The best series of the 2010s

From eccentric sitcoms to epic blockbuster stories, this decade provided an extremely high number of excellent productions. Check out the complete list of the best series of the 2010s! 

3% (2016-2020)

7,3 on IMDB

Number of seasons: 4 seasons

Where to see: Netflix

In a world devastated by poverty, in this Brazilian series, every person who turns 20 receives the chance to go through a rigorous selection process to ascend to Maralto, a prosperous and welcoming region. However, only 3% of the population manages to get there.

American Crime Story (2016) 

84% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,4 on IMDb

Number of seasons: renewed for season 4

Where to see: Star +

In the first season, The People v. OJ Simpson, all the events that culminated in the final sentence of OJ Simpson (Cuba Gooding Jr.), an American football player accused of killing his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson, are covered. 

The second season, known as The Assassination of Gianni Versace, explores the murder of fashion designer Gianni Versace (Édgar Ramírez) committed by serial killer Andrew Cunanan (Darren Criss), based on the book by Maureen Orth, Vulgar Favors: Andrew Cunanan, Gianni Versace, and the Largest Failed Manhunt in US History. 

The third season, called Impeachment, is focused on the “Monica Lewinsky” (Beanie Feldstein) scandal, which culminated in the vote to end the term of office of former United States President Bill Clinton (Clive Owen).

Finally, the fourth season intends to focus on the story of Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager, who transformed the Manhattan nightclub in 1977 into a New York nightlife paradise, and three years later, they fell after being convicted of fraud. and tax evasion.

Aruanas (2019-2021)

6,8 on IMDB

Number of seasons: 2 seasons

Where to see: balloon play

In one of the best series of the 2010s, three friends, leaders of an NGO, investigate a gang of environmental crimes in the Amazon, which involves a large mining company. In the fight to preserve the environment, they need to unravel a web of secrets while dealing with personal dramas.

Atlanta (2016 – 2022)

98% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,6 on IMDb

Number of seasons: 4 seasons

Where to see: Netflix e Star +

In one of the best series of the 2010s, two cousins ​​work in the Atlanta music scene to improve their lives and the lives of their families. Earn Marks (Donald Glover), first of all, starts out being a huge failure. But, at a young age, he starts acting as a manager and tries to make his cousin's career take off. Alfred Miles (Brian Tyree Henry) is a rapper who goes by the stage name “Paper Boi,” a hot new artist trying to understand the line between real life and street life. 

The carefree Darius (Lakeith Stanfield), Alfred's right-hand man and visionary, completes the entourage along with Vanessa Keefer (Zazie Beetz), a friend of the group and Earn's ex-girlfriend, with whom he has a daughter together.

Barry (2018-2023) 

98% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,3 on IMDb

Number of seasons: 4 seasons

Where to see: Max e Prime Video

In one of the best series of the 2010s, Barry Berkman (Bill Harder), a hitman with depression, is hired to murder an aspiring actor. While chasing his target to an acting class, Barry ends up attracted to the group and decides to change careers, but his criminal past won't let him. Definitely one of the best comedy series ever produced.

Better Call Saul (2015-2022)

98% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,9 on IMDb

Number of seasons: 6 seasons

Where to see: Netflix

At the time of the announcement of the spin-off of Breaking Bad., everyone was left behind. What do you mean, a story focused on Walter White's crooked lawyer? Yes, but in the end the result was surprising and good enough to be considered one of the best series ever made.

Before he was Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk), he was known as Jimmy McGill - a man who tried to be honest and build a renowned and respected career. But things got out of control and amid a double identity, the lawyer starts to apply scams.

Black Mirror (2011-present)

83% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,8 on IMDb

Number of seasons: 6 seasons

Where to see: Netflix

Each episode is independent (with a dash of Easter eggs) and covers a bizarre story related to technology, showing that its advancement is not always beneficial. So it's basically a contemporary version of the stories of the renowned The Twilight Zone – which is even on this list. 

In addition to the stories being unique, each one has its own cast, including names like Bryce Dallas Howard, Daniel Kaluuya, Jodie Whittaker, Rory Kinnear, Jon Hamm, Anthony Mackie, Michaela Coel, Jesse Plemons and Alex Lawther.

Boardwalk Empire: The Smuggling Empire (2010) 

Original title: Boardwalk Empire

92% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,6 on IMDb

Number of seasons: 5 seasons

Where to see: Max e Prime Video

Boardwalk Empire: The Smuggling Empire portrays the life of gangster Nucky Thompson (Steve Buscemi) during the “prohibition” of alcohol sales in Atlantic City.

BoJack Horseman (2014-2020) 

93% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,8 on IMDb

Number of seasons: 6 seasons

Where to see: Netflix

Bojack Horseman is an animation for adults in which humans normally live side by side with humanoid animals – which walk on two legs, wear clothes and behave like humans.

In this 2010s hit, Bojack (Will Arnett) is a former 1990s sitcom star struggling with addictions, depression and inability to socialize. He shares the screen with his roommate Todd (Aaron Paul), ex-girlfriend Princess Carolyn (Amy Sedaris) and his friend and biographer Diane (Alison Brie).

