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TV Show Releases by Score


PEN15: Season 2 1.

PEN15: Season 2

September 18, 2020
The 14-episode second season split into two halves (the second half will premiere in 2021) finds Anna (Anna Konkle) and Maya (Maya Erskine) back in middle school as they try to fit in while attending parties, school plays and sleepovers.
Metascore:
94
User Score:
tbd
The Baby-Sitters Club (2020): Season 1 2.

The Baby-Sitters Club (2020): Season 1

July 3, 2020
Stoneybrook, Connecticut middle schooler Kristy Thomas (Sophie Grace) and her friends: Mary-Anne Spier (Malia Baker), Claudia Kishi (Momona Tamada), Stacey McGill (Shay Rudolph), and Dawn Schafer (Xochitl Gomez) start a babysitting business in this series based on the popular children's book series by Ann M. Martin.
Metascore:
87
User Score:
6.5
Immigration Nation 3.

Immigration Nation

August 3, 2020
The six-part documentary series about America's current immigration system directed by Christina Clusiau and Shaul Schwarz features candid interviews with agents of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Border Patrol, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and detainees as well as footage of raids and the detentions centers.
Metascore:
86
User Score:
4.8
P-Valley: Season 1 4.

P-Valley: Season 1

July 12, 2020
The half-hour drama from Katori Hall explores the lives of those who work and visit the Mississippi Delta strip club, The Pynk.
Metascore:
85
User Score:
5.7
I'll Be Gone in the Dark 5.

I'll Be Gone in the Dark

June 28, 2020
The Liz Garbus-directed six-part documentary series based on Michelle McNamara's nonfction book about her search for the Golden State Killer features interviews with investigators, survivors and family of the killer as well as original recordings and archival footage.
Metascore:
82
User Score:
6.5
The Boys: Season 2 6.

The Boys: Season 2

September 4, 2020
Hughie (Jack Quaid), Mother’s Milk (Laz Alonso), Frenchie (Tomer Capon) and Kimiko (Karen Fukuhara) are in hiding as Homelander (Antony Starr) takes over as leader of The Seven, but new Supe Stormfront (Aya Cash) has plans of her own.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
7.1
Lovecraft Country: Season 1 7.

Lovecraft Country: Season 1

August 16, 2020
The adaptation of Matt Ruff book follows Atticus Black (Jonathan Majors) as he goes on a roadtrip through segregated 1950s America with his friend Letitia (Jurnee Smollett-Bell) and uncle George (Courtney B. Vance) to find his missing father (Michael K. Williams).
Metascore:
79
User Score:
5.9
Search Party (2016): Season 3 8.

Search Party (2016): Season 3

June 25, 2020
The TBS series moves to HBO Max for its third season which finds Dory (Alia Shawkat) and Drew (John Reynolds) charged with murder of a private investigator. Elliott (John Early) and Portia (Meredith Hagner) must decided whether to testify or not.
Metascore:
79
User Score:
6.9
In My Skin: Season 1 9.

In My Skin: Season 1

July 30, 2020
16-year-old Bethan (Gabrielle Creevy) hides her troubled home life from her friends and teachers in this Welsh dark coming-of-age comedy created by Kayleigh Llewellyn. [Pilot originally aired on BBC 3 on 28 Oct 2018 and won Best TV Drama at the 2019's BAFTA Cymru. Commissioned to series with four additional episodes to air in 2020]
Metascore:
78
User Score:
5.5
We Are Who We Are: Season 1 10.

We Are Who We Are: Season 1

September 14, 2020
14-year-old Fraser (Jack Dylan) adjust to moving from New York City to an Italian military base and connects with fellow 14-year-old Caitlin (Jordan Kristine Seamón) in this Luca Guadagnino coming-of-age drama series.
Metascore:
77
User Score:
6.5
Love Fraud: Season 1 11.

Love Fraud: Season 1

August 30, 2020
The four-part documentary series from Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing follows the victims defrauded by conman Richard Scott Smith as they band together to seek justice by finding him before he steals another woman's money and disappears again.
Metascore:
77
User Score:
tbd
Julie and the Phantoms: Season 1 12.

Julie and the Phantoms: Season 1

September 10, 2020
Julie (Madison Reyes) lost her passion for singing and writing songs after the death of her mother, but finds it again when she befriends the ghosts of a band from 1995 (Charlie Gillespie, Jeremy Shada, Owen Patrick Joyner) in this musical series from Kenny Ortega.
Metascore:
77
User Score:
7.7
Challenger: The Final Flight 13.

Challenger: The Final Flight

September 16, 2020
The four-part documentary series takes a look back at the events that led to the Challenger explosion that killed everyone onboard on January 28, 1986.
Metascore:
76
User Score:
tbd
The Vow (2020) 14.

