Best Apple TV+ Series
The best original series on Apple TV+, ranked from must-watch to worth-your-time. From gripping sci-fi to prestige thrillers, these are the shows that make the subscription worth it.
Apple TV+ has quietly become one of the best platforms for quality original series. It started slow, but the catalog has grown into something genuinely impressive with ambitious sci-fi, sharp thrillers, and prestige dramas that rival anything on HBO or Netflix. A lot of these shows fly under the radar, and that's a shame, because the best ones are excellent. The kind of series you recommend to friends and can't stop thinking about. Here are the 15 Apple TV+ originals most worth your time, ranked.
#1 PickPluribus
2025–present · 49 min
DramaScience-FictionThrillerThe most miserable person on Earth must save the world from happiness.
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Dark Matter
Science-FictionThrillerMysteryHailed as one of the best sci-fi novels of the decade, Dark Matter is a story about the road not taken. The series follows Jason Dessen, a physicist, professor, and family man who – one night while walking home on the streets of Chicago – is abducted into an alternate version of his life. Wonder quickly turns to nightmare when he tries to return to his reality amid the multiverse of lives he could have lived. In this labyrinth of mind-bending realities, he embarks on a harrowing journey to get back to his true family and save them from the most terrifying, unbeatable foe imaginable: himself.
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Severance
DramaScience-FictionMysteryMark Scout leads a team at Lumon Industries, whose employees have undergone a severance procedure, which surgically divides their memories between their work and personal lives. This daring experiment in "work-life balance" is called into question as Mark finds himself at the center of an unraveling mystery that will force him to confront the true nature of his work… and of himself.
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For All Mankind
DramaScience-FictionImagine a world where the global space race never ended. This thrilling "what if" take on history from Ronald D. Moore (Outlander, Battlestar Galactica) spotlights the high-stakes lives of NASA astronauts and their families.
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Constellation
Science-FictionThrillerMysteryConstellation is a conspiracy-based psychological thriller drama that centers on Jo, an astronaut who returns to Earth after a disaster in space, only to discover that key pieces of her life seem to be missing. The action-packed space adventure is an exploration of the dark edges of human psychology, and one woman's desperate quest to expose the truth about the hidden history of space travel and recover all that she has lost.
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Slow Horses
DramaThrillerEspionageSlow Horses follows the story of a group of British intelligence agents who serve in a dumping ground department of MI5 called Slough House after the big mistakes they've made that resulted in the end of their mainstream careers.This quick-witted spy drama follows a dysfunctional team of MI5 agents—and their obnoxious boss, the notorious Jackson Lamb—as they navigate the espionage world's smoke and mirrors to defend England from sinister forces.
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The Crowded Room
DramaThrillerThe Crowded Room follows Danny Sullivan, a man who is arrested following his involvement in a shooting in New York City in 1979. A captivating thriller told through a series of interviews with curious interrogator Rya Goodwin, Danny's life story unfolds, revealing elements of the mysterious past that shaped him, and the twists and turns that will lead him to a life-altering revelation.
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Shining Girls
CrimeThrillerSupernaturalShining Girls is a metaphysical thriller, which follows a Chicago reporter who survived a brutal assault only to find her reality shifting as she hunts down her attacker.
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Black Bird
DramaCrimeThrillerInspired by actual events, when high school football hero, decorated policeman's son and convicted drug dealer Jimmy Keene is sentenced to 10 years in a minimum security prison, he is given the choice of a lifetime — enter a maximum-security prison for the criminally insane and befriend suspected serial killer Larry Hall, or stay where he is and serve his full sentence with no possibility of parole. Keene quickly realizes his only way out is to elicit a confession and find out where the bodies of several young girls are buried before Hall's appeal goes through. But is this suspected killer telling the truth? Or is it just another tale from a serial liar?
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Silo
DramaScience-FictionMysteryIn a ruined and toxic future, thousands live in a giant silo deep underground. After its sheriff breaks a cardinal rule and residents die mysteriously, engineer Juliette starts to uncover shocking secrets and the truth about the silo.
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Defending Jacob
DramaThrillerLegalDefending Jacob unfolds around a shocking crime that rocks a small Massachusetts town and one family in particular, forcing an assistant district attorney to choose between his sworn duty to uphold justice and his unconditional love for his son.
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Presumed Innocent
CrimeThrillerLegalThe story of a horrific murder that upends the Chicago Prosecuting Attorney's Office when one of its own is suspected of the crime. An exploration of obsession, sex, politics, and the power and limits of love, as the accused fights to hold his family and marriage together.
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Servant
DramaHorrorThrillerServant follows a Philadelphia couple in mourning after an unspeakable tragedy creates a rift in their marriage and opens the door for a mysterious force to enter their home.
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Hijack
ThrillerTold in real time, Hijack is a tense thriller that follows the journey of a hijacked plane as it makes its way to London over a seven-hour flight, as authorities on the ground scramble for answers. Sam Nelson is an accomplished negotiator in the business world who needs to step up and use all his guile to try and save the lives of the passengers — but his high-risk strategy could be his undoing.
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Mythic Quest
ComedyMythic Quest follows a team of video game developers as they navigate the challenges of running a popular video game.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best show on Apple TV+?
Based on our ranking, Pluribus is the best show on Apple TV+ right now. The most miserable person on Earth must save the world from happiness.
Is Apple TV+ worth it for TV shows?
Yes. Apple TV+ has built a strong catalog of original series including Pluribus, Dark Matter, Severance, For All Mankind, Constellation. The quality is consistently high across sci-fi, thriller, and drama genres.