As it has done in the past for films directed by women or non-English language films, BBC Culture has released its list of the 100 greatest TV series of the 21st century. The list is the result of a poll of 206 critics, academics and industry professionals from across the world, making it the biggest and most international survey of experts on the subject. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the number one series was deemed to be David Simon and Ed Burns’ “The Wire,” with almost a quarter of those polled ranking it in first place as the single greatest TV show of the 21st century so far, and nearly half listing it somewhere in their top 10.
IndieWire readers will be familiar with most of the titles in the Top 10. “Fleabag” came in at No. 4, making it the top-rated series created by a woman. It wasn’t the sole entry to have that distinction; “I May Destroy You...
IndieWire readers will be familiar with most of the titles in the Top 10. “Fleabag” came in at No. 4, making it the top-rated series created by a woman. It wasn’t the sole entry to have that distinction; “I May Destroy You...
- 10/19/2021
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
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