What Are the 10 Best Shows on Streaming Right Now? ‘Only Murders,’ ‘Heartstopper,’ ‘Reservation Dogs,’ More
When you get home from a long, hard day at work, the last thing you want to do is spend 20 minutes trying to figure out what you want to watch on TV. With streaming services dropping new shows at an alarming rate, it’s impossible to keep up with what’s available, let alone which shows are worth checking out. So, as your guide to all things streaming, we here at The Streamable are providing you with an easy-to-navigate list of the top 10 shows currently on streaming and how you can watch them.
Take a look at the list below — and how we determine the shows represented — and figure out what you are going to be watching tonight!
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For those who are new to this list, the basic rules are that in order to be eligible, a show must be a streaming exclusive, or premiere episodes on streaming before or on the same day as they air on linear channels. Shows that air episodes weekly are eligible for inclusion until one week after their season finale. For series that drop all episodes at once, they are eligible for one full week per episode.
For full rules and methodology, click here.
What Are the Top 10 Shows on Streaming Right Now?
updated Aug. 22, 2023
I certainly would not call myself a diehard Star Wars fan, I would probably barely even call myself a Star Wars fan. However, I am a fan of quality genre television who watches every Star Wars movie and (non-animated) series release in the hopes that it turns out to rise the level of hype that the more devoted fans amongst us heap upon it.
Sometimes that pays off (the first two seasons of “The Mandalorian” and “Andor”), sometimes it does not (“The Book of Boba Fett” and “Obi-Wan Kenobi”). However, very rarely do I get exceedingly excited about the release of a new Star Wars title despite knowing next to nothing about it. As I said, I am not a fan of animated films and shows; I’ve tried, I really have, but they just don’t do it for me. I can appreciate the Spider-Verse films, and I enjoy them, but I have never been bowled over by them as pieces of cinema. I know that’s my loss, but animation just doesn’t do it for me.
Therefore, my only familiarity with Ahsoka Tano is from her appearances in “Mando” and “Boba Fett.” I am obviously aware that she has a deep history in Star Wars canon dating back to “Clone Wars” and “Rebels,” and I know the broad strokes of those stories, but I came into this with little more than a cursory knowledge of the character and a decades-long affinity for Rosario Dawson. However, when I watched the first episode of “Ahsoka” (which will debut on Disney+ on Tuesday, Aug. 22 at 9 p.m. ET, so it does just qualify for this week's list) I never felt like I was lost or behind on the storytelling.
It was clear that there were layers of characters, relationships, and 15 years of adventures that I wasn’t privy to, but it never felt like my lack of knowledge prevented me from understanding the new story at hand. Ultimately, “Ahsoka” does what truly great Star Wars titles do, tell stories with surprisingly deep emotional and moral resonance, while throwing in some exciting lightsaber sequences and a bit of space magic. The limited series does feel like it is bogged down a bit by an overly contemplative narrative approach and is weighed down by having to reexamine the same themes that the franchise has for the past 45 years.
Those small points aside, “Ahsoka” is a much-appreciated return to a bright, exciting visual palate following far too dark Star Wars and Marvel Disney+ shows. It manages to catch casual Star Wars up without sacrificing the years of investment that more dedicated fans have. This show — and especially Dawson’s title character — are amongst the best that we’ve seen from Stars Wars in many Jedha moons.
‘The Bear’ | Hulu | Eligible Until Aug. 30, 2023
The Bear
Carmy, a young fine-dining chef, comes home to Chicago to run his family sandwich shop. As he fights to transform the shop and himself, he works alongside a rough-around-the-edges crew that ultimately reveal themselves as his chosen family.
‘Good Omens’ | Prime Video | Eligible Until Sept. 8, 2023
Good Omens
Aziraphale, an angel, and Crowley, a demon, join forces to find the Antichrist and stop Armageddon.
‘Dark Winds’ Season 2 | AMC+ $] | Eligible Until Sept. 10
Dark Winds
This psychological thriller follows two Navajo police officers, Leaphorn and Chee, in the 1970s Southwest as their search for clues in a grisly double murder case forces them to challenge their own spiritual beliefs and come to terms with the trauma of their pasts.
‘The Afterparty’ Season 2 | [Aple TV+ $] | Eligible Until Sept. 13, 2023
The Afterparty
When a high school reunion’s afterparty ends in a stunning death, everyone is a suspect. A detective grills the former classmates one by one, uncovering potential motives as each tells their version of the story—culminating in the shocking truth.
‘Minx’ Season 2 | STARZ | Eligible Until Sept. 15, 2023
Minx
An earnest young feminist joins forces with a low-rent publisher to make the world’s first erotic magazine for women.
‘Heartstopper’ | Netflix | Eligible Until Sept. 28, 2023
Heartstopper
Teens Charlie and Nick discover their unlikely friendship might be something more as they navigate school and young love in this coming-of-age series.
‘Reservation Dogs’ | Hulu | Eligible Until Oct. 4, 2023
Reservation Dogs
Four Indigenous teenagers in rural Oklahoma steal, rob and save in order to get to the exotic, mysterious and faraway land of California.
‘Ahsoka’ | Disney+ | Eligible Until Oct. 10, 2023
Ahsoka
Former Jedi Knight Ahsoka Tano investigates an emerging threat to a vulnerable galaxy.
‘Only Murders in the Building’ | Hulu | Eligible Until Oct. 10, 2023
Only Murders in the Building
Three strangers share an obsession with true crime and suddenly find themselves wrapped up in one.
‘Billions’ | Paramount+ | Eligible Until Nov. 5, 2023
Billions
A complex drama about power politics in the world of New York high finance.
Shrewd, savvy U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades and the brilliant, ambitious hedge fund king Bobby “Axe” Axelrod are on an explosive collision course, with each using all of his considerable smarts, power and influence to outmaneuver the other. The stakes are in the billions in this timely, provocative series.