Between satire on Hollywood culture and simple but acidic humor, the comic series shows dramatic nuances when approaching Bojack's tragic and moving side – layers that make the production one of the best ever made.

Russian Doll (2019-present)

Original title: Russian Doll

97% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,8 on IMDb

Number of seasons: 2 seasons

Where to see: Netflix

Nothing more terrifying than being trapped in a time loop, right? Nadia Vulvokov (Natasha Lyonne) says so. In the first season of one of the best series of the 2010s that offers a combo of comedy, drama and science fiction, Nadia dies in every possible way imaginable only to resurface out of nowhere in the bathroom of her 36th birthday party.

In the second season, after this temporal affliction, Nadia and her friend Alan Zaveri (Charlie Barnett) raise the level of craziness and manage to take a quantum leap in time, managing to experience life in the shoes of family members in past decades.

There is no production more like Natasha Lyonne than Russian doll. That's because in addition to being the protagonist, Lyonne acts as a screenwriter and director of the series. Not to mention that she co-created the production alongside the amazing Amy Poehler. 

Dear White People (2017) 

Original title: Dear White People

88% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,4 on IMDb

Number of seasons: 4 seasons

Where to see: Netflix

Based on the film of the same name, Dear White People, one of the best series of the 2010s, follows a group of black students at Ivy League College, a predominantly white college. In it, students face a scenario of racial discrimination and, through a mix of irony, brutal honesty and acid humor, the series highlights the problems that afflict society. 

Catastrophe: No Compromise (2015) 

Original title: Disaster

98% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,2 on IMDb

Number of seasons: 4 seasons

Where to see: Currently unavailable

Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan write and star in this comedy that follows an Irish woman and an American man who create a big mess when they try to fall in love in London. Clumsy desires, an instant pregnancy and real disasters are the basis of this fiery relationship.

Chernobyl (2019) 

95% on Rotten Tomatoes | 9,3 on IMDb

Number of seasons: 1 season

Where to see: Max e Prime Video

One of the best series of the 2010s tells the real story of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986 and the determination of men and women in search of a solution to alleviate the damage and help the population. This production features a renowned cast that includes names such as Jared Harris, Jessie Buckley, Stellan Skarsgård, Emily Watson, Barry Keoghan and Con O'Neill.

Most Beautiful Thing (2019-2020)

7,8 on IMDB

Number of seasons: 2 seasons

Where to see: Netflix

In the Brazilian series set in the 1950s, São Paulo native Malú (Maria Casadevall) moves to Rio de Janeiro with her husband to open a restaurant. However, he steals all her money and runs away. Upon meeting singer Adélia (Pathy Dejesus) and writer Thereza (Mel Lisboa), the young woman opens a bossa nova night club and completely changes her life. 

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2015 – 2019)

98% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,8 on IMDb

Number of seasons: 4 seasons

Where to see: Paramount + e Prime Video

Successful Rebecca Bunch (Rachel Bloom) seemingly has the life of her dreams – a luxury Manhattan apartment and a partnership at a prestigious law firm – but deep down, she feels something is missing. After a chance meeting with an old love interest, Rebecca decides to leave her life in New York and move to California, where she believes she will find love and happiness.

Dark (2017-2020)

95% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,7 on IMDb

Number of seasons: 3 seasons

Where to see: Netflix

Dark It's one of those great series that divides the audience between extremes. Some think it's brilliant, others hate it and don't see any point. Regardless of opinions, this can be considered one of the best series of the 2010s when taking into account its proposal, execution and outcome. It had a beginning, middle and end without letting itself be carried away by the wave of success and becoming an endless story. 

The German series is premised on the dark mysteries that a small town begins to present as soon as the second child disappears. As families and close friends begin the incessant search, they discover a huge snowball involving the origin of family ties and the troubled history that permeates the region.

Dickinson (2019-2021)

92% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,7 on IMDb

Number of seasons: 3 seasons

Where to see: AppleTV +

Based on the life and works of the eternal poet Emily Dickinson, the series shows her story of maturity and determination to achieve her dreams.

Additionally, we bring Dickinson delivers a concise, light and young plot that recalls the structure used by Sofia Coppola in Marie Antoinette (2006), mixing costumes and features of the time with current elements such as the soundtrack, the lines, dances and behaviors of the young people in the series. 

A wonderful bonus is also that in Emily's daydreams we have Wiz Khalifa playing Death, which bizarrely makes everything very cool and interesting to follow.

In addition, Emily and Sue's love is not a spoiler, but a fact that is made clear in the first few minutes of the pilot episode, which is an achievement for us who follow plots involving lesbian relationships – which usually take time to develop or progress. discreetly.

Downton Abbey (2010-2015) 

87% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,7 on IMDb

Number of seasons: 6 seasons

Where to see: Netflix

Downton Abbey, a British drama series, follows the lives of the Crawley family and their servants in a country house. The series begins with the sinking of the Titanic in 1912.

