Best Shows on Netflix
If you need a good show for your next binge-watch session, here are some of the best shows on Netflix right now, for each genre.
Best Shows on Netflix: Action and Adventure
The Umbrella Academy (2019-)
On the same day in October 1989, forty-three infants are inexplicably born to random, unconnected women who showed no signs of pregnancy the day before. Seven are adopted by Sir Reginald Hargreeves, a billionaire industrialist, who creates The Umbrella Academy and prepares his "children" to save the world.
Seasons: 2
Outer Banks (2020-)
A group of teenagers from the wrong side of the tracks stumble upon a treasure map that unearths a long-buried secret.
Seasons: 1
Jessica Jones (2015-2019)
Ever since her short-lived stint as a superhero ended in tragedy, Jessica Jones has been rebuilding her personal life and career as a hot-tempered, sardonic private detective in Hell's Kitchen, New York City. Plagued by self-loathing and a wicked case of PTSD, Jessica battles demons from within and without, using her extraordinary abilities as an unlikely champion for those in need. Especially if they're willing to cut her a check.
Seasons: 3
Shadow and Bone (2021-)
In a world where dark forces have taken over, a young mapmaker, Alina Starkov, accidentally discovers that she has the power to change the fate of the war. She is the only one who has the power to summon light and this will make her play a key role in this war.
Seasons: 1
The Walking Dead (2010-)
Sheriff Deputy Rick Grimes gets shot and falls into a coma. When awoken he finds himself in a Zombie Apocalypse. Not knowing what to do he sets out to find his family, after he's done that, he gets connected to a group to become the leader. He takes charge and tries to help this group of people survive, find a place to live, and get them food.
Seasons: 10
Best Shows on Netflix: Comedy
Bojack Horseman (2014-2020)
After starring in the popular sitcom "Horsin' Around" in the late 80s and early 90s, BoJack Horseman struggles with his deteriorating popularity, depression, addiction, and maintaining the relationships with those he cares about, but can't seem to stop hurting, all while living in the satirical, pun-filled city of Hollywood, California.
Seasons: 6
The Good Place (2016-2020)
Eleanor (Bell) arrives at the Good Place and realizes they have her name right, but everything else is wrong. She isn't meant to be there at all. With the help of Chidi, her soul mate (Harper), Eleanor tries to right her wrongs, seeking to finally earn her spot in the Good Place.
Seasons: 4
Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013-)
Comedy series following the exploits of Det. Jake Peralta and his diverse, lovable colleagues as they police the NYPD's 99th Precinct.
Seasons: 7
Dead to Me (2019-)
This is a series about a powerful friendship that blossoms between a tightly wound widow and a free spirit with a shocking secret.
Seasons: 2
Best Shows on Netflix: Crime
Money Heist (2017-2021)
An unusual group of robbers attempts to carry out the most perfect robbery in Spanish history - stealing 2.4 billion euros from the Royal Mint of Spain.
Seasons: 4
Peaky Blinders (2013-)
Seasons: 5
Thomas Shelby and his brothers return to Birmingham after serving in the British Army during WWI. Shelby and the Peaky Blinders, the gang he is leader of, control the city of Birmingham But as Shelby's ambitions extend beyond Birmingham, he plans to build on the business empire he's created, and stop anyone who gets in his way.
Lucifer (2016-)
Lucifer Morningstar, bored from his sulking life in hell, comes to live in Los Angeles. While there, he helps humanity with its miseries through his experience and telepathic abilities to bring people's deepest desires and thoughts out of them. While meeting with a Detective in his nightclub (Lux), a shootout involving him, and the Detective leads him to become an LAPD consultant.
Seasons: 5
Best Shows on Netflix: Drama
When They See Us (2019)
Based on a true story, this limited miniseries is about five teens from Harlem who became trapped in a nightmare when they're falsely accused of a brutal attack in Central Park.
Seasons: 1
Bridgerton (2020-)
Wealth, lust, and betrayal set against the backdrop of Regency-era England, seen through the eyes of the powerful Bridgerton family.
Seasons: 1
The Queen’s Gambit (2020)
Orphaned at the tender age of nine, prodigious introvert Beth Harmon discovers and masters the game of chess in the 1960s USA. But child stardom comes at a price.
Seasons: 1
The Haunting of Hill House (2018)
Explores a group of siblings who, as children, grew up in what would go on to become the most famous haunted house in the country. Now adults, and forced back together in the face of tragedy, the family must finally confront the ghosts of their past, some of which still lurk in their minds while others may be stalking the shadows of Hill House.
Seasons: 1
Best Shows on Netflix: Mystery and Suspense
Dark (2017-2020)
The first German production from the world's leading Internet TV Network is set in a German town in the present-day where the disappearance of two young children exposes the double lives and fractured relationships among four families.
Seasons: 3
How to Get Away with Murder (2014-2020)
A sexy, suspense-driven legal thriller about a group of ambitious law students and their brilliant, mysterious criminal defence professor. They become entangled in a murder plot that will shake the entire university and change the course of their lives.
Seasons: 6
The OA (2016-2019)
Having gone missing seven years ago, the previously blind Johnson returns home, now in her late 20s and with her sight restored. While many believe she is a miracle, others worry that she could be dangerous.
Seasons: 2
Elite (2018-)
Las Encinas is the most exclusive school in the country- where the Elite sends their children to study. In there, three working-class teens have just been admitted after an earthquake destroyed their school. The clash between those who have everything and those who have nothing to lose creates a perfect storm that ends in a murder.
Seasons: 3
Best Shows on Netflix: Sci-fi and Fantasy
Stranger Things (2016-)
In a small town where everyone knows everyone, a peculiar incident starts a chain of events that leads to the disappearance of a child, which begins to tear at the fabric of an otherwise peaceful community. Dark government agencies and seemingly malevolent supernatural forces converge on the town, while a few of the locals begin to understand that there's more going on than meets the eye.
Seasons: 3
Black Mirror (2011-)
Set in a world only minutes from our own, "Black Mirror" unveils how modern technologies can backfire and be used against their makers, every episode set in a slightly different reality with different characters combating different types of technologies.
Seasons: 5
3% (2016-2020)
A post-apocalyptic thriller set in near-future Brazil, where a select few are allowed to join a privileged society after undergoing an intense and competitive process.
Seasons: 4
Altered Carbon (2018-2020)
The story is set in a future where consciousness is digitized and stored, a prisoner returns to life in a new body and must solve a mind-bending murder to win his freedom.
Seasons: 2
