Superhero Bob Newby in Stranger Things stole our hearts.

Steve Harrington, played by Joe Keery, in Stranger Things

Breakout moment: Season 2 turned Steve Harrington into a beloved character, most notably when he becomes the supportive mother he was born to be while driving Dustin to the Snow Ball dance.

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Holden Ford, played by Jonathan Groff, in Mindhunter

Breakout moment: His interviews with serial killer Ed Kemper perfectly showed just how far Holden was willing to go to understand the mind of a serial killer. During the second interview, Kemper wraps his hands around Holden’s throat to demonstrate how to properly suffocate someone and, despite his obvious fear, Holden lets him do it.

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Denise, played by Lena Waithe, in Master of None

Breakout moment: During Season 2 we watched seven years’ worth of Denise’s Thanksgivings with her family that culminate in the emotional scene of her coming out to her family.

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Kevin Pearson, played by Justin Hartley, in This Is Us

Breakout moment: After losing his necklace, Kevin drunkenly returns to a girl’s house to search for it. When she doesn’t have it, he begins to sob on the front lawn and reveals that it was the only thing he had left to remember his father by.

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Lieutenant Commander Michael Burnham, played by Sonequa Martin-Green, in Star Trek: Discovery

Breakout moment: When she decides to break the rules and jet off into an unknown asteroid field on nothing more than a hunch. Also she’s the first black female lead of a Star Trek series. Boom. Drop the mic.

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Dr. Shaun Murphy, played by Freddie Highmore, in The Good Doctor

Breakout moment: In the pilot episode when Dr. Shaun, a young surgeon with autism, goes before the hospital board of directors and tells them why he would make an excellent doctor.

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Frank Castle/The Punisher, played by Jon Bernthal, in The Punisher

Breakout moment: Frank Castle violently assassinating his enemies within the first five minutes perfectly describes what’s in store for the latest Marvel series.

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