Cast: Zachary Levi, Yvonne Strahovski, Joshua Gomez, Sarah Lancaster, and Adam Baldwin Genre: Action/Comedy Seasons: 5 Episodes: 91 Rating: TV-14Before he donned the cape of Shazam!, Zachary Levi initially made a name for himself as the titular role of the fish-out-of-water action-comedy series, Chuck. A cult television series that survived by the skin of its teeth for five seasons, Chuck follows an mild-mannered computer whiz that unlocks a CIA software program embedding the US’s greatest secrets into his brain, forcing the agency to depend on him for their most dangerous spy missions. Co-starring Yvonne Strahovski, Adam Baldwin, and Sarah Lancaster, Chuck was dependable for big laughs, engaging writing, and a cavalcade of fantastic guest stars, including Matthew Bomer, Rachel Bilson, Jordana Brewster, Linda Hamilton, and Carrie-Anne Moss. Watch it on Prime Video starting December 30. Cast: Dennis Franz, David Caruso, Jimmy Smits, Kim Delaney, and Nicholas Turturro Genre: Drama Seasons: 12 Episodes: 261 Watch it on Prime Video. Cast: Alfred Molina, Rossif Sutherland, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Tantoo Cardinal, and Clare Coulter Genre: Drama Seasons: 1 Episodes: 8 Rating: 16+ Watch it on Prime Video starting December 2. Cast: John Krasinski, Wendell Pierce, Abbie Cornish, Ali Suliman, and Michael Kelly Genre: Action Seasons: 3 Episodes: 24 Watch it on Prime Video with Season 3 premiering on December 21. Cast: Sarah Paulson, Lily Rabe, and Macaulay Culkin Genre: Horror Seasons: 10 Episodes: 114 Rating: TV-MA While Prime Video currently has the first nine season’s of the show, the most recent will soon be added to its ranks. The first double-header season in the history of Ryan Murphy’s controversial and chilling anthology series, American Horror Story: Double Feature kicks off with “Red Tide,” a Lovecraftian tale of the monstrous lengths one may go to in order to achieve fame and fortune in a seaside town filled with unusual and fiendish folk. Double Feature later concludes its run with an extraterrestrial story set in 1954 Albuquerque featuring cattle mutilation, presidential interference, and bloodthirsty alien-human newborns. While the format of the show is different, Double Feature brings back many of the series’ familiar faces, including Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Finn Wittrock, Lily Rabe, Frances Conroy, and Denis O’Hare, to name a few. Watch on Prime Video. Cast: Ellen Barkin, Scott Speedman, Shawn Hatosy, Jake Weary, and Finn Cole Genre: Drama Seasons: 6 Episodes: 75 Rating: TV-MA Adapted from the critically beloved 2010 Australian film of the same name from David Michôd, which in itself was inspired by the real Pettingill crime family, all six seasons of the explosive TNT original series will be available to binge on Prime Video beginning November 22. Starring Ellen Barkin (Sea of Love), Scott Speedman (Felicity), Shawn Hatosy (Southland), and Jake Weary (It Follows), Animal Kingdom follows the Codys, a criminal family operating out of Oceanside, California, that recently takes in their recently orphaned 17-year-old relative, “J” (Finn Cole). Falling under the influence of matriarch Janine “Smurf” Cody (Barkin), “J” must learn to adapt to the contentious and dangerous dynamics between his uncles while attempting to thrive in their illegal activities. Watch it on Prime Video. Cast: Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, and Antony Starr Genre: Science Fiction Seasons: 3 Episodes: 24 Watch it on Prime Video. Cast: Orlando Bloom, Caroline Ford, and Cara Delevingne Genre: Fantasy Seasons: 1 Episodes: 8 Rating: 16+ From the imaginative minds behind The 4400 and Pacific Rim, Carnival Row mixes neo-noir inspirations and images with fantasy lore in its story of a detective solving murders occurring in a poor and oppressed urban community of mythological creatures. A quick binge (at least until the second season arrives at some point), the central romantic fae duo of Philo (Orlando Bloom) and Vignette (Cara Delevingne) is posited as a potential couple’s costume for those looking to blend steampunk and fantasy visages. But there are a number of additional possible costume options for the more resourceful viewers out there, including a wealthy faun (David Gyasi), a decrepit witch, and many others. Watch it on Prime Video. Cast: Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter, and David Zayas Genre: Suspense/Thriller Seasons: 8 Episodes: 96 Rating: TV-MA Based on the lauded and lurid novel series from Jeff Lindsay, this delightfully demented Showtime series is about a Miami-based vigilante serial killer (Michael C. Hall) who must face his own dark nature. This is all of course while finding off the suspicions of others, including his co-workers at the Miami Metro Police Department, and the gruesome gallery of sadistic murderers on whom he preys. Though the series has been debated much over its hit-or-miss seasons and controversial ending (which was thankfully course-corrected in the follow-up limited series New Blood), Dexter’s horrific highlights make the bumpy and bloody journey one absolutely worth taking, especially the unforgettable “Trinity Killer” storyline elevated by a spectacular supporting turn from John Lithgow. Watch it on Prime Video. Cast: Emily Blunt, Chaske Spencer, Stephen Rea, Ciarán Hinds, and Rafe Spall. Genre: Western Seasons: 1 Episodes: 6 Rating: TV-MA Watch it on Prime Video. Cast: Thomas Jane, Steven Strait, Cas Anvar, Dominique Tipper, and Wes Chatham Genre: Science Fiction Seasons: 6 Episodes: 62 Rating: TV-MA Watch it on Prime Video. Cast: Gillian Anderson, Jamie Dornan, and John Lynch Genre: Suspense/Thriller Seasons: 3 Episodes: 17 Rating: TV-MA An intense cat-and-mouse thriller, The Fall pits a methodical serial killer (50 Shades of Grey’s Jamie Dornan) against a hard-headed detective (The X-Files’ Gillian Anderson) in Northern Ireland. The investigation and chase are complicated by various obstacles, from the former’s web of lies to the latter’s bureaucratic roadblocks. A series that is bolstered by the tour de force performances across the board, The Fall makes for a great horror offering for those who prefer their serial killer thrillers with more realism and less glorification. Nevertheless, the series is definitely harrowing at points, so those who may want spookier or lighter Halloween fare should proceed with caution. Watch it on Prime Video. Cast: Michael Sheen, David Tennant, and Jon Hamm Genre: Fantasy Seasons: 1 Episodes: 6 Rating: 16+ From the wicked and wonderful mind of Neil Gaiman, who has found success on the small screen with Netflix’s adaptation of The Sandman and Starz’s jaw-dropping take on American Gods, Good Omens follows a protective, human-loving angel (Michael Sheen) and a fiendish demon (David Tennant) who must come together to prevent the emergence of the Antichrist. With a supporting cast that also includes Jon Hamm as the angel Gabriel, Adria Arjona as an occultist, Michael McKean as a modern witchfinder, and Mireille Enos as one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, the fantastical comedy series includes many fun and vibrant costumes that one could possibly achieve at home on a significantly lower budget. Watch it on Prime Video. Cast: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Phylicia Rashad, and Moises Arias Genre: Comedy Seasons: 1 Episodes: 6 Rating: 16+Starring ‘90s action legend Jean-Claude Van Damme as a fictionalized version of himself, having only been a Hollywood mega-star as a front for his covert spy operations, the Ridley Scott-produced Jean-Claude Van Johnson takes an absurdist look at filmmaking, ego, and the action genre, with hysterically outrageous parodies of action franchises like The Fast and the Furious. Elevated by Van Damme’s absolute game appearances to make fun of himself and the tropes of the genre that made him famous, Jean-Claude Van Johnson mines a lot of laughs from its fairly brief single season, especially from the faux film-within-a-series action take on Huckleberry Finn. Watch it on Prime Video. Cast: Morfydd Clark, Robert Aramayo, and Ismael Cruz Córdova Genre: Fantasy Seasons: 1 Episodes: 8 Rating: TV-14 The acclaimed Lord of the Rings streaming series arrived with a roar in September, offering the epic production value, mystical lore, and fantasy-driven action so often expected from the Lord of the Rings franchise. It also injects the narrative with the occasional edge absent from Peter Jackson’s Middle Earth movies. Though