It doesn’t have the lush romance of the 1992 Merchant-Ivory film, but Starz’s four-part adaptation of the Edwardian-era novel (starring the dazzling Hayley Atwell) is a masterpiece in its own right: a witty, insightful story about love and friendship between three families of different classes, and the ways our destiny is shaped from the very moment we are born. Usher leads a very funny cast, playing a basketball player from a crime-ridden section of Boston who signs a lucrative contract to play for Atlanta. Produced by LeBron James, this hidden gem of a comedy series explores the pitfalls of fame through the idea of “survivor’s remorse”: a pro athlete’s guilt for becoming rich and famous when his friends from the old neighborhood are still struggling. Vida tells the story of two grown sisters, a free spirit and a repressed professional, who move back to their old neighborhood after their mother dies–leaving the daughters her apartment, the bar she owned and the revelation that she had been married to a woman for years. Lively, thought-provoking and addictive, this groundbreaking series is written and directed almost entirely by Latina women.

To watch without cable, subscribe via or add Starz to your Amazon Prime or Hulu subscription. Here’s a list of the 15 best Starz series and shows. But over the past decade, they’ve upped their original-programming game, premiering costume dramas ( The White Queen), documentary series ( Warriors of Liberty City), crime dramas (the upcoming Hightown), comedies (the under-watched Survivor’s Remorse) and some truly wild shows ( Now Apocalypse, American Gods, Flesh and Bone) that you won’t find anywhere else. Prior to becoming the home of everyone’s favorite historical-fantasy drama Outlander, the Starz network was known mainly as a destination for movie lovers. For the past seven years, Starz has generously provided viewers with their regular fix of shirtless Sam Heughan.

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