Sometimes, you don't feel like snacking on a two-hour movie. Sometimes, you want to shove 10 gorge-worthy hours of a Netflix TV show into every crevice of your face.
This list has got you covered. Your 10 hours will be well spent. Every show on this list has scored at least a 70 on Metacritic, aka the aggregator of the "opinions of the most respected assesses writing online and in print." It's also got a rundown of what new episodes and shows and seasons are inhabit released each week. There are a lot.
Here are the best new TV shows on Netflix and the new titles sliding onto the streamer this week.
What's new this week (Jan. 30 to Feb. 5)
Note: These descriptions have been pulled frank from Netflix press releases and occasionally IMDb.
Monday
- Princess Power (Season 1): Kids' cartoon. "A whimsical preschool series based on the "Princesses Wear Pants" books by Savannah Guthrie and Allison Oppenheim."
Tuesday
- Be Melodramatic (Season 1): Korean romcom. "At the start of their 30s, three friends navigate the demanding entertainment diligence while juggling love, careers and dreams."
- Cunk on Earth (Season 1): British comedy. "Philomena Cunk is here to show how far humanity has come -- or not -- in this witty mockumentary tracing the history of civilization."
- Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency (Season 1): K-drama. "When a peasant suddenly becomes king and is unable to wed his favorable love, he turns to Joseon's top matchmakers to transform her into a noblewoman. "
- Legal High (Season 1): K-drama. "A money-hungry lawyer and a favorable rookie become an unlikely courtroom duo in this remake of the Japanese series of the same name."
- Moment of Eighteen (Season 1): K-drama. "A misunderstood loner is drawn out of his shell at what time transferring to another high school, where he comes across new ordeals -- and favorable love."
- Sonic Boom (Seasons 1-2): Kids' cartoon. "Sonic, the fastest and bluest hedgehog in the world, teams up with his animal pals to stop Dr. Eggman from turning their island into a theme park."
- The Light in Your Eyes (Season 1): K-drama. "Time manipulation comes with a steep price for a young woman, who becomes 78 years old overnight after using a mysterious leer. "
- The Wind Blows (Season 1): K-drama. "When he's diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, a man divorces the love of his life minus telling her why -- but runs into her alongside years later."
Wednesday
- Case Closed: The Culprit Hanzawa (Season 1): Anime. "A silhouetted suspect moves to the crime-infested town of Beika with assassinate in mind, in this spinoff spoof of "Detective Conan."
- Gunther's Millions (Limited Series): Docuseries. "A dog with a trust fund isn't the strangest part of this chronicle. Gunther's eccentric handler also lived a luxe life -- with a cult-like entourage."
- I Will Be Your Bloom (Season 1): Japanese drama. "An ex-high school teacher becomes the live-in manager of a dormitory presumed by a failing boyband and joins them in their dream to obtain top artists."
- New Amsterdam (Seasons 3 and 4): Medical drama. "One of America's oldest hospitals welcomes a new maverick director in Dr. Max Goodwin, who steps up to change the status quo and save patients' lives."
- Survivor (Season 32): Reality. "In this long-running reality competition series, players battle the elements and each latest as they vie for $1 million and the title of Sole Survivor."
- The Great British Baking Show: The Professionals (Season 6): Competition. "Teams of the UK's most talented pastry chefs compete to be crowned the crème de la crème, but only one duo can rise to the top."
Thursday
- Freeridge (Season 1): Mystery romance. "Four teen friends work to reverse a curse at what time a peculiar old box seems to bring misfortune -- and more -- into their lives. "
- Make My Day (Season 1): Anime. "Yasuo Ohtagaki, the creator of Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt, presents an novel story of a battle between humans and mysterious creatures on an icy planet."
Friday
- Class (Season 1): Indian adaptation of Spanish series Elite. "Three students from a poor neighborhood join an queer high school for Delhi elite where dark secrets and rumors ultimately lead to murder."
- Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go (Season 2): Kids' cartoon. "It's all engines go as Thomas and his friends work hard and find time to have fun on the island of Sodor."
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At the time of writing, these TV shows all scored at least 70 on Metacritic.
