There's a bunch of streaming services out there, and everyone has a preference. Regardless of what you think of each of them, they all have at least a few original series in their roster that are pretty much perfect—and Prime Video does fall under that category. Their original series collection is growing with each year, and so far, there have been some pretty great, completely unexpected awesome hits.
Whether you like mystery, coming-of-age comedy, intense action, or a great animated series, you can check in with the Prime Video library and find shows within all these genres that will quickly become your faves. These are the Prime Video shows that are 10/10, no notes.
'Young Sherlock' (2026–Present)
Image via Prime VideoGuy Ritchie's second take on the world's greatest detective, Young Sherlock, is an action-packed, stylish origin story that aligns with the style of his Sherlock Holmes movies. Ritchie directs the first two episodes with his signature vibrant energy, and the supporting cast is stacked: Colin Firth, Joseph Fiennes, and Natascha McElhone all deliver. However, it's the main cast, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Dónal Finn, and Zine Tseng, who carry the show with charming and convincing performances. Finn's Moriarty, in particular, is a scene-stealer, and the finale sets up a fun and intriguing second season where he's expected to become more of Sherlock's well-known nemesis.
Young Sherlock follows 19-year-old Sherlock Holmes (Tiffin), who is sent to Oxford University by his older brother Mycroft (Max Irons). The series follows him as he solves his first case—Chinese princess Shou'an (Tseng) brought ancient scrolls with Lao Tzu's The Art of War inscribed on them, but they get stolen from the Oxford library. Sherlock also meets the brilliant student James Moriarty, and they join forces with Shou'an to uncover a greater conspiracy. Young Sherlock might be the most fun you'll have with this literary character, and that should be enough reason to watch it.
'Hazbin Hotel' (2024–Present)
Image via Prime VideoWhen a YouTube creator's animated pilot gets a full series order from a major streamer, you'd expect the results to be mixed, but Hazbin Hotel is the glorious exception. It became Prime Video's largest animated debut of all time, and it was renewed through Season 4 ahead of its premiere, with a predicted five-season run. The critical response was overwhelmingly positive, with praise for its world-building, voice acting, and themes like redemption and found family.
Vivienne "VivZie Pop" Medrano's animated musical comedy follows Charlie Morningstar (Erika Henningsen), the princess of Hell, who opens a hotel to rehabilitate demons and sinners to reduce overpopulation in the underworld. The show is a riot of color, profanity, and surprisingly catchy show tunes, with a voice cast that includes Stephanie Beatriz, Kimiko Glenn, and Keith David, among many others. Hazbin Hotel is chaotic and absolutely wonderful, and if you typically dismiss animated shows, you're missing out on one of the most inventive series of the decade.
'Overcompensating' (2025–Present)
Image via Prime VideoOvercompensating is Benito Skinner's semi-autobiographical coming-of-age comedy, and it is the funniest show you probably haven't seen yet. Folks who frequent social media will recognize Skinner because of his pseudonym Benny Drama, and his heartfelt comedy contains a lot of his signature humor throughout. Overcompensating came from his standup routine of the same name, from which he got the idea to turn it into a show. The idea worked out, as the comedy now holds a 93% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Critics praised the humor and breakout performances of its cast.
Overcompensating follows Benny (Skinner), a closeted former high school jock navigating his freshman year at the fictional Yates University while hiding his true identity by copying the machismo of his male peers. Alongside his new best friend Carmen (Wally Baram), Benny navigates pledging a secret society, his first queer relationships, and a catastrophic Thanksgiving that reveals his web of lies. Overcompensating is the perfect series for fans of coming-of-age and personal stories that use humor to digest heavier topics.
'Reacher' (2022–Present)
Image via Prime VideoAfter the premiere of Lee Child's iconic novel screen adaptation, Reacher, people unanimously agreed that Alan Ritchson was born to play Jack Reacher. Ritchson embodies the famous literary character with intense physicality in this pulpy, action-packed, and undeniably entertaining series that feels like a throwback to 1990s action thrillers. Each season of the series adapts a different novel (there are around 30 books about Reacher and several short stories), and the show continues to maintain its fired-up viewership, almost five seasons in.
