29 great Netflix shows you might have missed but should definitely watch
"Santa Clarita Diet" — two seasons (2017-present)
Critic score: 75%
Netflix description: "They're ordinary husband and wife Realtors until she undergoes a dramatic change that sends them down a road of death and destruction. In a good way."
Why you should watch it: Drew Barrymore eats people, and her chemistry with Timothy Olyphant ("Deadwood," "Justified") is sparkling. It's also a clever satire of suburban life.
"Bloodline" — three seasons (2014-2017)
Critic score: 57%
Netflix description: "When the black sheep son of a respected family threatens to expose dark secrets from their past, sibling loyalties are put to the test."
Why you should watch it: The cast, from Kyle Chandler to Linda Cardellini to Ben Mendelsohn, brings life to the otherwise predictable family drama.
"Marvel's The Punisher" — one season (2017)
Critic score: 63%
Netflix description: "A former Marine out to punish the criminals responsible for his family's murder finds himself ensnared in a military conspiracy."
Why you should watch it: It's the most ambitious Marvel Netflix show.
"Ozark" — one season (2017)
Critic score: 64%
Netflix description: "A financial adviser drags his family from Chicago to the Missouri Ozarks, where he must launder $500 million in five years to appease a drug boss."
Why you should watch it: The premise is similar to "Breaking Bad" and Jason Bateman delivers a great performance as a guy who launders money for a drug dealer.
"Everything Sucks!" — one season (2018)
Critic score: 70%
Netflix description: "It's 1996 in a town called Boring, where high school misfits in the AV and drama clubs brave the ups and downs of teenage life in the VHS era."
Why you should watch it: Most of the episodes are only 20 minutes, and it brings a compelling emotional story into the 90s nostalgia.
"Collateral" — one season (2018)
Critic score: 71%
Netflix description: "Investigating the murder of a pizza delivery man, a London detective uncovers a tangled conspiracy involving drug dealers, smugglers and spies."
Why you should watch it: It is a thriller combined with biting political commentary, and a stunning performance from Carey Mulligan.
"Seven Seconds" —one season (2018)
Critic score: 76%
Netflix description: "The death of a 15-year-old African American boy in Jersey City sets off a police cover-up and a search for the truth."
Why you should watch it: It's a brutal watch, but an important reflection on race and the flawed justice system.
"Atypical" — one season (2017)
Critic score: 76%
Netflix description: "When a teen on the autism spectrum decides to get a girlfriend, his bid for more independence puts his whole family on a path of self-discovery."
Why you should watch it: It has great performances and a realistic representation of autism, which is not an easy feat.
"F Is For Family" — three seasons (2015-2017)
Critic score: 81%
Netflix description: "Follow the Murphy family back to the 1970s, when kids roamed wild, beer flowed freely and nothing came between a man and his TV."
Why you should watch it: While the humor is vulgar, it still has some warmth to it.
"Sense8" — two seasons (2015-2018)
Critic score: 81%
Netflix description: "From the creators of 'The Matrix' and 'Babylon 5' comes this tense series in which eight people can telepathically experience each other's lives."
Why you should watch it: It's visually stunning and focuses on diverse characters from many different backgrounds.
"3%" — one season (2016)
Critic score: 83%
Netflix description: "In a future where the elite inhabit an island paradise far from the crowded slums, you get one chance to join the 3% saved from squalor."
Why you should watch it: It's a skillful character study in a dystopian setting, which is good because most dystopian stories focus on the setting over the characters.
"Castlevania" — one season (2017)
Critic score: 85%
Netflix description: "A vampire hunter fights to save a besieged city from an army of otherworldly beasts controlled by Dracula himself. Inspired by the classic video games."
Why you should watch it: The animation is exquisite, and the season is really short.
"Dark" — one season (2017)
Critic score: 84%
Netflix description: "A missing child sets four families on a frantic hunt for answers as they unearth a mind-bending mystery that spans three generations."
Why you should watch it: It's a slow burn, but it's worth sticking to because it expertly weaves tension into the sci-fi noir world.
"She's Gotta Have It" — one season (2017)
Critic score: 88%
Netflix description: "Nola Darling struggles to stay true to herself and her dreams while juggling three lovers in this Spike Lee series based on his breakout film."
Why you should watch it: It's a fun, feminist reinvention of Spike Lee's first big movie.
"Godless" — one season (2017)
Critic score: 88%
Netflix description: "A ruthless outlaw terrorizes the West in search of a former member of his gang, who's found a new life in a quiet town populated only by women."
Why you should watch it: It was made to binge, and embraces every Western cliche in a good way.