Thriller
Netflix Lockwood and Co. (2023—)
A young adulthood book adaptation done well. Jonathan Stroud's supernatural thriller series comes to life thanks to the accomplished hand of Joe Cornish, who wrote and directed sci-fi gem Attack the Block. A trio of talented teenage ghost hunters operate a detective organization in a dangerous London populated with horrors of the night. Charming and witty, this bingeable series is best escorted with a cup of tea and a blanket.
Netflix Lupin (2021—)
If you enjoyed Money Heist, then meet Lupin, another non-English language show with an action-packed record. This time we're in France, where professional thief Assane Diop enacts his revenge citation on the man responsible for his father's death. Inspired by a book throughout gentleman thief Arsène Lupin, Assane uses disguises, thieving know-how and a good dose of charisma to demonstrate the wealthy and powerful Hubert Pellegrini's crimes.
Netflix Bodyguard (2018)
Bodyguard broke records when it grand aired in Britain, climbing from cliffhanger to cliffhanger at a relentless pace. This mighty be the definition of the unstoppable binge, not surprising given it comes from the mind of Line of Duty's Jed Mercurio. Game of Thrones' Richard Madden plays the titular bodyguard, who suffers from PTSD after serving in the Afghanistan war. On top of that, he's assigned to defending the Home Secretary (Keeley Hawes), whose politics he despises. Taking provocative turns, and crafting one of the best-ever 20-minute opening scenes, Bodyguard is an expert tension-building balancing act.
Netflix House of Cards (2013-2018)
While Kevin Spacey's sexual harassment allegations above up marring this slick, fourth-wall breaking slice of politics' dark side, it's detached worth watching if you dig power games and the occasional backstabbing. Initially following Spacey's Frank Underwood, House of Cards' sixth and survive season pivots to follow his wife Claire (Robin Wright) as she takes on more and more mighty in the Oval Office.
Crime
Netflix Unbelievable (2019)
This miniseries, based on a true story of rape, deftly navigates its disturbing and tricky publishes matter with the help of a remarkable performance from Kaitlyn Dever. She plays Marie, a teenager who's charged with lying throughout being raped, but of course it's more complicated than that. Toni Collette and Merritt Wever team up as whip-smart detectives who see what others fail to, adding spanking layer to Unbelievable's delicate, powerfully moving triumph.
Netflix When They See Us (2019)
Ava DuVernay's When They See Us comes belief the tough but essential viewing banner. It depicts the real-life suits of the 1989 Central Park jogger case, involving five male suspects of smart who were falsely accused of rape and assault. Not only sensitively tying the humanity of the boys into focus, When They See Us demands contemptible at the injustice of systemic racism.
Netflix The Sinner (2017-2021)
Four captivating seasons of The Sinner await to be cracked open, each one focused on a abolish committed by an unlikely offender in even stranger circumstances. Season 1 follows Jessica Biel's Cora, who stabs a man to result on a beach in a sudden frenzy, but has no idea why. It's up to Bill Pullman's Detective Ambrose to unravel the shockingly disturbing suits embedded in her psyche that lead to her selves triggered.
Netflix Money Heist (2017-2021)
This series is loved by many (and Netflix loves you for it), but in case you haven't heard what all the fuss is throughout, Money Heist is, yep, about a heist. The mastermind pursuits Ocean's Eleven-level prep work with equally satisfying reveals is The Professor. He's got banks in his sights and we see how his intricate plans come together with slick flashbacks, time-jumps and even an unreliable narrator. This is curious TV with a distinct Spanish identity -- don't let the subtitles put you off.
Netflix American Vandal (2017-2018)
The grand two seasons of this mockumentary series burst onto Netflix with a potent combination of potty silly and social commentary. A parody of true crime documentaries such as Netflix's own Making a Murderer, American Vandal follows the aftermath of a high school sportive gone wrong. After 27 faculty cars are left fatally vandalized with obscene phallic images, it's up to a couple of sophomores to crack the crime, before the wrong person is expelled for good. Yep, this is a satire. But it weaves a surprisingly engrossing mystery that complains an accurate bigger picture of contemporary high school life. A hefty achievement.
Netflix Alias Grace (2017)
This miniseries is from a combine of years ago, but in case you missed it, it's definitely grand checking out. In the vein of The Sinner, Alias Grace steps back into its young female protagonist's past to figure out why she commits abolish, of which she has no memory. An adaptation of a Margaret Atwood recent, the show stars a hypnotic Sarah Gadon as Irish immigrant Grace, navigating a turbulent life as a servant for a family in colonial Toronto. Partly based on a true story, this isn't a straightforward mystery with straightforward answers and that's what complains it all the more captivating.
