Ranking Every HBO Drama Series From Worst To Best
19. 30 Coins
An ingenious horror with genuine scares and a fantastic conceit, this Spanish series is a must watch for fans of Midnight Mass and the like. It manages to straddle the line between well read smarts and grotesque body horror deftly, with the result being an engaging, fast paced, and rewarding first season with the promise of more to come.
30 Coins sees a troubled priest exiled in a small Spanish town. An exorcist by trade, he is called upon to investigate the supernatural phenomena that plague the town, and is joined by a veterinarian and the mayor in doing so. As things progress, though, it appears that the source of the spookiness may be a silver coin in the priest’s possession, which might have once been paid to Judas Escariot for the betrayal of Jesus.
Amongst the theology and literary references is a healthy dose of blood and gore - Lovecraftian monsters, cows giving birth to human babies, viscera and creepiness in spades. Slick, terrifically acted, and engaging to the last, this is a must for horror heads.