My list is finally here! I know I’m a couple weeks late with this, and I regret to say I haven’t caught up with everything I wanted to watch quite yet (the last season of Mr. Robot is still pending) but I wanted my top ten out before the end of the month at least. Here were my top ten shows of 2019.
1) BARRY Season 2
The second season was funnier, darker, more dramatic and filled with high stakes and unpredictable plot turns
2) LEAVING NEVERLAND
An essential, powerful film that asks us to bear witness to two victims of child sexual abuse as they explain how it really works and what they suffered at the hands of the one of the world’s most famous figures
3) WHEN THEY SEE US
Ava Duvernay’s wrenching docudrama of the heartbreaking story of the exonerated Central Park Five and what they went through in the early 1990’s
4) FLEABAG Season 2
A funny, poignant, romantic and wistful second and final season of a show that achieved greatness in these last six episodes
5) CATASTROPHE Season 4
The fitting final season of a show that was never less than excellent and always hilarious to the very end- so long Rob and Sharon
6) CHERNOBYL
The harrowing recreation of the Chernobyl disaster with great acting and heartrending suspense across all five episodes
7) MINDHUNTER Season 2
The second season of Mindhunter was just as creepy, suspenseful, cerebral and philosophical as it delved into the minds of serial killers, as well as its FBI agent leads
8) DOOM PATROL Season 1
An original, quirky, humorous and character fueled comedic look at one the weirdest and most intriguing superhero properties- currently the best superhero show on television
9) FOSSE/VERDON
Michelle Williams and Sam Rockwell dramatize the lives of Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon in non-linear style, spanning their whole careers in show business and theater, with an astounding performance from Williams especially, who embodies Gwen Verdon in spectacular fashion
10) THE CROWN Season 3
The third season recasts the royal family impeccably and continues to recall mid-20th century British history as absorbing human drama
HONORABLE MENTIONS: Succession S2; Elite S2; Deadwood: The Movie; Watchmen S1; Sex Education S1; Orange is the New Black S7; Russian Doll S1; Unbelievable; Stranger Things S3; Anne With an E S3