Enlightened (2011-2013)

88% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,5 on IMDb

Number of seasons: 2 seasons

Where to see: Max

Despite being an ambitious and successful executive, Amy Jellicoe (Laura Dern) ends up feeling like she could also be her own worst enemy. After a series of self-destructive choices that lead to a humiliating and very public nervous breakdown, Amy spends three months in a treatment center in Hawaii, where she learns to live a more enlightened life. 

Upon returning home, however, she discovers that her new perspective on an honest life is not accepted by her family, friends and co-workers, especially her mother, Helen (Diane Ladd), with whom Amy now lives, and her father. drug-addicted ex-husband, Levi (Luke Wilson). Immersed in a more complicated life, Amy needs to decide what's really important to her.

Fargo (2014–2024) 

93% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,9 on IMDb

Number of seasons: 5 seasons

Where to see: Currently unavailable

Based on the film of the same name by the Coen brothers, which, interestingly enough, already won the Oscar in the best screenplay category, the series adaptation that no one believed in, positively surprised everyone and succeeded perfectly. 

In the series, each season follows a new wave of characters who get involved in investigations related to murders spread across Midwestern cities. As much as they are dispersed crimes, investigators always end up managing to interconnect them all in some way.

Maybe you think it's more of a generic series about investigation, but you can believe that the strong cast added to the script make all the difference. Tolman, Patrick Wilson, Kirsten Dunst, Ted Danson, Bokeem Woodbine, Carrie Coon, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, David Thewlis, Glynn Turman, Ewan McGregor and Jesse Plemons are some of the names that participate in the series.

Happy forever? (2015)

8,1 on IMDB

Number of seasons: 1 season

Where to see: balloon play

In the Brazilian series Happy forever?, Norma (Selma Egrei) and Dionísio (Perfeito Fortuna) raised their three sons Cláudio (Enrique Diaz), Hugo (João Miguel) and Joel (João Baldasserini) with the best education possible. In celebration of 46 years of marriage, the family gets together and everyone seems happy.

In fact, it is an apparent happiness, but everyone goes on with their lives without any major surprises until a young call girl enters the story. From then on, masks and lies begin to become evident. Everything falls apart. The situation becomes unbearable and someone will inevitably die.

Fleabags (2016-2019)

100% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,7 on IMDb

Number of seasons: 2 seasons

Where to see: Prime Video

In one of the best series of the 2010s (and of all time), Phoebe Waller-Bridge is Fleabag, a woman who tries to survive in lonely London through her acidic and defensive humor, while trying to deal with the greatest tragedy that has happened in her life.

Of course, the series has comedy as one of the key points of the story, but as soon as we detect how self-destructive and depressive Fleabag is, the look at the series changes abruptly. After all, her healthiest relationships are with the audience behind the fourth wall and the priest (Andrew Scott) she inevitably fell in love with.

Speaking to us through the screen or not, Phoebe Waller-Bridge managed to keep everyone in the palm of her hand. It's a mixture of laughter and deep sadness that it's very difficult to work out the feelings, but it's a fact that this is a great work. 

Game of Thrones (2011-2019)

89% on Rotten Tomatoes | 9,2 on IMDb

Number of seasons: 8 seasons

Where to see: Max e Prime Video

I know that the last few seasons weren't great masterpieces, but it's undeniable that the first seasons revolutionized the world of series even at a time when we needed to watch it on television and streaming wasn't yet very strong.

Based on the bestselling book series by George RR Martin, Game of Thrones depicts two powerful families, the Starks and the Lannisters, in a grand battle for power in the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros and to assume the coveted Iron Throne. In the midst of this dispute, many heads roll, many characters appear and a common enemy promises to end everything. 

Girls (2012-2017)

89% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,4 on IMDb

Number of seasons: 6 seasons

Where to see: Max e Prime Video

Even though it is one of the series with the most scenes of other-shaming that exists and has clear signs of New York white privilege, Lena Dunham gave her name in full when creating Girls and explore the different situations that the 20-year-old crisis provides from the perspective of a group of friends who are in the worst of it. If it does not serve to identify itself, at least it is a series that yields good reflections, even if it is against it. 

To integrate this team, there is Dunham herself starring as Hannah Horvath, the narcissistic and self-centered Marnie (Allison Williams), the detached Jessa Johansson (Jemima Kirke) and the anxious and “too much” Shoshanna Shapiro (Zosia Mamet). And to top it off, we have Adam Driver as Adam, Hannah's boyfriend – this role was even crucial in leveraging Driver's career. 

Hannibal (2013-2015)

92% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,5 on IMDb

Number of seasons: 3 seasons

Where to see: Prime Video

Em Hannibal, one of the best series of the 2010s (and of all time), talented criminal profiler Will Graham (Hugh Dancy) has a very unique way of thinking that allows him to have empathy for anyone, including psychopaths. But while helping the FBI hunt down a particularly complex serial killer, he decides he could use some help and hires the brilliant and mysterious psychiatrist Hannibal Lecter (Mads Mikkelsen). 

