"Blends ingredients from Harry Potter, Being Human and Inspector Morse" - The Guardian "Love, danger, a little bit of lust and swoon-worthy story you'll want to binge over and over again" - TV Guide "As gorgeously shot and cinematic as a Bond movie" - The Atlantic premiere, with a new episode available every following Saturday. The season will bow just one day after its U.K. Aka Wacko Jacko.Ĭlaim to fame: #11 on Rotten Tomatoes’ list of the best TV of 2019, with a 98% critics ratingĬheck out the full Rotten Tomatoes round-up of Best TV Shows Of 2019 here, which includes other Showmax favourites like Billions S4, Big Little Lies S2, and Veep S7 (due September 2019) in the Top 20."A Discovery of Witches" Season 2 Exclusive North American Premiere on Sundance Now and Shudder on Saturday, January 9, 2021 Through gut-wrenching interviews with Safechuck, now 40, and Robson, now 36, as well as their mothers, wives and siblings, the film crafts a portrait of sustained abuse, exploring the complicated feelings that led both men to confront their experiences after both had young sons of their own. What’s it about: The separate but parallel experiences of two young boys, James Safechuck, at age 10, and Wade Robson, at age seven, both of whom were befriended by Michael Jackson. Who’s in it? Rising comics Julio Torres and Ana Fabrega, alongside Fred Armisen and Lorne Michaels of Saturday Night Live fame.Ĭlaim to fame: #10 on Rotten Tomatoes’ list of the best TV of 2019, with a 100% critics ratingīinge: First on Showmax on 2 September 2019 Best Documentary Series: Leaving Neverland Okay, so it’s more of a comedy for horror lovers than a straight-up scare fest, but it’s the best thing horror fans have been offered so far this year. What’s it about: Set in a fictional dreamy Latin American country, Los Espookys follows a group of friends who turn their love for horror into a peculiar business: providing on-demand horror to those who need it. Who’s in it? Teresa Palmer ( I Am Number Four, Warm Bodies) stars as Oxford historian Diana Bishop, a witch who falls in love with the vampire Matthew Clairmont (Emmy nominee Matthew Goode from Downton Abbey and The Crown) – to the consternation of both witches and vampires…Ĭlaim to fame: #5 on Rotten Tomatoes’ list of the best TV of 2019, with a 100% critics rating What’s it about? Adapted from Deborah Harkness’s bestselling All Souls trilogy, A Discovery of Witches is a modern-day love story set in a world where witches, vampires and daemons secretly live and work alongside humans, hidden in plain sight. Who’s in it? Bill Hader as Barry and Henry Winkler as his acting coach – both Emmy-winning and Golden Globe-nominated roles.Ĭlaim to fame: #2 on Rotten Tomatoes’ list of the best TV of 2019, with a 100% critics rating.īinge: Showmax Best Romance: A Discovery of Witches S1 As Season 2 opens, Barry tries to extricate himself from a violent criminal triangle involving the Chechen, Bolivian and Burmese underworld – not to mention some deeply suspicious LA detectives and Monroe Fuches, Barry’s former boss, who has found it exceedingly difficult to hire a replacement as capable as his onetime ace assassin. What’s it about? A depressed war-vet-turned-hitman finds passion and romance in a local acting class while on a job in LA. Who’s in it? Directed by Johan Renck ( Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead), the five-part miniseries stars Emmy nominee Jared Harris ( The Crown, Mad Men), People’s Choice nominee Stellan Skarsgård ( Mamma Mia, Good Will Hunting) and Oscar nominee Emily Watson ( Hilary and Jackie, Breaking the Waves), among others.Ĭlaim to fame: The top rated series of all time on IMDB. What’s it about? Chernobyl dramatises the story of the 1986 nuclear accident, one of the worst man-made catastrophes in history, and of the brave men and women who made incredible sacrifices to save Europe from unimaginable disaster. Yes, it’s obviously biased, but it’s also undeniably accurate… Best Drama: Chernobyl To celebrate, Showmax has put together a handy guide to the best TV series of 2019 so far.
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