Binge-r #286: The Best of 2022 (So Far)
Spies Like Us: Kristin Scott Thomas (Diana) and Gary Oldman (Jackson) in Slow Horses
THE BEST NEW SHOWS OF 2022 (SO FAR)
10 – INVENTING ANNA
Julia Garner plays an infamous grifter in this deliciously detailed drama (Netflix)
9 – OUTER RANGE
A metaphysical sci-fi western with Josh Brolin’s rancher facing the inexplicable (Amazon)
8 – KILLING IT
A comedy of get rich ambition both cheerfully daft and deeply telling (Stan)
7 – MINX
A funny, surprising history of 1970s feminism told via a women’s erotica magazine (Stan)
6 – ABBOTT ELEMENTARY
The next great workplace mockumentary is set at a Philadelphia primary school (Disney+)
The Doors of Perception: Adam Scott (Mark) and Britt Lower (Helly) in Severance
5 – THE RESPONDER
A staggering Martin Freeman plays a Liverpool cop eyeing the precipice (SBS on Demand)
4 – THE DROPOUT
The corporate crimes of start-up star Elizabeth Holmes create a compelling story (Disney+)
3 – SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE
An unassuming but empathetic small-town comic-drama about the risks of trying (Binge)
2 – SLOW HORSES
Gary Oldman leads a marvellously cynical but engrossing spy drama (Apple TV+)
1 - SEVERANCE
A wholly inventive and addictive sci-fi series about existential cubicle culture (Apple TV+)
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