These seven Apple TV shows deserve way more love. After all these years, Apple TV still feels like the newest of all the streaming platforms. In the last couple of years, it's made a name for itself for its fantastic array of science fiction TV shows, becoming the home for alien, futuristic storytelling.
There's much more to its library than science fiction fare, however. There have been plenty of TV shows from all genres that haven't gotten the love or attention they deserve. For whatever reason, these series came and went with little fanfare, and even though some are still running, they still deserve a boost in recognition.
Dickinson (2019-2021)
For a minute, Dickinson was the mascot of the fledgling Apple TV+ service. Apple came online with its streamer with a handful of original shows ready to go. Dickinson, See, Servant, For All Mankind, and The Morning Show were the five series Apple thought would draw in a wide range of viewers, and Dickinson was chief among them in marketing.
The period piece comedy drama follows Emily Dickinson, played by Hailee Steinfeld, the lauded poet, as she's beginning to figure out what it is she wants to do with her life. The series uses anachronisms, modern language, and pop music to give 19th-century Massachusetts a modern context.
It's a blend of history and modern storytelling, and Dickinson harmonizes the period piece aspects and the comedy better than similar period comedies. It's willing to play with the tropes of the genre in a way that is unexpected and bold for a TV show that a streamer was pinning part of its hopes on.
Central Park (2020-2022)
Credit: MovieStillsDBFrom the team that brought us Bob's Burgers comes Central Park, another animated sitcom set in the New York City metropolitan area, though with a musical bent rather than a restaurant one. The series is centered on the Tillerman-Hunter family of four who live in Edendale Castle in Central Park.
The main plot of the show has to do with the wealthy and bitter Bitsy Brandenham (Stanley Tucci) trying to replace Central Park with condos and retail stores, and the Tillerman-Hunters' efforts to stop her. Josh Gad voices Birdie, a busker in the park who acts as an intrusive, fourth-wall-breaking narrator.
It's as warm and thoughtful as Bob's Burgers, and though it may not match up to that animated series in terms of jokes, it more than makes up for it with a deft ear for music. An eccentric ode to New York City, Central Park is a wonderful, goofy, magical animated series that will impress you at every turn.
WeCrashed (2022)
WeCrashed is a darkly hilarious docudrama about Adam Neumann (Jared Leto) and Rebekah Neumann (Anne Hathaway), the power couple who founded WeWork, a company that provides coworking space, and went bankrupt about 13 years after it began and after raising eye-popping amounts of financing.
The series follows Adam and Rebekah's wealth and fame-obsessed journey as they turn an idea for a business into something that looks more like a vanity project. WeCrashed tracks the start of their relationship, through the build-up to the company and its $47 billion valuation, and its eventual bankruptcy.
Leto and Hathaway are incredible as Adam and Rebekah, with a strange, though palpable chemistry with one another, and an alien relationship with everyone else they work with. WeCrashed is often more comedy than biography, but it paints a compelling picture of a curious story not many will be familiar with.
Bad Sisters (2022-2024)
Image via MovieStillsDBBad Sisters is an Irish black comedy show set in Dublin where the five Garvey sisters, Eva (Sharon Horgan), Grace (Anne-Marie Duff), Ursula (Eva Birthistle), Bibi (Sarah Greene), and Becka (Eve Hewson), all live. When Grace's abusive husband turns up dead, some begin to wonder if the Garveys had something to do with it.
The series jumps between different timelines, one in the lead-up to John Paul's (Claes Bang) death showing how JP has affected each of the Garveys in turn, and the present timeline, where the sisters figure out how to hide their involvement in his death in order to claim his substantial life insurance payout.
It's a wonderfully unique series, like a gruesome version of Little Women. It's funny, and the chemistry between the five female leads will have you thinking they are all actually siblings. Bad Sisters strikes an odd tone, one that can sometimes be uneven, but which always keeps things interesting.
Loot (2022-Present)
Loot's future is still up in the air, with no news for season 4, though no news about it being canceled either. In the meantime, make sure you check out the Maya Rudolph-led comedy show that, while gaining more traction every season, still is not getting the love it deserves.
The series follows Molly Wells (Rudolph), a middle-aged woman who divorces her tech billionaire husband after 20 years and goes on a bender with her cut of his $87 billion fortune. After experiencing her midlife crisis, Molly decides to do something with her life and takes charge of the charitable organization she founded, which, until now, she has been happy to pay money to and forget about.
Each season of Loot has only gotten better, with the writing growing to serve Rudolph in the way she's always deserved. She can make even the most obnoxious character moments funny, and the show's examination of real-world issues and events makes it a relevant watch.
Chief Of War (2025)
Jason Momoa's Chief of War had a hot start thanks to a big marketing push, but fizzled for some reason. It can't have had anything to with the show, which remains an exceptional historical epic from start to finish. The series is a gorgeous, powerful, and compelling narrative of a place and time rarely put on screen.
Momoa stars as Ka'iana, a warrior chief of Maui, one of the four major kingdoms of Hawaii that were at war with one another at the end of the 18th century. Ka'iana is a respected and powerful warrior who attempts to unite the kingdoms under the rule of Kamehameha I (Kaina Makua), known to history as Kamehameha the Great.
Chief of War is an action-packed series, but it also knows when to slow down, and the politics of the islands are as enthralling as any battle scene on the beautiful shores. Authentically created, with perfect costuming and set design, Chief of War brings you into a tropical world that behaves not as you would expect.
Murderbot (2025-Present)
Murderbot is coming back for a second season, and yet it still doesn't feel like the series has gotten the attention it deserves. Alexander Skarsgård stars as the titular Murderbot, a private security robot in the far future who hacks its governing system, gaining free will and calling itself, of all things, "Murderbot".
However, in order to avoid being destroyed, Murderbot has to pretend it is still a regulated robot, but when off the clock, it watches television and movies, gaining an understanding of humanity through its media. This, combined with burgeoning friendships, results in Murderbot acquiring actual human feelings.
Skarsgård is perfect for the role in this Apple TV science fiction comedy-drama, with a dryness and humor perfectly suited to the absurd premise. It's quick, sharp, and charming, with a nuanced grasp on artificial intelligence and the future that you don't see in many other science fiction shows.
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