So you want a new show to keep you entertained but want different characters and stories to keep you entertained? Look no further; it sounds as though an anthology series could be the thing for you. These are the shows where each week or season are different with new cast members or characters. Sounds pretty good, right? If it seems as though this is up your street, then we have the best anthology series on television to keep you entertained.
Black Mirror
This sci-fi thriller first hit our screens back in 2011 and has kept us on the edge of our seats ever since. The show aims to showcase issues in modern society as well as how we might deal with new technologies, and has grown to become one of the biggest Netflix shows after the company bought it from the UK’s Channel Four. So far, the series has covered everything from scandals to a downloadable conscious in four seasons, as well as announcing a fifth season that is being filmed as we speak. We can’t wait to see what they will cover next!
Doctor Who
So you want a show that’s all about sci-fi yet comes with enough horror and comedy to keep us all entertained? We got you covered, and if that wasn’t enough, you’ll even get a British accent or two. The series follows the life of the Doctor who travels through space and time in his Tardis as he battles off aliens set to take over the universe. However, every few years we get a new Doctor who has all the memories of his former self but with a brand new look and all-new enemies.
American Horror Story
Ah, Ryan Murphy. The man that somehow went from the glitz and glam of Glee to the dark and twisted tales of American Horror Story. The show has seven seasons so far that are set all over time, from the Roanoke Colony all the way to present day. As well as covering stories based on real events, American Horror Story likes to link the seasons to each other, especially with many characters making crossovers throughout the episodes. The show brings back the same leading cast for each season, and we’ll get to see them all again very shortly as season eight began filming in June 2018.
Goosebumps
This show certainly is enough to give you goosebumps of your own as we finally get to see the stories from our childhood novels brought to life on the small screen. Although Goosebumps first emerged back in 1995, the series is still one of the best anthology series on television thanks to the varied cast that find themselves in all kinds of supernatural disasters. With everything from living dolls to spirits, gargoyles to dragons, and fortune tellers to robots, there is no end to the list of horrors found in this series.
Easy
It’s not all doom and gloom when it comes to an anthology series, as Easy is here to prove. The show is a rom-com that follows the lives of different couples living in Chicago in each episode. Don’t worry if you fall for a character; several actors reappear throughout the show as their love lives intertwine with the other characters on the show. As if that wasn’t enough, the whole show is improvised as the writers want the actors to react how they feel their character would behave – and it works so perfectly. Want an added bonus? You’ll get a heap of stars, including Orlando Bloom, Dave Franco, and Aya Cash.
TV shows are great, but it’s hard to beat an anthology series. After all, with so many characters and stories to keep you entertained, what is there not to love? Once you have experienced the thrill of an anthology series, you won’t want to go back.
