The 20 best Starz TV shows you can stream today in 2024

Starz is probably best known as a second-tier premium cable channel, behind HBO and Showtime. Still, the service offers plenty of new shows from week to week, and it produces its own original series. They’re all available to stream. Here, we list the 2o best Starz TV shows, including hits like American Gods, and gory-but-fun Ash vs Evil Dead.

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Best Starz TV shows:

Editor’s note: We will update this list of the best Starz TV shows frequently as new ones launch.

American Gods (2017-2021)

What you need to know:

• Rating: TV-MA
• Seasons: 3
• Creator: Bryan Fuller, Michael Green, Neil Gaiman
• Main cast: Ricky Whittle, Ian McShane, Emily Browning, Pablo Schreiber, Bruce Langley
• Genre: Fantasy
• Ratings: 7.6 – IMDB / 77% – Rotten Tomatoes

Shadow Moon gets out of prison early to manage his wife’s funeral. On the way home, Moon meets Mr. Wednesday, who is actually the Norse God Odin. With Shadow Moon’s reluctant help, Mr. Wednesday is trying to find the other New Gods so they can battle against the New Gods, such as Drugs and Technology.

This series is based on the American Gods fantasy novel written by Neil Gaiman in 2001. While the show is pretty uneven at times (due in part to frequent changes in the series’ showrunners), it’s still a fascinating and different take on the fantasy and mythology genres.

Ready to watch? You can find the show right here on Starz.

Ash vs Evil Dead (2015-2018)

What you need to know:

• Rating: TV-MA
• Seasons: 3
• Creator:  Ivan Raimi, Sam Raimi, Tom Spezialy
• Main cast: Bruce Campbell, Lucy Lawless, Ray Santiago, Dana DeLorenzo, Jill Marie Jones
• Genre: Horror Comedy
• Ratings: 8.4 – IMDB / 99% – Rotten Tomatoes

Thirty years after returning from 1300 AD, Deadite killer Ash Williams now leads a simple life on modern-day Earth. However, he still has the Necronomicon, aka The Book of the Dead. When he decides to read from the book to impress his “date,” he releases the Deadites once again. Thankfully he has some young partners to help him this time.

Bruce Campbell’s return as Ash from the original Evil Dead movie trilogy is the best part of this three-season show. His performance is part horror-action star and part comedy genius. It helps that the episodes stick with the Evil Dead trilogy’s style of quick cuts, fast zooms, and some gory effects. It’s definitely one of the best Stars TV shows.

Ready to watch? You can find the show right here on Starz.

Black Sails (2014-2017)

What you need to know:

• Rating: TV-MA
• Seasons: 4
• Creator: Robert Levine, Jonathan E. Steinberg
• Main cast: Toby Stephens, Hannah New, Luke Arnold, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Tom Hopper
• Genre: Historical drama
• Ratings: 8.2 – IMDB / 81% – Rotten Tomatoes

In this prequel to Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel Treasure Island. New Providence Island in 1715 is now controlled by pirates. The British Empire want to reclaim this island, but they will have to go through former Navy officer Captain Flint and his pirate crew.

Pirates continue to fascinate modern audiences, and this four-season show on Starz is one of the best examples of the historical pirate genre. It has action, suspense, drama, and more than a few surprises along the way.

Ready to watch? You can find the show right here on Starz.

Outlander (2014-ongoing)

What you need to know:

• Rating: TV-MA
• Seasons: 6
• Creator: Ronald D. Moore
• Main cast: Caitriona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Sophie Skelton, Richard Rankin, Duncan Lacroix
• Genre: Historical drama/Sci-fi
• Ratings: 7.6 – IMDB / 89% – Rotten Tomatoes

Just after World War II, a married former UK Army nurse from the gets mysteriously transported back in time to 1743 Scotland. She quickly gets romantically involved with a highlander warrior but still seeks to go back to her own time.

This series, based on the best-selling romantic novels by Diana Gabaldon, is Starz’s first true mainstream TV show hit. It continues to show the very passionate relationship between the time-traveling woman and her 18th-century Scottish husband and how time travel continues to be interwoven in the series. You can watch the first season on Starz, with the seventh season due in 2023.

Ready to watch? You can find the show right here on Starz.

