Raj & DK became a household name after their spy thriller series ‘The Family Man’ gained massive popularity among streaming audiences. And then, earlier this year, their dark comedy crime thriller series ‘Farzi’ starring Shahid Kapoor came out and entertained OTT viewers to the core. After garnering widespread acclaim, Raj & DK’s ‘Farzi’ has achieved yet another distinction. This time on an international platform – IMDb.
‘Farzi’ has not only cracked IMDb’s highest rated TV series of 2023 international list, but it has done it in great style. The show is just behind HBO’s post-apocalyptic horror series ‘The Last of Us’ (Rank 1) and currently holds Rank 2 on the said IMDb list. ‘Farzi’ holds an IMDb user rating of 8.4/10 and ‘The Last of Us’ has got an IMDb user rating of 8.8/10.
Check out the full ‘Top Rated TV Series of 2023’ IMDb list along with their synopsis and OTT platforms in India.
10. Poker Face (Streaming on Jio Cinema)
The character driven mystery series features Natasha Lyonne (Orange is the New Black, Russian Doll) in the lead role of a casino worker who flees after a mysterious death and tries to solve various murder mysteries while she is on the run.
9. The Diplomat (Streaming on Netflix)
The political drama series features Keri Russel as Kate Wyler, the US Ambassador to the UK who must balance her high-profile and extremely sensitive job with her marriage with a political diplomat Hal (Rufus Sewell).
8. Shrinking (Streaming on Apple TV+)
The comedy series stars Jason Siegel as a grieving therapist who starts to tell his clients precisely what’s going on in his mind and about what he is thinking. And in doing that, he breaks the basic rules and makes a huge difference in the lives of people including himself. It also features veteran actor Harrison Ford in an interesting role.
7. Daisy Jones & The Six (Streaming on Amazon Prime Video)
Based on Taylor Jenkins Reid’s book of the same name, the series focuses on why the members of the legendary and popular 70s band parted ways despite their superhit show.
6. Silo (Streaming on Apple TV+)
The sci-fi series is set in a dystopian world where thousands of people live in a giant, underground silo. After a vital rule is broken by a sheriff, engineer Juliette (Rebecca Ferguson) must unearth the shocking truth about the silo.
5. Cunk on Earth (Streaming on Netflix)
The globetrotting mockumentary series follows an out-of-luck journalist Philomena Cunk (Diane Morgan), who interviews several experts to ask them about the progress of humanity.
4. Beef (Streaming on Netflix)
It features Steven Yeun and Ali Wong in the roles of a failing contractor and an unfulfilled businesswoman, respectively. The story revolves around how the two strangers get involved in a road rage incident, which brings forth the darkest sides of their natures and eventually consumes them.
3. Jury Duty (Streaming on Amazon Prime Video)
The documentary style comedy series focuses on the workings of an American Jury trial from the perspective of a juror named Ronald Gladden. But the twist is that the whole case is made-up and besides Ronald, all the other eleven jurors are actors.
2. Farzi (Streaming on Amazon Prime Video)
Set against the backdrop of counterfeit currency business, the series features Shahid Kapoor as a small-time artist who uses his unique skills to design a con job using his grandfather’s printing press. But soon after, he is pursued by a relentless cop who is hellbent on putting an end to the high stakes con game.
1. The Last of Us (Streaming on Jio Cinema)
The horror-adventure series revolves around two characters Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) and is set in the backdrop of a post-apocalyptic world full of infected creatures. The basic premise is that Joel, a hardened smuggler, is hired to transport a teenager Ellie across the country, while protecting her from omnipresent dangers.