10 TV Shows You Should Be Watching Right Now

3. Atlanta

Atlanta Donald Glover
FX

Donald Glover hype is everywhere now after the actor's appearance as Lando Calrissian in Solo: A Star Wars Story, and Atlanta may be the purest distillation of the multi-hyphenate's talents.

Glover created, writes, directs, and stars in this series, set in the titular city, about emerging rap talent Paper Boi (Brian Tyree Henry) and his cousin-cum-manager Earn (Glover) as they try to work their way up, along with all the comedy and drama that comes with.

It's a surreal series that plays around with genre and tone, and yet has some captivatingly human stories at its very core. The show returns for its second run, titled Atlanta Robbin' Season, on March 1, and if it's anything like the first it'll be must-see TV.

Available On: FX (U.S), Now TV (UK)

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NCTJ-qualified journalist. Most definitely not a racing driver. Drink too much tea; eat too much peanut butter; watch too much TV. Sadly only the latter paying off so far. A mix of wise-old man in a young man's body with a child-like wonder about him and a great otherworldly sensibility.