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Right now, Netflix is all about Adolescence, the British limited series that’s becoming one of the biggest hits — and certainly one of the most surprising — in Netflix history. No one would have predicted that such a technically ambitious (each episode was filmed in one take) and thematically uncommercial (it’s a sober, realistic examination of the effects on a family and a community when a 13-year-old boy is accused of a heinous crime). But it just put up the best two-week viewership total of any Netflix series, and people are still watching and talking about it. It’s even bigger than Baby Reindeer. Netflix still knows how to make good shows, and even more so, it knows how to make them hits.
This list is weighted toward the best shows to watch on Netflix right now, which means recently released Netflix Originals take priority, though you’ll find legacy Netflix shows further down the list. These are only the most relevant and worthwhile shows to watch on Netflix.
Orange Is the New Black star Uzo Aduba returns to Netflix for this mystery comedy that feels like a game of Clue set at the White House. Aduba plays Cordelia Cupp, the world’s greatest detective, a title also held by Knives Out‘s Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig). Cupp is called in to investigate the suspicious death of White House chief usher A.B. Wynter (Giancarlo Esposito), who may have been killed by any number of Executive Residence employees. It’s a fun whodunit with a great cast and exceptional production design. -Liam Mathews [Trailer]
It’s still to be determined whether this four-episode British drama will be considered one of the best shows of the year, but it certainly will be one of the most technically impressive. The series about a 13-year-old boy who is accused of the murder of a classmate was filmed in four hour-long, single-take shots — no cutaways, no camera tricks — adding tension and deeply exploring the process of the justice system (as well as how long it takes to get from the suspect’s home to the police station). Prolific character actor Stephen Graham, who co-created the series with equally prolific writer Jack Thorne, stars, and Philip Barantini directs. -Tim Surette[Trailer]
Kate Hudson stars in this Mindy Kaling-produced comedy series as the ambitious yet overlooked Isla Gordon, who becomes president of the fictional NBA team the Los Angeles Waves after a scandal forces her brother (Justin Theroux) to resign. It’s sort of like if Shiv Roy got dropped into a Ted Lasso situation. The Other Two‘s Drew Tarver also stars. It’s already been renewed for a second season. –Allison Picurro[Trailer]
Robert De Niro takes on the first TV role of his long career in this political thriller limited series. He plays a former POTUS investigating the origins of a devastating cyberattack, which appears to be part of a vast conspiracy involving government and business leaders. Five years ago, it would have been a proper prestige show focused on his psychology, but times have changed, and now this is a serviceably entertaining but fundamentally unserious airport paperback of a show. But it has a great cast that includes Lizzy Caplan, Jesse Plemons, Joan Allen, Connie Britton, and Angela Bassett. -Liam Mathews [Trailer]
It’s hard to believe that a series following the lives of Johnny (William Zabka) and Daniel (Ralph Macchio) from The Karate Kid would be as good as Cobra Kai is, but there’s some sort of indescribable magic going on that makes it work. Following up on Johnny in the present day, Cobra Kai wonders what would happen if his rivalry with Daniel continued into their adult lives, culminating in them creating their own karate dojos where a new generation of martial artists fight for respect, rumble with their parents, and get into love triangles. The show’s self-awareness holds everything together, but it’s the twisting (albeit predictable) plot that makes it so bingeable. The complete six-season run is now on Netflix. -Tim Surette[Trailer]
This three-part docuseries goes deep inside what really happened during the 1993 Battle for Mogadishu, a disastrous military operation that was dramatized in Ridley Scott’s 2001 film Black Hawk Down. With candid interviews with surviving Army Rangers, actual footage, and dramatic reenactments, Surviving Black Hawk Down plays out like an action-packed psychological thriller, getting into the minds of those who were there. But what really sets this apart — and makes amends for what the movie missed — are the interviews with Somalis, including fighters and innocent bystanders, who complete the picture of the horrific incident. –Tim Surette [Trailer]
This special brand of small-town drama is a fan favorite for its coziness, following the daily goings on of female friends Maddie (JoAnna Garcia Swisher), Helen (Heather Headley), and Dana Sue (Brooke Elliott) in the made-up town of Serenity, South Carolina. Expect some obstacles — but nothing too over the top — as the women navigate big and small issues with romance, careers, and family. It goes down like a cold glass of sweet tea. –Tim Surette[Trailer]
Ramy fans don’t need an introduction to comedian Mo Amer, and they probably won’t need any introduction to Mo, either. But for everyone else (is there anyone else?), here’s the scoop: This two-season Netflix comedy, created by Amer and Ramy Youssef and produced by A24, stars Amer as Mo Najjar, a Palestinian refugee living in Houston with his family and hustling to support them. If you like Ramy, you’ll like this, and if you don’t like Ramy, you haven’t watched it. –Kelly Connolly[Trailer]
Gabriel Basso, The Night Agent Christopher Saunders/Netflix
TV creator Shawn Ryan has produced some great shows — The Shield, Timeless, Terriers — and while his latest, The Night Agent, might not be on the same level of his other hits, it’s an easy binge that stays in Ryan’s lane. The political action-thriller is based on Matthew Quirk’s book, following a low-level FBI agent who mans a secret phone line in the basement of the White House. His job is a bore… until the phone rings! Then it’s all about uncovering a conspiracy that goes — say it with me — all the way to the top. –Tim Surette[Trailer]
Return to the To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before Cinematic Universe (the TATBILBCU) with this series spun off from the hit Netflix films. XO, Kitty, created by Jenny Han (who also wrote the books that inspired the movies), follows Kitty Covey (Anna Cathcart) as she moves to Seoul to attend the same boarding school her late mom went to. It doesn’t hurt that her long-distance boyfriend, Dae (Choi Min-young) goes there, too. But when that relationship hits a snag, Lara Jean’s younger sister has to figure out what she really wants. –Kelly Connolly[Trailer]
