You must have seen the 10 best series of 2024

How would you classify the streaming year 2024? Was it great or rather a flop? If we have our way, it was absolute madness! The second half of the year in particular has given us so many fantastic series andthat we were briefly afraid that we would no longer get enough daylight. Of course, with all the flood of series that we are exposed to in a year, there is also crap. That's why we have for youthe ten best series of the yearpicked out. The decision wasn't easy, but it was made.These are the ten series that you definitely have to see in 2024.The order is random.

It is the story of the rise of an unscrupulous henchman to become powerfulin Gotham City. We're talking about Oswald Cobblepot aka the Penguin (Colin Farrell), an ambitious and manipulative criminal who not only casts a spell over his opponents, but also us as viewers. The Batman spin-off really impressed everyone this year. And that is due to the dark portrayal, the exuberant tension and the brilliant acting performance by Collin Farrell and Cristin Milioti. An absolute must for all series fans in 2024.Available on Sky Go and WOW.

In 17th century Japan, two worlds collide when the English navigator John Blackthorne (Cosmo Jarvis) ends up in a strange, strictly hierarchical society after a shipwreck. Immersed in a time of political upheaval and samurai culture, he must choose between loyalty, survival and his own morality. The seriesShogunis an opulent production that captures not the brutality of the era, but also the quiet beauty.Available on Disney+.

Falloutis wonderfully brutal, surprisingly funny and emotionally gripping when it counts. At the center of the plot is Lucy (Ella Purnell), who has spent her entire life in a bunker after a nuclear war. When she leaves 200 years after the catastrophe to look for her father (Kyle McLachlan), she has to assert herself in a dangerous world characterized by violence and chaos. We'd even go so far as to say that this series set new standards for video game adaptations this year.Available on Amazon Prime Video.

The Gentlemenis the spin-off series to Guy Ritchie's action comedy of the same name. Eddie Horniman (Theo James) is a young man and army officer who breaks off his service abroad to say goodbye to his dying father, the Duke of Halstead. After his father's death, Eddie learns that he inherits his father's wealth, land and noble title, while his eldest brother Freddy is passed over and disinherited. Eddie soon discovers that his father has been involved in shady dealings and is running a powerful cannabis empire on the family land. The series is so crazy that you can't help but have fun with it.Available on Netflix.

Astrophysicist Ye Wenjie witnesses the brutal murder of her father and is sent to a remote and secret radar base in the countryside because of her scientific backgroundbanished. Years later, after she finds the opportunity to send a message into space, she receives an unexpected answer. Ye Wenjie decides to ignore the warning he received about further communication and calls on the Trisolarian alien civilization to visit Earth. Together with US billionaire and environmental activist Mike Evans, she builds a secret organization to prepare the Trisolarians for their arrival hundreds of years in the future. Humanity is now facing its greatest threat to date, but it also has centuries to prepare to defend itself against a foreseeable invasion. Warning, the series is complicated but absolutely brilliant.Available on Netflix.

The new Star Wars series was created by Jon Watts and Christopher Ford and takes place in the same timeline asThe MandalorianandAhsoka, i.e. after the events ofReturn of the Jedi. The plot follows four children who make a mysterious discovery on their home planet and then become lost in the vastness of the galaxy. Actually, they just want to find their way back home, but the way home is riddled with challenges and dangers. Jude Law plays the role of Jod Na Nawood, a mysterious character who accompanies the children on their journey. After a few mistakes, finally a fantastic Star Wars series again and a real highlight in 2024.Available on Disney+.

Actually, it could have been a perfect love story: Donny and Martha meet in a pub. Donny is an amateurand Martha Guest at the counter. When Martha pretends not to have any money with her, the two start talking and Donny invites Martha. Martha's trap has sprung and from now on she sits in the pub every evening to meet Donny. She stalks him and doesn't shy away from much. When Donny files a complaint, he hopes for an end, but Martha has only just warmed up. This series completely captivated us in 2024 and never let go.Available on Netflix.

In the 1980s, New York City is a big city with many problems: unemployment, homelessness, the AIDS epidemic. Vincent is a puppeteer and creator of a successful children's series of hand puppets. When his son Edgar disappears without a trace one day on the way to school, his world collapses for him and his wife Cassie (Gaby Hoffmann). While Cassie tries everything to move the search forward as quickly as possible, Vincent becomes more and more panicked and unpredictable. Time is running out, and as Edgar's chances of survival decrease, Vincent falls further and further into madness. A special and unique series that stands alone in the streaming year of 2024.Available on Netflix.

Also one of the best series of 2024, the series adaptation of the novel of the same name by historian Donald L. Miller. It's about the legendary one100th Bombardment Groupthe Air Force, whose 35 aircraft and 350 men took part in some of the most significant air battles over Europe. The group is led by two young officers, Major Gale “Buck” Cleven (Austin Butler) and Major John Egan (Callum Turner). They don't shy away from any mission, but the losses are serious. The unit's nickname:The big hundredth.Available on AppleTV+.

Two strangers give up their real identities to live as partners, spies and married couple. Brought together by a mysterious agency, the Amazon series follows them on new missions in each new episode. But cracks appear in her carefully constructed world. The couple tries by all means possible to fix this because divorce is not an option. The series has become absolute gold among the agent series and is therefore definitely one of the best series of 2024.Available on Amazon Prime Video.