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It follows the story of Sabrina Spellman, a half-witch, half-human, who feels like she doesn't quite fit into the devil-worshipping world of her coven or the local high school for humans either. The first season is entertaining, but it isn't until the recently-released second season that it gets much more unsettling and addictive. Alias Grace, adapted by Sarah Polley from a Margaret Atwood novel which itself is based on a true story, is set in Canada in the middle of the 19th century, where a house servant Grace Marks has been convicted of a double murder.

After spending time in a mental asylum and while serving time in prison, an early version of a therapist is called in to try and discern if Grace is guilty, innocent, lying or telling the truth. Grace's account of the murders is as confounding to the viewer as it is the doctor, but the truth is not the point. The point of Alias Grace is to illustrate how the men in her life and the lives of the women around her have tyrannized and abused them. They are the product of that abuse, of a system controlled by men, and if a woman were to rise up and murder her terrorizer, who could blame her? It's a smart, brilliantly acted, and entertaining series, but more than that, it's an important one for these times. Atypical is a family sitcom that would feel right at home among ABC's family sitcoms (Speechless, Black-ish, Fresh off the Boat, etc.).

It's also a charming coming-of-age show about Sam Gardner , an 18-year-old from Connecticut with high-functioning autism. He's arrived at an age when he's decided that he'd like to date and have sex, and the show covers his awkward encounters with women, his inappropriate crush on his therapist, and his relationship with the teenage girl he eventually asks to prom. It also deals with the challenges of his parents; his father is trying to figure out how to connect with his son while his mother aims to find her own identity apart from being the mother of an autistic child. It's the older sister (Brigette Lundy-Paine) who is the real stand-out of Atypical, however, as she aims to both support her brother while also creating a life of her own separate from her brother. It's not a groundbreaking series, but it's funny, heartwarming, and very, very sweet. Set in the city of Derry, Northern Ireland, Derry Girls follows Catholic secondary school student Erin Quinn and her small group of oddball, kooky and, frankly, sweary friends as they navigate teenage life during the Troubles of the 1990s.

In between the political turbulence of the period, Quinn and her friends juggle love lives, school exams and family life in, let's just say, very creative ways. Creator Lisa McGee, from Derry herself, brings forth the quirks, conversations and traditions of Irish families in this period in a very deliberate way, and it makes for an incredibly authentic and hilarious watch. Only series 1 of this award-winning comedy is currently available on Netflix UK but even if you can't binge it, every episode is such a gem in its own right that it takes minutes to fall head over heels for the Derry girls.

If you want to watch something light and fun at the moment we don't blame you. That's why it's perfect timing that all six seasons of laugh-out-loud comedy series Community have landed on Netflix. You'll recognise most of the cast as they're all great comedy actors, including Donald Glover and Alison Brie. The show is about life at a community college in the fictional town of Greendale, Colorado. Netflix's sixth Marvel series falls victim to the same problems that have beset the previous Marvel series, namely it takes a strong character and stretches the story entirely too thin. Frank Castle is, save for Jessica Jones, arguably the most compelling character in Netflix's Marvel universe.

He's a villain in the second season of Daredevil, but a dark anti-hero here, a man who has zero regards for the lives of bad people, who he pummels and tortures to death. Castle is a grim character, but — thanks to the buddy partner dynamic with David Lieberman (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) — there are moments of levity and occasional doses of humor in the first season. The show's follow-up run lags a bit, but it introduces fans to new characters who test Castle's carefully constructed persona and force him to reckon with his past in interesting new ways. Set in a world where anthropomorphic animals and humans live side-by-side, BoJack Horseman is about a horse named Bojack , the washed-up star of the 1990s sitcom Horsin' Around.

After a decade boozing on his couch and sleeping around, Bojack tries to resurrect his celebrity relevance with decidedly mixed results. On the face of it, it's a zany satire of Hollywood and celebrity culture. What's unexpected, however, is that Bojack Horseman may be television's most honest and thorough examination of depression. The writing is sharp, the jokes are layered, and the situations are hilarious, but there's a melancholy undercurrent to the series. Despite being a horse, Bojack is also one of the most human characters on television. It takes two or three episodes to hook viewers into its world, but once it does, it's an impossible series to stop watching.

