50+ of the Best Amazon Prime TV Shows Available in New Zealand
We curate a list of critically acclaimed TV shows, available right now on Amazon Prime
Updated 4 December 2020
Looking for the best shows on Amazon Prime? Our trusted list compiles the best. To be included, shows must have achieved over 50% on Rotten Tomatoes and have at least six reviews. Most of the inclusions below rate highly and many have cult followings.
We update our list of the best Amazon Prime TV shows regularly.
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Looking for the best shows on Amazon Prime? Our trusted list compiles the best. To be included, shows must have achieved over 50% on Rotten Tomatoes and have at least six reviews. Most of the inclusions below rate highly and many have cult followings.
We update our list of the best Amazon Prime TV shows regularly.
Are we missing your favourite? Email our research team now and let us know.
Best Amazon Prime TV Shows
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Homecoming (2018)Plot Summary: Good intentions. Erratic bosses. Mounting paranoia. Unforeseen consequences spiraling out of control. Heidi (Julia Roberts) works at Homecoming, a facility helping soldiers transition to civilian life. Years later she has started a new life, when the Department of Defense questions why she left Homecoming. Heidi realizes there's a whole other story behind the one she's been telling herself.
Starring: Julia Roberts, Bobby Cannavale, Stephan James Genres: Military and War, Suspense, Drama Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 78% |
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American Gods (2017)Plot Summary: When Shadow Moon is released from prison, he meets the mysterious Mr. Wednesday and a storm begins to brew. Little does Shadow know, this storm will change the course of his entire life. Left adrift by the recent, tragic death of his wife, and suddenly hired as Mr. Wednesday’s bodyguard, Shadow finds himself in the center of a world that he struggles to understand.
Starring: Ricky Whittle, Pablo Schreiber, Ian McShane Genres: Fantasy, Drama, Suspense Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 76% |
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Upload (2020)Plot Summary: From the Emmy-winning Greg Daniels (The Office, Parks & Rec) comes a hilarious new sci-fi comedy. In the future people can upload their consciousness to a luxurious digital afterlife. When party boy Nathan gets uploaded to a virtual resort he meets the down-to-earth Nora who starts as his customer service “angel”, but becomes so much more as she helps him find friendship, love and purpose.
Starring: Robbie Amell, Andy Allo, Allegra Edwards Genres: Comedy Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 87% |
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House (2005)Plot Summary: Dr. Gregory House is devoid of bedside manner and wouldn't even talk to his patients if he could get away with it. Dealing with his own constant physical pain, he uses a cane that seems to punctuate his acerbic, brutally honest demeanor while his unconventional thinking and flawless instincts have afforded him a great deal of respect.
Starring: Lisa Edelstein, Jesse Spencer, Hugh Laurie Genres: Drama Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 90% |
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Seinfeld (1990)Plot Summary: An Emmy and Golden Globe winner for Best Comedy Series, Seinfeld is one of the most popular, most award-winning and longest-running comedy series of all time.
Starring: Jason Alexander, Michael Richards, Julia Louis-Dreyfus Genres: Comedy Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 88% |
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The Grand Tour (2017)Plot Summary: Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are back with The Grand Tour. A show about adventure, excitement and friendship... as long as you accept that the people you call friends are also the ones you find extremely annoying. Sometimes it's even a show about cars. Follow them on their global adventure. Episodes contain product placement.
Starring: Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, James May Genres: Unscripted, Special Interest, Comedy, Sports, Documentary Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 69% |
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Horace & Pete (2017)Plot Summary: Horace & Pete run a small family bar in the heart of Brooklyn, with the help of their Uncle Pete. The bar has always been run by, & passed down to, a Horace & a Pete, cousins or brothers. The story unfolds over ten episodes, and takes place in the bar, & in the apartment above the bar. Ultimately it is a story of a family and the struggles & laughs that go into running a bar for generations.
Starring: Louis C.K., Steve Buscemi, Edie Falco Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 96% |
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Parks And Recreation (2009)Plot Summary: From Emmy Award winning executive producers/writers Greg Daniels (The Office, King of the Hill) and Michael Schur (The Office, Saturday Night Live) comes a new comedy about a place where nothing always gets done... small town government.
