A selection of Guardian readers' favorite television shows of the year, highlighting exceptional performances, captivating storytelling, and compelling characters.
Who is a god of TV? Who has magical chemistry? And who deserves to be lightning-bolted for bad behaviour? Here are Guardian readers’ best shows of the year ( Netflix ) My favourite show of 2024. It seems to be a rarity in TV that a singular vision survives the creation by committee process. But in Ripley, Steven Zaillian gives us stylish black-and-white cinematography that’s usually reserved for the artiest of arthouse cinema.
We get a meticulous mise-en-scene that makes every crime scene a puzzle for the viewer to dissect. And, most importantly, we get incredible central performances from, Dakota Fanning and Johnny Flynn. This truly felt like a labour of love and for me surpasses both the source material and the previous film adaptation. For those eight hours, I was utterly transfixed. It also helps that for the first two episodes I didn’t realise I had subtitles turned off, so thought it was an intentional decision to avoid translating the Italian. It’s a testament to the quality of the show that I didn’t question that, and went with it.(Netflix) Every character is perfect, the script is delicious and the story so compelling and watchable that I didn’t want it to end. The chemistry between Bell and Brody is magical; I believe I watched them fall in love. It was refreshing to watch what felt like a real, grownup relationship, with relatable issues and important conversations. It was particularly refreshing to watch a man step up when a woman needs him to. I hope there’s a second series because these characters and relationships deserve more exploration and development. The brother and sister, in particular. If so, I’ll be watching it again.is smart and suspenseful. My wife and I couldn’t help rooting for him in spite of the collateral damage of innocents. We loved that his antagonist was a woman and she certainly held her own on scree
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