The 42 Best TV Shows on Hulu Right Now (December 2024)

How do you Hulu? Do you use it to stream broadcast shows the day after they air? Do you watch its Emmy-winning FX shows? Do you enjoy its original comedies (Only Murders in the Building), dramas (Tell Me Lies), and reality shows (The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives)? How about all of them? You’ll find every kind of Hulu show on our list of the best things to watch on Hulu right now. Recent highlights include FX’s vampire comedy What We Do in the Shadows, which just wrapped up its final season; cerebral action comedy Interior Chinatown, which, like WWDITS, is executive-produced by Taika Waititi; and searing FX limited series Say Nothing, which made TV Guide’s list of the 10 best shows of 2024. 

There’s a method to our madness when it comes to our picks for this list. Our selections are focused on new releases, original shows from Hulu and FX, and critical hits you can’t stream anywhere else, as well as a handful of underrated favorites you might not find on other lists. These are the best shows to watch on Hulu right now. 

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Last updated Dec. 18; newer additions are at the top.

Think about some of the greatest hangout comedies of all time, with roommates and their disparate personalities clashing in close quarters. Now make them vampires. That sounds like a doomed concept that will run out of jokes before the first virgin can be sucked dry, but it’s working for What We Do in the Shadows, one of the best comedies on TV right now. The mockumentary follows three bloodsuckers, their human familiar, and a being so boring that he drains the life out of others as they cope with a technologically advanced world that fears them and is fascinated by them. It’s like a goth kid’s Seinfeld. It ended in 2024 after six seasons, and the complete series is available on Hulu. -Tim Surette (Trailer)

Longtime scene-stealing supporting player Jimmy O. Yang gets a starring role in this clever comedy that’s part fantasy, part mystery procedural, and part satire about how Hollywood sees Asian Americans. Yang plays a waiter/background character in a Law & Order-esque TV show who dreams of something bigger. He gets his wish when he witnesses a crime and Det. Lana Lee (Chloe Bennet) recruits him to help her unravel an organized crime conspiracy in Chinatown and solve his brother’s murder. Along the way, he discovers who he’s truly meant to be. The series is adapted by Charles Yu from his own acclaimed novel, and the pilot is directed by Taika Waititi. -Liam Mathews (Trailer)

A thoughtful dramatic adaptation of Patrick Radden Keefe’s acclaimed nonfiction book of the same name, Say Nothing tells the story of a group of Northern Irish IRA fighters over the course of decades, as they change from young radicals who will do anything for their cause into weary middle-aged people wondering if any of the violence was worth it. The subject matter is heavy, but the show never feels like homework, thanks to its cast of compelling characters (led by fiery Lola Petticrew as the complex IRA figure Dolours Price) and the empathy and humanity it grants every one of them. -Liam Mathews (Trailer | Review)

This scandalous college drama is Hulu’s sexiest show. Based on a novel by Carola Lovering, Tell Me Lies follows the twisted relationships between students at Baird College in the late 2000s, paying particular attention to Lucy (Grace Van Patten) and Stephen (Jackson White), TV’s most toxic couple of the moment. The show premiered in 2022, but the second season took the sex, backstabbing, and psychological torment to another level, as the show became one of the most talked about shows in group chats across the nation. -Liam Mathews (Trailer)

Only Murders in the Building is at the center of an unlikely but wonderful Venn Diagram. It’s got sleuthing, Steve Martin and Martin Short, Selena Gomez, jokes about podcasts, fake Broadway musical flops, and Sting. The comedy-crime-farce hybrid follows a trio of neighbors — an actor with one long-ago TV hit (Martin), a washed-up Broadway director (Short), and an enigmatic artist (Gomez) — who come together to investigate murders in their building. It’s an old-school mystery about three lonely people with secrets that gets both deeper and sillier as it goes. And cast list keeps ballooning with big names, including recent additions like Paul Rudd and Meryl Streep. -Kelly Connolly (Trailer)

