Big Little Lies (HBO Max)
Based on the novel by Liane Moriarty, the two-season HBO series boasted an impressive cast (Nicole Kidman! Reese Witherspoon!) that beautifully sold the story’s heightened drama and GIF-worthy bits. It was thrilling to watch its central murder mystery unfold, as the core group of women bobbed and weaved in the bright Monterey sun in order to keep their secret and avoid getting caught. The best part? The show’s short, seven-episode runs always left us craving more. (Buy the book at Amazon, Walmart)
SHADOWHUNTERS!!!
How about Longmire? It certainly belongs on that list.
Agreed.
Couldn’t agree more
While I agree about Longmire being a great book to TV series, technically it started more than 10 years ago, thus making it ineligible for this list.
What about Paper Girls, the series based on comics that Prime criminally failed to renew after the first season? It got great, often surprised sounding reviews, and it definitely deserved more.
I agree, I liked that one too!
Although they may not fall within your list’s parameters, I would add:
1. Rizzoli and Isles.
2. The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew.
3. DCI Banks (UK).
4. Rebus (UK).
5. Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan.
I will add Pretty Little Liars and use that to hope that PLL: Original Sin will be coming soon to HBO Max.
‘wire in the blood’ UK
Wolf Hall is one of the best TV shows ever made, based on the best trilogy of historical fiction published in the last 100 years (OK I’m making bold claims here, I know!).
I also kind of loved Slow Horses on AppleTV+, though I don’t know those books very well. And I know the kids absolutely adored The Mysterious Benedict Society on Disney+, I’m sad that was cancelled.
Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments.
Shadow and Bone.
Wolf Pack.
The Expanse. DUH !!
I’m so bummed the 90s Animorphs television show didn’t make the cut. /s
Almost everything on Masterpiece Mystery —- or on Masterpiece period ……
Plenty of new stuff in the past 10 years.
You should add Will Trent to this list! Book by Karin Slaughter.
It’s a series!
Totally agree with Big Little Lies, The Queen’s Gambit, Reacher, Sharp Objects and Normal People, especially – they were all really well done.
Lovecraft Country
Will Trent is such a compelling show. Now I’m about to begin reading the series. Fingers crossed the show gets renewed.
Can’t believe Interview with the Vampire didn’t make it on this list!
IMHO “Dare Me” was awful.
These should have been included:
Longmire
The 100
Shadowhunters
The Expanse
Pretty Little Liars
Dare me was dumb, slow and just plain terrible. The Expanse need to take its place on the list.
Some good ones on here! I would add shows like Call the Midwife, A Discovery of Witches, All Creatures Great and Small, Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, C.B. Strike, His Dark Materials, and Poldark. They’re of the highest quality. Granted, Call the Midwife only follows the memoirs for the first three seasons.
Little Fires Everywhere was so good!
No The Magicians?! I wonder what High King Margo will say when she finds out…
Nothing they can reprint.
Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan
Justified (I know 2010) so the upcoming one
Shetland
The Little Drummer Girl
The Night Manager
I could go on and on and on………..
Also C.B Strike all 4 seasons
Pashang fong for not including The Expanse. ;)
I think most tv insiders failed to realize the majority of viewers have not seen any of these shows nor have interest in them. These are what pop cultural elites like but not standard tv fare for the average American viewer, much like the Oscars and movies most never see.
The Expanse should be on this list!!! One of, if not the best sci-fi TV show of all time
Ha,ha! Tom Cruise comes up short! I see what you did there!
Le Carre’s spy stories work better on tv.
‘wolf hall- mirror and the light’ is in development
Where is The Umbrella Academy? And yes, agree with many others, not including The Expanse is a gross oversight.