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Best TV Shows of 2024

The definitive guide to 2024's standout TV — with where to stream every show right now. Updated through end-of-year awards season.

2024 was a year defined by prestige sequels stepping up their game. Shogun swept the Emmys, The Bear kept improving, and Fallout proved video game adaptations can be genuinely great. Below, we've broken out the best drama, comedy, and genre TV of the year — click any title to see exactly where to watch it.

Best Drama Series of 2024

#1
The Bear — Season 3
FX/Hulu · Drama · Season 3 (2024)
Carmy and the crew push toward a Michelin star in a season that deepens every character. The best restaurant drama ever made keeps getting better.
Hulu
#2
Shogun
FX/Hulu · Historical Drama · Season 1 (2024)
An epic retelling of feudal Japan through the eyes of an English navigator and a Japanese warlord. Sweeping, gorgeous, and utterly absorbing. Multiple Emmy winner.
Hulu
#3
Slow Horses — Season 4
Apple TV+ · Spy Thriller · Season 4 (2024)
The best spy drama on television keeps raising the stakes. Gary Oldman leads a superb ensemble through London's shadowy intelligence underworld.
Apple TV+
#4
The Sympathizer
HBO/Max · Drama · Limited Series (2024)
Park Chan-wook directs this Pulitzer Prize-winning novel adaptation about a communist spy in post-Vietnam America. Robert Downey Jr. in four roles. Unmissable.
Max
#5
Bad Sisters — Season 2
Apple TV+ · Dark Comedy · Season 2 (2024)
The Garvey sisters return with another murder mystery wrapped in Irish family drama and pitch-black humor. Just as good as Season 1.
Apple TV+

Best Comedy Series of 2024

#1
Hacks — Season 3
HBO/Max · Comedy · Season 3 (2024)
Jean Smart continues to deliver one of the greatest TV performances of this era. Season 3 expands the scope and deepens Deborah and Ava's relationship beautifully.
Max
#2
Abbott Elementary — Season 3
ABC/Hulu · Comedy · Season 3 (2024)
The funniest workplace comedy on television since The Office. Season 3 continues to expand its lovable ensemble while landing sharp jokes about public education.
Hulu
#3
Only Murders in the Building — Season 4
Hulu · Comedy/Mystery · Season 4 (2024)
Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez continue their beloved podcast-murder-mystery with a fresh case and another scene-stealing celebrity guest.
Hulu
#4
What We Do in the Shadows — Season 6
FX/Hulu · Horror Comedy · Season 6 (2024)
The vampire mockumentary wrapped its Staten Island chapter in a final season that delivered laughs and genuine emotional payoffs for longtime fans.
Hulu
#5
Industry — Season 3
HBO/Max · Drama · Season 3 (2024)
The sharpest show about young people and money on TV. Season 3 takes bigger swings and delivers even more compelling character work.
Max

Best Sci-Fi, Action & Genre TV of 2024

#1
Fallout
Prime Video · Sci-Fi/Action · Season 1 (2024)
The best video game adaptation ever made. Amazon's Fallout captures the franchise's dark humor and world-building perfectly, with a standout performance from Ella Purnell.
Prime Video
#2
The Rings of Power — Season 2
Prime Video · Fantasy · Season 2 (2024)
Amazon's Tolkien epic gets dramatically better in its second season, deepening Sauron's storyline and delivering jaw-dropping production values.
Prime Video
#3
Pachinko — Season 2
Apple TV+ · Drama · Season 2 (2024)
The multigenerational Korean family saga continues across 1980s New York and Japan. One of the most visually stunning shows on television.
Apple TV+
#4
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
Apple TV+ · Sci-Fi/Action · Season 1 (2024)
A compelling MonsterVerse entry that works as both a family drama and a Godzilla story, with Kurt Russell and Wyatt Russell sharing a role across timelines.
Apple TV+
#5
Daredevil: Born Again
Disney+ · Superhero · Season 1 (2024–2025)
Marvel's grittiest hero returns in a streamer-era revival that honors what made the Netflix original so beloved.
Disney+