The series follows Jack Reacher, a former military police officer-turned-drifter, as he travels through small towns, inevitably finds trouble, and solves mysteries and problems with both brain and brawn. Season 1 adapted the novel Killing Floor; Season 2 tackled Bad Luck and Trouble; and Season 3 adapted Persuader, breaking Prime Video records with 54 million viewers in its first 12 days. Ahead of the Season 3 premiere, the streamer renewed Reacher for seasons four and five, and we're anticipating Season 4, which will adapt Gone Tomorrow. Reacher is pure entertainment that you can always come back to.
Collider Exclusive · Action Hero Quiz
Which Action Hero Would Be
Your Perfect Partner?
Rambo · James Bond · Indiana Jones · John McClane · Ethan Hunt
Five legends. Five completely different ways of getting out alive — with style, with muscle, with charm, with luck, or with a plan so intricate it probably shouldn't work. Ten questions will reveal which action hero was built to have your back.
🎖️Rambo
🍸James Bond
🏺Indiana Jones
🔧John McClane
🎭Ethan Hunt
FIND YOUR PARTNER →
01
You're dropped into a dangerous situation with no warning. What do you need most from a partner? The first few seconds tell you everything about who belongs beside you.
ASomeone who already has three contingency plans running and is calmly working through all of them. BSomeone who reads the terrain instinctively and knows exactly how to use it against the enemy. CSomeone who keeps their nerve and their sense of humour when everything is falling apart. DSomeone who knows the history of wherever we are and what we're walking into. ESomeone with the right contact, the right cover identity, and the right exit already arranged.
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02
You have to get somewhere dangerous, fast. How do you travel? How you get there is half the mission.
AOn foot through terrain no one else would attempt — I move where vehicles can't follow. BOn a motorcycle, a cargo plane, or anything else that gets me there before I think too hard about it. CIn something that belongs to someone else — borrowed, stolen, or improvised under fire. DFirst class, with a cover identity and a gadget that does something I won't explain until it's needed. EBy whatever means are available — I've driven, flown, and once arrived by camel. The destination matters, not the method.
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03
You're pinned down and outnumbered. What does your ideal partner do? This is when you find out what someone is really made of.
ADisappears into the environment, flanks them silently, and ends it before I've reloaded. BCracks a one-liner, grabs a fire extinguisher or a chair, and improvises something that somehow works. CProduces a gadget specifically designed for this exact scenario and uses it with infuriating precision. DPulls out a whip, a pistol, and an archaeological insight that somehow gets us out alive. ENeutralises the threat with maximum efficiency and minimum words — they were already three moves ahead.
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04
The mission is paused. You have one evening to decompress. What does your partner suggest? Who someone is when the pressure drops is who they actually are.
AA bar with terrible lighting, cold beer, and absolutely no questions about feelings. BThe finest restaurant in the city, a bottle of something expensive, and a conversation that is equal parts brilliant and exhausting. CA local dig site, a museum after hours, or a long story about why that particular artefact matters to human civilisation. DPizza. Bad TV. Falling asleep halfway through a movie neither of you were watching anyway. EA debrief that turns into three hours of contingency planning that somehow becomes the most fun you've had all week.
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05
How do you prefer your partner to communicate mid-mission? Good communication is the difference between partners and a liability.
APrecise and minimal — tell me what I need to know and nothing else. Every word has a cost. BDeadpan and dry — keeping it light keeps me sharp, even when everything is on fire. CEnthusiastic and slightly chaotic — but always with useful information buried somewhere in the noise. DCalm and controlled through an earpiece, with a plan that covers every variable I haven't thought of yet. EBarely at all — silence is a language and they speak it fluently.
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06
Your enemy is powerful, well-resourced, and has the upper hand. How should your partner approach them? The approach to the enemy defines the partnership.
AInfiltrate their inner circle, learn everything, and dismantle them from inside out before they know we're there. BStudy the historical pattern — every villain of this type has a weakness written somewhere in the past. CGet them talking. The more they monologue, the more time I have to figure out how to beat them. DGo through them. Directly. With as much force as the terrain allows. EFind the one thing they haven't accounted for — there's always one thing — and make sure we're holding it.