The Vow (2020)

August 23, 2020
The documentary series directed by Jehane Noujaim and Karim Amer looks into the NXIVM self-help program where Smallville actress Allison Mack recruited women to eventually join a secret society that allegedly included sexual slavery to co-founder Keith Raniere.
Metascore:
76
User Score:
tbd
Frayed: Season 1 15.

Frayed: Season 1

July 30, 2020
Set in 1988, London housewife Sammy Cooper (Sarah Kendall) returns to her hometown in Australia with her two children after the death of her husband and move in with her mother (Kerry Armstrong) and brother (Ben Mingay) in this Australian/British dramedy created by Kendall. [Originally aired in the UK on Sky One and in Australia on ABC in 2019]
Metascore:
75
User Score:
tbd
Expecting Amy 16.

Expecting Amy

July 9, 2020
The three-part documentary series follows comedian Amy Schumer throughout her pregnancy and includes behind-the-scenes of her life on tour as well as planning out a stand-up special.
Metascore:
73
User Score:
4.7
The Capture: Season 1 17.

The Capture: Season 1

July 15, 2020
CCTV footage shows Shaun Emery (Callum Turner) kidnapping and assaulting his barrister, but as Detective Inspector Rachel Carey (Holliday Grainger) looks into the case, she finds evidence of a conspiracy in this Ben Chanan crime drama. [Originally premiered in the UK on BBC1 on 3 Sep 2019]
Metascore:
72
User Score:
6.7
Teenage Bounty Hunters: Season 1 18.

Teenage Bounty Hunters: Season 1

August 14, 2020
Fraternal twins Sterling and Blair (Maddie Phillips and Anjelica Bette Fellini) join bounty hunter Bowser Jenkins (Kadeem Hardison) on the job while juggling high school and relationships in this comedy created by Kathleen Jordan.
Metascore:
72
User Score:
7.5
Stateless: Season 1 19.

Stateless: Season 1

July 8, 2020
Inspired by real events, the lives of German-Australian flight attendant Sofie Werner (Yvonne Strahovski), Afghani Ameer (Fayssal Bazzi), as well as Clare Kowitz (Asher Keddie), the new general manager of the Australian immigration detention centre and guard Cam Sandford (Jai Courtney) become entwined in this drama series co-created by Tony Ayres, Elise McCredie and Cate Blanchett. [Originally premiered on ABC (Australian Broadcasting Channel) on 1 March 2020]
Metascore:
72
User Score:
4.4
Ted Lasso: Season 1 20.

Ted Lasso: Season 1

August 14, 2020
Kansas college (American) football coach Ted Lasso (Jason Sudeikis) is hired by an English professional soccer team in this comedy from Sudeikis and Bill Lawrence.
Metascore:
70
User Score:
7.1
Muppets Now: Season 1 21.

Muppets Now: Season 1

July 31, 2020
Kermit the Frog and the rest of the Muppet gang go unscripted in this short-form series that will also feature celebrity guests.
Metascore:
68
User Score:
5.6
The Third Day: Season 1 22.

The Third Day: Season 1

September 14, 2020
Sam (Jude Law) ends up on an island and finds inhabitants who want to protect their rituals at all costs while Helen (Naomie Harris) comes to the island looking for answers in this limited series created by Dennis Kelly and Felix Barrett.
Metascore:
67
User Score:
tbd
Perry Mason (2020): Season 1 23.

Perry Mason (2020): Season 1

June 21, 2020
Set in the 1930s, Perry Mason (Matthew Rhys) is a private detective who beings looking into a child kidnapping case.
Metascore:
67
User Score:
6.0
The Umbrella Academy: Season 2 24.

The Umbrella Academy: Season 2

July 31, 2020
The Umbrella Academy tries to save one of their own and prevent the apocalypse in the second season of the series based on the comics and graphic novels by My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way.
Metascore:
67
User Score:
7.1
The Swamp 25.

The Swamp

August 4, 2020
The documentary directed by Daniel DiMauro and Morgan Pehme follows Republican House representatives Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Thomas Massie (R-KY), and Ken Buck (R-CO) as they juggle legislation and demands to fundraise by the RNC.
Metascore:
66
User Score:
tbd
Raised by Wolves: Season 1 26.

Raised by Wolves: Season 1

September 3, 2020
Two androids (Amanda Collin and Abubakar Salim) raise human children on a new planet, but their lives are changed when a ship from Earth arrives in the sci-fi drama created by Aaron Guzikowski.
Metascore:
65
User Score:
7.6
Fargo: Season 4 27.

