THE 40 BEST NETFLIX SERIES AND SHOWS TO WATCH RIGHT NOW

Looking for the best shows on Netflix? Look no further, because Rotten Tomatoes has put together a list of the best original Netflix series available to watch right now, ranked according to the Tomatometer.

BLOODLINE (2015)
62%

#40

Synopsis: Set in the Florida Keys, Bloodline centers on a close-knit family of four adult siblings whose secrets and scars are... [More]

Starring: Ben Mendelsohn, Chloë Sevigny, Enrique Murciano, Enrique Murciano

MARVEL'S THE PUNISHER (2017)
63%

#39

Synopsis: After exacting revenge on those responsible for the death of his wife and children, Frank Castle (Jon Bernthal) uncovers a... [More]

Starring: Jon Bernthal, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Ben Barnes, Deborah Ann Woll

THE WITCHER (2019)
66%

#36

Synopsis: The witcher Geralt, a mutated monster hunter, struggles to find his place in a world where people often prove more... [More]

Starring: Henry Cavill, Freya Allan, Jodhi May, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson

LOST IN SPACE (2018)
75%

#35

Synopsis: A Netflix Original dramatic and modern reimagining of the classic 1960's science fiction series. Set 30 years in the future,... [More]

Starring: Toby Stephens, Molly Parker, Ignacio Serricchio, Taylor Russell

THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY (2019)
85%

#34

Synopsis: On the same day in 1989, forty-three infants are inexplicably born to random, unconnected women who showed no signs of... [More]

Starring: Tom Hopper, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Eden Cupid, David Castaneda

SACRED GAMES (2018)
76%

#33

Synopsis: A policeman, a criminal overlord, a Bollywood film star, politicians, cultists, spies, and terrorists -- the lives of the privileged,... [More]

Starring: Saif Ali Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Radhika Apte, Pankaj Tripathi

MARVEL'S THE DEFENDERS (2017)
78%

#32

Synopsis: Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist and Luke Cage team up to protect New York City.... [More]

Starring: Krysten Ritter, Charlie Cox, Mike Colter, Finn Jones

HOUSE OF CARDS (2013)
78%

#31

Synopsis: A drama about a ruthless congressman and his equally ambitious wife who navigate the corridors of power in Washington, D.C.... [More]

Starring: Kevin Spacey, Diane Lane, Kate Mara, Greg Kinnear

MY NEXT GUEST NEEDS NO INTRODUCTION WITH DAVID LETTERMAN (2018)
81%

#30

Synopsis: A talk show featuring the former "Late Night" host's interviews with newsmakers.... [More]

Starring: George Clooney, Tina Fey, Malala Yousafzai, Howard Stern

OZARK (2017)
81%

#29

Synopsis: A family moves into an Ozarks resort community and faces struggles in a new place filled with dirty money.... [More]

Starring: Jason Bateman, Abby Glover, Laura Linney, Sean Freeland

MARVEL'S JESSICA JONES (2015)
83%

#28

Synopsis: A PTSD-stricken superhero hangs up her costume and opens her own detective agency in this superhero drama.... [More]

Starring: David Tennant, Rachael Taylor, Krysten Ritter, Mike Colter

BLACK MIRROR (2011)
83%

Synopsis: Black Mirror is an anthology series that taps into our collective unease with the modern world, with each stand-alone episode... [More]

Starring: Rasmus Hardiker, Bryce Dallas Howard, Andrea Riseborough, Daniel Kaluuya

Synopsis: Black Mirror is an a

CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SABRINA (2018)
84%

#27

Synopsis: Imagines the origin and adventures of Sabrina the Teenage Witch as a dark coming-of-age story that traffics in horror, the... [More]

Starring: Kiernan Shipka, Miranda Otto, Lucy Davis,

THE SPY (0)
86%

#26

Synopsis: THE SPY is inspired by the real-life story of former Mossad agent, Eli Cohen, who successfully goes undercover in Syria... [More]

Starring: Sacha Baron Cohen, Noah Emmerich, Hadar Ratzon Rotem, Alexander Siddig

GHOUL (2018)
87%

#25

Synopsis: From the makers of Insidious, Get Out and Udta Punjab, Ghoul is a chilling series about a prisoner who arrives... [More]

Starring: Radhika Apte, Manav Kaul, Rohit Pathak, Ratnabali Bhattacharjee

LUCIFER (2016)
87%

#24

Synopsis: When the devil tires of life in Hell, he materialises in the City of Angels, where he aids the LAPD... [More]

Starring: Tom Ellis, Lauren German, Lina Esco, D.B. Woodside

MARVEL'S LUKE CAGE (2016)
87%

#23

Synopsis: After a sabotaged experiment leaves him with super strength and unbreakable skin, Luke Cage (Mike Colter) becomes a fugitive trying... [More]

Starring: Mike Colter, Alfre Woodard, Simone Missick, Mahershala Ali

NARCOS: MEXICO (2018)
88%

#22

Synopsis: Narcos: Mexico will explore the origins of the modern drug war by going back to its roots, beginning at a... [More]

Starring: Michael Peña, Tenoch Huerta Mejía, Diego Luna, Tenoch Huerta

NARCOS (2015)
89%

#21

Synopsis: This raw, gritty series chronicles the gripping real-life stories of the drug kingpins of the late 1980s and the corroborative... [More]