Futurama is getting a bit long in the tooth these days after numerous cancellations and revivals since it original premiered back in 1999, but this animated sci-fi sitcom will always hold a warm place in our hearts for the way the adventures of Fry, Leelah, Bender, and their pals introduced so many heady and interesting science-fiction concepts in such an accessible and fun way — Rick and Morty, for one, would not exist if Futurama hadn’t paved the way more than a decade earlier. -Phil Owen (Trailer)

Shameless’s Jeremy Allen White heads back to Chicago in this dark dramedy set at the Original Beef of Chicagoland, a flailing, old-school sandwich joint. White plays Carmy, an experienced chef with a background in French cooking who is left in charge of the restaurant after the death of his brother. The series moves at a breakneck pace and operates at an Uncut Gemsian stress level as Carmy’s attempts to rehabilitate the Original Beef’s kitchen and keep the business afloat are met with hostility from the staff, but it’s also a thoughtfully messy exploration of grief, capitalism, and fractured family dynamics. Season 3 is out now. -Allison Picurro (Trailer)

Shoresy creator, star, and bona fide TV genius Jared Keeso took the formula he crafted that made Letterkenny so popular and applied it to a serialized comedy about a bunch of hockey doofuses in northern Canada that shows the true love of sport and team camaraderie better than any sports comedy before it (looking right through you, Ted Lasso). There aren’t many shows that can start with gags about taking a crap in a lake (an “aquadump,” in the show’s parlance) and then leave you bawling as an epic season on the rink comes to a close. All of Shoresy’s juvenile humor wouldn’t mean much without what truly scores for Shoresy: the unfettered appreciation of emotion, whether it be the anticipation of the drop of the puck, the adrenaline of an on-ice brawl, or the swell of a town rallying around a squad of toothless goons. -Tim Surette (Trailer)

If Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney were both real-life Ted Lassos, but they were the owners instead of the coach — so basically, if they were both Rebecca Welton — the documentary about them would be Welcome to Wrexham. This FX docuseries follows Reynolds and McElhenney’s purchase of a struggling Welsh football club, Wrexham A.F.C., in 2020, and their thus-far-successful attempts to turn its fortunes around while learning the ropes. -Kelly Connolly (Trailer)

This British cop drama, which premiered in 2012, is all about an anti-corruption unit aimed at rooting out dirty police, and it’s the show’s commitment to detail and its noir-like mystery structure that make it worth your time. Each season begins with a seemingly simple investigation that is slowly unraveled over a half-dozen episodes into some kind of conspiracy — and like The Shield did so brilliantly a decade earlier, Line of Duty remembers every old story thread and resurfaces that baggage whenever possible. -Phil Owen (Trailer)

Under the Bridge is a based-on-a-true-story limited series about Reena Virk, a 14-year-old Indian-Canadian girl who was murdered by a group of her schoolmates in British Columbia in 1997. In real life, the situation sparked a moral panic about kids these days being more savage than they used to be, but the truth was always a lot more complex than that. This series stars Lily Gladstone as a local cop and Riley Keough as a local writer, and as the two uncover the truth about Reena’s death and life, things get intense in ways you’d never expect. -Phil Owen (Trailer)

Based on the bestselling novel by Georgia Hunter and inspired by the true story of the author’s family, this historical limited series follows a Polish Jewish family separated at the start of World War II as they struggle against the odds to survive and reunite. Joey King and Logan Lerman star as siblings Halina and Addy Kurc; Lerman’s character, Addy, a composer, is based on Hunter’s grandfather. The subject matter is heavy, but King said at the Television Critics Association winter press tour that this Holocaust drama is ultimately optimistic, explaining, “It deals with a lot of pain and suffering and sadness, but there is a lot of hope in this show.” Erica Lipez, executive producer of Max’s Julia and Apple TV+’s The Morning Show, serves as showrunner; Hamilton and Fosse/Verdon director Thomas Kail directs. -Kelly Connolly (Trailer)

