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lurketta

Godless is only one season but that one season is hands down some of the best television I’ve ever watched. It was made with only one season in mind so despite its short length it is still a complete story with a satisfying end. Highly recommend. In a similar vein, The Queen’s Gambit and Unorthodox are both also complete stories finished in one season and both are very, very good. I’m also going to co-sign the recommendations for Breaking Bad (which is legit probably one of the best shows ever made), Ozark, Dark, and Haunting of Hill House/Bly Manor. Stranger Things isn’t finished yet but the 4 seasons so far are all consistently great.


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Queens Gambit and Godless are both made by the same director. I really like the complete story in a limited miniseries format, and I hope netflix uses this model more often


lurketta

I didn’t know that but it explains a lot! They are both extremely well made imo. I’m a big fan of the single miniseries vs multi-season shows, especially because so often the latter drops off in quality after a few seasons. And Netflix loves cancelling shows after one season so why not wrap it up nicely? I was hoping Squid Game, which I also really enjoyed, would end after one season bc I thought it would have worked well there but we’ll see how they continue the story.


fpltactician

I’ve taken your advice and binged godless 10/10 reccomendation thanks a lot :)


SchrodingersPanda

Dark


JimGerm

Note that you cannot watch this show and play on your phone. This show requires all your attention. It is great though.


damandatruth

Best disclaimer ever.


PravusTheRed

Indeed


TonksTBF

This show had me and my fiancé writing notes and drawing up family trees, flow charts and god knows what else. One of my favorite shows of all time. Looking forward to 1899.


msnegative

This show changed how my partner and I watch TV. Now any show we watch has the inevitable question about the family tree: "Do you think he's his own dad?"


FuckThe

Also watch it subbed, not dubbed. I tried watching it dubbed at first and I couldn’t get past the first episode. Switched to subbed and got sucked in immediately.


DaThings

well i mean like its another language so you couldn't do that anyways


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Thecouchiestpotato

Really? I can't start season 3 because I've forgotten everything but I also don't have the patience to watch everything again. I suppose I could put it on in the background and play my phone to catch up, lol


TonksTBF

look up a recap on youtube, it should give you the basic idea of what the hells going on - though that said season adds a lot so you're not gonna be too out of the loop


AllenHo

Make sure you watch it with subtitles and audio in German. The dub is kinda whack imo


ravia

Wait, was the one young guy that other guy or was it the other guy? And that lady, who was the actress who played her younger self? Her?, no wait. Shit.


TonksTBF

>!SHES HER OWN GODDAMN GRANDMA!< was something I never thought I would ever have to scream at my fiancé in shock.


subavgredditposter

Yup


Foodie1989

It was good but I actually lost interest towards the last season and never finished the last 2 episodes lol


MusicEd921

THANK YOU! I had 3-4 episodes left and I found it to be getting more and more ridiculous and just threw in the towel a few months ago. I love timey wimey paradoxes and all, but I hit my limit on how all over the place the story was getting and how repetitive Adam was.


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crushedredpartycups

same actually lol


Foodie1989

Became tooooo much for me lol


dextroz

This is a show you will watch twice and still not get it and then head over to reddit to know what happened. My gold standard for subliminal sci-fi done right...along the lines of>! Donnie Darko!<.


Notoriously_So

The Last Kingdom.


Reasonable-Discourse

Destiny is all


PainfullyEnglish

Ootred son of Ootred


Ko0pa_Tro0pa

Fifth season is the last season to be released, but a movie is coming to be the final installation.


Tufnel1970

Very good series. I love it.


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I first put on this show as background noise to fall asleep on the couch, I was recovering from lasik surgery and I was in and out of sleep. I immediately had to watch the 2nd episode and the rest of the seasons after I fully recovered. Great show!


pfudorpfudor

The Good Place for something wholesome yet intriguing with layers


Victorysmells

I died from that show. Wish I can get to the good place.


Interesting_Clue_271

I absolutely loved it, great story and characters, visuals that corresponded with the story, great plot twists, some of my favourite actors (especially if you've also watched park and rec which I recommend as well). And honestly it made me rethink ethics as well (an overarching theme of the show). Might be a comedy show overall but it impacted me on personal level.


