Atlanta

Donald Glover famously wanted to create a Twin Peaks but with Rappers, and with Atlanta, it’s fair to say he succeeded. The show initially follows Paperboi, an aspiring Hip Hop MC, and his cousin Earn, also Paperboi’s manager, on their way to commercial success.

But the coherent storyline vanishes in the later seasons. Sure, the characters are mostly the same, but the episodes are only loosely connected. Atlanta isn’t a novel; it’s a collection of short stories interlinked only by reoccurring protagonists and places. It’s a weird show, often funny, strange, and very, very uncomfortable—all at the same time. Atlanta is unpredictable, which is what makes the show great. It’s a breath of fresh air in a sea of TV series released on streaming services that all look and feel the same.