Writers Strike to Block Hollywood Pipeline - Here Are 80+ Great Shows to Watch When New TV Gets Stale
Writers Strike to Block Hollywood Pipeline - Here Are 80+ Great Shows to Watch When New TV Gets Stale
Fifteen years after its last strike, the WGA is back to the picket lines. You’ll notice this first with late night TV. Those talk shows will shut down immediately. As for scripted shows and movies, you may not notice a difference right away — the production cycles for that entertainment takes so long, networks have a stockpile to carry them a few months, at least. The previous strike lasted 100 days. Given the stakes, this one could last even longer.
Whether the entertainment gap affects you immediately or once the entertainment bank dries up, we’ve compiled some incredible shows you may have missed. There’s no better time to binge a classic!
Best Dramas to Binge
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The Wire
June 2, 2002Told from the points of view of both the Baltimore homicide and narcotics detectives and their targets, the series captures a universe in which the national war on drugs has become a permanent, self-sustaining bureaucracy, and distinctions between good and evil are routinely obliterated.
This brilliant series is routinely cited as the best TV show ever made. (Entertainment Weekly, The BBC, The Telegraph, The Guardian, and Salon.com have all ranked it #1.) It is the closest thing we have to a novel on television. Sprawling narratives, unforgettable characters, and jaw-dropping plot twists combine into something remarkable, unique, and definitively American. From the police to the drug dealers to the junkies to blue-collar workers to politicians to journalists to elementary students, all the pieces matter.
- DIRECTV STREAM Entertainment + HBO
- $101.99 / month
- Hulu Live TV
- $97.99 / month
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Breaking Bad
January 20, 2008Walter White, a New Mexico chemistry teacher, is diagnosed with Stage III cancer and given a prognosis of only two years left to live. He becomes filled with a sense of fearlessness and an unrelenting desire to secure his family’s financial future at any cost as he enters the dangerous world of drugs and crime.
If you enjoy this spine-tingling crime caper, be sure to catch the follow-up show: “Better Call Saul.” There’s also a follow-up movie called “El Camino.”
- Philo
- $28 / month
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Better Call Saul
February 8, 2015Six years before Saul Goodman meets Walter White. We meet him when the man who will become Saul Goodman is known as Jimmy McGill, a small-time lawyer searching for his destiny, and, more immediately, hustling to make ends meet. Working alongside, and, often, against Jimmy, is “fixer” Mike Ehrmantraut. The series tracks Jimmy’s transformation into Saul Goodman, the man who puts “criminal” in “criminal lawyer”.
- Philo
- $28 / month
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The Sopranos
January 10, 1999The story of New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads. Those difficulties are often highlighted through his ongoing professional relationship with psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi. The show features Tony’s family members and Mafia associates in prominent roles and story arcs, most notably his wife Carmela and his cousin and protégé Christopher Moltisanti.
- DIRECTV STREAM Entertainment + HBO
- $101.99 / month
- Hulu Live TV
- $97.99 / month
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Mad Men
July 19, 2007Set in 1960-1970 New York, this sexy, stylized and provocative drama follows the lives of the ruthlessly competitive men and women of Madison Avenue advertising.
- Philo
- $28 / month
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Succession
June 3, 2018Follow the lives of the Roy family as they contemplate their future once their aging father begins to step back from the media and entertainment conglomerate they control.
This modern classic is currently in its final season, so it won’t be affected by the strike.
- DIRECTV STREAM Entertainment + HBO
- $101.99 / month
- Hulu Live TV
- $97.99 / month
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The Leftovers
June 29, 2014When 2% of the world’s population abruptly disappears without explanation, the world struggles to understand just what they’re supposed to do about it. The drama series ‘The Leftovers’ is the story of the people who didn’t make the cut.
- DIRECTV STREAM Entertainment + HBO
- $101.99 / month
- Hulu Live TV
- $97.99 / month
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Deadwood
March 21, 2004The story of the early days of Deadwood, South Dakota; woven around actual historic events with most of the main characters based on real people. Deadwood starts as a gold mining camp and gradually turns from a lawless wild-west community into an organized wild-west civilized town. The story focuses on the real-life characters Seth Bullock and Al Swearengen.
