GoKawiilApple TV doesn't need the "Plus" in its name for me to write something positive about the streamer's library. I could just let the 89 Emmy nominations Apple received this year do the talking. None of these noms are for the platform's hits like Severance and Ted Lasso, which absolutely says something about the quality of programming you're potentially missing out on.
Apple relies mostly on organic discovery and word of mouth for its titles to take off, so it's not necessarily that you're not paying attention. You haven't seen commercials or marketing campaigns for shows like Widow's Bay, because that's just not how Apple rolls.
It's an interesting way of putting movies and TV shows out into the world -- and it's made Apple TV feel way more like a secret club you've been let into.
To help you on your journey, I've compiled the guide below to the best shows Apple TV has to offer. I'll be updating this list regularly, so please check back for additions. I put together a separate list of Apple TV's best sci-fi TV shows, too. So check that out when you're done here.
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Apple TV Cape Fear Cape Fear, from show creator Nick Antosca and executive producers Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg, differs a bit from the 1991 and 1962 classics, but honors them both, as well as the original novel, The Executioners. It's a modern-day noir that ramps up the tension and violence and keeps the stakes high throughout each episode. Javier Bardem's Emmy-worthy turn as Max Cady, which somehow outdoes Robert De Niro's, outshines everything else and is reason alone to watch.
Apple TV Criminal Record Criminal Record is a British crime series that follows two rival detectives -- the older, jaded DCI Daniel Hegarty (Peter Capaldi) and the younger, motivated DS June Lenker (Cush Jumbo) -- as they're forced into an alliance to enforce justice amid the polarizing backdrop of modern-day London.
Apple TV Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed Apple TV's Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed is a comedy thriller about a woman who connects with a camboy online, only to become the victim of a twisty blackmail scheme. The series also stars Jake Johnson and Murray Bartlett, so it features sturdy talent throughout this bingeable show.
Apple TV Margo's Got Money Troubles Based on the book of the same name by Rufi Thorpe, Margo's Got Money Troubles follows the struggles of a young woman with a new baby who turns to cam girl work on the internet to help pay the bills. Elle Fanning stars opposite Nick Offerman and Michelle Pfeiffer, who really are a match made in comedy heaven.
Apple TV Pluribus What happens when a pandemic grips the globe, making everyone extremely happy? That's the question at the center of Pluribus, Vince Gilligan's latest TV project. The series, now the most-watched Apple TV show ever, follows a relatively unhappy woman named Carol (Rhea Seehorn) as she navigates this unsettling new reality. Can she find a way to save the world? Or will she eventually become a part of this odd hive mind?
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