Random Critically Acclaimed TV, a list by tapesong

8.7

/96141/

86

/4889/

81

/815/

90

/121/

96

89

/46/

age 16+

The story of an inner-city Los Angeles police precinct where some of the cops aren't above breaking the rules or working against their associates to both keep the streets safe and their self-interests intact.

NEW

84

8.6

/226305/

84

/8137/

84

/1189/

4.5

/231945/

95

/115/

85

72

/41/

age 15+

With the city in peril following the seawall's collapse, Oswald "Oz" Cobb seeks to fill the power vacuum left by the death of Carmine Falcone and finally give his mother Francis the life he's always promised. But first, Oz must confront his enemies and his own demoralizing reputation as "the Penguin."

80

IMDb 86

8.2

/287048/

80

/10375/

82

/10249/

87

/198/

84

70

/45/

age 18+

A group of high school students navigate love and friendships in a world of drugs, sex, trauma, and social media.

NEW

74

8.1

/75084/

83

/6965/

80

/1112/

53

/5/

age 10+

With the Ancients' city of Atlantis discovered in the Pegasus Galaxy by Stargate Command, Dr. Elizabeth Weir and Major Sheppard lead a scientific expedition to the ancient abandoned city. Once there, the team not only find themselves unable to contact Earth, but their explorations unexpectedly reawaken the Ancients' deadly enemies, The Wraith, who hunger for this new prey. Now with the help of newfound local allies like Teyla Emmagan, the Atlantis Team sets about to uncover their new home's secrets even as their war of survival against the Wraith begins.

NEW

75

IMDb 48

7.6

/369488/

78

/16683/

82

/10733/

84

/209/

71

64

/51/

age 14+

Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle's Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.

88

8.4

/55071/

84

/4508/

80

/629/

100

/6/

93

age 14+

The Utopia Experiments is a legendary graphic novel shrouded in mystery. When a group of strangers find themselves in possession of an original manuscript, their lives suddenly and brutally implode.

NEW

85

8.4

/101929/

79

/4492/

75

/1021/

97

/93/

94

age 15+

An anthology series centered around some of history's most famous criminal investigations.

82

IMDb 53

9.0

/813606/

86

/35082/

85

/4879/

81

/205/

89

66

/51/

age 14+

The everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company.

84

8.2

/101897/

80

/4241/

77

/839/

95

/76/

95

79

/24/

age 13+

After many years spent at the “Cheers” bar, Frasier moves back home to Seattle to work as a radio psychiatrist after his policeman father gets shot in the hip on duty.

NEW

85

8.8

/277965/

86

/12397/

82

/1261/

94

/273/

90

72

/77/

age 17+

Four egocentric friends run a neighborhood Irish pub in Philadelphia and try to find their way through the adult world of work and relationships. Unfortunately, their warped views and precarious judgments often lead them to trouble, creating a myriad of uncomfortable situations that usually only get worse before they get better.

NEW

85

8.3

/139632/

81

/7039/

79

/929/

92

/110/

91

84

/62/

age 15+

The murder of a young boy in a small coastal town brings a media frenzy, which threatens to tear the community apart.

78

IMDb 84

7.8

/58387/

76

/3522/

75

/290/

86

/70/

84

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.

70

7.4

/142328/

76

/5354/

75

/1318/

3.9

/233384/

88

/104/

69

63

/18/

2.0

age 14+

After an au pair's tragic death, Henry Wingrave hires a young American nanny to care for his orphaned niece and nephew who reside at Bly Manor with the estate's chef Owen, groundskeeper Jamie and housekeeper, Mrs. Grose. But all is not as it seems at the manor, and centuries of dark secrets of love and loss are waiting to be unearthed in this chilling tale.

NEW

83

8.5

/168213/

81

/7542/

77

/635/

93

/109/

93

73

/16/

age 14+

Formerly filthy rich video store magnate Johnny Rose, his soap star wife Moira, and their two kids, über-hipster son David and socialite daughter Alexis, suddenly find themselves broke and forced to live in Schitt's Creek, a small depressing town they once bought as a joke.

NEW

85

8.4

/84274/

79

/4390/

77

/1699/

99

/84/

95

76

/32/

age 16+

Bruce Campbell reprises his role as Ash Williams, an aging lothario and chainsaw-handed monster hunter who’s spent the last three decades avoiding maturity, and the terrors of the Evil Dead. But when a Deadite plague threatens to destroy all of mankind, he’s forced to face his demons — both metaphorical and literal.

NEW

74

7.7

/246378/

75

/15199/

73

/2414/

78

/92/

78

66

/31/

3.0

age 12+

There is a town in Maine where every story book character you've ever known is trapped between two worlds, victims of a powerful curse. Only one knows the truth and only one can break the spell. Emma Swan is a 28-year-old bail bonds collector who has been supporting herself since she was abandoned as a baby. Things change for her when her son Henry, whom she abandoned years ago, finds her and asks for her help explaining that she is from a different world where she is Snow White's missing daughter.