The Serpent Queen (2022)

• Rating: TV-MA
• Seasons: 1
• Creator: Justin Haythe
• Main cast: Samantha Morton, Liv Hill, Amrita Acharia, Barry Atsma, Enzo Cilenti, Sennia Nanua, Kiruna Stamell
• Genre: Drama
• Ratings: 7.7 – IMDB / 100% – Rotten Tomatoes

Catherine de Medici has to think fast, using her intelligence and determination to save her marriage when she learns her new husband is in love with an older woman. Married as an orphaned teenager into the 16th-century French court, she is expected to bring a dowry and produce heirs, but when she is unable to conceive and her dowry remains unpaid, she must find other ways to assert herself and rule over France.

If you enjoy historical dramas like Hulu’s The Great or Starz’s own The White Queen, you’ll definitely want to check out The Serpent Queen, one of the best Starz TV shows you can stream right now.

Ready to watch? You can find the show right here on Starz.

Party Down (2009-ongoing)

What you need to know:

• Rating: TV-14
• Seasons: 3
• Creator:  John Enbom, Rob Thomas, Dan Etheridge, Paul Rudd
• Main cast: Adam Scott, Ken Marino, Ryan Hansen, Martin Starr, Megan Mullally
• Genre: Comedy
• Ratings: 8.2 – IMDB / 93% – Rotten Tomatoes

In Hollywood, a group of actors and writers waiting for their big break make money by working as employees of a catering service. They have to deal with their frustrated boss along with their sometimes wacky clients.

While this series was not a huge success at the time, it has since turned into a cult hit thanks to its funny and different look at struggling actors in Hollywood. Starz decided to revive the show over a decade after it ended, with a third season airing in 2023.

Ready to watch? You can find the show right here on Starz.

Now Apocalypse (2019)

What you need to know:

• Rating: TV-MA
• Seasons: 1
• Creator: Gregg Araki
• Main cast: Avan Jogia, Jacob Artist, Kelli Berglund, Roxane Mesquida, Beau Mirchoff
• Genre: Comedy
• Ratings: 6.3 – IMDB / 79% – Rotten Tomatoes

A group of friends in Los Angeles tries to navigate love, sex, and fame, all while encountering what could be very real demons. That is, unless they’re just drug-fuelled delusions.

Despite being canceled after one season, Now Apocalypse, which was produced by Steven Soderberg, is an outrageously surreal queer comedy. Since its cancelation, it has earned a cult following and is worth watching.

Ready to watch? You can find the show right here on Starz.

Power (2014-2022)

What you need to know:

• Rating: TV-MA
• Seasons: 6
• Creator: Courtney A. Kemp
• Main cast: Omari Hardwick, Lela Loren, Naturi Naughton, Joseph Sikora, Luis Antonio Ramos
• Genre: Crime Drama
• Ratings: 8.1 – IMDB / 81% – Rotten Tomatoes

James “Ghost” St. Patrick wants to leave his illegal but profitable drug empire behind for legitimate business, first by opening a high-end nightclub in New York City. However, some of his family and business partners don’t like these changes, and the law is also still going after him.

The show has Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson as an executive producer and as an actor, playing one of Ghost’s rivals, Kanan Stark. The six seasons show how Ghost tries so hard to get away from his past, but the forces beyond his control keep bringing him back. You can watch all six seasons of the original show now.

Ready to watch? You can find the show right here on Starz.

The Missing (2014-2016)

What you need to know:

• Rating: TV-14
• Seasons: 2
• Creator: Harry Williams, Jack Williams
• Main cast: Tchéky Karyo, David Morrissey, Keeley Hawes, Roger Allam, Laura Fraser
• Genre: Crime Drama
• Ratings: 8.2 – IMDB / 93% – Rotten Tomatoes

This is a British crime anthology series, but both have the character of a retired detective, Julien Baptiste, as part of the case. The first season centers on a father who lost his son while on a family trip to France years ago but is still searching for him. The second season focuses on a different family whose daughter disappeared over a decade ago but has now reappeared, claiming she was held captive with another girl.

If you love British crime dramas set in international locations, this short-lived anthology series is for you. Both seasons offer some great storytelling for fans of the mystery genre.

Ready to watch? You can find the show right here on Starz.

Minx (2022-ongoing)

• Rating: TV-MA
• Seasons: 2
• Creator: Ellen Rapoport
• Main cast: Ophelia Lovibond, Michael Angarano, Jessica Lowe, Oscar Montoya, Lennon Parham, Idara Victor, Jake Johnson
• Genre: Comedy
• Ratings: 7.6 – IMDB / 97% – Rotten Tomatoes

In the 1970s, a young feminist working to get a publication of the ground partners with a low-rent porn publisher to launch the first-ever erotic magazine aimed at women.

