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The 10 great new TV shows you’re probably not watching

<i>Unreal</i> tries to tell the story of what its like behind the scenes of <i>The Bachelor</i>.

Unreal tries to tell the story of what its like behind the scenes of The Bachelor. Photo: Lifetime

If you’re a fan of a night in, fond of a little binge TV watching or just enjoy a good quality drama, to say you’re currently spoiled for choice when it comes to television is an understatement.

Right now, across a variety of subscription streaming media services and paid TV options in Australia, you can enjoy the best drama, cult comedy, crime and mystery thriller TV the world has to offer.

That may seem like a bold statement.

But when you consider the amount of award winning producers, writers, directors and acting talent pouring blood, sweat and tears into a huge range of new shows, you realise it’s just the tip of the iceberg.

Basically, you should never not have anything to feast your television hungry eyeballs on.

Here’s our top 10 new television shows you might have missed.

Lady Dynamite

Netflix

With a creative team responsible for some of pop culture’s greatest cult hit TV shows – South Park, Arrested Development, American Dad, BoJack Horseman, The Big Bang Theory – there’s no way this crazy comedy, starring standup comedian and actress Maria Bamford, could go wrong.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gSxKR0Cirs

The Night Of

Foxtel

Waking up after a one-night stand to find a dead body in his bed, Riz Ahmed is charged with murder and thrown into a criminal justice system flawed by racial bias and brutality. The Night Of is as gripping as it is poignant.

UnREAL

Stan

You’ll never want to watch The Bachelor again after a taste of this factionalised version of the same reality TV program. Ruthless, sinister and dark, contestants of this show within a show are put through the grinder while producers sell their souls for great TV.

Vice Principals

Foxtel

Comedy powerhouses Danny McBride and Walton Goggins star as duelling Vice Principals who don’t just skirt the line of professional conduct, but repeatedly step over it to earn a promotion. A surprise cameo from Bill Murray adds icing on the cake.

The Get Down

Netflix

Following the legacy of disco and the birth of Hip Hop in 1977 New York, this series tells the tale of a group of urban youth, rising above their station and means to take control of their musical destiny.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usv442G6H8A

Angie Tribeca

Stan

For lovers of sight gags, pratfalls and nonsensical verbal jousting, it doesn’t get any better than this goofball comedy, with Rashida Jones (Parks and Recreation) and Hayes MacArthur (Go On) starring as our heroic investigating detectives. Consider it Police Squad for 2016.

Scream: The TV Series

Netflix

The 1996 slasher smash hit film of the same name is reborn here in all its self-referential and intertextual gory glory. While at times understandably predictable, this teen horror series has enough red herrings and twists to make for perfect binging on a lazy night in.

Animal Kingdom

Stan

Based on the hit Aussie movie of the same name, this sinister crime drama stars Ellen Barkin (Happyish, Ocean’s Thirteen) as Cody family matriarch Janine “Smurf” Cody, and follows the story of nephew Joshua (Finn Call – Peaky Blinders), who is given a swift blooding into the family’s dubious activities.

Broad City

Presto

It may be four seasons in, but this series is the must-watch awkward comedy of our time. Watch with white knuckles and clenched teeth as Abbi and Ilana – both show creators and lead actresses – navigate life, work and relationships without succumbing to millennial angst.

Power

Stan

Omari Hardwick (Being Mary Jane, Dark Blue) stars as James ‘Ghost’ St Patrick in this crime drama – a man seduced by the nature and qualities of power as he attempts to transition from drug lord to legitimate businessman.

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