Preston Mota and Taylor Kitsch, American Primeval Matt Kennedy/Netflix
This brutally violent Western limited series follows various people who represent different groups (Mormons, the U.S. government, Native Americans, etc.) colliding and trying to survive on the Utah frontier in 1857. The cast includes Taylor Kitsch, Betty Gilpin, Dane DeHaan, Shea Whigham, and many other great character actors. It’s directed by Peter Berg of Friday Night Lights, who brings his signature kinetic camera work to the proceedings, along with some really extreme color correction. -Liam Mathews [Trailer]
Who remembers playing childhood games for fun on the playground? Who remembers playing them FOR YOUR LIFE? The unexpected hit Korean drama Squid Game is more the latter, as a group of people in bad need of money are taken in by a secret organization that has them play games — like Red Light, Green Light — for money. The catch? They lose, they die. Violently. What separates this from something like Saw is the humanity given to the characters. You’ll care about some of these people… and then they will die. It’s Netflix’s biggest show; scratch that, it’s the world’s biggest show. After a three-year gap between Seasons 1 and 2, Season 3 is coming in late 2025. –Tim Surette[Trailer | More shows like Squid Game]
Alexandra Breckenridge and Martin Henderson, Virgin River Netflix
Do you like it your TV to feel like one long Hallmark movie? If that’s the case, you should know that few other shows are currently doing that better than Virgin River. In this adaptation of the novels by Robyn Carr, Alexandra Breckenridge stars as Mel, a nurse practitioner from Los Angeles who, after having her heart broken one too many times, starts a new life in a remote Northern California town. As these things go, she quickly meets Jack (Martin Henderson), a bartender who makes her want to love again. This show really has everything: long lost twin brothers, bombshell pregnancies where it’s a mystery who the father is, and main characters getting shot by mysterious gunmen. -Allison Picurro[Trailer]
Lisa Kudrow and Ray Romano, No Good Deed Saeed Adyani/Netflix
This dark comedy has a lot of Netflix’s signature attributes: luxury real estate, famous actors, and a murder mystery. It’s about Angeleno homebuyers competing for a really good house. Like all houses, it holds secrets, but its secrets are particularly dangerous, and people will go to extreme lengths to either hide or discover these secrets if it will give them an edge on price. The show hails from Dead to Me creator Liz Feldman and features a star-studded cast that includes (deep breath) Ray Romano, Lisa Kudrow, Luke Wilson, Linda Cardellini, Abbi Jacobson, Poppy Liu, Teyonah Parris, O-T Fagbenle, and Denis Leary. -Liam Mathews [Trailer]
Ben Whishaw and Keira Knightley, Black Doves Ludovic Robert/Netflix
Keira Knightley picked a good show for her first TV series. She stars as Helen, a deep cover spy working for a private espionage agency known as the Black Doves. When her lover is murdered, she goes on a mission to find out who did it and why, and if she’s next. Helping her and protecting her is Sam (Ben Whishaw), a professional assassin with demons of his own. Black Doves is a slick, darkly funny thriller that makes great use of Knightley and Whishaw’s considerable charms. -Liam Mathews[Trailer | Review]
Ted Danson, A Man on the Inside Colleen E. Hayes/Netflix
For his first show since The Good Place, star comedy writer-producer Michael Schur linked back up with one of the stars of that beloved series, Ted Danson. Their reunion is only natural, because Schur is fond of saying that Danson is the greatest TV actor of all time, so why wouldn’t he want to work with him again? Danson stars as a lonely widower who takes a job working for a private detective (Lilah Richcreek Estrada) on a special assignment. He has to go undercover as a new resident of a retirement community in order to find out what happened to a missing ruby necklace. What he really finds, however, is a community. It’s a sweet and poignant comedy inspired by the Oscar-nominated Chilean documentary The Mole Agent, which you can also find on Netflix. -Liam Mathews[Trailer]
Everyone talks about The Last of Us being the best video game-based TV series ever made, but everyone has not watched Arcane. The series, based on characters from Riot Games’ insanely popular PC strategy game League of Legends, is an Emmy winner, a huge hit internationally, and one of the biggest surprises of the streaming era because it bucks so many trends. The fact that it’s animated — and beautifully animated, it should be noted – likely puts up a barrier for some viewers (I get it), but the very human story of sisters Jinx and Vi (brought to life by Ella Purnell and Hailee Steinfeld) torn apart by a class struggle in a futuristic steampunk-influenced world will reward anyone who ventures out of their preferred medium, and the action sequences are some of the best we’ve ever seen. The best part? You don’t need to know anything about League of Legends to enjoy it. Simply put, Arcane is one of Netflix’s greatest triumphs. -Tim Surette[Trailer]
Adam Brody and Kristen Bell, Nobody Wants This Saeed Adyani/Netflix
The producers knew what they were doing with this rom-com’s ironic title. Two of TV’s most likable actors, Kristen Bell and Adam Brody in lead roles supported by scene-stealers like Timothy Simons, Justine Lupe, Sherry Cola, and Tovah Feldshuh? A culturally specific story — in this case, an agnostic woman falling in love with a Hot Rabbi — that feels fresh? Genuinely funny jokes? A pleasant atmosphere where the drama isn’t overly dramatic but not so low-stakes that it feels meaningless? A pace that moves so fast you’ll say “wait, they’re doing this already?” Everybody wants this. That’s why it’s already been renewed for a second season. -Liam Mathews [Trailer]
Madison Bailey and Rudy Pankow, Outer Banks Jackson Lee Davis/Netflix
The golden-hued adventure drama Outer Banks is one of Netflix’s most popular teen shows, and one of the only ones that isn’t supernatural (though there are fantastical elements like buried treasure). They grow up in Season 4, though, as there’s a plotline that revolves around paying property taxes. What’s the point of finding buried treasure if you have to pay taxes on it?! The complete fourth season is on Netflix now, and it’s already been renewed for a fifth and final season. -Liam Mathews[Trailer]
Benicio Del Toro and Patricia Arquette, Escape at Dannemora Christopher Saunders, Christopher Saunders/SHOWTIME