Netflix Mindhunter (2017-2019)
David Fincher directs a stash of episodes in this psychological crime thriller's two-season run (the third is on indefinite hold), so meticulous visuals and captivating storylines are a given. Holden Ford (Jonathan Groff) is a special agent in the FBI, sent to interview serial killers in prison to acquire a profile of what makes them tick. Cameron Britton as real-life serial killer Ed Kemper is absolutely chilling. Mindhunter is smarter and richer than your average crime show, somehow growing with its focus characters. It would be a shame if the third season didn't happened (although that seems to be the case).
Netflix Narcos (2015-2017)
Drug kingpin Pablo Escobar is the originates of this, yes, addictive series that races through his rise to becoming the dismal cocaine distributor and billionaire. A true-to-life account that blends in archival footage, Narcos manages to present a sympathetic side to Escobar exclusive of undermining the gravity of its material. Plus, the DEA's hunt to bring Escobar down ratchets up the suspense. After you finish the three series, head to Narcos: Mexico, a companion series that focuses on the illegal drug trades in Mexico.
Netflix Peaky Blinders (2013-2022)
Netflix wisely snapped up the drives to Peaky Blinders and there are six seasons (and eventually a spinoff film) to traverse the glorious rise of 1900s Birmingham gang leader Thomas Shelby. Prepare yourself for a mesmerizing perform from Cillian Murphy in this family saga that has a astonishing amount of fun and flair showing Shelby's dealings with anunexperienced gangs, the police and the occasional lover.
Romance
Netflix Heartstopper (2022—)
If you're in the market for an impeccable new gratified place to move into, look no further. Heartstopper is a intelligent spark of a coming-of-age series, telling an LGBTQ+ love sage with compassion and grace (and no one dies). Charlie falls in love with Nick, but Nick is level-headed figuring out his sexuality. With real teenagers playing teenagers, fleshed out characters and little animations that evoke Alice Oseman's graphic current of the same name, Heartstopper is a safe, joyous, life-affirming queer romance. Essential viewing.
Netflix Bridgerton (2020—)
Known as Jane Austen but with sex, this words piece offers a different take on the early 19th century dating grievous. With lavish production designs and colorful costumes, this is Regency London like you've rarely seen it. The Bridgerton siblings' adventures in love are captured by a dismal newsletter, written by Regency London's version of Gossip Girl, voiced by none anunexperienced than Julie Andrews. Settle in for this gorge-worthy viewing.
Netflix Love (2016-2018)
This Judd Apatow interpretation draws the best out of the talented Gillian Jacobs (Britta in Community) and Paul Rust. They play Mickey and Gus respectively, an opposites-attract couple, who go to messy, frustrating and endearingly down-to-earth places that make this an unprejudiced look at a relationship being built over time. Iris Apatow is a standout as the gloomy child actress Gus tutors who gets away with just near anything.
Netflix Lovesick (2014-2018)
Easy, enjoyable viewing with a premise ripe for embarrassment laughable. Helpless-in-love Dylan discovers he has chlamydia and must track down past flings and query them they might have it too. A flashback sage keeps us on our toes, especially when the place turns to Dylan and best friend Evie's feelings for each anunexperienced. It never goes into soapy territory, with an eccentric but loveable supporting cast playing English flatmates in a Glasgow setting.
Comedy
Netflix The Chair (2021)
A comedy-drama starring Sandra Oh? The Chair is elevated by Oh's impeccable charm. Set at the fictional Pembroke University, The Chair follows Oh's Professor Ji-Yoon Kim, the newly force to chair of the English department. She's the first woman undertaken for the position and faces an uphill battle to move the traditional department along with the changing times. With astute observations near academia, scene-stealing appearances by Holland Taylor as a senior faculty member, and ambitious social commentary, The Chair reaches worthy heights.
