A wide variety of critically acclaimed shows in many genres are available on Apple TV+, ranging from captivating dramas like “The Morning Show” to endearing comedy like “Ted Lasso.” The platform, which is well-known for its excellent production qualities and gripping narrative, keeps drawing top-tier talent and producing interesting original material.

1. Severance (2022 – Present)

Ben Stiller and Aoife McArdle directed the science fiction psychological thriller television series Severance, which was conceived by Dan Erickson in the United States. Starring are Jen Tullock, Dichen Lachman, Adam Scott, Zach Cherry, Britt Lower, Tramell Tillman, Michael Chernus, John Turturro, Christopher Walken, and Patricia Arquette. The story revolves around Mark S. (Scott), a worker for the made-up company Lumon Industries, who consents to a “severance” program that divides his memories of his non-work life from those of his workplace.

The biotechnology company Lumon Industries divides its employees’ memories based on their physical location based on whether they are working or not, a process known as “severance” in medicine. A detached worker is called “innies” at work and is unable to recall anything about their past or the outside world. They are called “outies” when they labor outside and lose track of time. As a result, Innie and Outie have rather separate lives, complete with unique personalities and goals. In the first season, Mark (Adam Scott), a single fired employee, slowly reveals a network of intrigues inside Lumon.

The show debuted on February 18, 2022, on Apple TV+. Both reviewers and viewers praised it for its plot, acting, musical composition, directing, cinematography, and production design. At the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards, the show was nominated for 14 times, including Outstanding Drama Series and acting categories for Scott, Turturro, Walken, and Arquette. It took home two wins: one each for Main Title Design and Musical Score. The show received a second season renewal in April of 2022.

2. Foundation (2021 – Present)

Based partially on Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series of tales, Foundation is an American science fiction television series produced by David S. Goyer and Josh Friedman for Apple TV+. Jared Harris, Lee Pace, Lou Llobell, and Leah Harvey lead the ensemble cast. First airing on September 24, 2021, was the series. The show received a second season renewal in October 2021, and it debuted on July 14, 2023. The third season of the show was renewed in December 2023.

Foundation narrates “…the thousand-year saga of The Foundation, a band of exiles who discover that the only way to save the Galactic Empire from destruction is to defy it.”

Positive reviews were given to the first season, praising Bear McCreary’s soundtrack, epic scope, visual effects, and performances (especially those of Harris and Pace). But the narrative, the intricacy of the plot, and the pacing—more especially, the time jumps—were frequently criticized. Critics gave the second season more favorable reviews than the first, with many praising it for being a step up from the first. They emphasized the season’s stronger interpersonal characterizations, better narrative, more approachable pacing, and general satisfaction with the season’s conclusion.

3. Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (2023 – Present)

American monster television series Monarch: Legacy of Monsters was developed by Chris Black and Matt Fraction and produced by Legendary Television. It is the sixth entry and second television series in the Monsterverse franchise, which is based on Toho Co., Ltd.’s Godzilla. The ten-episode series, which picks up after the events of Godzilla (2014), follows Monarch organization members as they come into contact with Godzilla and other monsters known as Titans over the course of fifty years.

Half-siblings Cate and Kentaro Randa look into their father Hiroshi’s relationship to Monarch, the secret organization that keeps an eye on huge monsters known as Titans or MUTOs, in 2015—a year after Godzilla made a reappearance. “Massive Unidentified Terrestrial Organism” is what “MUTO” stands for.) Scientists Bill Randa and Keiko Miura were involved in the early creation of Monarch two generations prior. In both eras, Lee Shaw, a former Army officer, becomes a close associate of the Randa family.

Along with Wyatt Russell and Kurt Russell in the joint character of Lee Shaw, the series stars Anna Sawai, Kiersey Clemons, Ren Watabe, Mari Yamamoto, Anders Holm, Joe Tippett, and Elisa Lasowski. On November 17, 2023, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters made its Apple TV+ debut to favourable reviews. The show received a second season renewal in April of 2024.

4. Home Before Dark (2020 – 2021)

The American mystery drama television series Home Before Dark was developed by Dana Fox and Dara Resnik and shown on Apple TV+. Starring Brooklynn Prince, Jim Sturgess, Abby Miller, Louis Herthum, Michael Weston, Kiefer O’Reilly, Kylie Rogers, Adrian Hough, Joelle Carter, Jibrail Nantambu, and Deric McCabe, the series is based on the life of teenage journalist Hilde Lysiak. On April 3, 2020, it made its debut. June 11, 2021 marked the debut of the second season.

