Top 10 TV Shows You Need To Watch Right Now
Now, I watch a lot of television. I always have and frankly, Iām much more of a binge watcher than a wait-around-for-a-week-for-the-next-episode kind of watcher.Ā
And with everything the past few months, there wasnāt all that much to do other than start rewatching some of my favorite shows and some that Iāve never seen or havenāt seen in a while.
So, thatās what I did and here I am giving you some recommendations for shows to add to your own watching lists.Ā
Warning, though, some of these donāt end the best way and may end up more as a disappointment. Iāll leave that up to you to decide.
I. Fringe.
I cannot recommend this show enough to people. Itās got five full seasons (although the last couldāve been a little better, but itās honestly not that bad of a final season) of high-risk scenarios revolving around almost unexplainable phenomena regarding a tear in the fabric of reality. It deals with experiments that gives superpowers (basically), advanced technology, and a parallel universe.Ā
Plus, thereās a cow.
What more could you want from a show?
Some familiar faces that are in the main cast or show up at some point include John Noble, who you may recognize from Sleepy Hollow and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Lance Reddick, who was in The Wire, White House Down, American Horror Story, and played Charon in the John Wick franchise, Leonard Nimoy, who you should know from the original Star Trek series, and Anna Torv from Mindhunter.Ā
II. Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector.
Now, if you know crime books, you may know exactly what this is based off of. If not, fear not, I am here to tell. This series (which, like a lot of the others down the list, unfortunately, got cancelled and wonāt get to see a second season) was based off of The Bone Collector, a first in a series of novels by Jeffery Deaver.Ā
If you like crime shows, you should definitely give this a shot. Donāt let the fact that itās only one season stop you.
Things get pretty wild in just one season as it revolved around a retired forensic criminologist, who had been trying to catch the Bone Collector only to get injured, that gets back into the game three years later when an ambitious young detective is determined to help solve the case when a new body shows up.
You might even recognize a face or two, like Arielle Kebbel (the ambitious young detective) from her role as Lexi in The Vampire Diaries and Olivia Charity in Midnight, Texas, and Russell Hornsby (the retired forensic criminologist) from Grimm, The Hate U Give, Proven Innocent, and The Affair.
III. Manifest.
Luckily, this show is said to be getting a third season and so far, isnāt going to get cancelled. It focuses on passengers from Flight 828, who show up five years after their plane went missing. Some passengers start experiencing what they call ācallingsā and try to figure out if they were chosen for some sort of duty that the callings led them too, but things get a little confusing when someone who wasnāt on a flight seems to have a year missing of their own life after being deemed missing.
Things get a little weird and dangerous along the way, and not everyone is happy about how things turn out.
Itās pretty interesting and Iām really looking forward to what else they come up with. Thereās a few familiar faces that play a part in the show that includes Daryl Edwards, who you may recognize from the first season of Daredevil, Ellen Tamaki who is also in the reboot of Charmed, Athena Karkanis, whoās been in The Expanse and Lost Girl, and Josh Dallas, who one may recall playing Prince Charming in Once Upon a Time, and Fandral in Thor.
Itās a rather good show to get lost in and I definitely recommend giving it a go.
IV. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
If you donāt have an idea as to what this show is, I donāt know what to say. The title kind of gives it away. Itās the only Marvel Show (as of now since none of the shows in production have come out as of yet) to technically be connected to the MCU itself.
Thatās found in one of the main characters, Phil Coulson, who youād recognize from Captain Marvel, Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Thor, and The Avengers. Plus, Cobie Smulders (Maria Hill) and Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury) both give a cameo in the show.Ā
The show was rumored to have been set in a different, but similar, timeline to that of the MCU movies, but I donāt know for sure if itās true or not.Ā
It follows its own set of issues, including a deeper dive into the fall of S.H.I.E.L.D., issues with HYDRA, and so on and so forth. The last season, which I honestly cried during, gives such good twists and callbacks to previous seasons and the MCU movies that you canāt help but enjoy how itās handled.
As a show, it probably has one of the best final seasons possible and I highly recommend giving the full seven seasons a watch if you havenāt already.
V. Primeval.
Now, if you like dinosaurs, this is a show for you. Itās BBC, so obviously everyone has an accent. It gave a run of five seasons (which is kind of funny because I didnāt realize that until just now writing this as the show is listed as number five on the list) with different episode amounts.Ā
The show centers around anomalies that seem to open up a window to the very distant past of Earth when dinosaurs still roamed the land. It causes a lot of issues, especially if one person has anything to do with it.
