Best TV Shows of 2016
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Best TV Shows of 2016
TOP TV Shows: Stranger Things (2016), Westworld (2016), The Crown (2016), American Crime Story (2016), Fleabag (2016), Lucifer (2016), The Good Place (2016), Atlanta (2016), The Night Of (2016), Billions (2016), The Night Manager (2016), Goliath (2016), Insecure (2016), Letterkenny (2016), Animal Kingdom (2016), Kim's Convenience (2016), DC's Legends of Tomorrow (2016), The OA (2016), 11.22.63 (2016), Designated Survivor (2016).
List of Best TV Shows
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces, and one strange little girl.
Style:
exciting, captivating, suspenseful, sincere, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, teen fantasy, teen drama, adult
Plot:
supernatural, monster, small town, telekinesis, parallel universe, friendship, parallel world, super powers, supernatural power, government conspiracy, group of friends, fear ...
Time:
80s, year 1983, future, 20th century, year 1985 ...
Place:
indiana, chicago, usa, soviet union, ussr
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556K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness and the evolution of sin. Set at the intersection of the near future and the reimagined past, it explores a world in which every human appetite, no matter how noble or depraved, can be ...
Style:
futuristic, psychological thriller, stylized, serious, apocalyptic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
artificial intelligence, consciousness, robot, androids, murder, moral dilemma, man versus machine, technology gone awry, escapades, scientist, sex, sex scene ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
usa, san francisco
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279K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The gripping, decades-spanning inside story of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Prime Ministers who shaped Britain's post-war destiny.
The Crown tells the inside story of two of the most famous addresses in the world – Buckingham ...
Style:
atmospheric, serious, costume drama, clever, period piece ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
royal family, british royal family, queen, monarchy, monarch, british history, royalty, winston churchill, queen elizabeth ii, british monarchy, prime minister, politics ...
Time:
50s, 2000s, 1940s, 1950s, 70s ...
Place:
england, buckingham palace, london, wales, syria ...
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
An anthology series centered around some of history's most famous criminals.
Style:
anthology, serious, realistic, mind blowing, spooky ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
courtroom drama, murder, legal investigation, crime investigation, courtroom, racism, legal action, gay, lawyer, district attorney, investigation, trial ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 21st century
Place:
usa, europe, los angeles, california, beverly hills
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241K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
As she hurls herself headlong at modern living, Fleabag is thrown roughly up against the walls of contemporary London, sleeping with anyone who dares to stand too close, squeezing money from wherever she can, rejecting anyone who tries to help ...
Style:
funny, dark comedy, sitcom, raunchy comedy, absurd ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
sister sister relationship, female friendship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, sexual humor, female protagonist, sexuality, dark humor, promiscuity, women, single woman, bisexual, father daughter relationship ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
london
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388K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Bored and unhappy as the Lord of Hell, Lucifer Morningstar abandoned his throne and retired to Los Angeles, where he has teamed up with LAPD detective Chloe Decker to take down criminals. But the longer he's away from the underworld, the ...
Style:
sexy, captivating, entertaining, humorous, romantic ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, adult
Plot:
devil, supernatural, lucifer, demon, immortality, hell, immortal, fallen angel, homicide detective, murder investigation, female detective, police detective ...
Time:
20th century, 2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, chicago
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Eleanor Shellstrop, an ordinary woman who, through an extraordinary string of events, enters the afterlife where she comes to realize that she hasn't been a very good person. With the help of her wise afterlife mentor, she's determined to ...
Style:
sitcom, humorous, feel good, captivating, touching ...
Audience:
family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
afterlife, ethics, karma, death, paradise, utopia, self sacrifice, hell, deception, female protagonist, soul mate, twists and turns ...
Time:
2010s
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98K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Two cousins, with different views on art versus commerce, on their way up through the Atlanta rap scene; Earnest 'Earn' Marks, an ambitious college dropout and his estranged cousin, who suddenly becomes a star.
Style:
humorous, satirical, sitcom, captivating, cynical ...
Plot:
cousin cousin relationship, rapper, hip hop culture, satire, hip hop, black, starlet, black sitcom, african american, opposites attract, social satire, brother brother relationship ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
atlanta georgia
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192K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
After a night of partying with a female stranger, a man wakes up to find her stabbed to death and is charged with her murder.
Style:
suspense, clever, realistic, psychological, serious ...
Plot:
murder, courtroom, murder investigation, murder mystery, jail, lawyer, justice, drug, investigation, brutality, relationships, love story ...
