The only non-fiction show on this list is also the show which has been around for decades and is still going strong in its 43rd season. The live television sketch show has revived itself into the most crackling, socio-political watch, and has a stellar cast. From Emmy-winning Kate McKinnon to Keenan Thompson, SNL can run on the steam of its regular cast, and doesn’t really need celebrity guests - but has them anyways.
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From Alec Baldwin’s Donald Trump to McKinnon’s Hillary Clinton, SNL has reached heights in late night television which other shows can only dream of. It’s hard to keep a show fresh when it has been around for almost 50 years, but SNL somehow finds a way.
Based on the 1985 novel by Margaret Atwood, the series revolves around a fantastical totalitarian society in which women are regarded as the property of the government, and are forced into sexually serving men. The series had a very impressive run, considering how gritty the content is.
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It stars Mad Men star Elizabeth Moss as a Handmaid named Offred, who looks to be reunited with her daughter and acquired widespread acclaim for her performance in the show. The show won three Golden Globe nominations this year and is absolutely unmissable.
One of the first shows to have been acquired by Netflix stars Cillian Murphy as the head of a mafia family in Birmingham. The show just concluded its fourth season, and the next season won’t be here till 2019. So, you have more than a year to catch up on it. One of the grittiest and most intense costume thrillers on television, the show is only getting better with every passing season.
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Season 4 of Peaky Blinders was BBC Two’s highest-rated drama this year and had an average of 3.3M viewers. “It’s an international hit and I’m super proud of that, and obviously it all comes down to Steve Knight’s writing which is just astonishing….You can tell the range of fans. In the UK, under 30s are way up with more viewers than any of the previous seasons,” said Caryn Mandabach, the executive producer of the show.