Lyonne gave the performance of her career in the “case-of-the-week” style murder mystery series with a twist—her character Charlie Cale can always tell when someone is lying. While some episodes are stronger than others, each is a good time that kept me coming back.
Renewed for Season 2 just a month after Season 1’s release, the next episodes have been pushed to 2024 following the Hollywood strikes, leaving plenty to look forward to next year. — MC
2. FX’s Reservation Dogs, Hulu
Adweek has honored Reservation Dogs in each of its previous two seasons on our Best TV lists, and Season 3, the show’s final run, is no different.
In Season 3, the Sterlin Harjo and Taika Waititi-created series drove home the message of how even death can’t stop a community from going on. It’s an apt theme, as Elora (Devery Jacobs), Bear (D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai), Cheese (Lane Factor) and Willie Jack (Paulina Alexis) gather together one last time.
There are dozens of reasons to give the series attention. The show is the first (and only) series to feature all Indigenous writers and directors; it addresses generational traumas and injects humor without cheapening those moments; and the show has the enviable ability to seamlessly switch between everything from wild snack food truck heists to heartwrenching family drama—all while including plenty of inside-jokes for Indigenous viewers. (Yes, there’s a reason those owl eyes are blurred out.)
But above all, it’s just a great show, and it will certainly live on. —BB
1. The Last of Us, HBO/Max
