{"id":389505,"date":"2022-01-04T18:00:01","date_gmt":"2022-01-04T15:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-15-best-tv-shows-of-2021\/"},"modified":"2022-01-04T18:00:01","modified_gmt":"2022-01-04T15:00:01","slug":"the-15-best-tv-shows-of-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-15-best-tv-shows-of-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"#The 15 Best TV Shows of 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4b78354a142\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4b78354a142\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-15-best-tv-shows-of-2021\/#15_The_White_Lotus\" >15. The White Lotus<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-15-best-tv-shows-of-2021\/#14_Blindspotting\" >14. Blindspotting<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-15-best-tv-shows-of-2021\/#13_Dickinson\" >13. Dickinson<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-15-best-tv-shows-of-2021\/#12_Sex_Eduction\" >12. Sex Eduction<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-15-best-tv-shows-of-2021\/#11_Girls5Eva\" >11. Girls5Eva<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#The 15 Best TV Shows of 2021<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<pre><code>     &lt;span class=\"mx-1\"&gt;Hundreds of shows aired in 2021. Here, TV critic Valerie Ettenhofer picks 15 of the best ones.&lt;\/span&gt;\n&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;div id=\"\"&gt;\n\n\n\n                &lt;figure class=\"sf-entry-featured-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> \"&gt;\n            &lt;img width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Best_TV_Shows_2021.jpg\" class=\"articlethumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"Best Tv Shows\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Best_TV_Shows_2021.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Best_TV_Shows_2021-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/&gt;                            &lt;\/figure&gt;\n\n    &lt;!-- START BYLINE --&gt;\n    &lt;div class=\"row align-items-center justify-content-center my-4 text-center medium dark-gray\"&gt;\n        By\u00a0Valerie Ettenhofer\u00a0\u00b7 Published on January 4th, 2022 \n        &lt;\/div&gt;\n    &lt;!-- END BYLINE --&gt;\n\n    &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This article is part of our 2021 Rewind. Follow along as we explore the best and most interesting <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">movies<\/a>, shows, performances, and more from this very strange year. In this entry, TV Critic Valerie Ettenhofer lists the 15 best TV shows of 2021.&lt;\/em&gt;\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<hr\/>\n<p>2021 was a big year for television. In terms of the sheer number of programs available at our fingertips, it was objectively the biggest year for television. Yet despite the influx of options across a seemingly infinite number of channels and streaming services, 2021 wasn\u2019t always the best year for TV. The first quarter of the year was a bit of a dry spell for programming, likely in part thanks to COVID delays. The year also saw the dawn of Marvel\u2019s Disney+ TV era. Which brought with it shows that eclipsed everything around them in terms of popularity, if not always quality.<\/p>\n<p>Luckily, by the time 2021 came to a close, the year had upped its TV <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> considerably. If there\u2019s one good thing about having a vast, unprecedented amount of visual art at our fingertips, it\u2019s that there\u2019s room in the cultural conversation for all types of hits. This summer, for example, HBO\u2019s satirical series <em>The White Lotus<\/em> suddenly became a trending topic, taking over our Sunday nights until the next show came along. And over Thanksgiving weekend, much of the world tuned in to, of all things, an eight-hour Beatles documentary, Peter Jackson\u2019s <em>Get Back<\/em>. We seemed to find more community than usual in TV-watching this year, whether we were debriefing about <em>Squid Game<\/em> or debating about the second season of <em>Ted Lasso.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This list includes some of those shows, but not all of them, as 2021 turned out to be pretty bountiful, TV-wise. Even if this list had been 25 entries long, there\u2019d still be room for more great television. As it is, here are my choices for the <strong>15 best TV shows of 2021<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"15_The_White_Lotus\"><\/span>15. The White Lotus<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-369686 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/The_White_Lotus.jpg\" alt=\"Best TV Shows of 2021: The White Lotus\" width=\"800\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/The_White_Lotus.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/The_White_Lotus-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>An overstuffed score composed with animal sounds and thumping drums chases guests around a Hawaiian resort in <em>The White Lotus<\/em>, Mike White\u2019s anxiety-inducing vacation-set satire. Like White\u2019s other works, the point runs so deep here that you might miss it, caught up in the marital drama of newlyweds Rachel (Alexandra Daddario) and Shane (Jake Lacy) or distracted by the scathing poolside stares that are perfectly deployed by teens Olivia (Sydney Sweeney) and Paula (Brittany O\u2019Grady). But it\u2019s worth looking closer at this tapestry of American excess to see all the tricky, subtle things it\u2019s pulling off. Like that maddening score or the fact that Native Hawaiian characters deliberately dis<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ear from the screen as the series wears on.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"14_Blindspotting\"><\/span>14. Blindspotting<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-369685 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Blindspotting.jpg\" alt=\"Best TV Shows of 2021: Blindspotting\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Blindspotting.