Seeing as there are so many streaming platforms, sometimes we don’t know where to begin with which new series to start watching – let alone what’s good on the box.
Whether you’re after a gritty drama, a murder mystery or a dark comedy there’s something for everyone. From Bad Sisters to Sherwood, Keith Watson has rounded up the top 10 TV shows from 2022.
Do you agree with our list?
1. Severance (Apple TV+)
Both a meditation on modern work/life balance and a moving take on the corrosive power of grief, this Ben Stiller-directed jigsaw puzzle is the year’s most thought-provoking show.
2. Sherwood (BBC iPlayer)
A murder story, a slice of social history and a forensic investigation of policing policy all rolled into one in James Graham’s powerful study of a mining community grappling with the bitterness of the past.
3. The Bear (Disney+)
Ghosts of the past cling to gifted chef Carmy (Jeremy Allen White) as he takes over the Chicago eaterie gifted to him by his dead brother. Carmy has demons – and then some.
4. This Is Going To Hurt (BBC iPlayer)
Ben Whishaw is superb as an overstretched junior doctor who reached the end of his tether some time ago. A blackly comic look at the state of the NHS.
5. Bad Sisters (Apple TV+)
If you’re fantasising about bumping off a loathed relative this Christmas, then this Sharon Horgan-led riotous black comedy will fill your stockings.
6. State Of Happiness (BBC iPlayer)
Ambitious Anna (Anne Regine Ellingsæter) struggles to make her mark in this gripping 1970s Norwegian saga, based around the rise of the oil industry.
7. Shining Girls (Apple TV+)
Elisabeth Moss excels in this time-tripping murder-mystery, featuring a creepy Jamie Bell.
8. Heartstopper (Netflix)
This teen gay romance charmed our pants off.
9. Clark (Netflix)
Bill Skarsgård gives a career-best performance as career criminal Clark Olofsson.
10. Hacks (Prime Video)
The mighty Jean Smart rules as a fading comedy star in a show that celebrates female creativity.
Turkey of the year
The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power (Prime Video)
The most expensive TV show ever made apparently. Though obviously none of the cash went on the script.
