“House of Cards” and “Orange is the New Black” are already standouts in Netflix Inc.’s growing collection of original content: Between them, the shows garnered 15 Emmy nominations this year, walking away with four. But there is more to see, and more original content to come.

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The streaming giant has said it plans to invest at least $6 billion in original content in 2016. As Netflix NFLX, +3.70% continues its 200-country expansion, it looks to bring in bigger names and obtain more control over shows that have become synonymous with its brand.

On Oct. 16, Netflix will take a big step in its push to become a premier source for original film and TV content. The Los Gatos, Calif.-company will release its first original film “Beast of No Nation” in select theaters across the country on the same day it’s launching on the site.

Here’s a list of Netflix originals—besides “House of Cards” and “Orange is the New Black”— worth checking out, plus more that are still to come.

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“Beasts of No Nation”

Idris Elba stars in Netflix’s first original film “Beasts of No Nation,” written and directed by “True Detective” executive producer Cary Fukunaga. The film is adapted from a 2005 novel of the same name, which tells the story of the journey of a young boy forced to join a group of soldiers as civil war engulfs his West African country, which isn't named.

Netflix reportedly paid $12 million for the Red Crown Productions-produced film, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

In order to be eligible for Oscar consideration, “Beasts of No Nation” will premiere on the big screen in select U.S. markets, including New York, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., on Friday, the same day it will premiere on Netflix. The release strategy for the film has not come without pushback from the film industry. The major film exhibitors such as AMC Entertainment AMC, -6.17% and Regal Entertainment US:RGC refused to carry “Beasts of No Nation.” New York-based Bleeker Street Media is handling the theatrical release.

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“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”

Netflix struck gold most recently with the Tina Fey and Robert Carlock creation “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,” starring “The Office” alum Ellie Kemper.

Netflix bought the rights to “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” from NBC after the network reportedly had trouble slotting the show on its schedule.

The show, which has an 8.1-out-of-10 rating on IMDb, received seven Emmy nods in its first season. It centers around Kimmy Schmidt’s (Ellie Kemper) life in New York City after she spent 15 years in an underground bunker as part of a doomsday cult. Carol Kane and “30 Rock” alums Jane Krakowski and Tituss Burgess also star. The show is produced by Universal TV, part of the NBCUniversal and Comcast Corp. CMCSA, -1.28% family.

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“Daredevil”

“Daredevil,” from The Walt Disney Co.-owned DIS, -2.50% Marvel TV, garnered three Emmy nominations in its critically acclaimed first season. The show stars Charlie Cox as the title character, a blind superhero in a crime-ridden Hell’s Kitchen, New York.

Vincent D’Onofrio, Rosario Dawson, Elden Henson and Deborah Ann Woll (“True Blood”) also star in “Daredevil,” which has an 8.9 rating on IMDb.

Along with “Daredevil,” Netflix locked up Marvel characters Jessica Jones, Iron Fist and Luke Cage. Marvel TV and ABC Studios will produce all three shows, which are supposed to “unfold over multiple years of original programming,” according to a 2013 statement from Disney.

Netflix’s slate of Marvel shows will play into the larger universe that the comic book company has created.

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“Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp”

This eight-episode miniseries is a prequel to the 2001 cult film “Wet Hot American Summer,” which featured a litany of actors who are now Hollywood. The satirical comedy, which has garnered a 7.8 rating on IMDb, centers around camp counselors on their first day at Camp Firewood and the ridiculous events that take place.

Netflix Chief Executive Reed Hastings told MarketWatch before the show’s premiere that “Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp” was an example of Netflix taking a step forward in its original content and producing a show with a studio.

“Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp” boasts a bevy of stars: Elizabeth Banks, Paul Rudd, Amy Poehler, Bradley Cooper, Jon Hamm, Chris Pine, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Kristen Wiig, Michael Cera, Jason Schwartzman, Christopher Meloni, Michael Ian Black, Lake Bell, John Slattery, Molly Shannon, Janeane Garofalo and Jordan Peele, to name more than a few.

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“Bloodline”

Kyle Chandler stars in this dramatic thriller about the dark secrets of a Florida Keys family. With an 8.3 rating on IMDb, “Bloodline” garnered two Emmy nominations in its first season.

“Bloodline” is produced by Sony Corp.’s SNE, -0.87% TV studio Sony Pictures Television, which is also responsible for AMC Network Inc.’s AMCX, -1.88% “Breaking Bad” and NBC drama “The Blacklist.” Netflix struck a deal with Sony in 2013 that gave the streaming giant domestic and international rights to offer “Bloodline.” As The Wall Street Journal reported back in 2013, those rights are usually sold to services separately.

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“Sense8”

Lana and Andy Wachowski, the creators of “The Matrix” franchise, teamed up with “Babylon 5” writer J. Michael Straczynski to make the jump into TV with the science-fiction thriller “Sense8.” The show, which has an 8.5 rating from critics and users on IMDb, revolves around eight strangers around the world who become mentally linked and must survive being hunted.

“Sense8” is being produced by Georgeville Television and Straczynski’s Studio JMS. After the deal was announced in 2013, Straczynski told online magazine Comic Book Resource that after a pitch to Netflix, the streaming giant offered to buy and produce all 10 episodes.