- DIRECTV STREAM Entertainment + HBO
- $101.99 / month
- Hulu Live TV
- $97.99 / month
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Game of Thrones
April 17, 2011Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Friction between the houses leads to full-scale war. All while a very ancient evil awakens in the farthest north. Amidst the war, a neglected military order of misfits, the Night’s Watch, is all that stands between the realms of men and icy horrors beyond.
The ending is famously controversial, but the first five seasons are among the best TV ever created.
- DIRECTV STREAM Entertainment + HBO
- $101.99 / month
- Hulu Live TV
- $97.99 / month
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Stranger Things
July 15, 2016When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces, and one strange little girl.
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Battlestar Galactica
October 18, 2004When an old enemy, the Cylons, resurface and obliterate the 12 colonies, the crew of the aged Galactica protect a small civilian fleet - the last of humanity - as they journey toward the fabled 13th colony, Earth.
- DIRECTV STREAM Entertainment
- $86.99 / month
- Sling TV Sling Blue
- $45.99 / month
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The West Wing
September 22, 1999The West Wing provides a glimpse into presidential politics in the nation’s capital as it tells the stories of the members of a fictional presidential administration. These interesting characters have humor and dedication that touches the heart while the politics that they discuss touch on everyday life.
- DIRECTV STREAM Entertainment
- $86.99 / month
- Peacock Premium Plus
- $13.99 / month
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The Shield
March 12, 2002The 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.
Perhaps no show in the last 30 years had a better ending than this hard-as-nails crime caper.
- DIRECTV STREAM Entertainment
- $86.99 / month
- Sling TV Sling Blue
- $45.99 / month
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The X-Files
September 10, 1993The exploits of FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully who investigate X-Files: marginalized, unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena. Mulder believes in the existence of aliens and the paranormal while Scully, a skeptic, is assigned to make scientific analyses of Mulder’s discoveries that debunk Mulder’s work and thus return him to mainstream cases.
The wheels fall off this show towards the end, but it was a groundbreaking sci-fi classic in its first few years.
- DIRECTV STREAM Entertainment
- $86.99 / month
- Hulu Live TV
- $82.99 / month
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Barry
March 25, 2018A listless hitman is enthralled by theatre acting and becomes eager to leave his old life behind in pursuit of a new career.
This show can be wildly funny and incredibly dark. It’s hard to categorize, but there’s some serious drama between the laughs.
- DIRECTV STREAM Entertainment + HBO
- $101.99 / month
- Hulu Live TV
- $97.99 / month
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Community
September 17, 2009Follow the lives of a group of students at what is possibly the world’s worst community college in the fictional locale of Greendale, Colorado.
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Six Feet Under
June 3, 2001When death is your business, what is your life? For the Fisher family, the world outside of their family-owned funeral home continues to be at least as challenging as—and far less predictable than—the one inside.
This show is notable for its ending, which many people consider the best ever.
- DIRECTV STREAM Entertainment + HBO
- $101.99 / month
- Hulu Live TV
- $97.99 / month
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer
March 10, 1997Into every generation a slayer is born: one girl in all the world, a chosen one. She alone will wield the strength and skill to fight the vampires, demons, and the forces of darkness; to stop the spread of their evil and the swell of their number. She is the Slayer.
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Justified
March 16, 2010A character drama based on the 2001 Elmore Leonard short story “Fire in the Hole.” Leonard’s tale centers around U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens of Kentucky, a quiet but strong-willed official of the law. The tale covers his high-stakes job, as well as his strained relationships with his ex-wife and father.
- DIRECTV STREAM Entertainment
- $86.99 / month
- Sling TV Sling Blue
- $45.99 / month
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Fargo
April 15, 2014A close-knit anthology series dealing with stories involving malice, violence and murder based in and around Minnesota.
Each season of this anthology features a new cast and a new theme.
- DIRECTV STREAM Entertainment
- $86.99 / month
- Sling TV Sling Blue
- $45.99 / month
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True Detective
January 12, 2014An American anthology police detective series utilizing multiple timelines in which investigations seem to unearth personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within or outside the law.
Feel free to stop after the first season. Each season is self-contained, and the first season with Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey is practically perfect.
- DIRECTV STREAM Entertainment + HBO
- $101.99 / month
- Hulu Live TV
- $97.99 / month
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Black Mirror
December 4, 2011Over 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.