A heartfelt (and now Emmy-winning) riches-to-rags story, this comedy follows the Rose family as they're forced out of their lives of the rich and famous and into a middle-of-nowhere town filled with unusual characters. They try to rebuild their old lives and find themselves building new ones instead. Schitt's Creek made history in 2020 by sweeping comedy categories at the Emmys, and the final season launched on Netflix last year.

If you haven't watched this wonderfully funny show yet, now is the time. Looks like the trending hashtag #SaveManifest worked, because Netflix recently renewed the hit NBC mystery series for a fourth and final season. The story, which follows a group of passengers on a flight missing for five years that suddenly reappears, has made a huge splash on social media and sailed high in the Top 10 on Netflix for several weeks. A lot can happen in five years, which means most of their spouses have moved on, kids have grown up, and parents have passed away, making their return to society more unimaginably difficult. To make matters worse, the passengers begin to experience voices and visions representing events yet to occur, sending them down a bumpy moral road that they can only navigate together.

Dear White People expands creator Justin Simien's 2014 indie film into an incisive, insightful series that plumbs complex issues of race and culture with wit and verve. Set at a fictional Ivy League school, the show centers around Samantha White , who launches a combative radio program to enlighten the white folks on campus. Meanwhile, the rich ensemble of characters around her lets the show explore various perspectives and personal and political issues.

Smart, satirical, and timely, Dear White People is an ideal binge right now — and it's the perfect time to catch up before the fourth and final season arrives. Even Netflix couldn't have predicted that the final season of Schitt's Creek would sweep the Emmy Awards for comedy in 2020. But this little Canadian comedy has turned into a TV powerhouse, thanks in part to Netflix itself. The father-and-son duo of Eugene and Dan Levy created and starred in Schitt's Creek for six seasons.

The show follows the formerly wealthy Rose family after they lose their fortune and circumstances force them to move to a small town they once purchased as a joke. But this is a comedy that has a lot of heart to go with its side-splitting moments and unique characters. The final episode even nailed the landing for the series, which is always a rarity. This month, Netflix is adding the sixth season, which completes the show's run. After a shaky first season, Atypical found its groove in its second season and followed that up with a third, critically acclaimed season that saw Sam begin college and deal with an entirely new set of challenges.

Jennifer Jason Leigh and Michael Rapaport play Sam's mother and father, respectively, while Brigette Lundy-Paine plays Sam's talented and protective sister. The series wrapped up with its fourth and final season, and all four seasons are now available on Netflix. Tom Ellis plays fallen angel Lucifer Morningstar in this loose adaptation of the Lucifer comic book series.

After leaving hell behind to chart a new path in his life, Lucifer encounters Detective Chloe Decker and quickly falls for her. To remain a part of Chloe's life, Lucifer helps her solve murders in Los Angeles with his talent for making suspects give up their secrets. No one can say that Lucifer isn't open about who and what he is, but it takes a while for Chloe to realize that she really has partnered up with the original fallen angel. A show inspired by the true story of the first pro female wrestling syndicate in the '80s? GLOW's purely fun comedy, packed with eccentric female characters, teams campiness with underdog triumph and soars.

Season 3 progresses deeper into the lives of its diverse ensemble, shifting the series to Las Vegas. A fourth and final season was in the works, but sadly production fell victim to the pandemic and Netflix cancelled the show. From the creators of Futurama and some of the best Simpsons episodes comes this wonderful and very different animated series. Disenchantment follows the story of Princess Bean, who is less than ladylike. After befriending a demon and an elf, her life quickly changes from royalty to an exciting and dangerous adventure. The newest season has just aired so it's time to catch up with the classic comedy we are so familiar with.

If you're looking for other ways to watch cartoons online, you can also check out our guide. My skin is getting softer, yet my bones are jutting out, so I'm half-soft, half-sharp! " Maria Bamford says in a shampoo commercial fantasy sequence within the show within the show that's drawn from the life of a real-life stand-comedian, who suffers from depression and bipolar disorder. It's that kind of show, and its surrealist brand of comedy is not for everyone. Creators Pam Brady and Mitch Hurwitz bring extreme versions of those shows' sensibilities to Lady Dynamite, although it also possesses the absurdist streak of Brady's Hamlet 2. Oswalt and Bamford then have a conversation about Breaking Bad, before using a Breaking Bad reference to indicate a time jump.