The novel Shōgun, by James Clavell, is a classic for a reason, and FX’s big-budget adaptation of this story of violent political intrigue in feudal Japan — led by the always-excellent Hiroyuki Sanada as Lord Yoshii Toranaga — has both the support from the bosses and the vision from co-creators Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks to deliver a series that’s more than worthy of the name. While FX has never quite had the clout or prestige of HBO — though we all know its shows are on par — Shōgun is just the latest great FX series to demonstrate that you can get pay cable quality from a basic cable network. -Phil Owen (Trailer)

Somehow among the glut of superhero shows, Emma Moran has created a comedy about people with superpowers with a unique twist: In a world where everyone gets suped up on their 18th birthday, 25-year-old Jen (Máiréad Tyers) still has yet to discover her superpower, leaving her feeling left out and cranky. But with the help of her friend Carrie (Sofia Oxenham), who can channel the dead, and a cat named Jizzlord, she navigates the professional and romantic life of a powerless Gen Z-er. Extraordinary is the fresh, funny face of a generation that can’t be bothered, and Tyers and Oxenham are absolutely delightful. Hulu hasn’t really promoted this one at all, for some reason, and that was a huge mistake. Seek out this gem immediately! -Tim Surette (Trailer)

Canada is well known for its feel-good comedies like Schitt’s Creek and Kim’s Convenience, in which characters grow and learn lessons about life through their experiences with each other. Letterkenny is not that. The cult comedy about a small Canadian town full of hicks, tweakers, hockey players, burly natives, and not much else is mostly conversations about genitalia, drinking, fighting, and whatever else goes on inside the minds of these Canucks, but don’t let the subject matter fool you. Letterkenny, which has now wrapped up with its twelfth and final season, is one of the smartest shows around, with rapid-fire dialogue and wordplay that’s essentially Shakespeare on speedballs. You’ll be quoting this show nonstop to your friends after one episode. -Tim Surette (Trailer)

“Mom, she’s talking about her mental health again” is just one of the life-denying quips you’ll find in this British A24-produced comedy from creator and star Kat Sadler. Let’s hear how she describes the series: “I wish I could say this is a heartwarming show about overcoming trauma, but that would be a lie. It’s about three toxic, damaged egomaniacs manipulating the world and each other for their own personal gain, vengeance, and glory… just like in Little Women.” Sadler stars as a young woman who lives with her sister and single mother in what could be described as a dysfunctional relationship where bad decisions and disaster wait around each corner while depression, threats of suicide, and taking advantage of abandonment are embraced. It’s also blisteringly funny. -Tim Surette (Trailer)

The OA creators Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij return to television — plenty of fans would already be sold if this paragraph ended there — with this FX-produced limited series, a murder mystery with an Agatha Christie-style title, though the detective at its center is entirely modern. Darby Hart (The Crown’s Emma Corrin) is a Gen Z sleuth and hacker who’s invited by a reclusive billionaire (Clive Owen) to a remote retreat with eight other guests. Would you believe one of them turns up dead? -Kelly Connolly (Trailer)

Now that it’s ended, it’s official: Reservation Dogs is one of the best TV series of this decade. The teens at its center (played by D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Devery Jacobs, Paulina Alexis, and Lane Factor) begin the show looking for a way out of their rural Oklahoma reservation after the death of their friend. But what stars as a chill hangout comedy about friends getting into scrapes turns into a deep examination of community, trauma, and healing — without sacrificing its clever sense of humor or its vibrant pop culture homages. Created by Sterlin Harjo and Taika Waititi, Reservation Dogs is brought to the screen by an all-Indigenous lineup of writers, directors, and stars, who build an authentic world that feels loved and lived-in from the start. -Kelly Connolly (Trailer)

