10 TV shows to watch on Amazon Prime

If you are in a love-hate relationship with it as I am

I have canceled my Amazon Prime Video subscription several times over the years. It's not my favorite streaming platform. The UX is awful. Many times what I click on will take forever to load or not load at all. And the quality is not always there. I have started watching countless TV shows only to abandon it after a few episodes.

But I can't seem to escape it. I always end up with Prime whenever I buy something on Amazon. This time around, I wanted to at least make the most of it, and I found some interesting releases. So, if you are like me and stuck with Prime Video, here are a few TV shows to at least try to make the most out of it before canceling all over again.

Also, let me know in the comments if you have any other suggestions.

1. Fleabag

We will start with the best because we must. If you STILL haven't watched Fleabag I don't know what you are waiting for. It's one of the finest things to air in the last 10 years or so. It's British comedy at its highest level.

In it, 'Fleabag' (Phoebe Waller-Bridge) is a 30-year-old lost woman who has no idea what to do next with her life and is trying to overcome the loss of her best friend. It's funny, intelligent, and has some of the most memorable quotes.

2. Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

No, I won't stop telling you to watch Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. It's also one of the most excellent things on Amazon Prime and TV, in general. Just watch it.

Mrs. Maisel follows the life of a housewife from the 1950s (Rachel Brosnahan) who becomes a stand-up comedian after her husband leaves her for his secretary.

3. Undone

Alma Diaz (Rosa Salazar) starts hearing and seeing her dead father and time-traveling. Is it real or is she showing symptoms of the disease that runs in her family: schizophrenia?

This was a really enjoyable experience. It explores family ties, mental health, Latin American culture, and much more in an innovative story.

4. I Love Dick

Filmmaker Chris (Kathryn Hahn) and writer Sylvére (Griffin Dunne) move to a small town in Texas for a residency. There they meet artist/cowboy Dick (Kevin Bacon) who becomes an obsession for Chris and the theme of many letters she writes for him.

This is a weird story about female rage and desire. It has eight short episodes (25 minutes) and feels like a long artsy film. I haven't seen anything like it.

5. Mr. and Mrs. Smith

I love Donal Glover and Mr. and Mrs. Smith doesn't disappoint. Although I'm not too fond of remakes, retellings, spin-offs, etc., this one is definitely a show of its own. It's fun, funny, and has many memorable cameos, including Michaela Coel, Paul Dano, and Brazilian actor Wagner Moura (<3).

Mr. and Mrs. Smith is about an unknown company that hires two people to do high-risk missions. They are set together as a married couple and should work and live together using their newly acquired names.

6. Love is for the strong

This is a Brazilian show that portrays the violence experienced by my country's black population. Marginalized people in Rio de Janeiro constantly experience aggression directed at them by the police.

Love is for the Strong tells an important story about the constant oppression people live through in favelas (slums). Although it is about violence it is not as bloody as some Brazilian productions such as City of God. There are times when it looks like a video clip and is very visually appealing. That's because it was produced by rapper Marcelo D2.

7. Homecoming

This is an older Amazon show. If you enjoyed Apple TV's Severance, you will probably enjoy Homecoming. Julia Roberts stars as Heide, a therapist who works in an odd building at an odd workplace. She is trying to put together the pieces of what happened while she was there. Even though I have only watched the first season, I believe it can stand on its own.

8. The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart

The series starts with a girl named Alice who sets her house on fire and ends up killing both her parents. We follow Alice's life into adulthood where we better understand all the complicated family issues she has had to deal with.

The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart explores multi-generational trauma and it's a good watch starring Sigourney Weaver and set in the beautiful outback Australia.

9. Daisy Jones and the Six

A fictional rock band called Daisy Jones and The Six from the 1970s was formed and dissolved at its peak. This TV show imitates a music documentary and employs its own music to make it feel as though this band truly existed.

Our attention is drawn to the "mystery" of why the band broke up. However, what makes us watch music documentaries, and Daisy Jones and the Six is to understand what it is like to be a rock star.

10. Expats

Expats follows three US expats living in Hong Kong. They are all involved in a tragedy, the disappearance of Margaret's (Nicole Kidman) youngest son in a crowded night market.

This show is still going on with one new episode every Friday, so let's see where it will take us.