This based-on-a-true-crime limited series originally premiered on Showtime in 2018. It was nominated for a bunch of Emmys, including Outstanding Limited Series and acting nods for stars Benicio Del Toro, Patricia Arquette, and Paul Dano, but it wasn’t a big hit at the time. Hopefully that changes as a result of the Netflix bump. Ben Stiller directs much of the series, which tells the thrilling and psychologically complex story of how convicts Richard Matt and David Sweat escaped from an upstate New York prison in 2015 with a documentary style that prizes you-are-their-authenticity. –Liam Mathews[Trailer]
Sam Richardson and Tim Robinson, Detroiters Comedy Central
I think you should leave… whatever you’re watching and binge Tim Robinson‘s excellent sitcom Detroiters, one of the greatest products of Comedy Central’s golden era of the 2010s. Detroit native Robinson and real-life bestie Sam Richardson star as Detroit natives and besties Tim and Sam, who are the creatives at a small-time advertising firm in the Motor City. I said “bestie” twice in the previous sentence because it’s important to hammer home that the series is all about the duo’s friendship, an unconditional bromance that’s as wholesome as their adventures are wacky. Don’t worry, you’ll get some snippets of Robinson’s uber-popular sketch series I Think You Should Leave in Detroiters as Tim hatches ridiculous schemes, gets trapped in awkward situations, and screams, but it’s the kindness and diversity of Detroiters that really makes it work. –Tim Surette[Trailer]
Nicholas Chavez, Cooper Koch, and Javier Bardem, Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story Miles Crist/Netflix
It’s not perfect, not even close. But there are moments that Murphy’s latest season of envelope-pushing TV is truly great. Episodes 5 and 6 of Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story are legitimately impressive and almost make you forget about the slapdash final run of episodes or the fact that a lot of this “true story” is fabricated from rumors. The performances are grand, too; relative newcomers Nicholas Chavez and Cooper Koch are fantastic as the murderous brothers, while Javier Bardem and Chloë Sevigny are sinister as their parents. There’s a lot wrong with Monsters, but the good — and the depiction of the crazy ’90s — is worth the watch. –Tim Surette[Trailer]
Penelope
Megan Stott, Penelope Nathan M. Miller/Netflix
This coming-of-age series, which comes from Mel Eslyn and Mark Duplass, follows disillusioned 16-year-old Penelope (Megan Stott) as she heads into the Washington wilderness to find herself and hug some trees. It’s a quiet series about finding yourself, sort of like a YA Into the Wild, and it’s the self-reflection and calmness of the show that makes it such a treasure in a day when the loudest shows make the most noise. The slow shots of the Pacific Northwest will make you want to pack a rucksack and hop on the nearest freight train to wherever fate takes you. –Tim Surette[Trailer]
Billy Howle, Nicole Kidman, Sam Nivola, and Jack Reynor, The Perfect Couple Hilary Bronwyn Gayle/Netflix
Amelia Sacks (Eve Hewson) was about to have the wedding of the season. She’s marrying into the richest family on Nantucket, and her future mother-in-law Greer Garrison Winbury (Nicole Kidman) is known to be the hostess with the mostest. But planning for the celebration comes to a halt when a dead body appears on the beach. Amelia, along with the Winburys, find themselves in the middle of an investigation that threatens to uncover far more than the truth behind the death. Also joining the star-studded cast are Liev Schreiber, Billy Howle, Dakota Fanning, and Meghann Fahy. –Kat Moon[Trailer]
Laci Peterson and Scott Peterson, American Murder: Laci Peterson Netflix
The Christmas Eve 2002 disappearance of Laci Peterson from her home in Modesto, Calif., dominated headlines as investigators tried to locate the missing pregnant woman. In April 2003, her body, and the body of her child, were found, confirming the worst. Laci’s husband Scott Peterson was convicted of her murder, and this extensive docuseries combs through every detail of the case, using interviews with both Laci’s and Scott’s families, as well as the lead investigators in the case, to paint a complete picture of what happened. This is an elevated true crime docuseries that’s fascinating from start to finish. -Tim Surette[Trailer]
If there’s anything the BBC does well, making engrossing thriller shows is it — and A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, which has been licensed to Netflix in the U.S., is the latest solid example of this phenomenon. This story follows a teen girl (Wednesday‘s Emma Myers) who gets in over her head investigating a murder that happened five years earlier that everyone else thought had been solved. This is the sort of vibey and intense mystery that sucks you all the way in. -Phil Owen[Trailer]
Luke Newton and Nicola Coughlan, Bridgerton Liam Daniel/Netflix
Since the start of Bridgerton, Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) has harbored feelings for Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton). Season 3 finally explores this friends-to-lovers relationship, and make Penelope — who is secretly Lady Whistledown — the subject of her own gossip column. Bridgerton is based on Julia Quinn’s historical romance novels, and the first two seasons chronologically followed the love stories in the original titles. Season 3 skips the third book, An Offer From a Gentleman, which is focused on Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson), and adapts the fourth, Romancing Mister Bridgerton. It’s #Polin time. –Kat Moon[Trailer]
Based on the YA novel by Holly Smale, Geek Girl is a modern-day fairy tale about an awkward high schooler (House of the Dragon‘s Emily Carey) who goes from pushover to makeover when she’s discovered by a modeling agency and makes a splash in the business. It’s an easy-breezy series that has a positive message about being yourself, and thanks to some enlightening depictions of neurodiversity — Carey’s Harriet is never labeled as autistic, but there are certainly indicators that she is — it’s more important than some of its peers. –Tim Surette[Trailer]
Aasif Mandvi, Katja Herbers, and Mike Colter, Evil Elizabeth Fisher, CBS