Top Streaming TV Shows for the Week of Aug. 15, 2023
Yes, Disney announced rather substantial price increases to a handful of plans across its slate of streaming services last week, but Hulu is making an argument that it is a must-have for quality-conscious consumers, no matter how high Disney raises the price.
After being away last week, as The Streamable’s top-10 list returns, one streaming service appears to be taking a dominant place at the end of the month. While “The Bear” is winding down its run in our top-10, it is one of four Hulu shows making the cut. The second season of “The Fool” makes a second appearance on the list and it is joined by Season 3 of “Only Murders in the Building” and the final season of “Reservation Dogs.”
Other than the Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez mystery series, the other three shows are all FX series that premiere on the streaming service. With Disney’s CEO Bob Iger open to offloading the company's linear channels, it does make you wonder what the future of Hulu’s original programming would be if FX is no longer under Mickey’s umbrella.
However, until then, the prestige cable brand is continuing to create some of the best content on streaming and Hulu subscribers are the beneficiaries.
‘The Bear’ | Hulu | Eligible Until Aug. 30, 2023
The Bear
Carmy, a young fine-dining chef, comes home to Chicago to run his family sandwich shop. As he fights to transform the shop and himself, he works alongside a rough-around-the-edges crew that ultimately reveal themselves as his chosen family.
‘Good Omens’ | Prime Video | Eligible Until Sept. 8, 2023
Good Omens
Aziraphale, an angel, and Crowley, a demon, join forces to find the Antichrist and stop Armageddon.
‘Dark Winds’ Season 2 | AMC+ $] | Eligible Until Sept. 10
Dark Winds
This psychological thriller follows two Navajo police officers, Leaphorn and Chee, in the 1970s Southwest as their search for clues in a grisly double murder case forces them to challenge their own spiritual beliefs and come to terms with the trauma of their pasts.
‘The Afterparty’ Season 2 | [Aple TV+ $] | Eligible Until Sept. 13, 2023
The Afterparty
When a high school reunion’s afterparty ends in a stunning death, everyone is a suspect. A detective grills the former classmates one by one, uncovering potential motives as each tells their version of the story—culminating in the shocking truth.
‘Minx’ Season 2 | STARZ | Eligible Until Sept. 15, 2023
Minx
An earnest young feminist joins forces with a low-rent publisher to make the world’s first erotic magazine for women.
‘Heartstopper’ | Netflix | Eligible Until Sept. 28, 2023
Heartstopper
Teens Charlie and Nick discover their unlikely friendship might be something more as they navigate school and young love in this coming-of-age series.
‘Reservation Dogs’ | Hulu | Eligible Until Oct. 4, 2023
Reservation Dogs
Four Indigenous teenagers in rural Oklahoma steal, rob and save in order to get to the exotic, mysterious and faraway land of California.
‘This Fool’ Season 2 | Hulu | Eligible Until Oct. 6, 2023
This Fool
Julio Lopez has a heart of gold and goes out of his way to help everyone but himself. Julio attempts to better his community, overcome his codependency issues with his family, and navigate working-class life in South Central.
‘Only Murders in the Building’ | Hulu | Eligible Until Oct. 10, 2023
Only Murders in the Building
Three strangers share an obsession with true crime and suddenly find themselves wrapped up in one.
‘Billions’ | Paramount+ | Eligible Until Nov. 5, 2023
Billions
A complex drama about power politics in the world of New York high finance.
Shrewd, savvy U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades and the brilliant, ambitious hedge fund king Bobby “Axe” Axelrod are on an explosive collision course, with each using all of his considerable smarts, power and influence to outmaneuver the other. The stakes are in the billions in this timely, provocative series.
Top Streaming TV Shows for the Week of Aug. 1, 2023
One of my favorite new series of 2022 has finally returned for Season 2. “Dark Winds” is a disquieting thriller based on the Leaphorn & Chee novel series by Tony Hillerman. Set in the late 1970s on the Navajo reservation in the American Southwest, Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn is the head of the Navajo Tribal Police. In the first season, he takes undercover FBI agent Jim Chee under his wing as a series of seemingly unrelated murders plague the territory.
In the second season, Chee is now working as a private investigator and his latest client brings him back into the orbit of his mentor. Only one episode has aired, so I won’t spoil any of this season’s central mystery, but it does directly involve the tragic death of Leaphorn’s son, which was a key plot point in Season 1.
Two things make this show so special and unique. First is the fact that the show centers on Indigenous American characters and actors. All too often, when Native American actors are actually cast in shows and movies, it is to lean into the cartoonish and/or stereotypical aspects of their heritage. However, in “Dark Winds,” Zahn McClarnon (Leaphorn) and Kiowa Gordon (Chee) — along with Jessica Matten, who plays Leaphorn’s deputy, and Deanna Taushi Allison, who plays Leaphorn’s wife — are given deep, well-rounded characters that they are allowed to portray as intelligent, conflicted, capable, messy, and ultimately authentically human people.
The second factor in the show’s appeal is its ability to blend narrative beats from prestige crime dramas with the unsettling aura of horror and genre titles. As it is set on a Navajo reservation, the religious and ceremonial traditions of the native people are present in every aspect of the story. These inherent differences to the worlds in which most crime dramas are set lead to thrillingly and harrowingly unexpected places.
Between the representation in the cast and storylines and the incredible writing and performances, “Dark Winds” provides a truly unique viewing experience. Its structure and central storylines are familiar, but it’s how the show — which is executive produced by Robert Redford and George R. R. Martin — upends what you expect with nuance and details that make it an incredibly special series. However, because it is not in the “Walking Dead” franchise or Anne Rice’s Immortal Universe, AMC has not done nearly enough to push what just might be its best series currently on the air. So, if you are a fan of expertly crafted drama that zigs where most shows would zag, check out “Dark Winds” on AMC+ on Thursdays and AMC on Sundays.
