The Best TV Shows on YouTube Premium

Every YouTube Premium Show Ranked From Best To Worst

YouTube Premium’s extensive portfolio includes more than 20 shows, spanning the years from 2016 to 2020. Some of the best tv shows from YouTube Premium include Escape the Night and Bad Internet, airing in 2016 and 2016 respectively. Check out the most acclaimed shows on YouTube Premium, with a catalog of over 20 series updated for January 2026.

  • Retro Tech
    Retro Tech (2019)9.0

    Follow tech guru Marques Brownlee as he uncovers how iconic technology of the past came to life and shaped history. In each episode, Marques meets with fellow YouTube creators, experts, and celebrity guests, to explore the impact each piece of vintage tech has had on our culture and why these pieces remain so revolutionary.

  • Wayne
    Wayne (2019)8.3

    In this gritty and sometimes bloody tale, sixteen year-old Wayne sets out on a dirt bike with his new crush Del to take back the 1978 Pontiac Trans Am that was stolen from his father before he died. It is Wayne and Del against the world.

  • Cobra Kai
    Cobra Kai (2018)8.2

    This Karate Kid sequel series picks up 30 years after the events of the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament and finds Johnny Lawrence on the hunt for redemption by reopening the infamous Cobra Kai karate dojo. This reignites his old rivalry with the successful Daniel LaRusso, who has been working to maintain the balance in his life without mentor Mr. Miyagi.

  • The Age of A.I.
    The Age of A.I. (2019)8.1

    Explore the impact of A.I. and how it is transforming the way we live and work -- both now and in the future, featuring some of the brightest minds in science, philosophy, technology, engineering, medicine, futurism, entertainment and the arts to tell the dynamic story of A.I.

  • Obsolete
    Obsolete (2019)8.1

    In 2014, aliens revealed themselves to request trade with humanity. In exchange for limestone, they would provide a consciousness-controlled general-use robot known as an "Exoframe." Cheaper than an aircraft, tank, or firearm, and easy enough for anyone to operate, the "Exoframe" spreads change throughout the world in the blink of an eye...

  • Escape the Night
    Escape the Night (2016)7.7

    Welcome to "Escape the Night." In this surreality competition series, hosted by Joey Graceffa, 10 guests are invited from the modern world to attend a dinner at his newly acquired mansion estate, which has been locked in the 1920's; when America was roaring... roaring with madness. This is a dinner party to die for. No one is safe.

  • Top Management
    Top Management (2018)7.7

    A former K-Pop idol trainee finds a new dream as an idol manager.

  • Justin Bieber: Seasons
    Justin Bieber: Seasons (2020)7.7

    An intimate behind-the-scenes look at Justin Bieber's private life, including never-before-seen footage of his wedding to Hailey Bieber and his day-to-day alongside those in his inner circle.

  • Impulse
    Impulse (2018)7.6

    16-year-old Henry Coles is an outsider in her new town of Reston, New York. With a major chip on her shoulder and no friends, she remains withdrawn and isolated, but everything changes when a traumatic encounter with a classmate triggers something deep within Henry— unleashing a power she cannot control.

  • Step Up
    Step Up (2018)7.2

    Twins Tal and Janelle relocate from Ohio to Atlanta, where at their new school High Water is always a beat.

  • Origin
    Origin (2018)7.2

    A group of troubled passengers wake up on a damaged spaceship abandoned in deep space, each having left behind a dark past in search of a fresh start on a newly colonized planet. As their terrifying situation spirals into paranoia, they come to realize that the greatest threat to their dream of starting over – and indeed their lives – is something far darker than the pasts they were so desperate to escape.

  • Rhett & Link's Buddy System
    Rhett & Link's Buddy System (2016)7.0

    Follow best friends, Rhett & Link, as they embark on a fantastical misadventure in search of a missing phone that could save their morning talk show from a co-ex-girlfriend turned evil infomercial queen.

  • Liza on Demand
    Liza on Demand (2018)6.9

    LIZA ON DEMAND is a half-hour, single camera comedy that follows the chaotic misadventures of Liza, a young woman in Los Angeles who is trying to make a career out of juggling various gig economy jobs — for lack of a better idea of what to do with her life. Meanwhile, Liza's best friends and roommates Oliver and Harlow try their best to both support and sometimes distract her.

  • Bad Internet
    Bad Internet (2016)6.8

    A satirical anthology series about the terrifying potential futures of internet technology and culture. Not at all similar to any other shows about technological overreaching.

  • Foursome
    Foursome (2016)6.8

    Andie is undateable– thanks to her older brother Alec, the most popular guy in high school, who makes sure no guy comes near her. Fortunately, Andie has her three best friends to help her shake the little sister stigma: Dakota, the gay best friend who is more than confident in his own sexuality; Imogen the innocent, fresh-out-of-home-school wallflower; and Courtney, Alec’s girlfriend and last year’s homecoming queen, who can’t let go of her high school days. These four very different personalities help each other navigate the hormone-induced, angst-filled sea of high school.

  • Lifeline
    Lifeline (2017)6.8

    What if you could use time travel to save your life? Welcome to "LIFELINE," the new YouTube Red Original Series about the Lifeline insurance agency, whose specially trained agents jump forward in time to prevent the deaths of their clients.

  • Could You Survive The Movies?
    Could You Survive The Movies? (2019)6.8

    Explore the magic and science of cinema. In each episode, Vsauce3’s Jake Roper takes you on an immersive journey into the world of a different movie; blending unscripted scientific exploration with narrative storytelling.

  • Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television
    Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television (2017)6.6

    The LAPD thinks it's a good idea to form a task force partnering actors with homicide detectives.

  • Weird City
    Weird City (2019)6.1

    Set in the not-too-distant future, this comedy anthology explores the issues of everyday life in the metropolis of Weird — stories that can only be told through the prism of sci-fi and comedy.

  • The Secret Life of Lele Pons
    The Secret Life of Lele Pons (2020)4.0

    The documentary stories Lele Pons journey from social misfit to social media Queen and now global entertainer while showing her everyday struggles with mental health from an early age to her present life. Known for her unfiltered videos, candid humor and crazy stunts, Lele’s storytelling arch takes a more serious tone as she opens up to the world about living with her deepest secret. Through access to private moments, emotional interviews and never seen before footage, Lele reveals her life long struggle with OCD & Tourettes among other mental health conditions and doesn’t shy away from the most intimate details of her battle.