The Best Shows on Prime Video to Watch Right Now (May 2026)

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Looking for the best TV shows on Amazon’s Prime Video? We’ve got you covered with our guide to the best Amazon Prime Video original series and shows.

Keep this page bookmarked, as we will be updating our best Amazon Prime shows list as more series debut and more scores come in. And if you’re in the mood for a movie, check out our guide to the Best Movies on Amazon Prime.

Latest Additions: The Boys: Season 5 ends in May, and we’re all anticipated a bloody series finale! Also coming this month is the second season of Citadel, and the season premieres for Off Campus and Spider-Noir!

#1 Fleabag

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Synopsis: A dry-witted woman, known only as Fleabag, has no filter as she navigates life and love in London while trying to cope with tragedy. The… View Full Synopsis

#2 The Mighty Nein

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Synopsis: When a powerful arcane relic known as The Beacon falls into dangerous hands, a group of fugitives and outcasts, bound by secrets and scars, must… View Full Synopsis

#3 The Legend of Vox Machina

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Synopsis: Vox Machina, a band of eight unlikely heroes, find themselves on a quest to save the realm of Exandria from dark magical forces.

#4  Legacy

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Synopsis: Harry Bosch embarks on the next chapter of his career and finds himself working with onetime enemy, Honey Chandler.

#5 Ballard

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Synopsis: Ballard continues to bring Michael Connelly’s bestselling novels to life, following Detective Renée Ballard (Q) as she leads the LAPD’s new and underfunded cold case… View Full Synopsis

#6 Deadloch

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Synopsis: The town of Deadloch, Tasmania, is preparing for its Winter Festival when a local man turns up dead; two detectives and an eager junior constable… View Full Synopsis

#7 LuLaRich

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Synopsis: Analyzing the pyramid scheme LuLaRoe, a life-ruining clothing company.

#8 Lizzo's Watch Out for the Big Grrrls

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Synopsis: Lizzo searches for women to join the ranks of the Big Grrrls, her back up dancers, for her tour.

#9 With Love

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Synopsis: Siblings Lily and Jorge Diaz are each on a mission to find love and purpose during the holidays.

#10 Class of '07

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Synopsis: When a tidal wave hits a school reunion, the former students must find a way to survive.

#11 Shiny Happy People

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Synopsis: Teen Mania captivated a generation of Millennial kids with religious experiences through Acquire the Fire rallies; but beneath the surface lurked boot camps, staged martyrdom… View Full Synopsis

#12 The Devil's Hour

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Synopsis: A woman wakes up every night at exactly 3:33am, in the middle of the so-called devil’s hour between 3am and 4am.

#13 It's Not Like That

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Synopsis: Freshly divorced Lori and recently widowed minister Malcolm navigate singlehood while questioning if their longstanding bond hints at a romantic future.

#14 Invincible

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Synopsis: Mark Grayson, 17, is just like every other guy his age — except that his father is the most powerful superhero on the planet, Omni-Man;… View Full Synopsis

#15 Catastrophe

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Synopsis: During a business trip in London, an American named Rob meets Sharon, an Irish teacher with whom he shares incredible chemistry. While the two plan… View Full Synopsis

#16 Harlem

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Synopsis: Four ambitious best friends, Camille, Tye, Quinn and Angie, navigate relationships and careers in New York City.

#17 Small Axe

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Synopsis: Based on the real-life experiences of London’s West Indian community between 1969 and 1982.

#18 Bosch

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Synopsis: Harry Bosch has murder on his mind. A former Special Forces officer who has done tours in the Middle East, Bosch is now a tenacious,… View Full Synopsis

#19 Undone

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Synopsis: After 28-year-old Alma nearly dies in a car accident, she finds that she has a new relationship with time; she develops this newfound relationship to… View Full Synopsis

#20 A Very English Scandal

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Synopsis: Starring Golden Globe-nominated actor Hugh Grant and based on a true story, “A Very English Scandal” tells the story of Jeremy Thorpe, a member of… View Full Synopsis

#21 FOREVER

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Synopsis: Reunited as teens, two childhood friends fall deeply in love, experiencing the joy and heartache of a first romance.

#22 Clarkson's Farm

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Synopsis: Jeremy Clarkson attempts to run a farm in the countryside.

#23 Reacher

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Synopsis: Jack Reacher lives as a drifter, traveling from town to town across the United States.

