While there are tons of streaming platforms out there these days, Netflix is the original. It’s hard to believe it started off mailing DVDs to people’s homes. While streaming used to mean showing content produced by others, it seems natural now that streaming services all produce their own content. In recent years, Netflix’s original series and programming have become the dominant part of its library, and in that time, it has produced a truly extraordinary number of shows. It would honestly be hard to consume more than a fraction of the content they’re putting out. And as part of their content, they’ve produced some great TV.
The best of Netflix’s original television stands up to any other TV channel or streamer out there. It has produced shows across a variety of genres and formats, and it’s found success in pretty much every area it has experimented with. The Netflix original series listed below are the cream of the crop and the very best that the streamer has to offer.
BoJack Horseman (2014)
The Crown (2016)
GLOW
Big Mouth (2017) new
Russian Doll (2019)
Mindhunter (2017)
American Vandal (2017)
The Queen’s Gambit (2020)
Dear White People (2017)
The Haunting of Hill House (2018)
Stranger Things (2016)
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