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The 55 Best Shows on Netflix Right Now (December 2025) - TV Guide
3 days ago - Leo Woodall and Ambika Mod will ... 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] Travis Fimmel and Phoebe Tonkin, Boy Swallows Universe Netflix...
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Best series to watch on Netflix right now – updated (December 2025) | Radio Times
4 days ago - Having recently celebrated its 10th anniversary, now would be a great time to revisit the jaw-dropping Bojack Horseman – or to finally give it a chance if you've been holding off for any reason.
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What are the 10 most important Netflix original TV shows in the history of the platform?
I'd say (in no particular order, and not talking about my favorites but the most important): House of Cards (showed that streamers could do prestige TV) Stranger Things (biggest hit. People sign Netflix just to watch it) Money Heist (insanely popular worldwide, opened doors for more international content. This was like the biggest thing ever in latin america) Squid Game (same as above) The Irishman (put them in the Oscar talk, big name director that attracted more talent to the streamer) Orange is the New Black (one of the OG flagship shows of Netflix) 13 Reasons Why (for good or for worse, it was very popular and appealed to a younger audience) Black Mirror (hugely influential, possibly the biggest sci-fi show of the last decade other than Stranger Things. "That's so Black Mirror" is now commonplace) Making a Murderer (the first high profile true crime doc, father of the true crime mania) Tiger King (king show of the pandemic) Honorable mentions to Sex Education, Mindhunter, Dark, Bridgerton, Arcane, Narcos, The Crown, Sense8 and Adolescense. More on reddit.com
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Netflix Tudum
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Top 10 Most Popular Shows on Netflix of All Time - Netflix Tudum
3 weeks ago - 1 and Stranger Things Slays the Top 10 Again · Plus: Sean Combs: The Reckoning enthralls viewers, and Troll 2 rises to the top. ... Watch the Stranger Things 5 Vol. 2 Trailer ... Gasps all around. ... Get ready to dive deep into the wonderfully weird world of Wednesday Season 2.
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The 33 Best Shows on Netflix That Are Longer Than 5 Seasons
The Crown is one of Netflix's most defining and iconic historical dramas they've ever released. The six-season show spans six decades as it tells the long and varied life of Queen Elizabeth II, starting from her wedding to Prince Phillip in ...
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Best Netflix Series of All Time
2 weeks ago - In 1980s Indiana, a group of young friends witness supernatural forces and secret government exploits. As they search for answers, the children unravel a series of extraordinary mysteries.CreatorsMatt DufferRoss DufferStarsMillie Bobby BrownFinn WolfhardWinona Ryder
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CNET
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56 of the Best TV Shows on Netflix That Will Keep You Entertained - CNET
5 days ago - To save you and your precious time, we've compiled a list of our favorite shows on Netflix, from some of the streamer's most iconic flagship series like Stranger Things, The Crown, and Bridgerton, reliable classics like Gilmore Girls and Scandal, ...
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NYTimes
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30 Best Shows on Netflix to Watch Right Now - The New York Times
1 week ago - Some of the best shows on the streaming giant right now include “Survivor’s Remorse,” “The Beast in Me” and “Wayward.” Here are our favorites.
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WIRED
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The 46 Best Shows on Netflix, WIRED's Picks (December 2025) | WIRED
1 week ago - With a gorgeous painterly art style, strong characters, and frequently shocking story beats, Arcane is one of the best animated series in years—and it has racked up plenty of awards, including a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program, to prove it. ... One of the most joyful shows on Netflix returns for another school year of teen drama and heartfelt queer romance. In the long-awaited third season, things heat up between the central couple, with Charlie (Joe Locke) preparing to say three little words to Nick (Kit Connor) for the first time, while Elle (Yasmin Finney) and Tao (William Gao) try to have the perfect romantic summer before Elle starts art college.
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Netflix Tudum
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Top 10 Non-English Shows on Netflix Right Now - Netflix Tudum
The top 10 most-watched Non-English Shows on Netflix globally right now. Explore what others are watching around the world to find what you should stream next.
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Netflix’s Most Watched Series and Movies Ever