‘Outlander’ Season 7, Part 1 | STARZ | Eligible Until Aug. 4, 2023
Outlander
The story of Claire Randall, a married combat nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept back in time to 1743, where she is immediately thrown into an unknown world where her life is threatened. When she is forced to marry Jamie, a chivalrous and romantic young Scottish warrior, a passionate affair is ignited that tears Claire’s heart between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives.
‘The Righteous Gemstones’ Season 3 | Max | Eligible Until Aug. 6, 2023
The Righteous Gemstones
The story of a world-famous televangelist family with a history of deviance, greed and, yes, charitable work, all in the name of Jesus.
‘Hijack’ Season 1 | Apple TV+ | Eligible Until Aug. 9, 2023
Hijack
When Flight KA29 is hijacked during its seven-hour journey from Dubai to London, Sam Nelson—an accomplished corporate negotiator—tries using his professional skills to save everyone on board. Will this high-risk strategy be his undoing?
‘I’m A Virgo’ | Prime Video | Eligible Until Aug. 11, 2023
I’m a Virgo
A coming-of-age joyride about Cootie, a 13ft tall young Black man in Oakland, CA. Having grown up hidden away, Cootie soon experiences the beauty and contradictions of the world for the first time. He forms friendships, finds love, navigates awkward situations, and encounters his idol, a real life superhero named The Hero.
‘The Bear’ | Hulu | Eligible Until Aug. 30, 2023
The Bear
Carmy, a young fine-dining chef, comes home to Chicago to run his family sandwich shop. As he fights to transform the shop and himself, he works alongside a rough-around-the-edges crew that ultimately reveal themselves as his chosen family.
‘Good Omens’ | Prime Video | Eligible Until Sept. 8, 2023
Good Omens
Aziraphale, an angel, and Crowley, a demon, join forces to find the Antichrist and stop Armageddon.
‘Dark Winds’ Season 2 | AMC+ $] | Eligible Until Sept. 10
Dark Winds
This psychological thriller follows two Navajo police officers, Leaphorn and Chee, in the 1970s Southwest as their search for clues in a grisly double murder case forces them to challenge their own spiritual beliefs and come to terms with the trauma of their pasts.
‘The Afterparty’ Season 2 | [Aple TV+ $] | Eligible Until Sept. 13, 2023
The Afterparty
When a high school reunion’s afterparty ends in a stunning death, everyone is a suspect. A detective grills the former classmates one by one, uncovering potential motives as each tells their version of the story—culminating in the shocking truth.
‘Minx’ Season 2 | STARZ | Eligible Until Sept. 15, 2023
Minx
An earnest young feminist joins forces with a low-rent publisher to make the world’s first erotic magazine for women.
‘This Fool’ Season 2 | Hulu | Eligible Until Oct. 6, 2023
This Fool
Julio Lopez has a heart of gold and goes out of his way to help everyone but himself. Julio attempts to better his community, overcome his codependency issues with his family, and navigate working-class life in South Central.
Top Streaming TV Shows for the Week of July 25, 2023
The unusual returns of two shows made possible by stream have made this week’s list. “Minx” was one of the first shows that Warner Bros. Discovery cut when it began its HBO content purge last year. What made the decision so scandalous at the time was that the second season of the series was nearly complete. Since Lionsgate was involved with the production, the studio picked up the second season to air on its premium cable channel Starz. So, the critically acclaimed show about the creation of an all-male pornographic magazine in the 1970s makes a sort of history, going from one premium channel — and its corresponding streaming service — to another in between Seasons 1 and 2. Thank you, streaming.
The other show joining our top 10 is, in many ways, even more incomprehensible. The last time that fans got a new season of Matt Groening’s beloved animated outer space show “Futurama” was in 2013. After starting off on FOX before moving to Comedy Central, the cartoon’s eighth season (or 10th, depending on how you are counting it) is now on Hulu, much to the delight of adult animation fans. So, while the economics of streaming have led to a number of painful library losses over the past year, sometimes the flexibility that this new era in media provides can be beneficial.
‘Warrior’ Season 3 | Max | Eligible Until Aug. 3, 2023
Warrior
A gritty, action-packed crime drama set during the brutal Tong Wars of San Francisco’s Chinatown in the second half of the 19th century. The series follows Ah Sahm, a martial arts prodigy who immigrates from China to San Francisco under mysterious circumstances, and becomes a hatchet man for one of Chinatown’s most powerful tongs.
‘Outlander’ Season 7, Part 1 | STARZ | Eligible Until Aug. 4, 2023
Outlander
The story of Claire Randall, a married combat nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept back in time to 1743, where she is immediately thrown into an unknown world where her life is threatened. When she is forced to marry Jamie, a chivalrous and romantic young Scottish warrior, a passionate affair is ignited that tears Claire’s heart between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives.
‘The Righteous Gemstones’ Season 3 | Max | Eligible Until Aug. 6, 2023
The Righteous Gemstones
The story of a world-famous televangelist family with a history of deviance, greed and, yes, charitable work, all in the name of Jesus.
‘Hijack’ Season 1 | Apple TV+ | Eligible Until Aug. 9, 2023
Hijack
When Flight KA29 is hijacked during its seven-hour journey from Dubai to London, Sam Nelson—an accomplished corporate negotiator—tries using his professional skills to save everyone on board. Will this high-risk strategy be his undoing?
‘My Adventures with Superman’ | Max | Eligible Until Aug. 11, 2023
My Adventures with Superman
Twenty-somethings Clark Kent, the bright and driven Lois Lane, and their best friend Jimmy Olsen begin to discover who they are and everything they can accomplish together as an investigative reporting team at the Daily Planet.