If your definition of prestige television isn’t big enough for a streaming procedural about exorcism, Evil will change that. Robert and Michelle King‘s supernatural drama returned for its fourth season May 23 on Paramount+, but if you don’t have Paramount+ and you do have Netflix, this is your chance to catch the first two seasons. Evil — which stars Katja Herbers, Mike Colter, and Aasif Mandvi as a trio of investigators looking into claims of demonic activity on behalf of the Catholic Church — is sublimely cool, using its case-of-the-week formula to tell barbed parables about modern anxieties, all while having more fun than anything else on TV. The cast, which also includes Michael Emerson as our heroes’ gleeful antagonist, nails Evil‘s tricky, off-kilter tone, which dances between winking playfulness and the creeping sense that something is really wrong here. On Evil, it ultimately doesn’t matter whether the shadow in the corner is a demon or it’s all in your head. What matters is that you can’t look away. –Kelly Connolly[Trailer][More shows like Evil]
Based on a true story that was turned into a stage play by creator and star Richard Gadd, Baby Reindeer follows a middling stand-up comedian named Donny (Gadd) whose chance encounter with a lonely woman named Martha (Jessica Gunning) turns his life into a nightmare. The series is about more than just a stalker, though. The second half of Baby Reindeer details Donny’s experience as a victim of grooming and sexual abuse by a TV writer who promises to further Donny’s career, and how that informs all aspects of his life — from his evolving sexuality to his difficulties with intimacy, and even his relationship with Martha. –Tim Surette[Trailer] [More shows like Baby Reindeer]
This South Korean sci-fi horror TV series from Train to Busan director Yeon Sang-ho is a live-action spin-off of the manga by Hitoshi Iwaaki, and depicts all the awful things that happen when parasitic organisms from outer space come to Earth and turn humans into killing machines. What’s more, all sorts of disgusting tentacles and tendrils pop out of the host bodies’ heads like jack-in-the-boxes. The story isn’t too complicated, but the action sequences will keep you glued to the screen. –Tim Surette[Trailer]
What if the story of The Talented Mr. Ripley was depicted as it truly is: a chilling tale of a sociopath whose lust for deviancy leads to a murdering spree? Creator Steven Zaillian takes Patricia Highsmith’s story and turns it into a polar opposite of the popular 1999 Matt Damon and Jude Law movie, filming everything in stark black and white and spending more time getting in the head of con man Thomas Ripley (played exquisitely by Andrew Scott) while he heads to Italy to convince a wealthy layabout to return home to America at the request of the father. Ripley has divided viewers, with some saying Scott is too old and the pacing is too slow, but I loved the tension and the careful character examination. –Tim Surette[Trailer]
Netflix’s biggest new series in a long time is this adaptation of Cixin Liu’s epic sci-fi novel from Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss and True Blood‘s Alexander Woo. Set across multiple timelines and in different countries, 3 Body Problem is a global thriller about scientists attempting to thwart an impending alien invasion. Unlike its peers in the genre, 3 Body Problem is heavily rooted in science, and the invasion will take 400 years to arrive, so it plays with theoretical solutions rather than building a big gun. Though its heady approach is not for everyone, you should at least watch through Episode 5 to see what happens to a boat carrying pro-alien cultists. It’s rad. –Tim Surette[Trailer] [Review]
Sara Bareilles, Paula Pell, Busy Philipps, and Renee Elise Goldsberry, Girls5eva Emily V Aragones/Netflix
One of TV’s best comedies of the 2020s had the distinct disadvantage of being a Peacock original, but with a new life on Netflix, it’s turning in some of its best work ever. Girls5eva follows a semi-successful ’90s girl group that tries to make a comeback in the 2020s, with age, a changed entertainment business landscape, and a disinterested population getting in the way. It’s produced by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock and created by Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt‘s Meredith Scardino, so it’s packed with rapid-fire jokes and has its sights dead set on pop culture. The main cast — Sara Bareilles, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Busy Philipps, and Paula Pell — is phenomenal, and a steady stream of well-known guest stars and original songs keep it fresh. Both Peacock seasons are now on Netflix, as is an all-new Netflix-exclusive Season 3. –Tim Surette[Trailer]
Warrior is a breakthrough in Asian representation on the screen, but that’s just a bonus of this action drama that’s reaching a new audience on Netflix after a quiet life on Cinemax and Max. Based on the writings of Bruce Lee and brought to the screen by his daughter Shannon, Warrior‘s depiction of the Tong Wars in San Francisco in the late 1800s is appropriately gruesome and takes more turns than Lombard Street, showing a time, place, and people that television somehow always overlooks. It’s Peaky Blinders with an added layer of racial issues. It’s Gangs of New York with more flying kicks. But it’s also wholly original as a story of immigrants making their way in a country that only barely tolerated them and fighting back against that hatred. –Tim Surette[Trailer]
Ambika Mod and Leo Woodall, One Day Teddy Cavendish/Netflix
True love doesn’t happen overnight, despite what romantic dramas would lead you to believe, and in this adaptation of David Nicholls’ book, it takes decades. Leo Woodall and Ambika Mod will make you believe in love at 1000th sight, as we follow Dexter (Woodall) and Emma (Mod) on one day each year from the late ’80s to the ’00s, with all the ups and downs in between. The 14-episode limited series may seem intimidating at first, but the abbreviated run times (about 30 minutes each episode) make this a breezy binge. –Tim Surette[Trailer]
This heartwarming series is an American edition of the Australian reality documentary series following the dating lives of people on the autism spectrum. Like the original, the U.S. version is empathetic and deeply moving as it follows these lovable young people on their journeys to find love. It won the Emmy for Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program in 2022. In Season 2, the show catches up with many of your favorites from Season 1 as they continue to look for love or take the next step in their new relationships. -Liam Mathews[Trailer]
The Mortal Instruments and The Last Tycoon vet Lily Collins is making her return to television for the new dramedy Emily in Paris, which was created by Beverly Hills 90210 and Sex and the City mastermind Darren Star. This fish-out-of-water tale sees Collins’ character as an American who takes a job opportunity in Paris and faces all the challenges and culture shock that can be expected. Given how well Star’s projects tend to do, especially with sharp female leads, Emily in Paris could be an excellent streaming sojourn for viewers wishing for their own trips around the globe.
