Anthology TV series where every episode reads like a masterpiece

An anthology series delivers self-contained stories: each episode has its own beginning, middle and end, with distinct characters, settings and plotlines. The format has produced wildly uneven work over the years, yet a rare few shows remain consistently excellent from one episode to the next.

Steven Spielberg’s Amazing Stories celebrates cinema with contributions from talents such as Burt Reynolds, Clint Eastwood, Martin Scorsese, Danny DeVito, Brad Bird and Robert Zemeckis. Tales from the Crypt, hosted by the Crypt Keeper and rooted in 1950s comic books, covers every shade of horror and still impresses with its practical effects.

Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities assembles dark fantasy and horror ideas that never reached film, while Channel Zero adapts well-known creepypastas into season-long nightmares, beginning with Candle Cove. Star Wars: Visions explores the galaxy in non-canon short stories, each episode crafted by a different animation studio, many from Japan.

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