The Top 10 of the best 2017 series
What the year offered us best on the small screen.
The world of the series has reached a new milestone this year. Overall, the small screen has never been as productive, as creative, as fertile as in 2016. Of quantity, undeniably, but also quality. Moreover, recognized filmmakers and superstars no longer hesitate to pass on the other side of the mirror. So while waiting to see what 2017 holds, here is our Top 10 of the best series of 2016:
10) The Night Of (HBO)
This US remake of the English anthology Criminal Justice was one of the big surprises of the summer. A thriller black and captivating, led by the fabulous John Turturro, which was getting too rare lately. The series was such a success that it will finally be re-introduced by HBO for a second season, which was not originally planned.
It was supposed to be the new HBO carton, at the beginning of the year. A drama sex, drug and rock n'roll, produced by Martin Scorcese and Mike Jagger. But everything did not go as planned for Vinyl, which ultimately marked the end of an era on the American channel and cost its place to the director of programming. Despite the little enthusiasm it generated and its brutal cancellation, Vinyl will remain as one of the most beautiful creations of 2016. A 70's work may be too cool for the 21st century ...
Pablo Escobar's panting track continued this autumn at an unbridled pace. The creation Netflix has risen a notch in intensity and offered, once again, Wagner Moura, the opportunity to express all his talent. Pablo will be missed, for sure.
Mathieu Kassovitz and Malotru are back for this sequel even more captivating and panting than the first season. Undoubtedly, the series of espionage Eric Rochant, in the unique style, imposed, this year, as one of the most successful French creations. This is reflected in its Trophy of Best Production of the Year, presented by the Association of Series Critics.
6) The People Vs O.J. Simpson (FX)
With 5 awards received at the last Emmy Awards, the mini-series by Ryan Murphy has totally convinced critics. And also the public, who was passionately overwhelmed for this astounding reconstruction of the OJ Simpson affair. A surreal dive in the 90s and the American legal system, carried by a gold cast, starting with Sarah Paulson, simply perfect.
5) Black Mirror, saison 3 (Netflix)
Two years after the end of the series on Channel 4, Charlie Brooker continues his dystopian anthology on Netflix, this time delivering six episodes in one shot, for a season 3 uneven but totally brilliant at times. In short, the good episodes are really very good. Black Mirror remains a marvel of originality, incredibly stimulating.
4) Stranger Things (Netflix)
4) Stranger Things (Netflix)
It is THE series that marked 2016 of its imprint. Early in the summer, Netflix released eight episodes of this small SF work, a wonderful tribute to the Amblin productions of the 1980s. Soon, the madness Stranger Things took hold of the world. Between nostalgia and fascination, we became passionate about the incredible mythology of this universe Upside Down, the touching little Eleven and her playmates "so Goonies".
3) Westworld (HBO)
Anthony Hopkins, Ed Harris, Jeffrey Wright, Evan Rachel Wood, Thandie Newton ... What a casting! Jonathan Nolan and HBO have put the dishes in the big, so that this new great SF work can claim the title of "successor of Game of Thrones". The bet is totally successful. The first 10 episodes have completely turned the brain of viewers by handling great show and philosophical reflection with rare mastery on television.
After a few disappointing years, Game of Thrones clearly passed the top speed, doubling the books of George RR Martin. The vast history of Westeros has been more exciting than ever, in this sixth season which undeniably imposes itself as the best of the series, until now. From the battle of the bastards, to the revelation Lyanna Stark, via the revenge of Cersei, she ideally launched the 7 Kingdoms towards the final run. It is not for nothing if she won the Supreme Trophy at the Emmy Awards in September.
1) The Young Pope (Canal + / Sky / HBO)
For his first test on the small screen, the director of La Grande Bellezza realizes a master stroke. Its ten-episode story is above all a vast playground allowing the Italian filmmaker to exert all the virtuosity of his staging. Undeniably, The Young Pope is a monument, a totally singular TV object. A hyperbole of power, but especially of the cinema of Paolo Sorrentino
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