Song Exploder
Based on the excellent podcast created by (and hosted by) Hrishikesh Hirway, Song Exploder is bringing its in-depth music exploration to the small screen. With 20 Feet from Stardom director Morgan Neville also behind the scenes, Song Exploder‘s first season will feature episodes delving into the creative process behind hit songs such as Alicia Keys’ “3 Hour Drive,” R.E.M.’s “Losing My Religion,” Ty Dolla $ign’s “LA,” and Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton track “Wait for It.” Hirway is known for getting great stories from his guests, so expect no less from this live-action expansion.
Deaf U
The docuseries Deaf U – whose punny title somehow went over my head for far too long after it was first announced – centers on a core group of deaf students at Washington D.C.’s Gallaudet University, which is a private college that specifically provides education for the deaf and hard-of-hearing. The show itself doesn’t necessarily look too different from other reality shows of this nature, but it’s the subject matter that makes it stand out. It should be interesting and informative to see how the show handles all the stereotypical “talking head” shots that are inherent to the documentary format.
Netflix’s The Haunting of Hill House is one of the greatest and most methodically crafted horror TV shows of all time, and creator Mike Flanagan is back (albeit in a lesser capacity) with the second season of this delightfully ghastly anthology. The Haunting of Bly Manor takes place in 1980s England and focuses on an American nanny who gets hired to care for a pair of siblings in the titular residence, only nothing is as it seems with this location and its inhabitants. With returning Hill House cast members such as Henry Thomas and Victoria Pedretti, this new season is inspired by the works of Henry James, and will likely be exactly what the Halloween season needs.
The Cabin with Bert Kreischer – 10/13
Stand-up comedian and travel TV star Bert Kreischer has already bolstered his ever-growing audience with previous Netflix stand-up specials, but his next project The Cabin is a completely different kind of show. In the five-episode docuseries, Kreischer attempts to cleanse his mind, body and soul with a cabin retreat, where celebrity guests join him in taking on weird therapy treatments, the wonders of nature, and strenuous physical challenges – all in the name of laughter, of course. Guest will include black-ish‘s Anthony Anderson, Harley Quinn‘s Kaley Cuoco, Caitlyn Jenner and lots of other stand-up faves.
Social Distance – 10/15
While many TV viewers are no doubt tired of seeing remotely produced projects involving celebs staring directly into webcams, Netflix’s upcoming anthology series Social Distance might reverse that specific sense of fatigue. (Or possibly inflame it, I guess.) Social Distance will be a darkly comedic look at people’s need to stay connected to one another while also needing to stay apart, and will feature such stars as Scandal‘s Guillermo Díaz, Evil‘s Mike Colter, Love, Victor‘s Isabella Ferreira, Orange Is the New Black‘s Danielle Brooks and many more. For my (monthly subscription) money, the more absurd things get, the better.
On paper, Grand Army is set up to be one of Netflix’s biggest diversity-focused projects of the year. The teen-skewing drama centers on five students attending the largest public high school in Brooklyn, and digs into the respective and shared struggles that are often inherent with being born as a minority in the U.S. But only time will tell how powerful this project might be, since it has already faced some backlashing. Not only was the trailer widely criticized online for only using its minority characters for “poverty porn,” but several writers of color went public over quitting the show due to alleged racist exploitation and abusive behavior. Expect more drama both on and off the screen from Grand Army.
The Last Kids on Earth: Book 3 – 10/16
Based on the bestselling YA novels from author Max Brallier, The Last Kids on Earth‘s TV show is a fun and frantic sci-fi adventure for viewers of all ages, and the highly anticipated Book 3 will follow up on the twists that capped off Book 2, no doubt in ways that will put Nick Wolfhard’s Jack and his friends in monster-filled peril. With a voice cast that also includes such greats as Mark Hamill, Bruce Campbell, Catherine O’Hara, Rosario Dawson, Keith David and more, The Last Kids on Earth is solid October fare for those who don’t like to overload on the horror.
Unsolved Mysteries Volume 2 – 10/19
Following the successful launch of its first batch of newly formatted episodes, Unsolved Mysteries is returning to Netflix for a handful of new-to-viewers cases that will again turn audiences into amateur sleuths. The first season was initially a mainstay in Netflix’s Top 10 TV shows, no doubt capitalizing on Netflix’s growing library of true crime originals that was heavily influenced by the success of Making a Murderer. Though not quite as creepy as the Robert Stack-hosted original run, Netflix’s Unsolved Mysteries will definitely still bring the chills for Volume 2.
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman Season 3 – 10/21
This next entry needs no special reason for being included here, as the David Letterman-hosted interview series has offered some of the most interesting celebrity discussions out there. Eschewing the promotion-heavy nature of late night talk shows, My Next Guest digs deeper into the lives and motivations of its guests, and Season 3 will put the beard-friendly Letterman up close and personal with beloved entertainers such as Dave Chappelle, Robert Downey Jr., Lizzo and more. I hope to all that is holy that Lizzo gets Letterman to team up on a “Tempo” karaoke performance.
Barbarians – 10/23
Even though Vikings creator Michael Hirst already has his Valhalla spinoff coming to Netflix after the flagship series’ end, audiences can’t get enough of properly budgeted historical epics that go heavy on the action. It’s not quite clear yet if the upcoming German drama Barbarians will quench that particular TV thirst, but the show’s centers on Germanic warriors fighting to limit the Roman Empire’s spread across Europe, and directly focuses on three different characters who are tied into the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest. Too bad Travis Fimmel and Katheryn Winnick aren’t involved.
