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The 43 Best Shows to Stream on Netflix Right Now
If you’re like me and routinely indecisive, starting a new television series can be nearly impossible. With so many options out there, plus endless TikToks about the latest series that flood our "For You" pages, where does one even begin? As a streaming service, Netflix houses some of the best television shows out there, both original and not. From original productions like The Crown to Wednesday to Orange is the New Black to Sex Education, there’s something for everyone. And that’s not even mentioning other standouts the platform has like Breaking Bad and The Good Place. To help make picking your next binge-watch a little easier, we’ve compiled 43 of the best shows on Netflix that you can watch right now.
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1) American Vandal
A satire on true crime, American Vandal chronicles the aftermath of various high school pranks, including someone spray painting a ton of penises around the school.
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2) Arrested Development
All five seasons of the popular sitcom — which follows a son who has to take over his family's real estate business after his father is sent to prison — starring Jason Bateman, Portia de Rossi, Michael Cera, and Will Arnett are available to stream.
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3) Better Call Saul
The final season of Better Call Saul was released in 2022 and the show has grown to critical acclaim. Part of the Breaking Bad franchise, the show follows Saul Goodman, the attorney for chemist-turned-meth dealer Walter White, as both a prequel and sequel to the Breaking Bad series.
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4) Big Mouth
The raunchy animated show is known for having almost every famous comedian star in it (it was created by Nick Kroll, after all) and for its humorous take on puberty that first aired in 2017.
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5) Black Mirror
A series of stand-alone episodes that are creepy sci-fi dystopian dramas, the hit series touches on topics of the modern world and first aired in 2011. Some of the most talked about episodes include “Nosedive”, “Rachel, Jack, and Ashley Too”, and the very first of the series, “The National Anthem.”
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6) BoJack Horseman
Described as immensely funny and sad, this adult animated series created by Raphael Bob-Waksberg deals with a washed-up sitcom actor (who also is a horse) in the aftermath of his career. Touching on topics like depression and addiction, it’s a raw comedy that has its moving moments as well.
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7) Breaking Bad
The show is considered a must-watch by many and one of the best series to air follows a high school chemistry teacher who decides to turn an old RV into a meth lab to support his family once he finds out he has terminal cancer.
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8) Bridgerton
The hit period drama from Shonda Rhimes took over everyone's attention during the pandemic and has remained steadfast since. Following the Bridgerton siblings in Regency London, each season focuses on one sibling's journey to marriage and those around them affected by their decisions.
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9) Dead to Me
The dark comedy circles around the unlikely friendship of Jen (Christina Applegate) and Judy (Linda Cardellini) who meet at a support group after tragic losses. The third and final season aired last year to much acclaim.
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10) Dear White People
Based on the 2014 film of the same name, the series follows a group of students of color at a predominantly white Ivy League college.
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11) Derry Girls
The Irish coming-of-age sitcom follows a group of teenage friends as they grow up in Northern Ireland in the 1990s. Absurdly funny and clever, it’s a standout series.
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12) Elite
One of the most popular Spanish shows on Netflix, the teen series centers on a private high school in Spain and revolves around the relationships between three working-class students and their peers. It’s a raunchy, soapy show that mixes elements of Gossip Girl with murder, and has a lot of fun characters.
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13) Emily in Paris
The somewhat cringe rom-com show that everyone loves, Emily in Paris follows Lily Collins as an American sent to Paris for work and features lots of Parisian flairs (like very attractive men) and lots of pastries.
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14) Formula 1: Drive to Survive
A docudrama that gives viewers behind-the-scenes looks at Formula 1, the racing sport that has taken over the world.
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15) Friday Night Lights
The 2006 NBC drama chronicles the lives of the coach and players on Texas’ number one high school football team. Set in small-town America, the show shows the struggles that they face as they prize a football championship above all else.
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16) Ginny & Georgia
Think Gilmore Girls mixed with Big Little Lies and you have Ginny & Georgia. Centering on the mother-daughter relationship between the two, the series follows the Miller family as they move to New England and search for a fresh start after a very bumpy past featuring lots of murder, teenage pregnancy, and a thick southern accent.
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17) The Great British Bake Off
The reality series that is all about amateur baking is a fan-favorite on Netflix and stars a dozen bakers on the hunt to become the best. Though Netflix doesn’t have all the seasons, it’s home to Season 8 and onward.
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18) Heartstopper
Season two is coming and we could not be more excited. The British series follows two teen boys, Charlie and Nick, who discover their friendship might be something more. The series has been praised for its handling of queer love stories and one that is too easy to binge.
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19) Inventing Anna
The 2022 miniseries starring Julia Garner revolves around the life of Anna Delvey, an Instagram-heavy grifter and heiress who stole from New York elites.
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20) Jane the Virgin
The CW show starring Gina Rodriguez as Jane, a 23-year-old virgin who is saving herself for marriage and who accidentally gets inseminated during a clinic visit for a pap smear. Lighthearted, moving, and funny, it’s the perfect watch for almost anyone.
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21) Mo
If you’re a fan of Hulu’s Ramy you’ll recognize Mohammed Amer instantly. In the comedy Mo, based on his own experiences similar to Ramy, he is a Palestinian refugee in Houston, Texas trying to find balance in his life.
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22) Never Have I Ever
One of Mindy Kaling’s projects, the comedy follows the chaotic but lovable Devi, a first-generation Indian-American teenager as she deals with the grief of losing her father and navigating high school and boys. With a well-rounded cast, it’s a fun show that many love.