the episodes thus far have certainly taken the time to set the stage for everything to happen in the expanding world of the series, the final episodes of The Rings of Power’s first season are likely to bring excitement and action to the forefront while cementing that the series. They also cement that this is different beast entirely from the other popular adult-oriented fantasy programs on television. Watch it on Prime Video. Cast: Mindy Kaling, Chris Messina, Ed Weeks, Anna Camp, and Ike Barinholtz Genre: Comedy Seasons: 6 Episodes: 117 Rating: TV-14 Watch it on Prime Video. Cast: Tom Hiddleston, Elizabeth Debicki, Hugh Laurie and Olivia Colman Genre: Drama Seasons: 1 Episodes: 6 Rating: 18+ A critically acclaimed adaptation of John le Carré’s stellar 1993 spy novel, The Night Manager follows a former British soldier (Tom Hiddleston) working as a luxury hotel’s night manager who is recruited by a FCDO operative (Olivia Colman) who tasks him with befriending and infiltrating the inner circles of a known arms dealer (Hugh Laurie). Featuring an cast of heavy-hitter actors that also includes Elizabeth Debicki, Tom Hollander, Alistair Petrie and Tobias Menzies, this twisty, sexy and intense series mixes elegance with suspense to become an international small screen phenomenon and win two Primetime Emmy Awards, including one for series director Susanne Bier. Watch it on Prime Video. Cast: Chloë Grace Moretz, Gary Carr, and Jack Reynor Genre: Sci-Fi Seasons: 1 Episodes: 8 Rating: TV-PG Based on the 2014 cyberpunk novel of the same name by William Gibson, this trippy sci-fi drama was created by Westworld producers Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy as well as visionary producer/director Vincenzo Natali. It follows the ambitious, but perpetually underestimated, Flynne Fisher (Chloë Grace Moretz) and her US Marine brother, Burton (Jack Reynor), who seemingly witness a murder during a security job set in what they believe to be cyberspace. Soon thereafter, the pair struggle to hold their fractured family together while trying to decipher if the alternate society in which they ventured could be connected to a dark future for their own universe. Watch it on Prime Video. Cast: James Roday, Dulé Hill, and Maggie Lawson Genre: Comedy Seasons: 8 Episodes: 120 Rating: TV-PG Anchored by deservedly star-making turns from James Roday Rodriguez and Dulé Hill, Psych follows Shawn Spencer (Roday Rodriguez), the son of a detective who utilizes heightened observational skills and an eidetic memory to convince his local police department that he has psychic abilities he can utilize to solve crimes alongside his clever best friend, Gus (Hill). A boon to the USA Network to its run that continues to thrive through direct-to-television/streaming films, Psych’s vocal and loyal audience has only grown over the years as the infectiously charming series and solid concept has endured via its frequent syndication and binge-watching. Watch on Prime Video. Cast: Craig Roberts, Jennifer Grey, Richard Kind, Paul Reiser and Gina Gershon Genre: Comedy Seasons: 3 Episodes: 26 Rating: 16+ Watch it on Prime Video. Cast: Deborah Ayorinde, Ashley Thomas, Alison Pill, and Ryan Kwanten Genre: Horror Seasons: 1 Episodes: 10 Watch it on Prime Video. Cast: Alex House, Billy Turnbull, Maggie Castle, Melanie Leishman, Chris Leavins and Jason Mewes Genre: Horror / Comedy Seasons: 2 Episodes: 26 Rating: 18+ Imagine if James Gunn and Sam Raimi teamed up to re-make Buffy the Vampire Slayer and you just might get Todd and the Book of Pure Evil, the Canadian cult classic comedy that has found a vocal following in recent years. The series follows four students at Crowley High: nerdy metalhead Todd (Alex House), his aloof best friend Curist (Billy Turnbull), their booksmart friend Hannah (Melanie Leishman) and the goth Jenny (Maggie Castle), who must stop various forces of evil that emerge when a cursed tome makes its way around the student body, offering to solve people’s problems in the most demonic way possible. Raunchy, gory and a hell of a lot of fun, Todd and the Book of Pure Evil is devilish enough to earn more than a few belly laughs from horror comedy fans looking to keep the Halloween spirit alive this month. Watch it on Prime Video.
