Are you in the mood to binge-watch a great show on Netflix? Well, my friend, you’ve come to the right place. There are plenty of great shows premiering as part of the 2024 TV schedule – and plenty of new shows and movies coming to Netflix.
There are some great movies on Netflix to watch, but today we have put together a list of the best shows Netflix has to offer, all of which you can get with a Netflix subscription, which is arguably one of the best streaming services to have in 2024. From classics like Stranger Things to newer shows like The Perfect Couple, here are some of the best you can check out.
One Piece (2023 - Present)
Are you ready to be King of the Pirates? One Piece is the long-awaited adaptation of the legendary manga of the same name. The show follows Monkey D. Luffy as he assembles a crew in order for him to sail the sea and find the legendary One Piece, a treasure unlike anything else left by one of the greatest pirates of all time. In doing so, he would become King of the Pirates. The series was the adaptation fans wanted, and more, and now, One Piece Season 2 has been confirmed.
Stranger Things (2016 - Present)
Stranger Things, or the Duffer brothers love letter to all things ‘80s, has all the makings of a show you can lose yourself to if you’re not careful. With four seasons to enjoy, filled with sci-fi horror, a large ensemble cast featuring some of the best actors, and a gripping story about a group of friends trying to avert disaster in their small Indiana town, there’s a lot to enjoy here. Season 5 is slowly coming along, as filming is underway. Season 4 came out back in 2022, so by the time this final season comes around, you’ll have had plenty of time to binge-watch the first four seasons.
Stream Stranger Things on Netflix.
Baby Reindeer (2024)
If you’re looking for a great black dramedy thriller miniseries, then Baby Reindeer is the one for you. This show is based on the real-life Richard Gadd and his one-man show about how, in his twenties, he was stalked by a woman he met while working at a bar, which later turned into the woman sexually assaulting him. The miniseries has received rave reviews.
Stream Baby Reindeer on Netflix.
Breaking Bad (2008 - 2013)
There are few shows that changed the trajectory of a lead actor’s career more so than what Breaking Bad did for series lead, Bryan Cranston. Over the course of the show’s five seasons, Cranston’s Walter White transforms himself from an unassuming high school chemistry teacher to a notorious drug lord known simply as “Heisenberg.” Watch out, because this show will suck you in and won’t let you out until hours later. It will be coming off of Netflix in 2025, so you better get your binges in now. Also, if you love Breaking Bad, you should check out Better Call Saul, a prequel that tells the rise – and fall – of Saul Goodman, who is Walter White’s lawyer in the show.
Stream Breaking Bad on Netflix.
Also try: Better Call Saul.
Ozark (2017 - 2022)
If you’re looking for a series that will truly blow your mind from the first episode, check out Ozark. This series tells the tale of a financial advisor who has to move from Chicago to the Missouri Ozarks when he gets caught up in the drug business, and is forced to launder money so his family doesn’t get hurt. With fantastic performances from Jason Bateman and the fabulous Julia Garner, Ozark is a thrilling adventure.
Owning Manhattan (2024)
If you like to look at pretty houses and wonder what it’s like to go apartment hunting for the rich and famous, then Owning Manhattan is the show for you. The series is led by Ryan Serhant, who makes it his mission for him and his real estate agents to sell some of the most expensive listings in the world – right there in Manhattan, New York. And yes, I will always be incredibly jealous of how beautiful these apartments look.
Stream Owning Manhattan on Netflix.
Wednesday (2022 - Present)
They're creepy and they're kooky – well, at least Wednesday certainly is. In this Netflix original show, we get the story of the eldest child in the Addams family and her time at Nevermore, a school for outcasts, as she tries to solve a monster case that has been plaguing the town of Jericho.
Wednesday has become one of the biggest shows on Netflix, even surpassing the records that Stranger Things once had for the most hours streamed in one week. And honestly, it's for good reason. Jenna Ortega is fantastic in the lead role, and the rest of the Wednesday cast is full of stars. Now we only need to wait for Wednesday Season 2 to come - and hopefully have some changes to the character as a whole, thanks to Ortega. There are even cute clothes to wear from the show.
