Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Watchmen

HBO’s take on this influential DC Comics franchise offers a wincing, razor-sharp critique of racism and societal conflict.

Crime, Drama, Legal
The Guardian

In the tradition of fellow CBS legal dramas Judging Amy and Family Law, The Guardian converts newspaper headlines into prime-time …

Crime, Drama, Legal
American Crime

Truth is, American Crime is a “good” television show. But that’s a fact that can cut both ways.

Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Life on Mars

ABC’s new drama adds a 1970s time-warp twist to modern TV police procedurals.

Crime, Drama
Unbelievable

Unbelievable tells a gripping, horrific story and tells it well. But it shows us and forces us to feel it, …

Crime, Drama
Bones

UPDATED REVIEW: While the show may feel in some ways “lighter” than some of its procedural pals over on CBS, …

Crime, Drama
Allegiance

Alex O’Connor just got a plum job as a CIA analyst, and his higher-ups tell him he has a bright …

Crime, Drama
Happy Town

ABC’s Happy Town is anything but—not with kids going missing, a killer on the loose and gallons of blood being …

Comedy, Crime, Drama
Fargo

Nearly 20 years after they made a serious cultural impression with a morbid movie named Fargo, the Coen brothers are …

Crime, Drama
Vegas

They say, “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.” Unless, of course, you’re talking about CBS’ new drama, in which …

Crime, Drama
24

Jack Bauer will stop at nothing to save the world—even if he has to torture and kill most of the …

Comedy, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Limitless

In a age when so many people already abuse drugs so they can feel better, Limitless’ premise feels pretty problematic.

Crime, Drama, Legal
Shark

James Woods injects lots of fire into his man-eater attorney. The rest of the cast—along with the show’s morals—tend to …

Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Cloak & Dagger

Freeform’s superhero soap offers some positive messages, but it takes a troublesome path to get to them.

Crime, Drama
Veronica Mars (2019)

After a 15-year-absence from the small screen, Neptune’s favorite quippy detective is back, and she’s all grown up. But the …