Best of 2024: 10 best TV series to stream on Lionsgate Play

The digital era has irrevocably transformed how we consume entertainment. Gone are the days of rigid broadcast schedules and limited viewing options. For example, a streaming platform like Lionsgate Play has been consistently replenishing its library with fresh content across the globe that is not always available on other giant platforms like Netflix, Prime Video, and Disney+ Hotstar. Hence, as we bid goodbye to 2024, let's delve into the popular English web series of the year that were released on Lionsgate Play.

English series of 2024 on Lionsgate Play and OTTplay Premium:

Black Mafia Family Season 3

First released in 2021, the Season 3 of BMF was dropped in March 2024. The series is about the Detroit Brothers–Demetrius and Terry Flenory, who establish a significant criminal empire, spanning multiple states. Their business comprises drug trafficking and money laundering. Season 3 of BMF follows the Detroit brothers’ hard work to expand their crime family's influence.

Vigil Season 2

This thriller series was also released in 2021, and the Season 2 was dropped in February 2024. The story follows a fishing trawler’s disappearance and a submarine casualty that ignites a fierce power struggle between local police, the Navy, and the dark world of British espionage. The second season of Vigil is about a military training operation that goes wrong, and DCI Amy Silva's investigation into the deaths of multiple soldiers.

Paris Has Fallen

This spy action-drama series was released in September. The narrative begins with a terrorist attack that makes a protection officer and a cunning MI6 agent join forces to find the culprit behind the attack. They suspect a traitor within their own ranks and soon embark on a high-stakes race to prevent more catastrophic conspiracies.

Tokyo Vice Season 2

First released in 2022, the second season of Tokyo Vice was dropped in February 2024. It's about Jake Adelstein, an American journalist, who becomes an unlikely insider for the Tokyo Vice police squad. Together they plunge into the city's darkest side and bring the wrongdoers to justice. The second season continues the story of Jake Adelstein investigating the Yakuza and Tokyo's criminal underworld.

Hightown Season 3

First released in 2020, the third season of this crime drama series was released in January 2024. The story follows an alcoholic federal officer, who struggles to investigate the murder of a woman found on a beach and ultimately confronts the devastating impact of their own alcoholism. The third and final season of Hightown follows Fishery Service Agent Jackie Quiñones as she attempts to save a missing woman and a murdered sex worker in Cape Cod.

Power Book II: Ghost Season 4

First released in 2022, the fourth season of the crime drama series was dropped in June 2024. The story follows Tariq St. Patrick, the teenage son of an infamous drug lord, who goes to great lengths to release his mother, who is also accused of a crime he committed in prison. Season 4 continues with Tariq St. Patrick balancing his desire to leave his father's legacy behind.

The Serpent Queen Season 2

First released in 2022, the second season of the historical drama series was dropped in July 2024. The story follows Catherine de' Medici, a cunning immigrant, who has no wealth and gets married in the French royal family. Soon she faces several challenges, her husband's betrayal of another woman, her penniless situation, and not being able to have children of her own. The second season follows her struggle.

Showtrial Season 2

First released in 2021, the second season of the British legal drama series was released in December 2024. The story follows the vanishing of Hannah Ellis without a trace, and a wealthy heir Talitha Campbell finds herself entangled in a web of suspicions. As the court proceeding unfolds, a series of shocking revelations threaten to shatter her world. Season 2 centers around a hit-and-run that leaves environmentalist Marcus Calderwood for dead.

The Tourist Season 2

Fifty Shades of Grey-fame Jamie Dornan’s dark comedy-drama series premiered in 2022. Season 2 was dropped in February 2024. The story follows a man named Elliot, who is haunted by his past as he has forgotten everything due to amnesia, flees across the Australian Outback, and struggles to piece together his memories. Elliot and his now-girlfriend Helen travel to Ireland in search of answers about Elliot's identity, but instead, they're forced to face the dangerous consequences of his past actions.

War of the Worlds Season 3

First released in 2019, the third season of the sci-fi series will be dropped on December 20, 2024, on Lionsgate Play. The story follows a deadly alien attack on humanity, which was already detected with a transmission from another galaxy. Now humans must get united and fight against all odds to overcome the extraterrestrial threat.