‘I’m A Virgo’ | Prime Video | Eligible Until Aug. 11, 2023
I’m a Virgo
A coming-of-age joyride about Cootie, a 13ft tall young Black man in Oakland, CA. Having grown up hidden away, Cootie soon experiences the beauty and contradictions of the world for the first time. He forms friendships, finds love, navigates awkward situations, and encounters his idol, a real life superhero named The Hero.
‘The Bear’ | Hulu | Eligible Until Aug. 30, 2023
The Bear
Carmy, a young fine-dining chef, comes home to Chicago to run his family sandwich shop. As he fights to transform the shop and himself, he works alongside a rough-around-the-edges crew that ultimately reveal themselves as his chosen family.
‘The Afterparty’ Season 2 | [Aple TV+ $] | Eligible Until Sept. 13, 2023
The Afterparty
When a high school reunion’s afterparty ends in a stunning death, everyone is a suspect. A detective grills the former classmates one by one, uncovering potential motives as each tells their version of the story—culminating in the shocking truth.
‘Minx’ Season 2 | STARZ | Eligible Until Sept. 15, 2023
Minx
An earnest young feminist joins forces with a low-rent publisher to make the world’s first erotic magazine for women.
‘Futurama’ Season 8 Part 1 | Hulu | Eligible Until Oct. 2, 2023
Futurama
The adventures of a late-20th-century New York City pizza delivery boy, Philip J. Fry, who, after being unwittingly cryogenically frozen for one thousand years, finds employment at Planet Express, an interplanetary delivery company in the retro-futuristic 31st century.
Top Streaming TV Shows for the Week of July 18, 2023
Generally, the summer is a slow period for new seasons of television, especially those of the high-quality variety, but this year is perhaps even slower as networks and streamers are beginning to implement their plans to deal with the months-long Writers Strike and the recently official Screen Actors Guild Strike. While we will see far more of this in the fall, outlets are rationing out new seasons of shows and turning to alternate ideas for programming.
Perhaps that is why the only addition to this week’s list is Apple TV+’s whodunnit comedy anthology “The Afterparty.” Season 2 of the show was originally scheduled to debut on April 28, putting it in prime contention for this year’s Emmy race. However, it was quietly bumped two and a half months and released the first two of 10 episodes last week. Aniq (Sam Richardson) and Zoë (Zoë Chao) inexplicably find themselves at another party where a murder has occurred. Not knowing where to turn, they call Detective Danner (Tiffany Haddish) having seen her solve a similar crime at their high school reunion.
Through the first two episodes, the show maintains the goofy spunk that made it an instant hit for Apple last year. It might not come with the same surprise factor, now that audiences have become familiar with the silly, storytelling structure that shades each episode with a vastly different tone based on which suspect Danner is interrogating. However, the delightful cast of characters — including Elizabeth Perkins, Zach Woods, Paul Walter Hauser, Poppy Liu, Jack Whitehall, John Cho, Ken Jeong, and others — raise the comedic and narrative stakes in one of the most entertaining approaches to a Rashomon story in recent memory.
‘Black Mirror’ Season 6 | Netflix | Eligible Until July 20, 2023
Black Mirror
Over the last ten years, technology has transformed almost every aspect of our lives before we’ve had time to stop and question it. In every home; on every desk; in every palm - a plasma screen; a monitor; a smartphone - a black mirror of our 21st Century existence.
‘The Lake’ Season 2 | Prime Video | Eligible Until July 28, 2023
The Lake
After returning from abroad after a break-up with his long-term partner, Justin plans to connect with his teenage daughter he gave up for adoption. His plans to make new memories with his daughter at the family cottage go awry when he discovers his parents left it to his picture-perfect step-sister, Maisy-May.
‘Warrior’ Season 3 | Max | Eligible Until Aug. 3, 2023
Warrior
A gritty, action-packed crime drama set during the brutal Tong Wars of San Francisco’s Chinatown in the second half of the 19th century. The series follows Ah Sahm, a martial arts prodigy who immigrates from China to San Francisco under mysterious circumstances, and becomes a hatchet man for one of Chinatown’s most powerful tongs.
‘Outlander’ Season 7, Part 1 | STARZ | Eligible Until Aug. 4, 2023
Outlander
The story of Claire Randall, a married combat nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept back in time to 1743, where she is immediately thrown into an unknown world where her life is threatened. When she is forced to marry Jamie, a chivalrous and romantic young Scottish warrior, a passionate affair is ignited that tears Claire’s heart between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives.
‘The Righteous Gemstones’ Season 3 | Max | Eligible Until Aug. 6, 2023
The Righteous Gemstones
The story of a world-famous televangelist family with a history of deviance, greed and, yes, charitable work, all in the name of Jesus.
‘Hijack’ Season 1 | Apple TV+ | Eligible Until Aug. 9, 2023
Hijack
When Flight KA29 is hijacked during its seven-hour journey from Dubai to London, Sam Nelson—an accomplished corporate negotiator—tries using his professional skills to save everyone on board. Will this high-risk strategy be his undoing?
‘My Adventures with Superman’ | Max | Eligible Until Aug. 11, 2023
My Adventures with Superman
Twenty-somethings Clark Kent, the bright and driven Lois Lane, and their best friend Jimmy Olsen begin to discover who they are and everything they can accomplish together as an investigative reporting team at the Daily Planet.
‘I’m A Virgo’ | Prime Video | Eligible Until Aug. 11, 2023
I’m a Virgo
A coming-of-age joyride about Cootie, a 13ft tall young Black man in Oakland, CA. Having grown up hidden away, Cootie soon experiences the beauty and contradictions of the world for the first time. He forms friendships, finds love, navigates awkward situations, and encounters his idol, a real life superhero named The Hero.
‘The Bear’ | Hulu | Eligible Until Aug. 30, 2023
The Bear
Carmy, a young fine-dining chef, comes home to Chicago to run his family sandwich shop. As he fights to transform the shop and himself, he works alongside a rough-around-the-edges crew that ultimately reveal themselves as his chosen family.