Minx was one of the HBO Max original shows unceremoniously dropped and scrubbed from the service, but luckily Starz picked it up and immediately greenlit a second season. If you’re a fan of shows like GLOW, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Physical, and A League of Their Own, you won’t want to miss one of the best Starz shows.

Ready to watch? You can find the show right here on Starz.

The White Queen (2013)

What you need to know:

• Rating: TV-MA
• Seasons: 1
• Creator: Emma Frost, Philippa Gregory
• Main cast: Max Irons, James Frain, Rebecca Ferguson, Janet McTeer, Amanda Hale
• Genre: Historical drama
• Ratings: 7.7 – IMDB / 80% – Rotten Tomatoes

This series is set in the UK during the 15th century War of the Roses. It focuses on three women as they each seduce and manipulate men to gain power and the throne of England.

This miniseries is based on the second, third, and fourth novels from The Cousins’ War novels written by Philippa Gregory. The show has some great performances, terrific production design, and things can get a bit adult in themes and content. A sequel miniseries currently available on Starz, The White Princess, is based on the fifth Cousins’ War book. Another miniseries, The Spanish Princess, is based on the sixth book, The King’s Curse, and another related novel written by Gregory called The Constant Princess.

Ready to watch? You can find the show right here on Starz.

Blindspotting (2021-ongoing)

What you need to know:

• Rating: TV-MA
• Seasons: 2
• Creator: Rafael Casal, Daveed Diggs
• Main cast: Jasmine Cephas Jones, Benjamin Earl Turner, Atticus Woodward, Jaylen Barron, Candace Nicholas-Lippman
• Genre: Family drama
• Ratings: 6.5 – IMDB / 100% – Rotten Tomatoes

A woman’s life is turned upside down when her partner of 12 years is suddenly put into jail. She and her son have to move in with her partner’s mother and half-sister and then the problems really begin.

While Blindspotting is a sequel to the 2019 film of the same name, you thankfully don’t have to have seen that movie to understand what’s going on in this series. This is a family ensemble show that shows how some very human problems can become massive crises. A second season is coming in 2023.

Ready to watch? You can find the show right here on the Starz Apple TV Channel.

The Girlfriend Experience (2016-2021)

What you need to know:

• Rating: TV-MA
• Seasons: 3
• Creator: Lodge Kerrigan, Amy Seimetz, Anja Marquardt
• Main cast: Julia Goldani Telles, Anna Friel, Louisa Krause, Carmen Ejogo, Riley Keough
• Genre: Adult drama
• Ratings: 7.0 – IMDB / 73% – Rotten Tomatoes

This is an anthology series, with each season following one or more young women, all of which are high-end escorts navigating different conflicts and life events. The show is based loosely on director Steven Soderbergh’s 2009 film of the same name and who also serves as an executive producer of the show.

All three seasons of the show get very honest and very detailed about the lives of sex workers. All of the seasons had female showrunners as well. However, it’s not just about showing sex. It also shows the consequences of working in the sex industry.

Ready to watch? You can find the show Starz Apple TV Channel.

Hightown (2020-present)

What you need to know:

• Rating: TV-MA
• Seasons: 2
• Creator: Rebecca Cutter
• Main cast: Monica Raymund, James Badge Dale, Riley Voelkel, Atkins Estimond, Amaury Nolasco
• Genre: Crime drama
• Ratings: 6.8 – IMDB / 80% – Rotten Tomatoes

Provincetown, Massachusetts may look like a peaceful coastal town. However, when the body of a woman is discovered in the town, one woman’s investigation into the murder shows the dark underbelly of crime and drug use in the community.

The setting of the show is almost a character by itself. You get to see that a tourist town may just be a facade. It also deals with LGBTQ+ issues with its main character, a federal fisheries agent who is dealing with her own drug and alcohol addictions.

Ready to watch? You can find the show right now on Starz.

BMF (2021-ongoing)

What you need to know:

• Rating: TV-MA
• Seasons: 2
• Creator: Randy Huggins
• Main cast: Demetrius “Lil Meech” Flenory, Da’Vinchi, Russell Hornsby, Michole Briana White, Myles Truitt
• Genre: Crime drama
• Ratings: 7.5 – IMDB / 80% – Rotten Tomatoes

The Black Mafia Family (BMF) is a crime group of people who formed an organized family in Detroit during the 1980s. The series is a dramatization of those early days when two brothers formed the BMF and their eventual conflict with each other.

