I second Queen's Gambit, Outlander and Lupin. Outlander has a bit of a trauma porn habit but it has a lot to recommend it despite of that. Queen's Gambit and Lupin are superb in their own different ways, really excellent.
Call My Agent! - think Mad Men but without the despair and emptyness and in chic Parisian style, fantastically balanced and funny.
Dead To Me - a dark comedy about grief, murder, lies and friendship. Brilliant performances, hard to resist.
A Very Secret Service - absurd, for fans of humour like in Good Omens or similar. Seems to ridicule bureaucracy, ignorance and conceit.
Orphan Black - I would say one of the best series in the last ten years, hands down. Dark, unexpected, terrifying, thrilling, intriguing, heart-breaking and heart-warming, deeply thought-provoking, darkly funny and with incredible acting.
Bridgerton - better than expected, entertaining, often heart-felt, titillating (always too briefly, alas), luscious to look at and really good in combination with reading Tracy Robey's reviews on Vulture. Together they make for perfect entertainment I'd say.
Good Wife and spin-off Good Fight - both excellent, supposed to be about lawyers but have a lot of political comedy and satire, intriguing, intelligent, complex, sometimes murky with plenty of humour and entertainment but also emotional moments. Well balanced, high quality.
Castle - entertaining series about a partnership between a hard-boiled yet human cop and annoying but sweet crime writer with sparkling chemistry, twisted plotlines, camaraderie and coats. So many coats. How can someone on police salary afford a new coat each episode, I do not know.
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