With 2021 thankfully now halfway over we look back at the 10 Best TV Shows of 2021 so far.
You’ll want to stick around to the end to see which show has one of the most shocking
twists of all time. A potential Spoiler Warning is now in effect.
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Invincible (Amazon): This comic book adaptation on Prime Video
took over the internet when it was released earlier in the year. Invincible was a breath
of fresh air for those of us who may be a little over the superhero genre unless of
course, it’s marvel-related. It may have to do with the fact that this may just be
the goriest and most violent show that we have seen, animated or not. When Mark Grayson
finally gets his powers his eagerness to become the world's strongest hero, like his father
Omni-man, leads him to discover that the superhero gig isn’t so black and white as he thought.
Who would have guessed that of all people Seth Rogan, who is also an executive producer
on The Boys, would become one of the go-to people when it comes to producing comic book-related
tv shows .
SHADOW AND BONE (Netflix): What may be the most surprising show of 2021
so far has to be Shadow and Bone on Netflix. Based on the books of the same name and developed
for TV by Eric Heisserer, who was also behind Birdbox and Arrival, Shadow and Bone is set
in a war-torn fictional country, Ravka, that is split in the middle by a dark veil called
the Fold that inhabits flesh-eating monsters. For the fans of the Harry Potter movies , this
show will remind you of the franchise in the fact only a Chosen One stated by prophecy,
in this case, an orphan map maker named Alina is the only one capable of destroying the
Fold and its creator the Dark heretic. To say that this may just be the most visually
stunning show that Netflix has put out is saying a lot especially since the streaming
service is known for its remarkable use of visuals in their own produced series.
Sweet tooth (Netflix) A show about a pandemic wiping out much of
the human race may seem a little too early since you know (insert video), but Sweeth
Tooth has a softer approach to the post-apocalyptic genre. Adapted from the DC Comic, Sweet Tooth
revolves around Gus who, like many of the children being born into the world, is a human-animal
hybrid that sets out to look for his mom with his human companion. All while trying to avoid
getting captured or worse by humans scapegoating hybrids for the pandemic. What may turn a
lot of older viewers off is the fact that instead of getting the typical violent post-apocalypse
show, which it does have as well especially towards the end of the season, we get a TV-14
approach .
That being said this is a great show to check out with the kids and family especially since
it’s only a matter of time before Netflix announces Season 2.
The Underground Railroad (Prime Video): The hardest show to watch that we do not recommend
binging due to its heavy nature, The Underground Railroad on Prime Video is an important and
must-watch show. Based on the 2016 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Colson Whitehead, The
show focuses on Cora Randall’s journey of escaping slavery in the south by the underground
railroad, which in this story is an actual physical railroad beneath the ground. Barry
Jenkins, who also directed Moonlight, was in the director’s seat for all 10 episodes
where he managed to use suburb symbolism to depict the south at the time. Such as when
Cora viewed the Tennesee landscape as scorched while the northern state of Indiana was viewed
to have lush green farms. Even though it may be a very hard series to watch it is one of
those shows that, especially in today’s day in age, is a necessary must-watch.
HACKS (HBO MAX): Starring Jean Smart as the headline Las Vegas
comedian, Deborah Vance, who is forced to work with an extremely liberal 20-year-old
writer, Ava, who is down on her luck. Even though they come from two completely different
eras the love-hate relationship between Deborah and Ava is the highlight of the whole show.
Jean Smart clearly has a major pull in the HBO studios already starring in two other
HBO Max megahits such as the Watchmen and Mare of Easttown. Aside from the two bickering
back and forth, Hacks does a great job of showing part of the struggles that a majority
of women have to face in the entertainment industry such as sexual harassment. After
being left with a cliffhanger that could alter their relationship forever fans of the show
won’t have to wait long to find out since season 2 has already been picked up.
Resident alien Resident Alien is for the people who enjoy
the more dark, twisted, and dry side of comedy. Instead of E.T trying to get back home, we
get Harry who is trying to locate his Earth destroying device after crash landing all
while trying to hide his identity and dead bodies. What makes Resident Alien stand apart
from other alien-orientated shows is the performance of Alan Tudyk as Harry. Whether it be dealing
with his arch-nemesis, a 9-year-old named Max ,
or his assistant in the doctor’s office, watching an alien deal with ordinary human
circumstances is more entertaining than we first thought. A new season has already been
confirmed which is always great and surprising news for any new SyFy show.
For All Mankind Season 2 (Apple TV+) Certain moments in history make you question
what if it had turned out differently, such as what if instead of the US reaching the
moon first it was the Soviets. For All Mankind on Apple TV+ does the best job of depicting
what would transpire not just in the US and the Soviet Union but throughout world history
as we essentially know it. While season 1 may not have garnered the recognition it deserved,
Season 2, which picks up 10 years after, made sure to amend that mistake being an absolute
rollercoaster of emotions, drama, and gun action... yes there are guns on the moon.
The last two episodes especially were some of the most adrenaline-pumping episodes we
have seen this year. Seeing how much the world could have possibly changed, maybe even for
the better, if the space race would have continued and expanded upon is something to behold.
Ginny & Georgia (Netflix) Ginny & Georgia may have struggled to gain
traction when it was first released at the start of the year but when it finally did
gain it the show managed to become one of Netflix’s biggest hits. The series focuses
on Georgia and her two kids, Ginny and Austin, moving to a new town after the mysterious
death of Georiga’s recent husband. Even though it may sound simple enough they find
it to be difficult especially since Georgia is a con-woman on the run from her late husband’s
ex-wife. Believe us when we say Georgia may seem like a sweet beautiful southern woman
but in reality, she is one of the most devious and dangerous women we may have seen on TV.
Brianne Howey is the highlight of the show doing such an exceptional job of playing free-spirited
Georgia. Season 2 can’t come soon enough for fans especially when they left us with
such a cliffhanger in the season 1 finale.
Lupin season 2: The gentleman thief returned to finish off
his main opposition, this time for good. The show follows Assane who becomes the real-life
Lupin as he tries to get revenge on the Pellegrini family that got his father killed leaving
him an orphan. After the season 1 cliffhanger, we see Assane use every tactic that he’s
managed to learn from Lupin to go full force on his takedown of the Pellegrini’s. The
schemes he comes up with this season become a lot more elaborate and risky for not just
him but his friends and family as well. What also drew the audience was the fact that instead
of having to wait a year or more for new episodes it was released within months. Hopefully,
they manage to keep the wait time to a minimum when releasing season 3.
Mare of Easttown (HBO Max): Kate Winslet stars as police detective Mare,
who must investigate the murder of a teenage girl while still dealing with the trauma of
her son’s suicide, her divorce, and a custody battle for her grandson. The investigation
into the murder also leads Mare to another open case from the previous year of a young
girl’s disappearance that she had all but given up on. What makes this show stand out
aside from Winslet’s acting and really highlighting the difficulties one faces when being forced
to deal with such a traumatic event is the jaw-dropping twist at the end. The writers
did an incredible job of keeping the viewers guessing of who the killer was, that they
crashed HBO Max when the series finale was released. We have to say that the shocking
revelation was one of the best we have seen lately. Only because it caused major discussion
among fans about whether or not what Mare did at the end was right or wrong.
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