The two form an intense partnership and it seems there is no villain they can't uncover together, but in the meantime Lecter harbors a dark secret. His own brilliant mind has gone to the dark side and he has more in common with the criminals they hunt than Will could imagine.

Homeland – Homeland Security (2011)

Original title: Homeland

100% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,3 on IMDb

Number of seasons: 8 seasons

Where to see: Star +

In this 2010s hit, a missing American soldier is welcomed as a hero when he returns after spending eight years in captivity in Iraq. But a CIA analyst is suspicious of the story and believes he could be someone sent by terrorists to attack the USA.

Unbelievable (2019)

Original title: Unbelievable

98% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,4 on IMDb

Number of seasons: 1 season

Where to see: Netflix

Here we have a miniseries based on a true story. With a renowned cast that includes Kaitlyn Dever, Toni Collette and Merritt Wever, Unbelievable explores the case of a teenager who survived sexual abuse but who, at the time, was accused of lying about the crime committed against her. In the meantime, detectives work to uncover the truth. 

Insecure (2016-2021)

97% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,0 on IMDb

Number of seasons: 5 seasons

Where to see: Netflix, Max e Prime Video

Created by Issa Rae and writer Larry Wilmore, one of the best series of the 2010s follows the friendship between Issa (Rae) and Molly, two black women, in a unique and authentic way. The plot focuses on various social and racial issues related to everyday life and the black experience, in addition to the presentation of new artists.

Jane the Virgin (2014-2019) 

100% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,9 on IMDb

Number of seasons: 5 seasons

Where to see: Currently unavailable

In one of the best series of the 2010s, Jane (Gina Rodriguez) works in a hotel. She has a fiancé who loves her very much and respects the fact that she wants to walk down the aisle as a virgin. But her plans change when she is inseminated by mistake. To make matters worse, the semen is from her boss, an old platonic love of Jane's.

Justice (2016-2024)

9,0 on IMDB

Number of seasons: 2 seasons

Where to see: balloon play

In this Brazilian series that recently had its second season released, betrayal, desire for revenge, murders and frames are some of the themes of four stories in which there is always a moral dilemma involved.

Killing Eve: Double Obsession (2018)

Original title: Killing Eve

80% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,1 on IMDb

Number of seasons: 4 seasons

Where to see: Netflix

In one of the best series of the 2010s, Eve Polastri (Sandra Oh) is a secret agent who becomes obsessed with capturing Villanelle (Jodie Comer), a mysterious murderer, which leads her to embark on a dangerous hunt.

Law & Disorder (2013-2021) 

Original title: Brooklyn Nine-Nine

95% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,4 on IMDb

Number of seasons: 8 seasons

Where to see: Netflix

In one of the most popular and loved sitcoms by the public, Jake Peralta (Andy Samberg) is a brilliant and at the same time immature detective, who never had to worry about respecting the rules. Everything changes when a demanding captain takes command of his squad and Peralta must learn to work as a team.

Master of None (2015 – 2021)

94% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,2 on IMDb

Number of seasons: 3 seasons

Where to see: Netflix

Comedian Aziz Ansari and writer Alan Yang are the creators of this Netflix original series, subtly based on Ansari's real-life experiences. 

Ansari plays Dev, a New York actor struggling to understand what he really wants, both personally and professionally. The series reveals glimpses of Dev's youth and explores current aspects of his life, including modern etiquette (in regards to the tone of text messages and social media posts) and being a young single man in the city.

Other important people in Dev's life are introduced, including Dev's parents, played by Ansari's real-life mother and father, Fatima and Shoukath.

Mindhunter (2017-2019)

97% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,6 on IMDb

Number of seasons: 2 seasons

Where to see: Netflix

Mindhunter it's part of the bandwagon of wonderful series that were unfairly canceled, just like that.

In a long collection of films and series about serial killers, one of the first teachings is that in order to capture these criminals, it is necessary to understand the modus operandi of them and understand how their minds work. 

Em Mindhunter, in the late 1970s, Holden Ford (Jonathan Groff) and Bill Tench (Holt McCallany) are two FBI agents who expand the frontiers of criminal science and create a sector dedicated solely to the investigation of serial killers with the help of the magnificent psychiatrist Wendy Carr (Anna Torv).

It is important to highlight that the series not only had a great cast in front of the screens, but also had a high-ranking team behind it, including director David Fincher and actress Charlize Theron among the executive producers.

Mr. Robot (2015 – 2019)

94% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,5 on IMDb

Number of seasons: 4 seasons

Where to see: balloon play

Em Mr. Robot, one of the best series of the 2010s, the extremely antisocial young computer programmer Elliot Alderson (Rami Malek) works as a cybersecurity engineer during the day, and, at night, acts as a vigilante hacker. One day he is recruited by a mysterious leader of a clandestine group of hackers to join the organization.

Elliot's main mission would be to bring down the corporate environment, including the company he is paid to protect, a fact that puts him in a moral quandary. Although he works for a corporation, his personal beliefs make it difficult to resist the urge to take down the heads of multinational corporations he believes are contributing to the world's worst.