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07
Things go badly wrong and you're captured. What do you trust your partner to do? Who someone is when you need them most is the only thing that matters.
ACome in alone, quietly, and get me out before anyone knows they were there. BHave already been working on the extraction since the moment I disappeared — the plan is already running. CCome in loud, come in fast, and worry about the collateral damage later — I'd do the same for them. DUse every resource, every contact, and bend every rule until I'm out — they don't leave people behind. ECharm their way in somehow, bluff through the hard part, and still manage to look good doing it.
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08
What does your ideal partner bring to the table that you couldn't replace? A great partner fills the gap you didn't know you had.
ATechnology that shouldn't exist yet and the training to use it under any conditions. BSurvival instinct so refined it borders on supernatural — and the scars to prove it's been tested. CKnowledge of history, language, and culture that makes them invaluable in places where force is useless. DThe ability to walk into any room in the world and immediately become the most trusted person in it. EStubbornness that refuses to accept a situation is hopeless — and the improvisational skill to back it up.
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09
Every partnership has a cost. Which of these can you live with? No one comes without baggage. The question is whether you can carry it together.
AA partner who never fully switches off — always watching exits, always calculating threats, even at dinner. BA partner who gets the job done brilliantly but has the emotional availability of a locked filing cabinet. CA partner who makes everything ten times more complicated than it needs to be — but who always comes through. DA partner who gets personally attached to every relic, ruin, and artefact we encounter, which slows everything down. EA partner who was not built for this and knows it — but shows up anyway, every time, without being asked.
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10
It's the final moment. Everything is on the line. What do you need from your partner right now? The last question is the most honest one.
AOne line. Absolutely dry. Delivered like the world isn't ending. Then we move. BNothing said at all — just a look that means we both already know what has to happen. CA plan I don't fully understand that somehow accounts for everything, delivered in thirty seconds flat. DA piece of historical context that reframes the entire situation and tells us exactly what to do next. ESomeone who steps forward instead of back — because that's who they've always been.
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Your Partner Has Been Assigned Your Perfect Partner Is…
Your answers have pointed to one action hero above all others. This is the person built to have your back — for better or considerably, spectacularly worse.
Rambo
Your partner doesn't talk much, doesn't need to, and will have assessed every threat in your immediate environment before you've finished your first sentence. John Rambo is not a man of plans or politics — he is a force of nature shaped by survival, loyalty, and a capacity for endurance that goes beyond anything training can produce. He will not leave you behind. He has never left anyone behind who deserved to come home. What you get with Rambo is the most capable, most quietly ferocious partner imaginable — one who has been through things that would have broken anyone else, and who chose to keep going anyway. You'll never need to ask if he has your back. You'll just know.
James Bond
Your partner will arrive perfectly dressed, perfectly briefed, and with a cover story so convincing it'll take you a moment to remember what's actually true. James Bond is the most professionally dangerous person in any room he enters — and the most disarmingly charming, which is the point. He operates in a world of layers, where nothing is what it appears and every advantage is used without apology. You'll never be bored. You'll occasionally be furious. But when it matters — when the mission is genuinely on the line and the margin for error has collapsed to nothing — Bond is exactly the partner you want. He has survived things that have no business being survivable. He does it with style. That is not nothing.
Indiana Jones
Your partner will know the history, the language, the cultural context, and exactly why the thing everyone else is ignoring is actually the most important thing in the room. Indiana Jones is brilliant, reckless, and occasionally impossible — but he is also one of the most resourceful, most genuinely knowledgeable partners you could find yourself beside. He approaches every situation with a scholar's eye and a brawler's instinct, which is an unusual combination and a remarkably effective one. He hates snakes and gets personally attached to objects of historical significance, both of which will slow you down at least once. It doesn't matter. What Indy brings is irreplaceable — and the adventures you'll have together will be the kind people write books about. Assuming you survive them.