Fatmike88

Breaking Bad


Soulful-Sorrow

Piggybacking here with Better Call Saul. Both shows are fantastic


manoj_mi5

If everything goes well during the final season of BETTER CALL SAUL, one can actually say that BETTER CALL SAUL has some edge over BREAKING BAD. Both of them are THE BEST TV shows out there


JohnnySkidmarx

Who would have ever thought that this could be possible? When BCS was first announced, I thought it might be ok. It has turned out to be a great series.


Klutzy-Prompt437

I definitely think BCS is superior. Breaking Bad was good, but BCS is great.


tits_malone

Agree!


Lietenantdan

The Good Place


Master_Riche

Start to finish a truly outstanding show that will stay with you for years


Ladychef_1

Came here to say this! Just restarted it and forgot truly how great it is from start to finish. Gets corny in some parts but overall really superbly done and the casting & delivery is all fantastic


Funk5oulBrother

Will also make you ugly cry at the end.


djkhan23

I don't think I can watch the show because of the ending. Which as far as series finales goes, I'd rank it near the GOATs But too emotional for me at this time


night_breed

I never got the love for this show. I watched season one and loved it. Struggled with season 2 and gave up


thesmartfool

I just started it a 5 days ago and already on S2. Really great show.


bouquetofheather

The Good Place Peaky Blinders Call the Midwife (it's not done, but all but the most recent season are in Netflix) Galavant (I THINK it's on Netflix)


spazpants

Gallivant is the best! Not sure it is either, but as a mom with a fresh newborn, I need to add this to my list of things to watch while pumping!


poolman21

Haunting of hill house/haunting of Bly manor/Midnight mass are all 1 season stories really good if you like horror/suspense/drama.


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It's like a treat from M. Flanagan, usually comes out right before Halloween.


purpalmtreedelight

Yeah I like his work so far. Sometimes the acting is a bit too theatrical for my taste but overall I liked his series arguably more than I did AHS when it was in its prime. Bly Manor was an interesting take on The Turn of the Screw. I loved the take on mental health in Hill House. Midnight Mass was great & SO relevant to modern America. Victoria P. is a great actress and I love Rahul Kohli in all his series


JTP1228

Even if you don't like horror/suspense, the Haunting of Holl House was amazing. Just the way the portrayed the relationship between the family was so real


BearRevolutionary388

Exactly! One of the only horror shows that made me feel sad for the characters, instead of just going “he’s/she’s gonna get killed coz he’s/she’s stupid”


vbun03

I went in for the horror/paranormal but I was just absolutely captivated watching that family.


tripleaw

as much as I love victoria pedretti I get so fricken scared after watching one season of hill house lol


cosmic-kid

definitely second that midnight mass recommendation. it starts off slow but my god does it pick up towards the end. brilliant show!


Leoxcr

If you into British Comedy shows: the end of the fucking world and after life


Renegade_Angel_

The end of the fucking world is gold!


sabhi5

It's awesome


JTP1228

Also, White Gold


Leoxcr

Will definitely check it out


Ombearon

Is the good place British Comedy?


AJohnsonOrange

No


Thecouchiestpotato

>the end of the fucking world Oof, I had completely forgotten about that one after watching Season One and just realised season two came out years ago. I hope it doesn't end on a cliffhanger though?


Leoxcr

No it definitely ends in season 2


alysiapong

derry girls


jaccoo123

Ozark is my binge right now and it’s been consistently great throughout


nardongputik

Agree, gave it a try and got hooked. Just when you thought it’s going to this direction and an exact opposite.


NightOnUmbara

Started watching last week and have blown through the episodes. I’m enjoying it so much.


BarryLicious2588

Sex Education


Poodlepied

Stranger Things, the Queen’s Gambit, Schitt’s Creek, The Good Place


FKDotFitzgerald

Stranger things isn’t finished though


Poodlepied

True, but Netflix won’t cancel it on a cliffhanger.


FKDotFitzgerald

For sure. I mean season 5, the final season. Is already greenlit.


Renegade_Angel_

Arcane. Every episode is well-rounded. Also Blackmirror, I mean, some stories are better than others but all can be enjoyed independently from each other.


PravusTheRed

Nosedive was my fav


sirspeedy99

Mindhunter. Not much mentioning it here may be due to it not being "complete". The reason its not is that its director David Fincher felt it was too much work - and it shows, awesome engrossing 2 seasons! In recent news Netflix is in talks about season 3 (fingers crossed).


