The Best TV Shows on Netflix

Every Netflix Show Ranked From Best To Worst

As of September 2026, our compilation of Netflix’s top-rated series boasts over 20 unique shows. Highlighting Netflix’s quality programming, Sesame Street and Raw stand out, premiering in 1969 and 1993. From 1969 through to 2026, Netflix has accumulated a diverse collection of over 20 television shows.

  • 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.

  • 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?

  • 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.

  • Outer Banks
    Outer Banks (2020)8.2

    On a North Carolina island of haves and have-nots, John B and his tight-knit crew of friends find mystery and adventure while hunting for lost treasure.

  • LEGO Ninjago: Dragons Rising
    LEGO Ninjago: Dragons Rising (2023)8.0

    A phenomenon known as the Merge has caused many legendary realms to suddenly combine into one, but their union is unstable. A Spinjitzu Ninja Master must train a new generation of heroes to help find Elemental Dragons who can save the planet before the forces of evil use the same dragon energy to destroy this new world.

  • Arrested Development
    Arrested Development (2003)7.9

    The story of a wealthy family that lost everything, and the one son who had no choice but to keep them all together.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story
    Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story (2026)7.2

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

  • 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.

  • 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)6.5

    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.