New Girl (2011-2018) 

95% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,8 on IMDb

Number of seasons: 7 seasons

Where to see: Star + e Disney +

New Girl, one of the best series of the 2010s, features a young cast that provides a modern take on friendship. After a difficult separation, Jessica Day (Zooey Deschanel) needs another place to live. An online search finds her a great loft... and three single guys she's never met before. 

Nick (Jake Johnson), a former law student who is now a bartender, is serious and disillusioned in equal measure. Schmidt (Max Greenfield) is a young professional who is proud of his abs. Winston (Lamorne Morris) is a super competitive former athlete who doesn't know what to do anymore. To complete the group, Jess's childhood best friend, Cece (Hannah Simone), an expressionless model. The five realize that they need each other more than they thought and end up forming a charming dysfunctional family, or functional estrangement.

The Handmaid's Tale (2017–present)

Original title: The Handmaid's Tale

83% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,4 on IMDb

Number of seasons: 5 seasons

Where to see: Star +, balloon play, Prime Video e Paramount +

Maybe now, after seven years, The Tale of the Maid has lost some of the hype that had such a huge impact when it was released. But in any case, this adaptation of Margaret Atwood's best-seller had an impact on the public in every way when it was released.

I usually indicate series that are very good to engage a marathon, but in this case, I remember that when I started watching with that intention, I could barely watch the first one because of so much stomach upset. This dystopia deserves a lot of attention and recognition.

In the plot, the drama series is set in the fictional Gilead, a totalitarian society that dominates the United States. This new city is governed by a fundamentalist regime that sees women as state property.

When observing the drop in the birth rate, this government began to aim at repopulating society. In other words, the few fertile women that still exist are forced to sexually serve the families they are assigned to. June Osborne (Elizabeth Moss) is one of them – who eventually rebels and with great determination seeks to escape that unhealthy environment, going in search of the daughter who was taken from her. 

What We Do in the Shadows (2019–present)

Original title: What We Do in the Shadows

98% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,6 on IMDb

Number of seasons: 5 seasons

Where to see: Star +

It is important to point out that the series of What We Do in the Shadows is a spin-off of the film of the same name and not an adaptation – especially because Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi, in addition to being involved in the production, also make a cameo appearance in the series, proving that their characters belong to the same universe as Nandor (Kayvan Novak ), Laszlo (Matt Berry), Nadja (Natasia Demetriou), Colin Robinson (Mark Proksch) and Nandor's human familiar, Guillermo (Harvey Guillen).

That said, this is definitely one of the best spin-offs made for movies. Following the same structure as the feature film and using a documentary style, a team of humans follows the daily lives of four vampires who have lived together for hundreds of years on Staten Island and who now have the bonus of Guillermo, Nandor's most faithful family member. 

Orange is the New Black (2013-2019)

90% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,1 on IMDb

Number of seasons: 7 seasons

Where to see: Netflix

In addition to being one of the best series of the 2010s, Orange Is The New Black It's Netflix's biggest original production. The series opened up space for more layers and screen time for those characters who, when it comes to a television production, are nothing more than secondary characters with a shallow pretext for being there. 

Based on the book of the same name about a true story, this adaptation follows the story of Piper Chapman (Taylor Schilling), a woman who has her career on track and a fiance who loves her dearly, determined to conquer her dreams. Until the past knocks on your door in the worst possible way.

Piper is sentenced to serve a sentence in the minimum security women's prison in Connecticut for having associated ten years ago with Alex Vause (Laura Prepon), her ex-girlfriend and also a drug dealer. In the midst of comic scenes and very dense dramas, from there, it's just downhill. 

Pico da Neblina (2019)

7,9 on IMDB

Number of seasons: 2 seasons

Where to see: Max e Prime Video

In this Brazilian series, the legalization of marijuana in Brazil becomes a reality and destabilizes drug trafficking. Former drug dealer Biriba (Luís Navarro) must decide whether to remain in the illegal market or seek legal means to sell his marijuana production.

Pose (2018 – 2021)

98% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,6 on IMDb

Number of seasons: 3 seasons

Where to see: Star +

pose, one of the best series of the 2010s, is a drama that highlights the icons of New York's underground ball culture, a movement that gained notoriety in the 1980s. After receiving news that drastically changed his life and losing his first real home , Blanca Rodriguez (MJ Rodriguez) starts her own “house”, a family that offers support to LGBTQIAP+ young people rejected by their biological families.

The series features the largest cast of transgender actors in lead and series regular roles, marking a milestone and great achievement for the on-screen community.

Rick and Morty (2013-present)

90% on Rotten Tomatoes | 9,1 on IMDb

Number of seasons: 7 seasons

Where to see: Prime Video

In one of the hits of the 2010s, Rick Sanchez is a totally crazy scientist who constantly creates a new device to access any place whenever he wants and do absolutely anything, from jumping between parallel worlds to switching families and manipulating clones to avoid uncomfortable situations.

Created by Justin Roiland (who voices both Rick and Morty), the series manages to be bizarre, gross, and brilliant in equal measure. The script is full of intelligent insights connected with political contexts, popular cultural and social references and a lot of sarcasm and infamous jokes that have already become the main features of animation. 

