The Best TV Shows on Netflix

Every Netflix Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Notable series such as Sesame Street and Raw from Netflix first graced the screens in 1969 and 1993. Netflix has delivered an expansive roster of over 20 shows, dating from 1969 all the way to 2026. Explore our list of the top rated shows up to date from October 2026 that includes over 20 unique series.

  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars
    Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)8.5

    Yoda, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, Mace Windu and other Jedi Knights lead the Grand Army of the Republic against the droid army of the Separatists.

  • JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012)8.5

    Follow the intergenerational feud between the Joestar Family and various forces of evil, the most prominent of which is Dio Brando and his followers.

  • BoJack Horseman
    BoJack Horseman (2014)8.5

    Meet the most beloved sitcom horse of the '90s , 20 years later. He's a curmudgeon with a heart of...not quite gold...but something like gold. Copper?

  • Stranger Things
    Stranger Things (2016)8.5

    When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces, and one strange little girl.

  • La promesa
    La promesa (2023)8.5

    In 1913 Spain, a woman gets a job at the palace of La Promesa as a reward for saving the marquesses' son - but nobody knows that she has her own plans, which involve avenging her mother's death and finding her missing brother.

  • Lucifer
    Lucifer (2016)8.4

    Bored and unhappy as the Lord of Hell, Lucifer Morningstar abandoned his throne and retired to Los Angeles, where he has teamed up with LAPD detective Chloe Decker to take down criminals. But the longer he's away from the underworld, the greater the threat that the worst of humanity could escape.

  • Black Mirror
    Black Mirror (2011)8.3

    Twisted tales run wild in this mind-bending anthology series that reveals humanity's worst traits, greatest innovations and more.

  • The Crown
    The Crown (2016)8.2

    The gripping, decades-spanning inside story of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Prime Ministers who shaped Britain's post-war destiny. The Crown tells the inside story of two of the most famous addresses in the world – Buckingham Palace and 10 Downing Street – and the intrigues, love lives and machinations behind the great events that shaped the second half of the 20th century. Two houses, two courts, one Crown.

  • Marvel's The Punisher
    Marvel's The Punisher (2017)8.2

    A former Marine out to punish the criminals responsible for his family's murder finds himself ensnared in a military conspiracy.

  • Squid Game
    Squid Game (2021)7.9

    Hundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children's games. Inside, a tempting prize awaits — with deadly high stakes.

  • The Gentlemen
    The Gentlemen (2024)7.9

    When aristocratic Eddie inherits the family estate, he discovers that it's home to an enormous weed empire — and its proprietors aren't going anywhere.

  • Avatar: The Last Airbender
    Avatar: The Last Airbender (2024)7.8

    A young boy known as the Avatar must master the four elemental powers to save a world at war — and fight a ruthless enemy bent on stopping him.

  • Orange Is the New Black
    Orange Is the New Black (2013)7.6

    A crime she committed in her youthful past sends Piper Chapman to a women's prison, where she trades her comfortable New York life for one of unexpected camaraderie and conflict in an eccentric group of fellow inmates.

  • Monster: The Ed Gein Story
    Monster: The Ed Gein Story (2025)7.3

    The shocking true-life tale of Ed Gein, the infamous murderer and grave robber who inspired many of Hollywood's most iconic on-screen killers.

  • Sesame Street
    Sesame Street (1969)7.1

    On a special inner city street, the inhabitants—human and muppet—teach preschoolers basic educational and social concepts using comedy, cartoons, games, and songs.

  • Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story
    Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story (2026)7.1

    Trapped in a cruel Victorian-era household, Lizzie Borden kills her parents in a gory ax murder that shocks the nation.

  • Good Mythical Morning
    Good Mythical Morning (2012)6.9

    Two "Internetainers" (Rhett & Link) go far out and do the weirdest things, giving you a daily dose of casual comedy every Monday-Friday.

  • Raw
    Raw (1993)6.8

    A regularly scheduled, live, year-round program featuring some of the biggest WWE Superstars.

  • The Scandal
    The Scandal (2026)6.7

    In Joseon, a secret proposal ignites hidden desires in a gifted noblewoman, a famed lover and an unsuspecting lady caught in their dangerous game.

  • C.I.D.
    C.I.D. (1998)5.7

    A team of dedicated men and women in the Crime Investigation Department will risk everything to solve Mumbai's toughest, most complicated crimes.