Chloe

Anchored by a mesmerizing performance from Erin Doherty, this series takes a well-worn premise and makes it gripping and new. By now viewers are familiar with the idea that one's online presence is consciously curated and doesn't necessarily reflect real life, but it's not until the end stages of Chloe that we find out just how messy Becky's former BFF's adult life was. In the meantime, this drama simmers with danger and intrigue as Becky comes close to being caught again and again but (almost) always manages to slip out through a combination of quick wit and utter nerve. Meanwhile, she circles closer to the truth of Chloe's life and death, while details about Becky's troubled past and the reasons the two friends became estranged are slowly revealed.

Sometimes it teeters on the edge of ridiculousness, particularly when Chloe's ex, Elliott (Billy Howle), begins taking an unduly ardent interest in Becky's comings and goings: Becky's quick with an excuse, but her behavior is extraordinarily odd, certainly more odd than a group of new friends would endure. Nonetheless, viewers will excuse the whiff of unreality because they won't be able to help caring about Becky: why she's on this quest, what she's getting from it. They also uneasily know that there's very little chance her charade can end well. And so the suspense and performances send you cresting over the nonsense, carrying you to the end, which is at least satisfying (if, indeed, not very happy).