The 30 Best TV Shows on Apple TV+ (2025)

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With hits like Ted Lasso, The Morning Show, and Severance, AppleTV+ has quickly become known as a destination for some of the most talked about television in recent years. But since its November 2019 launch, Apple TV+ has released a plethora of exciting, ambitious, and often hilarious content that you've probably been neglecting. From spine-chilling thrillers to literary reimaginings to feel-good romances, the streamer has plenty for every taste.

Here are 20 of the best shows streaming on Apple TV+ that you need to watch.

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The Morning Show

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You can currently stream four seasons of Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon's twisty morning show drama on AppleTV+. Aniston and Witherspoon play rival morning show anchors in this timely series, that's already explored the realities of the #MeToo movement, and how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the entertainment industry.

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Ted Lasso

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Ted Lasso immediately won the hearts of audiences everywhere, and has been taking home awards left, right, and center. Jason Sudeikis stars as an American football coach who takes a job coaching a soccer team in England. Despite knowing less than nothing about the sport, Ted makes himself invaluable to the team, and heartwarming hijinks ensue. A fourth season—where Coach Lasso takes on a women's soccer team—is on its way.

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3

The Shrink Next Door

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Paul Rudd, Will Ferrell, and Kathryn Hahn star in this limited series based on a true story, that's both fascinating and terrifying at once. Ferrell plays Marty, a wealthy man lacking in confidence when he meets Dr. Ike, superbly played by Rudd. Unfortunately for Marty, Dr. Ike knows exactly how to spend his patient's inherited fortune, which he proceeds to do during the course of several decades.

4

Physical

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If you've been sleeping on Physical, it's time to slip into some spandex and get to class. Rose Byrne is fantastic as Sheila, a stifled housewife who finds herself on a journey of self-discovery thanks to some very Jane Fonda-esque '80s aerobic sessions. The ever dreamy Paul Sparks plays a local mall owner who crosses paths with the married mother while she's rising to the top.

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5

Pachinko

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Based upon the 2017 novel of the same name by Min Jin Lee, Pachinko explores Japan's colonization of Korea in the early 1900s and the lasting impact on its residents. Created by Soo Hugh, the TV series spans four generations of one family, who ultimately face discrimination after migrating to Japan. Youn Yuh-jung's performance as protagonist Kim Sunja has been rightfully met with acclaim.

6

Loot

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Loot is easily one of the most charming sitcoms to hit our screens in quite some time. Maya Rudolph shines as Molly, a recently divorced billionaire unsure of what to do with her life. After receiving a phone call from the charitable foundation set up in her name, she realizes that there's more to life than mega-yachts and private jets. This unusual workplace comedy works because of its fantastic cast and witty one-liners that often catch you off guard. Not to be missed.

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The Me You Can't See

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Prince Harry and Oprah Winfrey's collaboration is an unflinching look at the often stigmatized conversation surrounding mental health. Featuring contributions from Lady Gaga and Glenn Close, the documentary series encourages viewers to focus on their own well-being, and address any trauma they might have experienced.

8

WeCrashed

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Jared Leto and Anne Hathaway star as Adam and Rebekah Neumann in this limited series based upon the real life story of WeWork. Leto plays the charismatic co-founder and former CEO of WeWork, a shared office space company once valued at $47 billion. WeCrashed tracks the ups and downs of one of tech's most surprising, and disastrous, start-ups.

9

Surface

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The Morning Show's Gugu Mbatha-Raw stars in this twisty psychological thriller. The series follows Sophie, a woman who is experiencing an extreme form of memory loss after suffering a traumatic head injury. While her injuries are initially thought to be the result of a suicide attempt, Sophie starts to question everything in her life, including the people closest to her.

10

The Afterparty

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The Afterparty is a comedy murder mystery series starring a slew of comic talent including Tiffany Haddish, Dave Franco, and Ilana Glazer. A high school reunion serves as the location of a whodunnit, with each episode telling the story through another character's eyes.

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Mythic Quest

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It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia stalwart Rob McElhenney co-created and stars in this workplace sitcom set in a video game studio. McElhenney plays Ian (pronounced Iron) Grimm, a larger-than-life gaming bro who does a pretty bad job of motivating the rest of the Mythic Quest staff.

