Apple TV has arguably one of the best track records among the streaming services. While there aren't as many shows as other streamers, almost all of them are fantastic. This holds true especially for thrillers, delivering some of the best ones of the last five years.

Some of these shows were only a single season or two, some are still going strong. But what unites all these shows is that they are totally unpredictable. You never know what's coming from one moment to the next, and even in some cases, one season to the next. They keep you invested from start to finish, making them instantly bingeable classics.

'Severance' (2022–Present)

Severance is not just one of the best thrillers on Apple TV, it's one of the best, game-changing thrillers that totally rewrote genre rules. The premise is unique, following a man who has undergone a procedure to sever his memories such that he can live two separate lives: one at home and one at work. But the company that offers the procedure, and for which he works, has secrets and ulterior motives with the program.

Deeply unpredictable, every moment in Severance comes out of left field, whether it's goats being housed in a secret room, weird company retreats, people you thought were dead actually being alive, and "innies" becoming like their own people. You can't help but be gripped by the story through every moment, analyzing every morsel of information.

'Pluribus' (2025–Present)

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Where is the plot going to go in Pluribus? We kind of have an idea, but each episode of the inaugural season delivers one shocking revelation after another. Throughout the story, there are so many questions about why Carol (Rhea Seehorn) is immune, if she can get through to Zosia (Karolina Wydra), and just how far the hive mind will go to make her happy.

Pluribus Season 1 ends with the temptation of a bang, with converging stories that include Manousos (Carlos-Manuel Vesga), another immune individual, coming into play. There's no point in guessing how the story will play out because every episode takes you on another journey with surprises at every turn. This is mostly thanks to Carol and her unpredictable nature, always keeping things interesting versus relenting to the "joining."

'Silo' (2023–Present)

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Silo is yet another post-apocalyptic show with a sci-fi twist that deserves more attention. While those who read the Hugh Howey novels on which the story is based have an idea of what's coming next, anyone going in blind doesn't. And they have been met with some crazy twists and turns. At first, the big question is whether the Earth above the silos in which survivors reside really is uninhabitable. Then, it's about who else and how many others are out there.

From whom is good or bad to what motivations people have, secret identities, and who started the silo project in the first place, why, and what is the end game, so much happens through the two seasons to date. With shocking deaths and big reveals, Silo, which is confirmed to be a four-season run, has fans at the edges of their seats for the upcoming third season.

'Surface' (2022–Present)

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While it's not one of Apple TV's most high-profile shows, Surface takes you on a complicated journey with Sophie (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), a woman who tried to die by suicide but was rescued in time. As a result of her injuries, she suffers from severe memory loss. She remembers nothing about her life before, which leaves viewers in a similar position. Who is telling her the truth, and who is lying to her? What really went on that fateful day she was discovered?

The story goes in so many weird directions through its two seasons to date, it's the kind of twisty psychological thriller that throws you for a loop at every turn. Season 2 goes in an even weirder direction as Sophie decides to revisit what she believes to be her past life in another country, under a different identity. You could never have guessed the turns this series would take.

'Calls' (2021)

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One of the most unique shows ever on television and among the most underrated shows on Apple TV, Calls has an incredible cast, but it's all voice actors. Each compartmentalized episode in the mystery thriller analog miniseries is told in audio format only, expressive light visuals are the only thing that appears on-screen. The stories are separate but weave together, each involving a person calling another, expressing a terrifying scenario that leads up to an eventual apocalyptic event.

It sounds downright weird, and it is. But thanks to the wonderful voice cast and writing, it transports you in a way that you become transfixed by the mesmerizing on-screen visuals that become part of the story. Aubrey Plaza, Ben Schwartz, Clancy Brown, Jennifer Tilly, Nick Jonas, Rosario Dawson, and Pedro Pascal are just some of the huge names that appear – or rather, are heard – in this totally mind-bending and unpredictable thriller.

