What are the best Netflix shows to binge right now?
I love watching Netflix shows. I could sprawl out on my couch and watch Netflix all day long and be fulfilled.
My friend just asked me if I could suggest any good shows to watch, and I immediately gave her a list of 30 shows that I highly recommend.
With the coronavirus ruining my social life, I have resorted to binge-watching Netflix shows. I slip in a movie here and there, but once I get involved with all the characters of a new show, I can’t stop until I’ve watched every episode.
Although I watched all of these shows on Netflix, some of them are not currently on there. I apologize in advance if a show on this list has been removed from Netflix.
Of course, there are tons of shows I haven’t watched yet, and I’ve been told they’re amazing.
There are also plenty of shows I watched a long time ago that are awesome.
However, this list is going to include Netflix shows I watched recently.
They are separated by category. Some of them could be placed in more than one category, but I put them where I thought they belong.
The Best Netflix Shows to Binge
Comedy:
I’m Sorry – a mother constantly gets herself into awkward situations.
Love – a romantic comedy about opposites trying to survive in Los Angeles.
Community – a quirky bunch of people form a study group in community college.
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend – a musical comedy about a woman chasing her ex.
New Girl – an eccentric woman moves in with male friends.
Workin’ Moms – mothers balance work, relationships, and taking care of their kids.
Young and Hungry – a sitcom about a chef who works for a wealthy entrepreneur.
Fuller House – the Tanner girls are all grown up in this spin-off to Full House.
Schitt’s Creek – a wealthy family becomes broke and moves to a small town.
Episodes – a British couple moves to Los Angeles to turn their script into a show.
Master of None – a New York actor tries to succeed in love and work.
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt – a woman moves to New York after being stuck in a cult.
Dramedy:
Lucifer – the Devil moves to Los Angeles and causes chaos wherever he goes.
iZombie – a zombie helps the police solve murders with her mind-reading ability.
Grace and Frankie – two older women try to get by after their husbands leave them.
Santa Clarita Diet – a woman tries to discover the reason she became undead.
Good Girls – three women get sucked into money laundering after committing a crime.
Insatiable – a previously fat girl becomes sexy and competes in beauty pageants.
Hart of Dixie – a New York doctor moves to Alabama to join a family practice.
Dead To Me – a grieving woman befriends a mystery lady after her husband dies.
Sweet Magnolias – close friends struggle with relationships, careers, and family.
Virgin River – a nurse moves to a small town to escape her past and start over.
Good Witch – a woman with magical abilities runs a bed and breakfast in a quaint town.
Friends From College – friends deal with complex relationships 20 years after college.
Teen Drama / Comedy:
The Fosters – a heart-warming show about foster kids, family, and high school issues.
Riverdale – the characters of the Archie comics discover many secrets in their town.
Outer Banks – teenagers compete with adults to search for lost treasure.
13 Reasons Why – students deal with the aftermath of a girl’s suicide.
Sex Education – an inexperienced boy gets guidance from his sex therapist mother.
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina – a girl struggles with being half-witch and half-mortal.
Never Have I Ever – an Indian-American teenager copes with high school.
I Am Not Okay With This – a girl deals with family drama and superpowers.
No Good Nick – a girl poses as a distant relative to steal from an unsuspecting family.
Locke and Key – three kids discover magical keys after moving to a new house.
Thriller / Drama / Science Fiction:
Stranger Things – kids in a small town discover monsters and deadly experiments.
The Umbrella Academy – siblings with special abilities reunite after many years.
Black Mirror – a modern version of “The Twilight Zone,” with a focus on technology.
You – a disturbed man stalks his crush in this psychological thriller.
What/If – a thriller about a couple making choices that will alter their lives.
Scandal – a woman owns a crisis-management firm in this political thriller.
The Stranger – a man searches for answers in this British thriller.
There you have it. I binge-watched most of these shows in the past few months. The rest I watched within the last year.
Rotten Tomatoes has a list of the best Netflix shows to binge, and some of mine are on their list.
I hope you enjoy my list and find some new favorite shows to binge!
Lucifer is a fantastic show. Stranger things is also very good and I’ve just started watching Dead to Me. I thought 13 Reasons Why was just stupid. But you’ve given me some decent shows to watch if I choose to, some I never would have thought of. Thanks!
I agree that Lucifer is fantastic. It’s one of my top ten. We’re bound to disagree on some favorites, but hopefully I gave you others to consider!
Netflix owes so much to Covid. . 🙂 I will add one to your list – All American (unless I missed it on there?) – it was AMAZING. . . .so so so good! I am getting ready to start Virgin River!!
I haven’t seen All American yet, but I’ll definitely watch it soon. Thanks for the tip!
This is such a great list! Thanks for recommending new shows to watch.