2024 has been a great year for Apple TV+, as most of the shows that came out on the relatively new streaming service were brilliant and made their way into the hearts and minds of the audience. From the epic war drama Masters of the Air to the incredibly hilarious dark comedy crime thriller Bad Monkey, Apple TV+ have made some of the year’s best shows. So, let’s find out which of the Apple TV+ original 2024 shows you shouldn’t miss.
Criminal Record
Criminal Record is a British crime thriller series created by Paul Rutman. The Apple TV+ series revolves around the clash between two detectives, one a seasoned veteran and the other early in her career. They go up against each other because of an old murder case after an anonymous phone call brings them to it. Criminal Record stars Peter Capaldi, Cush Jumbo, Zoë Wanamaker, Charlie Creed-Miles, Cathy Tyson, Stephen Campbell Moore, and Shaun Dooley.
Masters of the Air
Masters of the Air is a war drama miniseries created by John Shiban and John Orloff. Based on the 2007 book of the same name by Donald L. Miller, the Apple TV+ series follows the enlisted men of the Mighty Eighth Air Force of the United States Army Air Forces as they take the fight right to Hitler’s door through aerial wars. Masters of the Air stars Austin Butler, Callum Turner, Anthony Boyle, Barry Keoghan, Nikolai Kinski, Stephen Campbell Moore, Sawyer Spielberg, Isabel May, and James Murray.
Sugar
Sugar is a detective fiction mystery drama series created by Mark Protosevich. The Apple TV+ series genre-bending series follows John Sugar, a private investigator tasked with investigating the mysterious disappearance of a wealthy movie producer. Sugar stars Colin Farrell, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Amy Ryan, Dennis Boutsikaris, Nate Corddry, Alex Hernandez, and James Cromwell.
Dark Matter
Dark Matter is a sci-fi thriller drama series created by Blake Crouch. Based on Crouch’s 2016 novel of the same name, the Apple TV+ series follows Jason Dessen, a Chicago-based physicist, as he is suddenly warped into an alternate version of his life, leaving him to desperately figure out a way to get back to his life before the alternate version of him takes over his life. Dark Matter stars Joel Edgerton, Jennifer Connelly, Alice Braga, Jimmi Simpson, Dayo Okeniyi, and Oakes Fegley.
Presumed Innocent
Presumed Innocent is a legal thriller drama series created by David E. Kelley. Based on the 1987 novel of the same name by Scott Turow, the Apple TV+ series follows Rusty Sabich, a prosecutor and a family man who becomes the prime suspect in the murder of his colleague with whom he was having an affair. Presumed Innocent stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Ruth Negga, Bill Camp, O-T Fagbenle, Chase Infiniti, Nana Mensah, Renate Reinsve, Peter Sarsgaard, and Elizabeth Marvel.
Silo Season 2
Silo is a dystopian sci-fi mystery thriller drama series created by Graham Yost. Based on the Silo trilogy of novels by Hugh Howey, Season 2 of the Apple TV+ series continues the stories of Juliette Nichols as she gets out of the Silo and sees the outside world for the first time while a rebellion is underway inside. Silo stars Rebecca Ferguson, Common, Tim Robbins, Harriet Walter, Avi Nash, and Rick Gomez.
Slow Horses Season 4
Slow Horses is a British spy thriller and dark comedy series created by Will Smith. Based on the Slough House novels by Mick Herron, Season 4 of the Apple TV+ series sees the Slow Horses contend with losing another team member while an explosion in London shocks the entire agency. Slow Horses stars Gary Oldman, Jack Lowden, Kristin Scott Thomas, Sophie Okonedo, Jonathan Pryce, and Hugo Weaving.
Pachinko Season 2
Pachinko is a historical drama series created by Soo Hugh. Based on the 2017 novel of the same name by Min Jin Lee, Season 2 of the Apple TV+ series continues the multi-generational story of the Korean immigrant family as they struggle to survive and thrive in a new environment. Pachinko stars Soji Arai, Jin Ha, Jun-woo Han, In-ji Jeong, Eun-chae Jung, Min-ha Kim, Lee Min-ho, Kaho Minami, Anna Sawai, and Jimmi Simpson.
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin is a British historical absurdist comedy series created by Claire Downes, Ian Jarvis, and Stuart Lane. The Apple TV+ is a fictional take on the life of the leader of the Essex Gang, Dick Turpin, who becomes the greatest highwayman in England’s history. The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin stars Noel Fielding, Duayne Boachie, Ellie White, Marc Wootton, Dolly Wells, Mark Heap, Geoff McGivern, and Joe Wilkinson.
Sunny
Sunny is a dark comedy sci-fi mystery thriller drama series created by Katie Robbins. Based on the 2018 novel The Dark Manual by Colin O’Sullivan, the Apple TV+ series follows Suzie, an American woman in Kyoto, Japan, whose husband and son mysteriously vanished in a plane crash and soon receives a domestic robot from the company her husband used to work at. Sunny stars Rashida Jones, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Joanna Sotomura, Judy Ongg, annie the clumsy, and Jun Kunimura.
Bad Monkey
Bad Monkey is a dark comedy crime drama series created by Bill Lawrence. Based on the 2013 novel of the same name by Carl Hiaasen, the Apple TV+ series follows Andrew Yancy, a former police detective who finally gets his chance to get his job back, but to do that, he must solve the mystery of a severed arm found by a tourist. Bad Monkey stars Vince Vaughn, L. Scott Caldwell, Rob Delaney, Meredith Hagner, Natalie Martinez, Alex Moffat, Michelle Monaghan, Ronald Peet, and Jodie Turner-Smith.
Shrinking Season 2
Shrinking is a comedy-drama series created by Bill Lawrence, Jason Segel, and Brett Goldstein. Season 2 of the Apple TV+ series sees the lovable rogue therapist Jimmy Laird contend with the consequences of his unconventional therapy methods while also dealing with past trauma coming back into his life. Shrinking stars Jason Segel, Harrison Ford, Jessica Williams, Luke Tennie, Michael Urie, Lukita Maxwell, Christa Miller, Ted McGinley, and Brett Goldstein.
Trying Season 4
Trying is a British comedy-drama series created by Andy Wolton. Season 4 of the Apple TV+ series is set six years after the events of Season 3, and it follows Nikki and Jason as they finally have everything they ever wanted, but can they handle all the pressure that the teenage years of their adopted kids bring with them? Trying stars Esther Smith, Rafe Spall, Sian Brooke, Darren Boyd, Oliver Chris, Scarlett Rayner, and Cooper Turner.
Acapulco Season 3
Acapulco is a comedy series created by Austin Winsberg, Eduardo Cisneros, and Jason Shuman. Inspired by the 2017 film How to Be a Latin Lover directed by Ken Marino, Season 3 of the Apple TV+ series simultaneously continues the story of young and older Maximo, as the young Maximo climbs the ladder of success and the older Maximo goes back to the Las Colinas. Acapulco stars Eugenio Derbez, Enrique Arrizon, Damián Alcázar, Jessica Collins, Fernando Carsa, and Vanessa Bauche.