Starring: Aubrey Plaza, Amy Poehler, Paul Schneider Genres: Comedy Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 93% |
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The Expanse (2019)Plot Summary: The disappearance of rich-girl-turned-political-activist Julie Mao links the lives of Ceres detective Joe Miller (Thomas Jane), accidental ship captain James Holden (Steven Strait) and U.N. politician Chrisjen Avasarala (Shohreh Aghdashloo). Amidst political tension between Earth, Mars and the Belt, they unravel the single greatest conspiracy of all time.
Starring: Cas Anvar, Thomas Jane, Dominique Tipper Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 93% |
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Truth Seekers (2020)Plot Summary: Broadband installer by day, paranormal investigator by night, Gus is annoyed to be partnered with “noob” Elton, but comes to appreciate having someone along for the ride as they uncover a spike in supernatural activity. They’re soon joined by Astrid, who has ghost problems of her own, and the gang embark upon creating a ghost-hunting YouTube channel, uncovering a terrifying conspiracy as they go.
Starring: Nick Frost, Malcolm McDowell, Samson Kayo Genres: Comedy Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 76% |
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McMafia (2018)Plot Summary: Inspired by Misha Glenny's bestselling book, McMafia, this drama series throws open the doors on the complex world of organised crime. Centred around one Russian family living in exile in London, McMafia reveals a complex web of connections that join up money launderers in Dubai to cyber criminals in India, black marketeers in Zagreb to narcos in Colombia to Russian oligarchs in London.
Genres: Drama, Suspense Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 71% |
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Elementary (2013)Plot Summary: Sherlock Holmes escapes to Manhattan where his wealthy father forces him to live with his worst nightmare - a sober companion, Dr. Watson.
Starring: Jon Michael Hill, Jonny Lee Miller, Aidan Quinn Genres: Suspense, Drama Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 95% |
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Supernatural (2016)Plot Summary: A completely new kind of thrill ride takes viewers on a journey into the dark world of the unexplained in "Supernatural." Bound by tragedy and blood to a dangerous, otherworldly mission, two brothers travel from the Colorado wilderness to the Nebraska farmlands and on to the isolated Wisconsin lakes, encountering creatures most people believe only exist in folklore, superstition and nightmares.
Starring: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles Genres: Adventure, Action, Drama Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 93% |
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30 Rock (2007)Plot Summary: Emmy Award-winning "Saturday Night Live" stalwart Tina Fey writes, executive produces, and stars as head writer Liz Lemon in the comedy "30 Rock".
Starring: Alec Baldwin, Scott Adsit, Judah Friedlander Genres: Comedy Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 78% |
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The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017)Plot Summary: In 1958 New York, Midge Maisel’s life is on track– husband, kids, and elegant Yom Kippur dinners in their Upper West Side apartment. But when her life takes a surprise turn, she has to quickly decide what else she’s good at – and going from housewife to stand-up comic is a wild choice to everyone but her. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is written and directed by Amy Sherman-Palladino (Gilmore Girls).
Starring: Alex Borstein, Marin Hinkle, Rachel Brosnahan Genres: Drama, Comedy Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 89% |
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The Good Fight (2017)Plot Summary: THE GOOD FIGHT picks up one year after the events of the final episode of “The Good Wife.” In the new series, an enormous financial scam has destroyed the reputation of a young lawyer, Maia Rindell, while simultaneously wiping out her mentor and godmother Diane Lockhart’s savings. Forced out of Lockhart and Lee, they join Lucca Quinn at one of Chicago’s preeminent law firms.
Starring: Christine Baranski, Cush Jumbo, Rose Leslie Genres: Drama Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 97% |
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Superstore (2016)Plot Summary: America Ferrera and Ben Feldman star in a hilarious workplace comedy about a unique family of employees at a super-sized megastore.
Starring: America Ferrera, Ben Feldman, Mark McKinney Genres: Comedy Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 90% |
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Troop Zero (2020)Plot Summary: In rural 1977 Georgia, a misfit girl dreams of life in outer space. When a national competition offers her a chance at her dream, to be recorded on NASA’s Golden Record, she recruits a makeshift troop of Birdie Scouts, forging friendships that last a lifetime and beyond.
