These are the 30 best Netflix shows to stream in the US
Are you looking for the best Netflix shows in the US? Every Friday, we update our list of the biggest and newest TV series on the streaming giant, so there’s always something for you to binge watch during the weekend. This time, we have two new entries to add to our list: Bridgerton, which returns for its second season, and a Big Mouth spin-off series called Human Resources. If you’re a fan of the wildly popular period drama or surreal animated comedy shows, then, you’ve already set. However, if Human Resources and Bridgerton don’t sound like your idea of a good time, don’t fret. Below, we’ve included 28 of the best Netflix shows around, too, with the likes of Squid Game, The Witcher, and Seinfeld among their number. We cater for every type of audience here, so you’ll find something suited to your viewing tastes. If you’re after a different kind of Netflix content, we’ve also got you covered. Check out our guides on the top 10 Netflix shows of the past week and the best Netflix documentaries to marvel at. Alternatively, read up on the best Netflix movies, best Netflix movies under two hours, and every new Netflix movie coming in 2022. Finally, catch up with the latest Netflix news in the box to the right of these paragraphs. Here are the 30 best Netflix shows to stream in the US as of March 25, 2022. From the surreal but inventive minds behind popular animated series Big Mouth, Human Resources is a edgy and mature show that lifts the lid on the various creatures that help their human hosts to navigate every day life. Positioned as a workplace comedy, Human Resources follows numerous races – Hormone Monsters, Shame Wizards, and Depression Kitties to name just three – who are assigned to human adults as a representation of their feelings. Ironically, though, it’s these very same creatures whose own humanity and feelings are tested in humorous and sometimes heart breaking fashion. With an all-star voice cast including former X-Men actor Hugh Jackman, Harry Potter ’s David Thewlis, and Saturday Night Live’s Aidy Bryant, Human Resources is a brilliant show laced with superb jokes and intriguing commentary on the human condition. Seasons on Netflix: 1 This bold and sexually-charged Netflix period drama, based on Julia Quinn’s romance novels, has quickly become the talk of the ‘ton’. It follows a coterie of young socialites as they navigate a season of balls, betrothals, and betrayals in 1813 London – and attempt to outmanoeuvre the mysterious Lady Whistledown, whose ‘gossip sheets’ are able to make or break a debutante’s reputation overnight. It’s largely a blast, with sharp screenwriting, costumes and backdrops bursting with colour, and playful covers of Taylor Swift or Ariana Grande on period-appropriate instruments. Its diverse casting is a relief, too, underlining Bridgerton’s willingness to modernise and shake up an often stuffy genre. It’s not all smooth sailing, though, particularly in its troublesome treatment of sexual assault in one unfortunately memorable episode in season 1. Season 2 has just landed on the streamer, so its inclusion in our best Netflix shows list is a necessity. Go and check it out, but don’t blame us if you find yourself longing to live in 19th century England after you view it. Seasons on Netflix: 2 Executively produced by Canadian Grammy-winning artist Drake, Top Boy is a gritty and grounded crime drama about gangs vying for control of London’s streets in the show’s fictional and escalating drug war. Top Boy season 2 – read as Toy Boy season 4, if you’ve somehow seen the two seasons that exclusively aired on Channel 4 in the UK – sees Dushane Hill (Ashley Walters) continue his dominance of London’s crime-riddled streets. The drug lord saw off the challenge of Micheal Ward’s young pretender in Jamie Towell last time out, and life as Hill knows it – alongside Shelley (Simbiatu Ajikawo) – couldn’t be better. As life usually dictates, however, it isn’t long before a new spanner is thrown in the works, and Hill’s empire is suddenly in danger of being destroyed just as it was truly getting started. Reviewers have lavished praise on the show’s return, with many arguing that it could be the best entry in the series yet. Stick this one on your watchlist ASAP. Seasons on Netflix: 2 Formula 1: Drive to Survive returns to Netflix for its fourth season – and, judging by the sheer amount of drama that went down during the 2021 F1 season, there’s plenty to sink your teeth into. Offering