Time:
2010s, year 2014, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
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117K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A complex drama about power politics in the world of New York high finance.
Shrewd, savvy U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades and the brilliant, ambitious hedge fund king Bobby "Axe" Axelrod are on an explosive collision course, with each using ...
Style:
captivating, thought provoking, intellectual, political, smart ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
finance, money, corruption, investor, stock exchange, wall street, twists and turns, wealth, stock market, rivalry, life philosophy, obsession ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s
Place:
usa, new york
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Former British soldier Jonathan Pine navigates the shadowy recesses of Whitehall and Washington where an unholy alliance operates between the intelligence community and the secret arms trade. To infiltrate the inner circle of lethal arms dealer ...
Style:
suspense, tense, realistic, suspenseful, political ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
espionage, spy, arms dealer, violence, working undercover, corruption, secret service, british secret service, arms dealing, undercover, violent, betrayal ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
europe, egypt, morocco, switzerland, spain ...
Is relevant?
63K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Once a powerful lawyer, Billy McBride is now burned out and washed up, spending more time in a bar than a courtroom. When he reluctantly agrees to pursue a wrongful death lawsuit against the biggest client of Cooperman & McBride, the massive ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, rough, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot:
lawyer, investigation, murder, power, legal, father daughter relationship, ex husband ex wife relationship, law firm, name calling, lawyer client relationship, female lawyer, honest ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, future, 21st century
Place:
santa monica california
Is relevant?
25K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Follows the awkward experiences and racy tribulations of a modern-day African-American woman.
Style:
erotic, sexual, sensual, touching, romantic ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
female protagonist, african american, friends, friendship, black, women, love interest, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love and romance, couples, couple relations, love ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
indiana, california
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Letterkenny follows Wayne, a good-ol’ country boy in Letterkenny, Ontario trying to protect his homegrown way of life on the farm, against a world that is constantly evolving around him. The residents of Letterkenny belong to one of three groups: ...
Style:
funny, sitcom, humorous, feel good, captivating ...
Plot:
small town, countryside, protection, punk, worker, society, closeted gay, hockey, drinking, gay, male protagonist, bisexual ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
canada
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The series centers on 17-year-old Joshua "J" Cody, who moves in with his freewheeling relatives in their Southern California beach town after his mother dies of a heroin overdose. Headed by boot-tough matriarch Janine "Smurf" ...
Style:
tense, captivating, exciting, sexy, erotic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
crime family, criminal, danger, escapades, heist, family conflict, gay brother, twists and turns, dysfunctional family, brother brother relationship, friendship, closeted homosexual ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
usa, california, southern california, new zealand
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
The funny, heartfelt story of The Kims, a Korean-Canadian family, running a convenience store in downtown Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. Kim ('Appa' and 'Umma') immigrated to Toronto in the 80's to set up shop near Regent Park and ...
Style:
sitcom, sweet, captivating, humorous, sincere ...
Audience:
date night, teens
Plot:
society, love, rivalry, friendship, brother sister relationship, friend, family relations, parents and children, adaptation, love and romance, youth, school ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
toronto ontario canada, canada, north america, ontario canada
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
When heroes alone are not enough ... the world needs legends. Having seen the future, one he will desperately try to prevent from happening, time-traveling rogue Rip Hunter is tasked with assembling a disparate group of both heroes and villains to ...
Style:
captivating, humorous, exciting, sad, psychotronic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
superhero team, villain, time travel, lesbian, lgbt, female warrior, lesbian love, superhero, save the world, martial arts, supernatural, superpower ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
chicago
Is relevant?
126K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Prairie Johnson, blind as a child, comes home to the community she grew up in with her sight restored. Some hail her a miracle, others a dangerous mystery, but Prairie won’t talk with the FBI or her parents about the seven years she went missing.
Style:
enigmatic, mysterious, sensual, erotic, bleak ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
parallel universe, alternate dimension, captive, disappearance, mysticism, alternate reality, supernatural power, blindness, forbidden love, mysterious disappearance, ritual, supernatural ...
Time:
future
Place:
san francisco
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120K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
An English teacher travels back in time to prevent the Kennedy assassination, but discovers he is attached to the life he has made in a bygone era.
Style:
exciting, stylized, period piece, tense, intense ...
Plot:
time travel, assassination, stephen king, time, kennedy assassination, changing the past or future, altering history, time traveler, love, surveillance, conspiracy theory, sent to the past ...
Time:
60s, future, 2010s, 20th century, year 1963 ...
