HBO’s 15 Most Underrated Shows You Should Be Watching Movies
HBO has some huge well-known shows, but here are 15 underrated ones to watch next.
When HBO launched in the 1970s, it primarily broadcasted theatrical films and sporting events, solely between the hours of 7 pm and 12 am. At this point in its lifetime, it was also only available in certain areas of the United States in and around New York City, where it was based. In 1975, the network began broadcasting in every state, which significantly increased its visibility. It wasn't until Warner Media acquired ownership of HBO that its ambitious original programming began. In the present, that is what HBO is best known for, with Emmy award-winning shows like Game of Thrones, The Wire, and The Sopranos.
As it doesn't rely on traditional funding through advertising, HBO is able to portray more controversial and explicit subject matter including drug use, profanity, and violence. This meant that they could provide programming unlike that of any other network, particularly before the age of streaming services. Since the dawn of HBO's own streaming platform, HBO Max, the company has been producing even more shows at an arguably unsustainable rate. As a result of this, there are many HBO programs that are flying under the radar and not finding their audience. To combat this, here are 15 of HBO's most underrated TV shows.
Search Party actually began its life on the network TBS, where it ran for two seasons before getting dropped. This is where HBO took the show on and ran with it. Starring Alia Shawkat (known for Arrested Development) as the protagonist Dory Sief along with John Early, Meredith Hagner, and John Reynolds as her annoying but charming group of friends. When a friend of theirs from college goes missing, Dory becomes obsessed with finding her and drags her friends into it. The show is quick-witted and gripping, balancing humor and tension perfectly. Each season gets more out of control than the last — in a good way — and there’s no predicting what’s coming next. Search Party is criminally underrated for how good it is, there’s nothing else like it.
Suranne Jones stars as Anne Lister in Gentleman Jack. Lister was a real woman alive in West Yorkshire in the late-1700s to early-1800s. She kept extensive diaries detailing her life including several lesbian affairs, which were dramatized to become this show. Gentleman Jack employs the wry, fourth-wall-breaking style we’ve all come to know and love through Fleabag, which is a nice nod to the fact that we are essentially reading her diaries by watching the program. It was canceled after just two seasons, another casualty of HBO’s recent wave of cuts, but deserved many more. There’s no stuffiness about it, which some are afraid of when it comes to a period piece; its sensibilities are modern and supremely entertaining.
Yes, Sharp Objects was nominated for eight Emmys, but did it win any? No, therefore it remains firmly underrated. Adapted from a novel of the same name by Gillian Flynn (writer of Gone Girl), the story centers around Camille who returns to her hometown to report on a string of murders. Camille is played beautifully by Amy Adams, with her mother and younger sister played by Patricia Clarkson and Eliza Scanlen, respectively. All three put on show-stopping performances in a story with incredible twists and turns. The series was directed by the late Jean-Marc Vallée in his signature style with quick cuts to flashbacks. Its impact was most likely undercut by the fact that it came after Big Little Lies, which was in the same style, but with a more accessible story. Now is the perfect time, however, to give Sharp Objects the time in the spotlight that it deserves.
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The Other Two is about adult siblings Cary and Brooke, whose younger brother Chase achieves sudden pop stardom à la early Justin Bieber. The humor of the show is shocking and absurd, highlighting the alarming scenarios that child stars are placed in. Cary and Brooke are also both hungry to share the spotlight with their brother, and this leads to some desperate situations. The show’s supporting cast is made up of strong talent from the likes of Wanda Sykes, Richard Kind, and Molly Shannon. If you’re looking for something that pokes fun at Millennials, the internet, and fame in a way that manages not to be grating, this is the show for you.
With a bizarre but interesting premise, The Leftovers questions what it would be like if 2% of the population simply disappeared one day. It’s not preoccupied with explaining what happened or why, the focus remains on how we would respond to an event like that. The answer, ostensibly, is not well. The cast includes heavyweights like Ann Dowd, Liv Tyler, Justin Theroux, and Christopher Eccleston, with no weak links even in minor roles. Explorations of family dynamics, religion, and depression are at the forefront of its themes, but these are not discussed in a clichéd and tired way as they so often are. The beauty of the show comes from its commitment to ambiguity and refusal to give clear answers. Co-creator Tom Perrotta told GQ that the unsolvable mystery at the heart of the show was important because he "wanted to make an apocalyptic story where all the actual 'apocalypse' is psychological."
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Michaela Coel’s masterpiece limited series I May Destroy You follows her character Arabella as she grapples with being sexually assaulted. As creator and writer of the show, Coel expertly injects humor and intrigue into her narrative, which could, in other hands, have been handled poorly. The inclusion of comedy doesn’t feel distasteful — it just makes the characters feel more human. The cast is rounded out by Weruche Opia, Paapa Essiedu, Stephen Wright, and Marouane Zotti, who are all perfectly in keeping with the tone of the series. I May Destroy You is another show that while it received acclaim, deserved even more and for that reason must continue to be shouted about.
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