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15. Big Little Lies
Originally imagined as a limited series, Big Little Lies' two-season drama about five very different but equally conflicted women in California who become consumed by a twisting murder investigation is surely one of HBO's most exciting and finely acted productions.
Starring Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley, Zoë Kravitz and Laura Dern as the Monterey Five, the first season was directed by the late Jean-Marc Vallée, and comes together to form an addictive but increasingly troubling mystery that asks more questions than it answers.
Despite the darkness of its plot and complexities of its secretive characters, though, there's a lot more hope in Big Little Lies than meets the eye, particularly where the friendship and loyalty of its central characters is concerned. It's an empowering, gorgeous, bleak ride, and one designed to stay with you for days on end.