This much-loved series offers standalone episodes with self-contained stories. One twisted tale (“Bandersnatch”) offers a choose-your-own adventure story. Use your remote to control the characters!
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The Boys
July 25, 2019A group of vigilantes known informally as “The Boys” set out to take down corrupt superheroes with no more than blue-collar grit and a willingness to fight dirty.
This show is NOT for kids, thanks to the profanity, gore, and sexual content. But it is an antidote for adult fans who might be a little bored with the stereotypical superhero fare. It’s funny, dramatic, exciting, and thought-provoking.
This superhero satire is incredibly gory and graphic. It’s also deeply funny. There’s nothing else like it.
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Attack on Titan
April 7, 2013Many years ago, the last remnants of humanity were forced to retreat behind the towering walls of a fortified city to escape the massive, man-eating Titans that roamed the land outside their fortress. Only the heroic members of the Scouting Legion dared to stray beyond the safety of the walls – but even those brave warriors seldom returned alive. Those within the city clung to the illusion of a peaceful existence until the day that dream was shattered, and their slim chance at survival was reduced to one horrifying choice: kill – or be devoured!
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Firefly
September 20, 2002In the year 2517, after the arrival of humans in a new star system, follow the adventures of the renegade crew of Serenity, a “Firefly-class” spaceship. The ensemble cast portrays the nine characters who live on Serenity. Part comedy, part adventure, part sci-fi drama, this landmark series has been hugely influential, despite running just one season.
The cast is top-notch, with Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk, and Morena Baccarin.
If you enjoy this show, be sure to catch the story-concluding film “Serenity.”
FOX famously botched the rollout of this much-loved sci-fi series, but it’s a unique combination of comedy, action, and drama.
- DIRECTV STREAM Entertainment
- $86.99 / month
- Hulu Live TV
- $82.99 / month
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The Mandalorian
November 12, 2019After the fall of the Galactic Empire, lawlessness has spread throughout the galaxy. A lone gunfighter makes his way through the outer reaches, earning his keep as a bounty hunter.
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The Last of Us
January 15, 2023Twenty years after modern civilization has been destroyed, Joel, a hardened survivor, is hired to smuggle Ellie, a 14-year-old girl, out of an oppressive quarantine zone. What starts as a small job soon becomes a brutal, heartbreaking journey, as they both must traverse the United States and depend on each other for survival.
Season 2 of this horror-drama may be delayed by the strike, but you can enjoy the blockbuster first season for now.
- DIRECTV STREAM Entertainment + HBO
- $101.99 / month
- Hulu Live TV
- $97.99 / month
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Dark
December 1, 2017A missing child causes four families to help each other for answers. What they could not imagine is that this mystery would be connected to innumerable other secrets of the small town.
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Lost
September 22, 2004Stripped of everything, the survivors of a horrific plane crash must work together to stay alive. But the island holds many secrets.
- DIRECTV STREAM Entertainment
- $86.99 / month
- Hulu Live TV
- $82.99 / month
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Ozark
July 21, 2017A financial adviser drags his family from Chicago to the Missouri Ozarks, where he must launder $500 million in five years to appease a drug boss.
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The Handmaid's Tale
April 26, 2017Set in a dystopian future, a woman is forced to live as a concubine under a fundamentalist theocratic dictatorship. A TV adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s novel.
This harrowing series features dynamite performances from Elisabeth Moss, Yvonne Strahovski, Joseph Fiennes, and Ann Dowd. The show’s first season won 8 Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Drama Series.
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This Is Us
September 20, 2016Follows the lives and families of three adults living and growing up in the United States of America in present and past times. As their paths cross and their life stories intertwine in curious ways, we find that several of them share the same birthday - and so much more than anyone would expect.
- DIRECTV STREAM Entertainment
- $86.99 / month
- Peacock Premium Plus
- $13.99 / month
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Yellowstone
June 20, 2018Follow the violent world of the Dutton family, who controls the largest contiguous ranch in the United States. Led by their patriarch John Dutton, the family defends their property against constant attack by land developers, an Indian reservation, and America’s first National Park.
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Outlander
August 9, 2014The 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.
Next Episode:
Jan 17, 2025- Philo
- $37 / month
- STARZ
- $10.99 / month
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Severance
February 17, 2022Mark 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.