‘The Afterparty’ Season 2 | [Aple TV+ $] | Eligible Until Sept. 13, 2023
The Afterparty
When a high school reunion’s afterparty ends in a stunning death, everyone is a suspect. A detective grills the former classmates one by one, uncovering potential motives as each tells their version of the story—culminating in the shocking truth.
Top Streaming TV Shows for the Week of July 11, 2023
While the live-action superhero movies and series that have been released this summer have not exactly lived up to expectations, the animated installments certainly have. While the big screen saw “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” deliver incredible reviews and box office receipts, TV and streaming has its own cartoon caper to crow about. While not as visually inventive as the second “Spider-Verse” film, “My Adventures with Superman” brings a contagious energy and excitement to the character that has been missing in recent cinematic interpretations.
Crafting a relatively new origin for the Man of Steel, the Adult Swim series — streaming on Max — shows what the character should always be; hopeful, honest, earnest, and fun. Far more like the 1990s’ “Superman: The Animated Series” than Warner Bros. Discovery’s other recent animated fare like the foul-mouthed “Harley Quinn,” “My Adventures with Superman” feels like the perfect tonic to all of the DCEU’s grit, gore, and gloom. Hopefully, new DC Studio heads James Gunn and Peter Safran will be inspired by this take on the last son of Krypton when we see “Superman: Legacy” in theaters in 2025.
‘American Born Chinese’ Season 1 | Disney+ | Eligible Until July 19, 2023
American Born Chinese
Average teenager Jin Wang juggles his high school social life with his immigrant home life. When he meets a new foreign student on the first day of the school year, even more worlds collide as Jin is unwittingly entangled in a battle of Chinese mythological gods.
‘Black Mirror’ Season 6 | Netflix | Eligible Until July 20, 2023
Black Mirror
Over the last ten years, technology has transformed almost every aspect of our lives before we’ve had time to stop and question it. In every home; on every desk; in every palm - a plasma screen; a monitor; a smartphone - a black mirror of our 21st Century existence.
‘The Lake’ Season 2 | Prime Video | Eligible Until July 28, 2023
The Lake
After returning from abroad after a break-up with his long-term partner, Justin plans to connect with his teenage daughter he gave up for adoption. His plans to make new memories with his daughter at the family cottage go awry when he discovers his parents left it to his picture-perfect step-sister, Maisy-May.
‘Warrior’ Season 3 | Max | Eligible Until Aug. 3, 2023
Warrior
A gritty, action-packed crime drama set during the brutal Tong Wars of San Francisco’s Chinatown in the second half of the 19th century. The series follows Ah Sahm, a martial arts prodigy who immigrates from China to San Francisco under mysterious circumstances, and becomes a hatchet man for one of Chinatown’s most powerful tongs.
‘Outlander’ Season 7, Part 1 | STARZ | Eligible Until Aug. 4, 2023
Outlander
The story of Claire Randall, a married combat nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept back in time to 1743, where she is immediately thrown into an unknown world where her life is threatened. When she is forced to marry Jamie, a chivalrous and romantic young Scottish warrior, a passionate affair is ignited that tears Claire’s heart between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives.
‘The Righteous Gemstones’ Season 3 | Max | Eligible Until Aug. 6, 2023
The Righteous Gemstones
The story of a world-famous televangelist family with a history of deviance, greed and, yes, charitable work, all in the name of Jesus.
‘Hijack’ Season 1 | Apple TV+ | Eligible Until Aug. 9, 2023
Hijack
When Flight KA29 is hijacked during its seven-hour journey from Dubai to London, Sam Nelson—an accomplished corporate negotiator—tries using his professional skills to save everyone on board. Will this high-risk strategy be his undoing?
‘My Adventures with Superman’ | Max | Eligible Until Aug. 11, 2023
My Adventures with Superman
Twenty-somethings Clark Kent, the bright and driven Lois Lane, and their best friend Jimmy Olsen begin to discover who they are and everything they can accomplish together as an investigative reporting team at the Daily Planet.
‘I’m A Virgo’ | Prime Video | Eligible Until Aug. 11, 2023
I’m a Virgo
A coming-of-age joyride about Cootie, a 13ft tall young Black man in Oakland, CA. Having grown up hidden away, Cootie soon experiences the beauty and contradictions of the world for the first time. He forms friendships, finds love, navigates awkward situations, and encounters his idol, a real life superhero named The Hero.
‘The Bear’ | Hulu | Eligible Until Aug. 30, 2023
The Bear
Carmy, a young fine-dining chef, comes home to Chicago to run his family sandwich shop. As he fights to transform the shop and himself, he works alongside a rough-around-the-edges crew that ultimately reveal themselves as his chosen family.
Top Streaming TV Shows for the Week of July 4, 2023
A pair of movie star-led action series have entered the top 10 this week with Apple TV+ serving up a real-time adventure with “Hijack,” while Prime Video has the fourth and final installment of “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan.” In the former, Idris Elba plays a corporate negotiator who is one of the passengers aboard Flight KA29 which is hijacked en route from Dubai to London. While not exactly his normal line of work, he attempts to put his professional skills to use in the most treacherous of circumstances.
On “Jack Ryan,” John Krasinski returns for one more stint as the super spy. In the final season of the Prime Video series, Jack investigates the CIA’s shadow operations around the world in an effort to put an end to a partnership between two incredibly powerful international crime organizations that are planning a wide-scale terrorist attack. Both series deliver on their promise for thrills, twists, and turns, and — even though you can watch them at home — the traditional summer big screen excitement.
‘American Born Chinese’ Season 1 | Disney+ | Eligible Until July 19, 2023
American Born Chinese
Average teenager Jin Wang juggles his high school social life with his immigrant home life. When he meets a new foreign student on the first day of the school year, even more worlds collide as Jin is unwittingly entangled in a battle of Chinese mythological gods.
