Sure, Apple TV lacks the variety of some of the best streaming services like Netflix or Prime Video, but what its library lacks in depth it more than makes up for in quality. Apple TV’s catalogue is packed with a solid lineup of movies and shows that deserve a spot on any watchlist, though there are three trending shows that everyone’s talking about (including one that just kicked of its highly anticipated second season) that you should check out first.
To save you from endless scrolling through Apple TV, I’ve put together a list of must-see shows that’ll hook you from the first episode but are short enough to binge over a weekend. That includes a darkly funny crime caper led by Jon Hamm, a multigenerational family drama that unfolds over decades, and a black comedy that’s one of my personal favorites for it’s satisfying twists and turns. So without further ado, here are the best Apple TV shows to binge-watch this weekend.
‘Your Friends & Neighbors’
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Apple’s so confident in “Your Friends & Neighbors,” its Jon Hamm-led dark comedy crime drama, that it’s already renewed the series for a third season after season 2 wraps up in June. Hamm stars as Andrew “Coop” Cooper, a disgraced hedge fund manager who finds himself divorced and jobless and resorts to stealing from his neighbors’ homes in Westmont Village to maintain the glitzy lifestyle he’s become accustomed to. In season two, which kicked off earlier this month with a two-episode premiere, he doubles down on pilfering his social circle, and it puts him in the crosshairs of a dangerous new neighbor, played by James Marsden. His arrival throws another wrench into Coop’s plan, upsetting the delicate Westport ecosystem just as middle-age malaise catches up with the neighborhood’s smoothest criminal.
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‘Pachinko’
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“Pachinko” isn’t just aone of the best Apple TV shows—it ranks as one of the finest television dramas ever made. Celebrated by both critics and viewers, its first season earned a remarkable 97% on Rotten Tomatoes, while the second earned an even rarer perfect 100%. This adaptation of Min Jin Lee’s bestselling novel is a sweeping, multi-generational saga of a Korean family led by matriarch Kim Sunja (Yuh-Jung Youn). A fling with wealthy businessman Koh Hansu (Lee Min-ho) upends her life when she becomes pregnant with his child, forcing her to make difficult choices to keep her family safe. The storyline jumps between decades as the family moves to Japan and navigates living as second-class citizens during and after World War II. Sunja’s sons manage to carve out a place for themselves in the heavily stigmatized pachinko business, but remain shackled by deep-rooted prejudice surrounding their heritage even as their work pulls their family out of poverty.
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‘Bad Sisters’
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I’ll admit, I’m biased when it comes to “Bad Sisters,” as one of three sisters myself. It’s by far the Apple TV show I recommend the most to people, both because its pitch black comedy is a riot and because its central mystery keeps you guessing until the very end who, if anyone, is going to come out of this mess unscathed. It follows the tight-knit Garvey sisters—Grace (Anne-Marie Duff), Eva (Sharon Horgan), Ursula (Eva Birthistle), Bibi (Sarah Greene), and Becka (Eve Hewson)—who vowed to always look out for one another after losing their parents young. However, when Grace’s husband, John Paul (Claes Bang), turns out to be far from the nice guy he pretends to be, their bond is put to the test. His funeral kicks off the show, but the real mystery is how he died, and dodgy insurance agent Tom Claffin (Brian Gleeson) is determined to find out which Garvey sister is the culprit.
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