unprecedented behind-the-scenes access, Formula 1: Drive to Survive is a petrolhead’s dream. The supercar TV series provides an in-depth peek behind the curtain on the biggest moments and flashpoints in the F1 world, including drive bust-ups and the ongoing race to become the most dominant F1 construction company in the world. Drive to Survive won’t appeal to everyone. But, for those who want even more high-speed action and drama to go alongside F1’s yearly Grand Prix circuits, it’s a show that shouldn’t be missed. Seasons on Netflix: 4 Set 100 years after the events depicted in the History Channel/Prime Video series, Vikings Valhalla focuses on the final decades of the Viking era, which will culminate in their final defeat during the Battle of Stamford Bridge in 1066. Valhalla follows the rise of three legendary Vikings – Leif Eriksson (Sam Corlett), Harald Hardrada (Leo Suter) and Freydis Eiriksdottir (Frida Gustavsson) – as they become embroiled in the increasingly geopolitical and religious battles taking place in 11th Century England. Netflix’s surprise sequel doesn’t really reinvent much of what viewers will have previously seen in History and Prime Video’s hit original show. But, if you were a fan of Vikings‘ historical drama, regular clashing of metal, and study of character and sociopolitics, Valhalla is worth checking out. And so is our chat with the show’s cast, which contains some intriguing information about how Valhalla differentiates itself from its predecessor. The show’s first season, comprising eight episodes, is available to stream in full now. Season 2 has finished filming, while a third season will begin production later this year. There’s no release date for the series‘ next instalment, though. Seasons on Netflix: 1 Based on a BBC Three TV show called Murder in Successville, Murderville follows Will Arnett’s eccentric detective Terry Seattle as he looks to solve a new murder-mystery case in the series‘ six episodes. The major twist on the comedy whodunit show, though, is that Arnett’s Seattle teams up with a new celebrity in each episode. Aside from a brief rundown about the case that they need to solve, Seattle and his guest star partner (and the show’s supporting cast) have no script to read from, either. In order to solve the crime, then, they must improvise – a situation that bears plenty of comedy fruit for viewers to lose themselves in. Reviews for Murderville have been universally positive. And, with plenty of household names starring in the show’s first season – Conan O’Brien, Eternals star Kumail Nanjiani, and Sharon Stone are among the guests who appear – fans of improv and murder-mystery tales are sure to lap this up. Seasons on Netflix: 1 Based on a web cartoon from South Korean production company Naver, All of Us Are Dead is a coming-of-age horror series that is sure to be the next Squid Game. When a South Korean high school becomes ground zero for a zombie apocalypse, students – including Park Ji-hoo’s Nam On-jo and Yoon Chan-young’s Lee Chung-san – must fight their way to safety. Or, if they’re unsucessful in their escape, become one of the horde’s increasing numbers instead. Comprising 12 episodes between 53 and 72 minutes in length, All of Us Are Dead is a show that you’ll need to invest plenty of time in. But, with largely positive reviews lauding its tender tale of high school friendships – albeit a story wrapped in plenty of gore and grisly detail – All of Us Are Dead should be another hit for Netflix’s growing South Korean back catalog. Seasons on Netflix: 1 Inspired by the horror podcast of the same name, Netflix’s adaptation of Archive 81 has delighted (and scared) fans and critics alike since its initial January 14 release. Archive 81 stars Mamoudou Athie (Sorry For Your Loss, The Getdown) as Dan Turner, a video archivist who gets pulled into a mystery concerning missing director Melody Pendras (Altered Carbon’s Dina Shihabi) and her investigation of a demonic cult. Unsurprisingly, Archive 81 is full of jump scares and possesses (see what we did there?) a thrilling and somewhat terrifying mystery. It leans heavily into the found footage horror subgenre made famous by the likes of The Blair Witch Project, as well as the James Wan-directed Conjuring film series. Given that Wan serves as a producer on Archive 81, its style, tone and penchant for the supernatural shouldn’t come as a huge surprise. Disappointingly, Archive 81 has been canceled after one season, so there won’t be any more entries in this horror series.