Schitt's Creek (2015-2020)

93% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,5 on IMDb

Number of seasons: 6 seasons

Where to see: Currently unavailable

From nepotism to the world, the talented Eugene Levy and Daniel Levy mirror the father-son relationship to the screen and create Schitt's Creek , one of the best series of the 2010s. In addition to, of course, acting together in front of the cameras. 

In the story created by the duo, the Rose family owns a video rental chain that loses all of its fortune after one of its partners gets involved in a millionaire financial fraud. Without a penny in their pockets, the family members are forced to migrate to the small Schitt's Creek, a city that they even bought at one point for fun. 

Search Party (2016-2022) 

100% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,6 on IMDb

Number of seasons: 5 seasons

Where to see: Max e Prime Video

Em Search Party, One of the best series of the 2010s, four introverted friends in their 20s end up involved in a sinister mystery when a girl they know from college suddenly disappears.

Second Call (2019-2021)

8,7 on IMDB

Number of seasons: 2 seasons

Where to see: balloon play

In this Brazilian series set in night school for young people and adults at EE Carolina Maria de Jesus, director Jaci (Paulo Gorgulho) and teachers Lúcia (Débora Bloch), Eliete (Thalita Carauta), Marco André (Sílvio Guindane) and Sônia (Hermila Guedes) remain determined to show students of different ages and profiles the power of social transformation of education.

Therapy Session (2012-2021)

8,5 on IMDB

Number of seasons: 5 seasons

Where to see: balloon play

Directed by Selton Mello, one of the best Brazilian series ever produced from the 2010s has as its main setting a psychoanalysis office, following both the personal and professional daily life of the therapist.

 In each episode of the plot, the audience has the opportunity to follow the story of a new patient. From a married woman who loves too much to an alcoholic teenager or a businessman who can't accept his sexual orientation, everyone shares their doubts and anxieties in the hope of finding an answer to their problems.

Sherlock (2010-2017) 

78% on Rotten Tomatoes | 9,1 on IMDb

Number of seasons: 4 seasons

Where to see: Prime Video

Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman star in one of the best adaptations of the stories of Sherlock Holmes, the most famous detective in the world (alongside Poirot, of course). In a few episodes per season, each one focuses on a case, but they are all interconnected by the central story of Sherlock (Cumberbatch).

The premise of one of the best series of the 2010s sees John Watson (Freeman), a war veteran recently arrived from Afghanistan, who meets the brilliant and eccentric Holmes when he sees that he was looking for a roommate. From the moment the two start living together, several cases appear and most of them always lead to the same person: Sherlock's arch-enemy, Moriarty (Andrew Scott). 

Shippados (2019)

7,6 on IMDB

Number of seasons: 1 season

Where to see: balloon play

In this Brazilian series, Enzo (Eduardo Sterblitch) and Rita (Tatá Werneck) meet in a bar after their respective encounters are catastrophic. Little by little, they realize that they have a lot in common and decide to give a chance to a modern relationship, where everything is mediated by social networks and apps.

Tune (2019-present)

95% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,8 on IMDb

Number of seasons: 4 seasons

Where to see: Netflix

Tuning It is one of the best current Brazilian series. In it, we follow Doni (Jottapê), Nando (Christian Malheiros) and Rita (Bruna Mascarenhas) who were raised together on the outskirts of São Paulo, surrounded by the funk ball culture, religious institutions, violence and drugs. The best friends in this trio end up following completely different paths, but always trying to help each other like brothers.

Under Pressure (2017-present)

8,6 on IMDB

Number of seasons: 5 seasons

Where to see: balloon play

In one of the best Brazilian series of the 2010s, we follow the dramas and dilemmas of the emergency team at a public hospital and the unlikely relationship between two doctors who go beyond all limits to keep patients alive in a hospital where everything is missing.

Steven Universe (2013 – 2020)

Original title: Steven Universe

100% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,2 on IMDb

Number of seasons: 5 seasons

Where to see: Netflix, Max e Prime Video

This is particularly my favorite cartoon, it is captivating in many layers and brings up very important issues in a light way, managing to trace a double path of interest for children and adults.

In this coming-of-age story, Steven Universe is a boy who lives with Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl, magical creatures known as Crystal Gems. He, by the way, is also half Gem because his human father, Greg Universo, had a romance with Rose Quartz, one of the important Crystal Gems. His mission is to learn to use his own powers while living great adventures with his friends, including humans Connie, Sadie and Lars.

This is one of the best series of the 2010s that is exciting from start to finish and has been acclaimed for its design, music and voice acting. Furthermore, the themes covered, the LGBTQIAP+ narrative and elements that encourage people to like their own bodies are important details that differentiate and enhance the story.

Steven Universe is the first cartoon created exclusively by a woman, who was later revealed to be non-binary. With this inclusive highlight, the production was able to stretch the narrative to a series with Steven in his teens and a movie.

