The 10 Best Shows on FX
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Though HBO has long been the home of prestige television, FX has recently stepped up as the network's biggest competitor. (Fun fact: John Landgraf, the CEO of FX Networks, is credited for coining the phrase "Peak TV" in 2015.) In the last few years, the network has created one award-winning television show after another. The Bear, a dramedy about a chaotic Chicago sandwich shop, recently won six Emmys. Now, Shōgun— period drama about feudal Japan—is swiftly establishing itself as the best series of the year.
Overt the course of the last two decades, FX has also produced Donald Glover's Atlanta, the cult comedy What We Do in the Shadows, Ryan Murphy's American Crime Story, the Timothy Olyphant-starring Justified, and the 16-season sitcom It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. With a roster like that, it's easy to see why FX's programming continues to dominate the small screen. Below, we selected the best series that FX has to offer.
The Bear
Starring Jeremy Allen White, The Bear follows chef "Carmy" Berzatto as he takes over his Chicago family's sandwich shop following his brother's suicide. The Emmy Award-winning juggernaut also features Ayo Edibiri, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Lionel Boyce as his unruly kitchen crew—who are each dealing with their own demons.
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Fargo
Based on the hit 1996 film of the same name, the Fargo anthology series is also chock full of small-town crime and Coen brothers-esque style. Over five seasons, Fargo has featured some big names, including Jesse Plemons, Chris Rock, Kirsten Dunst, Ewan McGregor, Chris Rock, Juno Temple, Jon Hamm, and many more.
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What We Do in the Shadows
Some of the greatest comedies come from the most banal places. (The Office... self explanatory) What We Do in the Shadows is a sitcom about vampires living in Staten Island. They're hidden in plain sight—yet still standing out like a sore thumb. Especially Nandor.
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Shōgun
Starring the legendary Japanese actor Hiroyuki Sanada as Lord Toranaga, Shōgun tells the story of a major power struggle in 17th-century feudal Japan. The limited series is based on real historical events during a time of great conflict in Japan, making for one of the best dramas of the year so far.
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Justified
The hit Timothy Olyphant series, Justfied, returned to television for a limited run last year. Titled City Primeval, the series saw former Harlan County Deputy U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens trade Kentucky for the big city of Detroit. But the original show followed Raylan as he settled matters in his raucous hometown, full of redneck gangs, drug dealers, and people just looking to pass the time with a little crime.
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It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Believe it or not, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is the longest-running live-action sitcom of all time. The crew—featuring Danny DeVito, Charlie Day, Glenn Howerton, Rob McElhenney, and Kaitlin Olson—created 170 episodes together over the course of 16 seasons, all of which spread chaos across the city of Brotherly Love.
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Reservation Dogs
Reservation Dogs prides itself as the first American series to feature all Indigenous writers and directors, as well as a majority Indigenous cast. The comedy series won a Peabody Award for its depiction of four teenagers navigate growing up on the reservation in rural Oklahoma.
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Welcome to Wrexham
Actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney bought a struggling Welsh football club in early 2021—and immediately decided to document their experience. Though the two actors had no experience managing a sports team, they brought Wrexham A.F.C. from 20th in their league's rankings to a second-place organization.
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Atlanta
Starring multi-hyphenate Donald Glover, Atlanta was a genre-breaking comedy-drama. The story followed a music manager who tries to navigate the city and redeem himself in the eyes of his ex-girlfriend (Zazie Beetz) and his daughter.
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Feud: Capote vs. the Swans
By 1975, American writer Truman Capote had fully ingrained himself into high society. He was friends with a group of women that he dubbed the "Swans"—a grocomposed of socialites, models, cover stars, and the wives of high-ranking politicians. Then, he betrayed their trust and published all their secrets in an Esquire magazine story titled, "La Côte Basque, 1965." In Feud, produced by American Crime Story's Ryan Murphy, the scandal is dramatized with an all-star cast featuring Tom Hollander, Naomi Watts, Diane Lane, Chloë Sevigny, Calista Flockhart, Demi Moore, and Molly Ringwald.
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