7 best TV shows of the first half of 2018 according to Time magazine

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The second season of the dystopian "Handmaid's Tale", a sitcom about a gay teenager and other TV series that look in the same breath.

The authors of the best TV series of the first half of 2018 were in many cases inspired by literary works. Time's list includes television adaptations of Edward St. Aubin's books starring Benedict Cumberbatch, a drama series based on novels about the hunt for a talented assassin, and a host of other notable projects.

Patrick Melrose

• Drama.
• UK, USA, 2018.
• Duration: Season 1 (5 episodes, 60 minutes each).
• IMDb: 8, 4.

Patrick's life cannot be called happy, even though he is not short of money. He drinks his fortune for days on end, and the reason for this is childhood, in which he had to endure the cruelty of his father and the weak-willed behavior of his mother. The hero tries to restore mental health, but the past does not let go. And healing each time turns into self-destruction.

Wild wild country

• Documentary, crime.
• USA, 2018.
• Duration: Season 1 (6 episodes, 65 minutes each).
• IMDb: 8, 3.

A real story about a community that settled in the Oregon desert at the end of the 20th century, formed by the followers of the controversial thinker Rajneesh. Locals watch how, under the influence of strangers, their homeland is changing beyond recognition. A conflict arises between the two sides, which threatens to develop into something very dangerous.

Champions

• Comedy.
• USA, 2018.
• Duration: Season 1 (10 episodes, 30 minutes each).
• IMDb: 5, 7.

A witty sitcom, which takes place for the most part in the Brooklyn gym. Bachelor Vince lives light with his like-minded brother, plays sports and constantly changes women. One day, an ambitious gay teenager named Michael comes to Vince and declares that he is his son.

Ghost tower

• Drama.
• USA, 2018.
• Duration: Season 1 (10 episodes, 50 minutes each).
• IMDb: 7, 9.

A dark story about events that foreshadow the tragedy of September 11, 2001 in New York. At the center of the narrative are CIA and FBI agents who are together trying to fight terrorism, and in particular - with Osama bin Laden and the Al-Qaeda headed by him.

The Handmaid's Tale

• Science fiction, drama.
• USA, 2017.
• Duration: 2 seasons (23 episodes, 60 minutes each).
• IMDb: 8, 6.

A story about the world of the future, in which only a few women are capable of having children. These women become slaves, called upon to fulfill the only role - to bear children for high-ranking men, whose wives are deprived of reproductive functions.

The second season departs from the plot of the original book by Margaret Atwood and boasts a much more varied color palette, for the limitations of which the first season many were criticized.

Atlanta

• Drama, comedy.
• USA, 2016.
• Duration: 2 seasons (21 episodes, 30 minutes each).
• IMDb: 8, 6.

Ern was expelled from a prestigious university, and he lives with his parents, then with a girl. The hero's cousin Alfred is a rapidly gaining popularity rapper. For selfish purposes, Ern is trying to restore contact with his cousin.

In the second season, the hero does not abandon his attempts to unwind at the expense of Alfred's talent. While Ern is trying to arrange a personal life, his girlfriend pulls the whole family on herself.

Killing Eve

• Thriller.
• UK, 2018.
• Duration: Season 1 (8 episodes, 43 minutes each).
• IMDb: 8, 6.

MI5 analyst Eva and highly dangerous hitman Villanelle engage in a fierce struggle and become obsessed with each other. Intuition does not let Eve down - she constantly sits on the tail of the criminal. Villanelle turns the pursuit into a game that he enjoys immensely.