oxford's sleepy suburbs.

75

69

7.5

/5746/

71

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70

/29/

86

/51/

76

age 14+

In an ambitious gambit to save their storied institutions, two world-renowned ballet companies in New York City and Paris swap their most talented stars.

81

7.9

/23247/

78

/1125/

78

/143/

90

/41/

90

73

/21/

age 15+

After impulsively joining the U.S. Marine Corps, a bullied teen finds new purpose — and unexpected brotherhood — with his motley team of fellow recruits.

72

7.2

/17726/

73

/1107/

71

/93/

82

/61/

72

62

/27/

age 14+

Pryce Cahill was headed for golf greatness when an on-course meltdown derailed his career. Now struggling to stay afloat, he goes all in to mentor Santi—a teenage phenom with immense potential—and maybe save himself.

61

5.8

/5783/

70

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69

/53/

74

/19/

41

54

/5/

The story of a clash that defined the future of a country and a continent for a thousand years. Harold of Wessex and William of Normandy were two men destined to meet at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. These two former allies with no design on the British throne found themselves forced by circumstance and personal obsession into a war for possession of its crown.

74

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7.5

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76

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71

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3.6

/6638/

age 15+

The white Bronco. The gloves. The trial of the century. This documentary series investigates the shocking murder case that became a cultural phenomenon.

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6.4

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68

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61

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3.0

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87

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40

66

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age 14+

Mother of two, Elisa, allows her daughter, Lucia, to go on an impromptu sleepover with her new best friend Josephine after meeting Josephine's mother, Rebecca, at her beautiful home. But when Elisa arrives to collect Lucia the next day, the house turns out to be an empty luxury rental and Lucia has been abducted.

59

IMDb 98

6.7

/15259/

71

/1481/

71

/144/

46

/28/

51

53

/10/

age 15+

When a prison transport plane crashes in the remote Alaskan wilderness—freeing dozens of violent inmates—the region's lone marshal must protect the town he's vowed to keep safe.

58

7.0

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71

/3725/

69

/396/

3.1

/17431/

54

/81/

53

52

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1.5

age 14+

A former U.S. President is called out of retirement to find the source of a deadly cyberattack, only to discover a vast web of lies and conspiracies.

77

7.7

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75

/700/

75

/59/

3.7

/15179/

100

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60

age 15+

Featuring rare footage and interviews with CIA insiders, this edge-of-your-seat documentary series traces the epic hunt for Osama bin Laden.

75

7.2

/7981/

69

/521/

61

/62/

93

/40/

85

72

/24/

age 15+

In 1972, the first Black female FBI agent heads to the Southwest and recruits a gutsy getaway driver in a bold effort to take down a growing crime syndicate.

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69

7.5

/7715/

69

/323/

58

/33/

88

/26/

80

67

/11/

age 14+

Three best friends — gay gentlemen of a certain age – decide after an unexpected death to spend their golden years living together in Palm Springs where the wealthiest one lives with his mother. As a chosen family, they prove that no matter how hard things get, there’s always someone around to remind you it would be better if you got your neck done.

82

79

7.8

/9515/

75

/352/

72

/36/

91

/11/

94

Michael has been involved in organized crime all of his adult life, working for his friend and the gang leader Ronnie. When Ronnie begins to hint at retirement, Michael too begins to imagine another life. Because, for the first time in his life, Michael is in love. For the first time in his life, he sees beyond the day-to-day, he sees a future: something to win and something to lose - Diana.

77

7.4

/13531/

68

/793/

72

/65/

100

/50/

68

82

/26/

age 15+

After an embarrassing incident at work, suburban family man William Ronald Trosper finds himself investigating a far-reaching conspiracy.

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7.5

/22449/

75

/1281/

70

/133/

100

/22/

75

83

/7/

age 14+

Detective Renée Ballard plunges into a web of murder and corruption as she hunts a ruthless serial killer and uncovers a sinister police conspiracy that threatens everything she stands for. With her own demons nipping at her heels, Ballard must outwit both criminals and colleagues to bring long-overdue justice to the victims and their families.

