With so much television available these days, finding a show you enjoy and want to watch all the way through can be challenging. The beauty of anthology television is that it allows you to do just that. To receive a full and complete plot, you’ll need to watch either one episode or one season.
Below are some good anthology series to watch.
1. The Twilight Zone (1959-1964)
No. of Seasons- 5
No. of Episodes- 156
The Twilight Zone is a location that can exist at any time, in any space, or in any mind….but only when you least expect it. Be careful what you say or do when you’re in this zone of limitless possibilities. Making the proper choices can help you get back on track, sometimes with more happiness and prosperity. Wrong actions frequently result in insanity and death, or an eternity locked in this reality. Take care as you walk through the sign indicating that you’ve entered The Twilight Zone ahead of you.
2. The Terror (2018-2019)
No. of Seasons- 2
No. of Episodes- 20
In Season 1, the Terror is a terrifying trip for viewers. The plot revolves around a risky voyage by the Royal Navy into the undiscovered area in search of the Northwest Passage. The crew is driven to the brink of extinction due to perilous conditions, limited resources, decreasing hope, and the fear of the unknown. Frozen, isolated, and trapped at the end of the world, The Terror exemplifies everything that can go wrong when a group of desperate men contends not just with the weather, but also with one another.
In season 2 (named “Infamy”), follows the residents of the L.A.-based Terminal Island Japanese American internment camp during WWII, as well as a series of terrible fatalities perpetrated by a mystery supernatural force there.
3. American Horror Story (2011- )
No. of Seasons- 10
No. of Episodes- 113
A haunted house, a Catholic insane asylum from the 1960s, a coven of witches, a freak show starring some truly twisted characters, a hotel filled with serial killers run by a vampire countess, an isolated haunted shack that may hold the secrets to the disappearance of the Roanoke colony, a cult on the rise following the 2016 Presidential election, an outpost that hides the few survivors of the Apocalypse In this interwoven modern horror anthology series, each new season brings entirely new, uniquely American terrors.
4. Black Mirror (2011-2019)
No. of Seasons- 5
No. of Episodes- 22
Technology has revolutionized practically every area of our life in the last 10 years before we’ve had time to reflect on it. A plasma screen, a monitor, or a smartphone may be found in every home, on every desk, and in every palm—a black mirror of our 21st-century existence. Black Mirror is a British anthology series that tells stories that touch into a general sense of disquiet about the current world.
5. Love Life (2020- )
No. of Seasons- 2
No. of Episodes- 20
Darby Carter is followed throughout her twenties as she navigates job and romance in New York City. Along with, frequently with her youthful fears rising to the surface. Darby first appears in 2012 as an NYU graduate living with three roommates: Sara’s impulsive best friend, Sara’s easygoing boyfriend Jim. And brutally honest roommate Mallory. Love life follows Darby throughout the next few years, showing how each contact pushes her closer to discovering her “person,” even if she doesn’t realize it yet.
6. Castle Rock (2018- 2019)
No. of Season- 2
No. of Episodes- 20
Castle Rock is a psychological-horror series set in the Stephen King world that weaves an epic saga of darkness and light across a few square miles of Maine woodland. Cujo, The Dark Half, and Needful Things, as well as novella The Body and other short tales such as Rita Hayworth and The Shawshank Redemption, are situated in or contain references to the fictional Maine town of Castle Rock. Castle Rock is a unique suspense/thriller, a first-of-its-kind remake that delves into the themes and worlds that run through the whole King canon while also touching on some of his most renowned and beloved works.