Suits (2011 - 2019)
Suits has been having a hell of a time on Netflix – so much so that it’s getting a new series set in the same world after the original blew up on streaming, called Suits L.A.. The original series, starring Gabriel Macht and Patrick J. Adams, is a legal drama that takes place in New York City, and mainly follows Mike, a man who has a photographic memory and is able to use it to get a job at a law firm, despite never completing law school. With eight seasons on Netflix, there’s plenty to watch.
Nobody Wants This (2024 – Present)
Starring Kristen Bell and Adam Brody, Nobody Wants This is the romantic comedy series that you can easily binge in one afternoon. The series is the hilarious tale of two opposites, a woman who is agnostic and a sex and dating podcaster, and the rabbi that somehow captures her heart. The chemistry between Brody and Bell is amazing, and the series has already been renewed for a Season 2.
Stream Nobody Wants This on Netflix.
Beef (2023)
A24 rarely ever misses, and Beef is just the perfect example of that. This Netflix original series starring Ali Wong and Steven Yeun is a comedy-drama that tells the story of two strangers who cross paths thanks to their mutual road rage at each other. But one thing leads to another, and this random meeting leads to a feud that changes both of their lives forever, and not in the best way.
The show itself won several Primetime Emmy Awards in 2024, including the Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, as well as Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series. It's truly one of the best shows of 2023 -- and there's even a possible Beef Season 2 in the works, but for now, enjoy these ten episodes.
You (2018 - Present)
Ever wonder what it’s like if someone is obsessively in love with you? That’s just part of what You is about. This popular series has run for four seasons, following the life of Joe Goldberg, a seemingly normal man with a hankering for love…and the willingness to kill those that get in the way. The fourth season finished airing in February 2023, You Season 5 is confirmed, and we have plenty of questions about Joe Goldberg and his life.
Blue Eye Samurai (2023 – Present)
If you’re looking for the best animated show on the platform, then Blue Eye Samurai is the series to watch. Released in 2023, the show follows a young woman hiding as a boy while also hiding her blue eyes, a telltale sign that she’s a mixed child from a white man in 1600s Japan. She makes it her mission to find the man who sexually assaulted her mother and kill him. Blue Eye Samurai is one of the best animated adult shows out there and a must-watch. Another season has been confirmed for this popular show, so you might as well take the time now to watch it.
Stream Blue Eye Samurai on Netflix.
A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder (2024)
Based on the novel of the same name, A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder asks the question: what if you took it upon yourself to find the truth? That’s what happens in this miniseries starring Emma Myers, where she plays Pip, a teenager who sets out to find the truth behind the mysterious death of a local girl in her town.
Stream A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder on Netflix.
Young Royals (2021 - 2024)
While Young Royals may be from overseas (it is a Swedish show), you’ll be swooning all the same at this teen drama/romance. The series takes place at an elite boarding school called Hillerska, where a prince attends – and how he falls for another student there, causing drama to ensue. The series is complete, with three seasons and only eighteen episodes, but I promise you it’s so good.
Stream Young Royals on Netflix.
The Good Place (2016 – 2020)
Running for four seasons, The Good Place follows the story of a woman welcomed into the supposed “good place” after she dies, wondering why on earth she is there because she wasn’t really the best person while she was alive. However, she tries to hide her past and instead try to become good, while making unlikely allies all around her as secrets are revealed.
Stream The Good Place on Netflix.
Community (2009 - 2015)
For six seasons, Community was one of the funniest and most unique comedies on television and the cult favorite ended up helping to launch the careers of everyone from Alison Brie to Donald Glover and Gillian Jacobs to even the Russo brothers in a way. There is a certain quality and charm to the show about the students and faculty at Greendale Community College that makes them feel like family to the viewer, family you don’t mind spending hours with on the couch. And now, we're going to be getting that Community movie we've been craving.