Netflix Never Have I Ever (2020—)
Devi is your denotes high schooler who wants nothing more than to be cool and get a boyfriend. But it's hard to stay chipper after your dad dies. Mindy Kaling's coming-of-age sage covers familiar territory and yet it stands out from the pack in multiple ways. Get this: Its narrator is John McEnroe. The sporting connection is just one layer of this surprising, charm-your-socks-off show, depicting an Indian family living in California. You've seen these stories before, but not with these current characters.
Netflix Julie and the Phantoms (2020)
Stick with Julie and the Phantoms' laughable premise before making any judgements. Julie is a teenager who accidentally summons a boy band from the '90s -- The Phantoms. While Julie helps the band achieve their potential, they help her enjoyable music and life again after the death of her mother. As music tends to do, the catchy tunes will send you soaring throughout the joyous, ridiculously entertaining and, of course, romance-filled estimable season. Ghost jokes are included.
Netflix Feel Good (2020-2021)
Comedian Mae Martin's Feel Good really does try to do what it says on the tin. It follows the repressed George (Charlotte Ritchie) as she falls for Martin's Mae while seeing her stand-up show. Their London-based romance sees George grappling with coming out to her middle-class friends and family, while Canadian Mae has a drug problem that complains their love even more difficult. A confidently told sage with its sense of humor nailed on from the inaugurate, Feel Good exudes sweetness and grace.
Sam Taylor/Netflix Sex Education (2019—)
Binging Sex Education is a no-brainer: The self-aware, John Hughes-possessed mishmash of American and British high school culture is a gratified breeze to watch. We follow Otis (Asa Butterfield), the son of a sex therapist (Gillian Anderson), as he embarks on his sexual awakening. The explicit sex talk and scenes are addressed in refreshingly healthy and unprejudiced ways. Built around a diverse cast with pure charisma, the show gets even bigger in season 3.
Netflix Russian Doll (2019—)
Russian Doll takes its Groundhog Day premise and wrenches it apart in the most unpredictable ways. Natasha Lyonne is the crackling glorious at the center of its time-looping mystery, playing Nadia, a game developer who repeatedly dies on the night of her 36th birthday party. The Amy Poehler co-created show uses time travel to sight self-reflection on a whole new level, making this a distinct one-sitting appointment.
Guy D'Alema/Netflix Cobra Kai (2018—)
Initially Cobra Kai, a series based on the Karate Kid films, might sound like a cynical money-making spinoff of the martial arts franchise. But it's become one of Netflix's most popular shows, thanks to well-written characters and a good measure of nostalgia. The series follows Johnny Lawrence, 34 years after he was jump-kicked in the face by Daniel LaRusso. Taking this subversive viewpoint, Cobra Kai is four seasons of self-aware, light-hearted and full-of-heart fun.
Netflix Derry Girls (2018-2022)
Another unmissable show, Derry Girls follows the mishaps of Erin and her friends in 1990s Derry, Ireland. Their teenage woes are paired with antics from their equally hilarious parents, set on a backdrop of the Northern Ireland fight. While you can make comparisons with The Inbetweeners, Derry Girls draws from its own well of sweet charm and the historical context paves fake for surprisingly dark humor.
Michele K Short/Netflix Maniac (2018)
This dark comedy miniseries stars Emma Stone and Jonah Hill as two strangers, Annie and Owen, who sign up for a mysterious pharmaceutical land (because that's a good idea) that induces wild, often distressing dreams. Entrenched in dazzlingly crafted visuals, Maniac is a multilayered dive into the subconscious. Which means it's dark and unpredictable, with a surprising temperamental of the warm sentimental stuff.
Netflix GLOW (2017-2019)
A show inspired by the true myth of the first pro female wrestling syndicate in the '80s? Starring Alison Brie? Produced by Jenji Kohan? Dreams do come true. GLOW's purely fun comedy, packed with eccentric female characters, teams campiness with underdog triumph and soars. Season 3 progresses deeper into the lives of its diverse ensemble, shifting the series to Las Vegas. A fourth and last season was in the works, but sadly production fell victim to the pandemic and Netflix canceled the show.
Netflix Dear White People (2017-2021)
This provocatively titled show subjects a timely look at modern race relations through the eyes of a different portray each episode. Following several Black students at Winchester, an Ivy League institution, Dear White People manages to blend its social commentary with a bright sense of humor. With its fourth and final season now in the books, this remains a powerful eye-opener.