Itās pretty interesting and honestly has got some great characters (my personal favorite is Captain Becker, played by Ben Mansfield) and while it can get pretty serious, itās also pretty entertaining. Itās one of the three shows on this list to get to end on a good-ish note. (AKA, no cliffhangers!)
Obviously, I highly recommend giving it a shot. Itās kind of the point of this list.
VI. Terra Nova.
Now, like Primeval, this show technically has to do with dinosaurs. Dinosaurs arenāt the main focus, but they do play a part in this one season (because cancellations) story.Ā
Terra Nova is focused on both the future and the past. In the distant future (2149), the Earth is dying. A group of people, researchers, and military as well as some of their family members, are sent to the past (85 million years) to inhabit Terra Nova, a colony of humans given a second chance to build civilization.Ā
So, obviously, dinosaurs are going to make an appearance now and then. And unfortunately, the show only got one season and ends on a cliffhanger. Which I hate, because I really enjoy this show and wish it had been able to at least get a second season.
Plus, there are some familiar faces amongst the cast. Jason OāMara, who plays one of the main cast members, played Jeffrey Mace in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.. Christine Adams, who plays Lynn Pierce in Black Lightning. Allison Miller, who played Sonya in 13 Reasons Why. And Naomi Scott, who is known for her roles in Lemonade Mouth (one of my all-time favorite DCOMs) and Aladdin. And this was just to name a few of the cast members.Ā
Shame it got cancelled, truly, but I recommend giving it a shot.
VII. MTVās Scream.
I think you can figure out the basis of this show. While it doesnāt have anything to do directly with the movie franchise, it is kind of similar and a lot of the characters reflect those from the show. Neve Campbell even said that if the show did well, she would be willing to do a cameo.
It revolves (at least the first two seasons as season three is an entirely different set of cast and premise that I refuse to watch because of that) around Emma Duval and her group of friends as theyāre picked off one by one by a serial killer going around town. Things get bloody and suspicions arise amongst the crew when things are revealed as the show continues, but things eventually work out in the end.
And personally, I really enjoyed the show even when the second season ended on a cliffhanger. I have theories about that cliffhanger, however, so watch out for a possible post regarding it.Ā
I highly recommend giving it a chance if you havenāt seen it.Ā
VIII. The Society.
Now, the title doesnāt give you much. A group of teenagers, who were sent off on a trip, suddenly are dropped back off in their town to find it completely empty aside from themselves. They have to form their own society to survive and figure things out.
Once you know that, it makes a little more sense.
It seems really similar to the Pied Piper tale, but it doesnāt seem like weāre going to really know for sure. Season 2 had been given a go-ahead, but not too long ago Netflix announced the cancellation of the show.
That doesnāt mean you canāt enjoy the first season like I do. Plus, if youāre a fan of Supernatural and the character of Claire Novak, Kathryn Newton plays one of the main roles in this show.
Itās a shame the show got cancelled, especially on a cliffhanger, but what can we do?
IX. The Mysteries of Laura.
Laura Diamond, a Homicide Detective, cracks case after case while trying to raise twin boys and locking horns with her less than helpful Police Detective ex-husband. At least, this is according to IMBD and frankly, itās not really wrong.Ā
For two seasons, itās packed with comedy and crime. Itās more of the former, but it still gets pretty serious every now and then, and unfortunately ends on a cliffhanger.Ā
However, some cast members may be familiar. Like Josh Lucas, who voices Home Depot commercials (and trust me, it made my family laugh when we first heard one after watching the show), Laz Alonso who plays MM in The Boys, and Debby Ryan, from Disney Channel.Ā
If you like light-hearted crime shows (like Brooklyn-Nine-Nine) you should definitely give this a watch.
X. Warrior Nun.
As far as I know, this show has been renewed for a season two. Iām really hoping for it because itās honestly kind of interesting. You can kind of tell by the title what it may be, but Iāll dive a little deeper.
After waking up in a morgue, Ava, an orphaned teen, discovered she now possesses superpowers as the chosen Halo Bearer for a secret sect of demon-hunting nuns. (Taken from IMDB). Interesting, right?
With characters like Shotgun Mary, Sister Beatrice, and Sister Lilith, you know the showās going to be interesting. But the premise is pretty interesting on itās own too.
Thereās even a character called JC, who apparently has nothing to do with Jesus Christ, but I still like referring to him as such because itād be pretty funny if thatās how it turns out. Also, someone gets beat up with a whole chicken at some point.
Itās only got the one season so far, but itās pretty funny and action packed. Like everything on this list, I definitely think you should watch it and find out for yourself if you want to add it to your list if you havenāt already.














