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.
Mindy Kaling's latest series is a coming-of-age dramedy loosely based on her own life as an Indian-American teenager, though set in the present day (well, the present day of a few months ago). Kaling writes and produces (along with her Mindy Project collaborator Lang Fisher), while newcomer Maitreyi Ramakrishnan stars as the young Mindy stand-in Devi after winning the role during an open casting call. Netflix just renewed the series for a second season.
“There are so many pleasures in this series, none of which would work if Devi weren’t such a delightful protagonist, an ideal mixture of understandably selfish, self-blind, legitimately funny, fundamentally good, and deeply caring.” —Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture
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