20 Best TV Shows Of 2016
10. Stranger Things
TV's buzziest new show of 2016, and one of the many great offerings from Netflix this year, Stranger Things arrived in July as perfect summer viewing.
The eight episode series was effortlessly bingeable, as it setup and then unravelled the mystery of the disappearance of Will, the emergence of Eleven, and the creepy af Upside Down.
Nostalgia definitely played its part, with the series riffing on the likes of Steven Spielberg, Stephen King, and John Carpenter to great effect. But it was also much more than just a memory-trip. It featured one of the strongest casts of the year, a fact made more impressive given most of the main ones were children, with newcomer Millie Bobby Brown particularly great.
El was a fantastic protagonist, a cocktail of superpowers, emotions, and wonder ready to burst, the relationship between the kids perfectly observed, and the mystery satisfying enough to keep us wanting to watch the next episode.
Best Episode: The Body