Arcane (2021 – Present)
I’ll be the first to say that you do not need to be into League of Legends to enjoy Arcane. This fantastic animated series on Netflix follows two sisters who grow up in vastly different worlds after the death of their adoptive father. And one day, everything comes crashing down when they reunite in a world that is split into two classes – the above, and the below. Arcane Season 2 is confirmed, so you better check out the first season – and then cry because Season 2 will be its last.
Grey’s Anatomy (2005 - Present)
Grey’s Anatomy is the longest-running show on this list, with a total of twenty seasons available to watch. Originally, the premise was all about Meredith Grey, a first-year intern working at Seattle Grace Hospital, and the people she met there who changed her. But, as time has gone on, there have been so many other major storylines and characters that you’d have to have several marathons to somehow catch up on the series after all this time. If you’re up for the challenge, though, it’s certainly one that will hold your attention.
Stream Grey’s Anatomy on Netflix.
Seinfeld (1989 – 1999)
I mean, I really can’t have a list without putting this show on here. Seinfeld is a classic comedy starring Jerry Seinfeld as a fictionalized version of himself, living in New York City during the 1990s, and tells the hilarious stories of him and his adult friends, as well as the hijinks they get into. If you want a great comedy series, this is the one to watch, whether while paying full attention as you relax or just have it on in the background.
Prison Break (2005 – 2017)
If you’re looking for a great series that will have you on the edge of your seat during every episode, then Prison Break is the one for you. The show follows two brothers – one that is in prison for a crime he did not commit, and the other who is trying to plan a way to get his brother out. But of course, things change and drama occurs. The series ran for five seasons and was hugely successful.
Stream Prison Break on Netflix.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013 – 2021)
I truly consider Brooklyn Nine-Nine one of the last best workplace sitcoms because it’s just so good. The series follows a group of police officers, detectives and more at a fictional police precinct in New York City, and tells the story of all their personal and professional lives. The series is led by Andy Samberg, and the Brooklyn Nine-Nine cast is just as hilarious as its star. Truly, such a great show.
Stream Brooklyn Nine-Nine on Netflix.
Narcos (2015 - 2017)
Narcos is a crime series that focuses on the story of Pablo Escobar and his rise to fame when he became the leader of the Medellin Cartel and started to distribute cocaine throughout all of Mexico and later on, North America in general. It also stars Pedro Pascal in one of his best roles as Javier Peña, one of the DEA agents assigned to bring down Escobar.
Santa Clarita Diet (2017 – 2019)
It is a crime that this show was cancelled after three seasons and I will never stop recommending it. Santa Clarita Diet stars Drew Barrymore and Timothy Olyphant as a married couple who live in Santa Clarita, but everything changes when Barrymore’s character, Sheila, consumes something that turns her into a zombie, and now her family must deal with the consequences.
Stream Santa Clarita Diet on Netflix.
Bridgerton (2020 - Present)
With three seasons to watch, the Netflix original series Bridgerton has all the makings of a binge-worthy show. With an outstanding and diverse cast, an engaging story about families in England’s Regency era seeking love, fortune, and power, and a clever way of incorporating modern music and culture into a long ago period, the show is a fascinating addition to the Netflix library.
If you want more of the Bridgerton universe, check out Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story which came out in May 2023. It’s a great way to learn about everyone's favorite queen. And now, Bridgerton Season 4 is confirmed.
Dexter (2006 – 2013)
Have you ever wondered how the mind of a serial killer works? Well, step into Dexter’s in Dexter. One of the best Showtime series out there, Dexter follows the titular character, who is a blood-splatter analyst by day and a serial killer of evil people during his free time. But when things begin to take a turn and other killers begin to play games with him, his killing is upped a notch as he tries to not only protect himself, but those he comes to care about.
Love Is Blind (2020 – Present)
With seven seasons, Love Is Blind is the reality show that I think everyone will love – or at least be entertained by all the drama. Singles are placed into pods where they go on dates for a few weeks and either come out with no one or engaged. The only catch is that there is a wall between them, so they don’t know what the other looks like until they pop the question. Afterwards, they are put to the test in the weeks leading up to their wedding to test if love is truly blind.
