Must-Stream TV: All the Best Shows You Should Be Watching From 2023 So Far
Looking for something to watch? 2023 is serving up plenty of ace TV — here's everything you need to catch up with.
Must-Stream TV: All the Best Shows You Should Be Watching From 2023 So Far
So many things to see, only so much time to sit on the sofa glued to the screen: welcome to watching television in 2023. "I don't have anything to watch" isn't a phrase that anyone can utter anymore, and hasn't been for some time. Thanks to the non-stop onslaught of new and returning TV shows releasing week after week via streaming, it's simply no longer true.
From everything vying for eyeballs and couch time, we round up the best new movies and series that've just hit streaming platforms each month. But if you're looking for the standouts television-wise, we've also got you covered. Here's our running rundown of the shows from 2023 that are capturing our attention — aka what you should be catching up on ASAP.
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Arts & EntertainmentGripping Murder-Mystery 'Black Snow' Is Streaming's First Must-See New Australian Series of 2023
Travis Fimmel leads this North Queensland-set thriller, which jumps between 1994 and 2019 to investigate a shock murder of an Australian South Sea Islander teenager.
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Arts & EntertainmentNetflix Heist Thriller 'Kaleidoscope' Is Ridiculously Easy to Binge No Matter Which Order You Watch It In
Choose your own way through this eight-part series, which stars ‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘Better Call Saul’ alum Giancarlo Esposito.
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Arts & EntertainmentStardom Dramedy 'I Hate Suzie Too' Is the Most Stunningly Stressful Series You Can Stream Right Now
After a must-see first run in 2020, this Billie Piper-led British series about a celebrity's chaotic life is back with another magnetic season.
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Arts & EntertainmentHBO's 'The Last of Us' Series Is a Spectacular Video Game Adaptation — and Just Spectacular
Whether or not you’ve played the hit PlayStation game, this Pedro Pascal-starring post-apocalyptic drama is one of 2023’s best new shows.
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Arts & Entertainment'That '90s Show' Is Exactly the Right Amount of Nostalgic — for 'That '70s Show' and for the 90s
Say “hello Wisconsin!” to a new era of teens hanging out in a basement, all thanks to Netflix’s sequel series to ‘That '70s Show’
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Arts & EntertainmentThe 'Ted Lasso' Crew, Jason Segel and Harrison Ford Turn 'Shrinking' Into Apple TV+'s New Kind-Hearted Gem
This comedy about therapists is Harrison Ford’s second-ever regular small-screen role — and he’s unsurprisingly exceptional.
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Arts & EntertainmentNatasha Lyonne and Rian Johnson's Delightful 'Poker Face' Is Your New Favourite Mystery Series
Whodunnits don’t get much better than this streaming ace, a collaboration between the ‘Russian Doll’ actor and the ‘Knives Out’ director.
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Arts & EntertainmentPage-to-Screen Miniseries 'Fleishman Is in Trouble' Is a Stunningly Cast Character Study — and Mystery
This smart, sharp Jesse Eisenberg- and Claire Danes-starring series reflects upon a marriage breakdown after a doctor’s wife suddenly disappears.
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Arts & EntertainmentEerie and Twisted Apple TV+ Horror Series 'Servant' Is One of M Night Shyamalan's Best-Ever Projects
Like a thriller take on 'Mary Poppins', this unsettling series charts the strange events that follow a Philadelphia family when they hire a new nanny.
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Arts & Entertainment'Cunk on Earth' Is Netflix's Gloriously Ridiculous Satirical Spin on David Attenborough-Style Docos
Created by Charlie Brooker of ‘Black Mirror’ fame, this history-of-the-world series is an absurdist comedy delight.
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Arts & Entertainment'Mad Men' Meets 'The Jetsons' in Apple TV+'s Stylish New Lunar Salesman Dramedy 'Hello Tomorrow!'
What happens when selling the American dream means literally shooting for the moon? That’s this retro-futuristic sci-fi series’ premise.
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Arts & EntertainmentChristoph Waltz-Starring Thriller 'The Consultant' Is Your Next Easy-to-Binge Workplace Nightmare
In this moody Prime Video series, a gaming company’s nine-to-five grind gets diabolical when a new head honcho takes over.
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Arts & EntertainmentCult Catering Comedy 'Party Down' Is Finally Back and Just As Fantastic (and Funny) As Ever
You’ll be having fun, and often, with this Adam Scott-starring gem’s 13-years-later revival.
