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The 25 best shows on Apple TV Plus to watch right now (August 2025)

From Severance to The Studio, here are the best Apple TV shows to whack on your watchlist in August 2025

Total Film

‘When Claire Danes and Tom Hiddleston were cast I was in shock’: Sarah Perry on The Essex Serpent

As an adaptation of her bestselling novel comes to screens, Sarah Perry describes the joys of being on set – and how the production restored her faith in storytelling

The Guardian - UK

Gothic "Essex Serpent” needs more bite

If you're expecting "The Thorn Birds" with a dinosaur, you'll be disappointed

Salon

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Review: ‘The Essex Serpent’ has much going for it but not enough story for its half-dozen episodes

You notice its cinematic qualities in the first episode of “The Essex Serpent,” a series debuting with two installments this week on Apple TV+.

Tribune News Service

The Essex Serpent review: Tom Hiddleston is plausible as a toff who likes mudlarking

Claire Danes and Hiddleston lead the cast of this adaptation – but their backdrop far outshines them

The Independent UK

The Essex Serpent review – Claire Danes is magnificent … unlike Tom Hiddleston

The Loki actor feels too suave to play a humble vicar in this adaptation of Sarah Parry’s lush novel – which makes the central romance cold and condescending

The Guardian - UK

‘The Essex Serpent’: Dreary detours stop the momentum of classy but murky Apple TV+ series

Claire Danes and Tom Hiddleston star in the story of a town convinced a water monster is doing the devil’s work.

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A Victorian widow searches for ‘The Essex Serpent’ in dark Apple TV+ drama

Cora Seaborne is a woman who escaped one monster and is pursuing another.

Tribune News Service

The Essex Serpent: Here’s your latest look at Tom Hiddleston and Claire Danes in Apple’s period drama

The hotly-anticipated TV adaption will be airing on Apple TV+ in May

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