I Binged Over 100 Prestige TV Dramas – This Thriller Is the Gold Standard
Recognizing prestige television is to know it when you see it. In an era in which the market is saturated with a never-ending glut of content coated with the veneer (and marketing power) of a prestige television show, you can feel whether you’re actually watching a truly exquisite piece of TV in your bones. It doesn’t just have the backing of a big studio or streaming service or budget. It doesn’t just have something to say, or shock value, or enough content to ignite millions of water-cooler conversations around the world. It doesn’t even have to be art (I’m looking at you, Game of Thrones, because everyone’s entitled to a controversial opinion about pop culture every now and again).