"Anne with an E" — one season (2017)
Critic score: 88%
Netflix description: "A plucky orphan whose passions run deep finds an unlikely home with a spinster and her soft-spoken bachelor brother. Based on 'Anne of Green Gables.'"
Why you should watch it: It's a sophisticated modern twist on a classic character.
"W/ Bob and David" — one season (2015)
Critic score: 89%
Netflix description: "After being dishonorably discharged from the Navy Seals, 'Bob and David' are back serving our country the way they do best -- making sketch comedy."
Why you should watch it: Bob Odenkirk and David Cross paved the way for absurd comedy in the early 90s with HBO's "Mr. Show," and this brings that vibe back.
"Love" — three seasons (2016-2018)
Critic score: 94%
Netflix description: "Rebellious Mickey and good-natured Gus navigate the thrills and agonies of modern relationships in this bold comedy co-created by Judd Apatow."
Why you should watch it: It's a love story that every millennial can relate to in some way, and Judd Apatow's presence is felt in its gross humor and sentimentality."Glow" — one season (2017)
Critic score: 95%
Netflix description: "In 1980s LA, a crew of misfits reinvent themselves as the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling. A comedy by the team behind 'Orange Is the New Black.'"
Why you should watch it: It's hilarious, inspiring (but not in a cheesy way), and filled with complicated women as well as references to the 80s, in a less on-the-nose way than "Stranger Things."
"Mindhunter" — one season (2017)
Critic score: 96%
Netflix description: "In the late 1970s two FBI agents expand criminal science by delving into the psychology of murder and getting uneasily close to all-too-real monsters."
Why you should watch it: It's a slow-paced but thrilling psychological drama and crime procedural that completely reinvents what a procedural can be.
"Easy" — two seasons (2016-2017)
Critic score: 97%
Netflix description: "Features eight vignettes that follow the complicated, loosely connected lives of young Chicagoans in their twenties and thirties as they tackle love, sex and self-improvement."
Why you should watch it: It explores relationships from a modern lens in a truly unique but very realistic way.
"Lady Dynamite" — two seasons (2016-2017)
Critic score: 97%
Netflix description: "Comedian Maria Bamford stars in a series inspired by her own life. It's the sometimes surreal story of a woman who loses — and then finds — her s**t.
Why you should watch it: It sweetly showcases Maria Bamford's talent. Her strange but brilliant perspective is a perfect foil for her comedic style.
"One Day at a Time" — two seasons (2017-2018)
Critic score: 97%
Netflix description: "A high school is rocked by an act of vandalism, but the top suspect pleads innocence and finds an ally in a filmmaker. A satirical true crime mystery."
Why you should watch it: It's positive, funny, smart, culturally relevant, and isn't afraid to take on dramatic material.
"The End of the F***ing World" — one season (2018)
Critic score: 98%
Netflix description: "A budding teen psychopath and a rebel hungry for adventure embark on a star-crossed road trip in this darkly comic series based on a graphic novel."
Why you should watch it: It makes a psychopath sympathetic in a new way that doesn't feel desperate. It's nihilistic, but still remains charming and romantic. Plus, the episodes are really short.
"Alias Grace" — one season (2017)
Critic score: 99%
Netflix description: "In 19th-century Canada, a psychiatrist weighs whether a murderess should be pardoned due to insanity. Based on Margaret Atwood's award-winning novel."
Why you should watch it: It dives deep into how gender, social status, and mental illness were treated in the past, and how it can affect people to this day.
"Dear White People" — one season (2017)
Critic score: 100%
Netflix description: "Students of color navigate the daily slights and slippery politics of life at an Ivy League college that's not nearly as 'post-racial' as it thinks."
Why you should watch it: It's sharp social commentary that will make you think just as often as it will make you laugh.
"Big Mouth" — one season (2017)
Critic score: 100%
Netflix description: "Teenage friends find their lives upended by the wonders and horrors of puberty in this edgy comedy from real-life pals Nick Kroll and Andrew Goldberg."
Why you should watch it: It's as vulgar as it is adorable, and will remind you of your experience with puberty, but not in a bad way. It will make you feel less alone knowing that a lot of people had the same experiences.
"On My Block" — one season (2018)
Critic score: 100%
Netflix description: "In a rough inner-city Los Angeles neighborhood, four smart, funny and streetwise teens find their lifelong friendship tested as they begin high school."
Why you should watch it: Both funny and heartbreaking, it focuses on an underrepresented community (especially when it comes to shows for teenagers).
"American Vandal" — one season (2017)
Critic score: 97%
Netflix description: "A high school is rocked by an act of vandalism, but the top suspect pleads innocence and finds an ally in a filmmaker. A satirical true crime mystery."
Why you should watch it: It's a poignant and funny reflection on true-crime entertainment, social media, and teen culture.
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