Top 10 Shows of 2022

Looking at my movie list I would say that I really only love the top half, while my show list is entirely comprised of series that I truly love and whose seasons this year I would watch again in a heartbeat.

1) BARRY Season 3

Barry’s third season got darker, funnier and was an all around masterpiece of black comedy

2) SEVERANCE Season 1

I don’t love a lot of sci-fi, but the debut season of this Charlie Kaufman-esque mindbender was simply outstanding and hooked me from the outset. Another year before Season 2?! Nooooo…

3) BETTER CALL SAUL Season 6

BCS stuck the landing like I knew it would as Jimmy aka Saul aka Gene met his ultimate fate. Not unsatisfying in the slightest

4) HARLEY QUINN Season 3

Harley Quinn is just so adorably addictive and funny and rewatchable it’s like the TV equivalent (to me) of a bag of cheddar and sour cream ruffles. I can never get enough, and all I want is more, more, more

5) INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE Season 1

This gothic, lush, sexy and scary modern adaptation of Anne Rice’s books is enthralling and actually better than what was on the page. Best surprise of the season

6) RESERVATION DOGS Season 2

The second season of this offbeat comedy is even better than the first and never forgets to forge the character relationships in its eccentricity. I hope it keeps going forever

7) THE WHITE LOTUS Season 2

Mike White pulled off the unexpected and turned what could have been an unnecessary extravagance into something essential and perfect

8) SUPERMAN & LOIS Season 2

S&L continues to deliver the goods and is unlike any other CW show in its superior ability to craft a worthwhile narrative arc and still have enjoyable episodic one-offs. This is a version of Superman you’ve not yet seen

9) THE BOYS Season 3

Despite a disappointing finale, the third season of The Boys was humming along better than it had ever been and that last bummer episode won’t take away a spot from it on this list

10) FROZEN PLANET II

Every new entry in this long running series captures more breathtaking footage thanks to ever improving technological advances that make these discoveries possible

HONORABLE MENTIONS: Girls5Eva S2; Stargirl S3; Pam and Tommy; The Bear S1