Welcome to the Age of Netflix. The streaming giant has officially
saturated the most prestigious and most lowly places of TV and film—from Oscar nominees for Best Picture
to bingeable reality shows. If you want to keep up with what’s best on
Netflix, specifically when it comes to television offerings, you have to
be checking that feed on a near-nightly basis. Just when you finish the
heartwarming rigmarole of The Circle, you’ll be greeted with the intimidating tenacity of a squad of cheerleaders.
You
can’t know what’s good, what’s great, and what’s abysmal without
dedicating your night life to a full binge dive into Netflix. That’s
where we come in. We have sorted through the good and bad so that you
don’t have to spend literal hours on Netflix, only to get three episodes
into a series and say, “Wow, this was awful.” Instead of sifting
through what’s trending, what’s popular, and what’s new, you can just
check this (shorter) list and stay up to date on Netflix’s best TV
series. And even if you get through this list and still aren’t quite
sure, check back soon. Netflix is always expanding.
Unorthodox
Unorthodox is the story of a young Hasidic Jewish woman who
flees from her life in Brooklyn, her community, and her arranged
marriage to start anew in Berlin. The four-part series is based on
Deborah Feldman's memoir Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots,
and is Netflix’s first foray into Yiddish content. The show is a
nuanced, thoughtful portrait of a community and what it means to be an
individual within it. The cast's wonderful performances make it a
gripping watch from start to finish.
Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness
If you haven’t yet succumbed to the Tiger King
hype, now is the time. Netflix’s bizarre seven-part documentary series
tackles big cat ownership in America as it follows Joe Exotic, a tiger
breeder and private zookeeper in Oklahoma, through his various campaigns
for office, polygamous marriages, music videos, and vicious feuds. With
a cast of characters whose wild quirks and crimes must truly be seen to
be believed, the show is as engrossing as it is flawed. At the very least, it’ll take your mind off the news cycle for a few hours.
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