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Bridgerton
December 25, 2020Wealth, lust, and betrayal set in the backdrop of Regency era England, seen through the eyes of the powerful Bridgerton family.
Best Miniseries to Watch
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Watchmen
October 20, 2019Set in an alternate history where “superheroes” are treated as outlaws, “Watchmen” embraces the nostalgia of the original groundbreaking graphic novel while attempting to break new ground of its own.
- DIRECTV STREAM Entertainment + HBO
- $101.99 / month
- Hulu Live TV
- $97.99 / month
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Roots
January 23, 1977The epic tale of celebrated Pulitzer-prize winning author Alex Haley’s ancestors as portrayed in the acclaimed twelve hour mini-series Roots, was first told in his 1976 bestseller Roots: The Saga of an American Family. The docu-drama covers a period of history that begins in mid-1700s Gambia, West Africa and concludes during post-Civil War United States, over 100 years later. This 1977 miniseries eventually won 9 Emmy awards, a Golden Globe award, and a Peabody award, and still stands as the most watched miniseries in U.S. history.
- DIRECTV STREAM Entertainment
- $86.99 / month
- Hulu Live TV
- $82.99 / month
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Band of Brothers
September 9, 2001Drawn from interviews with survivors of Easy Company, as well as their journals and letters, Band of Brothers chronicles the experiences of these men from paratrooper training in Georgia through the end of the war. As an elite rifle company parachuting into Normandy early on D-Day morning, participants in the Battle of the Bulge, and witness to the horrors of war, the men of Easy knew extraordinary bravery and extraordinary fear - and became the stuff of legend. Based on Stephen E. Ambrose’s acclaimed book of the same name.
- DIRECTV STREAM Entertainment + HBO
- $101.99 / month
- Hulu Live TV
- $97.99 / month
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The Last Dance
April 19, 2020A 10-part documentary chronicling the untold story of Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls dynasty with rare, never-before-seen footage and sound from the 1997-98 championship season – plus over 100 interviews with famous figures and basketball’s biggest names.
- DIRECTV STREAM Entertainment
- $86.99 / month
- Sling TV Sling Orange
- $45.99 / month
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Squid Game
September 17, 2021Hundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children’s games. Inside, a tempting prize awaits — with deadly high stakes.
Season 2 is coming, but until then, it’s time to check out the biggest hit of 2021.
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Peacemaker
January 13, 2022The continuing story of Peacemaker – a compellingly vainglorious man who believes in peace at any cost, no matter how many people he has to kill to get it – in the aftermath of the events of “The Suicide Squad.”
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The Dropout
March 3, 2022The story of Elizabeth Holmes, the enigmatic Stanford dropout who founded medical testing start-up Theranos. Lauded as a Steve Jobs for the next tech generation and once worth billions of dollars, the myth crumbled when it was revealed that none of the tech actually worked, putting thousands of people’s health in grave danger.
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Chernobyl
May 6, 2019The true story of one of the worst man-made catastrophes in history: the catastrophic nuclear accident at Chernobyl. A tale of the brave men and women who sacrificed to save Europe from unimaginable disaster.
If you like “The Last of Us,” this miniseries comes from the same creator. It is unbelievably intense.
- DIRECTV STREAM Entertainment + HBO
- $101.99 / month
- Hulu Live TV
- $97.99 / month
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Station Eleven
December 16, 2021A post apocalyptic saga spanning multiple timelines telling the stories of survivors of a devastating flu as they attempt to rebuild and reimagine the world anew while holding on to the best of what’s been lost.
It’s a post-apocalyptic story unlike anything you’ve ever seen. Less about death and destruction and more about the human spirit. If you’re not sobbing by the end, you may be made of stone.
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The Queen's Gambit
October 23, 2020In a 1950s orphanage, a young girl reveals an astonishing talent for chess and begins an unlikely journey to stardom while grappling with addiction.
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Unbelievable
September 13, 2019A teenager is charged with lying about her rape allegation, but two determined investigative female detectives discover a far more sinister truth.
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Mare of Easttown
April 18, 2021A detective in a small Pennsylvania town (Kate Winslet) investigates a local murder while trying to keep her life from falling apart. The stellar cast features Jean Smart, David Denman, and Guy Pearce.
