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Stuck inside? We’ve got the perfect way to spend your day — or even your week. With our list of shows you absolutely need to binge watch on Netflix, like, yesterday, there’s pretty much guaranteed to be at least one series you haven’t already seen. From comedies to dramas to documentaries, we’ve got a little bit of everything.
If true crime isn’t your style — and considering everything that’s going on lately, we totally get needing a little bit of escapism — then you might want to skip The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez. Though the show got viewers hooked, sending them furiously searching for answers about what happened to the little boy’s mom, siblings, uncles and social workers, it wasn’t an easy one to watch. If true crime is your style but you just don’t have the peace of mind to watch something so tragic, though, Netflix’s got your back.
If you forgot to tune back into Mindhunter, nine new episodes of the show dropped in August 2019, and it took fans inside even more evil crimes. Murders like Charles Manson are featured in season 2, and so are serial killers Son of Sam, Wayne Williams, William “Junior” Pierce and the BTK strangler, Dennis Rader. After season 1 took place in 1977, the second season takes us into the 1980s and the iconic cases of that era.
It’s not all about the dark, scary shows, though. Lately, Netflix has been getting plenty of buzz for its reality shows like The Circle and Love Is Blind. On The Circle, players fought to become the top “influencer” in the competition — by any means necessary. Though some believed their best strategy to win votes from their fellow contestants was by being themselves, others were willing to lie and catfish to get to the top. On its polar opposite, Love Is Blind saw singles getting to know each other without ever seeing their suitors’ faces. When couples fell in love after talking through windowless pods, they had the opportunity to prove if their relationship was the real deal out in the world.
Ready to find something that’s right up your alley? Stop scrolling through Netflix as you try to outpace the trailer’s autoplay function, and try tuning in to one of these series instead. Check them all out in the gallery below.
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Maniac
Packed with some serious star power, Maniac reunites Emma Stone and Jonah Hill as two strangers who can’t stop finding their way to each other during a series of medical experiments that see them living out all kinds of different lives. As part of a pharmaceutical trial for a drug that claims to cure all mental illnesses, the two must face a series of mind-bending fantasies as their real-life trauma follows them everywhere. A limited series, there are only 10 episodes and there won’t be anymore, so if you’re looking to start a show that has an easily reachable (and satisfying) ending, this may be the one for you.
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A&E
Bates Motel
Psycho is iconic when it comes to horror films, but if you didn’t get quite enough Norman Bates, then this is the show for your. A prequel to the Hitchcock classic, it follows Norman as he and mom Norma move to a small town and buy a run-down motel. From there, it follows his descent into some serious mental health struggles, tracking him as he becomes the killer we know. But by the time the story catches up with Marion Crane, it may not be exactly what you remember. And with five seasons, there’s plenty of show to binge.
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ITV
Broadchurch
A murder mystery starring the legendary David Tennant and Oscar-winning Olivia Colman, Broadchurch tells the tale of a dead 11-year-old boy and the shockwaves his murder sends through his small town. With only 24 episodes spread over three seasons, the crime drama is British TV at its finest. If you’re a fan of a dark, gritty crime thriller, it’s pretty much a must-watch.
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The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
The second entry in the anthology series, Versace tells the real-life story of the 1997 murder of Gianni Versace, a famous fashion designer killed by fan-turned-spree killer Andrew Cunanan. With Darren Criss taking fans along for a terrifying ride as they explore his character’s multiple murders, Versace’s complicated life and the all-too-heart-wrenching drama that follows both.
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Glow
If a show about gorgeous ladies wrestling doesn’t interest you, that’s fair. But if you wrote this series off when it first dropped, then it’s time to check it out, because these ladies aren’t just fierce, they’re also funny and sweet. As they work on their personas — and dream about fame — they also have to sort out the complicated interpersonal drama that comes with the territory. And for Alison Brie‘s Ruth, that means learning how to live with being the villain when you’re not just playing one, but you also slept with your best friend’s husband.
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American Vandal
If you like dick jokes, you’ve probably already watched this show. But if the ridiculous premise turned you off — or if you never came back for the toilet humor in season 2’s “brown out” — then it might be time to give it a shot. In season 1 of this true crime-style mockumentary, two high school kids earnestly attempt to get to the bottom of an act of vandalism about penises were spray painted on a bunch of teacher’s cars. Things get shockingly forensic fast, but it also takes a real look at human behavior and what real teens’ lives are like. In season 2, the gross out is real, but the intrigue stays the same. And if you still are a little wary about all those poop jokes, just know that it’s worth the pay off in the end.
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Grace and Frankie
If you watched the SNL sketch where Pete Davidson attempts to rap about Game of Thrones and instead ends up paying tribute to Grace and Frankie, then you already know the power of this show. But in case you missed out, just know that it’s reuniting 9 to 5‘s Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda in a show that sees them as awkward acquaintances-turned-unlikely best friends when their husbands both leave them so they can marry each other. Dealing with the fallout in the beach house that the two families share, Grace and Frankie bug each other and eventually bond, and it’s pretty much just as heartwarming as it sounds (and yet not at all corny).