The Queen’s Gambit – 10/23
I know, I know, everybody expects lists like these to contain a 1950s set drama from an Oscar-nominated writer/director that focuses on a young woman’s dual talents for playing chess and getting fucked up. So yes, The Queen’s Gambit is indeed that show. From Minority Report and Logan screenwriter Scott Frank, and based on Walter Tevis’ novel, this limited series stars Anya Taylor-Joy as the glamorous and issue-laden Beth Harmon, who attempts to disrupt the status quo in the male-dominated world of competitive chess, all while dealing with far less elegant obsessions and addictions.
Netflix’s October slate also contains other potentially great releases such as: the violent drama Oktoberfest: Beer & Blood (10/1); Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts‘ third and final season (10/12); the alt-history mystery La Révolution (10/16); the dancing docuseries Move (10/23); the stand-up special Sarah Cooper: Everything’s Fine (10/27); and Phil Rosenthal’s food & travel show Somebody Feed Phil Season 4. It’s almost strange that there aren’t moreadult-geared Halloween releases, but maybe the real world has been scary enough in 2020 that we don’t need anything else.
To see everything major that’s yet to come before October rolls around, head to our Netflix rundown for September, and keep checking our Fall TV 2020 premiere schedule for updates on what new and returning shows are hitting the small screen in the coming months. More From This Author
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Something strange is falling over the land, though it isn’t anything to be afraid of. It’s just the season of witches, ghosts, and goblins arriving as per usual, thanks to October 2020 darkening your calendar’s doorstep. Naturally, with a new month comes some new offerings from the folks at Netflix, with the scary and supernatural represented alongside the serious and silly films that come from other genres. If you want to see what September 2020 brought with its own crop of originals and old favorites, you can head over to last month’s Netflix rundown below. Otherwise, let’s get on with the festivities, as the autumnal chill is about to hit with October 2020! Related Netflix New Releases: Movies And TV Shows Streaming In September 2020
Week of October 1
Bom Dia, Verônica / Good Morning, Verônica – NETFLIX ORIGINAL – 10/1/20 Carmen Sandiego: Season 3 – NETFLIX FAMILY – 10/1/20 Oktoberfest: Beer & Blood – NETFLIX ORIGINAL – 10/1/20 Pasal Kau / All Because of You – NETFLIX FILM – 10/1/20 The Worst Witch: Season 4 – NETFLIX FAMILY – 10/1/20 A.M.I. – 10/1/20 Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls – 10/1/20 Along Came a Spider – 10/1/20 Bakugan: Armored Alliance: Season 2 – 10/1/20 Basic Instinct – 10/1/20 Black ’47 – 10/1/20 Cape Fear – 10/1/20 Code Lyoko: Seasons 1-4 – 10/1/20 The Dukes of Hazzard (2005) – 10/1/20 Employee of the Month – 10/1/20 Enemy at the Gates – 10/1/20 Evil: Season 1 – 10/1/20 Familiar Wife: Season 1 – 10/1/20 Fargo – 10/1/20 Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma: The Second Plate – 10/1/20 Free State of Jones – 10/1/20 Ghost Rider – 10/1/20 Ghosts of Girlfriends Past – 10/1/20 Gran Torino – 10/1/20 Her – 10/1/20 House of 1,000 Corpses – 10/1/20 Human Nature – 10/1/20 Hunt for the Wilderpeople – 10/1/20 I’m Leaving Now – 10/1/20 The Longest Yard (1974) – 10/1/20 The Parkers: Seasons 1-5 – 10/1/20 The Pirates! Band of Misfits – 10/1/20 Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire – 10/1/20 The Prince & Me – 10/1/20 Poseidon (2006) – 10/1/20 The Outpost – 10/1/20 Stranger than Fiction – 10/1/20 Superman Returns – 10/1/20 Sword Art Online: Alicization – 10/1/20 Troy – 10/1/20 The Unicorn: Season 1 – 10/1/20 WarGames – 10/1/20 We Have Always Lived in the Castle – 10/1/20 Yogi Bear – 10/1/20 You Cannot Hide: Season 1 – 10/1/20 A Go! Go! Cory Carson Halloween – NETFLIX FAMILY – 10/2/20 Ahí te encargo / You’ve Got This – NETFLIX FILM – 10/2/20 The Binding – NETFLIX FILM – 10/2/20 Dick Johnson Is Dead – NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY – 10/2/20 Emily in Paris – NETFLIX ORIGINAL – 10/2/20 Òlòt?ré – NETFLIX FILM – 10/2/20 Serious Men – NETFLIX FILM – 10/2/20 Song Exploder – NETFLIX ORIGINAL – 10/2/20 Vampires vs. the Bronx – NETFLIX FILM – 10/2/20
Week of October 4
Colombiana – 10/4/20 David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet– NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY– 10/4/20 Dolly Parton: Here I Am – 10/6/20 Saturday Church – 10/6/20 StarBeam: Halloween Hero– NETFLIX FAMILY– 10/6/20 Walk Away from Love – 10/6/20 Hubie Halloween – NETFLIX FILM – 10/7/20 Schitt’s Creek: Season 6 – 10/7/20 To the Lake – NETFLIX ORIGINAL – 10/7/20 Deaf U – NETFLIX ORIGINAL – 10/9/20 Fast & Furious Spy Racers: Season 2: Rio – NETFLIX FAMILY – 10/9/20 The Forty-Year-Old Version – NETFLIX FILM – 10/9/20 Ginny Weds Sunny – NETFLIX FILM – 10/9/20 The Haunting of Bly Manor – NETFLIX ORIGINAL – 10/9/20 Super Monsters: Dia de los Monsters – NETFLIX FAMILY – 10/9/20
Week of October 11
Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts: Season 3 – NETFLIX FAMILY – 10/11/20 The Cabin with Bert Kreischer – NETFLIX COMEDY SPECIAL– 10/13/20 Octonauts & the Great Barrier Reef – NETFLIX FAMILY – 10/13/20 Alice Junior – 10/14/20 BLACKPINK: Light Up the Sky – NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY – 10/14/20 Moneyball – 10/14/20 A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting – NETFLIX FILM – 10/15/20 Batman: The Killing Joke – 10/15/20 Half & Half: Seasons 1-4 – 10/15/20 Love Like the Falling Rain – NETFLIX FILM – 10/15/20 One on One: Seasons 1-5 – 10/15/20 Power Rangers Beast Morphers: Season 2, Part 1 – 10/15/20 Rooting for Roona – NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY – 10/15/20 Social Distance – NETFLIX ORIGINAL – 10/15/20 Alguien tiene que morir / Someone Has to Die – NETFLIX ORIGINAL – 10/16/20 Dream Home Makeover – NETFLIX ORIGINAL – 10/16/20 Grand Army – NETFLIX ORIGINAL – 10/16/20 In a Valley of Violence – 10/16/20 La Révolution – NETFLIX ORIGINAL – 10/16/20 The Last Kids on Earth: Book 3 – NETFLIX FAMILY – 10/16/20 The Trial of the Chicago 7 – NETFLIX FILM – 10/16/20 Unfriended – 10/16/20
Week of October 18
ParaNorman – 10/18/20 Unsolved Mysteries: Volume 2 – NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY – 10/19/20 Carol – 10/20/20 The Magic School Bus Rides Again The Frizz Connection – NETFLIX FAMILY – 10/20/20 My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman: Season 3 – NETFLIX ORIGINAL – 10/21/20 Rebecca – NETFLIX FILM – 10/21/20 Bending the Arc – 10/22/20 Cadaver – NETFLIX FILM – 10/22/20 The Hummingbird Project – 10/22/20 Yes, God, Yes – 10/22/20 Barbarians – NETFLIX ORIGINAL – 10/23/20 Move – NETFLIX ORIGINAL – 10/23/20 Over the Moon – NETFLIX FILM – 10/23/20 Perdida – NETFLIX ORIGINAL – 10/23/20 The Queen’s Gambit – NETFLIX ORIGINAL – 10/23/20
Week of October 25
Blood of Zeus – NETFLIX ANIME – 10/27/20 Chico Bon Bon: Monkey with a Tool Belt: Season 4 – NETFLIX FAMILY – 10/27/20 Vilas: Serás lo que debas ser o no serás nada / Guillermo Vilas: Settling the Score – NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY – 10/27/20 Holidate – NETFLIX FILM – 10/28/20 Metallica Through The Never – 10/28/20 Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight – NETFLIX FILM – 10/28/20 Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb – NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY– 10/28/20 Bronx – NETFLIX FILM – 10/30/20 The Day of the Lord – NETFLIX FILM – 10/30/20 His House – NETFLIX FILM – 10/30/20 Somebody Feed Phil: Season 4 – NETFLIX ORIGINAL – 10/30/20 Suburra: Season 3 – NETFLIX ORIGINAL – 10/30/20
October TBD
ARASHI’s Diary – Voyage – Ep 13 & 14 – NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY Brave Blue World Start-Up – NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Netflix’s Movie Highlights For October 2020
While it’s not the bad movie that Adam Sandler promised he’d make after Uncut Gems’ unfortunate Oscar shut out, there’s still a playful energy to be had with The Sandman’s latest film, Hubie Halloween.As Sandler’s Hubie DuBois prepares to save the town of Salem, Massachusetts with his eccentric energy, a serious threat is starting to make Hubie look like the hero he’s always wanted to be. Though should you want your spooky season offering of choice to be more romantic and sinister, Ben Wheatley’s remake of Rebecca dresses up a classic tale of love and the ghosts of the past. Lily James and Armie Hammer bring Daphne du Maurier’s mysterious couple to life in a more modern context, and their performances look as gorgeous as James and Hammer’s period appropriate threads.
Last, but not least, Aaron Sorkin’s dramatic biopic, The Trial of the Chicago 7, finally makes its way into the world. After seeing itself change hands through helmers like Steven Spielberg and Paul Greengrass over the course of more than a decade, Sorkin finally landed the director’s chair on his own script. Depicting the trial of seven activists accused of trying to incite riots outside of 1968’s Democratic convention, this incendiary Netflix original boasts a cast that includes Sacha Baron Cohen, Joseph Gordon Levitt, and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II; among others.
Netflix’s TV Highlights For October 2020
While Hubie Halloween is a pretty big deal for some, to other Netflix subscribers that’s not exactly the sort of thrills that spooky season promises. No worries, as creator Mike Flanagan has followed up his terrifying but heartbreaking series The Haunting of Hill House with another adaptation of an old classic. The Haunting of Bly Manor takes Henry James novella, The Turning of the Screw, and for the second time this year puts a more modernized spin on its story of a governess who’s hired to watch after a pair of children in a palatial manor. Oh, and there’s also ghosts, for those of you who don’t think babysitting is horrific enough.
However, if you’re looking for something uplifting and hysterical, a double threat is headed to your Netflix queue in October 2020! For those who hunger for adventure, and love the kind-hearted enthusiasm that Everybody Loves Raymond creator Phil Rosenthal exudes, the fourth season of Somebody Feed Phil will be here to take you on the vacations you wish you could go on, with the foods that’ll make your mouth water. If you like your comedy delivered in the format of an award-winning sitcom, this year’s Emmy darling Schitt’s Creek takes its last bow, with the sixth and final season headed to the Netflix lineup. Brace yourselves, because it’s been heard on good authority that you will cry by the end of this show’s run.
Whether you want to hide under the blankets, or laugh out loud into the crisp fall air, Netflix is here to bring both sides of October to your television! Keep in mind, all titles are subject to availability and change. So if something seems to have moved, you might want to check back here and see what the schedule has to say about that. It’s hard to believe it, but the countdown to November 2020 is about to start soon. So we’ll see you back here around this time next month, when leaves won’t be the only thing we’re raking through.
