The Ultimate Apple TV+ Watchlist: Sci-Fi, Thrillers, and Feel-Good Films
By Santanu Das
In the last few years, Apple TV+ has backed a number of great movies and TV shows. Choosing the best ones can always feel like a challenge but that's no reason to worry because we have got you covered. From sci-fi to rom-coms, here are some of the best from Apple TV+ hand picked for you.
Pluribus
Don't let the puzzling title throw you off, because this one is worth the ride. From the creator of Breaking Bad comes a truly original sci-fi that follows author Carol Sturka (Rhea Seehorn), who comes to realise that she is one of the few residents in Albuquerque, N.M., who has not been affected after a mysterious virus infects everyone with an overwhelming sense of happiness and optimism.
Filled with great performances and filled with surprises, Pluribus gives new meaning to the term 'toxic positivity.'
Margo's Got Money Troubles
Loved Big Little Lies? Then there are chances you'll love Margo's Got Money Troubles too! Not only is creator David E Kelley back with this new show about a young woman embracing motherhood and tries out OnlyFans to financially support herself, it also stars Nicole Kidman in a special role! At the centre is Elle Fanning, who just seems to make no mistakes in her choices.
Her Margo is restless, sad, honest, tired, childish, and altogether alive.
Slow Horses
This spy thriller delivers no chase. Instead, what you get is a dysfunctional team of MI5 agents led by their garrulous and old boss Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman). He might be a little all over the place but there's no denying how fiercely competent he is at his job.
Based on the novel of the same name by Mick Herron, Slow Horses starts off slow but evolves into a smart and darkly humorous espionage saga that sticks.
Severance
The show that made Apple TV+ earn widespread attention was undoubtedly Severance. This sci-fi psychological thriller centres around the employees at Lumon Industries, a biotechnology corporation. They have undergone a procedure named as severance, which splits a person's memories between work and their personal life.
The two separate identities- innie and outie, form the crux of this compulsively watchable series that gives new meaning to work life balance and delivers a dystopian satire set in the world of corporate culture.
Killers of the Flower Moon
Trust Scorsese to turn the gruesome series of murders that rocked the Osage community in the 1920s into a sobering, chilling study of modern America and its history of complicity. Do not let the 3 hour runtime get in the way as the film delivers an epic tale of greed, manipulation and corruption.
DiCaprio and De Niro are expectedly great, but it is Lily Gladstone who steals the film with her quiet, watchful eyes.
CODA
CODA, which is an acronym that stands for Child of Deaf Adults, broke out first at the Sundance Film Festival. Apple TV+ acquired it for a record-breaking $25 million, and it led the platform to Oscars glory, as the heartfelt coming-of-age drama won Best Picture.
It centers on Ruby (Emilia Jones), the only hearing person in her deaf family. When the family’s fishing business hits a rough patch, she finds herself torn between pursuing her love of music and her fear of abandoning her parents.
Cha Cha Real Smooth
If you're in the mood for a lighthearted comedy drama then Cha Cha Real Smooth is the real deal. We have all had our moments of doubt and this charming coming-of-age dramedy finds that prickly emotion so well.
Cooper Raiff is Andrew, a directionless 22-year-old college graduate who has the job of the party starter. In one of these parties, he will strike a bond and form an unconventional relationship with an older woman, Domino (Dakota), and her autistic teenage daughter, Lola (Vanessa). What works and oddly doesn't, forms the discovery of this sweet and hopeful film.