Directors: Bert & Bertie Starring: Viola Davis, Mckenna Grace, Jim Gaffigan Genres: Comedy, Drama, Adventure Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 68% |
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Hunters (2020)Plot Summary: Inspired by true events, HUNTERS follows a diverse band of Nazi Hunters in 1977 New York City who discover that hundreds of escaped Nazis are living in America. And so, they do what any bad-ass vigilante squad would do: they set out on a bloody quest for revenge and justice. But they soon discover a far-reaching conspiracy and must race against time to thwart the Nazis’ new genocidal plans.
Starring: Al Pacino, Logan Lerman, Jerrika Hinton Genres: Adventure, Drama Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 64% |
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The Boys (2017)Plot Summary: In a world where superheroes embrace the darker side of their massive celebrity and fame, THE BOYS centers on a group of vigilantes known informally as “The Boys,” who set out to take down corrupt superheroes with no more than their blue collar grit and a willingness to fight dirty.
Starring: Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr Genres: Action, Comedy Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 90% |
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Star Trek: Picard (2020)Plot Summary: Star Trek: Picard features Sir Patrick Stewart reprising his iconic role as Jean-Luc Picard, which he played for seven seasons on Star Trek: The Next Generation. The new series will follow this iconic character into the next chapter of his life.
Genres: Science Fiction Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 86% |
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The Night Manager (2016)Plot Summary: The Night Manager is based on the internationally acclaimed novel by master storyteller John le Carré. This suspenseful thriller follows Jonathan Pine, as he endeavours to bring down the notorious arms dealer Richard Roper.
Starring: Tom Hiddleston, Hugh Laurie, Elizabeth Debicki Genres: Drama, Suspense Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 91% |
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The Tick (2018)Plot Summary: In a world where superheroes have been real for decades, an accountant with mental health issues and zero powers comes to suspect his city is owned by a global super villain long-thought dead. As he struggles to uncover the conspiracy, he falls in league with a strange blue superhero. They launch into an adventure brimming with crazed archvillains, blood-soaked vigilantes, and superhuman freakery.
Starring: Peter Serafinowicz, Griffin Newman, Valorie Curry Genres: Comedy, Action Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 75% |
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Psych (2007)Plot Summary: James Roday plays the somewhat eccentric Shawn Spencer, a police consultant who solves crimes with powers of observation so acute that the police think he’s psychic - or so he lets them think. With the reluctant assistance of his best friend Gus (Dulé Hill), Shawn opens a PI Agency named Psych, and together they begin solving cases even the most seasoned detectives cannot crack.
Starring: James Roday Rodriguez, Dulé Hill, Timothy Omundson Genres: Drama, Comedy Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 89% |
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Frasier (1994)Plot Summary: Frasier (Kelsey Grammer) and Marty (John Mahoney) try to learn how to coexist without driving each other crazy. Niles (David Hyde Pierce) and Daphne (Jane Leeves) spend a stormy evening in Niles's house.
Starring: Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, David Hyde Pierce Genres: Comedy Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 93% |
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Parenthood (2010)Plot Summary: Sarah Braverman (Lauren Graham, Gilmore Girls), a financially strapped single mother, uproots her two teens, Amber (Mae Whitman, In Treatment) and Drew (Miles Heizer, ER), to move back home. Sarah is greeted by her father, Zeek (Craig T. Nelson, Family Stone) and mother, Camille (Bonnie Bedelia, Heart Like a Wheel), who are dealing with their own marital issues.
Starring: Erika Christensen, Lauren Graham, Craig T. Nelson Genres: Drama, Comedy Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 88% |
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Goliath (2016)Plot Summary: Once a powerful lawyer, Billy McBride is now burned out and washed up, spending more time in a bar than a courtroom. When he reluctantly agrees to pursue a wrongful death lawsuit against the biggest client of the massive law firm he helped create, Billy and his ragtag team uncover a vast and deadly conspiracy, pitting them all in a life or death trial against the ultimate Goliath.
Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, William Hurt, Maria Bello Genres: Drama Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 82% |
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Sneaky Pete (2017)Plot Summary: A con man (Giovanni Ribisi) on the run from a vicious gangster (Bryan Cranston) takes cover from his past by assuming the identity of his prison cellmate, Pete, "reuniting" with Pete's estranged family, a colorful, dysfunctional group that threatens to drag him into a world just as dangerous as the one he's trying to escape - and, just maybe, give him a taste of the loving family he's never had.
