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List of Best Rated TV Series as voted by the Fediverse

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Out of 16 unique voters, these are the results.

Best New Series

  • Pluribus: 8
  • The Pitt: 7
  • Dept. Q: 4
  • Adolescence, Alien: Earth, Murderbot, The Studio: 3
  • Common Side Effects, Daredevil: Born Again, Dexter: Resurrection, IT: Welcome to Derry, Paradise: 2
  • The Eternaut, The Paper, Task: 1

Best Returning Series

  • Andor S02: 9
  • Foundation S03: 7
  • Invincible S03, Peacemaker S02, Gen V S02: 6
  • The Bear S04, Severance S02, Slow Horses S05: 5
  • The Last of Us S02, The Rehearsal S02: 4
  • Poker Face S02, White Lotus S03: 3
  • The Wheel of Time S03: 2
  • Black Mirror S07, Stranger Things S05, The Righteous Gemstones S04, Mythic Quest S04: 1
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Name Series Date of Release Platform Genre(s) Country of Origin
Love from 9 to 5 New Series January 1, 2026 Netflix Comedy, Drama, Romance Mexico
Run Away Limited Series January 1, 2026 Netflix Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller UK
Time Flies New Series January 1, 2026 Netflix Drama Argentina
The Night Manager Season 2 January 1, 2026 Amazon Prime, BBC Crime, Mystery, Thriller UK
Red Eye (UK) Season 2 January 1, 2026 Hulu Action, Drama, Thriller UK
Land of Sin New Series January 2, 2026 Netflix Crime, Drama, Mystery Sweden
Sigue Mi Voz New Series January 2, 2026 Amazon Prime Drama, Romance Spain
The Judge Returns New Series January 2, 2026 MBC Fantasy, Legal, Thriller Korea
Waiting for the Out New Series January 3, 2026 BBC Drama UK
To My Beloved Thief New Series January 3, 2026 KBS2 / Viki Comedy, Fantasy, History, Romance Korea
Spring Fever New Series January 5, 2026 Amazon Prime Comedy, Drama, Romance Korea
Best Medicine New Series January 5, 2026 Fox Comedy, Medical USA
Gomorrah – The Origins New Series January 5, 2026 Sky Atlantic Crime, Drama, Thriller Italy
Pokémon Horizons: Rising Hope (Part 1) Season 3 January 6, 2026 Netflix Action, Adventure, Animation, Fantasy Japan
Will Trent Season 4 January 6, 2026 ABC Crime, Drama, Mystery USA
Wild Cards Season 3 January 7, 2026 Amazon Prime Comedy, Crime, Procedural Canada
The Rookie Season 8 January 7, 2026 ABC Crime, Drama, Procedural USA
Can You Keep a Secret? New Series January 7, 2026 BBC Comedy, Sitcom UK
His & Hers Limited Series January 8, 2026 Netflix Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller USA
Girl Taken New Series January 8, 2026 Paramount+ Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller UK
The Hunting Party Season 2 January 8, 2026 Peacock Crime, Drama, Mystery USA
Black Ops Season 2 January 8, 2026 BBC Comedy, Crime UK
The Pitt Season 2 January 8, 2026 HBO Max Drama, Medical USA
Alpha Males Season 4 January 9, 2026 Netflix Comedy Spain
A Thousand Blows Season 2 January 9, 2026 Disney+ Drama, History UK
Theme Song Takeover Season 5 January 9, 2026 Disney+ Animation, Comedy, Musical USA
Tehran Season 3 January 9, 2026 Apple TV+ Crime, Drama, Espionage, Thriller Israel
A Thousand Blows Season 2 January 9, 2026 Hulu Drama, History, Sport UK
Father Brown Season 13 January 9, 2026 BBC Crime, Mystery UK
Marvel's Spidey and his Amazing Friends Season 4 January 10, 2026 Disney+ Action, Animation, Superhero USA
Industry Season 4 January 11, 2026 BBC, HBO Drama UK / USA
Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal Season 3 January 11, 2026 HBO Max Action, Adventure, Animation, Fantasy USA
Tell Me Lies Season 3 January 13, 2026 Hulu Drama, Mystery, Romance USA
The Queen of Flow Season 3 January 14, 2026 Netflix Drama, Music, Telenovela Colombia
Hey A.J.! New Series January 14, 2026 Disney+ Animation, Family USA
Hijack Season 2 January 14, 2026 Apple TV+ Action, Drama, Thriller UK
Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials Limited Series January 15, 2026 Netflix Crime, Drama, Mystery UK
Love Through a Prism New Series January 15, 2026 Netflix Animation, Drama, History, Romance Japan
The Upshaws Season 5 January 15, 2026 Netflix Comedy, Sitcom USA
To Love, To Lose New Series January 15, 2026 Netflix Drama, Romance Turkey
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy New Series January 15, 2026 Paramount+ Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi USA
Ponies New Series January 15, 2026 Peacock Drama, Espionage, Thriller USA
Babies Limited Series January 15, 2026 BBC Drama, Romance UK
Can This Love Be Translated? New Series January 16, 2026 Netflix Comedy, Romance Korea
No Tail to Tell New Series January 16, 2026 Netflix Drama, Fantasy Korea
Agent P, Under C: Shorts New Series January 16, 2026 Disney+ Action, Animation, Comedy USA
Animal Control Season 4 January 16, 2026 Fox Comedy USA
Going Dutch Season 2 January 16, 2026 Fox Comedy USA
Phineas and Ferb Season 5 January 17, 2026 Disney+ Adventure, Animation, Comedy USA
Positively Yours New Series January 17, 2026 Channel A / Viki Comedy, Drama, Romance Korea
Undercover Miss Hong New Series January 17, 2026 tvN Comedy, Crime, Mystery Korea
Playdate with Winnie the Pooh: Shorts Season 3 January 18, 2026 Disney+ Animation, Children USA
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms New Series January 18, 2026 HBO Adventure, Drama, Fantasy USA
Steal New Series January 21, 2026 Amazon Prime Crime, Drama, Thriller UK
Drops of God Season 2 January 21, 2026 Apple TV+ Drama, Mystery France / Japan
FX's The Beauty New Series January 21, 2026 Hulu Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi USA
Finding Her Edge New Series January 22, 2026 Netflix Drama, Sport, Teen USA
Free Bert New Series January 22, 2026 Netflix Comedy USA
Minnie's Bow-Toons: Pet Hotel New Series January 23, 2026 Disney+ Animation, Children USA
It's Not Like That New Series January 25, 2026 Amazon Prime Drama, Family USA
Memory of a Killer New Series January 26, 2026 Fox Crime, Drama, Thriller USA
Wonder Man Limited Series January 27, 2026 Disney+ Action, Comedy, Superhero USA
Disney Jr. Ariel Season 2 January 28, 2026 Disney+ Animation, Fantasy, Musical USA
School Spirits Season 3 January 28, 2026 Paramount+ Drama, Fantasy, Mystery USA
Shrinking Season 3 January 28, 2026 Apple TV+ Comedy, Drama USA
Bridgerton Season 4, Part 1 January 29, 2026 Netflix Drama, History, Romance USA
Pupstruction Construction New Series January 30, 2026 Disney+ Animation, Children USA
Yo Gabba GabbaLand! Season 2 January 30, 2026 Apple TV+ Animation, Children, Musical USA
Under Salt Marsh Limited Series January 30, 2026 Sky Atlantic Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller UK
I'll Prescribe You Love New Series January 31, 2026 KBS Comedy, Romance Korea