Place:
usa, dallas texas
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Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Tom Kirkman, a low-level cabinet member is suddenly appointed President of the United States after a catastrophic attack during the State of the Union kills everyone above him in the Presidential line of succession.
Style:
exciting, political, political thriller, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
politics, president, counter terrorism, usa president, usa politics, investigation, terrorism, weapons, american politics, spy, die hard, conspiracy ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
washington d.c., afghanistan, usa, chicago
Is relevant?
147K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Given superstrength and durability by a sabotaged experiment, a wrongly accused man escapes prison to become a superhero for hire.
Style:
sexy, exciting, suspenseful, saga, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
superhuman powers, superhero, supernatural power, african american, black superhero, good versus evil, multiverse, danger, fighting crime, save the day, woman with a gun, imaginary ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, north america, harlem
Is relevant?
86K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A preacher sets out on a mission to make the almighty himself confess his sin of abandoning the world. With his best friend Cassidy, an alcoholic Irish vampire, his love Tulip, a red blooded gun towing Texan, and the power of genesis, an unholy ...
Style:
disturbing, funny, mystical, suspense, biblical ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
preacher, supernatural, vampire, god, dark humor, supernatural power, twists and turns, angel, supernatural being, sin, supernatural ability, heaven and hell ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
texas, louisiana
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A comedic thriller that follows the bizarre adventures of eccentric “holistic” detective Dirk Gently and his reluctant assistant Todd. An adaptation of Douglas Adams’ wildly successful comic novels.
Style:
ironic, psychological, detective, intellectual, absurd ...
Plot:
clue, private detective, time travel, murder investigation, unstoppable, government agent, hallucination, investigation, strange person, superpower, partner, magic ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
montana
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
A slightly unhinged former Navy SEAL lands a job as a police officer in Los Angeles where he's partnered with a veteran detective trying to keep maintain a low stress level in his life.
Style:
exciting, captivating, detective, suspense, atmospheric ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
police, lapd, buddy cop, police detective, police partner, police investigation, friendship, chase, murder, investigation, family relations, crime scene ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california
Is relevant?
34K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of Queen Victoria, who came to the throne at a time of great economic turbulence and resurgent republicanism – and died 64 years later the head of the largest empire the world had ever seen, having revitalised the throne’s public image ...
Style:
historical drama, romantic, costume drama, period piece, realistic ...
Plot:
royal family, british history, royalty, monarchy, queen victoria, queen of england, british monarchy, european history, queen, british politics, female protagonist, british empire ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century, future, 1800s, 1830s
Place:
britain, england, london, united kingdom, buckingham palace
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Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
When Clary Fray's mother has disappeared, Clary joins a band of Shadowhunters; demon killing hunters, and gets caught up in a plan to save the world.
Style:
captivating, tense, dark fantasy, sexy, serious ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, teen fantasy, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
supernatural, vampire, demon, magic, supernatural being, female protagonist, werewolf, supernatural power, good versus evil, vampire human love, lgbt, friendship ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
71K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Hundreds of years from now, the last surviving humans discover the means of sending consciousness back through time, directly into people in the 21st century. These "travelers" assume the lives of seemingly random people, while secretly ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, tense, suspenseful, detective ...
Plot:
time travel, time machine, time traveler, undercover, consciousness, artificial intelligence, time paradox, sent to the past, hopes, police detective, changing the future, post apocalypse ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
north america
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
Five unlikely teenage heroes and their flying robot lions unite to form the megapowerful Voltron and defend the universe from evil.
Style:
mecha, captivating, humorous, exciting, disturbing ...
Audience:
teens, kids, pre-teens
Plot:
danger, friends, battles, alien planet, good versus evil, giant robot, teenage girl, commander, alien, planet, alien creature, outer space ...
Is relevant?
173K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Follows the lives and families of three adults living and growing up in the United States of America in present and past times. As their paths cross and their life stories intertwine in curious ways, we find that several of them share the same ...
Style:
sentimental, touching, thought provoking, sincere, saga ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
adoption, childhood memory, childhood, husband wife relationship, parenthood, father son relationship, brother brother relationship, depression, teenage angst, siblings, flashback, self esteem ...
Time:
90s, 80s, 2020s, 2010s, 60s ...
Place:
syria, harvard university, pittsburgh, vietnam, new york ...
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Genre: Drama, Music, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
A ragtag group of teenagers run wild in the streets of the Bronx in the late 1970s.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thought provoking, powerful, serious ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
hip hop, black, black cast, teenager, subculture, young adult, class society, teenage life, city life, society, social relations, hip hop culture ...
Time:
70s
Place:
bronx new york city, indiana, new york
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