Stream Love Is Blind on Netflix.
Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005 - 2008)
While there’s a new live-action series based on the animated version, we’re talking about the original animated Avatar: The Last Airbender here. In a world that has four different nations separated by elemental powers, the Fire Nation is looking to take over everything, but one person, known as the Avatar, master of all four elements, is the only one who can stop them. The only problem is that he’s a 112-year-old novice who has been frozen in an iceberg for a century.
Truly, Avatar: The Last Airbender is a gem of a show, and if you’ve never seen it, you need to.
Stream Avatar: The Last Airbender on Netflix.
Also, check out The Legend of Korra on Netflix.
Netflix’s Live-Action Avatar: The Last Airbender (2023 – Present)
If you also want to check out the live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender, the first season is available to stream right now, with Seasons 2 and 3 confirmed. The live-action series begins as the first season of the animated series did, where Avatar Aang awakens from a 100-year slumber in an iceberg, and must team up with new friends in order to learn all four elements to take down the Fire Nation. You might as well catch up on the first season since Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 2 will be coming out eventually.
Stream the live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender on Netflix.
Heartstopper (2022 - Present)
I dare you not to cry your eyes out while watching this series. Heartstopper, based on the graphic novel series of the same name, follows the story of Charlie, a young man who falls in love with his classmate, and how he struggles to be fully himself, while also looking at the life of his friends and his family. With two seasons, this show is such a gem – and yes, there’s already a Heartstopper Season 3 on the way.
Stream Heartstopper on Netflix.
How I Met Your Mother (2005 - 2014)
How I Met Your Mother is probably one of the most iconic comedy shows of all time – if you forget about the finale, but that’s besides the point. How I Met Your Mother follows the story of Ted Mosby, and how he recounts to his children of how he met their mother, following his life as well as the personal lives of his friends as well. It really is a hilarious series, even if the last season can be a bit tiresome at times.
Stream How I Met Your Mother on Netflix.
Yellowjackets (2021 – Present)
Hailing as one of the best Showtime shows right now, Yellowjackets poses the question: what would you do to survive? The series bounces back between two different timelines – the 1990s, where a soccer team struggles to survive in the Canadian wilderness when their plane crashes on the way to a championship, and present day, where the remaining survivors are haunted by their past deeds and a new threat that is a danger to their lives.
Stream Yellowjackets on Netflix.
The Perfect Couple (2024)
Perfect for spooky season, The Perfect Couple is a one-season series about a murder. Starring a wildly talented ensemble cast including the likes of Nicole Kidman, Liev Schreiber and more, The Perfect Couple follows a group of individuals who are all in attendance for a rich wedding in Nantucket, until a body is discovered the day of a wedding, making each guest a suspect.
Stream The Perfect Couple on Netflix.
The Walking Dead (2011 - 2022)
Looking for one of the most iconic horror shows of all time? Check out The Walking Dead. Running for eleven seasons, this popular drama shows that sometimes, zombies are the last thing the humans in an apocalypse need to worry about. With compelling characters such as Negan or Rick Grimes to root for, and some truly gnarly zombie action, The Walking Dead is the perfect show to binge for the horror enthusiast.
All eleven seasons are on the platform, concluding with its emotional finale. I'm sure that as the new spinoffs come out, we're only going to get more The Walking Dead content to add onto this list.
Stream The Walking Dead on Netflix.
The Mole (2022 - Present)
While The Mole had seasons on ABC from 2001-2008, I’m mainly talking about the 2022 reboot of the series on Netflix. The reality competition show follows a group of people who add money to a pot as the game goes on, but there’s one person who has been named ‘the Mole’ who must sabotage the entire game. Whoever knows the least about who the Mole could potentially be is eliminated until the last person wins. Just a classic, awesome, reality TV show. Season 7 is currently airing on Netflix.
The Crown (2016 - 2023)
The Crown is one of those shows that almost has to be binged to get the full experience. With so many characters coming in and out of Buckingham Palace (and 10 Downing Street) over the course of each of the show’s six seasons, there’s a lot to keep track of, but it pays off handsomely. From the final days of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II taking over the throne up to the late 1980s, Peter Morgan’s tireless efforts to unfold the drama of the royal family make for one of the most engaging and enchanting shows of the modern era.