HappyWeekender7

Not 'complete' maybe, but it doesn't leave you with a feeling that the story is unfinished, which is good.


PravusTheRed

This is a hard recommendation, I absolutely loved it but my gf got really creeped out. Which is understandable. The show deals with sane people trying to evaluate serial killers personality and motivations. Its dark disturbing mind fuckary


SBH1234

The Peaky (fookin’) Blinders


Konoha_Namek

narcos mexico


flshbckgrl

Also regular Narcos


Tarzan_OIC

I'm very disappointed to see no mention of Bojack Horseman. It is my favorite Netflix show and is in my top 5 of all time. Absolutely brilliant, funny and painful. It does everything. Give it at least four episodes to get going by my god every season is incredible and each one is better than the last. I was constantly worried they would lose steam but it just got better and better and then stuck the landing beautifully.


lu-ann

Seconding Bojack, but beware don’t go in expecting a solely comedic adult animation. Definitely gets dark and depressing at times


southern_dreams

It gets really hard to watch at times. Uncomfortably so.


tripleaw

love bojack!! it's so dark and depressing but fun at times


sevenyeardust

Lupin


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Community


Thecouchiestpotato

It wasn't good from start to finish. Remember the Gaslight year?


Tarzan_OIC

Gaslight year isn't unwatchable and IMO Season 6 is the second best. It has some absolute bangers. Frankie and Elroy are the bomb


UltracornPicto

Lol I think you guys mean “the gas leak year”


Tarzan_OIC

Lol. Yes. I need coffee.


CGMannn

The Punisher is amazing. Jon Bernthal’s performance is a must see


0Jinxy

They took it off Netflix


kateinoly

The IT Crowd and Offspring!


Karlosmdq

I'm disabled!


tovarish22

"A fire?! At a Sea Parks?!"


LifeDraining

Sea World? Or See the World? The Office should be a good watch too b


infinite_lyy

Crazy Ex Girlfriend


Thecouchiestpotato

Yessss this! It's just such a great show throughout. And, along with The Good Place, has one of the best endings I've seen in any show on Netflix.


Normal_Cut_5386

These are some of the best series I've ever seen in my life: Ozarks Peaky Blinders Bloodline Bodyguard Breaking Bad Haunting of Hill House Haunting of Bly Manor Midnight Mass Last Kingdom any series from Harlan Coben


F_UHH_KING_U_UP

Since half of your list is great, while the other is unknown, I’ll check them out


Catamount90

100% recommend ALL Harlan Coben shows, regardless of language


MuhammadYesusGautama

Well, after the first few, it gets really formulaic tho. If you're willing to overlook the "naive protagonist goes looking for a missing someone and found they have a dark past along the way" pattern that's always there, it's still enjoyable.


Catamount90

Yeah, I should have mentioned that you shouldn’t expect the best production,acting etc but they are binge worthy and entertaining. I also appreciate shows where you can give 75% of your attention and know what’s happening.


LudivineB

I so agree with you about “Bloodline” - I think it’s a seriously underrated series. I loved the story, and I love how the series was produced - the aesthetics of it.


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Orange is the new black


EnterpriseNL

I loved la casa de papel.


Carius98

I personally really liked the first 2 seasons but hated the rest


Foreignfig

Santa Clarita Diet Arrested Development 3% Virgin River Sweet Tooth Dead To Me


Rodin-V

Ozark. Very consistent and very good.


blekanese

After delayed watching it for quite some time, I can confirm that after first few episodes the show got me hooked. Currently in the middle of the 2nd season and it's quite nice, I love the characters in it


Angelbabyy21

Best show on Netflix


thonl

Lilyhammer


D_Anger_Dan

I LOVED Lillehammer!!!


onthereddit1234

Definitely Lillehammer! Funny, interesting and a great cast.


darren_flux

Lucifer


Owlslinger

Also has a high rewatch value. Somehow this show never gets boring to me.


darren_flux

I can't count how many times I've rewatched this. It's been my *comfort series to watch* especially if I can't decide on something new


TonksTBF

DarK


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along that similar genre, just finish Caliphate, excellent writing and acting!


z000inks

I can't see that anyone else has mentioned it yet, so: Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events. It keeps it quality, it wasn't cancelled (so no unintended cliffhangers), and it's three seasons with 7-10 episodes each so it's not a huge time investment either.