63

5.9

/26792/

66

/1474/

63

/121/

3.3

/31083/

78

/55/

46

71

/18/

age 15+

A small-town cop suspects that the local school for troubled teens — and its dangerously charismatic founder — may not be all it seems.

70

6.8

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73

/694/

68

/56/

79

/29/

63

73

/12/

age 15+

Sophie trades New England for East Texas and falls into a wealthy socialite's magnetic orbit — where a clique of housewives hide deadly secrets.

76

7.4

/11276/

73

/736/

70

/52/

3.6

/25768/

90

/10/

87

67

/5/

age 16+

A revealing look at Sean 'Diddy' Combs' journey from music mogul to high-profile sexual offender, featuring footage and insider accounts that expose both his groundbreaking success with Bad Boy Entertainment and the troubling shadows behind his empire.

85

8.1

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76

/12136/

78

/1333/

4.1

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97

/113/

74

91

/29/

4.0

age 15+

When a 13-year-old is accused of the murder of a classmate, his family, therapist and the detective in charge are all left asking: what really happened?

72

63

7.1

/5405/

71

/273/

74

/16/

71

/21/

88

62

/12/

age 13+

When her husband leaves her for another woman, a resilient Southern mom starts over with the support of her loving, but unfiltered family.

65

64

6.7

/6786/

71

/531/

70

/37/

3.3

/12657/

67

/6/

54

This true-crime series investigates the 1998 disappearance of a 23-year-old woman from a Caribbean cruise and her family's tireless search for answers.

78

76

IMDb 92

7.3

/6858/

70

/333/

66

/42/

98

/55/

77

85

/29/

age 15+

Follow the gritty exploits of citizen journalist Lee Raybon, a self-proclaimed Tulsa "truthstorian" whose obsession with the truth is always getting him into trouble.

68

65

6.6

/5611/

70

/390/

70

/32/

3.1

/6951/

80

/10/

73

49

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age 14+

Recently discovered police recordings and first-person accounts tell the story of Fred and Rose West, two of the UK's most prolific murderers.

78

7.4

/36027/

74

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73

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95

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82

71

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age 14+

In a high-tech future, a rogue security robot secretly gains free will. To stay hidden, it reluctantly joins a new mission protecting scientists on a dangerous planet... even though it just wants to binge soap operas.

69

6.7

/8551/

69

/865/

70

/111/

66

/29/

83

60

/10/

age 15+

David Jung, a mysterious former US intelligence operative living in hiding in South Korea, has his life blown to pieces when the consequences of an impossible decision from his past come back to haunt him, and he finds himself hunted by Rebecca, a deadly young assassin, and Caddis, the sinister spy organization she works for.

66

6.7

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70

/1518/

76

/127/

64

/25/

70

52

/16/

age 15+

When 14 year old genius Luke Ellis is kidnapped, he awakens at The Institute, a facility full of children who all got there the same way he did, and who are all possessed of unusual abilities. In a nearby town, haunted former police officer Tim Jamieson has come looking to start a new life, but the peace and quiet won’t last, as his story and Luke’s are destined to collide.

80

7.5

/12080/

75

/668/

69

/70/

3.7

/7291/

100

/20/

85

82

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3.0

age 14+

When dozens of babies in Corby are born with disabilities, their mothers embark on a battle to hold those responsible to account.

70

67

7.2

/5583/

70

/428/

66

/28/

3.5

/1783/

69

/26/

89

63

/15/

2.5

age 14+

Maggie and Alex enjoy a lavish life of privilege as members of one of South Carolina's most powerful legal dynasties. But when their son Paul is involved in a deadly boat crash, the family is faced with a test unlike any they've ever encountered. As details come to light and new challenges emerge, the family's connections to several mysterious deaths raise questions which threaten everything Maggie and Alex hold dear.

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6.7

/13840/

66

/997/

60

/89/

3.4

/1932/

74

/57/

49

61

/20/

age 15+

When an arson investigator begrudgingly teams up with a police detective, their race to stop two arsonists ignites a twisted game of secrets and suspicions.

74

6.6

/8413/

70

/649/

66

/63/

3.4

/2652/

100

/15/