The 41 best Apple TV shows, ranked

The 41 best Apple TV shows, ranked Shannon Connellan Creel House . A Tomatometer-approved critic , Shannon writes about entertainment, tech, social good, science, culture, and Australian horror . Read Full Bio We're officially overloaded with streaming services by 2025, with each costing a pretty penny of your pay packet to keep. Whether you decide to shell out for a service typically comes down to the shows and movies on offer, whether you're looking for buzzy Netflix series or Sunday night HBO heavyweights. But there's an underrated competitor in the mix, especially for TV shows . Apple TV+ , Apple's own streaming service, has become better and better over the years, hitting it out of the park with sci-fi smashes like Severance , , and Silo , along with comedy wins like Pluribus , Shrinking , and Bad Sisters - plus a few curveballs mixed in here and there. Ted Lasso One important thing to know? Apple TV is not the same thing as an Apple TV. As Mashable's Stan Schroeder explains it , "Apple TV is both the name for the set-top-box hardware device that you buy and connect to your TV, as well as the app that's available on Apple TV (the set-top-box), as well as Macs, iPhones, and other TV operating systems. And then there's Apple TV , which is Apple's streaming service and a competitor to Netflix, HBO Max, and others." Got it? So, what are the best TV shows on Apple TV? Here are our picks of the streaming service's original series, ranked. 41. The Shrink Next Door Inspired by true events, The Shrink Next Door sends Paul Rudd and Will Ferrell into a complicated web of manipulation, power plays, and mic-drop moments . The series hinges on unethical psychiatrist Dr. Ike Herschkopf (Paul Rudd) and his patient, Marty Markowitz (Will Ferrell), who have a dysfunctional relationship that becomes more and more imbalanced and twisted as Ike weasels his way into Marty's life. Kathryn Hahn stars as Marty’s younger sister Phyllis, and Casey Wilson plays Bonnie, Ike's wife. - Shannon Connellan, UK Editor Starring: Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd, Kathryn Hahn, Casey Wilson, Cornell Womack, Sarayu Blue, Robin Bartlett, and Gable Swanlund How to watch: The Shrink Next Door is now streaming on Apple TV. 40. Time Bandits Time Bandits, Terry Gilliam's classic '80s fantasy adventure, got the TV adaptation treatment by Taika Waititi, Jemaine Clement, and Iain Morris. And despite the show being sadly cancelled after one season, it's still worth your while to watch. Over 10 episodes, Time Bandits sees a group of thieves in a fantasy world who are suddenly joined by Kevin (Kal-El Tuck), an 11-year-old history aficionado. Kevin's parents find themselves in peril across time and space, so his knowledge of historical events - and his new group of friends - might be their only hope. Across the Stone Age, Ice Age, many other Ages, across major moments in the history books, Kevin and the gang time-travel every episode, meeting a...

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