Cinemax

2014 · 2 Seasons · Cinemax · Medical Drama

The Knick is one of the most visually ambitious shows ever made for television, a period medical drama directed entirely by Steven Soderbergh that feels nothing like any period piece you've seen before. Clive Owen delivers a ferocious performance as a brilliant, self-destructive surgeon navigating the dawn of modern medicine in 1900s New York, and the show's willingness to confront the racism, corruption, and brutality of the era gives it a weight that transcends its genre. Its two seasons tell a complete story that rewards viewers who can handle its unflinching subject matter.

2013 · 4 Seasons · Cinemax · Action / Crime

Banshee is pure pulp adrenaline, a show built on an absurd premise and the best fight choreography on television, held together by Antony Starr's magnetic performance as a man who doesn't exist.

2016 · 1 Season · Cinemax · Crime / Drama / Thriller

Quarry is a taut, atmospheric crime thriller set in 1972 Memphis, following a Vietnam veteran who returns home to find his life in ruins and gets drawn into a world of contract killing. It's a beautifully crafted single season of television that builds to one of the most devastating finales of the decade, and its cancellation left one of the most promising setups in recent memory without a continuation.