‘Black Mirror’ Season 6 | Netflix | Eligible Until July 20, 2023
Black Mirror
Over the last ten years, technology has transformed almost every aspect of our lives before we’ve had time to stop and question it. In every home; on every desk; in every palm - a plasma screen; a monitor; a smartphone - a black mirror of our 21st Century existence.
‘Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan Season 4 | Prime Video | Eligible Until July 21, 2023
Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan
When CIA analyst Jack Ryan stumbles upon a suspicious series of bank transfers his search for answers pulls him from the safety of his desk job and catapults him into a deadly game of cat and mouse throughout Europe and the Middle East, with a rising terrorist figurehead preparing for a massive attack against the US and her allies.
‘The Lake’ Season 2 | Prime Video | Eligible Until July 28, 2023
The Lake
After returning from abroad after a break-up with his long-term partner, Justin plans to connect with his teenage daughter he gave up for adoption. His plans to make new memories with his daughter at the family cottage go awry when he discovers his parents left it to his picture-perfect step-sister, Maisy-May.
‘Warrior’ Season 3 | Max | Eligible Until Aug. 3, 2023
Warrior
A gritty, action-packed crime drama set during the brutal Tong Wars of San Francisco’s Chinatown in the second half of the 19th century. The series follows Ah Sahm, a martial arts prodigy who immigrates from China to San Francisco under mysterious circumstances, and becomes a hatchet man for one of Chinatown’s most powerful tongs.
‘Outlander’ Season 7, Part 1 | STARZ | Eligible Until Aug. 4, 2023
Outlander
The story of Claire Randall, a married combat nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept back in time to 1743, where she is immediately thrown into an unknown world where her life is threatened. When she is forced to marry Jamie, a chivalrous and romantic young Scottish warrior, a passionate affair is ignited that tears Claire’s heart between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives.
‘The Righteous Gemstones’ Season 3 | Max | Eligible Until Aug. 6, 2023
The Righteous Gemstones
The story of a world-famous televangelist family with a history of deviance, greed and, yes, charitable work, all in the name of Jesus.
‘Hijack’ Season 1 | Apple TV+ | Eligible Until Aug. 9, 2023
Hijack
When Flight KA29 is hijacked during its seven-hour journey from Dubai to London, Sam Nelson—an accomplished corporate negotiator—tries using his professional skills to save everyone on board. Will this high-risk strategy be his undoing?
‘I’m A Virgo’ | Prime Video | Eligible Until Aug. 11, 2023
I’m a Virgo
A coming-of-age joyride about Cootie, a 13ft tall young Black man in Oakland, CA. Having grown up hidden away, Cootie soon experiences the beauty and contradictions of the world for the first time. He forms friendships, finds love, navigates awkward situations, and encounters his idol, a real life superhero named The Hero.
‘The Bear’ | Hulu | Eligible Until Aug. 30, 2023
The Bear
Carmy, a young fine-dining chef, comes home to Chicago to run his family sandwich shop. As he fights to transform the shop and himself, he works alongside a rough-around-the-edges crew that ultimately reveal themselves as his chosen family.
Top Streaming TV Shows for the Week of June 27, 2023
You can accuse me of being hyperbolic and/or a prisoner of the moment, but after binging all 10 episodes of the second season of “The Bear” over the weekend, I feel very comfortable in saying that I believe it is the best season of television that I have ever seen. It is simultaneously raw and sentimental; it’s sweet and it’s sad; it’s hard and it’s hopeful. It somehow is able to do the nearly impossible feat of actually improving on a beloved debut season of a show that took everybody by surprise.
There were no expectations for “The Bear” in the first season, but there were massive ones as Season 2 approached on Hulu, and despite changing the conceit of the entire show and spreading the focus across its incredibly talented cast, “The Bear” never lost the things that made it special in the first place. This is due, in large part, to the incomparably talented ensemble cast, which — now that “Succession” has ended — is arguably the best on television. While Jeremy Allen White, Ayo Edebiri, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach rightly got much of the acclaim for Season 1, the actors surrounding them are just as deserving of praise, and receive their opportunities to showcase their talents in Season 2.
Lionel Boyce, Liza Colón-Zayas, Abby Elliott, Oliver Platt, new cast member Molly Gordon, and the cavalcade of increasingly impressive guest stars are all given truly worthwhile material and they make the most of it. In an era of prestige TV in which oversized, bombastic, Big-A “Acting” is often what is most celebrated, this show takes the opposite approach and allows its actors to live in the naturalistic nuances of everyday life. This can lead to instances of stressful PTSD for former food service workers or it can lead to soulful, rejuvenating moments of catharsis that leave you weeping at the genuine growth displayed by characters that feel as real as any on television.
While the third season of “Ted Lasso” failed, in my estimation, to provide much emotional growth for anyone other than Jamie Tartt — especially when it came to characters who desperately needed it — “The Bear” seems to intrinsically know what its characters need and how to get them there. The results are an intensely personal, emotional, and usually heartwarming, season that features my new favorite episode of television that I have ever seen. However, it also highlights that not everyone’s journies happen at the same pace, leaving plenty to dive into in the inevitable third season.
‘FROM’ Season 2 | MGM+ | Eligible Until July 2, 2023
FROM
Unravel the mystery of a nightmarish town in middle America that traps all those who enter. As the unwilling residents fight to keep a sense of normalcy and search for a way out, they must also survive the threats of the surrounding forest – including the terrifying creatures that come out when the sun goes down.
‘Silo’ Season 1 | Apple TV+ | Eligible Until July 7, 2023
Silo
In a ruined and toxic future, a community exists in a giant underground silo that plunges hundreds of stories deep. There, men and women live in a society full of regulations they believe are meant to protect them.
