Apple TV recommendations please

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This is the first time we've ever had Apple tv , what do you recommend to watch drama or comedy drama wise, nothing slapstick though please ?
I definitely want to see Bad Sisters as I have seen the original and it was brilliant, other than that I have no clue what's worth watching.

Ooh I loved Bad Sisters! Enjoy
I got Apple TV for Ted Lasso which I loved, also dipped into The Morning Show but it didn't really hold my attention.
People seem to love Slow Horses too

There are a lot of things I’ve enjoyed on Apple TV. Below is my list

-Slow Horses. Amazing crime/thriller with Gary Oldman
-Platonic and The Studio. If you like Seth Rogans style of comedy then these two series are great
-Lessons In Chemistry. A drama set in 1960s I think with Brie Larson. A bit emotional but very good
-Your Friends and Neighbours. Relatively new but I’m enjoying it comedy/drama with Jon Hamm
-Shrinking. My absolutely favourite. Give this a couple of episodes but it’s a great watch with Jason Segal and Harrison Ford
-Dark Matter. This is sci fi with Joel Edgerton - a bit multi universe like but riveting
-Presumed Innocent. Jake Gyllenhal crime drama. Very good and twisty turny
-Bad Monkey. Vince Vaughn black comedy that had a few slow episodes but very enjoyable
-H/Jack. Idris Elba led action series that was fly by the seat of your pants stuff!
-The After Party. Comedy whodunnit with a great set of actors

Films
-Ghosted with Chris Evan’s is a comedy action which is an easy watch!
-Sharper is a really good twisty drama with Julianne Moore and Sebastian Stan
-The Banker is a feel good overcome adversity film with Anthony Mackie
-Still. A documentary with and by Michael J Fox that if you were a fan in the 80s is a must watch
-Greyhound. Tom Hanks plays Tom Hanks in a submarine but enjoyable with good cinematic set pieces
-The Family Plan with Mark Whalberg is an action comedy
-The year the earth changed. An interesting documentary film about Covid and the effect on the planet
-9/11 inside the presidents war room. Really interesting and different view of the events.

i think that’s a pretty exhaustive list but we use Apple TV a lot and have mostly enjoyed all of the content. It’s much more limited than Netflix etc but I find they have better stuff

and if you’re a sci fi fan there is masses on top of my list (Severence, foundations, invasion, silo…)

Bad sisters is amazing. I also really enjoyed slow horses and the silo. Prime target is worth a watch. I've been meaning to give severance a go.

Slow Horses.
I've just started Friends and Neighbours and like it so far.
Presumed Innocent.
Bad Sisters series 1, is brilliant.

Thank you for that great list, we will check them all out @FuckedOverByBuilder

I meant to add in my first post is there any great Australian /New Zealand tv shows or films on there? We are having a look obvs, but as it our first day, there is so much to look through.

For All Mankind is a superb sci Fi drama set in an alternative timeline where the Soviet Union lands on the Moon before the USA. Really gripping.

I’m enjoying Your Friends and Neighbours before my 3 month free subscription runs out. Also good is “We Crashed” about the founder of WeWork - jaw dropping in places

Prime Target is a bit shit but I persevered because Leo Woodall is very easy on the eye 😂

SEVERANCE and SILO! actually all Apple TV series are really really top quality!

I'm watching your friends and neighbours, really enjoying it

Severance
Slow Horses
Bad Monkey
Presumed Innocent
For All Mankind
The Studio

Oh yes, We Crashed is absolutely madness and even more so because it’s sort of based on what really happened.

Tetris is also a good movie with Taron Edgerton sort of based on fact

Severance and then cancel as there is nothing else on it.

Silo. A different kind of series, interesting and always makes me want to keep watching it. Eps are about an hour long and there’s 2 seasons.

Great: Slow Horses/ Severance/ the Morning Show

Good: Shrinking/ Bad Sisters

Ok: Essex Serpent/Presumed Innocent

Dull and didn't finish: Prime Target

Oh and the Steve Martin documentary is fantastic

thanks every one who has commented so far, please keep them coming, anything Australian to recommend? I haven't found anything yet

LOVED "Bad Sisters"!

Not had it long, but so far enjoyed (order best to last).

Slow Horses
Severence (first two episodes are a bit 🤔 but it gets better)
Dark Matter
Criminal Record
Prime Target (not bad if you just accept it for what it is)

I think with Netflix, Apple etc, they tend to have their own style of bread and butter shows and I think with Apple the shows look good, but the characters can be a bit beige. I'm not sure what is missing from them. They could do with being a bit more quirky. Maybe i just havent watched the more interesting stuff yet. Slow Horses and severence stand out as different and interesting to watch though. Severence is something very unique and I think people will still talk about it in the future.

Netflix's bread and butter shows are those awful Harlan Coben adaptions with dodgy scripts and everyone lives in a mansion. I think if you like Sci-Fi and something a bit more visually stylish Apple is definitely better. Netflix is a real mixed bag.

Thanks everyone for your suggestions, we have only found one thing we've enjoyed so far which is Your Friends and Neighbours , everything else we've tried had been absolute
rubbish