What are the best Netflix original series? 20 Unmissable Series on Netflix!

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It’s no secret television has shifted to online streaming as an alternative to commercial choices. With Netflix continuously expanding their original series selections, there are a lot of reasons to watch.

It doesn’t matter what genre someone is looking for, there’s definitely a show to accommodate. What series should you watch on Netflix? Here are some of the most-watched original series on Netflix right now in 2019.

Top 20 original series on Netflix of All Time

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1. Stranger Things

Who's never heard of Stranger Things? If they haven't, chances are they've been buried in the sand. Now in its third season, this sci-fi series is definitely one to watch.


2. Orange is the New Black

This series started back in 2013 and is in its last season. An interesting story about a former small-time criminal turned PR executive who is held accountable for the past, she was thrown into prison, learning how to navigate in a world where she doesn’t fit in.


3. When They See Us

This is a four-part miniseries that chronicles the story of the Central Park Five, where a group of black and Latino teens from Harlem, New York who were wrongly convicted of the rape and attempted murder of a white woman in 1989. A true story of racial profiling, injustice and media information over a 25-year time span.


4. Dead to Me

This comedy-drama (dubbed traumedy) highlights new widow Jen and her newly found friend at a grief support group Judy. They become quick friends with a few twists that will have watchers laughing, shocked and angry at the same time. It’s a must-see.


5. One-Punch Man

In a quest to become the strongest hero, Saitama becomes bald after becomgin too strong. What do you do then? A different take on anime, it’s one to watch.


6. Lilyhammer

The very first Netflix original series is quite interesting as it chronicles a mobster who has to relocate to Norway after turning state’s evidence. He ends up in a place called Lillehammer, and begins to rebuild a mafia-style criminal empire.


7. Dogs

Dogs is a series of tales demonstrating how devotion, protection and love bring out the best in humans.


8. What / If

Anne Montgomery is a renowned and feared San Francisco venture capitalist who promises to rescue a medical startup in return for one night with the owner’s husband. It’s definitely a new, psychological take on propositioning at its best.


9. Jessica Jones

Netflix was one of the first to introduce Marvel’s off-shoot superhero series which included Luke Cage, Daredevil, and others. Jessica Jones is the leader of the pack, working as a private detective with superhuman strength and a penchant for alcohol.

On its third and final season, everything that has to do with Marvel will be stripped from Netflix and shown on the new Disney streaming service this year.


10. Queer Eye

In its fourth season, this show is moving, inspirational and joyful all at the same time with the hosts Jonathan Van Ness, Karamo Brown, tan France, Antoni Porowski and Bobby Berk.


11. Mindhunter

This series from David Fincher is in its second season, which tells the origin story of how the FBI’s Behavioral Science Unit studies serial killers.

Top-notch production leads the way, with a number of episodes directed by Finch himself.


12. The People v. O.J. Simpson

This ten-episode miniseries walks viewers down the timeline of the infamous O.J. Simpson murder case. Cuba Gooding Jr. plays O.J. Simpson, and David Schwimmer poses as Robert Kardashian. Part of the American Crime Story series, this inaugural and captivating tale is one not to miss.


13. Tidying Up with Marie Kondo

Based on the bestselling book by Marie Kondo, this adaptation visits a family in the United States and teaches them how to throw out anything that doesn’t spark joy in each episode.

It comes with a lot of wisdom, but also shares the emotional journey people go through when hoarding a lot of stuff.


14. Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

This is a funny, dark and somewhat scary series about 16-year-old Sabrina Spellman. Viewers follow her as she has to choose between her mortal friends and witch life. Each episode is different, which fluctuate from evil to irrelevant.


15. Star Trek: Discovery

A wonderful extension of the Star Trek franchise, this series is a visually stunning character drama which has a ton of mind-bending sci-fi plot twists.

Now in season two, if you consider yourself a “trekkie,” it’s definitely one that needs to be on your radar.


16. Arrested Development

We’ve all heard the story about the family who loses everything, but what about the one where the family loses everything and one son keeps them all together?

This series highlights the Bluth family, who only start being independent when the father goes to prison and cash starts being limited. The son, George Michael (yes, George Michael), tries to be the head of the family keeping them together.


17. Mad Men

If you thought advertising is overwhelming in 2019 with all this technology, what do you think it was like in 1960?

This series follows Don Draper, the creative director of Sterling Cooper and everything that comes with an agency behind the scenes.


18. Happy

Happy is a small blue unicorn who is the imaginary friend of a detective turned hitman Nick Sax’s kidnapped daughter Hailey.

Adapted from a short comic series with the same name, this has a twisted version of serious crime dramas with a dark sense of humor.


19. Travellers

This is a great Canadian sci-fi series following a team of time travelers sent back to the 21st Century to prevent a post-apocalyptic future.

They transfer themselves into the bodies of people shortly before their death, adopting their identities to live their lives between missions.


20. GLOW

Glow is about a group of unconventional women looking for a break in the industry. Responding to an ad, they are determined to make their mark as the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling.


What are the best Netflix original series in your mind?

Some guy vote it to, American Vandal, som guy vote it to House of Cards…Everyone has his own taste, isn't it? So Which Netflix original series do you like the most?

All these shows are worthy of binge-watching now and waiting for the next season to start when finished. Follow this list for plenty of shows to watch all day, every day.

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