When you finish watching something on Netflix, it’s time to find something new. No one wants to waste valuable viewing time on movies and shows they don’t like, so it can be nice to have a must-watch list to help you navigate all the content.
How we made our list: the current top 5 shows, current top 5 movies, and 3 each of the most-watched shows and movies on Netflix.
Let’s get ready to binge!
Squid Game: The Challenge
This is a reality competition inspired by the popular show. In it, 456 players face the challenges of their lives as they compete for a $4.56 million prize.
A Nearly Normal Family
A husband, wife, and daughter seem to be the perfect suburban family. Then the police take the daughter into custody, where she’s accused of murder.
Young Sheldon
Sheldon Cooper is one of the main characters in The Big Bang Theory. Young Sheldon shows the struggles he faced growing up as a child genius in East Texas, where he was very much out of place.
First Wives Club
After their marriages fall apart, three women find strength in each other and plot revenge. This series is based on the popular 1996 film of the same name.
The Crown
Currently in its 6th season, this drama chronicles the life of Queen Elizabeth II from the 1940s into our contemporary times. Although critics have pointed out historical inaccuracies, the series mostly receives praise overall.
Leo
In Kashmir, Parthiban is a mild-mannered cafe owner who also rescues animals. When he fends off a group of violent gang members, he attracts the attention of a drug cartel.
The Secret: Dare To Dream
TRI G.
Raising three children on her own is an enormous struggle for a young widow. A mysterious man brings positive change, but he also has a secret that could threaten it all.
Best. Christmas. Ever.
Every year, Jackie sends her friend Charlotte a Christmas letter that portrays a perfect life. When events unexpectedly land Charlotte at Jackie’s home right before Christmas, we learn that the reality is much different.
Lone Survivor
Film 44.
After a mission in the mountains of Afghanistan goes wrong, a Navy SEAL has to fight for survival. This 2013 film is based on true events.
Dampyr
Bonelli Entertainment.
Set in the Balkans during the wars of the 1990s, this movie falls into the vampire and horror genres. In it, a human with vampire blood has to face a powerful entity that poses a threat to mortals and immortals alike.
Squid Game
To earn badly needed cash, contestants participate in children’s games that have deadly stakes. The first season of this Korean show dominated in hours watched for several weeks.
Stranger Things
Portals to a nightmarish mirror world of our own allow dangerous beasts to threaten humanity. A group of friends and a mysterious girl are about the only ones who understand the threat and combat it.
Red Notice
Starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, this 2021 film has an Interpol agent on the trail of the world’s most-wanted art thief. A twist is that he gets help from one of the thief’s rivals.
Don’t Look Up
With a comet capable of destroying the planet approaching, two little-known astronomers have to warn humanity. The all-star cast includes Jennifer Lawrence, Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, and Meryl Streep.
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