Why is it that when you don't have time to watch shows on Netflix, you'll think of all kinds of things that you want to watch on Netflix? But then when you do have time, you can't remember what you wanted to watch and can't even come up with anything to watch? Then you end up spending half an hour trying to find something to watch, and by the time you find something, you're like, "Forget it. I don't even feel like watching anything anymore!" We feel you, and that's why we've done a bunch of scrolling for you and found 20 series for you to put on your Netflix watch list.
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We made our list all about series instead of movies, because there's definitely a difference between watching a movie as opposed to a show or series. For some reason, a movie feels more like a commitment that you want to see all the way through in one sitting, but a show feels more loosey-goosey. Like you can stop and start whenever you want. Although we all know that some shows get us so hooked, we have a hard time not watching an entire season all the way through.
There are so many great shows to choose from on our list. Some you may have already watched, but there's no rule you can't watch them again or have them playing in the background while you do something else, like fold laundry. Others will be new to you even if they are not technically "new," and now might be the perfect moment to finally get around to spending some good quality time getting to know them. So take a look at our suggestions, and don't forget to add them to your watch list so that they are ready to go when you are.
'A Series of Unfortunate Events' has three seasons available for streaming.
This show is a great show to watch as a family, but if you only like happy shows, then maybe you should do as the theme song says and look away, because "This show will wreck your evening, your whole life, and your day. Every single episode is nothing but dismay." Not really, but the series does follow the Baudelaire children through many unfortunate events.
'Arrested Development' has five seasons available for streaming.
Arrested Development is a cult classic. The sitcom originally aired on Fox for three seasons and was cancelled in 2006. In 2011, Netflix picked up the rights to air it and produced two more seasons. It's the kind of show that drops a joke and maybe two lines later you start to laugh because it hits you as an afterthought.
'Atypical' has three seasons available for streaming.
This show follows a young man on the autism spectrum, as well as his family. While Sam is learning to navigate life, the rest of his family has some navigating to do as well. If you end up loving the show, you'll be happy to know that it's been picked up for a fourth season.
'Breaking Bad' has all five seasons available for streaming.
This is one that you'll want to watch when the kiddos are not around. It is undoubtedly for a mature audience. It follows a chemistry-teacher-turned-drug-dealer. It's well-written, well-acted, and pretty darn violent at times.
'The Expanding Universe of Ashley Garcia' has eight episodes available for streaming.
Ashley Garcia is a genius. At only 15 1/2 years old, she's a robotics engineer and rocket scientist, but she's also a teenager trying to learn how to be a teenager. This is a fun show to watch with younger family members. It has a Disney-esque feel to it. So far, only eight episodes of the 16 that Netflix filmed have been released, and Netflix hasn't announced if there will be a second season.
'Grace and Frankie' has six seasons available for streaming.
Frankie and Grace never really liked each other until they were forced to live together when their husbands left them for each other. The two end up becoming friends and business partners, and they love each other like crazy while driving each other crazy.
'Gentefied' has one season available for streaming.
This bilingual series follows the struggles of three Mexican American cousins who are trying to make their American dreams come true, while dealing with some incredibly complex issues. It's really impressive how much depth the writers and actors are able to pack into each half-hour episode. Hopefully, it will get picked up for many more seasons to come.
'Gilmore Girls' has seven available seasons and then some available for streaming.
You can watch the entire Gilmore Girls series about a single mother and her daughter. Then when you are done with that, you can watch Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, which is a limited four-episode series that checks back in with the characters 10 years later to see what they are up to.
'Jane the Virgin' has all five seasons available for streaming.
This show is fantastic, and if you haven't had a chance to watch it, now is the time. It's funny, heartwarming, wacky, and wonderful. Gina Rodriguez plays Jane, who accidentally gets pregnant without having sex. You'll laugh, you'll cry, and you'll fall in love with the characters.
'La Reina del Sur' has two seasons available for streaming.
Starring Kate del Castillo as Teresa, this telenovela is based on a novel by Arturo Pérez-Reverte. Teresa falls in love with a pilot who works for Mexican cartels and gets killed. After leaving Mexico to go hide in Spain, she suffers more loss and then decides to take control by becoming the leader of her own not-so-legal organization.
'Ingobernable' has two seasons available for streaming.
Kate del Castillo plays Emilia Urquiza, who is the first lady of Mexico in this political drama series. Emilia is a strong woman with convictions who is determined to build a better Mexico through peace. But instead of peace, there’s lots of scandal, because of course there is, and the first lady ends up using her strength and conviction to uncover all kinds of secrets.
'Love Is Blind' has one season available for streaming.
In this reality show—or “three-week event,” as it is billed—30 men and women get to know each other and date without ever laying eyes on each other. The men then propose to the women they want to marry, and then the engaged couples finally get to take a look at each other. It all leads up to wedding ceremonies, where we all find out if love is actually blind.
'On My Block' has three seasons available for streaming.
It’s a teen comedy rated TV-14, but you don’t have to be a teen to watch it. You could watch it with your teens, though. The show follows four smart friends as they make their way through the ups and downs of high school and life in South Central Los Angeles, which is a predominantly black and Latino neighborhood.
'One Day at a Time' has three seasons available for streaming.
The show is a clever reimagining of the sitcom of the same name by Norman Lear that aired from 1975 to 1984. This time around, the family is Cuban American, and the single mom on the show is Penelope, who used to be in the military. She lives in an apartment with her two children and her mother, and that's where a lot of the action of the show happens. Netflix canceled the show after three seasons, but there's a fourth season on Pop TV if you want to keep watching.
'You' has two seasons available for streaming.
It's called You because the title is asking, "What would you do for love?" Hopefully, you wouldn't do the things that Joe Goldberg, played by Penn Badgley, does, because they are creepy, over the top, and criminal at times. This show is disturbing and addictive. It gets under your skin and makes you want to keep watching. A third season is in the works.
'The House of Flowers' has two seasons available for streaming.
The House of Flowers, or La Casa de las Flores, is a deliciously dark comedy about a dysfunctional Mexican family that owns a flower shop until they don't anymore. This is not your abuela's telenovela; it's a satire of a telenovelas that manages to call attention to stereotypical representations of class, race, sexuality, and so much more in most telenovelas in a very fresh and delightful way. Season three is on the way.
'Orange Is the New Black' has seven seasons available for streaming.
Based on the memoir by Piper Kerman, the series starts off following the story of a privileged white New York woman's stay in prison. It becomes so much more, though. Soon, the stories of all the women in prison become central to the show.
‘Ozark’ has three seasons available for streaming.
Why would Marty, a financial planner from Chicago, move his family to the Ozarks? Uh, because he has to or they might all get killed. You see, Marty’s financial planning involves a lot of money laundering for a drug cartel. Marty is in the Ozarks trying to find a way to make things right with the cartel, but as you might suspect plenty of things keep going wrong.
‘Ugly Delicious’ has two seasons available for streaming.
If you like food, travel, and documentaries, this docuseries about food around the world is for you. James Beard Award-winning Chef David Chang travels around the world with other people who are probably more famous than you are and delves into the history of a particular dish. You learn about food, culture, and the evolution of both.
'Schitt's Creek' has five seasons available for streaming.
If you like to laugh, then press play immediately on this sitcom that follows the Rose family, who used to be very rich. They lose all their money because of their shady business manager. The only thing they are left with is a little town called Schitt’s Creek that the father of the family had bought as a joke. Oh, and each other—they have each other. They end up moving into a run-down motel in Schitt’s Creek and do their best to rebuild their lives. The final season is currently airing on Pop TV and will eventually air on Netflix.
