What’s the best TV Series you’ve watched in the last 5 years?

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For me it’s the German Series Dark on Netflix and the American series 1883 which is Paramount + but has now turned up on Netflix.

Dark which was about time travel really made you think and 1883 about Pioneer life/Cowboys was just quietly beautiful

It's Okay Not To Be Okay on Netflix. Completely mesmerising. Beautifully filmed and acted, plus amazing story telling.

I am so gutted about The OA still, Jason Isaacs said 5 series were planned. I wish I knew what was going to happen

Another vote for Ozark, ghosts and the dectorists. One that hasn't been mentioned is a South Korean show called when life gives you tangerines on netflix.

The Diplomat- amazing series, highly recommend it

@EineReiseDurchDieZeit we often like the same books so I’m going to try some of your recommendations (Dark & Paradise). Have you tried Lawman: Bass Reeves? It’s about the first black deputy marshal and was originally going to be part of Yellowstone but ended up being a stand alone series. I don’t think it’s as good as Yellowstone but still worth watching.

@Missj25 Definitely! I didn’t agree with how it ended though

I’m going pure fluff on this one:
Rivals
Ghosts
Bridgerton

@TattiePants Vaguely heard of it, will give it a go! I have recommended Dark a lot but a lot of people I told quit it for being too hard to get your head round. I would watch it in the original German too. Paradise is more mainstream but was completely compelling.

Wolf Hall - The mirror and the light. The acting, costumes, sets were just so good. Mark Rylance was superb
Mr Bates v the Post office. Again, cracking acting and I ended up very angry at the cover ups and lies.
Breathless was a 3 parter on the Covid pandemic which was very well done

My Brilliant Friend.

It's an Italian series; I watched the box set on a London to Sydney flight (which was glorious as I was on my own, whereas usually do the flight with 3 children!).

Loved the series, sad but brilliant.

Shogun, if that counts as a series.

Justified
Succession
The OA

All brilliant in their own way.

One show I haven't seen mentioned is Midnight Mass on netflix. I watched it thinking it was going to be a standard vampire story, but it turned out to be far stranger and more beautiful. It's one of the few TV shows that have really stayed with me.

@QuantumPanic I started Midnight Mass and can’t remember why I didn’t continue

The Last of Us
Squid Game
You

Happy Valley

Succession. Easily the best.

In the line of duty

OOO! How has LOD not got lots of mentions? If it has I’ve accidentally missed it. Excellent shout

Call My Agent-the original French version. Wonderful characters and funny.

Succession, Ozark, Schitt's Creek, Ted Lasso.

It feels like I haven't watched anything AMAZING for years.

Yeah , it’s a though they got sick of writing & so a rubbish ending ! !

Didn’t like Succession. Too dry, too pleased with itself, and not that compelling.

The Handmaids tale, The last of us, Squid game

Last five years? The Last of Us for me. Though nothing has reached Breaking Bad/Sopranos/early GoT level for a while now. Schitts Creek was brilliant light entertainment though.

@Missj25 I felt like the 2 main Stars wanted certain outcomes for their characters regardless of whether it was right for the overall story.