The best TV shows of 2021—and how to watch them

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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 12.24.21   YEAR IN REVIEW | 6-MINUTE READ The Worst Hacks of 2021 BY LILY HAY NEWMAN It was a year of ransomware, surveillance, data breaches, and yes, more ransomware.   IT'S ALL GOOD | 19-MINUTE READ The Wave-Conquering, Metaverse-Crashing Life of Kai Lenny BY DANIEL DUANE Treated as an outcast in Maui's cool-kid surf culture, he went on to master nearly every extreme water sport. No wonder the tech elite has a crush on him.   BUYING GUIDE | 14-MINUTE READ The 26 Best Nintendo Switch Games for Every Kind of Player BY WIRED STAFF From Hyrule to Hallownest, these are our absolute favorite video game escapes for the OLED Switch, Switch, and Switch Lite.   YEAR IN REVIEW | 4-MINUTE READ The Best TV Shows of 2021—and How to Watch Them BY JENNIFER M. WOOD Yes, you binged 'Squid Game,' but what about 'Reservation Dogs' and 'The Great'? GET WIRED HOLIDAY SALE! Get WIRED for just $10 $5. Get the print edition and exclusive subscriber-only stories. Give yourself the gift of information. Subscribe now.   BEST OF 2021 SUN STOPS | 4-MINUTE READ A Bad Solar Storm Could Cause an 'Internet Apocalypse' BY LILY HAY NEWMAN The undersea cables that connect much of the world would be hit especially hard by a coronal mass ejection.   YEAR IN REVIEW | 3-MINUTE READ VCs Lavished Startups With Cash in 2021. Now Comes the Hard Part BY ARIELLE PARDES "Is it a casino or the future of tech? Everyone's trying to figure that out."   DOT PHYSICS | 5-MINUTE READ The World Is Messy. Idealizations Make the Physics Simple BY RHETT ALLAIN Even ordinary actions, like tossing a tennis ball, can be extraordinarily complex to calculate. The trick is knowing what to leave out.   ROYALLY RANKED | 5-MINUTE READ We Ranked the Democratic Standards of Fictional Netflix Nations BY AMELIA TAIT From Christmas economics to incarceration policy, how well do the various monarchical countries of the Princess Switch series treat their humble citizens?     Have questions or comments? Reply to this email.   This e-mail was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, wired@newsletters.wired.com, to your address book.   View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe or Manage your newsletter subscriptions   Copyright © Condé Nast 2021. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.