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The Haunting of Hill House
This horror show dropped right before Halloween, but there’s never a wrong time for a ~haunting.~ After the Crain family moves into Hill House so that they can flip it and make the money to build their dream home, things start to go wrong. When tragedy strikes, they finally flee, but almost three decades later, they still can’t escape. Told in both the past and the present, Haunting is just as nightmarish as its name would have you think. Seriously, this isn’t the kind of show you want to watch before bed — unless, of course, you’re looking for the thrill that comes with a terrifying dream.
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CW
iZombie
The CW show has wrapped, but it’s not too late to join in the fun. In iZombie, Liv is just your typical medical resident with a loving family and sexy boyfriend before a horrible boat accident sees her transformed into a zombie. In this world, that means she can pretty much stay mostly human as long as she has regular supply of brains — which, as a morgue worker, she does. But eating someone’s brain means that she starts to have visions and pick up personality traits of the person the brain belonged to. After a police detective picks up on this, she lies and says she’s a psychic — and ends up working alongside him as he solves murder cases. Over the course of its five seasons, the show has taken some major twists, combining a case-of-the-week format with a larger, complicated story arc.
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Jane the Virgin
The CW show also came to an end last year, but you’ve got an amazing opportunity to start from the beginning. Filled with wonder and magic, Jane the Virgin takes a telenovela premise — a virgin finding out she’s pregnant after being accidentally artificially inseminated — and treats every twist, turn and speed bump along the way with the utmost respect. Though it introduces all kinds of crazy tropes, Jane takes its characters’ feelings and fears seriously, all while throwing in major laughs and major love.
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Orange is the New Black
There’s pretty much no way that you haven’t already watched Orange is the New Black, but be honest — you totally tuned out at some point. Well, we’re here to tell you that season 6 was actually incredible (especially the side drama about the sisters at war), and it’s more than worth your time to get caught up. After its seventh and final season dropped in July 2019, you’ll want the chance to say your goodbyes to Piper, Taystee, Gloria, Flaca and all the rest.
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Ozark
With Jason Bateman exploring a grittier role as money-laundering mastermind, he steps out of his comedy wheelhouse to explore the dark crime drama. Laura Linney at his side, the couple plays a husband and wife who move their two kids from Chicago to Missouri as they set up a criminal scheme on behalf of a Mexican cartel. But when it comes to the Ozark operation, things quickly get complicated and more dangerous than they seem. With two seasons out and a third on its way, Ozark is the gift that keeps giving.
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Netflix
Russian Doll
Built around a Groundhog Day premise, Natasha Lyonne‘s Nadia is reliving the same day over and over again — except each time, it ends with her death. When she discovers there may be more to the phenomenon than she thought, is she up to the task of trying to get to the bottom of things? This sci-fi take swept fans away when it first dropped, but if you missed the wave, carve out a few hours to catch up on the one season show.
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Safe
If you loved Michael C. Hall but can’t stand a rewatch of Dexter (and we don’t blame you), you might consider giving another role of his a try in Safe. As a British father searching for his missing daughter, the actor leads the audience through a complicated mystery that had fans hooked. Only eight episodes, it’s a compact story, but it leaves you wanting more every step of the way.
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POP
Schitt’s Creek
It’s the show all of your friends won’t stop insisting you watch, so why not give in? In an Arrested Development-esque set up, Schitt’s Creek focuses on the Rose family, a once-wealthy group of now-adults who have to learn what real life is like when they lose their fortune. Luckily, the mother, father, daughter and son still have one asset left to their names — a town they bought as a joke decades earlier. When they move to Schitt’s Creek, how will everything shake out, and can they learn how to manage? More importantly, can they give us a second to catch our breaths between the ludicrous bits and hilarious jokes? With all five seasons on Netflix, the show will have you stocked up on funnies for a while.
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Sense8
It’s no easy feat to summarize Sense8 in just a few sentences, but here goes: After their cluster of “senates” is born, eight adults living all over the world realize they share a mental connection that allows them to visit each other’s lives and share their skills. With a man named Whispers is attempting to hunt them down, they have to join forces to evade him, using all their different abilities from their detective work to their acting prowess. If that’s hard to understand, it’s because you may be more than a little confused watching the first few episodes. But if you stick it out, the pieces all start to fall into place, and it’s more than worth the wait. Though the show’s fan base was small, it was mighty enough to demand a feature-length final episode to finish out the story when it was cancelled two seasons in.