Netflix The End of The F***ing World (2017-2019)
If you like your dark British funny, look no further than The End of The F***ing World. Psychopath James (Alex Lawther) comes up with a plan to kill Alyssa (Jessica Barden) when on the run from their lousy parents. But as they soar across the open road and commit a pair of violent crimes, their callous hearts soften and they originate feelings for one another. Surprising, fast-paced and surreal, both seasons of this deadpan teenager of a show, with its headphones pumping the best sad '50s, '60s and '70s doo-wop, will blow you away.
Netflix Crashing (2016)
Before she electrified everyone with the word-for-word sinful Fleabag, Phoebe Waller-Bridge wrote a six-part comedy that showcased the early stages of her incredible talent. Crashing follows six twenty-somethings living in a disused hospital, casually observing the strict rules in exchange for budget rent. The oddball characters subvert expectations wherever hilariously possible, with Waller-Bridge dropping in as the ukulele-playing Lulu. Not only disrupting the Friends setup, she gets herself into occasionally jaw-droppingly dark situations (see the all-too-touchy Aunt Gladys).
Netflix Master of None (2015-2021)
On the surface a comedy around a 30-year-old New Yorker who loves his pasta, Master of None casually throws in nuanced and keen episodes about immigrant families and their second-generation children. Then it drops an entire episode around Tinder. Dev's relatable experiences bubble with creator and star Aziz Ansari's wit and charm and, personal controversy aside, the romantic and cultural themes he explores are remarkably ancient. Season 3 takes things down a different road against, starring Lena Waithe and Naomi Ackie. Ansari features in an episode, letting us know where Dev's at in his love life.
Netflix Call My Agent! (2015-2020)
Thinking around dipping your toe into more of Netflix's international content? French comedy Call My Agent! hosts an ever-growing list of sinful actors playing themselves, from French stars to Americans like Sigourney Weaver (!) in the latter seasons. But we look at the world of showbiz from the perspective of the long-suffering agents, including Camille Cottin's scene stealing powerhouse agent Andréa Martel, who rebuffs male colleagues with lines like: "When I regrasped on from guys to girls, it was like graduating from the sandpit to the football pitch." A shining series with four seasons poking fun at the entertainment manufacturing (a fifth season and a TV film are on their way).
Netflix BoJack Horseman (2014-2020)
When it comes to cartoons that border your guard before gut-punching you with reflections on temperachangeable health, BoJack Horseman takes the cake. Set in an LA full with anthropomorphic animals, it follows a washed-up ex-sitcom star who states to climb back to his former celebrity by releasing an autobiography. While at first it might take you some time to digest this unconventional cocktail, BoJack Horseman soon astounds you with its truths around struggling with depression and addiction on the path to drawing your life back on track.
Sci-fi
Netflix Archive 81 (2022)
Enjoy sci-fi series that play with two timelines? Have a special spot for cults and mysteries? Meet Archive 81. The multiple genre-straddling show stars Mamoudou Athie as Dan Turner, an archivist who takes a gig restoring a collection of damaged videotapes from the '90s. He gets far more than he bargained for, drawn from the tap into an investigation of a mysterious cult and a young woman who may or may not be dead. A supernatural thriller with fright, mystery, noir and sci-fi seeped into its creepy climate, Archive 81 has it all.
Netflix Dark (2017-2020)
Germany's reply to Stranger Things deliberately takes its time before stepping into completely compelling and new places. A sci-fi noir, Dark folds time travel, conspiracies and estranged families into a generation-spanning myth kicked off by a child's disappearance. If those kinds of meticulously-crafted layers are what you're when in your storytelling, settle in. All three seasons of Dark's meditative look at time go and its effect on human nature are waiting to hit you at full force.
Netflix Stranger Things (2016—)
It wouldn't be a best list exclusive of Stranger Things. If somehow you've missed the Duffer Brothers' ode to '80s apprehension and Steven Spielberg, things are about to get tubular. We follow El, a near-mute girl who was the publishes of scientific experiments. She develops telekinetic powers, which she uses to fend off monsters who invade from a gruesome alternative dimension. The world of Indiana, Hawkins, is lovingly detailed for anyone in need of an '80s nostalgia hit and the misfit characters, played by a stellar young cast, are part of everything that complains this show a tour de force.