#24 Elementary

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Synopsis: This take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic character has Sherlock Holmes fleeing London for present-day Manhattan after a stint in rehab. He arrives to… View Full Synopsis

#25 I'm a Virgo

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Synopsis: A coming-of-age joyride about Cootie, a 13-foot-tall man, who escapes to experience the beauty and contradictions of the real world; he forms friendships, finds love,… View Full Synopsis

#26 One Mississippi

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Synopsis: This Amazon original series is a dark comedy inspired by events in comic Tig Notaro’s life. Starring as a Los Angeles-based radio host of the… View Full Synopsis

#27 Sneaky Pete

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Synopsis: Giovanni Ribisi plays the role of Marius, a con man who tries to leave his old life behind by assuming the identity of his cell… View Full Synopsis

#28 The Expanse

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Synopsis: Hundreds of years in the future, things are different than what humanity is used to after humans have colonized the solar system and Mars has… View Full Synopsis

#29 The Underground Railroad

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Synopsis: After escaping a Georgia plantation, Cora boards a train embarking on a harrowing trip as she seeks true freedom while being hunted by a notorious… View Full Synopsis

#30 A League of Their Own

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Synopsis: Following the journey of the WWII All-American professional women’s baseball league players as they travel across a rapidly changing U.S.

#31 Mozart in the Jungle

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Synopsis: As Amazon’s “Mozart in the Jungle” opens, Maestro Thomas takes his final bow with the New York Symphony. Applause dies down, and the orchestra’s chairwoman… View Full Synopsis

#32 The Tick

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Synopsis: In a world where superheroes and villains have been real for decades, Arthur, an unassuming accountant with no superpowers, becomes embroiled in the middle of… View Full Synopsis

#33 My Lady Jane

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Synopsis: An epic tale of true love, high adventure, regicidal maniacs, deadpan heroism, devious intrigues, swashbuckling swordfights and oodles of yearning, banter and undeniable chemistry.

#34 Fallout

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Synopsis: Fallout is the story of haves and have-nots in a world in which there’s almost nothing left to have. Two-hundred years after the apocalypse, the… View Full Synopsis

#35 Gen V

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Synopsis: The lives of hormonal, competitive Superheroes as they put their physical, sexual, and moral boundaries to the test.

#36  Caped Crusader

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Synopsis: In the grim Gotham City, affluent philanthropist Bruce Wayne goes beyond his humane capabilities and transforms into an enigmatic figure, Batman; his crusade for justice… View Full Synopsis

#37 Overcompensating

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Synopsis: Follow Benny, a closeted former football player, as he becomes fast friends with Carmen, a high school outsider; with guidance from his older sister and… View Full Synopsis

#38 ZeroZeroZero

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Synopsis: Chaos ensues while a shipment of cocaine is smuggled from South America to Europe.

#39 The Second Best Hospital in The Galaxy

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Synopsis: Two alien doctors tackle anxiety-eating parasites, illegal time loops, and deep-space STIs.

#40 The Boys

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Synopsis: Superheroes are often as popular as celebrities, as influential as politicians, and sometimes even as revered as gods. But that’s when they’re using their powers… View Full Synopsis

#41 Red Oaks

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Synopsis: It’s the summer of 1985, and NYU student David lands a summer job at the Red Oaks Country Club in New Jersey. As the assistant… View Full Synopsis

#42 Transparent

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Synopsis: Mort has a secret that he really wants to tell his three adult children, who are so self-absorbed they don’t see that something has changed… View Full Synopsis

#43 Patriot

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Synopsis: This Amazon-original political drama stars Michael Dorman, who plays the role of an intelligence officer named John Tavner. To stop Iran from going nuclear, Tavner… View Full Synopsis

#44 The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

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Synopsis: It’s the late 1950s and Miriam “Midge” Maisel has everything she has ever wanted — the perfect husband, two kids and an elegant apartment on… View Full Synopsis

#45 Mr. & Mrs. Smith

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Synopsis: Two lonely strangers land jobs working for a mysterious spy agency but must hold identities as a married couple.

#46 As We See It

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Synopsis: Jack, Harrison, and Violet, three roommates on the autism spectrum, strive to get and keep jobs, make friends, fall in love, and navigate a world… View Full Synopsis

#47 Hotel Costiera

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Synopsis: Daniel De Luca, a former Marine, returns to Italy to work at a luxury hotel in Positano; shortly thereafter, the owner’s daughter disappears, and De… View Full Synopsis

#48  Eco-Challenge Fiji

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Synopsis: A team survival competition pits contestants in a series of activities in a race around the globe.

