Fan Favorite TV Shows 2019

Critics Consensus: Action-packed and expertly-crafted -- if at times a bit too withholding -- The Mandalorian is a welcome addition to the Star Wars universe that benefits greatly from the cuteness of its cargo.

Starring: Pedro Pascal, Gina Carano, Carl Weathers, Giancarlo Esposito

Critics Consensus: Dark's sumptuous second season descends deeper into the show's meticulously-crafted mythos and cements the series as one of streaming's strongest and strangest science fiction stories.

Starring: Oliver Masucci, Karoline Eichhorn, Jördis Triebel, Louis Hofmann

Critics Consensus: Mr. Robot returns with a thrilling final season that is sure to surprise and satisfy its audience.

Starring: Christian Slater, Rami Malek, Portia Doubleday, Carly Chaikin

Critics Consensus: Chernobyl rivets with a creeping dread that never dissipates, dramatizing a national tragedy with sterling craft and an intelligent dissection of institutional rot.

Starring: Jared Harris, Stellan Skarsgård, Emily Watson, Paul Ritter

Critics Consensus: Bold and bristling, Watchmen isn't always easy viewing, but by adding new layers of cultural context and a host of complex characters it expertly builds on its source material to create an impressive identity of its own.

Starring: Regina King, Jeremy Irons, Don Johnson, Jean Smart

Critics Consensus: Stranger Things transforms itself into a riveting -- if familiar -- summer ride that basks in its neon-laden nostalgia without losing sight of the rich relationships that make the series so endearing.

Starring: Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Natalia Dyer

Critics Consensus: Delightfully absurd and ridiculously fun, What We Do in the Shadows expands on the film's vampiric lore and finds fresh perspective in its charming, off-kilter cast to create a mockumentary series worth sinking your teeth into.

Starring: Matt Berry, Kayvan Novak, Natasia Demetriou, Harvey Guillén

Critics Consensus: Sam Rockwell and Michelle Williams give viewers plenty of razzle and dazzle in Fosse/Verdon -- a straightforward miniseries that is hampered by rote biographical tropes, but still shimmies with the requisite glitz, grit, and all that jazz audiences crave.

Starring: Sam Rockwell, Michelle Williams, Margaret Qualley, Norbert Leo Butz

Critics Consensus: The Umbrella Academy unfurls an imaginative yarn with furtive emotion and an exceptionally compelling ensemble, but the series' dour sensibility often clashes with its splashy genre trappings.

Starring: Elliot Page, Mary J. Blige, Cameron Britton, Tom Hopper

Critics Consensus: Years and Years scathingly critiques the present with a nihilistic projection of the future, leavening the devastating satire with a buoyant sense of humor and characters who are easy to become invested in.

Starring: Emma Thompson, Russell Tovey, Rory Kinnear, T'Nia Miller