Amazon's 41 original TV series, ranked from worst to best by critics (AMZN)

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Amazon Prime Video has beefed up its offering of original TV shows in recent years with genre titles like "The Boys" and "The Expanse."
It's also expanded its comedy content with Emmy-winning shows like "Fleabag" and "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel."
We ranked every notable Prime Video original series from worst to best by Metacritic scores.
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Amazon Prime Video has delivered an impressive collection of original TV shows in recent years.

It's notably broken through with comedy, picking up major Emmy wins for "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" and "Fleabag."

The tech giant is also exploring ambitious genre projects. Along with the hit comic-book adaptation "The Boys" and the revival of "The Expanse," Amazon also paid a reported $250 million to acquire rights to "The Lord of the Rings" series in 2017.

And season two of its acclaimed series "Homecoming" debuts May 22.

But with Amazon's catalog continuing to grow, which shows are worth your time? To understand how Amazon's shows ranked against each other, we turned to critic scores on reviews aggregator Metacritic. We excluded kids and unscripted shows, and broke ties with audience scores when available.

Nathan McAlone and Carrie Wittmer contributed to an earlier version of this post.

Here are Amazon's original shows, ranked based on their critical reception:

41. "Hand of God" — 44/100

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Average critic score: 44/100

Audience score: N/A

Amazon description: "A psychological drama about a morally-corrupt judge who suffers a breakdown and believes God is compelling him onto a path of vigilante justice."

What critics said: "There's a much more entertaining but less intensely violent show buried in Hand of God somewhere." — The Atlantic

40. "Crisis in Six Scenes" — 44/100

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Average critic score: 44/100

Audience score: 7.3/10

Amazon description: "This is a comedy that takes place in the 1960's during turbulent times in the United States and a middle class suburban family is visited by a guest who turns their household completely upside down."

What critics said: "None of this craftsmanship adds up to much when the material is as quarter-baked as it is here." — Vulture

39. "Hunters" — 55/100

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Average critic score: 55/100

Audience score: 4.9/10

Amazon description: "Inspired by true events, HUNTERS follows a diverse band of Nazi Hunters in 1977 New York City who discover that hundreds of escaped Nazis are living in America. And so, they do what any bad-ass vigilante squad would do: they set out on a bloody quest for revenge and justice. But they soon discover a far-reaching conspiracy and must race against time to thwart the Nazis' new genocidal plans."

What critics said: "The shifting tones and conflicting storytelling severely limit any chance for this series to thrill you, let alone keep your attention." — New York Post

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