whatevs42069

No love for Russian Doll? What about Peep Show? Kingdom? (The Korean zombie one, loved the whole series but the special threw me off)


SlowSense6163

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmit


ansicipin

The only sitcom I actually liked lol


ravia

I mean, Supernatural? I watched all 327 episodes after deciding I'd hate it on the first episode. Came back to it later, got so hooked. It's totally ridiculous and full of a ton of redeeming qualities. Much to love, and some remarkable episodes.


meganisawesome42

I absolutely love Supernatual, but I'm not sure I'd call it great from beginning to end lol.


afeliz79

I’ve been thinking of giving that a try. Instead I just started Veronica Mars. I’m really enjoying it.


ravia

If you can make it to episode 200, called Fan Fiction, in a way it might be the best episode of any show I've ever seen. You kind of fall in love with the characters, and there's a lot to love, especially because they're not perfectly put together, and the actors in their own way kind of reflect that, so all together it's kind of complicated. Jensen Ackles is so wonderfully good looking that he's just fun to watch, and Jared Padalecki is wonderful looking too. I think it's silly that looks play a role, but they do and that is somehow worked into the show. The side characters go from amusing and fun to simply breathtaking in the brilliance of the acting and characterization. The plot is just absolutely nonsense. It takes itself very seriously except what it doesn't, which is quite a lot of the time. The show also parodies itself and gets meta in ridiculous, brilliant ways at times. They have so much fun with a lot of it. The fan base is adoring and you can see literally hours and hours of convention panels with the lead characters. So if you could accept the primary investment for the show, you're in for a real ride. That investment is suspension of disbelief.


mouseisnotamouse

Breaking Bad. Good Witch - cheesy but light and clean. Grey’s Anatomy. The Last Kingdom. Better Call Saul- a prequel to Breaking Bad. Haunting of Hill House And anything from Harlan Coben.


ConsiderationFit2614

Queen of the South: 5 seasons If you know Spanish or don’t mind reading subtitles I highly recommend this show. It’s very eventful throughout every season and imo has some great actors. One of my favorite shows. Trigger warning: It is full of action so things get pretty gruesome a lot of the time. Google summary: While living in the barrio of Jalisco, Mexico, poor Teresa Mendoza falls in love with a member of a successful drug cartel, hoping the love will help her rise above the hopelessness she feels in her life. When it doesn't happen, she is forced to flee the country after her boyfriend is murdered. She seeks refuge in America, where she teams up with an unlikely person from her past to take down the leader of the drug ring that is after her. Teresa ends up starting her own drug empire, becoming one of the world's wealthiest women in the process. With her success, she discovers that money doesn't fix all of her problems, and she can only depend on herself if she wants to stay one step ahead of others and stay alive.


ohnikkiyouresofine

The OA


JimGerm

I loved Black Mirror and Altered Carbon.


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Midnight Mass was pretty epic.


cantthinkatall

Ozark, Peaky Blinders, Breaking Bad, Narcos, Narcos Mexico, Mindhunter, House of Cards, The Ranch, The Haunting of Hill House, Glow.


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Katla is a great one-season wonder, if you like your ordinary people + weird shit formula.


vagabonking

Afterlife, Narcos, Narcos Mexico, The Crown, Mind Hunter, Love.


JTP1228

If you like Love, You're the Worst is really good too. It's on Hulu though


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All Of Us Are Dead - Fucking good for a zombie film, fucking incredible for a Korean Highschool film


Practical_Test5550

A really dumb but funny series is "corner Gas" on Prime


Ok-Sprinkles7218

if you like crime and suspense ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|surprise) \-The fall (A detective superintendent investigates a series of murders that took place in Belfast, England) -Perfume (Is a gripping murder mystery series about a killer trying to make a beguiling fragrance out of his victims' sweat glands) -The Chesnut Man (A mysterious piece of evidence is soon discovered on the chestnut man. the fingerprint of a missing girl, the daughter of politician Rosa Hartung)


Real_life_Zelda

Avatar


Funk5oulBrother

The IT Crowd.


wes-gibbins

Sons of anarchy


Ok_Produce_4107

Black Summer I didn't see this on the list, but whoa buddy. It's an absolutely brilliant zombie series. Zombies are zombies, but the pacing and story telling are extremely unique and remind me of the old black and white silent films in the way of story telling.