2 weeks ago - Wednesday and Squid Game are the most watched series launches and Troll and KPop Demon Hunters top the movie charts.
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Top 10 Most Popular Non-English Shows on Netflix of All Time - Netflix Tudum
1 and Stranger Things Slays the Top 10 Again · Plus: Sean Combs: The Reckoning enthralls viewers, and Troll 2 rises to the top. ... The drama follows island inhabitants after an unprecedented volcanic eruption.
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Empire
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The 56 Best TV Shows On Netflix UK In December 2025 — Your Ultimate Winter Binge Watch Guide
1 week ago - Team Empire guides you through the best shows on Netflix UK — from Nobody Wants This to The Witcher S4 to Stranger Things S5. Read the full list.
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Real Simple
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50 Best Shows on Netflix to Watch This December
November 12, 2025 - Come for the big-name stars—Christina Hendricks, Retta, and Mae Whitman as the titular good girls—and stay for the drama, action, and comedy, which seem to come in equal measure through all four seasons. You'll laugh, you'll feel the pain of being a middle-class mom with a pinched income, and you'll be shocked at the criminal antics these women get into. If you've seen Train to Busan, Kingdom, or #Alive, you know South Korea does zombie entertainment right. This new Netflix series about a high school that becomes ground zero for a zombie virus outbreak already hit the top spot worldwide and in the U.S.—and it's not hard to see why.
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What is Netflix’s best series of all time? - Quora
Answer (1 of 3): I recently saw this one and I don’t know why on earth Netflix would cancel it but why are we surprised. It’s not the best, but it’s one of the best I’ve seen, and I think quite underrated. There were standout moments in each episode of the two seasons.
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100 Best Netflix Series To Watch Right Now (December 2025) | Rotten Tomatoes
2 weeks ago - Look no further, because Rotten Tomatoes has put together a list of the 100 best original Netflix series available to watch right now, ranked according to the Tomatometer. To keep the list fresh with the best Netflix series to watch, the series featured here are currently in production, have been renewed for further seasons, or aired their final episode recently (within the last year or two, so people can still discover them after they’ve ended). Top shows this month: The Beast in Me, Death by Lightning, A Man on the Inside, and more!
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The 50 Best TV Shows on Netflix, Ranked (November 2025)
November 9, 2025 - All on the brink of financial ruin and desperate for a way out, the players are pitted against each other by the rich and powerful for entertainment, until there’s just one victor left standing. Though it hasn’t been out long, the South Korean drama already boasts significant accolades. It’s the first Korean show to ever top Netflix’s U.S. Top 10, it’s the platform’s number one series across the globe, and it’s currently on track to become the most popular Netflix series ever—usurping period romance Bridgerton.
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Express.co.uk
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The 'top 10 Netflix series of all time' - The Fall only at number 9 | TV & Radio | Showbiz & TV | Express.co.uk
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Rolling Stone
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The 20 Best Netflix Shows of All Time — Ranked
September 26, 2022 - From 'Stranger Things' to 'Squid Game' and more, TV critic Alan Sepinwall's picks for the best Netflix series ever, ranked.
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r/netflix on Reddit: What are the 10 most important Netflix original TV shows in the history of the platform?
May 18, 2025 -

I'm not talking about "most watched." I can look that up easily enough, but it doesn't really answer the question. For example, Orange is the New Black is no longer in the Netflix top 10, but it would be hard to argue, in my opinion, that the show which basically launched Netflix originals and helped start the binging trend doesn't belong on such a list.

I'm also not asking for your favorites, because that's very subjective and I could get hundreds of different answers.

I want to know, if you had to make a "history of Netflix" and pick the 10 most important shows to highlight - the ones that were biggest and most impact full at the time of their release, with perhaps some extra points for staying relevant if you want - what would those shows be?

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Netflix Tudum
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21 Critically Acclaimed Netflix Shows for When You Crave Prestige TV - Netflix Tudum
September 18, 2025 - Here are 21 critically acclaimed and award-winning Netflix series to watch now, including 'Ozark,' 'Beef,' and 'The Crown.'