The best

Only Murders in the Building

Rotten Tomatoes score: 100 per cent

On this Hulu original, three neighbours (Martin Short, Selena Gomez and Steve Martin) bond over their shared love of true crime podcasts after a murder happens in their building.

Critics praised the comedic drama for its witty dialogue, magnetic characters and riveting storytelling.

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“The show creates a unique character dynamic that’s not only emotionally affecting, but ripe for the comedic picking as well,” Lauren Coates wrote for The Mary Sue.

Hellbound

Rotten Tomatoes score: 100 per cent

On Netflix’s supernatural horror K-drama Hellbound, society starts to spiral out of control after people begin hearing predictions of their deaths.

It earned rave reviews for its magnetic acting performances and daring plot twists.

“It’s hard to keep your eyes away from Hellbound because the concept is so enticing and addictive,” wrote Daniel Hart in a review for Ready Steady Cut.

Hacks

Rotten Tomatoes score: 100 per cent

On the HBO dark comedy series Hacks, legendary stand-up comedian Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) reluctantly teams up with young writer Ava (Hannah Einbinder) after her Vegas residency expires.

The darkly clever Hacks garnered acclaim from critics for its powerful female leads.

“Hacks is a biting, hilarious and insightful comedy laced with genuine pathos,” wrote critic Wenlei Ma.

Yellowjackets

Rotten Tomatoes score: 93 per cent

On the Showtime thriller Yellowjackets, a girls’ football team crash-lands in the northern wilderness and tries to stay alive as horrific events unfold.

Critics praised Yellowjackets as a captivating mystery that was difficult not to binge.

“Genuinely frightening and thoroughly unmissable,” Emma Specter wrote for Vogue.

Reservation Dogs

Rotten Tomatoes score: 98 per cent

On this FX show, four Indigenous teens (Devery Jacobs, D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Lane Factor, Paulina Alexis) defend their turf as they craft ways to save money for a cross-country move.

Critics called Reservation Dogs a coming-of-age story filled with heart.

“Reservation Dogs is not only funny, even hilarious at times, but is also charming and wise when it comes to knowing what to want to tell and how to tell it,” Alberto Carlos wrote for Espinof.

Invincible

Rotten Tomatoes score: 98 per cent

Based on a comic book, the Amazon Prime series Invincible follows Mark Grayson (voiced by Steven Yuen) as he tries to follow in the footsteps of his superhero father (voiced by J.K. Simmons).

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Dark, disturbing, and impossible to pull your eyes from, Invincible was praised as a breath of fresh air in the world of animation.

“Anyone who loves superheroes in any shape or form will want to add this series to their viewing list,” praised critic Collier Jennings.

The Sex Lives of College Girls

Rotten Tomatoes score: 95 per cent

Critics called the HBO comedy hilarious, likeable and achingly relatable.

“A rare TV show that really delves into the multifaceted and endlessly entertaining world of undergraduate shenanigans,” Proma Khosla wrote for Mashable.

Made for Love

Rotten Tomatoes score: 94 per cent

Based on a novel by Alissa Nutting, the show follows a woman (Cristin Milioti) who stays with her father (Ray Romano) after realising that her controlling husband (Billy Magnussen) has implanted a chip in her brain that allows him to watch her every move.

When reviewing the HBO show, critics lent particular praise to Millioti’s incredible central performance.

“Cristin Milioti puts in a gripping lead performance that shows exactly why her star is rapidly ascending, and each episode that passes draws the audience further into Made for Love’s frenetic, imaginative story of female agency,” Audrey Fox wrote for We Live Entertainment.

Squid Game

Rotten Tomatoes score: 94%

“A masterful show that truly changed the game in storytelling,” praised film critic Kristen Maldonado.

Maid

Rotten Tomatoes score: 93 per cent

Critics said Maid was an illuminating and well-acted drama with a rewarding story.

“The Netflix miniseries illustrates the endless catch-22 poor people in America face,” Alison Herman wrote for The Ringer.

The worst

Cowboy Bebop

Rotten Tomatoes score: 46 per cent

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A fun cast and dazzling special effects couldn’t save Cowboy Bebop from comparisons to its animated predecessor.