John McClane
Your partner was not supposed to be here. He does not have the right equipment, the right information, or anything approaching the right odds. He has a sarcastic remark and an absolute refusal to accept that the situation is as bad as it looks. John McClane is the greatest accidental hero in the history of action cinema — a man whose superpower is stubbornness, whose contingency plan is improvisation, and whose capacity to absorb punishment and keep moving would be alarming if it weren't so useful. He will complain the entire time. He will make it significantly more chaotic than it needed to be. And he will absolutely, unconditionally, without question come through when it counts. Yippee-ki-yay.
Ethan Hunt
Your partner has already run seventeen scenarios by the time you've finished reading the briefing, and the plan he's settled on involves at least two things that should be physically impossible. Ethan Hunt operates at the absolute edge of human capability — technically, physically, and intellectually — and he brings the same relentless precision to protecting his partners that he brings to dismantling organisations that shouldn't exist. He is not easy to know and he will never fully tell you everything. But he will carry the weight of the mission so completely, so absolutely, that your job is simply to trust him — and the remarkable thing is that trusting him always turns out to be the right call. The mission will be impossible. He will complete it anyway.
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'The Boys' (2019–2026)
Image via Prime VideoLook, The Boys is an obvious pick. It's Prime Video's flagship show, and everyone already knows it's pretty great. But there's a reason it's an obvious choice: it's that good. Eric Kripke's brutal superhero satire was based on the comics by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, executive produced by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, and consistently praised for its timely, often brutal satire and dark humor, including some stellar action and fight choreography. The show ended in May 2026 after five turbulent seasons, and the final chapter got a near-perfect 93% Certified Fresh Rotten Tomatoes score from critics.
The Boys follows Billy Butcher (Karl Urban) and his ragtag team of vigilantes known as "the Boys" as they wage war against corrupt, corporate-owned superheroes led by the psychopathic Captain America-esque hero named Homelander (Antony Starr). Each season follows the Boys as they join forces with various characters outside their team in order to take down Homelander, with Butcher in particular waging a personal, bloody war of revenge. While The Boys did have its ups and downs over the years, its bloody, unapologetic, and oddly hopeful nature makes it a perfect addition to the list.
'Spider-Noir' (2026–Present)
Nicolas Cage in his first lead television role, playing a grizzled 1930s private investigator who also happens to be a superhero? Yes, please. Spider-Noir was based on the Spider-Man Noir comics, and his first MCU appearance happens in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, where Cage also voices the character. Spider-Noir was released on Prime Video in both black-and-white and color versions, and it's stunning in both variants—you can experience it as a classic noir or live through it in full, beautiful, bold color. Critics praised Cage's performance and the show's intricate blend of genres and visuals. The supporting cast includes Lamorne Morris, Brendan Gleeson, and Jack Huston.
Spider-Noir is a stylish, pulpy neo-noir thriller that follows Ben Reilly (Cage), an aging PI who retired from his life as "the Spider" after his fiancée's murder. When an exceptional case comes his way, involving femme fatales, Irish mob bosses, and superpowered criminals, he must suit up and become "the Spider" once more. The series is a glorious mashup of hard-boiled detective fiction and comic book spectacle, with Cage channeling his inner Humphrey Bogart, complete with dry humor. Spider-Noir is a perfect, thrilling, and surprisingly emotional addition to the Spider-Man mythos.
'Off Campus' (2026–Present)
Image via Prime VideoIf you've not had enough of hockey romances, get ready to dive into Off Campus. This rom-com/coming-of-age drama premiered in May 2026 and immediately reached over 30 million viewers; this success helped Off Campus to be renewed for Season 2, though by some accounts, another season was greenlit before the first one even aired. Starring lots of fresh faces, Off Campus is a romance we've long been waiting to see on our TV screens: the characters understand consent and patience and actually look like the ages they're meant to portray.
Based on Elle Kennedy's bestselling novel The Deal (which is the first part of the Off Campus novel series), Off Campus follows Hannah Wells (Ella Bright), a music student with a crush on a classmate, and Garrett Graham (Belmont Cameli), the captain of the Briar University hockey team. They agree to a fake relationship where she'll tutor him, and he'll make her crush jealous, but, of course, real feelings develop. This show boasts sharp writing, a fantastic chemistry between the leads, and a surprisingly sensitive treatment of serious themes like assault and trauma. It's a delightful, steamy, and emotionally intelligent success that fully earns its top spot on Prime Video.
