What does really define a prestige TV show? Is it about critical acclaim or production budget? Or just having well known folks on and behind the camera?
Ok there is a 13 rules list of what makes for a prestige show, according to Vulture's Kathryn VanArendonk:
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1. It's like a novel!
2. It's like a movie!
3. They're not episodes, they're
chapters
4. It's not a first season, it's a "pilot"
5. Winking self-awareness
6. Darkness
7. WTH is even happening right now?!
8. "All the pieces matter"
9. The sad man
10. Breasts
11. Literally nothing is funny
12.
It's not just not funny; it's deeply depressing.
13. Movie stars (and) directors.