20 Best Shows on Amazon Prime Video, From "The Summer I Turned Pretty" to "Fleabag"
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While the days of mindlessly flipping through TV channels may be over, the struggle to find something good to watch is more relatable than ever with the rise of streaming services. I'm constantly switching from app to app looking for a new show to binge. If you find yourself doing the same thing, then you should try Amazon Prime Video, which has so many diverse titles all in one place that ranges from original programming to throwback TV series.
Some recent hits have been "The Summer I Turned Pretty," which is a coming-of-age series about three friends caught up in a complicated love triangle. There's also "Daisy Jones & The Six," which chronicles the rise and fall of a fictional rock band in the 1970s. Both series were inspired by bestselling books that have amassed a large following over the years. As if that wasn't all, Prime Video is the home of critically acclaimed comedies like "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" and "Fleabag," both of which have won multiple awards for their brilliant acting performances and storylines.
Whether you're looking for a series that stirs up your emotions or one that gets your heart pumping, you'll be sure to find a bit of everything on the platform. Just read on to see some of the best shows on Amazon Prime Video.
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"The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
"The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" is a period comedy-drama set in New York City during the 1950s. In the series, Rachel Brosnahan stars as a Jewish-American housewife named Midge, who is living the idyllic life with her husband, Joel, and their two kids until — Joel suddenly leaves her for his secretary. Just as Midge begins questioning everything, she unexpectedly finds a new calling in stand-up comedy. Determined to become a world-famous comedian, Midge hones her craft by performing in various clubs around the city.
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"Daisy Jones & The Six"
Based on the book of the same name by Taylor Jenkins Reid, "Daisy Jones & The Six" centers around a fictional 1970s rock band as they record their hit album, "Aurora," which eventually launches them to worldwide fame. The show is told like a documentary, with the band members explaining the reason behind the group's split 20 years after their break up.
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"The Summer I Turned Pretty"
"The Summer I Turned Pretty" is about a girl named Isabel "Belly" Conklin who goes on an annual summer vacation to Cousins Beach in New England to spend time with her childhood friends, Conrad and Jeremiah. During her latest tip, the dynamic between the trio begins to change as the brothers confront their developing romantic feelings for Belly. The show is based on the popular book series of the same name by Jenny Han.
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"Schitt's Creek"
"Schitt's Creek" is a sitcom created by Dan Levy and his father, Eugene Levy. The series, which has gained a huge cult following since its premiere in 2015, recounts the hilarious adventures of the Rose family as they learn to adjust to their new life in a small town after losing their fortune.
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"The Boys"
"The Boys" isn't your typical superhero TV series because instead of portraying superpowered individuals as righteous, the series paints them as corrupt beings who prioritize fame and glory over helping others. As a result, Billy Butcher — a former special forces operative — gathers a group of vigilantes called The Boys in hopes of exposing the heroes' true motives to the public.
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"The Wilds"
"The Wilds" focuses on a group of teenage girls who are on their way to Hawaii for an empowerment retreat when their plane suddenly crashes into the ocean, leaving them stranded on a desert island. In order to survive, the girls must learn how to adapt to their new environment and work together as a team to hunt for food. However, what they don't know is that their crash was carefully orchestrated as part of a social experiment.
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"Swarm"
In "Swarm," Dominique Fishback plays Dre, a young woman who is obsessed with a Beyoncé-inspired pop star named Ni'Jah. The series dives into the dark side of stan culture by showing the lengths Dre is willing to go to in order to get close to her idol. While this initially meant spending thousands of dollars on concert tickets and traveling across the world to see Ni'Jah perform, Dre's love for the singer turns violent as she gets wrapped up in a series of murders.
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"A League of Their Own"
"A League of Their Own" is an adaptation of the beloved 1992 film of the same name, which tells a fictionalized version of the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. The TV series follows the rise of the league's most successful team, the Rockford Peaches, with a new set of characters not seen in the movie.
Watch "A League of Their Own" on Prime Video now.
