Ten Favorite TV Series Missing from the BBC’s List of the 100 Greatest TV Series of the 21st Century

(I agree with their number one, The Wire, but here are ten series that would have made the top fifty—and a few even the top ten—had I been asked to produce my own version of the list. I’ve arranged them in order of preference.)

1. Giri/Haji (2019)

2. Wallander [U.K.] (2008-2016)

3. Justice League/Justice League Unlimited (2001-2006)

4. Dollhouse (2009-2010)

5. Mushishi (2005-2006)

6. Because This Is My First Life (2017)

7. Archer (2009-present)

8. Steins;Gate (2011)

9. Top of the Lake and Top of the Lake: China Girl (2013, 2017)

10. Foyle’s War (2002-2015)

— October 22, 2021

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