In 2024, television and streaming platforms reached a new peak. Projects intended for domestic consumption have undoubtedly become the clear winners in this “war” (which is not one) on cinema. Dozens and dozens of productions set a new level for the industry in all genres. All this demonstrates the possibilities of a new way of producing popular and high-quality content. Something that shows the desire of subscription services to improve their offerings for an increasingly demanding audience.
To analyze the above, we leave you with a selection of the best of the year from our editors. We could talk about unusual names like Game “Squid”, fall out, One Hundred Years of Solitude, Jackal, Star Wars: The Lost Command, Ripley, I’m a drug addict, Assunta case, Want, Sky blue, Pachinko or even the last season Yellowstone. But none of them made it into our ranking. Second seasons House of the Dragon none Rings of Powerwhich, despite a good start, did not live up to expectations. But we think this selection perfectly sums up the colossal TV efforts of 2024.
10 best TV series of 2024
1. Shogun
Disney+ surprised in early 2024 with the premiere of an ambitious new FX project. The company presented Shogunseries set in feudal Japan in the late 19th century. XVI and beginning of the century. XVII. Project, film adaptation of the novel of the same name James Clavell Based on a true story, it already had its own television version in the 80s, but now the studio has embarked on a new re-imagining that is even more faithful to the source material that has won favor around the world. WITH Hiroyuki Sanada, Anna Sawai And Cosmo Jarvis how the main characters won 18 Emmy Awards, setting a new record for prestigious awards.
Story Shogun follow the path Lord Yoshi Toranagaa powerful daimyo who, after the death of the emperor, comes into conflict with the rest of the great lords of the Council of Regents, led by Lord Ishido. They want to finish off the elderly protagonist because, in their opinion, he has accumulated too much power over the years. Thus, the country is rushing towards civil war. In inclement weather, an English sailor John Blackthornruns his ship aground in Japan, becoming together with the brilliant Lady Mariko at a key moment in the political game between the powers that be. Without a doubt the best series of 2024.
2. Secret (season 2)
SecretNetflix’s beloved animated series based on the popular video game. League of Legendsis finally back with its second and final season. Released in 2021, the film has been keeping its fans in suspense for three years as to what will happen next in the tragic story of the sisters. I saw And Jinxbut also in the political conflict between the cities of Piltover and Zaun. Featuring superb animation, it won the first Annie and Emmy awards. The goal now was to reproduce such high quality. And they achieved it.
In the second season of the series Secretthe two sisters are more distant than ever. Jinx he had just launched a hextech stone against the council of Piltover, causing absolute chaos and destruction. Something that I saw He doesn’t believe he can forgive. But in addition, the political and military consequences of their actions would lead to all-out war just when it seemed that the conflict between the cities could reach a common point. Divided into three stories, this new installment further expands the series’ lore and takes it to even more ambitious places.
3. Penguin
This year 2024, Lauren LeFranc turned into history PenguinBatman’s nemesis, in an exploration of urban corruption and violence. In this way, the series moves away from the clichés of the superhero genre to present a realistic and everyday scenario of modern evil. Oz Cobb (Colin Farrell) knows he must survive death Carmine Falcone (John Turturro), but also craves the power of Gotham’s late boss.
For this reason, he will undertake a lonely, deceitful and brutal crusade to take control of the underworld of the universe city. Batman. Over eight chapters Oz will show what he is capable of by fighting his enemies with Sofia Falcone leads using his cunning and twisted sense of justice.
4. X-Men 97
A worthy successor to the classic 1990 cartoon. X-Men 97 Disney+ continues the saga of mutants in a society that fears and discriminates against them. With a mature tone, the 2024 anime picks up the central themes of its characters in the midst of a world in which Charles Xavier disappeared and Cyclops He’ll have to deal with team management on top of being a father. A return to the best stories from beloved Marvel characters, showcasing all the possibilities the franchise still has to offer.
5. Bear (season 3)
Carmi Berzatto (Jeremy Allen White) and his struggle to run his family’s restaurant are now part of television history. But for the third batch BearThe chef’s challenge is to find his place and recognition in the competitive American gastronomic world. More experimental, less intimate, but always capable of touching, the new season of the series has clearly shown its desire to evolve without losing its essence of drama with dark undertones of comedy. The best that production has to offer.
6. New Year
The first Spanish series to make it to the top of the best of 2024 is huge New Year. A project is a job Rodrigo Sorogoen (kingdom, Ace Bestas, Riot police) Sarah Cano And Paula Fabra. Over the course of ten episodes, the title follows Oscar And Anntwo young men in their thirties whose birthdays are December 31st and January 1st, respectively. She still has her whole life to figure out, and he thinks he has everything under control. They both meet on that New Year’s Eve and there is instant chemistry between them. From this point on, the series will continue its back-and-forth relationship for ten years, always on New Year’s Eve. This is certainly one of the most accurate, naturalistic and romantic premieres of the year.
7. My stuffed reindeer
WITH My stuffed reindeerScottish comedian Richard Gadd took two of the worst events in my life and turned them into meditations on redemption. The result is this atypical series, a 2024 phenomenon in which his alter ego must face violence and fear to finally find peace and relief. Touching and honest, it has also become controversial, bringing topics such as harassment, sexual assault and the need for forgiveness into conversations on social media.
8. True Detective: Polar Night
True Detective: Polar Night is the fourth installment in HBO’s cult anthology series, which returns to a well-known grisly crime scene that two police officers must solve. Showrunner only Issa Lopez This has turned the Alaska of Eternal Nights into an enemy that must be defeated. WITH Jodie Foster And Cali Racethis season found its identity in its dark and supernatural approach. An unexpected twist that turned it into one of the most original spaces of the year.
9. Three body problem
Netflix jumped headlong into the deep end with a suicidal project that could have been fatal. Three body problem This is a film adaptation of the saga of novels by a Chinese writer. Liu Cixin. The ambitious original material focused on China’s role in these fictional worlds, but the project created David Benioff And DB Weissresponsible for Game of Thronesnext to Alexander Wu He wanted to spread history to the entire planet. The plot tells the story of the consequences of a terrible decision made by an astrophysicist. Ye Wenjiein China in the 60s. Through time and space, everything will reach a group of young scientists of our time, the Oxford Five, who will have to face a huge threat to humanity.
10. How to hunt a monster
Journalist and content creator Carles Tamayo came to Amazon Prime Video with its new investigation. An unsettling and hypnotic process that allows you to dive deeper and expose Louis GrosHowever, the man convicted of pedophilia crimes remained free. More than three intense episodes, How to hunt a monster reinvents true crime by collecting months of observations and personal coexistence with the criminal. And it was his own Gros who contacted Tamayo make a documentary about his life. This man not only did not ask for forgiveness and did not repent, but appeared with a very clear conscience and confident of his innocence.
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