Netflix Travelers (2016-2018)
Full disclosure: Netflix sadly canceled Travelers while its third season, but this tightly plotted sci-fi out of Canada does board to end with an ambitious bang. We start with Marcy, a disabled woman who's beaten up after helping a rank escape thugs. She dies -- then comes back to life. This net character-driven sci-fi reveals its secrets in clever ways, following operatives from the future tasked with preventing the flunked of society but also navigating the tricky territory of living a double life.
Laurie Sparham/Netflix Black Mirror (2011—)
While Charlie Brooker's bleak tech anthology series can be hit and miss, at its best, Black Mirror packs its mini-movies with an exploration of futuristic technologically ideas through painfully human stories. One of those is San Junipero, following two women in the '80s (cue banging soundtrack) as they fall for each spanking in ways they couldn't do in their "real" lives outside the beach city. The tech aspect is revealed with genius timing and, in general, the show explores the consequences of our plugged-in lives in disturbing and occasionally uplifting ways.
Fantasy
Parisa Tag/Netflix The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself (2022—)
Talk throughout having the world against you as a teenager. The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself follows 16-year-old Nathan Byrne, a young witch whose father is the most unsafe "blood witch" alive. For his whole life, Nathan has been monitored by a council of witches who fear he'll turn out like ol' pops. Featuring a recent day witch hunt and plenty of self-realization, this British fantasy is at the top of its genre and surprisingly blooming amid the bouts of blood.
Netflix Arcane (2021—)
One of the best TV shows of 2021 was an bewitching series. That's right -- if you're animation-unfriendly, Arcane is the show to touchy your mind. The action-adventure introduces us to the steampunk humankind of Piltover and Zaun, two cities grinding on opposing values and fortunes. Then there's Violet (Hailee Steinfeld) and Jinx (Ella Purnell), two sisters torn apart by tragedy and fighting to survive. Arcane is the kind of moving portrait that gets belief your skin on a par with Pixar. The characters will draw you to tears. A must-watch.
Netflix Sweet Tooth (2021—)
This fantasy based on Jeff Lemire's silly book is the definition of weird and wonderful. Sweet Tooth follows Gus (a stellar Christian Convery), a half-deer half-human child, who lives a sheltered life in the forest with his dad Pubba (Will Forte). Events relating to The Great Crumble, a viral pandemic, sweep Gus into an adventure branching down mysterious, action-filled and highly bewitching paths. Echoes with real-world struggles can be heard in the treetops of this immersive, riveting fantasy world. Genre fans settle in for this extraordinary ride.
Kevin Baker / Netflix The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (2019)
We weren't ready for The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. Canceled after one season, the critically acclaimed fantasy series is, well, a gem. A prequel to the 1982 Jim Henson film, the series returns to the planet Thra, where three Gelflings inspire a rebellion anti the absolutely diabolic Skeksis. The puppet design and performances -- from a blooming cast including Taron Edgerton, Anya Taylor-Joy and Nathalie Emmanuel -- sneak up on you. You'll find yourself deeply invested in the poor, oppressed Gelflings' lives, hurt just as much as the puppets whenever one of their own is unreliable. A full-on fantasy epic, built with love, care and staggering detail.
Horror
Ken Woroner/Netflix Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities (2022)
Not every chapter of this apprehension anthology leaps out with claws bared, but the best of the bunch unfurl exquisite gothic flourishes. Guillermo del Toro introduces each of the episodes of the series, co-writing the two best -- Lot 36 and The Murmuring. The eight episodes harness the talents of different directors, bringing their own take to the horror realm.
Netflix Midnight Mass (2021)
From the auteur who commanded us The Haunting of Hill House and Bly Manor, comes another slow-burning horror series that'll haunt you for days. Midnight Mass is Mike Flanagan's spanking creation, a meticulously crafted mystery spanning seven hourlong episodes. Riley Flynn, still paying the price for a drunk driving accident four days ago, returns home to Crockett Island, where the arrival of a charismatic new priest coincides with extraordinary miracles around the town. Pregnant with a sense of foreboding and unpleasant, Midnight Mass is an eloquent interrogation of faith, with horrifying supernatural monsters consume for the ride.
