Best New Series 2023

Critics Consensus: Retaining the most addictive aspects of its beloved source material while digging deeper into the story, The Last of Us is bingeworthy TV that ranks among the all-time greatest video game adaptations.

Starring: Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey, Lamar Johnson, Nico Parker

Critics Consensus: With the incomparable Natasha Lyonne as an ace up its sleeve, Poker Face is a puzzle box of modest ambitions working with a full deck.

Starring: Natasha Lyonne, Chloë Sevigny, Lil Rel Howery, Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Critics Consensus: Ali Wong and Steven Yeun are a diabolically watchable pair of adversaries in Beef, a prime cut comedy that finds the pathos in pettiness.

Starring: Steven Yeun, Ali Wong, Joseph Lee, Young Mazino

Critics Consensus: A saga of cutthroat competition with notes of cool intelligence, Drops of God is a sleek entertainment sure to stimulate refined palates.

Starring: Fleur Geffrier, Tom Wozniczka, Tomohisa Yamashita, Stanley Weber

Critics Consensus: Amiable and cleverly constructed, Extraordinary grounds the fantastical and makes it all the more accessible and thrilling as a result.

Starring: Máiréad Tyers, Sofia Oxenham, Bilal Hasna, Luke Rollason

Critics Consensus: Bearing the unmistakable stamp of creator Shea Serrano's authentic voice, Primo is a generation-spanning sitcom that feels like home.

Starring: Ignacio Diaz-Silverio, Christina Vidal, Carlos Santos, Henri Esteve

Critics Consensus: Just about as gruesomely subversive as its origin series, Gen V builds on The Boys in occasionally chaotic but overall inspired fashion.

Starring: Jaz Sinclair, Lizze Broadway, Asa Germann, Chance Perdomo

Critics Consensus: Boots Riley's towering imagination looms as large as his supersized hero in I'm a Virgo, an uproarious satire that's given an enormous heart to match by star Jharrel Jerome.

Starring: Jharrel Jerome, Brett Gray, Kara Young, Allius Barnes

Critics Consensus: A faithful adaptation of Rick Riordan's novels, Percy Jackson and the Olympians is a lovingly realized odyssey through adolescence and myth.

Starring: Walker Scobell, Leah Jeffries, Aryan Simhadri, Jason Mantzoukas

Critics Consensus: A resplendent romance between two of the most interesting characters in the Bridgerton saga, Queen Charlotte is a spin-off that arguably perfects the primary series' formula.

Starring: India Amarteifio, Adjoa Andoh, Michelle Fairley, Ruth Gemmell

Critics Consensus: Retaining the heart and wit of the original movie while also carving out a fresh path for itself, Scott Pilgrim takes off in the animated medium and soars.

Starring: Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kieran Culkin, Chris Evans

Critics Consensus: An irreverent twist on the crime procedural, Deadloch's addictive mixture of mystery and mordant humor makes most of its corpse-strewn competition look comparably stiff.

Starring: Kate Box, Madeleine Sami, Nina Oyama, Tom Ballard

Critics Consensus: Visually dazzling while paying deft attention to character, Blue Eye Samurai is a masterfully rendered animated adventure.

Starring: Maya Erskine, George Takei, Masi Oka, Randall Park

Critics Consensus: A wickedly uncomfortable marriage of sensibilities between Nathan Fielder and Benny Safdie, with a masterful Emma Stone tying everything together, The Curse will make viewers cackle and squirm in equal measure.

Starring: Emma Stone, Nathan Fielder, Benny Safdie, Doug Montoya

Critics Consensus: Jam-packed with inventive flourishes and grounded by lovable actors, American Born Chinese musters epic elements from Chinese mythology to tell a deeply relatable coming of age story.

Starring: Michelle Yeoh, Ben Wang, Yann Yann Yeo, Chin Han

Critics Consensus: Positively bonkers while undergirded by an intelligent design, Mrs. Davis makes Betty Gilpin a hero for modern times in a highly imaginative mixture of spirituality and technology.

Starring: Betty Gilpin, Ely Henry, Raphael Corkhill, Sam Meader

Critics Consensus: Even with bold swings and romance off the table, the rambunctious rapport between Rose Byrne and Seth Rogen makes Platonic an ideal relationship comedy.

Starring: Rose Byrne, Seth Rogen, Luke Macfarlane, Tre Hale

Critics Consensus: With the fortune of Bob Odenkirk in its favor, Lucky Hank makes ennui essential viewing with a comedy rooted in relatable human behavior.

Starring: Bob Odenkirk, Mireille Enos, Olivia Scott Welch, Diedrich Bader

Critics Consensus: Turning a high concept into a grounded good time, The Big Door Prize realizes its full potential thanks to a lovable cast of relatable characters.

Starring: Chris O'Dowd, Gabrielle Dennis, Josh Segarra, Ally Maki

Critics Consensus: Elevated by Rosario Dawson's strong performance in the title role and a solid story that balances new and old elements of the Star Wars saga, Ahsoka is a must-watch for fans of the franchise.

Starring: Rosario Dawson, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ray Stevenson