There’s always a certain kind of anxiety when it comes to choosing the next Netflix show to binge-watch. With more than five billion options, we may find it hard and time-consuming to go through the list and pick out the gem. What if we miss out on the good ones? On the better ones? What if the one I’ve chosen to watch now isn’t really worth the hype? To help you through the storm, we’ve picked out 7 binge-worthy shows that you can stream on Netflix right now.
Black Mirror
The dystopian science fiction anthology series created by Charlie Brooker is widely regarded as one of the best science fiction of recent times. The sci-fi series focuses on modern society especially with the unexpected aftereffects of advanced technologies. The series covers a new story and setting in each episode so that you can choose to skip around a bit. Some of the episodes have a dark and satirical tone, while some others have a more experimental and lighter approach. Their series with five seasons have only 3 episodes in the first and last seasons, three episodes in the second season and six episodes in third and fourth seasons so that you don’t have to invest a lot of time to binge it all.
Gilmore Girls
The American comedy-drama television series, “Gilmore Girls” is created by Amy Sherman-Palladino. The show follows the relationship between a fiercely independent single mother Lorelai Gilmore, and her gifted, Ivy League-bound daughter Rory who lives in Stars Hollow, a fictional town filled with colourful characters. The classic show described as witty, intimate and feel-good is ideal to be watched together by the family for its quirky characters and the strikingly real relationships they make, and the quick-paced stream of jokes. The show follows the three generations of Gilmores, so that family members of various ages can find a storyline to relate.
American Horror Story
The American anthology horror television series created by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk is one of the scarier offerings on Netflix. The show has a new batch of frights every season with ghosts, witches, serial killers, “freak show” performers, and an anti-Christ to name a few. Each season of the show has a unique storyline with its own “beginning, middle, and end” with self-contained miniseries following a different set of characters and settings with some plot elements loosely inspired by true events.
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The American psychological thriller series follows a dangerously charming, intensively obsessive young man named Joe who develops a strong liking to Guinevere Beck, an aspiring writer. Joe uses his expertise in social media and other technology to track Beck’s presence and become her ‘perfect boyfriend’. The show takes a dark shift when his attraction turns into obsession and abusive jealousy which makes him take extreme measures. The show based on Caroline Kepnes’ novel by the same name has former Gossip Girl star Penn Badgley as Joe Goldberg and Elizabeth Lail as Guinevere Beck.
Elite
The Spanish thriller teen drama series created by Carlos Montero and Darío Madrona focuses on three working-class teens who are enrolled in an exclusive private high school in Spain. The clash between them and the wealthy students get murkier after a murder takes place. The juicy murder mystery throughout the entire season, obscene displays of wealth, and lots and lots of steamy scenes made the show surprise hit when it premiered on Netflix in 2018. Elite is a soapy whodunit with issues-based side plots and deals with topics like class inequality, xenophobia, and the stigma of HIV.
The Last Dance
The 2020 American sports documentary miniseries is co-produced by ESPN Films and Netflix and directed by Jason Hehir. The docu-series takes a closer look at the legendary player Michael Jordan, with particular focus on his last season with the Chicago Bulls in the 1990s. The Last Dance features exclusive footage from the unforgettable 1997-98 season from a film crew that had an all-access pass to the Bulls and interviews of NBA personalities like Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman, Steve Kerr, and Phil Jackson.
Orange Is the New Black
The American drama series created by Jenji Kohan is Netflix’s first signature original based on a true story. The series is based on Piper Kerman’s (renamed Piper Chapman in the show) memoir, Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison (2010), about her experiences at FCI Danbury, a minimum-security federal prison. She was arrested after laundering money to help her drug dealer girlfriend. The show focuses the long-running story of a women’s prison where the inmates are wrapped up in rivalries and romances. They have got nothing but time and fight a system that is stacked against them.
There you have it. Some of the most spicy and thrilling shows for your Netflix binge. And if this isn’t enough, check out our other lists too!
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