‘English Teacher’ (FX)

‘Fantasmas’ (HBO)

‘John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A.’ (Netflix)

‘My Brilliant Friend’ (HBO)

‘Say Nothing’ (FX)

‘Shogun’ (FX)

‘Somebody Somewhere’ (HBO)

The Summer Olympics (Peacock)

‘We Are Lady Parts’ (Peacock)

Honorable Mentions: “Baby Reindeer” (Netflix),

“The Decameron” (Netflix),

“The Diplomat” (Netflix),

“Evil” (Paramount+),

“Hacks” (Max),

“St. Denis Medical” (NBC),

“Sunny” (Apple TV+),

“The Sympathizer” (HBO),

“The Vince Staples Show” (Netflix)

Flawed But Fascinating: “The Bear” (FX),

“My Lady Jane” (Amazon Prime Video),

“3 Body Problem” (Netflix)

Best International Shows

‘Babylon Berlin’ (MHz Choice)

‘Blue Lights’ (BritBox)

‘The Confidante’ (Max)

‘The Day of the Jackal’ (Peacock)

‘Everything is Fine’ (Hulu)

‘Kleo’ (Netflix)

‘The Lesson’ (ChaiFlicks)

‘A Shop for Killers’ (Hulu)

‘Until I Kill You’ (BritBox)

‘Without Sin’ (Acorn TV)

And 10 more equally deserving series:

“All and Eva,” Sweden (Viaplay);

“Fleeting Lies,” Spain (Hulu);

“Funny Woman,” Britain (PBS);

Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born,” Korea (Hulu);

“The Long Shadow,” Britain (Acorn TV);

“The Mothers of Penguins,” Poland (Netflix);

“Slow Horses” Season 4, Britain (Apple TV+);

“My Brilliant Friend” Season 4, Italy (HBO);

“Unsilenced,” Israel (ChaiFlicks);

“Where’s Wanda?,” Germany (Apple TV+).