Comedian Chris Estrada plays a 30-year-old man who isn’t in any rush to grow up; he still lives at home with his parents in South Central Los Angeles, he’s more than happy to avoid any confrontation with the gang members in his neighborhood, and he works at a gang rehabilitation non-profit called Hugs Not Thugs with his streetwise cousin, Luis (Frankie Quiñones), who just got out of jail. If that’s not enough to pique your interest, the always welcome and incredibly funny Michael Imperioli appears as the program’s founder, and Matt Ingebretson, Pat Bishop, and Jake Weisman, the trio behind the cult hit Corporate, co-created the series with Estrada. In Season 2, the show’s last, Julio and Luis embark on a new venture: coffee. Wait, coffee? -Tim Surette (Trailer)

It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia is the highest form of escapist humor on TV, like if the average person’s id was in control of a long-running cable comedy. Following the daily lives of a morally bankrupt, self-absorbed, clinically insane, often irredeemable foursome who own and operate a bar in Philadelphia, Sunny is the kind of series that delights in refusing to let its characters grow as people. As a unit, the gang has only succeeded in becoming more narcissistic and clueless to the world around them as the seasons have stretched on. They continue to behave terribly and never learn from their mistakes… but in a really funny way, thanks to the beauty of the 30-minute sitcom format, which allows the show to blow itself up every week and reset the clock in the next episode. -Allison Picurro (Trailer)

Top Chef’s Padma Lakshmi is a trustworthy successor to Anthony Bourdain in her travel docuseries about cuisine across the United States. This show is so much more than a chance to watch in abject jealousy as Lakshmi eats delicious-looking food; its edge lies in its celebration of the cultures that have helped define American food. In Season 2, Lakshmi highlights Puerto Rican food, Appalachian cuisine, Fililpino grub, and more. This is the kind of show that examines all the ways food brings us together but also looks at the ways food has been weaponized against the people who brought it here in the first place. -Allison Picurro (Trailer)

If you’re like me, you watched a couple of episodes of Dave and got turned off by all the sophomoric dick jokes and gave up. But then you heard it got better, so you watched a bit more, and sure enough, it did. By the first season finale, you thought to yourself, “Damn, this IS a good show.” And the series has only gotten better as it’s gone on. Dave and Dave — the show and the neurotic rapper who is simultaneously self-shaming and extremely cocky — both grow on you, even with all the bumps along the road. Few shows cover the artistic process and its frequent collision with being a likable human like Dave, because it knows that the two are at odds with each other. -Tim Surette (Trailer)

Based on Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s 2019 novel of the same name, Fleishman Is in Trouble is a biting, slow-burning divorce dramedy about unreliable narrators, getting older, and the paths life takes us down. Jesse Eisenberg stars as Toby Fleishman, a recently divorced liver doctor whose new experimentation with the New York City dating scene is complicated when his ex-wife (Claire Danes) drops their two children off at his home without warning and promptly disappears. You might be tempted to believe you know where this story is headed, but we recommend sticking with it. It’s funny, sad, and special. -Allison Picurro (Trailer | Review)

The comedy that’s one of the biggest beneficiaries of the “Netflix bump” is now on Hulu. Schitt’s Creek, the closest thing TV has to a warm blanket, aired on CBC and Pop TV from 2015 to 2020 and follows the Rose family as they see their massive fortune dwindle, forcing them to relocate to the small Ontario town of Schitt’s Creek. Though its early seasons aired quietly, it became a massive hit in its later seasons and smashed Emmy records when it won all seven major comedy awards in 2020, including acting wins for stars Dan Levy, Eugene Levy, Catherine O’Hara, and Annie Murphy. -Tim Surette (Trailer)