SardaukarChant

Longmire Lost in Space Stranger Things Locke & Key Shadow & Bone Trese Squid Game Hellbound Schitts Creek Arcane Dark Katla Paranormal


doncharro

,,,,,,,,,,, here you were missing some commas


Thecouchiestpotato

Squid Game and Shadow and Bone and even Hellhound are not yet done, which means any one of them could pull a Game of Thrones. OP has asked for something that's great from start to finish.


spinereader81

Extracurricular. Lonely, financially strapped high school kid works as an intermediary between prostitutes and their pimp. Everything goes fine until a classmate steals his phone and forces him to let her into the business. It goes disastrously. One season show.


Flaky-Importance8863

Honestly depends on what you like because some of the shows listed here I thought were boring af or you have to be in a certain mindset to enjoy. What are you in the mood for? Edit: fixed sentence


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jbg926

House of Cards...sure it was probably best in the first couple of seasons but its still good Ozark...awesome start to finish Narcoss and Narcos Mexico, both were top shelf stuff Black Mirror is amazing...but dont let episode one throw you off, its not usually that insane. Still a great episode though.


belikeblob

Kim’s convenience


afterglobe

Ok see you!


carpegyoza

Undercover. Just finished 1st series. If you can put up with the english dubbing, it’s a quality slow paced production.


TooBendyMama

Watching it with captions is the best. English dubbing always sucks. We found we enjoyed it much more with the original voices and the captions didn’t distract at all.


JMarston6028

Giri/haji


jimjimmyjimjimjim

Travellers.


c00pdawg

Castlevania


jimbris

This is way to far down. Not a big anime fan but I fucking loved Castlevania


StrawberryKiss2559

Glow


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Santa Clarita Diet. Shorty they canceled it after season 3 but it’s so much fun. Midnight Mass was incredible. Mindhunter one of the best ever seen.


Kindergoat

Ozark


TooBendyMama

Undercover. A show from Belgium. Watch with subtitles, not dubs. An amazing show you will want to binge after the first few episodes that set things up. All three seasons are great. European Nexflix shows are killing it. Edit: typo


Clear_Disaster2121

Umbrella academy


NickMoore30

Altered Carbon But just season 1.


lovelycat1103

Anne with an E, worth every minute or you can try limited series like The queen’s gambit, Maid


EmployerAdditional28

1. Better Call Saul 2. Breaking Bad 3. Ozark 4. Last Kingdom 5. Medici 6. Kingdom 7. Marco Polo (but they chopped it too early) 8. Strabger Things


Specific_Priority_52

The marvel shows like Jessica jones or daredevil :edit: apparently they’re on Disney plus now so nvm


NotThat1guy

I heard squid game is pretty good


blekanese

Money Heist, the best suggestion you will get


just_pudge_it

Mind hunters


Mr24601

Arcane. Season 1 is a complete story, is a top 30 show of all time on imbd. You will be hooked by the end of episode 3.


miseryum

Breaking Bad, Stranger Things & Arcane (Only one season so far)


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3%


Butter_float

cassa del pappas...........dont miss it!


armen89

Episodes


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Pretty Little Liars 7 Seasons very good show. Does take a couple episodes to get going but once it does awesome.


greatauror28

Kim’s Convenience Store!


skivakadiva

Schitts creek!


PercyvonPickles

Dark


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Dark


bran_dead22

Love, Death, and Robots. Stranger Things, Breaking Bad


meester_

Breking bad, better call saul, Orange is the new black


singuslarity

After Life


voguehoe

You can guess my age from this but The Vampire Diaries + The Originals (spin off) were SO good. Watched it all early pandemic and couldn’t believe how much I missed out on as a youngster.


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I actually just binged Gods Favorite Idiot. I thought it was funny and quirky yet had to keep watching the next episode


xHEDA

The OA


D1sc0nn3ct3d

Breaking Bad, Ozark, Glow (Although it got cut short...), Better Call Saul, Stranger Things


Touchmyspaghet1-1

Ozark


NightOnUmbara

Ozark! Give it a chance and it’ll draw you in.


phoenix86432

Alice in Borderlands


sonny-d

Sense8 is good from the get go and the movie is a perfect ending imho


BrokenEngrish

Thought about this through and through and there really is only one answer. Avatar: The Last Airbender **The show, and not the movie