- DIRECTV STREAM Entertainment + HBO
- $101.99 / month
- Hulu Live TV
- $97.99 / month
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Little Fires Everywhere
March 18, 2020The intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson family and an enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives. Explore the weight of secrets, the nature of art and identity, the ferocious pull of motherhood – and the danger in believing that following the rules can avert disaster.
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DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
September 21, 2022This series examines the gruesome and horrific true crimes of Jeffrey Dahmer and the systemic failures that enabled one of America’s most notorious serial killers to continue his murderous spree in plain sight for over a decade.
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WandaVision
January 15, 2021Wanda Maximoff and Vision—two super-powered beings living idealized suburban lives—begin to suspect that everything is not as it seems.
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The Haunting of Hill House
October 12, 2018The Crains, a fractured family, confront haunting memories of their old home and the terrifying events that drove them from it.
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Dopesick
October 13, 2021The story of how one company triggered the worst drug epidemic in American history. Look into the epicenter of America’s struggle with opioid addiction, from a distressed Virginia mining community, to the hallways of the DEA, and to the opulence of “one percenter” Big Pharma Manhattan.
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Pam & Tommy
February 2, 2022This comedic series takes on the true story behind the release of the first ever viral video in history — the sex tape of Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee.
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Inventing Anna
February 11, 2022A journalist with a lot to prove investigates the case of Anna Delvey, the Instagram-legendary German heiress who stole the hearts of New York’s social scene – and stole their money as well.
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When They See Us
May 31, 2019Five teens from Harlem become trapped in a nightmare when they’re falsely accused of a brutal attack in Central Park.
Best Comedies to See
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Saturday Night Live
October 11, 1975A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show’s comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.
Although much of the topical material may have aged badly, the characters are classic. Jump back to see Belushi, Aykroyd, and Radner. See a young Eddie Murphy setting the comedy world on fire. Laugh along with classic characters from Dana Carvey, Mike Meyers, and Phil Hartman. You’ve also got Chris Farley, Adam Sandler, Will Ferrell, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Kate McKinnon, Bill Hader, and so many more. Don’t forget all those classic musical performances.
Next Episode:
Jan 18, 2025- DIRECTV STREAM Entertainment
- $86.99 / month
- Peacock Premium Plus
- $13.99 / month
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Atlanta
September 6, 2016In this wildly imaginative show from creator Donald Glover, a one-hit wonder hip-hop artist and his cousin navigate the world of small-time fame in the music industry. “Atlanta” is impossible to categorize - alternately funny, touching, strange, surreal, and perceptive. Each episode switches tone, serving almost as a standalone film featuring recurring characters. There are no rules on “Atlanta” - Justin Bieber is Black, invisible cars exist - the world is whatever Glover needs it to be for that particular episode. This gem is one of the most inventive shows on TV.
This show is remarkably hard to categorize. It’s funny and moving and sometimes very dramatic. Every episode is like a mini-movie starring recurring characters.
- DIRECTV STREAM Entertainment
- $86.99 / month
- Sling TV Sling Blue
- $45.99 / month
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The Simpsons
December 17, 1989Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.
“The Simpsons” was ranked the best sitcom of all time by Rolling Stone in 2021.
If you’ve never seen it, “The Simpsons Movie” pulled together some of the series’ best writers for a wild ride.
This all-time classic really hit its stride in Season 3. By Season 5, it was cranking out classic episodes almost every week.
- DIRECTV STREAM Entertainment
- $86.99 / month
- Hulu Live TV
- $82.99 / month
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Cheers
September 30, 1982The story about a blue-collar Boston bar run by former sports star Sam Malone and the quirky and wonderful people who worked and drank there.
Although this show is now 40 years old, it feels timeless from the first episode. After all, does time really exist when you’re hanging out at the bar?
- DIRECTV STREAM Entertainment
- $86.99 / month
- Peacock Premium Plus
- $13.99 / month
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Seinfeld
July 5, 1989A stand-up comedian and his three offbeat friends weather the pitfalls and payoffs of life in New York City in the ’90s. It’s a show about nothing.
- DIRECTV STREAM Entertainment
- $86.99 / month
- Peacock Premium Plus
- $13.99 / month
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Veep
April 22, 2012A look into American politics, revolving around former Senator Selina Meyer who finds being Vice President of the United States is nothing like she expected and everything everyone ever warned her about.