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23) New Girl
The sitcom where a girl moves in with three single guys. Starring Zooey Deschanel, Jake Johnson, Max Greenfield, Hannah Simone, Lamore Morris, and more, it’s a cult classic with lots of viral moments that people don’t stop talking about.
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24) Orange Is the New Black
Premiering in 2013, Orange is the New Black, was one of the first successful Netflix Originals and aired until 2019. Starring some of the biggest names in the industry like Natasha Lyonne, Danielle Brooks, Taylor Schilling, Laura Prepon, Samira Wiley, Uzo Aduba, and Laverne Cox, the series chronicles life in a minimum-security women's prison in Connecticut.
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25) On My Block
The dramedy follows four teenage friends as they enter high school and navigate life in their predominantly Hispanic and black neighborhood in Los Angeles. The fourth and final season aired in 2021, but the spin-off Freeridge will be out on Netflix in February.
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26) Outer Banks
Released during the pandemic (think peak quarantine time) the teen mystery and adventure show quickly garnered attention and has remained popular throughout its second and upcoming third seasons. Set in the Outer Banks off the coast of North Carolina, the show follows a group of teens from “the wrong side of the tracks” who hunt for treasure that might lead to one of their missing fathers.
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27) Outlander
Netflix’s version of Game of Thrones, the fantasy series follows Claire (Caitriona Balfe ) as she’s transported through time to Scotland in 1743 and left to navigate her way through romance, violence, and time.
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28) Ozark
The award-winning drama starring Jason Bateman, Julia Garner, Laura Linney, and more chronicles the Byrd family's money-laundering scheme that takes them from Chicago to the Ozarks.
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29) Russian Doll
Natasha Lyonne stars in the NYC-set series as Nadia, an average person who gets caught in a mysterious time loop as she repeatedly attends her same birthday party and ends up dying every night.
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30) Sex Education
The British comedy series features some of the best-written characters on television to date and is a humorous but heartfelt story that will keep you tuned into every episode, especially since most of the issues deal with sexual intimacy. When Otis (Asa Butterfield) realizes that sex-ed is failing his peers at school, he teams up with Meave (Emma Mackey) and uses the knowledge from his mother, who is a sex therapist, to provide a sex clinic for his peers.
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31) Shameless
The 11-season series follows the six Gallagher children in Chicago as they manage to raise themselves amidst their tense relationship with their absent and drunk father. The cast includes Emmy Rossum, Jeremy Allen White, William H. Macy, Cameron Monaghan, and more.
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32) Squid Game
The Korean drama took the world by surprise in 2021. The show is set around a game where hundreds of people in debt are invited to compete in a series of games to win money, but quickly learn that to fail the games means to die.
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33) Stranger Things
Maybe the biggest Netflix show ever, Stranger Things follows a group of kids in 1980s Indiana as they witness supernatural forces and try to solve the mysteries they're presented with along the way. After a thrilling fourth season last year, the fifth and final season is much anticipated.
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34) The Crown
The Netflix drama chronicles the life of Queen Elizabeth II from the 1940s to modern times and changes the cast every two seasons. The series has won many awards and praise for the show overall and for the actors’ work, like Claire Foy, Olivia Colman, Josh O’Connor, Gillian Anderson, Emma Corrin, and more. If you like the Royals, this is the series for you.
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35) The Good Place
The four-season comedy is one of the best and takes place in the afterlife, or what they call, the good place. It stars Kristen Bell, D'Arcy Carden, Jameela Jamil, Ted Danson, William Jackson Harper, and Manny Jacinto.
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36) The Haunting of Bly Manor
The gothic romance (and the second installment of The Haunting of Hill House) stars 2018 breakout Victoria Pedretti as a governess tasked with looking after two orphaned children in a sprawling manor.
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37) The Queen’s Gambit
Set during the late 1950s to late 1960s, the miniseries is about an orphaned chess prodigy, Beth Harmon (Anna-Taylor Joy), and her rise to the top.
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38) The Witcher
The fantasy series follows a monster hunter who travels the world and has inspired other series like The Witcher: Blood Origin, which stars Michelle Yeoh.
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39) Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Created by Tina Fey, the sitcom follows Kimmy Schmidt (Ellie Kemper) after being rescued from a cult and her adventure to New York, where she decides to move to reclaim her life and meets wannabe Broadway actor and street performer Titus (Tituss Burgess) who helps her adjust back to modern life.
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40) Unorthodox
A 2020 limited series of only four episodes, Unorthodox tells the story of Esty, a Hasidic Jewish woman who flees her arranged marriage in Brooklyn to go abroad.
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41) Wednesday
Wednesday Addams is back, and this time she’s played by Jenna Ortega in the Tim Burton-directed Netflix original. Following Wednesday as she attends her parents' old school, the mystery of who (or what) is behind a killing spree puts her to the test.
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42) When They See Us
The 2019 limited series directed by Ava DuVernay followed the case of the Central Park Five — five teens from Harlem who were charged with the 1989 crime of assaulting and raping a jogger — and who spent years fighting the case and hoping for their exoneration.
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43) You
Hello, you. Penn Badgley stars in the thriller where he plays a murderous and obsessive man that tends to get a little too attached to women. The fourth season is coming in early February and it is not one you want to miss.
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