Kane & Abel

If you want a drama that takes its characters as seriously as its plot, Kane & Abel is available on streaming right now. The show says what it needs to say in a single season, no filler. With 20 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Watch it for Peter Strauss — one of the stronger performances out there right now. Start it whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, Kane & Abel earns its spot. The writing in Kane & Abel treats its characters as people first, plot devices second. Polish immigrant Abel Rosnovski and Boston banker William Lowell Kane are two men born on the same day, and whose lifelong rivalry shapes their empires and families over decades. Their contrasting paths from poverty and wealth lead to a destructive, decades-long feud for power. Peter Strauss and Sam Neill lead a cast doing genuinely serious work here. It first aired in 1985. The performances in Kane & Abel do a lot of work in the silences between the dialogue. The hit rate here is high enough that skipping ahead never feels like an option.

Kane & Abel is what you recommend to people who say they do not really watch much. If you have already watched Chesapeake Shores, Kane & Abel is a natural next step. The complete run is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. Peter Strauss carries the material with a performance that rewards close attention. Worth starting sooner rather than later.

Kane & Abel wrapped up in 1985, created by Jeffrey Archer — and 1 season is available to watch from start to finish. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just search the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.