Stranger Things (2016-present)

92% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,7 on IMDb

Number of seasons: 4 seasons

Where to see: Netflix

In this hit series from the 2010s, a group of friends become involved in a sequence of supernatural events in the quiet town of Hawkins. They face monstrous creatures, secret government agencies and venture into parallel dimensions.

Succession (2018-2023)

95% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,8 on IMDb

Number of seasons: 4 seasons

Where to see: Max e Prime Video

How can the story of an unbearable family have so many fans? (Me included). Although aging patriarch Logan Roy (Brian Cox) wouldn't dream of vacating his position as head of his family's controlled international media conglomerate, he's beginning to contemplate what the future might hold. And from then on, I'm not even going to lie, it's going to be a complete Hunger Games between the children, sons-in-law, distant relatives and anyone who wants to open a gap to extract at least some amount of money and power. 

Roy's children are the clumsy and clueless Connor (Alan Ruck), the addict Kendall (Jeremy Strong), the smug Shiv (Sarah Snook) and the childish Roman (Kieran Culkin) who only knows how to swear and talk nonsense.

Slaps and Kisses (2011-2015)

7,7 on IMDB

Number of seasons: 5 seasons

Where to see: balloon play

A true classic among the best Brazilian comedies that entertained families for a long time after the 21pm soap opera and is now available on Globoplay streaming. In the story, Fátima (Fernanda Torres) and Sueli (Andréa Beltrão) work at Djalma Noivas, in the Copacabana neighborhood, Rio de Janeiro. Despite being single and independent, both are trying to find the great love of their lives, but their relationships are very tumultuous and only one problem appears after another.

The Americans: Spy Network (2013-2018)

Original title: The Americans

96% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,4 on IMDb

Number of seasons: 6 seasons

Where to see: Star +

Co-starring Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys, The Americans is a period drama about two KGB spies who have to pose as an American couple from suburban Washington. The main mission is to control the information network between the spies operating in the country, but not everything is that easy.

The touch of suspense and the evolution of the characters make the family drama much more exciting, making this one of the best series of the 2010s. What was supposed to be a focused mission ends up having some mishaps along the way, making making the protagonists more humanized – and this is great for countering the essence of the action, which tends to be repetitive.

The Bold Type (2017-2021) 

89% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,8 on IMDb

Number of seasons: 5 seasons

Where to see: balloon play e Prime Video

Em The Bold Type, One of the best series of the 2010s, three women who work at a New York magazine try to balance career, romance, friendship and life in the big city.

The Crown (2016-2023) 

81% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,6 on IMDb

Number of seasons: 6 seasons

Where to see: Netflix

The showrunner had already shown a certain fixation on the theme involving the royal family. Before the drama series The Crown, a hit of the 2010s, he wrote an award-winning play (The Audience), which later served as a script for some adaptations, including The Queen (2006) 

With this in mind, the premise of The Crown focuses on the life of Queen Elizabeth II from the 1940s to recent years. So, the series draws on the principles of her reign, that she ascended the throne at a young age, aged 25, after the death of her father, King George VI.

This was the kickoff for the emergence of intrigues, romances and political disputes. All these layers make up one of the most remarkable stories that shaped the XNUMXth century.

The Good Place (2016-2020)

97% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,2 on IMDb

Number of seasons: 4 seasons

Where to see: Netflix

When Eleanor Shellstrop (Kristen Bell) finds herself in the afterlife, she is relieved and surprised to have reached the afterlife. Good Place. But it doesn't take long for Eleanor to realize she's there by mistake. She hides in plain sight from the Good Place's architect, Michael (Ted Danson), and his all-knowing assistant, Janet (D'Arcy Carden).

Her seemingly perfect neighbors, Tahani (Jameela Jamil) and Jason (Manny Jacinto), and her open-hearted soulmate, Chidi (William Jackson Harper), help her realize that it's never too late to change. With the help of her new friends – and a few enemies – Eleanor becomes determined to abandon her old way of life in hopes of discovering a new one in the afterlife.

Michael Schur, the co-creator of Parks and Recreation signs this existential comedy and raises several questions worthy of an existential crisis and, at the same time, of laughter. The paradise system is broken, the universe works randomly and life is just a series of tests in the form of small daily setbacks.

The Good Place it leaves the outbreak a little aside and laughs at it all, especially when welcoming at its door the four new arrivals who will be victims of the most absurd tests that ever existed. We have Eleanor Shellstrop (Kristen Bell), a woman all wrong who knows she's in heaven by mistake; the charitable and narcissistic Tahani Al-Jamil (Jameela Jamil); charming Florida donkey Jason Mendoza (Manny Jacinto); and finally, the philosopher Chidi Anagonye (William Jackson Harper), who is anxiety in person.

The Leftovers (2014-2017)

91% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,3 on IMDb

Number of seasons: 3 seasons

Where to see: Max e Prime Video

This series based on the best-selling book by Tom Perrotta (who is also one of the series' executive producers) brings together themes involving grief, depression and the incessant search for answers after a global catastrophe. In history, 140 million people have disappeared without leaving a trace.

