8 Late 2023 TV Shows That Got 100% Scores On Rotten Tomatoes

Not only has 2023 been a great year for television, but its final months have made it even better by delivering a handful of shows with perfect 100% critics scores on Rotten Tomatoes. The review website Rotten Tomatoes collects and collates multiple critics’ reviews to provide potential viewers with a comprehensive consensus and rating. While rare, numerous TV series have earned a perfect 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. While many previous examples boast the coveted rating, some of the greatest television shows ever, based on this achievement on Rotten Tomatoes, were only just released in the second half of 2023.

Several incredible ongoing shows also released new seasons in 2023 that earned a perfect score on Rotten Tomatoes: Happy Valley season 3, Foundation season 2, and Reservation Dogs season 3. In early 2023, other new series were presented with equally impressive reviews, such as A Small Light and Drops of God. Joining them, these television shows debuted in mid to late 2023 and have been bestowed a 100% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes.

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8 Blue Eye Samurai

Released on Netflix on November 3, 2023

Blue Eye Samurai is a dazzling animated series about a half-white, half-Japanese female swordmaster named Mizu. Set in 17th-century Japan, the show follows Mizu on her quest for vengeance against the four white men who illegally remained in Japan during the closing of its borders. Blue Eye Samurai is visually stunning, with every image designed like a Japanese painting brought to life. The characters are deftly developed and are performed by an array of impressive actors, including George Takei, Masi Oka, and Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa. Blue Eye Samurai has an appropriately enigmatic ending, which will hopefully foster a second season.

7 Black Cake

Premiered on Hulu on November 1, 2023

Black Cake is a powerful and emotional miniseries based on the novel of the same name by Charmaine Wilkerson. It follows two siblings whose mother dies following a battle with cancer, leaving them with a flash drive containing her untold account of her journey to America from the Caribbean. The shocking stories challenge the sibling’s perception of their family and have a lasting impact. Black Cake is beautifully plotted, weaving multiple narratives across different timelines. It also features highly compelling performances from its stars, crafting an enthralling and thrilling miniseries.

6 Scavengers Reign

Premiered on Max on October 19, 2023

Scavengers Reign is a science fiction animated series depicting the crew of a damaged deep space freighter stranded on a beautiful and dangerous planet. The series is littered with hauntingly captivating visuals and a terrifying collection of monstrous creatures. Scavengers Reign is as disturbing as it is wondrous, vividly capturing a visceral sense of isolation and intrigue through the environment, combining sci-fi tropes with fantasy and horror to create a truly unique world. As beautiful as it is brutal, Scavengers Reign features a climactic ending that will remain with audiences long after the series concludes.

5 The Lazarus Project

Premiered on TNT on June 4, 2023

The Lazarus Project is a British science-fiction series that first aired in the U.K. in 2022 but received a U.S. premiere in June 2023. It depicts a man who is stuck reliving the same day over and over and is recruited by the eponymous secret organization that has harnessed the ability to rewind time when the world is threatened by extinction. The high-octane adventure story melds sci-fi and fantasy to create a thrilling, fast-paced action series that rivals any Hollywood blockbuster. The Lazarus Project prompts several questions but still retains the highly emotive central plot, bolstered by a stalwart cast of distinguished British actors, including Paapa Essiedu and Caroline Quentin.

4 Onimusha

Released on Netflix on November 2, 2023

Onimusha is an anime series based on the video game franchise of the same name. It’s set in the early Edo period as Japan was transitioning toward peace and depicts an aging warrior named Musashi. He is on a covert mission to vanquish a plague of demonic zombies, armed with an ancient weapon that threatens to consume him in darkness. Onimusha is a beautiful series that fully encapsulates the impressive strides made in anime, featuring wildly impressive animation and many stunning sequences that are genuinely unsettling. Onimusha is a startling collision of horror animation and martial arts and an essential television show from 2023.

3 Dear Child

Released on Netflix on September 7, 2023

The German limited series Dear Child quickly earned a perfect Rotten Tomatoes score for its portrayal of Lena, a woman residing in total seclusion with her children, Hannah and Jonathan, as the three follow strict routines in a heavily fortified home. They adhere to scheduled meals, bathroom breaks, and bedtime under the watchful eye of a sinister man. However, Lena eventually escapes. Following a near-fatal car crash, she is hospitalized with Hannah, and the horrifying truth unfolds when Lena’s parents, desperately searching for their missing daughter for nearly 13 years, arrive that same night. Dear Child is a haunting series filled with dramatic twists and an enthralling narrative.

2 Castlevania: Nocturne

Released on Netflix on September 28, 2023

Castlevania: Nocturne is the long-awaited sequel to the animated series Castlevania, based on the video game franchise of the same name. The spinoff is set years later, in 1792 during the French Revolution. It follows a young slave named Annette and her friends, who attempt to prevent the apocalyptic rise of a vampiric messiah. Castlevania: Nocturne is a perfect follow-up to the original series, maintaining the balance between horror and beauty with a genuinely captivating central narrative. Castlevania: Nocturne was renewed for a second season just one week after it debuted on Netflix, promising to continue the franchise’s impressive legacy.

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1 Wrestlers

Released on Netflix on September 13, 2023

Wrestlers is a documentary series about Louisville, Kentucky’s Ohio Valley Wrestling, the renowned gym that produced stars like Brock Lesnar and John Cena. Led by wrestler Al Snow, the gym clings to traditional storytelling in the ring, revealing the surprising depth of the often dismissed art form. Financial struggles force Al to sell a majority stake to local business people, but despite the cash infusion, the gym operates at a loss, and Al has one summer to revive it. In the series, wrestlers document their challenges, personal ambitions, and efforts to save the historic gym, in a surprisingly heartfelt and unflinching examination of the sport.