Top 2024: the 10 best series of the year according to Les Numériques

The year is slowly coming to an end and with it a vintage of beautiful series that will have made us vibrate, move us, make us laugh or annoy us. But among all the programs on streaming platforms Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Canal+ and even Max, what were (in our opinion) the best series of 2024?

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So we've put together a recap of the year's highest-rated series by The Digitalsaccompanied by some favorites.

What are the best series of 2024?

#1 / Shōgun

Japan, year 1600. At the dawn of a civil war that will mark the century, John Blackthorne, English commander of a ship stranded on the beach of a fishing village, is the bearer of secrets that could tip the scales in favor of Lord Yoshii Toranaga, engaged in a fight to the death against his enemies from the Council of Regents. The destinies of Toranaga and Blackthorne will be inextricably linked to their translator, Toda Mariko, a mysterious Christian woman, the last member of a lineage that has fallen into disgrace.

Available on Disney+.

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#2 / Hippocrates – Saison 3

It's summer. By decision of health authorities, many hospital services have been closed and those that remain open are inevitably overloaded. A strike by SOS Médecins worsens the situation, leaving an entire population without access to care. Patients are flocking, tensions are palpable. At Poincaré hospital, caregivers quickly realize that the instructions are untenable and some decide to disobey their hierarchy.

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Available on Canal+.

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#3 / Disclaimer

Catherine Ravenscroft is a journalist known for highlighting the misdeeds and transgressions of others. When she receives a novel by an unknown author in the mail, she realizes with horror that she is now the main character in a story that exposes her darkest secrets.

As Catherine struggles to discover the true identity of the novel's author, she is forced to confront her past before it destroys her life and affects her husband Robert and their son Nicholas.

Available on Apple TV+ and Canal+.

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#4 / Interview with a Vampire – Saison 2

Louis de Pointe du Lac continues the narration of his life as a vampire with the journalist Daniel Molloy and returns to how, after having killed Lestat (at least that is what he hopes, because he did not have the strength to burn his body), he fled New Orleans for Europe alongside Claudia. It was in Paris that they then met the troupe of Vampire Theater and their master, a certain Armand.

Available on Paramount+ and Canal+.

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#5 / My Little Reindeer

When Donny Dunn, a broke comedian, shows a little kindness to fragile Martha, it triggers a stifling obsession that threatens to destroy both of their lives. An unhealthy relationship which will have terrible repercussions, forcing him to confront a deeply buried trauma.

Richard Gadd adapts his own one man show in a mini-series as captivating as it is disturbing. A program of seven short episodes between dark humor and taboo subjects, which digs with rare finesse and accuracy into the complexity of depression and buried trauma. While its subject matter and several scenes can be very difficult to watch, My Little Reindeer is an essential series.

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Available on Netflix.

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#6 / House of the Dragon – Saison 2

Westeros is at the dawn of an obviously bloody civil war between Team Green and Team Black, two camps which claim the legitimacy of their respective sovereigns on the Iron Throne: King Aegon and Queen Rhaenyra.

Available on Max.

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#7 / Fallout

In an alternate history where an apocalyptic nuclear conflict broke out just after World War II, the survivors took refuge in luxurious anti-atomic bunkers, called Vaults. Two centuries later, Lucy, a peaceful and idealistic Vault resident, struggles to adapt to the hostile world of the Radiated Wasteland when she is forced to the surface to save her father.

Available on Prime Video.

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#8 / The Walking Dead : The Ones Who Live

Separated by distance and the ghosts of those they once were, Rick and Michonne are propelled into another world governed by the war against the dead which, in reality, is one against the living.

Will they manage to find themselves and, at the same time, regain their identity in unprecedented circumstances? Are they enemies? Lover ? Victims? Winners? One without the other, are they really alive or will they discover that they too are undead?

Available on Paramount+ and Canal+.

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#9 / Agatha All Along

Now devoid of all power, the infamous Agatha Harkness is nothing more than a shadow of herself. Until the day when a goth teenager helps him free himself from his complicated fate.

Agatha's interest is piqued when the teenager begs her to walk alongside him the legendary Witches' Route, a mythical path made up of a series of magical tests which, if overcome, reward any witcher by what he misses the most. To best undertake this highly epic journey, Agatha and the mysterious boy will soon bring together a community of witches…

Available on Disney+.

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#10 / The 3-body problem

In 1960s China, a young woman makes a disastrous decision, the repercussions of which across time and space will affect the world today. In our time, when the laws of nature are inexplicably crumbling before the eyes of a group of brilliant scientists, they join forces with those of an unorthodox inspector to confront the greatest threat in the history of humanity. humanity.

Available on Netflix.

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In addition to this top 10, we also liked these series in 2024:

• Samuel (Art)
• Worship (Prime Video)
• True Detective: Night Country (Max)
• The Bridgerton Chronicles – Season 3 (Netflix)
• Masters of the Air (Apple TV+)
• Arcane – Season 2 (Netflix)
• Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
• The Boys – Season 4 (Prime Video)
• Old-fashioned spy (Netflix)
• Doctor Who (Disney+)

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