21 Incredibly Addictive TV Series to Stream on Netflix on a Rainy Day

Blegh, rain. It gets you soaked, ruins your hair, cancels outdoor plans, and makes even basic everyday activities pretty miserable—that is, except for one. Rainy days provide the ideal opportunity to burn through a quality Netflix series. From old favorites to buzzy newcomers, these 21 shows will easily keep you hooked until the sun comes out again. So the next time the gray-day blues set in, go ahead and queue up one of these seriously addictive series. They'll all change your tune from rain, rain, go away to rain, rain, come and stay.

Gilmore Girls

Our love for Rory and Lorelai has not waned in the slightest in the years since Gilmore Girls went off the air. Need proof? Let us remind you how excited we got when the Netflix revival dropped. While we're all for updates about our favorite mother-daughter duo, we're still pretty devoted to the seven seasons of the original. (Just make sure to have a stockpile of junk food on hand.)

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Making a Murderer

Warning: Netflix's true-crime docuseries will consume you entirely—from an obsession over who killed Teresa Halbach to a frustration over the injustices carried out against Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey to the massive crushes you'll develop on Dean Strang and Jerry Buting. But the Making a Murderer rabbit hole is well worth diving down, and if you're looking to make the next rainy day a little more interesting, drink every time an Avery says "yeah."

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Pretty Little Liars

So, we finally know who A is on PLL—but that doesn't make the six seasons we spent in the dark any less suspenseful. Relive every red herring and nail-biting situation whenever the weather gets gloomy.

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Orange Is the New Black

Whether you need to get reacquainted with the ladies of Litchfield or you're new to OITNB (we'll refrain from shouting WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?), it's so easy to get sucked in to the prison drama. And for good reason: The show consistently delivers powerful moments and female characters that are both complex and complete.

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Gossip Girl

It's been years since Gossip Girl signed off (XOXO), but now we can revisit with our favorite Upper East Siders anytime. Not to mention, Blair's headbands and Serena's perfectly preppy ensembles are enough to brighten up any dreary day.

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Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

It's rare that a show hooks us from its opening credits, but such is the case with Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt ("Females are strong as hell!"). Equally as addictive are the performances from Ellie Kemper, Jane Krakowski, and Tituss Burgess in this laugh-so-hard-you'll-probably-snort comedy.

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Bloodline

This series has some quality downpour scenes—which is not the only reason it's earned a spot on this list. Bloodline is dark and troubling in its addictiveness, and the Rayburn family drama will make your own family's look like child's play. And we'd be lying if we said a sweat-glistening Kyle Chandler didn't add to the overall appeal.

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Better Call Saul

Proof that not all spinoffs are destined for TV doom: Better Call Saul, the Breaking Bad prequel which follows a pre-Walter Saul Goodman when he was going by the name Jimmy McGill. And as someone who binged all of Breaking Bad, I can say with confidence that Saul is also better in big doses.

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Jessica Jones

In the mood for more female ass-kickery? Check out the excellent Krysten Ritter in Netflix's superhero drama Marvel's Jessica Jones (if you haven't already, that is). It only takes one twisting episode to draw you in to Jones's dark world, and you'll be more than happy to hang out there for the next few seasons.

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Scandal

Shonda Rhimes's shows are just begging to be binge-watched, aren't they? And we're hard-pressed to think of a more delightful rainy day than curling up with red wine, popcorn, and Olivia Pope.

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Grace and Frankie

Tune in to Netflix's Grace and Frankie and allow Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin to get you psyched for retirement, when every rainy day can be spent bingeing awesome series on the couch—or smoking peyote on the beach. Your pick.

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The Fall

Jamie Dornan is simultaneously hot and terrifying in this British psychological thriller about a serial killer hiding in plain sight. Once you start, you can't stop watching.

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Mad Men

Yes, we were ready for the end of Mad Men by its seventh season. But the time apart has helped us to forget all its late-series annoyances and to want to dive back in to its greatness head first. Anyone with us?

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Friends

Because the "I got off the plane" moment will never, ever, ever get old…and because this won't be on Netflix forever, so you have to take advantage of it while you can.

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Jane the Virgin

Jane Villanueva was on track to become a teacher and marry her longtime boyfriend until she was accidentally inseminated with someone else's baby. Sound telenovela-level crazy? It is, and you'll be hooked from the first episode.

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Stranger Things

Hawkins, Indiana, is the perfect setting for a rainy day binge-watch given the number of scary thunderstorms and blackouts that happen in this small fictional town.

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Queer Eye

If you need a pick-me-up, I can't think of a better remedy than watching Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Tan France, Jonathan Van Ness, and Antoni Porowski.

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The Haunting of Hill House

Family secrets, a haunted house, and a seriously intense home renovation? Just what you need on a dreary day.

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One Day at a Time

Rita Moreno can single-handedly brighten up anyone's day, especially with this delightful reboot of the 1975 Norman Lear sitcom.

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Black Mirror

Lean into how dark it is outside with the angst and technological dread of this acclaimed anthology series.

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Russian Doll

If gloomy weather is making you feel as though you're stuck in an endless loop, check out this dark comedy starring Natasha Lyonne as a woman who keeps reliving the day of her death.

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