From left: 'Mussolini: Son of the Century,' 'The Studio,' 'Common Side Effects,' 'Andor,' 'Such Brave Girls' and 'The Pitt.' Daniel Fienberg's Top 10 It is, I'm sure, a complete coincidence that the two shows that hit me hardest in 2025 were very different dramas cautioning viewers about fascism, each delving into the rise of banal evil - but only one offering a template for how to plant the seeds of revolution. It turns out that our contemporary lives have a lot in common with life a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away (or 100 years ago in Europe).