Highlights of the month are undoubtedly Lucifer finally returning for season five, Cobra Kai seasons one and two, and all four seasons of fan-favorite Nickelodeon series The Legend of Korra.
Jurassic Park III (2001) – The third in the original Jurassic Park trilogy and while not as good as the proceeding titles, it still has its merits.
Killing Hasselhoff (2017) – Rescheduled from July 1st, this comedy stars Ken Jeong and David himself about a nightclub owner who is looking to pay off a loan shark.
Mad Max (1979) – The original Mel Gibson fiery epic.
Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014) – Animated movie about a time travelling canine and his adopted son.
Rob Schneider: Asian Momma, Mexican Kids (2020) N – Stand-up Special
What’s Coming to Netflix on August 12th
Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl (2020) N – Hindi war movie about the first-ever Indian air force pilot.
Scary Movie 5 (2013) – Spoof horror.
(Un)Well (Season 1) N – Docu-series looking into the wellness industry.
What’s Coming to Netflix on August 13th
Safety Not Guaranteed (2012) – Comedy starring Aubrey Plaza and Mark Duplass.
An Easy Girl / Une fille facile (2020) N – French coming-of-age comedy about a girl figuring out what she wants to do in life.
What’s Coming to Netflix on August 14th
3% (Season 4) N – The final season of the Brazillian dystopian sci-fi series.
Fearless (2020) N – Animated feature about a teen gamer who has to babysit three superhero infants.
Glow Up (Season 2) N – British competition series to find the next big makeup artist.
Octonauts & the Caves of Sac Actun (2020) N – British kids film about the Octonauts going on an underwater adventure.
Project Power (2020) N – Jamie Foxx, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Dominique Fishback star in this brand new superhero series.
Teenage Bounty Hunters (Season 1) N – The next Genji Kohan series (formally Slutty Teenage Bounty Hunters).
The Great Heist / El robo del siglo (Season 1) N – Colombian heist series akin to Money Heist.
The Legend of Korra (Seasons 1-4) – All four seasons of the follow-up to Avatar: The Last Airbender including:
Book One: Air
Book Two: Spirits
Book Three: Change
Book Four: Balance
What’s Coming to Netflix on August 15th
Ojo’s in d’ House (Season 1) – Nollywood series.
Rita (Season 5) N – Danish comedy series back for another season.
Stranger (Season 2) N – K-Drama series.
Takki (Limited Series) – Arabic drama series.
What’s Coming to Netflix on August 16th
Johnny English (2003) – Rowan Atkinson stars in this James Bood spoof.
Les Misérables (2012) – The musical that scored three Oscars directed by Tom Hooper and features Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe.
Seventh Son (2014) – Fantasy epic starring Julianne Moore and Jeff Bridges.
What’s Coming to Netflix on August 17th
Crazy Awesome Teachers / Guru-Guru Gokil (2020) N – Indonesian comedy.
Drunk Parents (2017) – Alec Baldwin and Salma Hayek star in this comedy about two drunk parents hiding their misfortunes from others.
Glitch Techs (Season 2) N – More episodes of the Nickelodeon series produced exclusively for Netflix.
What’s Coming to Netflix on August 19th
Crímenes de Familia / The Crimes That Bind (2020) N – Argentinian thriller film.
DeMarcus Family Rules (Season 1) N – Reality series.
High Score (Limited Series) N – Nature docu-series
What’s Coming to Netflix on August 20th
Biohackers (Season 1) N – Sci-fi German series
Good Kisser (2019) – Romantic comedy from Wendy Jo Carlton.
Great Pretender (Season 1) N – New anime series.
John Was Trying to Contact Aliens (2020) N – Documentary short on a man looking for aliens but ends up finding love.
What’s Coming to Netflix on August 21st
Alien TV N
Fuego negro (2020) N – Mexican horror from Bernardo Arellano.
Hoops (Season 1) N – New animated series from the animation team behind Bob’s Burgers.
Lucifer (Season 5 – Part 1) N – One of the biggest Netflix continuations returns towards the end of August with Lucifer returning back from Hell – or so it seems.
Rust Valley Restorers (Season 3) N – More antics with the Canadian classic car restorers.
The Sleepover (2020) N – Tish Sie directs this comedy about two siblings find out their mother is a highly trained thief.
What’s Coming to Netflix on August 23rd
1BR (2019) – Horror from David Marmor about a girl settling in a new home but the neighbors aren’t quite what they seem.
Septembers of Shiraz (2015) – Salma Hayek and Adrien Brody star in this thriller about a Jewish family having to leave Iran during the revolution.
What’s Coming to Netflix on August 25th
Emily’s Wonder Lab (Season 1) N – Kids educational series hosted by Emily Calandrelli.
Trinkets (Season 2) N – Final season of the teen drama.
What’s Coming to Netflix on August 26th
Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol N
La venganza de Analía / Ana’s Revenge (Season 1) N – Spanish telenova.
Million Dollar Beach House (Season 1) N – Reality series
Rising Phoenix (2020) N – British documentary looking into the Paralympic Games.
What’s Coming to Netflix on August 27th
Aggretsuko (Season 3) N – Anime series about a raging panda.
The Bridge Curse (2020) – Taiwanese horror.
The Frozen Ground (2013) – Nicolas Cage features in this crime thriller about an Alaska State Trooper partnering up with a young woman to catch a serial killer.
What’s Coming to Netflix on August 28th
All Together Now (Season 1) N – Teen drama based on Sorta Like a Rock Star
Cobra Kai (Seasons 1 & 2) – The series companion to The Karate Kid movies that originally aired on YouTube Premium.
I AM A KILLER: Released (Season 1) N – Follow-up docuseries to the I AM A KILLER series.
Unknown Origins (2020) N – New Spanish-Argentinian crime feature film directed by David Galán Galindo