'Bait' (2026)
Image via Prime VideoRiz Ahmed's semi-autobiographical dark comedy, Bait, is a brilliant six-episode piece on anxiety, identity, and the responsibility of representation. It's one of the newest additions to Prime Video, having premiered in March 2026, and it's been received with universal acclaim. Critics praised its performances, writing, and themes, while Ahmed himself delivers an incredible, nuanced, and satirical performance. To many, Ahmed might be just a serious, dramatic actor, but his thorough background in music and satire gives him not just a creative edge but credentials to deliver brilliant, well-timed jokes.
In Bait, Ahmed plays Shah Latif, a British Pakistani actor auditioning for the role of James Bond, but he's doing it amid going through a public controversy, dysfunctional family ties, and an existential crisis that hits him on every level. The show is a surreal, genre-bending odyssey that balances industry satire, family psychodrama, and psychological thriller, complete with a severed pig's head voiced by Patrick Stewart that conveys Shah's self-doubting thoughts. Bait may not be an easy watch throughout, but it's an essential one: a blistering, funny, and deeply human portrait of a man trying to be someone he's not.
'Fallout' (2024–Present)
Image via Prime VideoVideo game adaptations had a terrible track record until Fallout broke the curse. Written by Graham Wagner and Geneva Robertson-Dworet and directed and produced by Jonathan Nolan, this post-apocalyptic drama is a faithful adaptation of the beloved RPG franchise; it uses brilliant CGI and the game's most important lore to bring the post-apocalyptic setting to life, helping other video games dream of becoming a live-action series. After Season 1 debuted to near-universal acclaim, and Season 2 helped the show surpass 100 million viewers globally, Fallout was renewed for Season 3 and will see the addition of Aaron Paul to the main cast.
Fallout is set 200 years after a nuclear war, where a huge part of humanity lives in underground vaults, but there are also many surface dwellers. The story follows Lucy MacLean (Ella Purnell), a naive vault resident who decides to go outside for the first time ever to look for her father. As she travels, she crosses paths with a bounty hunter known as The Ghoul (Walton Goggins) and Maximus (Aaron Moten), a squire for the Brotherhood of Steel, an army of surface warriors. The grim horror is well-balanced with the show's occasional pitch-black comedy and the main cast have a beautiful chemistry that makes the series very exciting. Fallout is a sprawling, ambitious, and surprisingly heartfelt epic that honors its source material while standing on its own.
'The Devil's Hour' (2022–Present)
Image via Prime VideoThe perfectly constructed The Devil's Hour is a show you probably haven't even heard of until now. Or, you might come across it while scrolling the Prime Video library, skipping every time because you want something lighter or more popular. Well, it's time to stop when you see this one because it's pretty much a complete show that will wow you with its production value, storytelling, and performances. The first season of The Devil's Hour holds an amazing 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, and critics have praised Jessica Raine and Peter Capaldi's performances, as well as the show's haunting atmosphere.
The Devil's Hour is a supernatural thriller that follows Lucy Chambers (Raine), a social worker who wakes every night at exactly 3:33 AM to terrifying visions, and Gideon Shepherd (Capaldi), a mysterious criminal who claims to remember the future. Across two seasons, the show unfurls a complex, time-bending mystery delving into serial murders, childhood trauma, and reality itself. Executive produced by Steven Moffat, The Devil's Hour is a tightly plotted, emotionally devastating thriller that rewards careful attention, and it's the smartest, scariest, and most satisfying show on Prime Video. 10/10, no notes.
The Devil's Hour
Release Date October 28, 2022
Directors Johnny Allan, Isabelle Sieb, Shaun James Grant
Writers Tom Moran
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Jessica Raine
Lucy Chambers
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Nikesh Patel
DI Ravi Dhillon
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Benjamin Chivers
Isaac Stephens
English (US) ·