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If you dont, these ten episodes inspired by their story will make you say, Are youkiddingme?

Clockwise from top right: Mindhunter, Unbelievable, Euphoria, Fleabag, Succession.

almost as frequently as you did duringAbducted in Plain SightandWild, Wild Country.

In its second,Barryrose to exceptional heights.

And wouldnt you know?

Ashley Nicole Black, Quinta Brunson, Robin Thede, and Gabrielle Dennis in A Black Lady Sketch Show.

That structure is the same as every other reality competition show.

BoJack & Co. may still be seeking self-improvement.

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Whats the worst that can happen?

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There are no small moments.

Even the grace notes are epic.

Separately, Brie and Gilpin are fantastic.

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But Im free now.

is spoken with a straight face and is entirely accurate.

Its a very special, wonderful kind of weird.

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The result is aneven more complex, sprawling, self-serious journey through multiple dimensions.

Its also a more confusing one that made my eyes roll on more than one occasion.

So why does this show make the cut, then?

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Even when the viewer gets whiplash, its impossible not to appreciate the multitudes that this modest show contains.

ButMaya Erskine and Anna Konkleare so convincing as their tween alter egos thatPEN15just works.

ButRussian Dolls version of hitting repeat is anything but dull.

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And it did all of that with a distinctly female eye, with every episode directed by a woman.

You want us to fuck off, Logan Roy?

Also, the performances are extraordinary.

Sam Richardson and Will Arnett in BoJack Horseman.

Kaitlyn Dever will break your heart as Marie, the rape victim whose recall is questioned by careless cops.

Is Rosa mentally ill or is she finally seeing things with true clarity?

You want to keep watching to find out.

Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan in Catastrophe.

In its seventh and final season,Veepstill managed to unwittingly sync with reality.

Its Veronica and her investigative dad Keith, played by the greatEnrico Colantoni.

She levels up with this Netflix miniseries about the so-called Central Park Five.

Jared Harris in Chernobyl.

But it absolutely is.

Rachel Bloom and Donna Lynne Champlin in Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.

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Isaiah Johnson and Akili McDowell in <!-- raw HTML omitted -->David Makes Man.<!-- raw HTML omitted -->

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Cate Blanchett and Fred Armisen in <!-- raw HTML omitted -->Documentary Now!<!-- raw HTML omitted -->

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Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Andrew Scott in Fleabag.

Michelle Williams in Fosse/Verdon.

Betty Gilpin and Alison Brie in GLOW.

Michael Jackson and Wade Robson in Leaving Neverland.

Bernardo Velasco, Ana Fabrega, and Julio Torres in Los Espookys.

Jonathan Groff and Holt McCallany in Mindhunter.

Brit Marling in The OA: Part II.

Jason Genao in On My Block.

Heléne Yorke and Drew Tarver in The Other Two.

Hasan Minhaj in <!-- raw HTML omitted -->Patriot Act<!-- raw HTML omitted -->.

Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle in PEN15.

Natasha Lyonne in Russian Doll.

Aidy Bryant in Shrill.

Jeremy Strong in Succession.

Finn Wolfhard, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, Caleb McLaughlin, and Millie Bobby Brown in Stranger Things 3.

Marie Kondo in Tidying Up.

Mahershala Ali in True Detective.

Merritt Wever and Toni Collette in Unbelievable.

Rosa Salazar in Undone.

Timothy Simons and Julia Louis-Dreyfus in Veep.

Kristen Bell in Veronica Mars.

Chelsea Rendon in Vida.

Kayvan Novak in What We Do in the Shadows.

Jharrel Jerome in When They See Us.

Aya Cash and Chris Geere in You’re the Worst.