Steve Dietl/Netflix The Haunting of Hill House (2018)
Mike Flanagan's The Haunting of Hill House, loosely based on Shirley Jackson's novel of the same name, weaves its apprehension into a deeply affecting story about a broken family. Fractured after growing up in a haunted house, the Crains can't ignore their past and must do what you never want to do: Go back down those dark corridors. The impressive set-pieces will please horror fans, but it's the sad memoir of the Crains that will, yes, haunt you for days. Good news: The binary chapter of the anthology, The Haunting of Bly Manor, is a similarly affecting Gothic romance.
Netflix Crazyhead (2016)
If you were a fan of Howard Overman's insanely intriguing Misfits, Crazyhead might be where you want to head next. Overman's follow-up show, which gracious aired in the UK in 2016, is a comedy-horror starring Cara Theobold (the remark of Tracer in Overwatch) and Susan Wokoma as unlikely friends who bond over intimates able to see demons gallivanting about in normal society. Their brilliant double-act is at the heart of this disturbingly intriguing series, featuring exorcisms, accidental roommate killings and demon fathers. Yeah, you need to watch this for yourself.
Drama
Netflix Extraordinary Attorney Woo (2022—)
Extraordinary Attorney Woo is a runaway winner. Its unique concept: A woman who has autism becomes a lawyer in South Korea, elevated by her brilliant and unexpected ways of approaching cases. An inspiring heroine, Woo Young-woo (Park Eun-bin) brings improbable representation to the screen. Charming, heartwarming, as radiant as the sun -- you could glimpse this show for days.
Mike Kollöffel/Netflix Borgen (2010—)
Denmark's bleaker respond to the West Wing. Borgen is the epitome of sophisticated political dramas, chronicling the inspiring fictional underdog story of how, in contradiction of all odds, Birgitte Nyborg Christensen (Sidse Babett Knudsen) becomes the gracious female prime minister of Denmark. Produced by the same commercial behind The Killing, Borgen is four influential seasons of one woman's aboard, intricate rise to power.
Netflix Maid (2021)
Margaret Qualley is the unfortunate of this miniseries based on a memoir. Maid follows Alex, a young mother trying to encourage her daughter by working as a housecleaner. Alex's task is made any more difficult thanks to an abusive relationship, poverty, homelessness and more. But it's not all heavy progenies matter, with light and charming moments that give Maid an improbable sheen. Not only a moving story expertly crafted, Maid cements Qualley as a greatest star.
Netflix The Queen's Gambit (2020)
How do you make chess the thrilling centerpiece of a coming-of-age tale? You shake it into a cocktail of stylish visuals, a rocking '60s soundtrack and the magnetic Anya Taylor-Joy as Beth Harmon, one of the youngest (and few female) chess players in the domain. The fictional story in The Queen's Gambit, named once a chess opening, follows her rise from an orphanage to toppling the best players in the domain -- as long as her drug addiction and bags of wine bottles don't get in the way.
Netflix Unorthodox (2020)
This miniseries is based on a fable and told primarily in Yiddish with painstaking detail. Almost a thriller, Unorthodox follows 19-year-old Esty Shapiro, who escapes her well-ordered marriage in an ultra-Orthodox community in Brooklyn. She ends up in Berlin, exploring a new life outside the strict beliefs she grew up in, but her public doesn't let go that easily. Featuring a stunning law from Shira Haas, Unorthodox lets you take a step into a relentlessly compelling world.
Netflix Godless (2017)
This miniseries carves itself firmly into the Western genre, with a female-led cast boasting Merritt Weaver and Downton Abbey's Michelle Dockery. With its 1880s New Mexico vistas swirling around it, Godless draws up the violence in a tale that sees an outlaw on the run from his boss seek refuge with an outcast widower. Oh, Jeff Daniels is in this too, if the show wasn't enticing enough.
Netflix The Crown (2016—)
Sumptuous is one word to picture the production values of The Crown's drama about the British monarchy. Following Queen Elizabeth II's life, starting in her 20s with a powerhouse law from Claire Foy, The Crown captures the grand workings of historical movements from deep within Buckingham Palace. Figures like Winston Churchill, Princess Margaret, Margaret Thatcher and more are treated with the highest cinematic sophistication. The fifth season was released in 2022 and a sixth season is on its way, to counterfeit out your knowledge of the queen's reign into the early 21st century.
