Best TV Series Released In 2020
The outgoing year has never stopped bombarding us with the most gorgeous TV shows and their sequels. Yes, many shows that we loved were paused for obvious reasons, but for each such case, almost a dozen of no less interesting television adventures, detective stories, or dramas were offered to our eyes. But first things first. Maggner.com recalls the brightest and most popular tv show 2020, which was remembered and surprised viewers.
10: The Queen's Gambit (2020)
Perhaps today it will not be difficult for anyone to shoot a dynamic series about some kind of races, martial arts, or team sports. But what will happen if you make a movie, for example, about "boring and not interesting to anyone" chess? And it will be that the series will simply blow up all viewership ratings. The Queen's Gambit is one of the highlights of 2020 on television. Incredibly charismatic, filigree, and dramatic. The story of an orphan girl who achieved everything herself with her brilliant mind will not leave anyone indifferent. Especially when we find out without embellishment what the real price of fame is.
9: Djatlow-Pass – Tod im Schnee (2020)
More than 60 years have passed since the mysterious and mystical death of a group of nine students led by Igor Dyatlov, who set out to conquer the snow-capped peaks back in 1959. Today there is not a single reliable version of what happened to them. As for this series, this is just an excellent attempt, and our own, to show the viewer what could have happened to This group in reality. "Djatlow-Pass" is the most gorgeous and, probably, one of the best in the history of our detective series, a historical film adaptation, which can be safely ranked among the cult.
8: The Owl House (2020-)
Probably, no one in the world can count the number of requests that Disney continues to bombard so that they finally take up the sequel to Gravity Falls. Well, starting in 2020, pleas will be added to them to extend the incredibly charming story of a teenage girl and her paranormal friends by at least one season. The Disney studio has again created a masterpiece that, from the very first episode, will forever captivate with its unique colors, understandable humor, and distinctive characters. The main charm of the animated series is that it attracts both children and adults with mystical charm. Owl House is by far the most adorable cartoon story of 2020.
7: Ted Lasso (2020-)
Can a person be talented in everything? This question is perfectly answered by the creators of one of the most life-affirming comedy sports series of 2020. In addition to excellent history and football, the viewer is offered the opportunity to plunge into inimitable humor and a great dramatic component with might and main. It is impossible to watch the story of the confrontation between the newly minted coach, who understands absolutely nothing about the European football that is familiar to us, and the owner of a sports club, who wants to destroy it in revenge on her ex-husband, it is impossible to watch without a smile. Laughter, anger, sympathy, and sincere experience are not the whole range of emotions that the series gives, It's one of the top series 2020.
6: Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (2020-21)
It would seem, well, who can be lured to the screen with a musical today? But no, the authors of the series not only revived the legendary spirit of the 70s but also incredibly modernly entered it into our digital age. It looks so bombastic that you just can't stop gushing with emotions. Here every song, every dance of the soul is a real work of art. First of all, the series is aimed at a young audience, but thanks to its soulfulness, sincerity, and naivety, it will easily appeal to those who were directly born in the era of John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John. "Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist" is truly a breath of fresh air in an incredible variety of comedy series.
5: Dorohedoro (2020-)
The endless quarantine of 2020 has made its adjustments to the production of the vast majority of television series. But, where some have a crisis, others have wonderful opportunities. Animation during the pandemic fired more than ever successfully. One of the most striking events on this plane was, of course, the adaptation of the cult Japanese manga Dorohedoro. Yes, anime is peculiar, with a non-childish age rating, but it is focused primarily on those who grew up on original Japanese comics in the early 2000s, and also at least a little familiar with the "weirdness" of the Japanese animation ethnos. Gorgeous drawing, driving music, constant immoral madness on the screen - all this is the trump card of the most extraordinary anime series of 2020.
4: Mir! Druzhba! Zhvachka! (2020-)
Well, we can, if we want! "Peace! Friendship! Gum!" - it's like a time machine that transports us to the era of our carefree youth. In those unforgettable 90s, when true friendship, mutual assistance, and, of course, love still lived. The creators of the series almost swung at the success of the legendary "Brigade", and at least created an equally atmospheric masterpiece with its teenage setting, captivating with its camera work, musical range, and attention to detail. An excellent series about you and me, when the trees were still green and the sun was shining brighter!
3: Itaewon Class (2020)
Korean dramas are winning the hearts of our viewers more and more. There is something kind and warm in them that you believe in without a bit of a doubt from the very first frames. "Itaewon Class" is something amazing that makes you worry about each character, and cry and laugh at the same time. The best part is that this is not just a Series, but a kind of moral message about how important education is in the life of each of us. And this main thread runs through all layers of the series: money and morality, humiliation and fortitude, rejection and love, fabulous fortune, and real life. It is by far the coolest drama of the year.
2: The Undoing (2020)
Danish director Suzanne Bier, known to us for her unprecedented success in auteur cinema, shot one of the most talked-about TV series of 2020. The reason - an incredible cocktail: the analogy with "Big Little Lies", the fashionable source - the book "You Should Have Known" by Jean Hanff Korelitz, the brilliant cast - Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant. All this allowed HBO to present to the viewer the most mesmerizing dramatic thriller in the last couple of years for sure. At the center of events are moral choice and the inevitability of its consequences, and all this against the backdrop of an ideal family scattering to smithereens. Cause? Each of us has something that we try so carefully to hide from others.
1: Blood of Zeus (2020-)
Yes, animation in 2020 managed to hook. "Blood of Zeus" is the most extraordinary and at the same time strong variation on the theme of Greek myths. A nice feature of the animated series is that it absorbed the style of the most iconic cartoon hits of the past. Today, that old-school animation looks simply gorgeous in modern processing. Eight episodes sweep at a breakneck speed, changing the perspectives of uncompromising battles with titans or demons, transferring the focus to the inner experiences of the main cartoon characters, revealing their characters and motives. We bet that after watching the series to the end, you will certainly start reading the ancient stories and myths of ancient Greece.