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Critics Consensus: Lanterns lights the way to a controlled and fantastical escape, in which Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre bring audiences into their world of wonder through fearless performances, grounded writing, and charismatic chemistry.

Starring: Aaron Pierre, Kyle Chandler, Nathan Fillion, Kelly Macdonald

Critics Consensus: A tense thrill ride spearheaded by a blazing Emmy Rossum, this striking crime drama serves its stars and audiences Furious justice.

Starring: Emmy Rossum, Lola Petticrew, Scoot McNairy, Quincy Tyler Bernstine

Starring: Joel Edgerton, Jennifer Connelly, Alice Braga, Jimmi Simpson

Critics Consensus: Powered by Philippa Northeast’s sparkling performance, My Brilliant Career is a joyful, sharp, and refreshingly modern take on a timeless coming-of-age tale.

Starring: Philippa Northeast, Christopher Chung, Anna Chancellor, Genevieve O'Reilly

Critics Consensus: Talamasca: The Secret Order indulges in the world of Anne Rice’s Immortal Universe, though lacking compared to other supernatural procedurals, its endless potential far outweighs its completionist fare.

Starring: Nicholas Denton, William Fichtner, Elizabeth McGovern, Maisie Richardson-Sellers

Critics Consensus: Megan Park expertly crafts a coming-of-age drama with plenty of early aughts nostalgia that rises above its class, setting sail with audiences’ expectations and delighting all who seek to take their hearts on a solid adventure.

Starring: Ella Rubin, Jacob Whiteduck-Lavoie, Bo Bragason, Jeffrey Dean Morgan

Starring: Malik Elassal, Lucy Freyer, Jack Innanen, Amita Rao

Critics Consensus: Silo codifies its third season as a masterful dystopian tale with expertly driven character arcs and tighter narrative strings, fulfilling its promise of science fiction excellence.

Starring: David Oyelowo, Rashida Jones, Rebecca Ferguson, Common

Starring: Chase Stokes, Madelyn Cline, Madison Bailey, Jonathan Daviss

Starring: Jakob Oftebro, Peter Andersson, Henrik Norlén, Irina Björklund

Critics Consensus: Reacher maintains its formula for maximum entertainment, serving more brawn, enough narrative brains, and always the right amount of Alan Ritchson to keep the operation up and running for seasons to come.

Starring: Alan Ritchson, Willa Fitzgerald, Malcolm Goodwin, Marc Bendavid

Critics Consensus: Katie Dippold successfully continues to invest in eccentricity with this outlandish horror-comedy that stokes the genre’s well-worn tropes to winning effect, bringing scares, laughs, and a game cast.

Starring: Matthew Rhys, Kate O'Flynn, Stephen Root, Kingston Rumi Southwick

Starring: Zoe Saldaña, Laysla De Oliveira, Michael Kelly, Genesis Rodriguez

Critics Consensus: The combination of Ryan Murphy and Bret Easton Ellis should elicit magnanimously pulpy TV, but instead The Shards relegates itself to obtuse style with mildly entertaining substance.

Starring: Kaia Gerber, Wes Bentley, Evan Rachel Wood, Homer Gere

Critics Consensus: Anya Taylor-Joy is Lucky in an entertaining bit of thrilling fare that often promises more than it can deliver but never lets the audience down when it comes to action and intrigue.

Starring: Anya Taylor-Joy, Matthew Rauch, Annette Bening, Timothy Olyphant

Critics Consensus: Standing on the precipice of overstaying its welcome, this Silicon Valley farce places its callous, fascinating, and unpleasant personalities front and center to rapturous effect, proving this series has The Audacity.

Starring: Billy Magnussen, Sarah Goldberg, Zach Galifianakis, Lucy Punch

Critics Consensus: Ted Lasso marks its anticipated return with a fourth season that is equal parts recycled and refreshing, proving that the tried and true formula can still withstand new challenges thrown its way.

Synopsis: Ted returns to Richmond, taking on his biggest challenge yet: coaching a second division women’s football team. Throughout the course of the season, Ted and… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jason Sudeikis, Hannah Waddingham, Juno Temple, Brett Goldstein

Starring: Steve Gerben, Shane Gillis, Chris O'Connor, Kilah Fox

Critics Consensus: Legends gets the basics of the crime genre right, bringing in clear-cut drama to a daringly real tale and imbuing its narrative with the right balance of respect and spectacle.

Starring: Tom Burke, Steve Coogan, Hayley Squires, Tom Hughes

Critics Consensus: Revival capitalizes on its crackerjack concept with an entertaining tonal variety, bolstered by Melanie Scrofano’s captivating lead performance.

Starring: Melanie Scrofano, Romy Weltman, David James Elliott, Andy McQueen

Starring: David Mitchell, Anna Maxwell Martin, Dipo Ola, Mark Bonnar

Critics Consensus: Though The Outsider‘s slow burn isn’t always satisfying, it remains watchable thanks to its excellent performances — especially series standout Cynthia Erivo.

Starring: Ben Mendelsohn, Jason Bateman, Julianne Nicholson, Mare Winningham

Critics Consensus: Equal parts fascinating and disturbing, Monsters of God dives into a bizarre world of eccentric characters, criminal intrigue, and the global reptile trade.

Starring: Connor Swindells, Patrick J. Adams, Tony Curran, Eddie Marsan

Starring: Claudio Cataño, Jerónimo Barón, Marco Gonzalez, Leonardo Soto