What a nightmare. Let me know if you have any lesser-known series, or if I've missed anything, or the data is just wrong.

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I’m too afraid of heights to watch this guy climb this skyscraper in Taiwan on Netflix. I’m sitting on the couch at home but I’m having serious anxiety!

#Netflix #Skyscraper #AfraidOfHeights

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So as I mentioned I'm currently in the middle of my, at least, 3rd attempt to watch the BBC's Merlin. I've failed before because I usually stall during season 4. In fact I'm pretty sure I've never gotten through season 4 before. Well I'm in season 4 now and I think I know why I struggle.

Now if you've never seen the show it's the story of young Merlin, a wizard/warlock/sorcerer whatever, and his struggles to protect young prince Arthur as he matures into the kind of king the lands needs. Very monster of the week feel to it. It's good fun. Virtually nothing to do with actual Arthurian legends, check all that at the door and just enjoy.

Through the first 3 season one of the major obstacles, and borderline antagonist, is Arthur's father King Uther Pendragon. Uther hates magic, outlaws it in Camelot. Becomes enraged at it's existence. His stubborn paranoia is a major obstacle to Merlin as he can never go to anyone in authority and explain the threats or struggles he is dealing with that week so he has to deal with them on his own and in complete secrecy.

The problem is though in season 4 that dynamic changes. Uther dies and Arthur becomes king. Yes, spoilers, Arthur becomes Kings Arthur shocking I know. So the major obstacle to Merlin changes. Yet the show does not. The exact vibe that existed in the previous 3 seasons wherein Merlin couldn't tell anybody anything remains. In fact it seems dialed up to 11 because they don't tell anybody anything even when it has nothing with magic for some reason.

Despite the framework of the story changing remarkably the framework of the show itself changes not at all. Its very frustrating and probably why I'm already struggling to finish this show once again.

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Archive link: https://archive.ph/qAFmR

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If a democracy is only as strong as its capacity to disambiguate between fact and fiction, it’s revealing that so many of the past year’s TV protagonists have been defined by their ability to call bullshit.

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In telling versions of the same story of anti-authoritarian resistance, then, popular culture in 2025 wasn’t just playing out a fantasy. Instead, it provided much-needed counterprogramming to the downbeat, dystopian imagery that has dominated screens for decades.

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So if Sony studios hadn’t made that “exclusivity” deal with Netflix recently, I’m guessing this moderately successful show would have been shopped to other networks?

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Over half of viewers are outside the US, biggest audiences residing in UK, Germany, and Brazil

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