#49 The Night Manager

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Synopsis: Based on John le Carré’s novel of the same name, “The Night Manager” is a crime drama following the work of former British soldier Jonathan… View Full Synopsis

#50 The Wilds

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Synopsis: Teenage girls from radically different backgrounds find themselves stranded on a remote island, unaware they’ve just become the subjects of an elaborate social experiment.

#51 Monk

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Synopsis: After the unsolved murder of his wife, Adrian Monk develops obsessive-compulsive disorder, which includes his terror of germs and contamination. His condition costs him his… View Full Synopsis

#52 A Very British Scandal

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Synopsis: The story of events surrounding the notorious divorce of the Duke and Duchess of Argyll in 1963.

#53  Company Retreat

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Synopsis: Anthony, a temp at a hot sauce company, attends a corporate retreat; as the founder prepares to step down, the getaway transforms into a clash… View Full Synopsis

#54 The Wheel of Time

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Synopsis: Moiraine, a member of a magical organization, takes five young people on a journey, believing that one of them might be the reincarnation of the… View Full Synopsis

#55 The Pursuit of Love

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Synopsis: Longing for love and obsessed with sex, Linda is on the hunt for the perfect lover, but finding Mr. Right is much harder than she… View Full Synopsis

#56 The Girlfriend

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Synopsis: Laura’s picture-perfect life starts to unravel when her son brings home a new girlfriend named Cherry; she becomes convinced that Cherry is a manipulative social… View Full Synopsis

#57 Upload

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Synopsis: A man is able to choose his own afterlife after his untimely death.

#58 Paper Girls

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Synopsis: In the early morning hours after Halloween 1988, four paper girls are out on their delivery route when they become caught in the crossfire between… View Full Synopsis

#59 Swarm

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Synopsis: An obsessed, Houston-based fan goes to increasingly violent lengths for her favorite R&B singer.

#60 Tales From the Loop

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Synopsis: Townspeople live above “The Loop,” a machine built to unlock and explore the mysteries of the universe.

#61 I Love Dick

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Synopsis: Set in a colorful academic community in Texas, this series follows a frustrated filmmaker named Chris and a writer, Sylvere, who are in a troubled… View Full Synopsis

#62 Flack

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Synopsis: “Flack” is a drama about a take-no-prisoner public-relations professional named Robyn who is an American working for a London based firm. Robyn is unflappable in… View Full Synopsis

#63 Good Omens

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Synopsis: This fantasy series sees fussy angel Aziraphale and loose-living demon Crowley team up to form an unlikely duo. The two have become overly fond of… View Full Synopsis

#64 Bones

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Synopsis: Dr. Temperance Brennan, a forensic anthropologist who works at the Jeffersonian Institution and also writes books, has an impressive ability to read clues from victims’… View Full Synopsis

#65 Goliath

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Synopsis: Once a powerful lawyer, Billy McBride is now a washed up ambulance chaser, who spends more time in bars than the courtroom. When Billy reluctantly… View Full Synopsis

#66 The Outlaws

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Synopsis: Seven bickering lawbreakers forced together on community service discover a bag of cash, but they’re not the only ones after it.

#67 The New Yorker Presents

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Synopsis: The New Yorker magazine celebrates the arts with a blend of documentaries, poetry and animation.

#68 Dead Ringers

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Synopsis: A modern take on David Cronenberg’s 1988 thriller starring Jeremy Irons, Dead Ringers will feature Rachel Weisz playing the double-lead roles of Elliot and Beverly… View Full Synopsis

#69 Outer Range

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Synopsis: Outer Range centers on Royal Abbott (Josh Brolin), a rancher fighting for his land and family, who discovers an unfathomable mystery at the edge of… View Full Synopsis

#70 Cross

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Synopsis: Alex Cross, a decorated D.C. homicide detective and forensic psychologist faces a sadistic serial killer; he and his partner, John Sampson track this killer and… View Full Synopsis

#71 Expats

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Synopsis: Set against the complex tapestry of Hong Kong residents, Expats depicts a multifaceted group of women after a single encounter sets off a chain of… View Full Synopsis

#72 The Unit

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Synopsis: “The Unit” follows a covert team of Special Forces operatives as they risk their lives on undercover missions around the globe, while their families maintain… View Full Synopsis

#73 Betas

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Synopsis: Four computer geeks have what they think is a brilliant idea — a social networking app that, in the words of ringleader Trey, “introduces you… View Full Synopsis

#74  The Rings of Power

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Synopsis: Prime Video’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power brings to screens for the very first time the heroic legends of the fabled… View Full Synopsis

#75 The Man in the High Castle

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Synopsis: This series, loosely based Philip K. Dick’s novel of the same name, takes a look at what the world might look like had the outcome… View Full Synopsis

#76 The English

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Synopsis: A woman seeks revenge on the man she sees as responsible for the death of her son.