Fargo: Season 4

September 27, 2020
Set in 1950, an arrangement between Kansas City crime bosses Loy Cannon (Chris Rock) and Donatello Fadda (Tomasso Ragno) that led to a truce is in danger when Donatello dies in the hospital.
Metascore:
63
User Score:
tbd
Hitmen: Season 1 28.

Hitmen: Season 1

August 6, 2020
The comedy about best friends Fran (Sue Perkins) and Jamie (Mel Giedroyc) who go into the murder-for hire business. [Premiered originally on UK's Sky One on 25 Mar 2020]
Metascore:
63
User Score:
1.4
High Score: Season 1 29.

High Score: Season 1

August 19, 2020
Narrated by Charles Martinet, the six-part documentary about the history of video games features interviews with creators and other contributors of such games as Final Fantasy, Mortal Kombat, Pac-Man, and Space Invaders.
Metascore:
62
User Score:
9.6
Warrior Nun: Season 1 30.

Warrior Nun: Season 1

July 2, 2020
Ava (Alba Baptista), a 19-year-old woman wakes up in a morgue and learns the ring on her back means she was chosen to be a part of a secret group of demon-hunting nuns in this series inspired by Ben Dunn's comic book series, Warrior Nun Areala.
Metascore:
62
User Score:
5.7
Woke: Season 1 31.

Woke: Season 1

September 9, 2020
San Francisco cartoonist Keef (Lamorne Morris) is close to making it into the "big time" when something happens that challenges his previous point-of-view in this comedy inspired by the personal experiences of writer/executive producer (and fellow cartoonist) Keith Knight.
Metascore:
61
User Score:
3.0
Fear City: New York vs. the Mafia 32.

Fear City: New York vs. the Mafia

July 22, 2020
The three-part documentary from Sam Hobkinson looks at the five Mafia families (Bonanno, Colombo, Gambino, Genovese, and Lucchese) that ostensibly controlled many industries New York City and how the RICO statute and the Mafia Commission trial helped in dismantling their hold.
Metascore:
61
User Score:
5.2
Little Voice: Season 1 33.

Little Voice: Season 1

July 10, 2020
20-something aspiring singer Bess King (Brittany O'Grady) juggles life in New York City, love and her dreams in this dramedy from J.J. Abrams, Sara Bareilles and Jessie Nelson.
Metascore:
60
User Score:
5.8
Star Trek: Lower Decks: Season 1 34.

Star Trek: Lower Decks: Season 1

August 6, 2020
Set in 2380, the animated comedy from Mike McMahan follows the crew of the U.S.S. Cerritos as they try to balance working and living on a Starfleet ship.
Metascore:
60
User Score:
3.5
Helter Skelter: An American Myth 35.

Helter Skelter: An American Myth

July 26, 2020
The six-part docuseries directed by Lesley Chilcott features archival footage, photos as well as interviews with journalists and former members of the Manson Family.
Metascore:
59
User Score:
tbd
We Hunt Together: Season 1 36.

We Hunt Together: Season 1

August 9, 2020
DS Lola Franks (Eve Myles) and DI Jackson Mendy (Babou Ceesay) search for two killers in the form of the free spirited Freddy (Hermione Corfield) and ex-child soldier Baba (Dipo Ola) in the thriller written by Gaby Hull. [Originally premiered in the UK on UKTV's Alibi on 27 May 2020]
Metascore:
59
User Score:
3.0
Away: Season 1 37.

Away: Season 1

September 4, 2020
Astronaut Emma Green (Hilary Swank) leaves behind her husband (Josh Charles) and daughter (Talitha Bateman) for a dangerous mission to Mars in this drama written by Jason Katims and Jessica Goldberg.
Metascore:
59
User Score:
5.4
Cursed (2020): Season 1 38.

Cursed (2020): Season 1

July 17, 2020
At the urging of her dying mother, Nimue (Katherine Langford), who later becomes the Lady of the Lake, travels with a young mercenary named Arthur (Devon Terrell) to return a sword (Excalibur) to Merlin (Gustaf Skarsgård) in this re-imagining of the Arthurian legend based on the book by Frank Miller and Tom Wheeler.
Metascore:
58
User Score:
4.4
Coastal Elites 39.

Coastal Elites

September 12, 2020
Miriam Nessler (Bette Midler), a New York teacher; Sharynn Tarrows (Kaitlyn Dever), a nurse from Wyoming; actor Mark Hesterman (Dan Levy); Youtuber Clarissa Montgomery (Sarah Paulson) and philanthropist Callie Josephson (Issa Rae) all deal with the coronavirus pandemic in different ways in this satire from Paul Rudnick.
Metascore:
58
User Score:
2.3
Unsolved Mysteries (2020): Season 1 40.

