The Top 5 Shows of 2024
5) Evil Season 5
"Evil" was one of those shows that more people should have watched. It was funny and weird, had some scares, and had great characters. The move to Paramount+ after a season on CBS allowed it to embrace everything unique about it. It did something not many short-lived shows manage to do: It ended the show but kept the door open for something more in the future. If we never get any more of "Evil," I am satisfied with how the show ended, but I would jump right back in for another season or some spinoff.
4) Agatha All Along Season 1
As someone who has watched every Marvel TV show on Disney+, I have grown accustomed to disappointment. However, I was pleasantly surprised by this show. It is a spinoff of WandaVison, following Agatha (Kathryn Hahn) as she attempts to regain her power. Hahn is one of those actresses who improves everything she is in and does a great job as the show's lead. Not every episode was great, but when this show was at its best, it was one of the best things on TV.
3) X-Men '97 Season 1
I grew up in the 90s, and one of the seminal TV shows was "X-Men: The Animated Series." This past year, we got a direct sequel to that show, which was spectacular. It was a show made for adults who grew up in the animated series. The animation is astonishing, and the storylines are compelling. I was happy that Disney wants as many seasons of this as possible. As long as the quality stays this high, I am all in.
2) Interview With A Vampire Season 2
One of the reasons I initially subscribed to AMC+ was to watch the first season of "Interview With a Vampire." I will say this: I have never seen the movie version (I plan to now that the show has reached the end of the first book). The first season was great, but the second was something special. Louis (Jacob Anderson) and Claudia (Delainey Hayles) travel to Paris after the events of season one and get caught up with a troupe of vampire actors, and it becomes one of the most compelling stories on television. The show is right up my alley. It mixes elements of horror with interesting world-building and incredible characters. Season three will be based on the second book in the Anne Rice series, and I cannot wait.
1) Shogun Season 1
This should not be a shock to anyone. I raved about this show to anyone who would listen. It was far and away the best thing on television this year; I'd go as far as to say it is the best show in the last decade. I have been chasing the feeling of watching this show since it ended. Honestly, some shows I should have loved took me a while to get into because they didn't hook me as quickly as this show. Every aspect of this show is brilliant: the acting, the writing, the storytelling. Set in 17th century Japan, it does a great job of building the without getting dragged down by exposition. "Shogun" is a show I can easily recommend to everyone. It is the show that is most worth your time.