Starring: Wagner Moura, Damián Alcázar, Boyd Holbrook, Juan Pablo

YOU (2018)
90%

#20

Synopsis: A tech-savvy young man utilizes modern-day resources to lure a woman into falling in love with him.... [More]

Starring: Penn Badgley, Victoria Pedretti, Elizabeth Lail, Luca Padovan

ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK (2013)
90%

#19

Synopsis: A New York woman struggles to adjust to life in a federal prison.... [More]

Starring: John Magaro, Taylor Schilling, Jason Biggs, Laura Prepon

MARVEL'S DAREDEVIL (2015)
92%

#18

Synopsis: A blind lawyer fights crime by day in the courtroom and by night as a superhero with extraordinary senses in... [More]

Starring: Elden Henson, Vincent D'Onofrio, Scott Glenn, Jon Bernthal

MONEY HEIST (LA CASA DE PAPEL) (2017)
93%

#17

Synopsis: An enigmatic character called The Professor plans something unique when he plots to carry out the biggest robbery in history.... [More]

Starring: Álvaro Morte, Úrsula Corberó, Pedro Alonso, Miguel Herrán

BODYGUARD (2018)
93%

#16

Synopsis: Six-part drama spotlights a British Home Secretary and the man assigned to protect her. ... [More]

Starring: Stuart Bowman, Tom Brooke, Claire-Louise Cordwell, Vincent Franklin

PEAKY BLINDERS (2013)
93%

#15

Synopsis: A notorious gang in 1919 Birmingham, England, is led by the fierce Tommy Shelby, a crime boss set on moving... [More]

Starring: Cillian Murph

THE END OF THE F*ING WORLD (2018)
93%**

#14

Synopsis: A darkly comic road trip tale about two confused teen outsiders.... [More]

Starring: Alex Lawther, Jessica Barden, Wunmi Mosaku, Gemma Whelan

BOJACK HORSEMAN (2014)
93%

#13

Synopsis: Will Arnett voices BoJack, the failed legendary 90's sitcom star from the favorite family sitcom Horsin? Around, who has been... [More]

Starring: Will Arnett, Aaron Paul, Amy Sedaris, Alison Brie

STRANGER THINGS (2016)
93%

#12

Synopsis: A love letter to the '80s classics that captivated a generation, Stranger Things is set in 1983 Indiana, where a... [More]

Starring: Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard

SEX EDUCATION (2019)
94%

#11

Synopsis: Meet Otis Milburn -- an inexperienced, socially awkward high school student who lives with his mother, a sex therapist. Surrounded... [More]

Starring: Asa Butterfield, Gillian Anderson, Ncuti Gatwa, Emma Mackey

DARK (2017)
95%

#10

Synopsis: Dark is set in a German town in present day where the disappearance of two young children exposes the double... [More]

Starring: Louis Hofmann, Oliver Masucci, Karoline Eichhorn, Jördis Triebel

KINGDOM (2019)
96%

Synopsis: In this period zombie thriller, a Korean prince is sent out on a mission to investigate an outbreak that threatens... [More]

Starring: Ji-Hoon Ju, Joo Ji-hoon, Doona Bae, Ryu Seung-ryong

NEVER HAVE I EVER (2020)
96%

Synopsis: A coming-of-age comedy series about the life of a modern first-generation Indian American teenage girl, inspired by Mindy Kaling's own... [More]

Starring: Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Poorna Jagannathan, Richa Moorjani, Jaren Lewison

WHEN THEY SEE US (2019)
96%

Synopsis: Depiction of the 1989 case involving "The Central Park Five," in which five black and Latino teens were convicted of... [More]

Starring: Jovan Adepo, Reginald L. Barnes, Asante Blackk, Marsha Stephanie Blake

A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS (2017)
96%

Synopsis: A Series of Unfortunate Events recounts the tragic tale of the Baudelaire orphans -- Violet, Klaus, and Sunny -- and... [More]

Starring: Neil Patrick Harris, Patrick Warburton, Lucy Punch, Nathan Fillion

FIVE CAME BACK (2017)
97%

Synopsis: Based on Mark Harris' best-selling book, "Five Came Back: A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War," Netflix's three-part... [More]

Starring: Meryl Streep, Steven Spielberg, Francis Ford Coppola, Guillermo del Toro

MINDHUNTER (2017)
97%

Synopsis: Set in the late 1970s, two FBI agents are tasked with interviewing serial killers to solve open cases.... [More]

Starring: Oliver Cooper, Christopher Backus, Robert Aramayo, Christopher Livingston

DIRTY MONEY (2018)
100%

Synopsis: Dirty Money is a thrilling investigative series from Oscar Award-winning director Alex Gibney, which provides an up-close and personal view... [More]

Starring:

FEEL GOOD (0)
100%

Synopsis: A comedian living in London navigates sobriety and a new relationship with her girlfriend.... [More]

Starring: Mae Martin, Charlotte Ritchie, Adrian Lukis, Sophie Thompson

MASTER OF NONE (2015)
100%

Synopsis: Comedy following the personal and professional challenges that face a 30-year-old New York actor, whose trials range from the immigrant... [More]

Starring: Aziz Ansari, Cady Huffman, Claire Danes, Ravi Patel