Abbot Elementary is a mockumentary in the vein of The Office or Parks and Recreation about an underfunded public elementary school in Philadelphia, where the teachers try to provide for their students as best they can without getting burnt out by the lack of resources, respect, or administrative support, not to mention the difficulty of the job itself. Each week, idealistic second grade teacher Janine Teagues (series creator Quinta Brunson) tries to go above and beyond the call of duty, with alternately triumphant or humbling results. The show has a sweet-and-salty sense of humor and a cast of characters who feel like people who could actually exist in real life. We’ve all relied on commiseration with competent coworkers to help us endure bad bosses like Ava Coleman, the preening and vindictive principal hilariously played by Janelle James. In 2022, we called Abbott Elementary the best show on TV or a reason, and now we even have some well-deserved Emmy wins to back us up. -Liam Mathews (Trailer) 

Donald Glover’s genre-defying, TV form-defying comedy series is one of the most artistically daring shows in TV history. It will be a long time before we ever see anything like this provocative, idiosyncratic, and unpredictable FX show ever again. It made stars out of Brian Tyree Henry), Darius (LaKeith Stanfield), and Van (Zazie Beetz) and turned Glover from a likable sitcom actor into an artist. The one-sentence description is that it’s about an underachieving young man working as the manager for his cousin, an ascendant rapper, but that’s inadequate to capture the whole range of what Atlanta’s about. It’s really about the surreal experience of being a Black person in a world that’s very weird about Black people. -Liam Mathews (Trailer) 

Who needs escapism when you can have the least escapist show on TV? The Handmaid’s Tale has developed a reputation for being a huge downer as real life has inched closer to life in Gilead, the totalitarian theocracy the series imagines as the future of America. But the refusal to offer easy relief can be cathartic in its own way, and The Handmaid’s Tale’s one-step-forward, two-steps-back revolution makes every rare moment of real progress hit harder. Over the span of the series, June (Elisabeth Moss) has gone from trying to survive in Gilead to fanning the flames of rebellion — and potentially getting a little too caught up in her quest for revenge. Blessed be the hashtag resistance. -Kelly Connolly (Trailer)

One of the best TV shows of the last decade, The Americans stars Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell as Soviet spies living undercover as Americans in Virginia in the 1980s during the height of the Cold War, while raising their none-the-wiser children as regular Americans and befriending the FBI agent (Noah Emmerich) who lives next door. It only won four Emmys during its six-season run, but it should have won about 20 more. It’s near-perfect television, with one of the best series finales of all time. -Tim Surette (Trailer)     

It’s always Andrew Garfield season around here. Under the Banner of Heaven, inspired by John Krakauer’s 2003 true crime book, stars Garfield as a detective investigating the 1984 murder of a woman (Daisy Edgar-Jones) and her baby in suburban Utah. His own Mormon faith is tested as the case leads him to uncover dark secrets about the Church of LDS. -Allison Picurro (Trailer)

Ryan Murphy’s oeuvre at FX moved from Netflix to Hulu in early March 2022, making Hulu the exclusive streaming home for his award-winning anthological takes on true crime. Arguably the best work he’s ever produced is Season 1 of American Crime Story, a sharp re-examination of the O.J. Simpson murder trial that starred Cuba Gooding Jr. as Simpson, John Travolta as Robert Shapiro, Murphy mainstay Sarah Paulson as Marcia Clark, Sterling K. Brown as Christopher Darden, and more. Other seasons weren’t as well received, but are still worth checking out; Season 2 looks at the murder of fashion icon Gianni Versace and Season 3 digs into the Monica Lewinsky-Bill Clinton affair. -Tim Surette (Trailer)

How wrong we were to believe we’d seen a full, three-dimensional representation of the LGBTQ community on TV before Posearrived in 2018. The FX series, set decades ago in the New York City ballroom community, has served to show us how much we don’t know and haven’t seen. In this heartwarming and often hilarious drama, the trans women who started the ballroom scene — the scene that’s made Black/Latinx gay lingo like “slay,” “read,” and “spill the tea” mainstream — get their due, making them the subject of the story instead of the afterthoughts. Through characters Blanca (Mj Rodriguez), Elektra (Dominique Jackson), Angel (Indya Moore), and Pray Tell (Billy Porter), we befriend queer people of color who’ve banded together for survival, for love, and the pursuit of happiness. It’s radical for humanizing trans people and portraying their unique experiences with compassion, but it shouldn’t be: It’s fundamentally an engrossing, uplifting show stuffed with drama and heart. Consider it essential viewing. –Malcolm Venable (Trailer)