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Arts & Entertainment'Daisy Jones & The Six' Is a Fleetwood Mac-Worshipping Rock 'n' Roll Drama with a Catchy Refrain
Riley Keough makes fantastic use of her rockstar genes in this 70s-set Prime Video series, which is based on the novel of the same name.
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Arts & EntertainmentKeep Believing: 'Ted Lasso' Scores Another Goal with the Apple TV+ Hit's Higher-Stakes Third Season
After an almost two-year gap, the Jason Sudeikis-starring soccer sitcom is finally back — and just as thoughtful and charming as ever.
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Arts & EntertainmentDonald Glover's New Beyoncé-Inspired Series 'Swarm' Turns Toxic Fandom Into a Gripping Thriller
How do you follow up 'Atlanta'? With another look at the music world, and America, that’s captivating, creative and constantly full of surprises.
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Arts & Entertainment'Yellowjackets' Is Just As Wild, Weird and Wonderful in the Survival Thriller's Second Season
This lost-in-the-woods hit ramps up the eeriness, chills, gore and questions in season two — and it’s still one of the best shows around.
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Arts & Entertainment'Succession' Season Four Starts in Such Savage Form That You'll Never Want the HBO Hit to End
In its final season, HBO's stellar one-percent drama hasn't lost its bite — or taste for blisteringly funny family-feud chaos.
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Arts & EntertainmentRaw and Revelatory New British Dramedy 'Rain Dogs' Joins HBO's Ever-Growing List of Must-Sees
'The Last of Us' isn’t HBO’s only new standout of 2023 thanks to this candid eight-part BBC coproduction starring Daisy May Cooper.
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Arts & Entertainment'The Big Door Prize' Is Apple TV+'s Latest Intriguing and Addictive Series Based Around a Mystery
Starring Chris O'Dowd, this streaming newcomer starts with a magical machine arriving suddenly in a small town.
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Arts & EntertainmentNetflix and A24 Dramedy 'Beef' Turns Petty Feuds Into Steven Yeun- and Ali Wong-Starring Perfection
If you’ve ever gotten irrationally angry about a minor exchange with a stranger, then questioned your entire life, this new standout understands.
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Arts & EntertainmentAunty Donna Are Back on Your Screen — and 'Coffee Cafe' Is Your Next Absurdist Comedy Obsession
After taking on sharehouses in 'Aunty Donna's Big Ol' House of Fun', the Aussie comedy troupe now tackles cafe culture — and the results are just as hilarious.
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Arts & EntertainmentBill Hader's Hitman Dramedy 'Barry' Has Always Been Phenomenal, But Its Final Season Is on Another Level
The ex-'Saturday Night Live' star has made this four-season series about an assassin becoming an actor one of HBO's all-time greats.
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Arts & EntertainmentNun-Versus-AI Series 'Mrs Davis' Is 2023's Most Wildly Ridiculous and Entertaining New Show So Far
Starring 'GLOW' alum Betty Gilpin, this happily OTT series battles an algorithm — and never feels like it was spat out by one.
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Arts & Entertainment'Dead Ringers' Is As Much of a Body-Horror Masterpiece As a Series As It Was As a David Cronenberg Film
Arriving 35 years after the movie, this six-part miniseries also delivers two astonishing performances by Rachel Weisz.
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Arts & Entertainment'Love & Death' Turns a Well-Covered True-Crime Tale Into HBO's Latest Fascinating Miniseries
This real-life tale has reached the screen before, but not with Elizabeth Olsen at its centre and 'Big Little Lies' creator David E Kelley behind the scenes.
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Arts & EntertainmentThe Joshua Jackson-Starring 'Fatal Attraction' Remake Turns the 80s Erotic Thriller Into a Murder-Mystery
Joshua Jackson and Lizzy Caplan take over from Michael Douglas and Glenn Close in the latest movie classic to get turned into a TV series.
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Arts & EntertainmentPete Davidson Plays Pete Davidson Again — and Engaging New Dramedy 'Bupkis' Has Plenty of Fun with It
Move over 'The King of Staten Island' — co-starring the great Joe Pesci and Edie Falco, this series gets satirical with the ex-'SNL' comedian’s life and fame.
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Arts & EntertainmentShowbiz Satire 'The Other Two' Is Still the Funniest Comedy on TV in Its Stellar Third Season
Skewering celebrity, the whole entertainment industry and chasing fame dreams doesn’t get any sharper than this.
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Arts & EntertainmentApple TV's Page-to-Screen Thriller 'Silo' Is Streaming's Next Gripping (and Great) Sci-Fi Mystery
What happens when humanity's last 10,000 inhabitants are left living in an underground chamber? That's this new standout's instantly engrossing story.