Name Genre Premise Comments



House of Cards Political Drama A Congressman and his conniving wife battle for power in Washington. Stumbles once Kevin Spacey is no longer part of the show.



Hemlock Grove Horror, Thriller When 17- year-old Brooke Bluebell is brutally murdered, any of Hemlock’s peculiar inhabitants – or killer creatures – could be suspects. Through the investigation, the town’s seamier side is exposed, revealing nothing is what it seems. Creepy in all the right ways. Famke Janssen, Bill Skarsgård and Landon Liboiron steal the show.



Orange Is the New Black Dramedy Inmates from various backgrounds serve time in a women’s prison. While the show revolves around Piper Chapman (Taylor Schilling), most of the characters have their stories told as well. Loses its way in the later seasons.



Bloodline Thriller Set in the Florida Keys, Bloodline centers on a close-knit family of four adult siblings whose secrets and scars are revealed when their black sheep brother returns home. The first season is the best season.



Sense8 Fantasy, Science Fiction. Sense8 is about eight people connected all around the

world who, after experiencing a violent vision, are able to see, feel, hear and talk to each other as if they are in the same place. One of Netflix’s most unique series.



Stranger Things Horror, Science Fiction. A love letter to the ’80s classics, Stranger Things is set in 1983 Indiana, where a young boy vanishes into thin air. As friends, family and local police search for answers, they are drawn into an extraordinary mystery involving top-secret government experiments, terrifying supernatural forces and one very strange little girl. The best series Netflix has ever produced.



The Crown Historical Drama The Crown tells the inside story of two of the most famous addresses in the world — Buckingham Palace and 10 Downing Street – and the intrigues, love lives and machinations behind the great events that shaped the second half of the 20th century. Two houses, two courts, one Crown. Surprising and intriguing.



A Series of Unfortunate Events Mystery, Fantasy Based on the internationally best-selling children’s novels by Daniel Handler, Lemony

Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events brings the books’ imaginative and utterly

unforgettable universe. Wacky fantasy fun that Harry Potter fans will adore.



Ozark Crime Drama Economic advisor Martin “Marty” Byrde suddenly relocates the to the summer resort community of Osage Beach after a money laundering scheme goes wrong and he must make amends to a Mexican drug cartel. For The Sopranos, Sons of Anarchy crowd.



Altered Carbon Science Fiction Society is transformed by new technology: consciousness can be digitized; human bodies are interchangeable; death is no longer permanent. Blade Runnerish.



The Haunting of Hill House Horror A modern reimagining of Shirley Jackson’s legendary novel of the same name about five siblings who grew up in the most famous hauntedhouse in America. Now adults, they’re reunited by the suicide of their youngest sister, which forces them to finally confront the ghosts of their own pasts. A satisfying slow burn.



The Umbrella Academy Superhero, Action On the same day in 1989, forty-three infants are inexplicably born to random, unconnected women who showed no signs of pregnancy the day before. Seven are adopted by Sir Reginald Hargreeves, a billionaire industrialist, who creates The Umbrella Academy and prepares his “children” to save the world. X-Men with even more personal drama.



Unbelievable Drama, True Crime When teenager Marie Adler (Kaitlyn Dever) files a police report claiming she’s been sexually assaulted by an intruder in her home, the investigating detectives, as well as the people closest to her, come to doubt the truth of her story. Meanwhile, hundreds of miles away, detectives Grace Rasmussen and Karen Duvall meet while investigating an eerily similar pair of intruder rapes and partner to catch a potential serial rapist. A story that has to be seen to be believed.



Criminal: UK Crime, Mystery Criminal is a police procedural with a unique premise: it takes place exclusively within the confines of a police interview suite. This stripped down, cat-and-mouse drama will focus on the intense mental conflict between the police officer and the suspect in question. A satisfying, quick binge.



V Wars Horror Dr. Luther Swann (Ian Somerhalder) enters a world of untold horror when a mysterious disease transforms his best friend, Michael Fayne (Adrian Holmes), into a murderous predator who feeds on other humans. As the disease spreads and more people are transformed, society fractures into opposing camps. For fans of the Vampire Diaries and Being Human.



The Witcher Fantasy Based on the best-selling fantasy series, The Witcher is an epic tale of fate and family. Geralt of Rivia, a solitary monster hunter, struggles to find his place in a world where people often prove more wicked than beasts. A bit confusing but makes more sense if you stick with it.



The Stranger Thriller, mystery A mysterious stranger tells a husband a secret that has a devastating impact on his perfect life. Fantastic thriller.



Locke & Key Horror, Fantasy After their father is murdered under mysterious circumstances, the three Locke siblings and their mother move into their ancestral home, Keyhouse, which they discover is full of magical keys that may be connected to their father’s death. The next Stranger Things.



Daredevil Superhero, Action Blinded as a young boy but imbued with extraordinary senses, Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) fights against injustice by day as a lawyer, and by night as the Super Hero “Daredevil” in modern day Hell’s Kitchen, New York City. The best comic book adaption to date.



The Punisher Superhero, Action Former marine Frank Castle becomes The Punisher and begins bringing his brand of justice to the criminal underworld. Gritty and raw. Jon Bernthal is amazing in the lead role.



Master of None Comedy Follows the personal and professional lives of Dev, a 30-year-old actor in New York who has trouble deciding what he wants to eat, much less the pathway for the rest of his life. Aziz Ansari generates the chuckles.



Love Comedy Gus and Mickey’s long, complicated and somewhat messy journey to finding love. The characters become annoying, wear out their welcome in the third season.



Fuller House Comedy In the spinoff series, Fuller House, life can take you into unexpected directions and also back into familiar territory when veterinarian and recently widowed D.J. Tanner-Fuller finds herself living in her childhood home with younger sister and aspiring musician Stephanie Tanner and DJ’s lifelong best friend/fellow single mother Kimmy Gibbler. No Uncle Jesse?



Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return Comedy Human test subject Jonah Heston (Jonah Ray) is imprisoned aboard the spacecraft Satellite of Love by mad scientists and their henchmen and is forced to watch a series of bad movies in order to find one that will drive the test subject insane. To keep his sanity, Joel built himself a series of sentient robots who all satirize the film being watched. Also watch the original classic series on ShoutTV.



Girlboss Comedy The show is based on Sophia Amoruso’s autobiography #Girlboss which tells the story of how Amoruso started the company Nasty Gal while working as a campus safety host for San Francisco’s Academy of Art University. You may not like the lead character but the journey is fascinating.



GLOW Comedy, Drama A struggling actress becomes a pro wrestler. A decent portrayal of the wrestling business.



Atypical Comedy, Drama Atypical is a coming of age story that follows Sam (played by Keir Gilchrist), a 19-year-old on the autism spectrum as he searches for love and independence. A quirky series, although some of the characters will get on your nerves as the series goes on.



Insatiable Comedy, Drama For years, Patty (Debby Ryan) has been ridiculed, ignored, and underestimated by those around her because of her weight. But now that she finds herself suddenly thin, Patty is out for payback against anyone who has ever made her feel bad about herself. Weirdly wonderful.



Sex Education Comedy, Drama Otis Milburn tries to find love even though he is a socially awkward high school student who lives with his sex therapist mom. Unapologetically raw and hilarious.



After Life Comedy, Drama Tony (Ricky Gervais) had a perfect life. But after his wife Lisa dies, Tony changes. After contemplating taking his own life, he decides instead to live long enough to punish the world by saying and doing whatever he likes from now on. Funny, touching and inspiring, this is one of Netflix’s best shows.



Dead to Me Drama Jen (Christina Applegate) is a sardonic widow determined to solve her husband’s recent hit-and-run murder. Judy (Linda Cardellini) is an optimistic free spirit who’s recently suffered her own tragic loss. When the two women meet at a support group, they become unlikely friends despite their polar-opposite personalities. But as they bond, Judy desperately tries to shield Jen from a shocking secret. Exceptional thriller.



Mr. Iglesias Comedy Gabriel Iglesias plays a good-natured public high school teacher who works at his alma mater. He takes on teaching gifted but misfit kids. Gabriel Iglesias, enough said.



Living with Yourself Comedy, Drama Miles (Paul Rudd) is a man struggling in life. When he undergoes a novel spa treatment that promises to make him a better person, he finds he’s been replaced by a new and improved version of himself. Rudd’s performances are brilliant.



BoJack Horseman Animated Comedy Will Arnett voices BoJack, the failed legendary 90’s

sitcom star from the favorite family sitcom “Horsin’ Around,” who has been trying to find his way through a muddle of self-loathing, whisky and failed relationships. Quirky, a riot.



Greenhouse Academy Fantasy, Mystery Greenhouse Academy is a live action, suspenseful drama series set in an elite boarding school in Southern California called “The Greenhouse.” Students are divided into two rival houses that must join forces to conquer challenges when an evil plot is uncovered. Harry Potter fans this is for you.



Elite Drama Las Encinas, the best and most exclusive school in Spain where the elite send their children to study, is also where three working class kids have just been admitted after their academy was destroyed by an earthquake and the local council divided up the students between the different schools in the area. The clash between those who have everything and those who have nothing to lose creates the perfect storm. If Riverdale is your jam.



Lilyhammer Crime Drama, Comedy Frank Tagliano (Steven Van Zandt), a former underboss in an American Mafia crime family, is placed in the Federal Witness Protection Program and moves to Lillehammer in Norway. Tagliano finds it is not easy to walk away from his mobster life or tendencies. A Netflix classic.



Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency Science Fiction, Mystery Adapted from the popular novels by Douglas Adams (“The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”) the series follows eccentric Dirk Gently (Samuel Barnett) who claims to be a “holistic detective” as he investigates obscure cases based on the inter-connectivity of all things. A zany classic.



Anne with an E Drama Inspired by the timeless Canadian novel ”Anne of Green Gables” by Lucy Maud Montgomery. A Canadian classic, eh.



Alias Grace Crime Drama Follows Grace Marks (Sarah Gadon), a poor, young Irish immigrant and domestic servant in Upper Canada who, along with stable hand James McDermott (Kerr Logan), was convicted of the brutal murders of their employer and his housekeeper. An incredible true story.



The End of the F***ing World Comedy, Drama A strange couple goes on a road trip in England and encounters all sorts of mayhem. Crazy fun.



Giri/Haji Crime Drama A Tokyo detective travels to London to look for his long lost younger brother, now believed to be posing as a Yakuza gangster and wanted for the murder of a Japanese businessman. His family’s honour, and the fragile peace between the warring gangs back home, is at stake. One of Netflix’s best crime shows.



Black Mirror Horror, Science Fiction An anthology series that taps into our collective unease with the modern world, with each stand-alone episode a sharp, suspenseful tale exploring themes of contemporary techno-paranoia Some seasons, episodes are better than others.



Lovesick Comedy, Drama The loves and lives of a group of English friends. The characters make the series.



Lucifer Horror, Comedy, Mystery Lucifer, bored and unhappy as the Lord of Hell, resigns his throne and abandons his kingdom for the gorgeous, shimmering insanity of Los Angeles, where he gets his kicks helping the LAPD punish criminals. Netflix picked up the series after it was dropped elsewhere.



You Drama, Thriller Joe Goldberg, a bookstore manager, meets the girl of his dreams and becomes so infatuated with her that he begins stalking her. Not for everyone but one of Netflix’s most popular series.