NEW

86

IMDb 31

8.7

/369100/

86

/19854/

83

/2369/

95

/242/

80

85

/82/

age 15+

Mark leads a team of office workers whose memories have been surgically divided between their work and personal lives. When a mysterious colleague appears outside of work, it begins a journey to discover the truth about their jobs.

NEW

82

8.4

/267786/

85

/23816/

81

/2673/

91

/87/

81

72

/47/

age 14+

FBI Special Agent Olivia Dunham, brilliant but formerly institutionalized scientist Walter Bishop and his scheming, reluctant son Peter uncover a deadly mystery involving a series of unbelievable events and realize they may be a part of a larger, more disturbing pattern that blurs the line between science fiction and technology.

NEW

77

7.6

/151784/

76

/6373/

79

/2006/

72

/122/

88

71

/69/

age 14+

Looking down on her friends and family isn't a way of life for Mary Alice Young... it's a way of death. One day, in her perfect house, in the loveliest of suburbs, Mary Alice ended it all. Now she's taking us into the lives of her family, friends and neighbors, commenting from her elevated P.O.V.

NEW

81

8.2

/112529/

79

/6203/

80

/1182/

90

/63/

92

66

/23/

age 14+

Sam, an 18-year-old on the autism spectrum, takes a funny, yet painful, journey of self-discovery for love and independence and upends his family.

78

IMDb 98

8.0

/483920/

Trakt

79

/20716/

83

/10196/

80

/202/

81

66

/57/

age 14+

Smart, sarcastic and a little dead inside, Wednesday Addams investigates twisted mysteries while making new friends — and foes — at Nevermore Academy.

82

8.2

/138334/

80

/9106/

78

/1453/

91

/101/

90

74

/60/

age 18+

Some of literature's most terrifying characters, including Dr. Frankenstein, Dorian Gray, and iconic figures from the novel Dracula are lurking in the darkest corners of Victorian London. Penny Dreadful is a frightening psychological thriller that weaves together these classic horror origin stories into a new adult drama.

NEW

79

8.1

/61796/

80

/4606/

76

/866/

85

/41/

94

62

/16/

age 14+

A comedic thriller that follows the bizarre adventures of eccentric “holistic” detective Dirk Gently and his reluctant assistant Todd. An adaptation of Douglas Adams’ wildly successful comic novels.

NEW

77

7.8

/188252/

78

/10593/

82

/3371/

86

/78/

83

58

/44/

age 14+

Dr. Temperance Brennan and her colleagues at the Jeffersonian's Medico-Legal Lab assist Special Agent Seeley Booth with murder investigations when the remains are so badly decomposed, burned or destroyed that the standard identification methods are useless.

NEW

86

8.5

/647938/

83

/24965/

84

/5235/

4.2

/997696/

96

/104/

94

79

/28/

3.5

age 15+

In a 1950s orphanage, a young girl reveals an astonishing talent for chess and begins an unlikely journey to stardom while grappling with addiction.

NEW

76

7.8

/125409/

75

/8357/

75

/1294/

84

/106/

83

63

/25/

age 16+

Seven years after vanishing from her home, a young woman returns with mysterious new abilities and recruits five strangers for a secret mission.

NEW

76

7.6

/59619/

77

/6089/

75

/1659/

91

/123/

74

65

/38/

age 14+

Brakebills University is a secret institution specializing in magic. There, amidst an unorthodox education of spellcasting, a group of twenty-something friends soon discover that a magical fantasy world they read about as children is all too real— and poses grave danger to humanity.

NEW

85

8.3

/134617/

80

/4626/

79

/744/

4.2

/55913/

98

/84/

89

83

/25/

3.5

age 16+

A teenager is charged with lying about her rape allegation, but two determined investigative female detectives discover a far more sinister truth.

NEW

85

IMDb 91

9.0

/123408/

85

/3348/

85

/387/

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.

NEW

86

8.4

/216487/

82

/7427/

82

/1576/

4.2

/128413/

95

/132/

94

81

/42/

age 16+

A detective in a small Pennsylvania town investigates a local murder while trying to keep her life from falling apart.

79

7.6

/86958/

77

/4564/

83

/4219/

3.8

/140350/

89

/27/

82

67

/5/

age 15+

A high school becomes ground zero for a zombie virus outbreak. Trapped students must fight their way out — or turn into one of the rabid infected.

NEW

83

8.6

/310822/

85

/19985/

80

/1704/

93

/203/

89

67

/46/

age 14+

In an attempt to beautify her town — and advance her career — Leslie Knope, a mid-level bureaucrat in the Parks and Recreation Department of Pawnee, Indiana, takes on bureaucrats, cranky neighbors, and single-issue fanatics whose weapons are lawsuits, the jumble of city codes, and the democratic process she loves so much.

73

IMDb 80

8.0

/126841/

77

/8510/

84

/12689/

53

/17/

age 14+

Shaun Murphy, a young surgeon with autism and savant syndrome, relocates from a quiet country life to join a prestigious hospital's surgical unit. Unable to personally connect with those around him, Shaun uses his extraordinary medical gifts to save lives and challenge the skepticism of his colleagues.