Starring: Marin Ireland, Shane Mcrae, Giovanni Ribisi Genres: Suspense, Drama Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 96% |
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Z: The Beginning of Everything (2017)Plot Summary: "Z: The Beginning of Everything" tells the story of Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald, the brilliant, beautiful Southern Belle who became the original flapper and icon of the wild, flamboyant Jazz Age.
Starring: Christina Ricci, David Hoflin Genres: Drama, Comedy Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 69% |
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Undone (2019)Plot Summary: UNDONE is a half-hour, genre-bending, animated series that explores the elastic nature of reality through its central character Alma, a twenty-eight-year-old living in San Antonio, Texas. After getting into a car accident and nearly dying, Alma finds she has a new relationship to time. She develops this new ability in order to find out the truth about her father’s death.
Starring: Rosa Salazar, Angelique Cabral, Constance Marie Genres: Drama, Animation Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 98% |
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The Americans (2013)Plot Summary: The Americans is a period drama about the complex marriage of two KGB spies posing as Americans in suburban Washington D.C. shortly after Ronald Reagan is elected President.
Starring: Keri Russell, Matthew Rhys, Keidrich Sellati Genres: Drama Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 96% |
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Little Fires Everywhere (2020)Plot Summary: Based on Celeste Ng’s 2017 bestseller, Little Fires Everywhere follows the intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson family and an enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives. The story explores 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.
Starring: Kerry Washington, Lexi Underwood, Reese Witherspoon Genres: Drama Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 78% |
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Carnival Row (2019)Plot Summary: With a serial killer loose on Carnival Row, and a government that turns a blind eye to the deaths of its lower class citizens, Rycroft Philostrate, a war-hardened investigator, is the only person willing to stop the murders and maintain the fragile peace. But when Vignette Stonemoss, a faerie refugee, turns up in the Burgue, she forces Philo to reckon with a past he's tried to forget.
Starring: Orlando Bloom, Cara Delevingne, Simon McBurney Genres: Suspense, Fantasy, Drama Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 56% |
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Weeds (2005)Plot Summary: After her husband's unexpected death and subsequent financial woes, suburban mom Nancy Botwin (Parker) embraces a new profession: the neighborhood pot dealer.
Starring: Mary-Louise Parker, Elizabeth Perkins, Tonye Patano Genres: Drama Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 70% |
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Forever (2018)Plot Summary: Married couple June and Oscar live a comfortable but predictable life in suburban California. For years they've had the same conversations, eaten the same meals and taken pleasant vacations at the same rented lake house. But after June talks Oscar into shaking things up with a ski trip, the pair suddenly find themselves in completely unfamiliar territory.
Starring: Maya Rudolph, Fred Armisen Genres: Comedy Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 94% |
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Heroes (2007)Plot Summary: Heroes is an epic drama that chronicles the lives of ordinary people -- a genetics professor, a hospice nurse, a single mom, a street cop, a small town cheerleader, a tormented artist, a computer geek -- coming to grips with newly found remarkable powers.
Starring: Hayden Panettiere, Noah Gray-Cabey, Ali Larter Genres: Drama, Science Fiction Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 83% |
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The Office (US) (2005)Plot Summary: In this first season of The Office, Dunder Mifflin Regional Manager Michael Scott (Steve Carell) leads the documentary team and his staff on a journey through inappropriate behavior, well-intentioned but misguided comments and a myriad of poor management techniques.
Starring: Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski Genres: Comedy Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 83% |
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The Office (UK) (2001)Plot Summary: Ricky Gervais stars in this cringe-making comedy set in the worst office in Slough.
Starring: Ricky Gervais, Martin Freeman, Mackenzie Crook Genres: Comedy Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 96% |
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Startup (2016)Plot Summary: Forced to fund a tech company with dirty money from unsuspecting places while forming ties with a dangerous Haitian gang, the fight to build a business pales in comparison to the fight to stay alive, especially when there's a vehement FBI agent who wields the power to make or break those he comes in contact with—and not always for the right reasons
Starring: Otmara Marrero, Martin Freeman, Edi Gathegi Genres: Drama, Suspense Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 92% |
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Modern Love (2019)Plot Summary: An unlikely friendship. A lost love resurfaced. A marriage at its turning point. A date that might not have been a date. An unconventional new family. These are unique stories about the joys and tribulations of love, each inspired by a real-life personal essay from the beloved New York Times column “Modern Love.”
