Before the new year arrives, you still have time to watch some of the top Netflix series. A vast collection of both new and vintage programs are available to customers of the streaming service, and the selection is constantly expanding as more series are added to Netflix every month. Every week, we search the whole library and update this list of the Best Netflix shows to make it easier for you to choose what to watch next.
Archive 81 (2022)
In this Netflix original series starring Mamoudou Athie (Uncorked, Cake) and Dina Shihabi, a film archivist who accepts a job fixing a collection of video recordings destroyed by a fire quickly finds himself getting lured into a mystery full of frightening — and maybe otherworldly — perils (Altered Carbon). The unsettling series, which is based on the podcast of the same name, combines horrors from the discovered film with a plot that gets tense with each new episode.
Black Mirror (2011)
Every episode of Black Mirror delivers a single, unsettling story with a theme of contemporary and impending technology. Because it is episodic, it is sometimes likened to The Twilight Zone, and like that classic, some of the stories will leave you wondering what you just saw as you sit and stare at a blank television. The acting and aesthetic are intelligent and nuanced, and the episodes' quick turns and twists will leave even the greatest spoiler guessers reeling. This is in addition to the show's thought-provoking and mind-bending stories and world-building.
1899 (2022)
This Dark-inspired television series centers on immigrant passengers on a ship bound for a new continent who become embroiled in a mystery when they come with a second ship drifting aimlessly at sea. The series is unlike any other thriller because of its ominous, eerie tone and bilingual approach.
Wednesday (2022)
In this Addams Family spinoff that focuses on the eldest Addams sibling, Tim Burton turns his attention to Wednesday Addams. The eponymous character, played by Jenna Ortega, is sent to prep school as a result of an incident involving a high school water polo team and two bags of piranhas. She eventually becomes involved in a string of local killings as a student at the school, all the while attempting to come to grips with her own fate and her parents' history.
Supernatural (2005)
The longest-running live-action fantasy series in American television history, Supernatural follows brothers Sam and Dan Winchester as they explore the country in search of various ghosts, demons, and monsters. Sam and Dan are portrayed by Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles, respectively. Supernatural kept viewers interested with a mix of solo "monster of the week" adventures and season-long plot arcs that created an amazingly dense mythology surrounding the program.
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities (2022)
This selection of short films by some of the most inventive, imaginative directors, and writers in the horror genre was put together by Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro. The eight stories in the first season of the show come from a variety of directors, such as Del Toro himself, Vincenzo Natali (Cube), Ana Lily Amirpour (A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night), and Jennifer Kent (The Babadook).
28 Days Haunted (2022)
This television series follows three paranormal investigative teams as they go to some of America's most haunted places to investigate the beliefs of Ed and Lorraine Warren, the famed investigators who appeared in the Conjuring movie series. The teams spend 28 days at the locations. The program takes a documentary approach to comprehending the paranormal world and the events surrounding some of these locales, which is as interesting as it is unsettling.
Hellbound (2021)
This live-action Korean series takes place in a world where evildoers are condemned by scary supernatural beings who appear from hell, but the real danger comes from people and religion. Hellbound, directed by Yeon Sang-ho and based on his animated short of the same name, continues the suspenseful, terrifying themes of Train to Busan.
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (2022)
You don't need to be familiar with the Cyberpunk 2077 computer game to enjoy this gritty, action-packed anime series or the harsh, outlandish journey it promises. The show centers on a teenage street child in the neon- and chrome-filled Night City who joins a group of mercenaries and soon finds himself fighting to retain his humanity in a culture that is fixated with cybernetic enhancement.
Cobra Kai (2018)
William Zabka and Ralph Macchio return to reprise their respective roles as Johnny Lawrence and Daniel LaRusso, teenage rivals whose hatred has continued into adulthood, in the popular sequel series to the original Karate Kid movies, Cobra Kai. The series follows down-on-his-luck Johnny as he attempts to open a new Cobra Kai dojo, only to have his goals reignite his rivalry with Daniel. It is set thirty years after the events of the first movie. The show has followed the duo over the course of several seasons as they take on new pupils, deal with rivals and friends from their past, and ultimately face a shared threat — all while the kids in their care try to negotiate their own high-school trials and tribulations.