- DIRECTV STREAM Entertainment + HBO
- $101.99 / month
- Hulu Live TV
- $97.99 / month
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The Larry Sanders Show
August 15, 1992Comic Garry Shandling draws upon his own talk show experiences to create the character of Larry Sanders, a paranoid, insecure host of a late night talk show. Larry, along with his obsequious TV sidekick Hank Kingsley and his fiercely protective producer Artie, allows Garry Shandling and his talented writers to look behind the scenes and to show us a convincing slice of behind the camera life.
If you miss late night TV, it may be time to check out this groundbreaking classic packed with celebrity cameos.
- DIRECTV STREAM Entertainment + HBO
- $101.99 / month
- Hulu Live TV
- $97.99 / month
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30 Rock
October 11, 2006Liz Lemon, the head writer for a late-night TV variety show in New York, tries to juggle all the egos around her while chasing her own dream.
This laugh riot from Tina Fey and company has somehow gotten even funnier over the years.
- DIRECTV STREAM Entertainment
- $86.99 / month
- Peacock Premium Plus
- $13.99 / month
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Parks and Recreation
April 9, 2009In 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.
- DIRECTV STREAM Entertainment
- $86.99 / month
- Peacock Premium Plus
- $13.99 / month
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The Office
March 24, 2005The everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company.
- DIRECTV STREAM Entertainment
- $86.99 / month
- Peacock Premium Plus
- $13.99 / month
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The Office
July 9, 2001Nightmare boss. Tedious colleagues. Pointless tasks. Welcome to Wernham Hogg. Fancy a tea break with David Brent? Classic comedy from the archive.
If the American “Office” feels a little too sweet for you, try the original British version — it pulls no punches.
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The Good Place
September 19, 2016Eleanor Shellstrop, an ordinary woman who, through an extraordinary string of events, enters the afterlife where she comes to realize that she hasn’t been a very good person. With the help of her wise afterlife mentor, she’s determined to shed her old way of living and discover the awesome (or at least the pretty good) person within.
- DIRECTV STREAM Entertainment
- $86.99 / month
- Peacock Premium Plus
- $13.99 / month
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Friends
September 22, 1994Six young people from New York City, on their own and struggling to survive in the real world, find the companionship, comfort and support they get from each other to be the perfect antidote to the pressures of life.
- DIRECTV STREAM Entertainment
- $86.99 / month
- Peacock Premium Plus
- $13.99 / month
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Key & Peele
January 31, 2012Key & Peele is an American sketch comedy television show. It stars Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele, both former cast members of MADtv. Each episode of the show consists of several pre-taped sketches starring the two actors, introduced by Key and Peele in front of a live studio audience.
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The Golden Girls
September 14, 1985Four Southern Florida seniors share a house, their dreams, and a whole lot of cheesecake. Bright, promiscuous, clueless and hilarious, these lovely, mismatched ladies form the perfect circle of friends.
- DIRECTV STREAM Entertainment
- $86.99 / month
- Peacock Premium Plus
- $13.99 / month
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Fawlty Towers
September 19, 1975Owner Basil Fawlty, his wife Sybil, a chambermaid Polly, and Spanish waiter Manuel attempt to run their hotel amidst farcical situations and an array of demanding guests.
This easy binge is just two short seasons and every episode is hysterical. It’s a John Cleese masterpiece.
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Chappelle's Show
January 22, 2003Dave Chappelle’s singular point of view is unleashed through a combination of laidback stand-up and street-smart sketches.
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Sex and the City
June 6, 1998Based on the bestselling book by Candace Bushnell, Sex and the City tells the story of four best friends, all single and in their late thirties, as they pursue their careers and talk about their sex lives, all while trying to survive the New York social scene.
The popular characters returned in the 2008 “Sex and the City” movie, 2010’s “Sex and the City 2,” and the 2021 series “And Just Like That…”
- DIRECTV STREAM Entertainment + HBO
- $101.99 / month
- Hulu Live TV
- $97.99 / month
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Mr. Show with Bob and David
November 3, 1995A sketch comedy series starring and hosted by Bob Odenkirk and David Cross. The pair introduce most episodes as heightened versions of themselves before transitioning to a mixture of live sketches and pre-taped segments.