‘American Born Chinese’ Season 1 | Disney+ | Eligible Until July 19, 2023
American Born Chinese
Average teenager Jin Wang juggles his high school social life with his immigrant home life. When he meets a new foreign student on the first day of the school year, even more worlds collide as Jin is unwittingly entangled in a battle of Chinese mythological gods.
‘Platonic’ Season 1 | Apple TV+ | Eligible Until July 19, 2023
Platonic
A platonic pair of former best friends approaching midlife reconnect after a long rift. The duo’s friendship becomes more consuming—and destabilizes their lives in a hilarious way.
‘Black Mirror’ Season 6 | Netflix | Eligible Until July 20, 2023
Black Mirror
Over the last ten years, technology has transformed almost every aspect of our lives before we’ve had time to stop and question it. In every home; on every desk; in every palm - a plasma screen; a monitor; a smartphone - a black mirror of our 21st Century existence.
‘The Lake’ Season 2 | Prime Video | Eligible Until July 28, 2023
The Lake
After returning from abroad after a break-up with his long-term partner, Justin plans to connect with his teenage daughter he gave up for adoption. His plans to make new memories with his daughter at the family cottage go awry when he discovers his parents left it to his picture-perfect step-sister, Maisy-May.
‘Outlander’ Season 7, Part 1 | STARZ | Eligible Until Aug. 4, 2023
Outlander
The story of Claire Randall, a married combat nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept back in time to 1743, where she is immediately thrown into an unknown world where her life is threatened. When she is forced to marry Jamie, a chivalrous and romantic young Scottish warrior, a passionate affair is ignited that tears Claire’s heart between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives.
‘The Righteous Gemstones’ Season 3 | Max | Eligible Until Aug. 6, 2023
The Righteous Gemstones
The story of a world-famous televangelist family with a history of deviance, greed and, yes, charitable work, all in the name of Jesus.
‘I’m A Virgo’ | Prime Video | Eligible Until Aug. 11, 2023
I’m a Virgo
A coming-of-age joyride about Cootie, a 13ft tall young Black man in Oakland, CA. Having grown up hidden away, Cootie soon experiences the beauty and contradictions of the world for the first time. He forms friendships, finds love, navigates awkward situations, and encounters his idol, a real life superhero named The Hero.
‘The Bear’ | Hulu | Eligible Until Aug. 30, 2023
The Bear
Carmy, a young fine-dining chef, comes home to Chicago to run his family sandwich shop. As he fights to transform the shop and himself, he works alongside a rough-around-the-edges crew that ultimately reveal themselves as his chosen family.
Top Streaming TV Shows for the Week of June 19, 2023
There was a little change on the list this week with the additions of “Outlander,” “The Righteous Gemstones,” “Black Mirror,” and “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds,” however, that will not be the end of the changes in the coming weeks as some of the most highly anticipated shows of the summer are preparing to premiere new episodes over the next seven days. However, until then, we have a solid mix of genres, streaming services, and stars to choose from.
The buzziest streaming show over the past week has been the sixth season of Netflix’s dystopian technology anthology series “Black Mirror.” While that show has always been a bit too unnerving for me, the first episode of the season, “Joan Is Awful,” has been the most talked-about episode of TV since you know what happened to you know who in “Succession.” Starring Annie Murphy, Salma Hayek Pinault, Michael Cera, Himesh Patel, Ayo Edebiri, and more, the episode focuses on tech CEO Joan (played by Murphy) who learns that streaming app Streamberry is airing a near-real-time show about every aspect of her life called “Joan Is Awful.” Playing Joan is Salma Hayek.
Though the CEO wants to sue, her lawyers inform her that she technically agreed to the use of her personal data when she agreed to the app’s terms and conditions and that everything in the show is being created based on data collected from the company’s devices. Sounds horrific, but also sounds painfully prescient.
‘FROM’ Season 2 | MGM+ | Eligible Until July 2, 2023
FROM
Unravel the mystery of a nightmarish town in middle America that traps all those who enter. As the unwilling residents fight to keep a sense of normalcy and search for a way out, they must also survive the threats of the surrounding forest – including the terrifying creatures that come out when the sun goes down.
‘Silo’ Season 1 | Apple TV+ | Eligible Until July 7, 2023
Silo
In a ruined and toxic future, a community exists in a giant underground silo that plunges hundreds of stories deep. There, men and women live in a society full of regulations they believe are meant to protect them.
‘American Born Chinese’ Season 1 | Disney+ | Eligible Until July 19, 2023
American Born Chinese
Average teenager Jin Wang juggles his high school social life with his immigrant home life. When he meets a new foreign student on the first day of the school year, even more worlds collide as Jin is unwittingly entangled in a battle of Chinese mythological gods.
‘Platonic’ Season 1 | Apple TV+ | Eligible Until July 19, 2023
Platonic
A platonic pair of former best friends approaching midlife reconnect after a long rift. The duo’s friendship becomes more consuming—and destabilizes their lives in a hilarious way.
‘Black Mirror’ Season 6 | Netflix | Eligible Until July 20, 2023
Black Mirror
Over the last ten years, technology has transformed almost every aspect of our lives before we’ve had time to stop and question it. In every home; on every desk; in every palm - a plasma screen; a monitor; a smartphone - a black mirror of our 21st Century existence.
‘The Lake’ Season 2 | Prime Video | Eligible Until July 28, 2023
The Lake
After returning from abroad after a break-up with his long-term partner, Justin plans to connect with his teenage daughter he gave up for adoption. His plans to make new memories with his daughter at the family cottage go awry when he discovers his parents left it to his picture-perfect step-sister, Maisy-May.
‘Outlander’ Season 7, Part 1 | STARZ | Eligible Until Aug. 4, 2023
Outlander
The story of Claire Randall, a married combat nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept back in time to 1743, where she is immediately thrown into an unknown world where her life is threatened. When she is forced to marry Jamie, a chivalrous and romantic young Scottish warrior, a passionate affair is ignited that tears Claire’s heart between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives.
