What are the 10 best TV shows available on Apple TV+ now?
What are the 10 best TV shows available on Apple TV+ now?
Check out our hand-picked list of the best shows you can stream on Apple TV+ now.
Apple TV+ may not be the first streaming service viewers think of when they’re trying to find a new show or movie to stream, but is that a mistake? The streamer carries a wide selection of high-quality original series, most of them helmed by recognizable and award-winning stars. We’ve assembled a list of the ten best shows you can stream on Apple TV+ now, and hopefully help you find some ideas for a new title to stream next!
What are the 10 best shows on Apple TV+?
No. 10: ‘Bad Monkey’
This is a newer series on Apple TV+, and only released its first season last year. Nevertheless, a cast of Vince Vaughn, L. Scott Caldwell, Rob Delaney Christopher, and Meredith Hagner have made it must-see TV already.
This hilarious mystery series is based on the works of Carl Hiaasen. It transports audiences to South Florida, where a detective-turned-restaurant-inspector is yanked into a world of corruption after some human remains are unexpectedly discovered by a tourist.
Bad Monkey
A detective turned restaurant inspector in Southern Florida is pulled into a world of greed and corruption after a tourist finds a severed arm while fishing. And yes, there’s a monkey.
No. 9: ‘Silo’
This epic sci-fi series based on a series of novels by Hugh Howey now has two seasons available. It stars Rebecca Ferguson, David Oyelowo, Rashida Jones, Harriet Walter, Common, and Avi Nash.
The series transports viewers to a post-apocalyptic future, where humanity’s survivors have been driven into a giant underground silo. Their lives are strictly regimented, but when residents begin to ask questions about their existence there, they uncover a mystery that threatens to destroy more than just the peace.
Silo
In a ruined and toxic future, thousands live in a giant silo deep underground. After its sheriff breaks a cardinal rule and residents die mysteriously, engineer Juliette starts to uncover shocking secrets and the truth about the silo.
No. 8: ‘Bad Sisters’
There are two seasons of “Bad Sisters” available to stream on Apple TV+, currently. American audiences might not be as familiar with performers like Sharon Horgan, Anne-Marie Duff, Sarah Greene, and Claes Bang. British audiences likely know them quite well, however, and any who haven’t seen the show should get to know them.
“Bad Sisters” has some big laughs, but it’s also not afraid to deal with deadly earnest issues like marital abuse. It follows the story of the Garvey sisters, who will always look out for each other, even when one of their husbands winds up mysteriously dead.
Bad Sisters
The tight-knit Garvey sisters have always looked out for one another. But when the toxic brother-in-law they all wanted dead actually dies, it turns their lives upside down and tests their bond like nothing before.
No. 7: ‘Shrinking’
Bill Lawrence has his fingerprints all over this bittersweet comedy series, which stars co-creator Jason Segel, Jessica Williams, and none other than Harrison Ford. There are now two seasons of “Shrinking” available on Apple TV+.
“Shrinking” centers on Jimmy, a therapist who is still coping with the untimely death of his wife. As a way to help himself break out of unhealthy behaviors, Jimmy begins a radical new therapy approach: telling his patients exactly what he thinks of their problems, and what they should do about them.
Shrinking
Jimmy is struggling to grieve the loss of his wife while being a dad, friend, and therapist. He decides to try a new approach with everyone in his path: unfiltered, brutal honesty.
No. 6: ‘Lessons in Chemistry’
There’s no official word yet on whether there will be a second season of “Lessons in Chemistry,” but Season 1 is available to stream now. The show stars Brie Larson, Lewis Pullman, Stephanie Koenig, and Patrick Walker.
Larson features as Elizabeth Zott, a brilliant scientist living in the 1950s who can’t get any career traction because she’s a woman. Searching for work, Zott finds herself a job as the host of a cooking show on TV, helping a nation of overlooked housewives learn a lot more than just new recipes.
Lessons in Chemistry
In the 1950s, Elizabeth Zott’s dream of being a scientist is challenged by a society that says women belong in the domestic sphere. She accepts a job on a TV cooking show and sets out to teach a nation of overlooked housewives way more than recipes.
No. 5: ‘Mythic Quest’
Season 4 of “Mythic Quest” begins streaming on Apple TV+ on Jan. 29, and the previous three seasons are available to watch now. The show features Rob McElhenny, Charlotte Nicdao, and Danny Pudi as its main cast members, and “Always Sunny” alumni Charlie Day and Megan Ganz are co-creators.
“Mythic Quest” takes audiences to the inner workings of Mythic Quest Studios, the company responsible for the most-played multiplayer game of all time. It’s a hysterical look inside the world of major video games, and the nutjobs responsible for bringing them to life.
Mythic Quest
Meet the team behind the biggest multiplayer video game of all time. But in a workplace focused on building worlds, molding heroes, and creating legends, the most hard-fought battles don’t occur in the game—they happen in the office.
No. 4: ‘Prehistoric Planet’
There are two seasons of “Prehistoric Planet” available to stream, but the stars of the show have captured the imaginations of viewers for hundreds of years. I speak, of course, of dinosaurs.
“Prehistoric Planet” combines the latest findings from the world of paleontology to take viewers back to a primeval world where dinosaurs ruled the Earth. Equal parts educational and entertaining, the show is even narrated by David Attenborough, lending it the feel of a truly authentic nature program.
Prehistoric Planet
Experience the wonders of our world like never before in this epic series from Jon Favreau and the producers of Planet Earth. Travel back 66 million years to when majestic dinosaurs and extraordinary creatures roamed the lands, seas, and skies.
No. 3: ‘Ted Lasso’
One of the first well-known shows on Apple TV+ is still one of the best. Three seasons of Ted Lasso are now streaming on Apple TV+, featuring a cast of Jason Sudeikis, Hannah Waddingham, Juno Temple, Brett Goldstein, and many more characters.
The show follows an American football coach who moves to England to coach a Premier League soccer team following his divorce. It manages to be at once a feel-good show, and a startling lesson about the dangers of toxic positivity, all set against the backdrop of a hilarious, sometimes-heartbreaking sports comedy/drama.
Ted Lasso
Ted Lasso, an American football coach, moves to England when he’s hired to manage a soccer team—despite having no experience. With cynical players and a doubtful town, will he get them to see the Ted Lasso Way?
No. 2: ‘Slow Horses’
“Slow Horses” currently has four seasons on Apple TV+. The show stars Gary Oldman, Kristin Scott Thomas, Jack Lowden, Saskia Reeves, Rosalind Eleazar, and Christopher Chung.
The series is part thriller, part dark comedy. It centers on a group of MI5 agents who are tasked with identifying and disposing of real threats to England, all while its dysfunctional agents bumble and their obnoxious boss fulminates. They can save the day…if they can manage to get out of their own way.
Slow Horses
Follow a dysfunctional team of MI5 agents—and their obnoxious boss, the notorious Jackson Lamb—as they navigate the espionage world’s smoke and mirrors to defend England from sinister forces.
No. 1: ‘Severance’
We’ll begin with the show that releases its second season premiere on Friday, Jan. 17. It features an ensemble cast of Adam Scott, Brit Lower, Patricia Arquette, Zach Cherry, John Turturro, Christopher Walken, and others.
The show takes viewers inside Lumon Industries, a cutting-edge company that uses a surgical procedure to allow people to completely dissociate from their work lives at home, and vice versa. But the truth about what’s really going on at Lumon goes much deeper, and it’s not afraid to go to extraordinary lengths to hide the details — even from employees.
Severance
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.