The 100 (2014 - 2020)
The 100 is hands down one of the best CW shows, and I stand by that even with its divisive last season. The 100 is a series that follows a group of delinquents who are sent down from a space station to see if the earth can be rehabilitated years after a nuclear disaster. What they find will shock the humans and more.
The Queen’s Gambit (2020)
There are few limited series that grabbed a hold of the Netflix subscriber base more than The Queen’s Gambit in late 2020. Seriously, the story of a young chess prodigy with all sorts of demons and personal struggles to overcome, told over seven episodes, is a masterpiece in television drama. From the early days of Beth Harmon (Anya Taylor-Joy) learning to play chess in an orphanage’s basement to the show’s fulfilling ending, The Queen’s Gambit is damn near perfect from top to bottom.
Stream The Queen’s Gambit on Netflix.
The Sandman (2022 - Present)
If you want another amazing fantasy show, check out The Sandman. In this series from Netflix, we follow Morpheus, a personification of dreams who was locked away for 106 years after an occult ritual. He is finally freed, and takes it upon himself to restore his place in his world, called The Dreaming. With eleven episodes to watch, it’s a fun fantasy time for sure. And now, it's finally getting a Season 2.
Stream The Sandman on Netflix.
Lost (2004 – 2010)
I know for a fact you have somehow heard about Lost at least at one point in your life. The series follows a group of survivors after their plane crashes on an island. But while at first it’s just a matter of survival, this island is not what it seems as strange things begin to occur. This show was everywhere when it was on television so yes, I am going to include it on this list for first-timers to watch.
Jane The Virgin (2014 – 2019)
I think Jane the Virgin is the best example of Murphy’s Law: Anything that can go wrong will go wrong. In this series, a devout Latina named Jane falls pregnant when she is accidentally artificially inseminated by her gynecologist. Yes, that premise is wild but I assure you the show is hilariously funny and Gina Rodriguez is absolutely hysterical in the lead role.
Stream Jane the Virgin on Netflix.
Black Mirror (2011 - Present)
There are few shows as fun or terrifying as the sci-fi anthology series Black Mirror. Over the course of the six available seasons on Netflix, you can watch characters face a reality in which the advancement of technology and the ease it brings to their lives can also be their downfall. Plus, some of today’s biggest stars of film and television got their big break here, like Daniel Kaluuya. Black Mirror Season 7 is happening, so might as well check out the first six seasons.
Stream Black Mirror on Netflix.
Peaky Blinders (2013 - 2022)
If you’re looking for a gangster epic that will surely hold your attention, Peaky Blinders is the way to go. This popular British series takes place not that long after the first World War, and focuses on the Peaky Blinders gang (hence the title), and all the trials and tribulations of their criminal organization and the enemies they’ve made along the way.
Stream Peaky Blinders on Netflix.
The Mindy Project (2012 - 2017)
Created by Mindy Kaling, The Mindy Project is a rom-com TV show that will make you laugh and probably make you swoon. The series stars Mindy Kaling as Mindy Lahiri, an OBGYN who struggles to balance both her personal and professional lives as a doctor, while dealing with the co-workers that drive her crazy in New York City.
Stream The Mindy Project on Netflix.
Worst Roommate Ever (2022 - Present)
Have you ever just had a roommate that you did not get along with or just didn’t like? Well, I can guarantee you that none of them are as bad as these picks. Throughout two seasons, people featured on Worst Roommate Ever share their stories of some of the worst people they or their family members ever could have roomed with, with cases only getting darker and darker. For all the true-crime lovers out there, this one’s for you.
Stream Worst Roommate Ever on Netflix.
