The dude who directed Chernobyl also directed this:

I wasn't all that impressed by them. I certainly didn't think they were must-experience.

I quite enjoyed them to the point that we went back and researched the series afterwards.

Just finished series two of The Expanse.

What a brilliant, brilliant, thing it is.

Really? I stopped after S1 as it was merely ok.

Did you finish S1? The first eight or so episodes of S1 are dull as ditchwater but the last couple and every episode since are brilliant.

Did you finish S1? The first eight or so episodes of S1 are dull as ditchwater but the last couple and every episode since are brilliant.

Holy shit The Boys (Amazon Prime) is fucking amazing. It's an existing comic series about vigilantes going up against corrupt superheroes. It's dark, violent, funny, and really well made. Great cast led by a Karl Urban who's a bit confused about his accent.

Having read the comics,
(1) I’m a bit disappointed they didn’t cast Simon Pegg as the guy whose wife explodes, as he’s a spitting image of the character; and
(2) the comic is extraordinarily grim and full of fairly depraved unpleasantness, so I expect (hope?) it will have toned it down some.
I will definitely be watching it when it starts showing at my local multiplex.

Been watching Succession. Pretty great.

It's the story of a wealthy family who lost everything, and the one son who had no choice but to keep them all together. Sort of.

Media mogul (I think supposed to be somewhat based on Rupert Murdoch) is approaching retirement, and his shitty kids are scrabbling for power etc.

It's made by Jesse Armstrong (Peep Show/The Thick of It), although I'd say it leans a bit more towards Drama than Comedy (but it's still a comedy). It's an HBO Prestige Show, so it feels pretty different to his lower budget British TV work, but yeah it's got some of the same kinda feeling to it.

Kevin from Home Alone's brother is fantastic in it.

We are loving this. Definitely a drama as you say, but each episode has several laugh out loud moments, it's a strange beast.

Matthew Macfadyen's character is also brilliant, looks like he's having a blast playing him. In fact, it's a great ensemble piece, excellent performances across the board.

Oh yeah Macfadyen is another stand out for sure. He's like equal parts snake/creep/best friend/puppet master/puppet. Never know which direction he's going to go in.

Pretty sure Cousin Greg is going to end up sitting on the Iron Throne somehow. He's on the first steps of his path to becoming Don Corleone meets Gordon Gecko.

The Boys - brilliant, and no they haven’t toned it down a great deal

Is that fly that was in episode, what, 3 or 4-ish going to make a return? It just buzzed around people’s faces a couple of times in a single episode but it hasn’t been in any further episodes. So yeah, what’s the deal with the fly, aye?

BTW: got 2 episodes left to watch.

Finished The Boys. Yeah, really fucking great. Definitely needs a second series.

Has the comic got an ending or is it an ongoing series?

Finished The Boys. Yeah, really fucking great. Definitely needs a second series.

Has the comic got an ending or is it an ongoing series?

The comic and the TV show diverge on quite a lot of things.

Wunch is fucking hot.