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"Mr. Robot"
In "Mr. Robot," Rami Malek plays a cybersecurity engineer named Elliot Alderson who has dissociative identity disorder. After getting approached by Mr. Robot — the leader of a group of hacktivists known as "fsociety" — Elliot joins the organization and is asked to take down the company he works for.
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"Dead Ringers"
"Dead Ringers" is a psychological thriller series that's based on the 1997 novel "Twins" by Bari Wood and Jack Geasland. British actress Rachel Weisz plays a pair of twins named Beverly and Elliot Mantle, who are gynecologists on a mission to change women's reproductive health. Things turn almost Frankensteinian as they explore unknown territory in the medical field.
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"The Underground Railroad"
"The Underground Railroad" is a historical drama that tells the story of a group of people trying to escape slavery. While the actual Underground Railroad involved a network of people aiding escaped slaves looking for a new home, the series transforms the concept to be a literal train system. The show follows Cora and Caesar as they use the railroad in hopes of finding a better life.
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"Jack Ryan"
In "Jack Ryan," John Krasinski is the latest actor to play the titular character from Tom Clancy's series of novels, following previous portrayals by Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford, Ben Affleck, and Chris Pine. In the TV series, Jack is introduced as a CIA analyst who leaves his desk job in order to investigate a series of suspicious transactions and soon finds himself at the center of a huge international threat.
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"Charmed"
If you're a fan of the rebooted "Charmed" series, then you should totally check out the original 1998 show. It follows three sisters named Prue, Piper, and Phoebe, who discover they are descendants of witches. After unlocking their powers, the trio uses their magical abilities to fight against evil.
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"Everybody Hates Chris"
"Everybody Hates Chris" is a family sitcom that recounts the teenage years of Chris Rock while living in Brooklyn during the 1980s. "Abbott Elementary" star Tyler James Williams plays the younger version of Rock, while the comedian narrates the show.
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"The Expanse"
"The Expanse" is a sci-fi series depicting a future where humans have colonized the solar system and have split into three political groups on Earth, Mars, and the Asteroid Belt. As tensions rise between Earth and Mars, an impending war puts the whole universe at risk.
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"Sabrina the Teenage Witch"
"Sabrina the Teenage Witch" follows a high school girl named Sabrina Spellman who discovers she has magical powers on her 16th birthday. She struggles to hide her abilities from her classmates, but over the course of the series, she gradually learns how to master them with the help of her 600-year-old aunts, Hilda and Zelda.
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"Fleabag"
"Fleabag" is a British comedy drama starring Phoebe Waller-Bridge as an unnamed protagonist who is trying to navigate life following the deaths of her mother and best friend. Waller-Bridge's character, known simply as "Fleabag," learns to cope with her grief by using dark humor and often breaks the fourth wall to talk directly to viewers about her feelings.
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"The Peripheral"
"The Peripheral" is a sci-fi series starring Chloë Grace Moretz as a young woman named Flynne Fisher, whose mother, Ella, is terminally ill. She also has a brother named Burton, who is living with post-traumatic stress following years of service as a Marine. The siblings make extra money by playing virtual reality games. When their latest headset arrives, Flynne realizes that the device is actually connected to an alternate timeline, where her actions can affect her real-life surroundings.
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"The Terminal List"
"The Terminal List" is an action series based on the 2018 book of the same name by Jack Carr. In this adaptation, Chris Pratt plays a U.S. Navy SEAL named James Reece whose entire platoon gets killed after getting ambushed on a mission. Determined to find out what went wrong, James uses all of the skills he's learned as a SEAL in order to track down the people responsible for his friends' murders.
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"Teen Wolf"
In "Teen Wolf," Scott McCall's life gets turned upside down when he becomes a werewolf the night before his sophomore year of high school. Since his newfound powers grant him super strength and animalistic instincts, Scott must learn how to control his abilities so he doesn't hurt those close to him. Over the course of the series, Scott befriends other students with supernatural powers, and together, the group works to protect their town from any evil threats.