Among the best American TV series of recent years you can find family stories, court cases based on real events, historical paintings, stories about small towns in which mysterious and terrible crimes occur, and political subjects – each topic is revealed uniquely.
One Night (2016)
A boy from a Pakistani family, Nasir Khan, studies at one of the colleges in New York, is engaged in tutoring, helping a player in the college basketball league not to be kicked out of college. But people often react negatively to him because of his background, so when he was invited to a party by the “cool” college kids, he couldn’t miss the chance. Taking his parents’ taxi, Nasir goes to a party, and a pretty girl named Andrea gives him a lift on the way.
He spends the night in Andrea’s apartment, and wakes up in the morning to find the girl dead. Shocked, he chaotically leaves the crime scene, but the police manage to catch him. Everything around indicates that it was Nasir who killed Andrea: all the evidence points to the guy, and there are also witnesses who saw him running away from the girl’s house in the morning. Nasir himself cannot tell what happened that night. After all, he was under the influence of drugs and doesn’t remember anything. Lawyer John Snow takes on the case.
American Crime Story (2016)
A brutal murder takes place in the town of Brentwood, the victims of which are Nicole Brown-Simpson and Ronald Goldman. Detectives immediately begin to follow the trail of a potential criminal, they manage to find some strong evidence against OJ Simpson, a famous American football player, Nicole’s ex-husband.
Despite the large amount of evidence and numerous evidence that O. Jay beat his wife and threatened her with death, the soulful lawyers defending the defendant find the necessary levers of the judicial system and provide a chance for salvation.
Crown (2016)
Great Britain, together with its allies, won a victory over fascism in 1947, the country is gradually moving to a peaceful pace of life, and Buckingham Palace is preparing for the wedding of the young Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip Mountbatten, who is a descendant of Queen Victoria. Having given birth to her eldest son Charles a year later, and a couple of years later to baby Anna, the girl could not even imagine that less than two years later, after the tragic death of her father, King George VI, who died due to a long illness, she would have to ascend the throne and become the full-fledged Queen of Great Britain.
Political intrigues, in which Prime Minister W. Churchill plays an important role, tightly entangled the residence of the English kings. The new queen will have to learn to defend her opinion, make decisions on which the future of the country depends, and deftly avoid scandals. However, it is difficult to proudly wear the British crown when you do not have the support of your family and loved ones.
Night Manager (2016)
Cairo is in chaos, the city is in turmoil, and numerous protests against the government lead to civil war. In such turbulent times, the night manager of a downtown hotel, Jonathan Pine, is forced to take care not only of his own safety, but also of the safety of the hotel’s residents.
Jonathan previously served in an elite special forces unit that took part in brutal combat in Iraq. The leadership of British intelligence decides to take advantage of such a lucky coincidence – the former fighter is in a country where one of the most influential arms dealers plies his trade. Jonathan faces a difficult task – he must approach Richard Roper’s entourage and neutralize him.
Cardinal (2017)
A thirteen-year-old girl named Katie Pine is found dead in an abandoned mine. All evidence suggests that she died a violent death. Detectives John Cardinal and Liz Delorme will investigate this case, which shook up the lives of the city.
The main character has been serving in the police for many years, during which time he has solved complex and intricate crimes. During his investigation, John faces his own demons and secrets from his past. The situation is becoming more and more confusing and frightening. The difficulties that arose during the investigation into the murder of a teenager were also compounded by problems with the personal life of Inspector Cardinal. And with each new fact, investigators realize that there is more to Katie’s murder than meets the eye.
Big Little Lies (2017)
Jane and her young son moved to the quiet town of Monterey. Here the girl meets Madeline and Celeste, who warmly greeted their new friend. This is how the friendship of three mothers begins, each of which has its own worries, problems and joys. They live the usual lives for this city: taking care of children, household chores, and also meeting with girlfriends to discuss the latest gossip.
Subsequently, Jane begins to understand that life in a seemingly quiet city turns out to be not as calm as it seemed at first. Residents of Monterey compete mercilessly among themselves, trying to find out who is richer, better, more beautiful. This behavior gives rise to a lot of dirty intrigues, secret conspiracies and insidious betrayals. Every day, the intensity of passions continues to grow inexorably, and the mutual hostility between residents is increasingly approaching a critical point. And then at a charity ball at school a murder occurs.
Bellevue (2017)
Annie Ryder is a smart and charming woman who works as a police detective in the small, quiet town of Bellevue. This is one of those places that, under a beautiful façade and cozy silence, hides secrets and lives a double life. One day, the measured flow of life here comes to an end – a transgender teenager suddenly disappears. Every day the teenager’s disappearance seems more and more mysterious. As events unfold, Annie is horrified to come to a disappointing conclusion: everything is much worse than just disappearing. The teenager was killed by unknown people and are carefully trying to hide this fact. However, this is only the beginning of the nightmare. Annie realizes that this is not the first such disappearance of a person, and that she is investigating a number of crimes.
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True Detective (2014)
Two detectives, professionals in their field, Martin Hart, a good man and a loving father, and Rust Cohle, the complete opposite – a loner, unable to find a common language with his colleagues. They met back in 1995 in Louisiana, when they began investigating a serial murder case together.
Then they managed to stop the killer, well, at least they thought so. However, seventeen years later the case is reopened because a similar murder occurs. New facts about this case forced the comrades to return to the events of the past. Now the detectives have a unique opportunity to analyze all the mistakes they have made in the past and, finally, punish them.
The events of the series unfold in two time periods at once: in 1995, when Hart and Cole just met and began to investigate the same case, and also in 2012, when the case was reopened.
Billions (2016)
New York is a world of limitless opportunities, enormous power and big money, where the interests of two influential people collide – the uncompromising prosecutor Chuck Rhodes and the genius billionaire Bobby Axelrod.
Bobby Axelrod is a financial genius from Wall Street, who independently achieved incredible wealth and shamelessly takes advantage of the opportunities it provides, even if this does not always happen within the bounds of the law. Playing a dangerous game where the stakes reach ten figures, he is smart enough not to completely open up the possibilities to anyone.
Chuck Rhodes is a brash, principled prosecutor with government connections who is the country’s most successful anti-financial corruption fighter. Having won more than eight dozen cases, Rhodes has not lost a single one, which makes his reputation impeccable. One day, he comes to the attention of suspicious trading transactions of three companies, each of which is associated with Axelrod.
House of Cards (2013)
Frank Underwood, an ambitious Democratic congressman, provides significant support for the election of the future US President, Gareth Walker, in exchange for the position of US Secretary of State. The elections are successful, but it is not Frank who is promised the position. Now the meaning of Frank’s life is to get even with everyone, and he is capable of ruining the lives of many high-ranking politicians. Blackmail, violence, blood, intrigue and manipulation – everything that happens in closed offices, and big politics so diligently hides from its voters.