The idea of disconnecting from the grid and keeping all of your entertainment online seemed like a far-fetched idea back when Netflix pushed it at first. Fast-forward a few years and now we’d be caught dead sitting in front of the TV watching ad-riddled movies and TV shows, now that there are all kinds of incredible streaming services available.
While the top Netflix movies are a sight for the sore entertainment-hungry eyes, it is the incredible number of TV series on Netflix that make it a binge-watchers ticket to heaven. From licensing the highest-viewed TV shows in the world to creating a line of their very own Netflix Original shows, there’s no stopping you from spending days of your life glued to the screen with these best Netflix TV shows.
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Drama
Breaking Bad
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Another genre-setting TV series that Netflix was able to get their hands on soon enough, Breaking Bad has been a career highlight for Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul. The former plays the role of a high-school Chemistry teacher while the latter is a former student who has gone down the wrong path, but their paths do meet when Walter White is diagnosed with cancer, and the only way he can find to secure a future for his family is by creating and selling crystal meth.
The Crown
Queen Elizabeth of Windsor is the longest-reigning monarch in the history of Great Britain, but heavy lies the head that wears The Crown. Taking the veil of the glamor and aura that surround the Royal Family, this political drama gives us an insight on the personal rivalries among the people of the court, while the monarch rules over perilous times that shaped the second half of the 20th century.
Sherlock
It’s hard to be a TV show buff and miss out on Sherlock where the duo of Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes himself and Martin Freeman as Dr. John Watson have lured in millions of fans. The BBC drama brings the witty and dangerously curious detective to the streets of modern-day London, where the suspense and mystery might not kill you, but the wait for a new season with just 3 episodes surely will.
The West Wing
Based on the behavior of the current occupant of the White House, The West Wing and its fictional President Josiah Bartlet may seem like a godsend. However, this political drama gives us an inside scoop on what goes around in the most important residence in the United States and how the personal and professional rivalries of White House staffers play out over the course of seven seasons.
Peaky Blinders
Based on the notorious British gang, the Peaky Blinders, this fictional series would have you hooked on within no time at all. Thomas Shelby fights against all odds to move up the ladder. The Shelby brothers are willing to go to great lengths to protect their territory and aren’t willing to back down. The show has won a BAFTA for best drama series and is indeed the absolute best drama series to watch.
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Atypical
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A rather new Netflix Original series brought out by Robia Rashid in an interesting and heart-warming take on the life of Sam Gardner, an autistic high-school teenager. Just one season to get you started with, Atypical focuses on the romantic side of the life of Sam as he struggles to find a girlfriend who not only accepts him for who he is but in the meantime also understands elements of the social construct that we take for granted.
Comedy
Parks and Recreation
You will hardly ever find a sitcom that does not come with conflicting elements, but Parks and Recreation manage to keeps it limited to the out-of-hand city councils and tense elections. The real strength of the show comes from characters like the dedicated public servant Leslie Knope and the manly stern character of Ron Swanson, trying their best to keep the fictional town of Pawnee for its very own demented inhabitants.
F.R.I.E.N.D.S
This TV show doesn’t need an introduction, especially considering that it is still among the most frequently watched series on Netflix despite ending over a decade ago. This series is based on a group of New Yorkers who discover life, fall in and out of love, while having hilarious times as Chandler wins our hearts with his antics and Phoebe makes us and everyone else fall in love with her quirky self.
Orange is the New Black
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Netflix took a ticket to the top with shows like Orange is the New Black, which is an interesting character study of how a woman’s life is turned upside down as she ends up in a women’s correctional facility after the crimes of her past catch up to her. Running strong for years, what makes the show keep going is how the prison inmates grow with each other, along with the new ones that are brought into the mix ever so often.
The Office (U.S.)
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Despite being a remake of a British TV show, The Office adaption with an American cast managed to not only become a standalone award-winning TV show, but a standard in comedy entertainment. The addictively strange character of Michael Scott and the entire team at Dunder Mifflin Paper Company go about their mundane lives in the workspace, but hilarious plots ensure at every step to keep your heart on the lighter side of life.
Suits
While it’s a shame that Meghan Markle has to leave the show cause she’s soon to be royalty now, Suits continues to be one of the most binge-worthy TV shows on Netflix right now. The story revolves around a sharp-minded college dropout who ends up landing a lofty position in a law firm in New York City, despite having no credentials to support it but all the wits and crafts to get ahead in the game.
‘Sex Education’
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Jean is a sex therapist and her son Otis is super insecure discussing the subject with his mum. As the word spreads about Otis having some knowledge about ‘sex’, rebel Maeve has a great idea to start making money along with him by offering to treat the neuroses of their classmates, however, Otis soon realizes he has feelings for Maeve. The show is packed with sex jokes and also reveals how sex effects teens and adults alike.
Archer
There are world-renowned spies like James Bond, and then there is the sex-crazed drunken mess that we’ve come to know as Archer. This classic parody of the whole top-secret spy genre of entertainment developed by Adam Reed is spot-on when it comes to depicting a group of dysfunctional secret agents, but as most Adult Swim series go, there’s a lot more to the show that some intended puns and funny moments.