Mike Flanagan’s Horror TV Shows
If, for some reason, you haven’t seen any of Mike Flanagan’s horror miniseries on Netflix, you need to check them out now. The Haunting of Hill House, released in 2018, follows a family returning to their childhood home after a traumatic experience. The Haunting of Bly Manor is about a young woman working as a nanny and discovering strange happenings in their home. Midnight Mass focuses on a remote island and its peculiar priest, who seems to be bringing horror to its residents.
The Midnight Club, which was released in 2022, follows the story of kids with terminal illnesses discovering strange happenings in their hospice home. And The Fall of the House of Usher is based on the poem by Edgar Allan Poe and follows the story of how each member of the Usher family mysteriously passes. Seriously, if horror is your thing, check out these shows.
Stream The Haunting of Hill House on Netflix.
Stream The Haunting of Bly Manor on Netflix.
Stream Midnight Mass on Netflix.
Stream The Midnight Club on Netflix.
Stream The Fall of the House of Usher on Netflix.
Gilmore Girls (2000 – 2007)
When that fall feeling starts to come around, you know it’s time to watch Gilmore Girls. Starring Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel as Lorelei and Rory Gilmore, the iconic dramedy follows the story of a mother and daughter and their lives in the Northeastern town of Stars Hollow. The series has a huge following and is a wonderful way to spend a nice fall afternoon.
Stream Gilmore Girls on Netflix.
The Umbrella Academy (2019 - Present)
They aren’t your regular superhero team. The Umbrella Academy, based on the comic series of the same name, follows a group of babies who were kidnapped as children for their genetically created superpowers, and became a dysfunctional family. Now, years later, they come back together after the death of their adoptive father, but find out that their lives are nothing like they thought they were. The series wrapped up with its fourth and final season.
Stream The Umbrella Academy on Netflix.
Cobra Kai (2018 - Present)
Who would have thought a continuation of The Karate Kid decades later would be so much fun? Well, that’s the case for Cobra Kai, the former YouTube original that found a home on Netflix later on. Finally seeing things through the eyes of Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) and his transformation over the years adds a nice spin to the decades-old franchise. Five seasons are out now, with each one containing killer fights, and the first part of Season 6 has streamed.
Sex And The City (1998 - 2004)
I’m pretty sure that Sex and the City absolutely defined the early years of the 2000s because I hear so much about this show, even now, twenty years after it finished. The series follows Carrie Bradshaw, a columnist, and the lives of her and her friends in New York City as thirty and forty-somethings, from their professional lives to their personal ones.
Stream Sex and the City on Netflix.
Squid Game (2021 - Present)
You’d have to have lived under a rock to not hear about Squid Game when it first came out. It became the most popular Netflix series ever, and tells the story of contestants in South Korea who are low on luck and need money, and decide to join a game show in the middle of nowhere for the chance to win cash so their debts can be repaid. The only issue? The games threaten their lives. Truly, already an iconic show that you need to watch before Squid Game Season 2 comes along.
Friday Night Lights (2006 – 2011)
Adapted from the 2004 film of the same name, Friday Night Lights is the sports drama that you need if you’re missing those late fall nights with football. The series follows a high school football team and their lives in Texas, with both their families and friends, and the highs and lows of high school football. It’s everything you could want.
Stream Friday Night Lights on Netflix.
Kevin Can F**k Himself (2021 – 2022)
Hailing from AMC, Kevin Can F**k Himself is a dark comedy that is an intriguing take on both sitcoms and dramas. The series, starring Annie Murphy, follows the story of Allison McRoberts, a woman whose life is shown between two opposing dramas – one where her life is a sitcom with her husband, including canned laughter and multiple cameras, and the other where her life is a drama when her husband isn’t there, with one camera, chronicling their marriage issues.
Stream Kevin Can F**k Himself on Netflix.
Shameless (2011 - 2021)
You want to see what a real dysfunctional family is like? Check out the Gallaghers from Shameless. This hit Showtime series that lasted for a decade follows the family from the Southside of Chicago, and how, no matter what, they always have each other’s backs. The series finale aired in 2021, so with eleven seasons to watch, this is a show that you’ll surely love.
Well, that is certainly more than enough Netflix to hold you over for days, weeks, and possibly even months.