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Blindspotting-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>When Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal wrote and starred in <em>Blindspotting<\/em> in 2018, it was rightfully lauded as a vibrant portrait of Oakland and a powerful take on the brutality of American mass incarceration. The Starz TV series might be even bolder in its storytelling, locking up Casal\u2019s Miles in the first episode and centering the rest of the season around his girlfriend, Ashley Rose (Jasmine Cephas Jones), as she works to raise their son Sean (Atticus Woodward) in his absence. <em>Blindspotting<\/em> uses music, poetry, and dance to communicate both the deep love the family has for Oakland and its culture and the deep, ever-present fear they simultaneously must hold of death at the hands of a corrupt system. Like the movie,<em> Blindspotting<\/em> is also unabashedly hilarious in its handling of these topics, as when Ashley\u2019s family starts to worry that Sean doesn\u2019t know he\u2019s Black and gives him Hot Cheetos as a test. But that joke also gives way to a raw, complicated conversation about racial identity and colorism, pulling off a successful tonal balancing act in a series that\u2019s full of them.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"13_Dickinson\"><\/span>13. Dickinson<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-369699 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Dickinson.jpg\" alt=\"Best TV Shows of 2021: Dickinson\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Dickinson.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Dickinson-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><em>Dickinson<\/em> aired not one stellar season this year, but two, establishing its strong artistic voice before ending on a high note in December. The series about Emily Dickinson (Hailee Steinfeld) is basically three shows for the price of one; it functions as a biography that stays true to <i>Dickinson\u2019s<\/i>\u00a0spirit, a non-sequitur heavy literary comedy, and a swoon-worthy romance. Literary geeks will find plenty to love here, including a host of hilariously rendered guest authors like Billy Eichner\u2019s poetry-yelling Walt Whitman and Zosia Mamet\u2019s cash-obsessed Louisa May Alcott. The highly creative series also successfully reframes the Civil War-era poet\u2019s life as one that\u2019s rich and fulfilling, led by an imagination that can\u2019t be contained by any single time or place.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"12_Sex_Eduction\"><\/span>12. Sex Eduction<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-369687 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Sex_Education.jpg\" alt=\"Best TV Shows of 2021: Sex Education\" width=\"800\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Sex_Education.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Sex_Education-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><em>Sex Education\u2019s<\/em>\u00a0second season was a disappointing follow-up to its dynamic first entry, but in a rare return to form, the show\u2019s third season may be the best yet. The teen comedy has mostly grown past its original premise, which saw high schooler Otis (Asa Butterfield) give amateur sex therapy to his classmates. Season 3 is all about a wider culture of repression brought about by the school\u2019s new headteacher, Hope (Jemima Kirke). As our real world still struggles with the basics of sex education, the show is one of the most powerful tools young people have; it\u2019s purposeful in its quest to portray diversity in all ways and genuinely educate its viewers. But it\u2019s also well-written, well-acted (Ncuti Gatwa puts in his best work this season), and easier than ever to get hooked on. By season\u2019s end, <em>Sex Education\u2019s<\/em>\u00a0rebellious spirit has crested to a climax, delivering an utterly delightful celebration of its students that\u2019s the very definition of \u201cletting your freak flag fly.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"11_Girls5Eva\"><\/span>11. Girls5Eva<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-369690 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Girls5Eva.jpg\" alt=\"Best TV Shows of 2021: Girls5eva\" width=\"800\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Girls5Eva.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Girls5Eva-768x540.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The best Tina Fey-produced joint in ages, joke-stuffed series <em>Girls5Eva<\/em> may have earned more laughs per episode than anything else on TV this year. I know it did for me, as I wrote \u201cLMAO\u201d a whopping 15 times in my screener notes. <em>Girls5Eva<\/em> follows a \u201990s girl band as they attempt to reunite in the modern-day, reconciling with their age, massive industry changes, and the deeply sexist way they were commodified before. It\u2019s a lot more fun than it sounds, led up by an unexpectedly hilarious core cast (Broadway star Ren\u00e9e Elise Goldsberry steals the best punchlines) and forged around intensely catchy songs. <em>Girls5Eva<\/em> feels like a sister series to <em>The Other Two<\/em>, another wildly funny Hollywood satire that deserves your attention.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><em>Continue reading this list of the best TV shows of 2021 on the next page\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-361222\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/next-page.jpg\" alt=\"Next Page\" width=\"364\" height=\"99\"\/><\/p>\n<pre><code>    Related Topics: 2021 Rewind\n    &lt;!-- AUTHOR BOX --&gt;\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<div class=\"gray-bg p-4 border small mb-5\">\n<div class=\"row align-items-center text-md-center\">\n<div class=\"col-md-2\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/val_2019.jpg\" class=\"circle img-fluid\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md\">\n            Valerie Ettenhofer is a Los Angeles-based freelance writer, TV-lover, and mac and cheese enthusiast. 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