Thriller & Horror
House of Cards
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULwUzF1q5w4
Despite the fact that the series was built upon the shoulders of the disgraced Kevin Spacey, Netflix has been riding high on the wave that House of Cards has built in the past few years. The political thriller drama covers the life of a ruthless politician takes its grace from a British miniseries from the 1990s but set on the Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
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American Horror Story
The series may not be a Netflix Original, but is now being taken under the wing as the man behind American Horror Story, Ryan Murphy joins the online streaming service. As for the show itself, you’ll hardly find a more jaw-dropping twisted performance in the American Horror Story, with new plotlines, intriguing characters, and an effectively executed storyline with every season that is bound to give you a bone-chilling experience.
The Walking Dead
The legendary graphic comic turned blockbuster TV show from Robert Kirkman is already running strong for 8 years, and things couldn’t need any more suspenseful. For those of you who haven’t jumped into this horror/drama show yet, you start off with Rick Grimes, a mild-mannered sheriff who has been coma-struck for months and wakes up to the zombie apocalypse around him that has taken over the world he once called home.
Stranger Things
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A Netflix Original series that has simply exploded into popularity, Stranger Things takes place in the quiet and boring town of Hawkins, Indiana in the 1980s. If the retro era was not nostalgic enough to draw the aging viewers back to the good old times, a band of friends has their world turned upside down as they out to look for their friend Will, and end up finding a girl and some sinister forces that are after her.
Black Mirror
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For those of you who have been a fan of Twilight Zone and the mystical aura that surrounds it, Black Mirror is a fitting successor that comes with a technological theme instead. The virtual innovative technology has its benefits, but this show focuses on the darkest possible outcomes what it can build up to be while pushing the psychological balance between the existing and virtual reality.
Bates Motel
The story of Norman Bates and his peculiar mental illness is what sets the base for the show, but what puts Bates Motel over the hurdle is the sheer acting prowess of the cast. Vera Farmiga takes on the role of his mother as Norma and tries her best to keep the family motel going while indulging in an intricate relationship with her troubled son who is already heading down a deeply violent and wicked path.
The Haunting of Hill House
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Here’s another absolutely insane Netflix Orignal series that would leave you craving for some more. This reimagining of Shirley Jackson novel is bound to give you the chills from the very beginning. The paranomal activities continue to haunt the five adult siblings who lived at the Hill House which quickly became the most haunted and terrifying house to live in.
Action & Adventure
Punisher
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If you consider yourself a Marvel fan, then Punisher should be a must watch for you. Frank Castle’s family has been murdered and he’s ready to punish the folks behind the cold-blooded murder. Frank is an ex-marine and has been trained to survive against all odds and also has peak knowledge in the case of firearms.
Person of Interest
While most TV shows from CBS do not have the honor to be on this list, Person of Interest makes it here for simply being an intelligent show from its first to the fifth season. Funded by the enigmatic billionaire Mr. Finch and the brainchild of an Ex-CIA agent John Reese, their team develops has the capability of predicting future events, which the vigilante heroes use to prevent crimes even before they occur.
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Daredevil
If you feel that Ben Affleck’s Daredevil ruined the appeal of the superhero who is blind as a bat, then the Netflix Original web-series is sure to rekindle your broken spirits. Matt Murdoch starts his law firm in the crime-riddled neighborhood of New York’s Hell’s Kitchen, where the nights are taken over by a crime-fighting man in red, but as Daredevil discovers, there’s a lot more than lurks around in the dark than just petty criminals.
Riverdale
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You’d expect that the TV remake of your favorite Archie comics would be all the fun and goofiness that it had in the books, but Riverdale is far from it. You do get to meet the crew from the comics with a conventional vibe from the 1950s and all the drama of a high school. Until the death of a teenager creates a shift in the storyline, while keeping Archie, Jughead, Betty, and Veronica the same likable characters they’ve always been.
Narcos
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We’ve all heard of the legendary drug kingpin Pablo Escobar and his larger than life persona, but Narcos gives us a look into the deeper story behind it all. The crime action thriller provides some nerve-racking suspense takes us to the lands of Columbia, where Escobar produced and distributed cocaine to become a billionaire while competing with equally thirsty drug lords across the region.
Narcos: Mexico
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBLcYJ7C4F0
The Sinolian cartel is still one of the most notorious drug cartels in Mexico and the show offers us a glimpse of how the cartel was formed and how Félix Gallardo manages to pull off the seemingly impossible by uniting other traffickers and drug-lords. Agent Kiki Camarena has started to lose all hope on the Mexican and US system and decides to take things into his own hands which completely changes to war against cartels forever.
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The 100
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At this point, you’re probably thinking to yourself that you’ve had enough of post-apocalyptic TV shows, but The 100 is one dose of poison we’d like to the add to your palate. Set in the near future where humanity has left Earth inhabitable for thousands of years, the depleting sources on the space station force their leaders to send out 100 young spirits back to the Earth’s surface on a one-way ticket.
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