The 20 Best New TV Shows of 2018 (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, 2018 and June 27, 2018. Only shows with at least 7 reviews from professional critics are included.
Netflix's stranger-than-fiction documentary series is produced by the Duplass brothers, and it impressed critics at its Sundance debut in January. The six-hour series traces an Indian guru's failed attempts (despite spending over $100 million) to build a 64,000-acre utopian city in the Oregon desert in the early 1980s. Local residents weren't happy about the sudden influx of outsiders, and the resulting conflicts began with the largest-ever biochemical terrorist attack on U.S. soil—and only got wilder and more intense from there. On-camera, present-day commentary from several of the movement's key leaders combine with a surprising amount of period footage to make a compelling series.
“It’s a challenging piece that requires the viewer to acknowledge their own reactions and then question them. In that, Wild Wild Country may be even more vital to a divided nation. It demands you see the other side.” —Ben Travers, Indiewire
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