Starring: Anne Hathaway, Tina Fey, Dev Patel Genres: Romance, Comedy, Drama Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 75% |
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Tales from the Loop (2020)Plot Summary: Inspired by the wondrous paintings of Simon Stålenhag, Tales from the Loop explores the mind-bending adventures of the people who live above the Loop, a machine built to unlock and explore the mysteries of the universe – making things previously relegated to science fiction, possible.
Starring: Rebecca Hall, Paul Schneider, Duncan Joiner Genres: Science Fiction Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 84% |
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Monk (2002)Plot Summary: He's ingenious, he's phobic, he's obsessive-compulsive. Emmy® and Golden Globe®-winner Tony Shalhoub plays former police detective Adrian Monk.
Starring: Tony Shalhoub, Bitty Schram, Traylor Howard Genres: Drama, Comedy, Suspense Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 91% |
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Deutschland (2015)Plot Summary: Deutschland 83 follows Martin Rauch, a young spy caught between two worlds, who is sent by the East German Intelligence Service (the HVA) to discover NATO’s military intentions. Set against a backdrop of fervent political feeling and the threat of nuclear war, Martin must leave everything he knows for a new life undercover in the West.
Starring: Maria Schrader, Ulrich Noethen, Jonas Nay Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 97% |
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The Man In The High Castle (2015)Plot Summary: Based on Philip K. Dick's award-winning novel, and executive produced by Ridley Scott (Blade Runner), The Man in the High Castle explores what it would be like if the Allied Powers had lost WWII, and Japan and Germany ruled the United States. Starring Rufus Sewell (John Adams), Luke Kleintank (Pretty Little Liars) and Alexa Davalos (Mob City)
Starring: Alexa Davalos, Rupert Evans, Luke Kleintank Genres: Suspense, Drama Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 84% |
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2000)Plot Summary: In this riveting offshoot of the hugely popular "Law & Order" franchise, Detectives Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni) and Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) are the top cops investigating murders and sexual assaults, and A.D.A. Alexandra Cabot (Stephanie March) prosecutes the perpetrators.
Starring: Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Christopher Meloni Genres: Drama, Suspense Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 78% |
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All or Nothing: Manchester City (2018)Plot Summary: In this ground-breaking docu-series, follow Manchester City behind the scenes throughout their Premier League winning, record-breaking ‘17-18 season. Get an exclusive look into one of the best global sports clubs, including never-before-seen dressing room footage with legendary coach Pep Guardiola, and delve into the players’ lives off and on the pitch.
Starring: Sergio Agüero, Mikel Arteta, Brandon Ashton Genres: Unscripted, Documentary, Special Interest, Sports Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 100% |
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24 (2002)Plot Summary: In 24 hours -- Each hour a separate episode -- Counterterrorist agent Jack Bauer must stop a political crisis, while maintaining a balance with his family life.
Starring: Kiefer Sutherland, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Carlos Bernard Genres: Suspense, Action, Drama Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 87% |
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The Mentalist (2009)Plot Summary: Simon Baker stars as Patrick Jane, an independent consultant with the California Bureau of Investigation (CBI) who has a remarkable track record for solving serious crimes using his razor sharp skills of observation. Jane's role in cracking a series of tough high-profile cases is greatly valued by his fellow agents, who think Jane's a loose cannon but admire his charm and knack for clearing cases.
Starring: Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, Tim Kang Genres: Suspense, Drama Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 86% |
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Bates Motel (2013)Plot Summary: From Executive Producers Carlton Cuse (Lost) and Kerry Ehrin (Friday Night Lights and Parenthood), Bates Motel delves into the sadistic and twisted relationship between serial killer-to-be, Norman Bates, and his mother Norma. A prelude to the classic horror film Psycho, the series takes a contemporary glimpse into Norman's formative years and reveals how he became one of the most infamous murderers.
Starring: Vera Farmiga, Freddie Highmore, Mike Vogel Genres: Horror, Drama, Suspense Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 93% |
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Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (2019)Plot Summary: 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.
Starring: Wendell Pierce, John Krasinski, Abbie Cornish Genres: Drama, Action, Suspense Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 71% |