'Servant' (2019–2023)

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One of Apple TV's weirdest shows, this M. Night Shyamalan psychological horror fits with his typical offbeat style. Servant begins with a young couple who hire a nanny to care for their baby. Except the baby is just a human-like doll, though sometimes, it appears to be real. The nanny, meanwhile, seems to possess weird powers, and it's unclear if she's just an innocent but eccentric young woman or some type of evil witch. When strange things begin to happen in the house, the plot goes in really wild directions.

A story of grief, loss, coping, cults, and religion, Servant has received praise from some of the biggest moviemakers of the genre, including Guillermo del Toro and Stephen King. Every season, every episode, makes you throw out everything you thought you knew and start from the beginning again. What's evident throughout is that Servant will keep you guessing right up to the tragic end.

'Dark Matter' (2024–Present)

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Renewed for a second season, Dark Matter is a compelling sci-fi thriller based on the Blake Crouch novel, and created by Crouch as well. Joel Edgerton plays Jason Dessen, a physicist who travels between alternate realities after he's abducted by none other than himself from another one of those realities. A mind-bending premise, Dark Matter takes you through time as Jason tries desperately to stop Jason #02 from taking over his family.

The addictive series keeps you on your toes as you try to figure out what will happen next with the two Jasons, and the implications for his family. Collider's Chase Hutchinson says the story exploring the idea of how close we can be to becoming someone totally different is thought-provoking, grabbing you as well when considering the "terror of wandering forever through an infinite number of universes."

'Presumed Innocent' (2024–Present)

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Even though Presumed Innocent follows the same general plot as the 1990 movie, which itself is based on Scott Turow's novel, the ending and the reveal of the killer are different. The show about a lawyer who is accused of murdering his co-worker (with whom he was having a torrid affair) is presented such that in every episode, you're wondering if he actually did it, or didn't, and goes round and round in circles.

The legal thriller is highly bingeable: you'll want to power through all eight episodes to find out who the killer is at the end, if Rusty Sabich (Jake Gyllenhaal) is guilty (or someone else you suspect), and what the fallout will be. The series, one of the best courtroom dramas, has been renewed for a second season, based on the book Dissection of a Murder, and chances are it will be just as twisty.

Bad Sisters (2022–2024)

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The Irish black comedy Bad Sisters is equal parts funny but also tremendously dark. It follows five sisters investigating the death of the husband of their second-eldest sister. But you're left shocked when it's revealed that the four sisters had been planning to murder the tyrannically evil, mistreating man. Did they actually pull it off, despite their hapless attempts at doing so? Or was he killed by someone else?

Through both seasons, the second presenting another mystery tied to the initial murder, you are left guessing and theorizing about what happened, who was involved, and how events played out. There are a few plot points that will completely throw you off base, leaving your mouth agape. A wonderful mix of humor and darkness, Bad Sisters is at its core about family coming together to protect one another. But at every turn, it's totally unpredictable. As the pieces slowly come together in later episodes, it highlights the clever writing and compelling performances.

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TV-MA

Drama

Crime

Comedy

Thriller

Release Date

2022 - 2024-00-00

Network

Apple TV

Directors

Rebecca Gatward, Josephine Bornebusch, James Griffiths

Writers

Malin-Sarah Gozin, Brett Baer, Dave Finkel

Cast

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  Sharon Horgan

  Eva Garvey
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  Eva Birthistle

  Ursula Flynn
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  Sarah Greene

  Bibi Garvey
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  Eve Hewson

  Becka Garvey

Main Genre

Comedy

Seasons

2

Producers

Johann Knobel

Creator(s)

Sharon Horgan, Dave Finkel, Brett Baer

Story By

brett baer

Streaming Service(s)

Apple TV

Executive Producer(s)

Bert Hamelinck, Brett Baer, Clelia Mountford, Dave Finkel, Dearbhla Walsh, Sharon Horgan, Faye Dorn, Malin-Sarah Gozin, Michael Sagol

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