Top 7 Criminally underrated shows you must binge

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Well, sometimes good writing doesn’t get the credit it’s due, so here’s a list of some truly well-written shows you may have never heard of. These TV shows offer compelling storytelling, memorable characters, and unique perspectives, yet they often don’t receive the recognition they deserve compared to more mainstream hits.

    1. Banshee

Homelander (Tony Starr), here called Lucas Hood, is an ex-convict who assumes the identity of a small-town sheriff to evade a powerful crime lord and reunite with his former lover. He does unspeakable things to get what he wants, although he is a good guy. Life makes him do morally questionable things, and to top it off, this series has some awesome, out-of-the-park bed scenes which will make you even more intrigued.

    1. Dark

A German sci-fi thriller based on the horrors of time travel, where mysterious events spanning multiple generations occur, completely changing the lives of four families in a small town. This series is full of jaw-dropping thrills, and by the end of the first season, your way of thinking will completely change; that’s a guarantee.

    1. Heroes

Superheroes nowadays have become a common norm, well back in 2006, it was a bit of a taboo, and then came Heroes. A sci-fi drama that revolves around a bunch of ordinary people around the globe discovering they have extraordinary abilities ranging from time manipulation to telepathy to super strength to flying. The characters must work together to stop a looming catastrophe.

    1. The Defenders

Between the famous Marvel shows Daredevil, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, and Iron Fist came this high-quality show where these four heroes team up to save New York against an evil organization called the Hand. Here you get to see multitudes of plots and sub-plots, your favorite characters get together and fight evil.

    1. Jack Ryan

This Amazon Prime series went under the radar. Jack is a CIA analyst who is exceptionally meticulous and finds himself in high-stakes missions where the life of the American President is at stake by an international terrorist. The plot revolves around Jack and Jim (his boss) facing off against dangerous circumstances while grappling with the moral complexities of his work. This show so well crafted that even the antagonist death will make you sad and by the end of the season you will definitely fall in love with Jack Ryan its really had not to.

    1. The Originals

Everyone has heard of The Vampire Diaries. A sequel to that legendary show is The Originals. The Michaelsons are the original vampires, the very first vampires, and also the strongest. Klaus, the strongest original, is a very disturbed, narcissistic, and psychotic charming guy who everyone hates to love. His siblings Elijah and Rebekah are the other integral parts of the show. The plot revolves around the family dynamics of this extremely powerful family going ballistic to get their territory in New Orleans back.

    1. The Gifted

Obviously, everyone has heard of the X-Men universe aired in 2017 on Fox. The plot follows the Strucker family whose lives are turned upside down when they discover their children possess mutant abilities (superpowers). Forced to go on the run from government agencies called the Sentinel Services. Context: having superpowers is illegal in this universe than this plot. Things really, really spiral from there, and the thrills of the show will really keep you engaged throughout the season.

Here they are, some criminally underrated shows that you probably have never even heard of.