2021's Best TV Series: From 'Landscapers' to 'Squid Game'

The year 2021 closed with standout TV series including 'Landscapers' (HBO, from December 7, on Sky and NOW from January 14), a miniseries about Susan and Christopher Edwards, convicted in 2013 for the 1998 murder of her parents in Nottinghamshire, starring Olivia Colman and David Thewlis. 'WandaVision' (Disney+) was a huge success, set three weeks after 'Avengers: Endgame', starring Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany. 'Maid' (Netflix and Sky Q) adapts Stephanie Land's memoir about a cleaning woman. 'Scene da un matrimonio' (Sky and NOW) with Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain, premiered at the 77th Venice Film Festival. 'Only Murders in the Building' (Hulu and Disney+ Star) stars Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez. 'Strappare lungo i bordi' (Netflix) is Zerocalcare's debut series, premiered at the 16th Rome Film Festival. 'Gomorrah' ended with its fifth season, directed by Marco D'Amore and Claudio Cupellini. 'Dopesick' (Disney+) covers the opioid crisis, based on Beth Macy's book, starring Michael Keaton. 'Omicidio a Easttown' (HBO) stars Kate Winslet. 'Squid Game' (Netflix), a South Korean survival game series with nine episodes, was a global phenomenon, with a prize of 45.6 billion won (about €33 million), created by Hwang, with music by Jung Jae-il.