81

8.1

/130307/

79

/5492/

77

/926/

85

/62/

85

79

/12/

age 17+

When the Police Service of Northern Ireland are unable to close a case after 28 days, Detective Superintendent Stella Gibson of the Metropolitan Police Service is called in to review the case. Under her new leadership, the local detectives must track down and stop a serial killer who is terrorising the city of Belfast.

NEW

85

8.1

/137859/

80

/4741/

80

/888/

4.1

/44366/

98

/81/

95

80

/29/

3.5

age 17+

As Jimmy Keene begins a 10-year prison sentence, he gets an incredible offer: If he can elicit a confession from suspected killer Larry Hall, Jimmy will be freed. Completing this mission becomes the challenge of a lifetime.

74

7.9

/151702/

79

/6719/

79

/2387/

59

/13/

age 11+

Will, a street-smart teenager, moves from the tough streets of West Philly to posh Bel-Air to live with his Uncle Philip, Aunt Vivian, his cousins — spoiled Hilary, preppy Carlton and young Ashley — and their sophisticated British butler, Geoffrey. Though Will’s antics and upbringing contrast greatly with the upper-class lifestyle of his extended relatives, he soon finds himself right at home as a loved part of the family.

79

7.9

/297487/

79

/20062/

76

/3457/

91

/109/

79

74

/32/

age 14+

Raymond "Red" Reddington, one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives, surrenders in person at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. He claims that he and the FBI have the same interests: bringing down dangerous criminals and terrorists. In the last two decades, he's made a list of criminals and terrorists that matter the most but the FBI cannot find because it does not know they exist. Reddington calls this "The Blacklist". Reddington will co-operate, but insists that he will speak only to Elizabeth Keen, a rookie FBI profiler.

NEW

76

8.4

/166211/

79

/6166/

79

/993/

72

/94/

86

57

/28/

age 15+

Tony had a perfect life. But after his wife Lisa suddenly dies, Tony changes. After contemplating taking his own life, he decides instead to live long enough to punish the world by saying and doing whatever he likes from now on.

NEW

79

8.1

/123704/

80

/5664/

81

/902/

4.1

/38017/

85

/54/

77

72

/28/

age 14+

An unrivalled and highly elusive lone assassin, the Jackal, makes his living carrying out hits for the highest fee. But following his latest kill, he meets his match in a tenacious British intelligence officer who starts to track down the Jackal in a thrilling cat-and-mouse chase across Europe, leaving destruction in its wake.

NEW

81

8.0

/82339/

79

/5449/

74

/561/

89

/103/

95

70

/38/

age 14+

A formerly blacklisted spy uses his unique skills and training to help people in desperate situations.

NEW

71

7.6

/63392/

77

/4745/

75

/899/

56

/38/

80

66

/18/

age 8+

During the mid-22nd century, a century before Captain Kirk's five-year mission, Jonathan Archer captains the United Earth ship Enterprise during the early years of Starfleet, leading up to the Earth-Romulan War and the formation of the Federation.

NEW

74

8.4

/295668/

81

/13051/

81

/2926/

64

/119/

79

55

/26/

age 17+

A former Marine out to punish the criminals responsible for his family's murder finds himself ensnared in a military conspiracy.

NEW

74

7.7

/64180/

75

/3215/

75

/666/

77

/102/

80

60

/31/

age 16+

New York, 1896. Police commissioner Theodore Roosevelt brings together criminal psychologist Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, newspaper illustrator John Moore and secretary Sara Howard to investigate several murders of male prostitutes.

73

7.6

/34494/

77

/2905/

77

/435/

66

/30/

80

66

/12/

age 14+

The gorgeous and charismatic Bo is a supernatural being called a succubus who feeds on the energy of humans, sometimes with fatal results. Refusing to embrace her supernatural clan and its rigid hierarchy, Bo is a renegade who takes up the fight for the underdog while searching for the truth about her own mysterious origins.

NEW

75

7.6

/71210/

76

/4031/

78

/570/

82

/60/

80

64

/22/

age 14+

Jason Dessen is abducted into an alternate version of his life. To get back to his true family, he embarks on a harrowing journey to save them from the most terrifying foe imaginable: himself.

NEW

73

8.2

/60669/

78

/3283/

82

/348/

70

/14/

78

50

/6/

age 16+

In 1991 Miami, Dexter Morgan transitions from student to avenging serial killer. When his bloodthirsty urges can't be ignored any longer, Dexter must learn to channel his inner darkness. With the guidance of his father, Harry, he adopts a Code designed to help him find and kill people who deserve to be eliminated from society without getting on law enforcements' radar. This is a particular challenge for young Dexter as he begins a forensics internship at the Miami Metro Police Department.

NEW

77

8.1

/58019/

83

/3931/

76

/1266/

81

/48/

80

61

/21/

age 18+

A successful New York entrepreneur lives a double life as the head of a drug empire that serves only the rich and influential, all while wanting to escape the underworld and keep his family safe.

NEW

75

7.5

/299764/

77

/22896/

79

/8459/

93

/106/

68