In other words, there's a lot of balls in the air in Lady Dynamite, but it rewards those who can keep up. Its Season 2 even made it one of our picks for the best TV shows of 2017. This coming-of-age series set in the '90s could easily be described as the comedic counterpart to Stranger Things, but it's so much more than that. It's a sweet, funny, and heartfelt show about a group of high school kids — popular, unpopular and in-between — searching for their own identities and trying to find their place not only in high school but in the world.

The main story sees a freshman from the A/V club, Luke (Jahi Di'Allo Winston), falling in love a with Kate , who is trying to come to terms with her own sexual identity as a lesbian. While the issues they face are specific to their characters, the range of feelings they experience as universal — falling in love, heartbreak, seeking acceptance and validation from others. It is a comedy infused with '90s nostalgia, but it doesn't rely on nostalgia to tell its story, and the story it tells is one of those most hopeful, optimistic, and deeply affecting series in the Netflix catalog. At first glance, On My Block is just another teen drama about a group of funny, street smart kids trying to figure life out. The show may deal in larger themes, but the fun in watching it comes when the focus falls back on the close-knit bond between four very different kids.

G.L.O.W., from exec producer Jenji Kohan and a couple of her proteges, Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch, is based on the real-life Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling television series. Set in the 1980s, G.L.O.W. sees a group of failed actresses and assorted misfits shaped into a female wrestling league by a cult-flick screenwriter and a trust-fund kid . There's nothing particularly original about G.L.O.W., which traffics in a number of tropes and stereotypes, but the characters are so unbelievably likable that it's almost impossible not to fall in love with these underdog heroes. It's a fast-paced, funny and immensely sweet series that goes down like candy.

Unfortunately, it looks like the pandemic has taken that away from us too. BBC Two's Giri / Haji, available in the U.S. via Netflix, is already one of the year's best surprises. The international thriller starts when a Tokyo detective, Kenzo Mori , is tasked by a prominent Yakuza crime family—in conjunction with the police force—to secretly go to London in search of his brother Yuto , who he thought died a year ago. The hope is that bringing Yuto back will stop a sprawling war that he helped kickstart among the Yakuza factions. But like Kenzo's investigation into Yuto's disappearance and faked death, Giri /Haji is full of unexpected twists, not just in its narrative but in its form. At the center of the story is the tale of two brothers, yet it's also about forged family and discovering the truth about one's self.

The gang war is the framework for the story, which plays out in many ways like Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels ; and yet, one of its most moving scenes takes place during a quiet, makeshift Yom Kippur dinner regarding atonement. A six-part documentary series, Heist tells the stories of three of the largest heists in American history—narrated by the people who actually carried them out. From a successful Vegas money heist to a bourbon distillery worker stealing booze and turning a profit himself, this one is a no brainer for true crime fans.

This adaptation of Jeff Lemire's comic book series of the same name is a dark fantasy set in a world where a terrible virus is quickly whittling down the remnants of human society. The show follows a half-human, half-deer boy as he embarks on a cross-country journey to find his mother, accompanied by a mysterious loner who saved him from violent poachers. The series balances the naivety and wonder of its title character, portrayed by Christian Convery, with the harsh world outside the only home he's ever known. Black Mirror is from the fevered brain of Charlie Brooker and boy does it turn a harsh light on technology and the potential dystopian futures that might only be a few years awa.

The first two series were three episodes long and contain some fantastic episodes - including The National Anthem. Season 3 and 4 were boosted to six episodes apiece and if you haven't seen San Junipero then grab the tissues and watch season 3's immaculately told love story. A Christmas special and Bandersnatch, an interactive episode, are also included as is the brand-new fifth season, which stars Miley Cyrus as a future pop star. Bizarre, brilliant and sometimes brutal, Black Mirror is as subversive a TV show there is right now.

