Netflix is the home of binge-watching TV and lounging on the couch for days watching your favourite romantic comedies [1]. The streaming site really does have it all, but the best thing it has to offer are original shows.
From the moment it began dropping original TV series, we were hooked. We've loved everything from Grace and Frankie to Making a Murderer [2] and beyond. There have been so many shows over the years that we can barely keep them straight. Plus, they leave you wanting more [3] — we're looking at you, The Crown!
Since there are so many shows we'd like to watch [4] — new and old — we thought we'd round up the best of the best from Netflix in 2018. Whether it's a new series like Queer Eye [5] that you shouldn't be missing or a new season of 13 Reasons Why [6], there is a lot to be tuning in for.
Take a look at the best new shows and new seasons of Netflix original series ahead, and get ready to binge!
13 Reasons Why
The first season of 13 Reasons Why [8] shows us what happens to the students and townspeople at Liberty High after Hannah Baker (Katherine Langford) dies by suicide. In season two, there will be Polaroid clues [9], a trial, and even more of Hannah's story will be revealed in the aftermath of her death.
Watch it here [10].
Safe
No one is really safe when it comes to this new drama Safe, which premiered this year. Safe stars Michael C. Hall and tells the story of a widower who starts to notice that the people closest to him have a lot of dark secrets. They only begin to come out once his daughter goes missing.
Watch it now [11].
Dear White People
Season two of Dear White People is officially streaming, so why aren't you watching it? The witty series is based off the movie by the same name ,and shows how students of color navigate through daily life at an Ivy League college that's not as "post-racial" as they claim.
Watch it now [12].
Queer Eye
A new Fab Five [13] set out to help Atlanta's straight men revive their wardrobes, grooming and so much more. This series, which dropped its first season in February 2018, will make you laugh, smile, and possibly cry as lives are changed thanks to Bobby Berk (interior design), Karamo Brown (culture), Tan France (fashion), Antoni Porowski (food and wine), and Jonathan Van Ness (grooming).
Watch it now [14].
Collateral
Collateral has everything you could want in a show: crime, drama, and mystery! It stars Carey Mulligan [15] and follows London detectives as they investigate the murder of a random pizza delivery man. What they don't know is this murder will lead to a series of strange connections and circumstances that link to the greater British society.
Watch it now [16].
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt returns for the first half of its fourth season in May, and we're hashbrown excited. The comedy follows the life of Kimmy Schmidt (Ellie Kemper) who finally escapes a bunker and is now living in New York City and trying to figure out life. She was taken as a young girl so her perceptions of the world are a bit skewed, but with her roommate and landlord's help, and her boss/friend Jacqueline (Jane Krakowski), things are looking up.
Watch it here [17].
Lost in Space
Lost in Space dropped in April 2018, and it hooked us right away. The series, which is 11 episodes long, takes place on an alien planet. It shows the Robinson family as they try to survive and escape the planet — which they crash landed on — despite all of the hidden dangers they encounter along the way.
Watch it now [18].
GLOW
The Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling, aka the GLOW girls, are back in June with all-new episodes. Season two of the hilarious series, which follows the lives of odd-ball characters who are trying to make a women's wrestling show — starring Alison Brie [19] — is something you won't want to miss. Plus, we hear the costumes are even more '80s than last season.
Watch it here [20].
Sense8
Last year Netflix canceled Sense8 after two seasons, and now they're bringing it back for one last "series finale" episode that will be double the length as a normal episode. Based on the fact that viewers were so upset by its cancellation, the drama is getting a second chance, which means you should watch the full series before this big episode becomes available on June 8. The show follows the lives of a group of people who all of a sudden became mentally linked together and must befriend one another to survive against those who see them as a threat.
Watch it here [21].
The Rain
If sci-fi thrillers are your thing, then you should be watching The Rain. This series debuted in May 2018 and it's already getting a lot of love. The show focuses on two siblings who are on a journey to find safety — along with a group of others who've somehow lived — after a virus wipes out most of the population.
Watch it now [22].
Arrested Development
Arrested Development is finally coming back with new episodes! On May 29, the first part of season five of the hit comedy will make its return. The show follows the Bluth family after their lives get turned upside down when their father's shady business practices get found out. Maybe we'll see Michael start his own banana stand this year . . . or perhaps his son will fall for someone other than his cousin!
Watch it here [23].