The 20 Best New TV Shows of 2019 (So Far)
Which newcomers on the small screen have impressed reviewers the most during the first half of the year? Above, find the highest-scoring first-year TV shows (and miniseries) debuting between January 1, 2019 and June 30, 2019. Only shows with at least 7 reviews from professional critics are included.
It may not technically be a horror series, but HBO's five-part true-story miniseries Chernobyl is easily the scariest show to reach the small screen in 2019 so far. Jared Harris, Emily Watson, Stellan Skarsgård, Barry Keoghan, and Paul Ritter star in a dramatization of the 1986 nuclear disaster that aims to accurately portray how the world's deadliest nuclear accident occurred, how its causes were investigated, and how it impacted nearby residents. You'll want to skip it if you live anywhere close to a nuclear power plant.
“Powerful and haunting. ... As bleak as it all sounds, Chernobyl is a riveting drama that’s full of payoffs. It’s a thoroughly researched account of an event that’s still misunderstood, and it captures the sacrifices made by the Russian people — knowingly and inadvertently — in their efforts to clean up another state-sponsored mess.” —Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times
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