#77 Young Sherlock

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Synopsis: In the 1870s, young Sherlock Holmes unravels a globe-trotting conspiracy as he investigates his first case.

#78 Hazbin Hotel

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Synopsis: Hazbin Hotel follows Charlie, the princess of Hell, as she pursues her seemingly impossible goal of rehabilitating demons to peacefully reduce overpopulation in her kingdom…. View Full Synopsis

#79 The Bondsman

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Synopsis: Hub Halloran, a murdered bounty hunter, is back from the dead after being resurrected by the Devil to trap and send back demons that have… View Full Synopsis

#80 Fairfax

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Synopsis: Four middle school best friends are on a never-ending quest for clout on Fairfax Avenue in L.A.

#81 Lorena

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Synopsis: Lorena Bobbitt became a household name in 1993 when she cut off her husband’s penis. She became the butt of jokes as her story became… View Full Synopsis

#82 The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart

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Synopsis: Alice Hart finds her life changing dramatically when her parents die in a mysterious fire and she is sent to live with her grandmother on… View Full Synopsis

#83 The Horror of Dolores Roach

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Synopsis: Dolores is driven to extremes to sustain her massage parlor located in a stoner friend’s basement.

#84 Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

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Synopsis: Author Tom Clancy introduced the character of Jack Ryan in a series of books before Ryan headed to the big screen in several films. Now… View Full Synopsis

#85 Hanna

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Synopsis: Hanna is an extraordinary girl who has been raised in the forest, evading the relentless pursuit of an off-the-book CIA agent. This series — part… View Full Synopsis

#86 Picnic at Hanging Rock

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Synopsis: When three schoolgirls and a teacher from Appleyard College disappear on Valentine’s Day in 1900, the event has a far-reaching impact on the rest of… View Full Synopsis

#87 The Consultant

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Synopsis: A relationship between employee and boss and how far people will go to get ahead and to survive.

#88 The Sticky

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Synopsis: Ruth Landry, a syrup farmer, turns to crime when the bureaucratic authorities threaten to take away everything she loves; she teams up with a Bostonian… View Full Synopsis

#89 A Very Royal Scandal

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Synopsis: Following `Newsnight’ journalist Emily Maitlis’ journey leading up to her interview with Prince Andrew.

#90 Homecoming

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Synopsis: Stories surrounding the mysterious Geist Group, an unconventional wellness company and its equally unorthodox program, the Homecoming Initiative.

#91 Them

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Synopsis: A Black family moves from North Carolina to an all-white Los Angeles neighborhood in 1953, where their idyllic home becomes ground zero for malevolent forces.

#92 The Peripheral

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Synopsis: Set in the future when technology has subtly altered society, a woman discovers a secret connection to an alternate reality as well as a dark… View Full Synopsis

#93 The Summer I Turned Pretty

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Synopsis: A girl is caught in a love triangle between two brothers as she deals with her first love and first heartbreak during the perfect summer.

#94 Alpha House

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Synopsis: When their house mate is hauled off to prison, three Republican senators sharing a row house in Washington, D.C., find themselves in need of a… View Full Synopsis

#95 Motorheads

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Synopsis: A group of outsiders forms an unlikely friendship over a mutual love of street racing while navigating the hierarchy and rules of high school.

#96 Truth Seekers

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Synopsis: Paranormal investigators set out to film ghost sightings, but as their supernatural experiences grow more frequent, they begin to uncover a conspiracy that could bring… View Full Synopsis

#97 The Power

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Synopsis: Suddenly, teenage girls mysteriously develop a special power that allows them to electrocute people at will.

#98  Dark Wolf

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Synopsis: The Terminal List: Dark Wolf is a prequel series with an origin story that follows Ben Edwards throughout his journey from the Navy SEALs to… View Full Synopsis

#99 The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh

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Synopsis: The Pradeep family navigates the events of their first few months after moving to America from India.

#100 The Better Sister

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Synopsis: The Better Sister, based on the novel by bestselling author Alafair Burke, is an 8-episode electric thriller limited series about the terrible things that drive… View Full Synopsis

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