Unsolved Mysteries (2020): Season 1

July 1, 2020
The revival of the mystery documentary series will be hostless and each episode will be a self-contained case.
Metascore:
57
User Score:
5.7
The Twilight Zone (2019): Season 2 41.

The Twilight Zone (2019): Season 2

June 25, 2020
The second season of the Jordan Peele reboot of The Twilight Zone includes Jenna Elfman, Sky Ferreira, Topher Grace, Gillian Jacobs, Thomas Lennon, Joel McHale, Gretchen Mol, Billy Porter, and Damon Wayans Jr.
Metascore:
57
User Score:
3.9
Love in the Time of Corona 42.

Love in the Time of Corona

August 22, 2020
The two-night, four-part limited drama series filmed remotely follows three married couples and a pair of roommates, as they deal with love and life under quarantine.
Metascore:
55
User Score:
tbd
Brave New World: Season 1 43.

Brave New World: Season 1

July 15, 2020
In the adaptation of Aldous Huxley's 1932 novel of the same name, the seemingly utopian life in New London is threatened by the arrival John the Savage (Alden Ehrenreich), a man Bernard Marx (Harry Lloyd) and Lenina Crowne (Brown Findlay) met while on vacation in the Savage Lands.
Metascore:
55
User Score:
5.9
Intelligence (2020): Season 1 44.

Intelligence (2020): Season 1

July 15, 2020
NSA agent Jerry Bernstein (David Schwimmer) is transferred to GCHQ, the UK's NSA-like equivalent. Computer analyst Joseph Harries (Nick Mohammed) helps Jerry in his attempt to take over control in this comedy written by Mohammed. [Premiered in the UK on 21 Feb 2020 on Sky One]
Metascore:
54
User Score:
3.6
The Comey Rule 45.

The Comey Rule

September 27, 2020
The two-night, four-hour miniseries based on former FBI Director's memoirs features Jeff Daniels as James Comey and Brendan Gleeson as President Donald Trump.
Metascore:
54
User Score:
tbd
Ratched: Season 1 46.

Ratched: Season 1

September 18, 2020
The series inspired by the novel "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," Mildred Ratched (Paulson) begins her work as a nurse at a Northern California psychiatric hospital in 1947.
Metascore:
51
User Score:
5.8
30 Rock: A One-Time Special 47.

30 Rock: A One-Time Special

July 16, 2020
The 30 Rock reunion is part of an Upfront special that will introduce some of the upcoming series on the various NBCUniversal networks. Some local NBC affiliates will preempt it due to fear it is little more than an infomercial for Peacock (who will stream the special the next day).
Metascore:
49
User Score:
3.0
Hoops: Season 1 48.

Hoops: Season 1

August 21, 2020
Hot-tempered coach Ben Hopkins (Jake Johnson) helps a terrible high school basketball team in hopes it will lead to opportunities to the big leagues in this comedy created by Ben Hoffman.
Metascore:
36
User Score:
3.0
The Duchess: Season 1 49.

The Duchess: Season 1

September 11, 2020
Katherine (Katherine Ryan), a single mother with a nine-year-old daughter is thinking of having a second child with her ex (Rory Keenan) in this London-set comedy created and written by Ryan.
Metascore:
35
User Score:
tbd
Coming Soon
  1. Filthy Rich: Season 1

    • Start date: Sep 21, 2020
  2. Kal Penn Approves This Message: Season 1

    • Start date: Sep 22, 2020
  3. The Masked Singer: Season 4

    • Start date: Sep 23, 2020
Highs and Lows
Highest of the Month
  1. 94

    PEN15: Season 2

    • Start date: Sep 18, 2020
    • User Score: tbd
  2. 81

    The Boys: Season 2

    • Start date: Sep 4, 2020
    • User Score: 7.1
  3. 77

    We Are Who We Are: Season 1

    • Start date: Sep 14, 2020
    • User Score: 6.5
  4. 77

    Julie and the Phantoms: Season 1

    • Start date: Sep 10, 2020
    • User Score: 7.7
  5. 76

    Challenger: The Final Flight

    • Start date: Sep 16, 2020
Lowest of the Month
  1. 35

    The Duchess: Season 1

    • Start date: Sep 11, 2020
    • User Score: tbd
  2. 51

    Ratched: Season 1

    • Start date: Sep 18, 2020
    • User Score: 5.8
  3. 54

    The Comey Rule

    • Start date: Sep 27, 2020
  4. 58

    Coastal Elites

    • Start date: Sep 12, 2020
    • User Score: 2.3
  5. 59

    Away: Season 1

    • Start date: Sep 4, 2020
    • User Score: 5.4