Best TV Series Released In 2023

Welcome to the fascinating world of TV series! The year 2023, in the context of long-running stories, was a challenging one but still managed to surprise viewers with its small masterpieces. Summing up the past cinematic year, we’ve selected the most memorable TV series of 2023 that are binge-worthy.

We at AdmiGram.com are confident that each of them is a small work of art that shouldn’t go unnoticed. As tradition dictates, our selection doesn’t rank the series; all these stories are good and worthy of the utmost attention. So, let’s go!

Best TV Series Released in 2023

The Last of Us

Genre: Drama, Horror, Action
Directors: Craig Mazin, Ali Abbasi, Jeremy Webb
Starring: Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey, Anna Torv

The Last of Us is, without a doubt, the most talked-about TV series of 2023 — largely because most fans can’t help comparing it to the original video game. But regardless, it stands today as one of the best video game adaptations in history. The script, acting, atmosphere, and set design all hit the mark. The Last of Us isn’t just a story about a video game; it’s a story about people, about us, about our flaws, and about what we’re willing to do for ourselves and the people we love.

Shingeki no Kyojin: The Final Season – Kanketsu-hen

Genre: Science Fiction, Drama, Action
Directors: Jun Shishido, Yuichiro Hayashi, Ryota Aikei
Voice roles: Yuki Kaji, Yui Ishikawa, Marina Inoue

The curtain finally falls on one of the most intriguing and incredible stories in anime — the one an entire generation grew up with. This special two-episode TV edition captures the essence of humanity as a whole and how cyclical our history really is. Even if you haven’t followed the series, it’s worth watching for the allegories and references to our modern world hidden within its characters. A magnificent anime in every sense, and a fitting finale to one of the most remarkable stories ever told.

Twinkling Watermelon

Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Coming-of-age, Time travel
Director: Son Jeong-hyeon
Starring: Ryeoun, Choi Hyun-wook, Seol In-ah

K-dramas never stop amazing us with their warmth and sincerity. Twinkling Watermelon is a musical series about youth and the relationships between children and parents, wrapped in a fantastical time-travel narrative. Its biggest strength is how gracefully it balances heavy themes with a warm, heartfelt tone that lands with just about anyone watching.

Beef

Genre: Comedy, Drama
Directors: Jake Schreier, Kiyoka Miyazaki, Lee Sung Jin
Starring: Steven Yeun, Ali Wong, Joseph Lee

There’s nothing quite like losing an entire weekend to a series, pausing only to eat. Beef is easily one of the series of 2023 you can’t afford to skip. Everything about it works — the visuals, the committed performances, and the way the creators use allegory to capture our sadness, loneliness, and inability to just talk to one another. It might be the best show in recent memory at reminding us to say a simple “sorry” instead of a harsh word.

Scavengers Reign

Genre: Science Fiction, Drama, Adventure
Directors: Benjy Brooke, Vincent Tsui, Jonathan Djob Nkondo
Voice roles: Sunita Mani, Wunmi Mosaku, Bob Stephenson

Even if animation and sci-fi aren’t usually your thing, Scavengers Reign deserves your attention. It’s a gorgeous animated series with a singular setting and clear echoes of Hayao Miyazaki’s style and philosophy. The world-building is staggering — the characters, fighting for survival, are constantly forced to confront their own inner struggles along the way. A solid, original story that raises far more questions than it answers.

A Small Light

Genre: Drama, Biography, History
Directors: Susanna Fogel, Tony Phelan, Leslie Hope
Starring: Billie Boullet, Bel Powley, Joe Cole

Another series, another true story — and another reminder that war is the most repugnant thing in our reality. It’s not just a story about the past; it’s a story about the present, where the same horrors still happen in our supposedly civilized world. This series insists that we can never afford to look away. Strong performances and striking visuals only sharpen the point: even in the worst circumstances, people can choose to remain human.

Daisy Jones & The Six

Genre: Drama, Romance, Music
Directors: James Ponsoldt, Nzingha Stewart, William Graham
Starring: Riley Keough, Sam Claflin, Camila Morrone

A nostalgic, pseudo-biographical series about the rise and fall of a fictional rock band, unlikely to leave you cold even if the music and vibe of the ’70s aren’t your thing. At its core are ordinary, broken people who found a kind of refuge in music. The series is a sharp look at what we hide behind our “masks” — and a superb adaptation of the novel it’s based on, showing pop culture as, above all, a triumph of self-deception over reality, and of form over substance.

Blue Eye Samurai

Genre: Thriller, Drama, Adventure
Directors: Earl A. Hibbert, Jane Wu, Michael Green
Voice roles: Maya Erskine, George Takei, Masi Oka

Blue Eye Samurai is an unexpected but confident hit, worthy of comparison to Arcane — and arguably even more serious and layered, digging fully into personal growth, morality, and the search for identity. Themes that don’t get this kind of depth very often these days. It’s all wrapped in striking Japanese visual style with hints of Hollywood polish. A serious animated series clearly made with an adult audience in mind.

Silo

Genre: Science Fiction, Drama, Thriller
Directors: Adam Bernstein, Morten Tyldum, Bert
Starring: Rebecca Ferguson, Common, Tim Robbins

What if your whole world were a lie? Silo runs with that premise and doesn’t let go, drawing on Hugh Howey’s book series to portray the last remnants of humanity surviving in a bunker with striking realism. A strong contender for the best series of 2023, especially if you’re drawn to post-apocalyptic settings and stories that ask you to think — and sometimes speculate — right along with the characters.

One Piece

Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Directors: Marc Jobst, Tim Southam, Emma Sullivan
Starring: Iñaki Godoy, Emily Rudd, Mackenyu

Even if you’ve never touched anime but love vivid, rule-bending worlds, this is one of the best live-action anime adaptations ever made. Colorful villains, great heroes, monsters, endless seas, countless locations, superpowers, treasure, and legendary artifacts — and that’s not even the full list of what this story offers. One Piece also delivers great fights, a sprawling world, and a strong cast. A delightful series with a genuinely good-hearted message — exactly what you need to step away from the real world for a while.