2017 was a year filled with plenty of highs and lows. No matter what your outlook on it, though, there’s no denying that it left us with some pretty amazing, new television. While some shows shot into the spotlight almost immediately, like the latest seasons of Stranger Things and Game of Thrones, some shows had their shine dulled out after a few weeks on the air.

They get lost in the neverending sea of incoming media. Or maybe it wasn’t something highly publicized in the first place. Whatever the reasoning for it, this article is all about those shows--the forgotten or hidden gems of Hollywood. So clear your calendars and strap in for 2017’s best.

1. Dynasty

I admit, I thought this show would be a cheap knock-off of Gossip Girl, but I’m very impressed with it. It’s got the same rich, entitled characters as Gossip Girl, only following a young woman who wants to be CEO for her father’s company in order to maintain the family dynasty (as the title would suggest).

Overall, it's sexy, sassy, and witty--three of my favorite features in a show. Plus, Liz Gillies is a total babe and I haven’t seen her on anything since Victorious, so that’s a double bonus.

2. The Bold Type

This was the series that closed out my 2017. I didn’t expect to become as attached to it as I did, but here we are. This series is absolutely amazing. It focuses on current hot topics of today, like female friendship and empowerment, new age feminism, race and tolerance, sexuality, etc.

Is it a little cheesy at times? Yes, absolutely. But at the end of a long, hard day, isn’t it nice sometimes to settle down to something a little cheesy? I rest my case.

3. The Deuce

The Deuce is a show that centers around the sex-trade and porn industry in the early 1970’s in New York. I’ve got two words for you, folks: Maggie. Gyllenhaal. She absolutely steals the spotlight throughout the whole thing. James Franco actually does pretty phenomenally too, might I add.

With its given content, it might not be the show to sit down and watch with mom and dad over break, but it’s certainly binge-worthy!

4. SMILF

This show is easily one of the funniest shows that I’ve seen. It centers around a young, single mother, struggling to provide for herself and her son with little to no support from her baby’s father. In the midst of trying to raise her son, she’s also trying to date and have some semblance of a normal life, none of which really works out too great for her.

This show’s honest, it’s raw, and it’s genuinely hilarious. --Not to mention, the little baby that plays her son is super freakin’ cute.

5. Atypical

Atypical is about an 18-year-old boy, Sam, who is on the autism spectrum and desires more than anything to have a girlfriend. He, admittedly, has a harder time than most with attaining this goal, though. Sam doesn’t pick up on social and emotional cues, so everything is taken literally by him, and he can also speak with a monotone at times.

Atypical is not the perfect representation of someone on the spectrum, of course, but it does have a lot of educational value for those willing to learn more about autism. It’s a series that is meant to start a conversation--and it’s also surprisingly funny to watch!

6. The OA

I know this one came out in 2016, not 2017, but still, this is an absolutely thrilling series that hasn’t gotten nearly enough publicity since it premiered on Netflix. The OA centers around a blind girl that is found after being missing for 7 years, only somehow she can now see and has changed her name from Prairie to The OA. If you loved Stranger Things and/or you don’t mind a little bit of sci-fi mixed in with your Netflix binges, then this show is perfect for you!

7. Friends From College

Friends From College is an amazing, nostalgia-driven series about--you guessed it--friends from college reuniting in the Big Apple. Naturally, drama ensues. This is one of the series that I literally watched in just, like, one day. I inhaled this show. Not only does it have an all-star cast (including Keegan-Michael Key and Cobie Smulders) and is it absolutely hilarious, the problems the show centers around are so real and so relatable to adulthood.

Watching this as a college student, it had me thinking a lot about my own future--who I will still be close to, who I will still see regularly, what life will be like. It’s one of those shows that makes you think, and sometimes that's something that we all need in our lives.