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From an epic horror odyssey...to the brilliant final chapter in the Roy family saga, here are The Hollywood Reporter's critics' picks for the 10 best TV shows of 2023 so far.

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00:00From an epic horror odyssey to the brilliant final chapter in the Roy family saga,

00:05here are the Hollywood Reporter's critics' picks for the 10 best TV shows of 2023 so far.

00:11Up first, the HBO dramedy Barry. The final episodes of the Hitman series starring Bill

00:16Hader expanded the scope of Barry's destruction beyond his loved ones, beyond Hollywood,

00:21and even beyond LA's criminal underworld into the next generation, as embodied by his wide-eyed son.

00:27You're irredeemable.

00:30Next is Netflix's Beef, starring Ali Wong and Steven Yeun.

00:34The show's surgical eye for detail elevated what could have been just a playful comedy

00:38about two feuding strangers into one of the year's most outrageously twisty,

00:42screamingly funny thrillers, while its curiosity and empathy turned it into one of the year's

00:47most moving dramas.

00:49I have a very full life that I'd love to give back to. I'm gonna find you and take what little you have.

00:56Meanwhile, the FXX comedy Dave, starring Dave Bird, aka Lil Dicky, carved out a third season as wild and emotionally varied as any on television.

01:05Another pick is Happy Valley. The three-season exploration of crime, punishment, and trauma came to a harrowing end.

01:22They closed the book on the fraught connection between a police sergeant and the psychopath who upended her life more than two decades ago.

01:30Got some intel for you from the prison. You're not gonna like it.

01:33Up next, I'm a Virgo on Amazon Prime Video. The seven-episode comedy from Boots Riley is part whimsical allegory

01:40and part superhero origin story about a 13-foot-tall teenager.

01:45Just hit the sideshow with her.

01:47Well, I'm a Virgo. And Virgos love adventure.

01:49We showing up with it.

01:50Let's go!

01:54According to THR's TV critics, The Last of Us is probably the best big or small screen video adaptation ever,

02:00but that's reductive. Depending on the week, the series was a tragic love story,

02:05or a mushroom-zombie-filled urban nightmare, or just a buddy dramedy anchored by the great Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey.

02:13Got any advice on the best way west?

02:16Yeah, go east.

02:19Meanwhile, season three of the max comedy The Other Two delivered some of the sharpest showbiz satire

02:24to be found anywhere on television.

02:26You represent Pat Dubeck and Chase Dreams.

02:28Also, drape disasters with Maria Menounos.

02:31Rookie, we have a lot of good programming.

02:33Yes, I am proud to be a part of all these vital shows.

02:36Another pick is Somebody Somewhere on HBO,

02:39a gentle half-hour comedy about ordinary folk in an ordinary place

02:43that yields some of the funniest, warmest, loveliest moments to be found anywhere in the TV landscape.

02:49Families aren't easy, not even the fun ones.

02:51It takes a lot of work.

02:53Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi on Hulu follows its host

02:56as she travels the country and visits ethnic enclaves in different cities

03:00while learning about the intersections between food and the American immigrant experience.

03:05THR's TV critics call it a funny and vitally of-the-moment journey,

03:09and every bit as good as her Bravo smash, Top Chef.

03:11There is this idealized image of America.

03:15Yeah.

03:15Immigrants need to have that sense of identity, that sense of community,

03:19to make sense of who you are.

03:21And finally, this list wouldn't be complete without the final season of HBO's Succession.

03:26While the Roy saga was never destined for a happy ending,

03:30it did land on a masterful one that pushed its already excellent cast

03:34to new depths of despair, humor, and occasional vulnerability.

03:37For more on this story and more TV reviews, head to THR.com.

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