12

The Big Conn

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This docu-series tracks the rise and fall of attorney, Eric C. Conn, who managed to defraud the government out of half a billion dollars. The magnitude of Conn's Social Security fraud case is nothing short of shocking, and the series examines the key players in his lucrative scheme. The Big Conn also doesn't shy away from showing the victims most devastated by his actions.

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Servant

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M. Night Shyamalan's creepy TV series focuses on a young couple trying to recover from a devastating tragedy. They hire a young nanny to care for their son, but she arrives to find an incredibly lifelike reborn doll instead. As the parents deal with grief, it soon becomes clear that the nanny has brought dark secrets into their home.

14

Palm Royale

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Everything that Kristen Wiig touches turns to comedic gold, and this comedy-drama is no different. Set in Palm Beach, Florida in 1969, it follows Maxine Dellacorte-Simmons (Wiig), a former beauty queen from Tennessee as she attempts to break into high society’s social circles. Step one? Figure out how to score a membership at the Palm Royale, the most exclusive country club around. With a style reminiscent of Slim Aarons’s photography and additional stars including Ricky Martin, Leslie Bibb, Josh Lucas, Laura Dern, Allison Janney, and Carol Burnett, it’s must-watch.

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15

Dark Matter

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Do you like your mind to be boggled while watching a sci-fi show? Then Dark Matter is for you. Joel Edgarton plays Jason Dessen, a physicist who is abducted into an alternate timeline of his own life. As he attempts to return to his true wife (Jennifer Connelly) and son (Oakes Fegley), he must jump between alternate realities in order to figure out if he made his way home, all the while dodging someone determined to stop him: another version of himself.

16

Shrinking

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A raw—and hilarious—examination of grief, this dramedy centers on a group of friends living in Los Angeles, three of whom work together at a psychology practice. There’s Jimmy (Jason Segel), who recently lost his wife in a car accident and is figuring out how to parent his teenage daughter (Lukita Maxwell) alone; Gaby (Jessica Williams), who has a penchant for eclectic clothing and is learning how to prioritize herself after years married to an addict; and Paul (Harrison Ford), a hard-on-the-outside, soft-on-the-inside senior practitioner who mentors Gaby and Jimmy.

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17

Platonic

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In this feel-good comedy, childhood friends Sylvia (Rose Byrne) and Will (Seth Rogen) reunite after a long estrangement. When Sylvia's life begins to unravel, she turns to Will for support, sparking a fresh chapter of chaos and growth. With their shared history and contrasting lives—Sylvia, once a prominent lawyer, is now a stay-at-home mom of three grappling with suburbia, while Will's a newly-divorced carefree bachelor—the duo embarks on a journey of rediscovery.

18

Severance

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The first season of Severance garnered a massive 14 Emmy nominations. Part science fiction, part psychological thriller, Severance stars Adam Scott as Mark, an employee at Lumon Industries who agrees to take part in the company's "severance" program. But after having his non-work and work memories separated, he starts to uncover a twisted conspiracy. Co-starring Christopher Walken and Patricia Arquette.

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Presumed Innocent

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This gripping Apple TV+ legal thriller enthralled viewers with its impeccable writing and all-star cast. The miniseries follows Rusty Sabich (Jake Gyllenhaal), who becomes the prime suspect in the murder of one of his colleagues. A seemingly picture-perfect family man, Sabich is wholeheartedly supported by his wife (Ruth Negga) in his claim of innocence. Yet as the series progresses, it’s clear that darkness roils under Sabich’s cool and collected demeanor, leading viewers to question everything he says as he takes the stand.

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Disclaimer

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Written and directed by Alfonso Cuarón and based on author Renée Knight’s 2015 novel, this psychological thriller miniseries stars Cate Blanchett as Catherine Ravenscroft, a celebrated documentary journalist. When Ravenscroft mysteriously receives a novel in the mail titled “The Perfect Stranger,” she initially dismisses it at fiction. But as she begins to dive in, she discovers it’s based on a dark event from her younger years she’d rather keep secret. In an effort to protect her image and family, Ravenscroft she sets out to figure out who is behind the book—and in doing so, is forced to reckon with her past.

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