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The Economist’s pick of the best television shows of 2023

Exceptional crime dramas, comedies and psychological thrillers have come to the small screen this year

Scene from The Bear season featuring 2 Richard “Richie” Jerimovich (Ebon Moss- Bachrach).
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“Barry”

The fourth and final season is the darkest and most gripping. Barry Berkman, a hitman, had reinvented himself as an actor; now he has lost his cover and his freedom. The show—created by and starring Bill Hader, a comedian—interrogates Hollywood’s love of anti-heroes and offers a satisfying ending.

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