For five seasons, Pamela Adlon’s bittersweet comedy was the most human show on TV by a mile. It’s all because Better Things, following the daily life of Sam Fox (Adlon), a single mother of three and a working actor, found the joy in celebrating the mundanity of existence. From its lovingly shot cooking scenes to the casual way it examines the daily sacrifices parents make for their kids, this is a show about the little moments that make us who we are and make life worth living. -Allison Picurro (Trailer)

When PEN15 premiered in 2019, it got a lot of attention for its big gimmick: Co-creators Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle, adult women in their 30s, star as middle school-aged versions of themselves, surrounded by a cast of actual 13-year-olds. But that gimmick is only one of the reasons to keep watching. To be in middle school is to exist in a waking nightmare, and it’s clear in everything, from their caved-in posture to the awkward expressions on their faces, that Erskine and Konkle remember that. PEN15 has put Maya and Anna through the trials and tribulations of sleepovers, pool parties, and first kisses. They practice witchcraft. They play team sports. They join the school play. Every TV show wants to make you feel something, but PEN15 burrows down inside you, sticks to your bones, and makes sure you never forget the things it shows you, much like adolescence. -Allison Picurro (Trailer)

In a perfect world, someday we’ll talk about This Way Up with as much reverence as we talk about Fleabag. Created by and starring Aisling Bea, the dark comedy begins in the aftermath of a depressive episode; when we meet Áine (Bea) at the beginning of Season 1, she’s recently out of rehab for “a teeny little nervous breakdown.” The comedy and the tragedy of the show comes out of Áine’s interactions with the people in her life — the ways she tries to keep the depths of her suffering from her protective older sister, Shona (Sharon Horgan); her fledgling, potentially romantic connection with Richard (Tobias Menzies); and her tragic friendship with Tom (Ricky Grover). It’s a snapshot of a life in the process of being rebuilt, of what it’s like to not simply ignore but actually live with mental illness. It’s messy and chaotic and hilarious in all the best ways. You will also absolutely walk away with “Zombie” by the Cranberries stuck in your head, and that’s part of the charm. -Allison Picurro (Trailer)

Bob’s Burgers is one of the best family comedies, not to mention one of the best comedies about working-class characters, on TV right now. The Fox sitcom follows the Belcher family, whose burger restaurant is an all-hands-on-deck job that even the kids get roped into. The show is straightforward about their constant financial stress, which leads to some of the family’s best hijinks but also highlights how hard they work to care for each other. Parents Bob (H. Jon Benjamin) and Linda (John Roberts) have an enviably healthy marriage, and each Belcher kid is encouraged to be as delightfully weird as they want. Bob’s also serves up some of the best puns in the game. -Kelly Connolly (Trailer)

After movies like Ex Machina and Annihilation, Alex Garland is proving to be one of sci-fi’s most exciting creators, and his TV debut features all his trademarks. Devs is packed with philosophy and intellectual discussions about existence, technology’s place in society’s advancement, and the dire consequences of tinkering with fate, almost to the point that it’s too cerebral. But take it slow and you’ll find a beautifully filmed single-season series that has big points to make about the dangerous precipice advanced computing has us inching toward. -Tim Surette (Trailer)

It’s hard to describe The Eric Andre Show in a way that makes any kind of sense. Presented in the style of low-budget public access TV, it could technically be called a talk show. It’s hosted by noted purveyor of chaos Eric Andre, who plays a hyper-fictionalized version of himself, and he’s joined by his detached co-host/straight man, Hannibal Burress. Every episode begins with Andre violently destroying his set, and his eventual monologue usually spirals into a series of dark musings dragged out from the depths of his mind. He invites celebrities, who are sometimes real and sometimes intentionally bad impersonators, into the mess. The guests typically come in blissfully unaware of what is about to happen to them, which is clear from their often shocked, furious, and terrified faces. Andre’s host spares no one and never acknowledges that anything is out of the ordinary, even as things get progressively more bizarre, like the time live rats were released on Stacey Dash’s feet. This show is definitely not for everyone, but I can guarantee is that it’s not like anything else you’ll ever watch. -Allison Picurro (Trailer)

