Year-End Lists

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Publishers Weekly: 10 Best Books of 2026
National Book Award: Nonfiction 2026
Jordan Cronk: Sight & Sound Poll: Best Films of 2026
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Atlantic: 14 Best TV Shows of 2025

17 December 2025

Dept. Q

The Atlantic: 14 Best TV Shows of 2025

TV lists in other years: 2024 · 2023 · 2022 · 2021 · 2020

Also from the Atlantic in 2025: Movies · Music · Books · Podcasts

Adolescence
The Lowdown
Task
Adults
The Diplomat
The Pitt
Severance
The Traitors
Dying for Sex
The Rehearsal
Dept. Q
The Summer I Turned Pretty
North of North
Andor

Trending Lists

2026 Award The Mercury Prize
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times
20 Best Films of 2016 Film Comment · Film Comment Poll
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times
10 Best Books of 2026 Publishers Weekly
2016 First Novel Prize The Center for Fiction
Nonfiction 2026 National Book Award
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2014 Pitchfork
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2026 Jordan Cronk · Sight & Sound Poll
Nonfiction 2026 Kirkus · Kirkus Prize
Fiction 2026 National Book Award

Trending Works

Robe of Gems Natalia López
Cosmic Wink Jess Williamson
The Unknown Arthur Harari
Going Home Tom Lamont
Paper Tiger James Gray
Bugonia Yorgos Lanthimos
Death Above Life Orbit Culture
The Dead Don't Hurt Viggo Mortensen
The Diary of a Chambermaid Radu Jude
XXX Danny Brown
Story of My Death Albert Serra
Bastard Music Meatraffle
The Dreamed Adventure Valeska Grisebach
We the People Jill Lepore

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