One of the most well-known streaming services, Netflix, provides a wide range of popular movies and TV shows but also features original content. From book-to-screen adaptations to science fiction, horror, and history, Netflix’s original content varies as much as the other content on the service. If you enjoy the original series, check out these seven best Netflix original TV shows now.
7. Heartstopper (2022-Present)
Starting our best Netflix original TV shows list is Heartstopper, based on the comics written by Alice Oseman. The show focuses on two British teens, Nick Nelson and Charlie Spring, who attend an all-boys grammar school. Charlie is high-strung and openly gay, while Nick is a soft-hearted rugby player. Made to sit together in class, the two quickly become friends, and Charlie starts to feel more for Nick. Does Nick feel the same way, or is the sweet rugby player just heterosexual?
–IMDb score: 8.5
6. Anne with an E (2017-2019)
Sixth on our list of best Netflix original TV shows is Anne with an E, a new take on L.M. Montgomery’s classic novels. The series follows a young orphan in the late 19th century who is looking for love, acceptance, and her place in the world. Anne has endured years of abuse in orphanages and the homes of strangers until she mistakenly gets sent to live with aging siblings Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert. However, Anne’s unique spirit is for the best, changing everyone’s lives in the small town.
–IMDb score: 8.6
5. The Crown (2016-2023)
Next on our list of best Netflix original TV shows is another historical piece, The Crown. Taking us back to when Queen Elizabeth II was just a young newlywed, the series follows the Queen as she navigates political rivalries and romances during the second half of the 20th century. The British Empire is in decline and a new era is coming, with the Queen trying to stay above it all while forging a relationship with the legendary Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
–IMDb score: 8.6
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4. Black Mirror (2011-Present)
Fourth on the best Netflix original TV shows list plunges into the world of science fiction and techno-paranoia. Black Mirror features stand-alone episodes set only minutes from our own and shows how modern technology can backfire and be used against the creators. It is a contemporary reworking of the hit series The Twilight Zone, bringing to light the power, and danger, of the age of technology.
–IMDb score: 8.7
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3. Stranger Things (2016-2025)
Reaching into the top three best Netflix original TV shows is Stranger Things, which has the final season premiering in 2025. Set in the 1980s in Indiana, a peculiar incident starts a chain of events that leads to a child’s disappearance. Disrupting an otherwise peaceful community is just the beginning as dark government agencies and supernatural forces converge on the town while a small group of young children start to unravel the mystery.
–IMDb score: 8.7
2. BoJack Horseman (2014-2020)
Earning the second spot on our best Netflix original TV shows list is BoJack Horseman, an animated series that dives into the world of stardom, both good and bad. BoJack Horseman was the star of the hit show “Horsin’ Around” in the 80s and 90s, but now deals with diminishing popularity, depression, addiction, and maintaining his remaining relationships. But he can’t seem to stop hurting, living in a satirical Hollywood while wearing colorful sweaters.
–IMDb score: 8.8
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1. Arcane (2021-Present)
Last but not least on our best Netflix original TV shows list is Arcane, the hit animated series based on two League of Legends champions. There is a delicate balance between the rich city of Piltover and the seedy underbelly of Zaun. Tensions increase with the creation of “hextech,” a way to control magical energy in Piltover, and a new drug in Zaun called “shimmer” that turns humans into monsters. As the rivalry splits families and friends apart, it brings to life champions including Vi, Jinx, Caitlyn, Jayce, Viktor, and Ekko.
–IMDb score: 9.0
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