- DIRECTV STREAM Entertainment + HBO
- $101.99 / month
- Hulu Live TV
- $97.99 / month
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It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
August 4, 2005Four 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.
This comedy has been running so long, a binge session could possibly carry you through the entire strike.
- DIRECTV STREAM Entertainment
- $86.99 / month
- Sling TV Sling Blue + Hollywood Extra
- $51.99 / month
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Party Down
March 20, 2009A group of struggling actors and dysfunctional dreamers wait for their big break while they are stuck serving hors d’oeurves for a Hollywood catering company ‘Party Down.’
Canceled too soon, this workplace comedy features a stellar cast (Adam Scott, Lizzy Caplan, Ken Marino, and Martin Starr) with a different guest star each episode. Cameos include Kevin Hart, J.K. Simmons, Kristen Bell, Jennifer Coolidge, Matt Walsh, Patrick Duffy, Josh Gad, George Takei, Rob Corddry, Paul Scheer, Steve Guttenberg, Steven Weber, Rick Fox, Enrico Colantoni, Ed Begley Jr., and Ken Jeong. It’s rare you’ll see a show where every actor is having this much fun.
- Philo
- $37 / month
- STARZ
- $10.99 / month
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The Wonder Years
January 31, 1988The story of Kevin Arnold facing the trials and tribulations of youth while growing up during the 1960s and 70s. Told through narration from an adult Kevin, Kevin faces the difficulties of maintaining relationships and friendships on his enthralling journey into adulthood.
- DIRECTV STREAM Entertainment
- $86.99 / month
- Hulu Live TV
- $82.99 / month
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The Muppet Show
September 5, 1976Go behind the curtains as Kermit the Frog and his muppet friends struggle to put on a weekly variety show.
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NewsRadio
March 21, 1995The office politics and interpersonal relationships among the staff of WNYX NewsRadio, New York’s #2 news radio station.
This underseen 90s gem is worth watching if only for Phil Hartman’s incredible turn as the narcissistic news anchor, Bill McNeal. Maura Tierney and Stephen Root would go on to become stars on many other shows, and a little-known supporting actor named Joe Rogan would eventually become one of the most popular podcasters in the world. “Complaint Box” is a brilliant episode worth seeking out.
- DIRECTV STREAM Entertainment
- $86.99 / month
- Peacock Premium Plus
- $13.99 / month
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What We Do in the Shadows
March 27, 2019A documentary-style look into the daily (or rather, nightly) lives of a group of vampires in Staten Island who have “lived” together for hundreds and hundreds of years.
This series is a spin-off of the incredible film of the same name. It might be the best comedy movie of the last 10 years.
- DIRECTV STREAM Entertainment
- $86.99 / month
- Sling TV Sling Blue
- $45.99 / month
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Schitt's Creek
January 13, 2015Formerly 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.
This show qualifies as comedy comfort food. With its good-hearted, layered characters, it’s easy to fall in love with this modern favorite.
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Will & Grace
September 21, 1998Will Truman and Grace Adler are best friends living in New York, and when Grace’s engagement falls apart, she moves in with Will. Together, along with their friends, they go through the trials of dating, sex, relationships and their careers, butting heads at times but ultimately supporting one another while exchanging plenty of witty banter along the way.
- DIRECTV STREAM Entertainment
- $86.99 / month
- Peacock Premium Plus
- $13.99 / month
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Futurama
March 28, 1999The 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.
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Curb Your Enthusiasm
October 15, 2000The off-kilter, unscripted comic vision of Larry David, who plays himself in a parallel universe in which he can’t seem to do anything right, and, by his standards, neither can anyone else.
- DIRECTV STREAM Entertainment + HBO
- $101.99 / month
- Hulu Live TV
- $97.99 / month
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Ted Lasso
August 14, 2020Ted 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?
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Silicon Valley
April 6, 2014In the high-tech gold rush of modern Silicon Valley, the people most qualified to succeed are the least capable of handling success. Partially inspired by Mike Judge’s own experiences as a Silicon Valley engineer in the late ‘80s, Silicon Valley is an American sitcom that centers around six programmers who are living together and trying to make it big in the Silicon Valley.
- DIRECTV STREAM Entertainment + HBO
- $101.99 / month
- Hulu Live TV
- $97.99 / month
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