Like the Power franchise, this series has Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson as an executive producer. Unlike the Power shows, this is based on a real crime family that would gain fame in the hip-hop world. You can also watch a companion series, The BMF Documentary: Blowing Money Fast, on Starz.

Ready to watch? You can find the show right now on Starz.

P-Valley (2020-ongoing)

What you need to know:

• Rating: TV-MA
• Seasons: 2
• Creator: Katori Hall
• Main cast: Brandee Evans, Nicco Annan, Shannon Thornton, Elarica Johnson, Skyler Joy
• Genre: Adult Drama
• Ratings: 7.3 – IMDB / 95% – Rotten Tomatoes

The Pynk, a strip club located in a town on the Mississippi Delta, is the central location of this series. It follows several of the club’s strippers and dancers as we look behind the scenes of their lives and problems.

Like The Girlfriend Experience, this show isn’t afraid to deal with real issues about sex workers and the industry where they make their livings. This show is not meant to titillate but to explore the inner workings of these characters. A third season of the show is due in 2023.

Ready to watch? You can find the show right now on Starz.

Run The World (2021-ongoing)

What you need to know:

• Rating: TV-MA
• Seasons: 2
• Creator: Leigh Davenport
• Main cast: Amber Stevens West, Andrea Bordeaux, Bresha Webb, Corbin Reid, Tosin Morohunfola
• Genre: Drama
• Ratings: 6.2 – IMDB / 100% – Rotten Tomatoes

This is a show about a group of young African American inseparable friends living in NYC’s Harlem community. The show looks at their lives as they try to become successful businesswomen while trying to maintain their friendships with each other.

It would be way too simplistic to say this show is the black version of Sex and the City. Indeed, this show is superior to that HBO classic in many ways as it has more realistic portrayals of the professional and romantic lives of these women.

Ready to watch? You can find the show Starz Apple TV Channel.

Survivor’s Remorse (2014-2017)

What you need to know:

• Rating: TV-MA
• Seasons: 4
• Creator: Mike O’Malley
• Main cast: Jessie T. Usher, RonReaco Lee, Erica Ash, Tichina Arnold, Teyonah Parris
• Genre: Sports drama
• Ratings: 7.1 – IMDB / 97% – Rotten Tomatoes

A young man with a talent for playing basketball has just signed a multi-million dollar contract to play the game for a professional team in Atlanta. He thinks his troubles are over, but he, his family, and his agent will soon discover that his issues are just beginning.

What do you get when you think you now have everything you want? That’s the theme of this sports-based series, which mixes a little comedy with its drama about a young man who has some big lessons to learn while he’s playing basketball.

Ready to watch? You can find the show right now on Starz.

Vida (2018-2020)

What you need to know:

• Rating: TV-MA
• Seasons: 3
• Creator: Tanya Saracho
• Main cast: Melissa Barrera, Mishel Prada, Ser Anzoategui, Maria-Elena Laas, Carlos Miranda
• Genre: Family drama
• Ratings: 7.3 – IMDB / 100% – Rotten Tomatoes

This show centers on two Mexican-American sisters. They couldn’t be more different from each other, but the death of their mother forces them to reunite in their home community of East Los Angeles.

This is a very different and more progressive look at Latino life in America compared to other series. It also has some strong LGBTQ+ themes and representation, which again gives it some unique viewpoints.

Ready to watch? You can find the show right now on Starz.

Howard’s End (2017)

What you need to know:

• Rating: TV-14
• Seasons: 1
• Creator: Kenneth Lonergan
• Main cast: Matthew MacFadyen, Hayley Atwell, Philippa Coulthard, Alex Lawther, Joe Bannister
• Genre: Historical drama
• Ratings: 7.2 – IMDB / 87% – Rotten Tomatoes

This is a new adaptation of E. M. Forster’s classic novel. In late 19th century England, sisters Margaret and Helen Schlegel try to help the relatively poor Bost family while also dealing with the members of the very rich and posh Wilcox family.

The class system in England is at the center of the novel and this latest TV show adaptation. It has some terrific performances from Matthew MacFadyen and Hayley Atwell, among others, along with some excellent production and costume design.

Ready to watch? You can find the show right now on Starz.