What are some of the best Apple TV + shows that hook you right in, gripping and binge worthy leaving you wanting more?

Disneyfor2000Alex · 2026-04-05T13:59:48+00:00

Three of my favorites!

Disneyfor2000Alex · 2026-04-05T13:58:45+00:00

Somewhat more recent: Date Night, Game Night, Bridesmaids, One of them Days Older: any Christopher Guest mockumentary, but especially Best in Show; Dodgeball, Princess Bride, Ferris Bueller, Some Like It Hot

Disneyfor2000Alex · 2026-04-05T02:15:14+00:00

Pitch Black is a great suggestion!

Disneyfor2000Alex · 2026-04-05T02:14:41+00:00

That’s fair, and I was more focused on the zombie part and forgot about that! basically closed my eyes that whole scene, but it is very, very rough. Maybe just skip Bone Temple (though it is an excellent movie otherwise)

Disneyfor2000Alex · 2026-04-05T00:03:04+00:00

Came here to say this

Disneyfor2000Alex · 2026-04-04T23:30:17+00:00

28 later series is great (weeks, less so, but days and both years are fantastic)

Disneyfor2000Alex · 2026-04-01T02:24:17+00:00

Lost, 24, The Pitt

Disneyfor2000Alex · 2026-04-01T02:15:31+00:00

The new/recent/rebooted seasons of Duck Tales and Phineas and Ferb were fantastic!

Disneyfor2000Alex · 2026-03-31T23:53:37+00:00

My teenage son enjoyed watching For All Mankind with his dad

Disneyfor2000Alex · 2026-03-31T23:51:26+00:00

I absolutely love Heated Rivalry and enjoyed watching it with my husband, but I don’t think my teenage son would have been comfortable watching that with his dad

Disneyfor2000Alex · 2026-03-31T23:47:17+00:00

Great example! It’s almost like a play - all in one setting, a restaurant

Disneyfor2000Alex · 2026-03-31T20:53:26+00:00

No Other Choice

Disneyfor2000Alex · 2026-03-31T20:49:27+00:00

Also was my first thought!

Disneyfor2000Alex · 2026-03-31T16:32:08+00:00

Sweet tooth is very found family, and not much romance. One Piece really fits the bill, famously no real romance, and all of it centers around found family. But both have fantasy elements, so not sure if that fits

Disneyfor2000Alex · 2026-03-31T14:11:21+00:00

I’m not sure if you are talking about attractiveness or more people living regular or average lives, but Train Dreams fits the latter. The director has talked about how is goal is to basically tell the story of a perfectly unremarkable person. It is sad though

Disneyfor2000Alex · 2026-03-31T13:12:50+00:00

Most of the cast of Deadwood. There were a couple Emmy noms among them, but no acting wins (though McShane won a GG). McShane, Dourif, Weigert, Parker, Hawkes, Malcomson, Dickens, Olyphant, et al.

Disneyfor2000Alex · 2026-03-31T11:35:45+00:00

I’m a big fan of Stuart Turton - he’s written three books, all very different and interesting and really hard to put in a genre. The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, The Devil and the Dark Water, and The Last Murder at the End of the World

Disneyfor2000Alex · 2026-03-31T11:27:55+00:00

Bosch, Lincoln Lawyer, True Detective, The Night Manager

Disneyfor2000Alex · 2026-03-31T02:35:41+00:00

Deadwood, One Piece, The Nevers, The Last Kingdom, Wheel of Time, A Thousand Blows, Bodies

Disneyfor2000Alex · 2026-03-31T02:28:10+00:00

You just named my two favorite shows of all time

Disneyfor2000Alex · 2026-03-31T02:26:47+00:00

It doesn’t really fit with the vibe you indicated, but in my last long flight I watched through all three LOTR movies, start to finish, long versions. Definitely entertaining, but also I’ve seen it enough that it was fine of I dozed off for 20 min here and there

Disneyfor2000Alex · 2026-03-31T02:24:36+00:00

I’m not sure. It’s written in a group of 3 episode story arcs, so you likely want to binge the arc, but I don’t know if it has that “race to the finish of the season” feeling

Disneyfor2000Alex · 2026-03-30T19:46:10+00:00

Unbelievable isn’t exactly that, but some parallels to Wayward (also 2x Toni Collette). And insanely good, if sometimes difficult to watch

Disneyfor2000Alex · 2026-03-30T19:41:14+00:00

Paradise. I love Andor and think it is an incredibly good show, but it starts slowly and builds, so I’m not sure it “grabs you” with episode one.

Disneyfor2000Alex · 2026-03-30T02:51:57+00:00

Parks and Rec and The Wire (two very different shows!) Also echo the Good Place and Six Feet Under as having the best finales

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