One of the greatest sitcoms of all time, The Mary Tyler Moore Show is so packed with first-rate funny people that it launched three spin-offs: Valerie Harper’s Rhoda, Cloris Leachman’s Phyllis, and Ed Asner’s Lou Grant. But the heart of the classic comedy series is Mary Tyler Moore’s Mary Richards, who’s “making it after all” as a producer at a low-rated Minneapolis news station. As an unmarried woman focused on her career, Mary was a rarity on television, opening doors for women who came after. Still, being groundbreaking was never the only thing that made The Mary Tyler Moore Show — or Mary Richards — great. The show has endured because it’s laugh-out-loud hilarious, the story of coworkers who unexpectedly begin to cherish each other. -Kelly Connolly (Trailer)

Noah Hawley’s comical crime anthology series based on the vibes of the Coen Brothers is set in and around the titular Midwestern city across various decades, multiple crime families, and multitudes of bad luck. But what’s always consistent — besides the accent and the incredible character names — is the quality of the casts, which have included Jean Smart, Ewan McGregor, Billy Bob Thornton, Chris Rock, Martin Freeman, Juno Temple, Jon Hamm, and many more. Seasons 1 and 2 are the show at its best — violent, hilarious, and thematically off-the-wall — and Season 5 is a return to form. -Tim Surette (Trailer)

It’s always a big deal when Freaks and Geeks, the short-lived cult-classic dramedy that aired on NBC from 1999-2000, returns to streaming after a stay in DVD-only exile. What’s even more exciting is that Hulu shilled out the cash to keep its original classic rock soundtrack fully intact, meaning fans can jam out while watching Lindsay Weir (Linda Cardellini) and her slacker pals navigate high school in 1980, just as creator Paul Feig intended. Freaks and Geeks’ cast — which also includes Seth Rogen, Jason Segel, Busy Philipps, John Francis Daley, James Franco, and Martin Starr — makes it the ultimate “before they were famous” throwback. Plus it’s just brilliant. -Kelly Connolly (Trailer)

One of Elmore Leonard’s literary characters became television legend with FX’s Justified, arguably the best adaptation of Leonard’s work on any screen. U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens, brought sexily to life by the sexy Timothy Olyphant, watches over the backwoods of Harlan County in Kentucky, cutting down fugitives with firepower and insults, both of which bad guys never recover from. It has the best dialogue of any TV show ever (my opinion), with poetic prose Leonard himself would chuckle at, and a rotating cast of criminals with more personality than most shows’ main characters. Also, Walton Goggins! As an added bonus, Olyphant kindly dusted off his big ol’ hat for the limited series spin-off City Primeval, which finds Raylan facing off with a violent criminal called the Oklahoma Wildman (Boyd Holbrook) in Detroit. Most comebacks don’t work out well, but this one was very welcome. -Tim Surette and Allison Picurro (Justified Trailer) (City Primeval Trailer)

For six seasons, Superstore was one of network TV’s hidden treasures, a sweet, clever comedy with a surprising rebellious streak. The show uses its setting in a Midwestern box store to dig into issues like unionizing, healthcare, and immigration that rarely get this kind of coverage on television, especially network sitcoms. These aren’t Very Special Episodes: They’re just facts of life for the show’s characters, so the topical storylines feel as natural as the jokes. But while Superstore may be honest, it’s the furthest thing from a drag; it’s also got cute workplace romances and a perfectly weird sense of humor. -Kelly Connolly (Trailer)