“Cowboy Bebop brings a lot of style and flash but fails to tap into what made the anime classic so great,” Sam Stone wrote in a review for CBR.

I Know What You Did Last Summer

Rotten Tomatoes score: 40 per cent

A teenager (Madison Iseman) and her friends find themselves stalked by an anonymous killer a year after they witness a fatal accident.

Critics called the Amazon Prime show a tough slog to sit through and often felt like the teens’ dialogue was out of touch.

“There’s no fun to be found in this glossy yet charmless reboot, which takes a swing at bringing the slasher film to the TikTok age and misses by miles,” Beth Webb wrote in a review for Empire.

Clarice

Rotten Tomatoes score: 39 per cent

The CBS thriller Clarice centres on FBI Agent Clarice Starling and her career following the events of The Silence of the Lambs.

Reviewers largely felt like Clarice came across as a flimsy adaptation of the original source material.

“In a television landscape littered with gruesome procedurals and compelling female protagonists, Clarice feels less like a trailblazer and more like a three-decades-later attempt to catch up,” Zaki Hasan wrote for the San Francisco Chronicle.

La Brea

Rotten Tomatoes score: 38 per cent

On the NBC drama La Brea, a massive sinkhole devastates the centre of Los Angeles and puts the victims in the centre of a primeval world.

Overall, critics said that La Brea had an interesting premise with a terrible payoff.

“For a series that opens on a massive sinkhole eating up an entire LA neighbourhood, La Brea feels too middle-of-the-road to make much impression at all,” Angie Han wrote in a review for The Hollywood Reporter.

Gossip Girl

Rotten Tomatoes score: 36 per cent

A new group of Manhattanites, including Julien (Jordan Alexander), Zoya (Whitney Peak) and Kate (Tavi Gevinson), try to root out which friend is sharing their secrets online.

Despite the best efforts of the cast, critics said Gossip Girl was little more than a poor imitation of the original show.

“We’re here for the drama – for rich, beautiful teens being terrible to each other,” Jenna Guillaume wrote for Sydney Morning Herald. “But the new Gossip Girl is not quite that, adding in a layer of power and race dynamics that it doesn’t seem fully capable of unpacking.”

Walker

Rotten Tomatoes score: 33 per cent

Summary: On The CW show Walker, widower and father Cordell Walker (Jared Padalecki) returns home to reconnect with his children and get down to work.

Although critics mostly agreed that Walker had room to grow, it didn’t leave a great first impression on reviewers.

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In a review for IGN Movies, Alicia Lutes described the series as a “generic, paint-by-numbers family drama”.

Mayor of Kingstown

Rotten Tomatoes score: 29 per cent

On this Paramount+ drama, power brokers Mike (Jeremy Renner) and Mitch McLusky (Kyle Chandler) attempt to bring order to their town.

Critics wrote the off Mayor of Kingstown as too morose.

“A dour, flavourless combination of familiar crime drama elements, led by Renner at his most glum,” Josh Bell wrote for CBR.

Intruder

Rotten Tomatoes score: 29 per cent

On the British drama Intruder, a wealthy couple (Tom Meeten and Helen Behan) consider lying to the police after they kill an intruder in their home.

Critics said that the Channel 5 show was overtly silly to the point of entering “so-bad-it’s-good” territory.

“It possesses the kind of one-star stupidness that, if properly embraced, can take you to a place of five-star wonder and amusement,” Deborah Ross wrote for The Daily Mail.

Sex/Life

Rotten Tomatoes score: 23 per cent

Housewife Billie (Sarah Shahi) puts her suburban life with her husband Cooper (Mike Vogel) on the line when she pursues a relationship with her ex-boyfriend (Adam Demos).

“Sex/Life drowns itself in the shallow end, so to speak, by failing to even generate much heat,” Judy Berman noted for Time magazine.

Alter Ego

Rotten Tomatoes score: 17%

Alter Ego lost points with critics who found it to be a charmless shadow of big TV hits like The Voice and The Masked Singer.

“Alter Ego is yet another attempt to replicate The Masked Singer, but is just a lifeless clone that doesn’t have a reason for existing,” Andy Dehnart wrote in a review for Reality Blurred. Ouch.