Calls has been quietly earning a loyal audience, and right now it is all available in Australia on Apple TV, and in the US on Apple TV. Every episode gives you a reason to keep going. What sets Calls apart from the dozens of similar shows is hard to pin down in a single sentence — it is partly the writing, partly the performances, partly the way it commits to its premise without flinching. The kind of crime drama that keeps you guessing: that is the shorthand, but it undersells how well Calls executes on it. An audience of 198 has voted with their time — and their score reflects a run without many weak episodes. The streaming access means you can form your own opinion tonight, without any barrier to entry.

The procedural format gives Calls its backbone, but it is the characters you come back for. Interconnected phone conversations chronicle the mysterious story of a group of strangers whose lives are thrown into disarray in the lead-up to an apocalyptic event. It aired in 2021. What distinguishes the best crime dramas from the rest is whether the character work can carry episodes where the mystery takes a breath — Calls passes that test consistently. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

Crime and mystery fans will find exactly what they are after here — if Taken is in your watch history, Calls belongs there too. It works equally well as a long binge or episode-by-episode over a few weeks. The format gives you enough momentum to keep going without demanding that you sacrifice sleep on a Tuesday. The contained run means every episode has work to do, and the writers know it. The ensemble is strong from top to bottom. If you have been looking for something to fill the gap left by a recently finished series, this is a reliable answer.