Crying is one of life’s great pleasures – it’s cathartic, liberating, and exhilarating. Unfortunately, it also often goes hand in hand with something bad happening in our lives. That’s why crying at the TV is so wonderful: we get to experience all the emotion of a good cry without having to go through any of the toil ourselves.
There are myriad ways to cry at a TV show, too. Whether it’s from sadness, bittersweet nostalgia, frustration, or even joy, each tear is the hard-won reward of excellent storytelling. And if there’s one thing that all tear-jerkers have in common, it’s their ability to cut through the noise of everyday life – to make their worlds the only thing that matters.
So, from teen romance that has you in floods, to striking miscarriages of justice, to a classic TV death, there are plenty of cry-worthy series worth the tissues. Here are the best TV tear-jerkers streaming now:
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Ambika Mod as Emma and Leo Woodall as Dexter (Photo: Netflix)
