In the modern, fast-paced world, Netflix has emerged as such a great blessing. No matter how stressed you might be, Netflix always has something to offer that can elevate your mood instantly.
I am sure that everyone using Netflix is familiar with his or her favorite genres; however, it is rather important to go out of our comfort zone now and again in order to stay afresh. And for that, Netflix displays a number of genres to take your pick from. While there are thousands of titles (original and licensed) that you can watch on Netflix, sometimes we just find ourselves in a slump and keep on watching the same content over and over again. When that happens, you need a savior and this guide is here to save you.
In this guide, I have compiled the best shows that you need to binge-watch at your earliest. Although this post is concentrated for Netflix nerds, if you have gotten over streaming services and want to watch good ol’ cable television, I have something for you too – tune in to HGTV for Christina on the Coast, or E! for Rich Kids of Beverly Hills, you might also be interested in David makes Man that airs on OWN. If you do not have these channels on your cable plan, it might just be time for you to switch to a better cable package. If you look at Optimum TV packages it offers most of these channels to let you savor the different styles of television.
Now that my cable TV friends know their picks, let’s move onto Netflix and the best shows you need to watch right now!
1. How To Get Away With Murder
- Genre: Legal Thriller, Mystery
- Created By: Peter Nowalk
- No of Seasons: 06
- No of Episodes: 90
- Main Cast: Viola Davis, Jack Falahee, Aja Naomi King, Alfred Enoch, Billy Brown, Matt McGorry, Charlie Weber, Liza Weil, Karla Souza
- IMDb Rating: 8.1/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer: 88%
If you are interested in crime, legal, and thriller genres, this is the pick for you. How to get away with murder is a show about Annalise Keating, a professor, and defense attorney, who inspires her students to become better lawyers. However, their lives change dynamically once they get involved in a murder.
2. The Big Bang Theory
- Genre: Sitcom
- Created By: Bill Prady, Chuck Lorre
- No of Seasons: 12
- No of Episodes: 279
- Main Cast: Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Johnny Galecki, Simon Helberg, Kunal Nayyar, Mayim Bialik, Melissa Rauch, Kevin Sussman
- IMDb Rating: 8.1/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer: 81%
The Big Bang Theory, informally known as TBBT, is a sitcom revolving around the lives of four highly intellectual yet socially awkward friends: Sheldon, Leonard, Raj, and Howard. Their lives take a beautiful turn when they have a new next-door neighbor, Penny.
3. Money Heist
- Genre: Thriller, Crime Drama
- Created By: Alex Pina
- No of Seasons: 02 (04 Parts)
- No of Episodes: 31
- Main Cast: Alvaro Morte, Esther Acebo, Ursula Corbero, Itziar Ituno, Pedro Alonso, Alba Flores, Miguel Herran, Jaime Lorente
- IMDb Rating: 8.3/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer: 93%
Easily the most thrilling crime fiction of recent times, Money Heist shows us a criminal mastermind who pulls off the biggest and most unusual heist of all times. He handpicks a team of eight people, from different backgrounds, to help him carry out this mind-boggling money heist.
4. Brooklyn Nine-nine
- Genre: Sitcom, Police Procedural
- Created By: Michael Schur, Dan Goor
- No of Seasons: 07
- No of Episodes: 143
- Main Cast: Andy Samberg, Terry Crews, Stephanie Beatriz, Joe Lo Truglio, Melissa Fumero, Andre Braugher, Joel McKinnon Miller, Chelsea Peretti
- IMDb Rating: 8.4/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer: 95%
Jake and his colleagues at the Ninety-Ninth precinct make sure that Brooklyn stays a safe space for the citizens. Along the way, they get into quirky situations and are highly motivated by their new captain, Raymond Holt.
While being one of the best sitcoms of our generation, Brooklyn nine-nine has also kept up with the social responsibility to educate the masses about different social topics like harassment at the workplace, women empowerment, drug abuse, toxic masculinity, and many more.
5. The Good Place
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Dystopia, Philosophical Fiction
- Created By: Michael Schur
- No of Seasons: 04
- No of Episodes: 53
- Main Cast: Kristen Bell, D’Arcy Carden, Jameela Jamil, William Jackson Harper, Ted Danson, Manny Jacinto
- IMDb Rating: 8.2/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer: 97%
Michael Schur has hit again with yet another great sitcom – The Good Place is a fantasy show that shares its view of how the afterworld might be like. The characters find details about the afterlife and understand how it is all about being a good person on Earth. The show is a masterpiece and instills a passion to be good in people. It is a must-watch!
6. Behind Her Eyes
- Genre: Supernatural Fiction, Psychological Thriller
- Created By: Steve Lightfoot
- No of Seasons: 01
- No of Episodes: 06
- Main Cast: Simona Brown, Eve Hewson, Tom Bateman, Robert Aramayo
- IMDb Rating: 7.2/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer: 62%
This miniseries thriller show is about a single mother who finds herself amidst a crazy world of twisted mind games when she gets intimate with her boss while being secretly friends with his eerie wife.