It’s been an exceptionally good year for TV. From impressive dramas like Shogun and Ripley to Fallout, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, and The Sympathizer, the year has been packed to the brim with noteworthy new TV shows deserving of viewers' attention. That's to say nothing, either, of the equally astonishing new seasons of returning series like Industry and Slow Horses that have premiered so far. There have been so many great shows released this year that certain titles have inevitably fallen through the cracks.
Of all of the shows that have flown disappointingly under the radar, though, few have been more deserving of a better reception than Monsieur Spade. Co-created by Queen's Gambit and Godless creator Scott Frank and Oz creator Tom Fontana, the mini-series is a slick, '60s-set noir thriller that serves as a loose sequel to one of the most iconic and beloved films in Hollywood history, 1941's The Maltese Falcon. It premiered earlier this year on AMC and was largely ignored by casual viewers.
