15 Best TV Shows Of 2021 (So Far)

15. The Falcon And The Winter Soldier

Though admittedly a step below its predecessor WandaVision, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier still hits the vast majority of notes it's aiming for, and in turn adds a welcome level of backstory and complexity to the wider MCU world and its most dependable characters.

Following on from Captain America's death after 2019's Endgame, the show finds Steve's chosen successor Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) grappling with the enormity of his new role whilst tackling a terrorist threat alongside troubled frenemy Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan).

The series is at its best when it allows Sam and Bucky to play off one-another and hit audiences with Mackie and Stan's excellent comedy stylings, and though some of its arcs involving the new Captain America John Walker (Wyatt Russell) and the antagonistic Flag Smashers feel a tad rushed and incomplete by series' end, the breakneck pace and emotional core of the titular characters' journeys is enough to keep you invested right until the final frame.