“A young girl who moves from Brooklyn to the small coastal town her father left behind” is the plot of Home Before Dark. While there, she discovers a cold case that everyone in the community—including her own father—tried desperately to ignore as a result of her relentless search for the truth.”

5. For All Mankind (2019 – Present)

The American science fiction drama television series For All Mankind was developed by Ben Nedivi, Matt Wolpert, and Ronald D. Moore and produced on Apple TV+. A hypothetical history of “what would have happened if the global space race had never ended” is dramatized in the series following the Soviet Union’s successful first crewed Moon landing ahead of the United States. The phrase “We Came in Peace for All Mankind” is on a lunar plaque that the astronauts of Apollo 11 left behind on the moon, and it served as the inspiration for the title.

November 1, 2019, saw the debut of For All Mankind. The TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Drama was nominated for the second season, which received positive reviews. The show received a fourth season renewal in July 2022, and it debuted on November 10, 2023. The writers stated in 2023 that they had talked from the start that they intended for the plot to span “at least 70 years” and that there would be “about seven seasons”. The show was given a fifth season renewal in April 2024, and it was revealed that a spinoff series called Star City—which would center on the Soviet space program—was in the works.

6. Dark Matter (2024 – Present)

Blake Crouch’s limited series Dark Matter is an American science fiction series based on his same-titled novel published in 2016. It debuted with two episodes on Apple TV+ on May 8, 2024.

A Chicago-based scientist finds himself twisted into a another version of his life, and he must battle to escape it so that he cannot hurt his loved ones.

7. The Last Thing He Told Me (2023 – Present)

Based on Laura Dave’s book of the same name, The Last Thing He Told Me is an American thriller television series available on Apple TV+. Josh Singer and Laura Dave created the television series, which features Jennifer Garner as Hannah Hall. On April 14, 2023, it made its debut. The show received a second season renewal in March of 2024.

The show centers on Hannah Hall, who, while looking for her husband who vanished lately, develops an unexpected bond with her stepdaughter.

8. The Afterparty (2022 – 2023)

Christopher Miller is the creator of the American comedic murder mystery anthology television series The Afterparty, which debuted on Apple TV+ on January 28, 2022. The show was given a second season renewal in March 2022, and it debuted on July 12, 2023. It was revealed in October 2023 that a third season of the show will not be produced.

Every episode of the first season is set at a high school reunion after-party and presents “a different character’s perspective” of the events that transpired that evening. It is an example of “the millennial whodunnit,” according to critic Olivia Rutigliano, a new subgenre of murder mystery in which characters use the investigation as a means of achieving personal fulfillment, second chances, and a way out of an oppressive or dull everyday life (by giving the impression that their life has transformed into a new genre).

The second season is set the day after a wedding and follows the same format, with each guest sharing their viewpoint on the events leading up to and including the previous after-party.

9. Suspicion (2022)

The Israeli series False Flag served as the inspiration for the British thriller television series Suspicion. The series, which is set in New York City and London, debuted on Apple TV+ on February 4, 2022. Critics gave it largely negative reviews. The show was canceled following its debut season.

After being named by London police as suspects in the kidnapping and subsequent disappearance of American media tycoon Katherine Newman’s son Leonardo, five people—two women and three men—have their lives completely turned upside down.

10. Black Bird (2022)

Based on James Keene and Hillel Levin’s 2010 autobiographical novel In with the Devil: a Fallen Hero, a Serial Killer, and a Dangerous Bargain for Redemption, Black Bird is an American true crime drama miniseries produced by Dennis Lehane. On July 8, 2022, the six-episode miniseries debuted on Apple TV+. The performers and Jimmy Keene’s original story were praised for their contributions to the series’ critical success.

Before being taken into custody as a part of Operation Snowplow, a larger operation, James “Jimmy” Keene had turned to a life of crime. Despite being offered many college football scholarships, the once-promising young football player chose to remain in the Chicago region in order to be near his successful business. He took a plea agreement that he thought would last five years, with the possibility of release on parole after four. However, as part of the plot, he was found to have many illegal guns in his hands and received a ten-year prison term without the possibility of release.

Jimmy was presented by federal officials with a possibility for a totally commuted sentence with no conditions and a clean record due to his innate charismatic and appealing nature. This is the account of the risky bargain that was presented to him and the events that followed.