10 Most Talked-About Tv Shows of 2017

Game of Thrones had always been popular, but nevertheless, to say, the seventh season was extra popular. Though things were going a bit slow in the previous season, season 7 was action packed making it one of the most popular series of last year. The seventh season had only seven episodes and most of them were extra-long. The penultimate season saw Daenerys Targaryen finally reaching the Westeros, she forges an alliance with Jon Snow, and sadly one of the dragons getting killed. The final season will be aired in 2019, its expected.

A drama-mystery web series that is based on a novel of the same name by Jay Asher had quite a fan base this year. The series was shown on Netflix and tells the story of Hannah Baker. Hannah had committed suicide and some weeks after this, a box of cassettes containing 13 reasons for her suicide reaches her fellow friends. The second season is expected to reach the viewers by 2018.

One of the most watched original series of Netflix, Orange s the new black is a comedy-drama web series based on a memoir, Orange is the new black: My year in a women’s prison by Piper Kerman. Piper is sentenced to a 15 months’ imprisonment for transporting a suitcase full of illegal money for her girlfriend. The entire series is set around a prison and speaks about the condition of Prisoners.

A historical drama aired on Netflix is the story of Queen Elizabeth II. There are two seasons that are out as of now. The series is planned for 6 seasons and 60 episodes in total. It covers the life of Elizabeth from her childhood to her entire ruling period. Claire Foy depicts the lead role of Elizabeth. The series became quite popular that it received 13 nominations at the Emmy award.

A crime drama series, Narcos is the story about the drug dealers in Southern America. The first two season highlighted the life of Pablo Escobar, the drug lord. The series has completed 3 seasons and became one of the widely discussed shows of the year. The third season shows the life of Cali Cartel. The fourth season is expected to be released next year. Wagner Moura, who played the role of Escobar got critical accolades from everywhere. The series also won the Golden Trailer award twice in 206 as well as 2017.

A horror television series that is aired on AMC is based on a comic book series. Andrew Lincoln plays the lead role of Rick Grimes. It speaks of a Zombie apocalypse, there are very few humans left, who are called survivors. Most of the humans have turned into zombies or walkers. Rick wants to protect the survivors and destruct the walkers. 8 seasons of the series had been released till now. It is one of the most watched American TV series according to Neilsen rating.

A science fiction television series, it is a series on the modern society with dark and satirical themes. It examines the role of new technologies in modern life. Initially premiered on Channel 4, now the show could be watched on Netflix. 3 series have been released as of yet, the fourth will be released on 29th December. It won an Emmy award and I widely discussed in the internet world.

An American political thriller, this is based on a book by Michael Dobbs. The story is said in the backdrop of Washington DC and is the tale of Frank Underwood, who is appointed as the Secretary of the state. He initiates an elaborate plan to gain power along with his wife. The lead role is played by Kevin Spacey. The series got 33 Emmy award nominations in the last five years.

Mindhunter is a crime drama based on a book of the same name that is, in turn, a collection of real le FBI stories. A single season is out yet and the second is under production. The show was widely discussed for its directorial brilliance. The story speaks of two FBI agents and their encounter with serial killers. The agents are seen interviewing already arrested killers in order to obtain clues to the cases that they are now investigating.

But undoubtedly the most talked about series of this year had been Stranger Things. It is a sci-fi horror web series aired on Netflix. There is a total of two seasons till now. The characterization, casting, direction, and concept for many appreciations from all corners. It got 18 nominations for the Emmy awards. The series is expected to run till five seasons.

So have you missed watching any of them? Rush and binge watch so that you can catch up next year.

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