The Best TV Shows on Netflix

Every Netflix Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Peruse our comprehensive roster of Netflix’s top shows, encompassing over 20 distinct series as of January 2026. Among Netflix’s finest offerings are Sesame Street and Raw, which debuted in 1969 and 1993, respectively. Netflix has over 20 shows broadcast from as early as 1969 and as recent as 2026.

  • Stranger Things
    Stranger Things (2016)8.6

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

  • Weak Hero
    Weak Hero (2022)8.6

    With the aid of unexpected friends, a gifted but introverted student confronts bullies and violent foes — unaware of how dangerous his world will become.

  • 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.

  • Culinary Class Wars
    Culinary Class Wars (2024)8.5

    Eighty "Black Spoon" underdog cooks with a knack for flavor face 20 elite "White Spoon" chefs in a fierce cooking showdown among 100 contenders.

  • 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.

  • Dark
    Dark (2017)8.4

    A missing child sets four families on a frantic hunt for answers as they unearth a mind-bending mystery that spans three generations.

  • Wednesday
    Wednesday (2022)8.4

    Smart, sarcastic and a little dead inside, Wednesday Addams investigates twisted mysteries while making new friends — and foes — at Nevermore Academy.

  • 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.

  • Bridgerton
    Bridgerton (2020)8.1

    Wealth, lust, and betrayal set in the backdrop of Regency era England, seen through the eyes of the powerful Bridgerton family.

  • You
    You (2018)8.0

    A dangerously charming, intensely obsessive young man goes to extreme measures to insert himself into the lives of those he is transfixed by.

  • Elite
    Elite (2018)8.0

    When three working class kids enroll in the most exclusive school in Spain, the clash between the wealthy and the poor students leads to tragedy.

  • The Witcher
    The Witcher (2019)8.0

    Geralt of Rivia, a mutated monster-hunter for hire, journeys toward his destiny in a turbulent world where people often prove more wicked than beasts.

  • 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.

  • Cashero
    Cashero (2025)7.2

    An ordinary man who inherits super strength discovers a greater evil out to steal his power. The one catch? Every use drains money from his wallet.

  • 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.

  • Taskaree: The Smuggler's Web
    Taskaree: The Smuggler's Web (2026)7.0

    A dedicated customs officer and his team take on a notorious smuggler leading a powerful syndicate, but unexpected obstacles threaten their mission.

  • HIS & HERS
    HIS & HERS (2026)6.9

    Two estranged spouses — one a detective, the other a news reporter — vie to solve a murder in which each believes the other is a prime suspect.

  • Raw
    Raw (1993)6.8

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

  • Agatha Christie's Seven Dials
    Agatha Christie's Seven Dials (2026)5.9

    England. 1925. At a lavish country house party, a practical joke appears to have gone horribly, murderously wrong. It will be up to the unlikeliest of sleuths - the fizzingly inquisitive Lady Eileen 'Bundle' Brent - to unravel a chilling plot that will change her life, cracking wide open the country house mystery.

  • CID
    CID (1998)5.7

    The first thrilling investigative series on Indian Television, is today one of the most popular shows on Sony Entertainment Television. Dramatic and absolutely unpredictable, Crime Investigation Department (C.I.D.) has captivated viewers over the last eleven years and continues to keep audiences glued to their television sets with its thrilling plots and excitement. Also interwoven in its fast-paced plots are the personal challenges that the C.I.D. team faces with non-stop adventure, tremendous pressure and risk, all in the name of duty. The series consists of hard-core police procedural stories dealing with investigation, detection and suspense. The protagonists of the serial are an elite group of police officers belonging to the Crime Investigation Department of the police force, led by ACP Pradyuman.