It’s Time To Binge 2026’s Best Show With Season 1 Now Complete

InnovationGamingIt’s Time To Binge 2026’s Best Show With Season 1 Now CompleteByPaul Tassi,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. News and opinion about video games, television, movies and the internet.Follow AuthorJun 17, 2026, 10:19am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Widow's BayApple TVLook, I get it, keeping up with shows week to week can be exhausting. Either you don’t have the time to start with, or you’re juggling too many at once. However, I strongly recommend you take a 2-3 day break, as you can now watch what could be considered the best show of 2026, all at once, now that its 10-episode season 1 is over.First, subscribe to Apple TV. Not just for this show, but because Apple TV, at this point, has a batting average of about 70% of its shows being good to great, as opposed to say, 5-10% for the “throw everything at the wall” Netflix. And it’s relatively cheap compared to its larger competitors ($13 a month, no ads).Then, watch Widow’s Bay. This is the show I’m talking about, a horror comedy created by the incredibly Kate Dippold, internet famous due to this tweet, but before this, a writer on shows like Parks and Recreation. Much of the series is also directed by Hiro Murai, of Atlanta fame.Then there’s the cast. The show is led by The Americans’ Matthew Rhys, now free from dark dramas to unleash his comedic side, and he is very, very funny, while also delivering powerful, emotional acting when the situation calls for it. Then, there’s the breakout TV star of the year, Kate O’Flynn, who leads what are probably the two best episodes of the season. They are rounded out by the omnipresent Stephen Root, who brings talent to everything he’s in.Widow's BayApple TVMORE FOR YOUWidow’s Bay tells the story of the mayor of a small island town, Tom Loftis (Rhys), attempting to bring tourists in from the outside world. The p...