The Ultimate Bingewatching Guide: The best television and streaming shows reviewed

This book gathers 110 of the most outstanding TV series of recent decades, offering insightful overviews of storylines, themes and characters, while providing recommendations, tasters, trivia and teases.

Previously... it was all about cinema. Yet the 21st century has increasingly seen fans and critics alike switching their preference to long-form TV, where the stories, characters and talent are now centred. As pioneering HBO shows proved, you can go much deeper in (for example) a rich, rewarding 16-hour series than you can in a 90-minute blockbuster. Amazon Prime, HBO, Sky Atlantic, Netflix and Disney+ mean many of us no longer watch live TV.

But how to find you way to the killer and avoid the filler? This book has all you need to know – details of more than 100 of the best shows you can stream onto your screen today.

Chris Roberts has written about film and TV for the Guardian, Uncut, Empire and Total Film, and has interviewed everyone from Martin Scorsese and Woody Allen to 24 star Kiefer Sutherland and Boardwalk Empire baddie Steve Buscemi. His previous books for Carlton include Scarlett Johansson: Portrait of a Rising Star and the bestselling Michael Jackson: The King of Pop.