There was a period when Apple TV+ was undeniably the underdog in the streaming arena — easily dismissed, considering its infrequent release of new shows compared to competitors like Netflix. However, that time has certainly passed. With an expanding collection of daring and highly polished originals, Apple’s streaming platform is now presenting some of the most ambitious and emotionally impactful shows on television.
From atmospheric sci-fi to comedies and avant-garde dramas, the current selection of the streamer’s top shows truly feels like an uprising against typical storytelling. If you haven’t checked the Apple TV app recently, now is the moment, as these 10 exceptional series demonstrate the impressive quality of the platform’s offerings.
Apple TV+ Top 10 shows this week
According to the current Top 10 list of shows featured in the app, the leading Apple TV+ series at the moment include:
1. **Stick**. Owen Wilson portrays a former professional golf sensation whose glory days are behind him, now relegated to working at a sporting goods store while navigating a complicated divorce. Enter Santi, a teenage golf prodigy whom Wilson’s character believes needs guidance — providing the has-been an ideal chance to rediscover purpose in life.
2. **Murderbot**. In *Murderbot*, Alexander Skarsgård takes on the role of a security droid that has hacked its own programming to pursue its own desires. Its primary wish is to be left alone to binge-watch trashy television. However, its designated role involves human protection, and to its dismay, the robot finds itself continuously dragged away from its favorite shows to safeguard humans who can’t help but get themselves into precarious situations.
3. **Your Friends & Neighbors**. Jon Hamm leads a storyline often described in my previous writings as a single-person iteration of *The Bling Ring*, pilfering from his affluent neighbors’ extravagant residences after his career as a hedge fund guru comes to an end.
4. **Ted Lasso**. In this sports comedy, which was the first original series that truly established Apple TV+’s reputation, Jason Sudeikis plays the relentlessly upbeat American soccer coach Ted Lasso, who unexpectedly secures a position coaching the fictional UK football club AFC Richmond. Both Ted and the show exude the kind of whimsical humor and heartfelt, homespun charm that makes cynicism difficult.
5. **Severance**. This dystopian workplace drama showcases employees at the eerie fictional Lumon Industries, where their consciousness is divided into two, preventing their outside, normal selves from being aware of their “innie” corporate identities. Yet, the more the “innies,” led by Adam Scott as Mark Scout, explore their environment, the more the atmosphere shifts from odd to utterly horrifying.