However, this miniseries starring an on-form Toni Collette, Merritt Wever and Kaitlyn Dever is not your typical sensationalist true crime drama. Based on ProPublic/The Marshall Project's 2015 Pulitzer-winning article, 'An Unbelievable Story of Rape,' this sensitive drama about a series of rape cases in the states of Washington and Colorado doesn't focus on the perpetrator. Instead, this is a story about the survivors of sexual violence, one that's handled with empathy and without melodrama. It doesn't shy away from the trauma these survivors live with, but it never feels gratuitous, even if it is, at times, difficult to watch. Natasha Lyonne created, directed and stars in this comedy-drama that explores life and death through the eyes of her character Nadia Vulvokov, a game developer who keeps on dying and coming back to life to relive the same night over and over again.

While trying to figure out the time loop, she meets a fellow constant perisher, Charlie Barnett as Alan Zavery. Originality has earned Lyonne critical praise, TV award show recognition and lots of love from us. Aziz Ansari's Master of None is a post-racial dating and relationship sitcom about millennials. It also explores intimacy without resorting to gender stereotypes or relationship clichés.

It's a good series about genuinely good people, and the chemistry between Ansari's character and his love interest in the first season is electric. It's not laugh-out-loud funny, but Master of None is funny in its observations, clever in its writing and honest in the depiction of its characters. It's a truly great sitcom and something of a roadmap to dating for a new generation. Orange Is the New Black is perfectly suited for the Netflix delivery system, if only because it would be agonizing to wait a week for each new episode. The story is based on the real-life events of Piper Kerman, whose book of the same title was the inspiration, but the truth is that the screen version is miles better.

Schilling is the engine that drives the plot, and her odd combination of natural serenity mixed with the increasing anger and desperation at the late turn her life has taken strikes the perfect tone for life inside the women's prison. Happy Endings is one of those shows with a small but mighty fanbase who love to say things like, "I wish they'd bring it back," and "I can't believe no one watched it when it was on" whenever it's brought up. The world just wasn't ready for the truly oddball jokes Happy Endings excelled at, even though its premise -- a small group of friends hang out all the time and get into hijinks -- pretty much seemed like a recipe for sitcom success. The cast's chemistry is just so good, the jokes come lightning fast, and there are also some legitimately heartwarming episodes, like the one where the group helps Max come out to his parents. The best of the Friends clones, it's definitely worth a watch if ensemble comedies are your thing. The fifth and final season of She-Ra and the Princesses of Power dropped May 15, meaning you can now binge the complete run of Netflix's cosmic fantasy.

The animated series, a reboot of the 1980s He-Man spinoff, follows teen soldier Adora , who comes across a sword that transforms her into the titular princess, She-Ra and turns her life upside down. (Magical swords have a way of doing that.) Adora must turn against her best friend Catra , assemble a group of warriors known as the Princess Alliance, and work to prevent the sinister Horde from conquering the planet Etheria. If you only watch one more gritty, morally murky crime drama, it should probably be Ozark. The Netflix series stars Jason Bateman as Marty Byrde, a Chicago financial planner who relocates his family to Missouri after a money-laundering scheme goes wrong. There, he embarks on an even bigger operation, laundering millions for a Mexican drug lord with the help of fierce local criminal Ruth and his savvy wife, Wendy .

Darkly comedic and twistily thrilling, Ozark is the perfect binge — and a showcase for the erstwhile Michael Bluth both in front of and behind the camera. Comedy vets Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin headline this superbly bingeable sitcom about two women whose ongoing rivalry comes to a head when their husbands reveal they're in love and want divorces. While Grace and Frankie try to navigate this life-changing revelation alone, they fast become frenemies who wind up sharing a beach house.

Throw in their four kids and their newly-married husbands, and what you're left with is a modern living situation. What starts as an amusing premise over the seasons sprawls into a ripe comedy setup that's all about figuring out life, love, career, health, no matter your age, and how our friends are the one thing we can always rely on. One of the most popular Canadian sitcoms of all time, Kim's Convenience premiered in 2016 and concluded its award-winning, five-season run in 2021. The show depicts the trials and tribulations of a Korean-Canadian family that runs a convenience store in Toronto and follows the lives and loves of both the family members and various members of their social and professional circles.