Best Amazon Prime Video TV Shows for cinematography

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Safest pick

Spider-Noir, Season 1

4.7 attribute score

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Carrie

7 supporting reviews

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Best overall product

It's Not Like That, Chapter 1

4.5 overall score

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#1 Outlander: Blood of My Blood, Season 2
5.0

The rolling Highlands and poetic camera work remain a visual highlight, producing some of the season’s strongest praise even when the story itself divides opinion.

Pros: character development, story quality

Cons: plot originality, realism

#2 Every Year After, Season 1
5.0

The cinematography is treated as one of the season’s prettiest strengths. The lake imagery and glittering summer visuals add much of the show’s appeal.

Pros: supporting cast performance, main cast performance

Cons: cast chemistry, plot clarity

#3 The Grand Tour
4.8

Cinematography is one of the clearest strengths across the coverage, with even negative reviews praising the glossy car imagery, landscapes, and cinematic polish.

Pros: franchise connection, entertainment value

Cons: cast chemistry, main cast performance

#4 Young Sherlock, Season 1
4.8

The visual photography is consistently praised as polished, immersive, carefully curated, and cinematic.

Pros: entertainment value, cast chemistry

Cons: faithfulness to source material, plot clarity

#5 It's Not Like That, Chapter 1
4.8

The picture is described as clean, steady, and professionally filmed, with clear visuals that avoid the murky darkness common in some dramas.

Pros: entertainment value, renewal interest

Cons: age appropriateness, character consistency

#6 Spider-Noir, Season 1
4.7

The black-and-white cinematography is one of the most consistently praised craft elements. Critics single out high-contrast lighting, shadow, low angles, and crisp noir compositions, though some prefer the color version...

Pros: visual style, main cast performance

Cons: story quality, episode pacing

#7 What It Feels Like For A Girl, Season 1
4.5

The cinematography uses color expressively, especially in relation to Byron’s moods. This gives the drama a polished, mood-driven visual language.

Pros: story quality, main cast performance

Cons: audience appeal, age appropriateness

#8 The Night Manager, Season 2
4.0

The cinematography remains polished and attractive, with Colombia, luxury interiors and international locations giving the season a premium look.

Pros: entertainment value, renewal interest

Cons: finale satisfaction, plot originality

#9 Carrie
3.9

Negative space and striking prom imagery support the slow-building tension. Artificial-looking homage shots and washed-out colors draw some criticism.

Pros: main cast performance, character development

Cons: story quality, finale satisfaction

#10 Reacher, Season 4
3.3

Visual execution earns mixed reactions: one recap praises flashy aerial camerawork, while a harsh critic says the current look lacks the more artful sense of place of the first season.

Pros: action quality, supporting cast performance

Cons: story quality, plot clarity

#11 Steal, Season 1
3.3

The visuals range from subtle, effective color and cinematography to competent but forgettable imagery that rarely produces striking shots.

Pros: suspense, entertainment value

Cons: season pacing, episode pacing