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Welcome to our guide of the Best TV Shows of 2024, featuring every Certified Fresh series as they come in week by week!
January took flight with Masters of the Air, the long-awaited companion series to Band of Brothers and The Pacific. True Detective made a big return with Night Country, amping up the supernatural scares. Donald Glover and Maya Erskine navigated mayhem and matrimony in Mr. and Mrs. Smith. And Michelle Yeoh and Sofia Vergara debuted The Brothers Sun and Griselda, respectively.
Adjusted Score: 97650%
Critics Consensus: Equal parts infuriating and suspenseful, American Nightmare is an instructive chronicle of institutional bias making a horrifying crime even worse.
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Adjusted Score: 110248%
Critics Consensus: Frighteningly atmospheric and anchored by Jodie Foster and Kali Reis’ superb performances, Night Country is a fresh and frosty variation on True Detective‘s existential themes.
Adjusted Score: 97647%
Critics Consensus: With the formidable pairing of Cush Jumbo and Peter Capaldi providing a scintillating focal point, Criminal Record is a mystery that only gets more intriguing as it unfolds.
Adjusted Score: 105528%
Critics Consensus: Building on the basic premise of its source material, Mr. & Mrs. Smith anchors its spy hijinks in a relationship drama fueled by the chemistry between its charming leads.
Adjusted Score: 96130%
Critics Consensus: Sofía Vergara impressively disappears into the role of Griselda Blanco in this propulsive gangster saga, which plays loose with the facts but achieves genuine grit.
Adjusted Score: 100272%
Critics Consensus: Soaring high with its immaculate production design and acutely well-observed characters, Masters of the Air can stand proud alongside its sibling series Band of Brothers and The Pacific.
Adjusted Score: 83437%
Critics Consensus: A hellzapoppin’ musical series swathed in hot, vibrant colors, Hazbin Hotel is worth a booking.
Adjusted Score: 89289%
Critics Consensus: While The Brothers Sun‘s mix of brutality and sweetness sometimes veers into tonal whiplash, inspired fight choreography and a terrific cast keep it a fun family affair.
Adjusted Score: 90420%
Critics Consensus: By turns emotionally devastating and icy, Expats is a challenging drama made riveting by an ace cast and creator Lulu Wang’s deft direction.
Adjusted Score: 79499%
Critics Consensus: Commanding the camera’s full attention amidst the French countryside, Clive Owen makes for a mesmerizingly craggy Sam Spade even as the series around him struggles to live up to its hallowed lineage.