‘The Righteous Gemstones’ Season 3 | Max | Eligible Until Aug. 6, 2023
The Righteous Gemstones
The story of a world-famous televangelist family with a history of deviance, greed and, yes, charitable work, all in the name of Jesus.
‘Never Have I Ever’ Season 4 | Netflix | Eligible Until Aug. 17, 2023
Never Have I Ever
After a traumatic year, all an Indian-American teen wants is to go from pariah to popular — but friends, family and feeling won’t make it easy on her.
‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ | Paramount+ | Eligible Until Aug. 17, 2023
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Follow Captain Christopher Pike, Science Officer Spock and Number One in the years before Captain Kirk boarded the U.S.S. Enterprise, as they explore new worlds around the galaxy.
Top Streaming TV Shows for the Week of June 12, 2023
While the television industry has moved passed the incredibly hectic month of May, when every series hoping to contend for this fall’s Emmy Awards released their latest seasons to meet the eligibility deadline, there are still some incredibly compelling and well-made shows available to stream this week. Prime Video has perhaps the most under-appreciated comedy on TV right now with “The Lake,” which stars Julia Stiles (Maisy-May) and Jordan Gavaris (Justin) as step-siblings who feud over their family’s lake house.
While they reached something of a detente at the end of Season 1, thanks to the help of Jordan’s biological daughter Billie (played by Madison Shamoun), the siblings are put to the test again when Lauren Holly’s Mimsy — Maisy’s mother — visits for the summer.
‘Clone High’ Season 2-ish | Max | Eligible Until June 22, 2023
Clone High
Twenty years after they were frozen, Abe, Cleo, JFK, and Joan suddenly find themselves thrust into the modern world, where they must navigate a fresh batch of historical clones, dramatic love triangles, and a formidable new foe.
‘FROM’ Season 2 | MGM+ | Eligible Until July 2, 2023
FROM
Unravel the mystery of a nightmarish town in middle America that traps all those who enter. As the unwilling residents fight to keep a sense of normalcy and search for a way out, they must also survive the threats of the surrounding forest – including the terrifying creatures that come out when the sun goes down.
‘Silo’ Season 1 | Apple TV+ | Eligible Until July 7, 2023
Silo
In a ruined and toxic future, a community exists in a giant underground silo that plunges hundreds of stories deep. There, men and women live in a society full of regulations they believe are meant to protect them.
‘Battle on the Beach’ Season 3 Max and discovery+ | Eligible Until July 16, 2023
Battle on the Beach
Three skilled teams hit the beach to renovate identical beachfront properties. With some help from Ty Pennington, Alison Victoria and Taniya Nayak, they’ll compete to wow the judges with their home remodels and walk away with a $50,000 cash prize!
‘American Born Chinese’ Season 1 | Disney+ | Eligible Until July 19, 2023
American Born Chinese
Average teenager Jin Wang juggles his high school social life with his immigrant home life. When he meets a new foreign student on the first day of the school year, even more worlds collide as Jin is unwittingly entangled in a battle of Chinese mythological gods.
‘Platonic’ Season 1 | Apple TV+ | Eligible Until July 19, 2023
Platonic
A platonic pair of former best friends approaching midlife reconnect after a long rift. The duo’s friendship becomes more consuming—and destabilizes their lives in a hilarious way.
‘Run the World’ Season 2 | STARZ | Eligible Until July 21, 2023
Run the World
The story of a group of Black women who work, live, and play in Harlem as they strive for world domination. They’re not only surviving – but thriving together.
‘The Lake’ Season 2 | Prime Video | Eligible Until July 28, 2023
The Lake
After returning from abroad after a break-up with his long-term partner, Justin plans to connect with his teenage daughter he gave up for adoption. His plans to make new memories with his daughter at the family cottage go awry when he discovers his parents left it to his picture-perfect step-sister, Maisy-May.
‘Drag Me to Dinner’ Season 1 | Hulu | Eligible Until Aug. 9, 2023
Drag Me to Dinner
If you seek for outrageous and unforgettable party, call someone who can make something fabulous and highly entertaining out of next to nothing…a Drag Queen.
‘Never Have I Ever’ Season 4 | Netflix | Eligible Until Aug. 17, 2023
Never Have I Ever
After a traumatic year, all an Indian-American teen wants is to go from pariah to popular — but friends, family and feeling won’t make it easy on her.
How Do You Determine What Is Considered a Streaming Show?
The lines between streaming and cable are blurring more than ever, as media companies begin to line up premiere days and times for all of their outlets, and even drop episodes on streaming before they are available on traditional linear channels. So, for our purposes, we will count any show that is available on a streaming service on the same day and time as it is on its broadcast or cable channel.
If an episode premieres on HBO on Sunday night at 9 p.m. ET and it is also available on Max on the same time, then it counts as a streaming show. However, if it first airs on Bravo on Tuesday, but isn’t available on Peacock until Wednesday morning, then, unfortunately, it does not qualify for our list.
How Long Does a Show Remain Eligible for This List?
With streaming services deploying different release strategies for different titles, we realize that there needs to be some sort of guidelines to make sure that every series has a fair shake. So, for shows that release episodes weekly, obviously, they will be available through the week following its season finale.
For series that drop all of their episodes at once — either for a full season or in parts — they will get as many weeks as they make episodes available. So, if Netflix releases eight episodes of a new season, it will get eight weeks of eligibility for The Streamable’s Top-10 List.
How Do You Determine What the Best Shows Are?
Obviously, there is no definitive, objective measure of defining artistic quality. So, we will use a sampling of available review metrics from Reelgood, Rotten Tomatoes, IMDb, and others as well as our own finely-tuned opinions.