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ITV / PBS How Victoria Aims to Connect With Young Women
The new Masterpiece period drama, set to debut in America, tells a timely story about an unlikely female ruler.
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Gianni Fiorito / HBO About That Young Pope
Paolo Sorrentino’s HBO show is a bizarre, surreal examination of absolute power.
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Joe Lederer / Netflix There Are No Happy Endings in A Series of Unfortunate Events
The Netflix adaptation of the popular Lemony Snicket children’s book series is a weird, hyper-self-aware, bleak bit of fun.
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FX Taboo: A Grim, Gruesome Costume Drama Starring Tom Hardy
The FX show stars the British actor as a kind of Regency-era Jason Bourne, only with even bloodier methods.
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Conaco / TBS What Conan O'Brien Means to Late-Night's Future
The long-tenured host might be moving to a weekly, or all-digital, format in the coming years—another major shift for an ever-evolving genre.
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PBS The Mystery of Sherlock's New Antagonist
Who is Eurus, and what does she want with the Holmes brothers?
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HBO Bright Lights Captures the Magic of Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
The HBO documentary is a charming, poignant snapshot of the late actresses and their complex relationship.
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NBC NBC’s Emerald City Takes Dorothy to a Darker Oz
The influence of Game of Thrones is palpable in this edgy new network drama.
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Netflix Pop Culture Is Having a Metaphysical Moment
The OA, Westworld, Stranger Things, and other recent works toy with the idea of multiple realities—and bring the thrill of new religion.
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PBS The Troublesome Women of Sherlock
The BBC show seems to have difficulty fitting female characters into its universe. But it isn’t Arthur Conan Doyle’s fault.
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Matthias Clamer / FX The New Reality TV
Many of 2016’s freshmen shows went out of their way to reflect the world not as audiences might wish it to be, but as it really is.
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Netflix What Is The OA Actually About?
Decoding some of the clues and mysteries in Netflix’s mind-boggling new series
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TBS What Glenn Beck’s Full Frontal Interview Says About Samantha Bee
The right-wing firebrand, who has recanted much of his extreme rhetoric, said he saw a lot of himself in the TBS show host.
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Zak Bickel / Katie Martin / Paul Spella … The Best Television Shows of 2016
In a crowded year of Peak TV, the series that stood out the most
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Netflix The OA Is a Bizarre, Totally Absorbing Puzzle
The surprise Netflix series is a strange but compelling mystery about a woman who returns after being missing for seven years.
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Amazon Prime Video The Man in the High Castle: Fake News in Nazi America
In season two, the Amazon series suddenly has new contemporary relevance.
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Zak Bickel / Katie Martin / Paul Spella … The Best Television Episodes of 2016
Staff selections from a year of great TV
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NBC Hairspray Live! Was Big, Bland, and Beautiful
NBC’s third televised musical event offered goofy charm, a nebulous message of inclusivity, and a handful of spectacular moments.
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HBO The Secret to Westworld’s Success Is in Its Music
The HBO drama’s newly released soundtrack is a memory-teasing good time.
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Hulu Shut Eye Wants to Be Breaking Bad, With Psychics
Hulu’s new drama, starring Jeffrey Donovan as a con man whose head injury appears to give him real visions, is a stylish and overly complicated property.