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“Grace and Frankie”

“Grace and Frankie,” which Netflix has already renewed for a second season, stars Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin as two women trying together to cope with the discovery that their husbands have been romantically involved for the past 20 years.

Martin Sheen, Sam Waterston and Brooklyn Decker also star in the comedy, which has garnered an 8.2 rating on IMDb and an Emmy nod.

The series was created by Howard J. Morris and “Friends” co-creator Marta Kauffman and is produced by Skydance Television, the company behind feature-length films such as “Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation,” “World War Z” and “Star Trek Into Darkness.”

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“Narcos”

“Narcos” premiered Aug. 28 to much fan fare and rave reviews. The series follows the rise and fall of Pablo Escobar and the Medellín drug cartel, and features dialogue in Spanish and English. The show marks a push by Netflix toward country-centric content as the streaming giant looks to capitalize on its foray into new markets through an aggressive 200-country expansion.

“Narcos,” which is shot on location in Bogotá, Medellín and other parts of Colombia, stars acclaimed Brazilian actor Wagner Moura as Escobar. Moura is best known for his role in the popular Brazilian film franchise “Elite Squad,” directed by “Narcos” executive producer José Padilha. The show has garnered a 9.2 rating on IMDb. Netflix launched in Central and South America in 2011 and in Cuba back in February.

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“We wanted to have a series that would work in two different worlds: It would be very interesting for an American audience and a Latin American audience,” Padilha said in a statement.

“Narcos” is produced by Gaumont International Television for Netflix and stars Boyd Holbrook (“Gone Girl”), Pedro Pascal (“Game of Thrones”) and Joanna Christie, who starred in the West End play “Equus” opposite Daniel Radcliffe.

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“Jessica Jones”

“Jessica Jones” will be the second superhero installment from Netflix’s deal with Marvel. The show, which stars Krysten Ritter (“Breaking Bad”) in the title role, is set to debut all 20 episodes on Netflix on Nov. 20.

The show will revolve around Jessica Jones, after ending her career as a superhero to become a private investigator looking into superpower-related cases in the gritty Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood of New York City.

The show has also tapped Mike Colter as Luke Cage, who will have a stand-alone show come 2016, to star, as well as David Tennant (“Doctor Who”) and Carrie-Anne Moss (“The Matrix”), among others. All four of the Marvel heroes — Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist — will eventually meet in a Netflix series called “The Defenders.”

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“Aziz Ansari: Live at Madison Square Garden” and “Master of None”

Aziz Ansari has worked with Netflix to release two of his stand-up comedy specials, “Buried Alive” and, most recently, “Aziz Ansari: Live at Madison Square Garden.”

Ansari’s Madison Square Garden special, which was produced by the Good Company production company, focuses substantially on relationships on the heels of Ansari’s new book “Modern Romance.”

The comedy special received generally positive reviews, though the New York Times’ Jason Zinoman said that “while he’s a thoughtful observer, Mr. Ansari’s ideas can too often seem derivative.”

In late July Netflix announced the title and premiere date of Ansari’s next project for the company, “Master of None.” The show premieres on Netflix November 6 and serves as a sort of vehicle for Ansari’s views and observations. He stars in the show, playing Dev, a 30-year-old actor based in New York who is trying to figure out life. Ansari created “Master of None” alongside “Parks and Recreation” writer Alan Yang. Universal TV is producing the show with 3 Arts.

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“Beasts of No Nation”

Idris Elba stars in Netflix’s first original film “Beasts of No Nation,” written and directed by “True Detective” executive producer Cary Fukunaga. The film is adapted from a 2005 novel of the same name, which tells the story of the journey of a young boy forced to join a group of soldiers as civil war engulfs his West African country, which isn't named.

Netflix reportedly paid $12 million for the Red Crown Productions-produced film, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

In order to be eligible for Oscar considerations, “Beasts of No Nation” will premiere on the big screen in select U.S. markets, including New York, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., on Friday, the same day it will premiere on Netflix.

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“First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers” and “War Machine”

Netflix scored big when it announced that Brad Pitt would bring his feature film “War Machine” to the streaming service, and then again when it landed Angelina Jolie Pitt’s film “First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers.”

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Brad Pitt’s production company, Plan B Entertainment Inc., will produce “War Machine,” which is based on Michael Hastings’s New York Times best seller “The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America’s War in Afghanistan.” Netflix paid a reported $60 million for the rights to distribute the film, the Hollywood Reporter said. Along with Pitt, Anthony Michael Hall, Topher Grace and Will Poulter (“The Maze Runner”) will star in the film.

Netflix announced in late July that Jolie Pitt would direct and produce the feature-length film adaptation of the 2000 memoir “First They Killed My Father,” from Cambodian human-rights activist Loung Ung. The book focuses on Ung’s survival of the oppressive Khmer Rouge regime, during which nearly 2 million Cambodians died.

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Netflix has more original series, specials, documentaries and films in the pipeline through 2016. Here’s are a few more titles and when to expect them”

“Keith Richards: Under the Influence”: Sept. 18

“A Very Murray Christmas”: December

“Pee Wee’s Big Holiday”: March 2016

“Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: The Green Legend”: 2016

“Chelsea Handler Talk Show”: 2016

“Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Tarzan and Jane”: 2016

“Fuller House”: 2016

“Mascots”: 2016

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