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Seven Seconds
Cancelled after one season, the Emmy-winning show deserved more than it got from Netflix — but don’t mistake it’s short-run for a lack of quality. Starring Regina King as the mother of a teenage boy accidentally killed by a cop, the show follows the mystery of his death, the cover up that tried to hide it and the investigator and district attorney trying to actually get to the bottom of things. Helmed by showrunner Veena Sud, who also brought us The Killing, the show is a strong entry into the crime drama lexicon and worth more than just one watch.
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Sex Education
Otis may not want to be diagnosed by his sex therapist of a mom (played with flair by the wonderful Gillian Anderson), but that doesn’t mean he hasn’t been paying attention. When he gives some good advice to a bully at school in major need of help with his sex life, Otis gets roped into starting his own high school “practice” by the business-minded Maeve. With only ten episodes, the first season is short, but sweet — but, thankfully, a second season dropped in January 2020.
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SHOWTIME
Shameless
10 seasons in, Shameless still isn’t quite done — and it’s stayed as gut-punching, suck-you-in interesting as ever. With an absentee father and an alcoholic dad, the Gallaghers have been dealt a s–t hand. But with oldest-kid Fiona stepping up to the plate to wrangle her five younger brothers and sisters, she also needs to figure out how to live a life of her own. Enter Steve, come to either sweep her off her feet or make everything infinitely more complicated. Though Fiona is the heart of the show, all of the Gallagher kids — as well as father Frank — are just as messy and lovable as the next (OK, less Frank on the lovable side). And if you need a longer binge to sustain you, this hour-long dramedy should do the trick (though you’ll have to find the 10th season on Showtime).
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Netflix
Sisters
Ready to have your heart warmed? When an Australian IVF pioneer admits on his death bed that he used his own, uh, “sample” during hundreds of fertilizations, he leaves his daughter to pick up the pieces. Luckily, it means she’s got a whole bunch of new brothers — and two new sisters — to go through it with. Unluckily, she doesn’t actually want to be related to all of them, including her former best friends, a troubled children’s show star and a guy that she may or may not have, well, gotten ~physical~ with before they realized they were related. But sisters stick together, and as Julia, Edie and Roxy figure things out, they become family through more than just blood.
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Netflix
The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann
If you’re more for true crime than crime drama, look no further than The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann. Following the 2007 missing persons case, the docuseries attempts to get to the bottom of what happened to toddler Madeleine McCann, who was discovered missing from her bed while on vacation with her family in Portugal. If you’re not familiar with the case, the show will take you through every excruciating detail, leaving you with two agonizing questions: What happened to Madeleine? And will she — or her body — ever be found?
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The Magicians
Brakebills University is no Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and Quentin Coldwater isn’t Harry Potter. But when Q finds himself thrust into the world of his childhood books turned real, he discovers that not all magic is good — and there are some real risks that come with it. Meanwhile, his best friend, Julia, is also discovering magic, but without the guidance of Brakebills, she’s prepared to go down a much darker path to find it. The fifth season is currently airing on Syfy, but you can binge the first four on Netflix just as soon as you’re ready to step into a whole new world.
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The OA
If you were mystified by The OA‘s trailer when it first dropped, you weren’t alone. But allow us to explain as best we can. When Prairie comes home after being missing for seven years, she’s different. First of all, she’s now called “The OA” (for the “Original Angel”). Second of all, her blindness has been completely cured. But when she’s unwilling to work with the FBI to help them figure out what happened to her in the almost-decade she was gone, she turns instead to a group of teens and their high school teacher. Asking for their help in saving other missing people, she introduces them to a world of sci-fi and fantasy that takes some mind-bending twists and turns. A Netflix original, you can check out both seasons on the streaming service now, and it’s beyond easy to get hooked.
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Lifetime
You
Gossip Girl‘s Penn Badgley steps back into the role of a handsome, New York book fiend as Joe Goldberg. Only, unlike Dan, Joe isn’t the geeky guy who gets the girl in the end. Instead, he’s the savvy stalker who uses his inside knowledge of social media-obsessed Guinevere Beck to get her to realize that their perfect together. But when it comes to wooing Beck — and, after that, keeping her — Joe is willing to take the chase to dangerous, dark places. With fans as obsessed with season 1 as Joe is with Beck, the show became a viral hit when it dropped on Netflix. Season 2 took the drama to a whole new level after it dropped in December 2019.
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Netflix
Dead to Me
Jen and Judy’s friendship is messed up and messy after they meet at a grief support group. Jen’s just lost her husband to a hit-and-run accident, and Judy claims to have lost her fiancé to a heart attack, and before long they become unlikely friends. But when it turns out that Judy’s fiancé is actually still alive — it’s more of a dead to her than a dead situation — things get increasingly complicated. And yet, as they both struggle with loss, they can’t help but lean on each other to get through some tough times. But will the truth ever come out? And what will happen to their friendship when it does? The Netflix show finally confirmed a season 2 in June 2019, but we’re still waiting for it to hit our screens.

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