Three years after the incident, some residents of Mapleton, New York, are trying to maintain their sanity and accept the new normal. But the pain of loss divided families and turned faith into madness, causing some people to join a cult group. Kevin Garvey (Justin Theroux), a police chief, has the mission of establishing peace between the city's inhabitants and this new cult, at the same time as he needs to take care of his children. 

The Walking Dead (2010-2022) 

79% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,1 on IMDb

Number of seasons: 11 seasons

Where to see: Netflix e Star +

Based on the comic book written by Robert Kirkman, one of the hits of the 2010s portrays life in post-apocalyptic America. A group of survivors, led by police officer Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln), continues traveling in search of a new, safe home away from the undead. 

The pressure to stay alive and fight for survival means that many in the group are subjected to the deepest forms of human cruelty. Rick ends up discovering that the frightening desperation for subsistence can be even more fatal than the undead that surround them.

This is Us (2016-2022)

94% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,7 on IMDb

Number of seasons: 6 seasons

Where to see: Star + e Prime Video

each episode of This is Us At least an entire box of tissues will be used. It's a dense, beautiful and complex story about the roots of a family and routine situations that transform into something much bigger.

Between moments of love, joy, sadness and fights, one of the best series of the 2010s moves between flashbacks, present moments and flashforwards about the Pearson family. Taking as a starting point the love story of Jack (Milo Ventimiglia) and Rebecca (Mandy Moore), we follow the development of their relationship and, eventually, the entire lives of their children Kate (Chrissy Metz), Kevin (Justin Hartley) and Randall (Sterling K. Brown).

True Detective (2014-present)

78% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,9 on IMDb

Number of seasons: 4 seasons

Where to see: Max e Prime Video

Following the line of Fargo, T is an anthology series about police investigations that often reveal secrets of those involved, both inside and outside the law. The seasons feature a strong cast, with Woody Harrelson, Matthew McConaughey, Alexandra Daddario, Mahershala Ali, Colin Farrell, Rachel McAdams, Vince Vaughn and Jodie Foster being some of the names. 

One Day at a Time (2017 – 2020)

Original title: One Day at a Time

100% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,2 on IMDb

Number of seasons: 4 seasons

Where to see: Netflix

This comedy-drama is inspired by Norman Lear's classic 1975 series of the same name. This time, one of the best series of the 2010s follows the life of Penelope (Justina Machado), a recently divorced Army veteran, and her Cuban-American family. American that includes his mother, Lydia (Rita Moreno) and two children Elena (Isabella Gomez) and Alex (Marcel Ruiz). The plot offers a contemporary vision of what life is like in good and bad times, and how family can motivate people to achieve their dreams.

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015 – 2020) 

96% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,6 on IMDb

Number of seasons: 4 seasons

Where to see: Netflix

Rescued after 15 years in an underground sect, Kimmy Schmidt (Ellie Kemper) decides to reclaim her life by venturing to New York, where she wants more than anything to experience everyday life with great enthusiasm. In this, she rents a room from Titus Andromedon (Tituss Burgess), a gay aspiring Broadway actor, who makes money as a street performer in Times Square. 

The unlikely pair discover that the two complement each other, as Titus reintroduces Kimmy to modern life and she inspires him to never give up on his dreams. Together they will go through whatever life throws at them.

Undone (2019–present)

98% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,2 on IMDb

Number of seasons: 2 seasons

Where to see: Prime Video

After 28-year-old Alma is nearly killed in a car accident, she discovers she has a new relationship with time. The young woman develops this new relationship to discover the truth about her father's death.

Veep (2012-2019)

93% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,4 on IMDb

Number of seasons: 7 seasons

Where to see: Max e Prime Video

Innovative and humorous, Veep accompanies the daily life of Selina Meyer (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), the US vice president who, instead of acting in high-level politics, ends up dedicating herself to attending various events, getting involved in minor conflicts and resolving perrengues between senators. All this trying, of course, to reconcile with his private life. 

watchmen (2019) 

96% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,2 on IMDb

Number of seasons: 1 season

Where to see: Max e Prime Video

Based on the iconic comic book story by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, one of the best series of the 2010s takes place in Tulsa, Oklahoma, 34 years after the original story. Following a white supremacist's attack on the local police department, the city enacts laws allowing officers to hide their identities behind masks.

One of these professionals is Angela Abar (Regina King), who adopts the Sister Night persona and fights against racists, while having to deal with the decades-old legacy of vigilantes. This is one of the series that you start and never want to stop.

You're the Worst (2014-2019) 

95% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,1 on IMDb

Number of seasons: 5 seasons

Where to see: Star +

This is a comedy from writer and executive producer Stephen Falk. You're the Worst puts a dark spin on the romantic comedy genre. Narcissistic, brash and stubborn Jimmy Shive-Overly (Chris Geere) finds himself paired with the cynical, pleasant and self-destructive Gretchen Cutler (Aya Cash). So when they meet at a wedding, it's only natural for the two to go home together and, despite their better judgment, start to fall in love with each other.

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Text proofread by: Pedro Bomfim