Stuck inside on a rainy day? Stuck in bed hungover? Need to procrastinate studying? Here’s a definitive list of shows you should be watching on Netflix to help pass the days away.
Master of None
Aziz Ansari seems to have crafted a conventional sitcom with incredibly unconventional themes and subject matter. Master of None functions as a romantic comedy series following Ansari as he stumbles his way through dating in New York as a thirty-year-old. Behind this guise, it’s giving a voice to the voiceless by addressing hefty topics such as race, gender and sexuality in an intelligent and very funny manner.
Bojack HorsemanOn the surface, Bojack Horseman appears to be another one of those Family Guy-esque adult animations with cheap laughs and funny voices. But I’ll never get over the satisfaction of telling people that it’s so much more than that. Bojack Horseman is very funny, and has all the ingredients of a formulaic animated sitcom. The one thing it adds is clinical depression and a discussion on mental health, which is not often seen in this format. The character of Bojack is a washed-up sitcom star who appears to have nothing, and often takes it out on himself and the people around him. Bojack is funny and affecting and like no other show I’ve seen.
Orange Is the New Black
You’d have to be living under a rock, or in prison, if you haven’t heard the hype around OITNB. Following the lives of multiple criminals through the trials, tribulations and inner-politics of a female prison, OITNB is funny, dramatic and thoroughly addictive.
Easy
Joe Swanberg brings his authentic mumblecore to Netflix with anthological rom-com Easy. Easy boasts an all-star cast including Orlando Bloom, Dave Franco, Emily Ratajowski and Jake Johnson, who work their way through Chicago life taking on breakups, infidelity, micro-breweries and threesomes. The relatable characters and realistic dialogue make for an intriguing and rewarding experience.
Although the following shows aren’t technically Netflix originals, they were intelligently taken over by Netflix after being dropped from their original networks.
Black Mirror
I don’t think I’ve ever audibly gasped at a show so frequently. Black Mirror is a British anthology series that comments on humanity’s ever-increasing dependency on technology, and does so with such poignancy that it will leave you genuinely frightened for our future.
Arrested Development
Arrested Development is not only the funniest show on Netflix, but the funniest show in existence. The Bluth family’s antics are hopeless, outrageous and driven by greed. These antics are buried under layer upon layer of meticulously written gags, executed seamlessly by a cast before its time. Season 5 is set to hit Netflix sometime in 2018, giving you plenty of time to discover the Bluths, or rewatch for the fifteenth time.
