The 20 Best New TV Shows of 2020 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, 2020 and June 30, 2020. Only shows with at least 7 reviews from professional critics are included.
Michaela Coel (who previously created the BAFTA-winning British sitcom Chewing Gum) writes, produces, co-directs, and stars as the victim of a date-rape drugging who must piece together the events she can't remember in this 12-episode, half-hour drama co-produced by the BBC and HBO and set in London.
“No TV show has ever shown the complexities of sexual assault and how it affects survivors, their friends and their communities quite like this difficult, harrowing and hilarious drama.” —Isobel Lewis, The Independent