The best hidden gems on Netflix include Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities, iZombie, the new British comedy Everything Now, and a lot more!
Whenever Netflix has a big new original series, it’s often prominently displayed on the home page of nearly every user. But Netflix’s algorithm doesn’t always get everything right, and certain shows just fall through the cracks without getting much attention at all. These hidden gem series could be your next favorite binge, if only you could find them.
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If you’re looking for some scary short stories this Halloween, then director Guillermo del Toro has a treat for you. Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities is a horror anthology series that features eight episodes of standalone stories, including one written by del Toro himself.
Although del Toro didn’t direct any of the episodes himself, he recruited horror directors Jennifer Kent, Ana Lily Amirpour, Panos Cosmatos, Catherine Hardwicke, Guillermo Navarro, David Prior, Vincenzo Natali, and Keith Thomas to each bring to life their own visions of terror.
Although iZombie is based on a comic, the TV series made so many changes that it became its own thing. Rose McIver stars as Olivia “Liv” Moore, a young woman who died and became a zombie under murky circumstances. However, Liv can hold on to most of her humanity as long as she maintains a steady diet of human brains. To do so, Liv throws away her career plans and gets a job in the coroner’s office.
Liv also receives flashes from eating the brains that allow her to solve open murder cases alongside Seattle PD Detective Clive Babineaux (Malcolm Goodwin). Meanwhile, Liv’s heartbroken ex-fiancé Major Lillywhite (Robert Buckley) is desperate to learn why he lost her. And as Major looks into that mystery, he may end up getting himself killed.
Talk to Me‘s Sophie Wilde stars in Everything Now as Mia Polanco, a 16-year-old girl who has just been released from treatment for serious eating disorders. Mia not only feels like she’s under the microscope from her family and peers, but she also thinks that she missed far too much time from what should be the best years of her life.
In her eagerness to fix that, Mia recruits her friends Becca (Lauryn Ajufo), Will (Noah Thomas), and Cam (Harry Cadby), as well as acquaintances Alison (Niamh McCormack) and Carli (Jessie Mae Alonzo) ,to help her get through a bucket list of things that she missed.
