Netflix what’s worth watching?

[HareBrain]

Sucker for documentaries and decent series

Then try documentary series Wild Wild Country, seven hours of brilliance.

 

[AlexH]

Having finished watching Breaking Bad a month ago, I planned to sign up for a Netflix trial for Better Call Saul. I've bought the first series on DVD, however, and after taking a couple of episodes to come into its own, it's as good as Breaking Bad. I'll probably sign up for Netflix for 2-3 months anyway.

I researched what else I might like and came up with the following:

The OA (I like most films Brit Marling has been involved in, especially sci-fi Another Earth. A friend also recommended this)
Stranger Things
Jessica Jones (Jones lost her superhero career and became a private investigator for New York residents with special abilities)
BoJack Horseman (curveball - doesn't really appeal to me, but very highly rated and episodes are short)
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
Russian Doll (Groundhog Day-style dark comedy and another with short episodes)
The Daredevil (I already wanted to watch this)

There was loads of other stuff that looked interesting, but I aimed for a mix of genres rather than watching similar programmes.

 

[Dave]

At the moment, The Spy is well worth a watch.

 

[Gnrevolution]

If it hasn't been mentioned here, check out Kingdom, a South Korean series that I describe as "GoT meets the Walking Dead". It's brilliant and beautiful and well worth a watch!

 

[Mouse]

After Life.
Living With Yourself.

 

[Dave]

The Queen's Gambit -

 

[alexvss]

I think that the anime Devilman Crybaby is the best Netflix Original ever. But I'm a weeb so...

 

[HareBrain]

BoJack Horseman (curveball - doesn't really appeal to me, but very highly rated and episodes are short)

I love it -- blasted through all six seasons and went straight back to start again.

 

[Amethystmoon]

I've been enjoying the Expanse. It's good once you get past the first few episodes of season 1.

 

[Rodders]

I adored It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Some very smart writing.

Modern Family was also excellent.

I was very pleasantly surprised by Rick and Morty. Funny, but some great SF.

 

[HareBrain]

I was very pleasantly surprised by Rick and Morty. Funny, but some great SF.

"Total Rickall" (S2E4) is one of the best episodes I've seen, of anything, ever.

 

[AE35Unit]

We started watching Tin Star on now tv, though it might be on Netflix too

 

[paranoid marvin]

The Trial of the Chicago 7. Riveting viewing from start to end. I do not know how accurate it is as I was unaware of the circumstances of what happened in real life, but the story is as compelling as it is shocking.

 

[Allegra]

The Queen's Gambit -

I cannot stop watching it! Just superb. I watched 4 episodes almost in one sitting.

 

[Jo Zebedee]

The Queen's Gambit -

Just finished this. It was great. The last episode was just superb.

 

[Rodders]

I recently watched the Snowpiercer TV series, which i found quite enjoyable and different enough from the movie to warrant watching. Series two is being released episode by episode now, but i'll wait until i can binge it.

The expanse is still on my list of things to watch. (I have seen the first two series and just need to finish it off.)

I saw a great movie called Wheelman. Not my normal fayre, but it was a real surpise. Tense, smart and well shot. Thoroughly recommended.

Cargo (The Martin Freeman one) was excellent.
Orbiter 9 (a Spanish language movie) was worth a watch. #
The Last Days is another Spanish movies that i adored. Easily one of the best films i have seen in years.

 

[Allegra]

Just finished this. It was great. The last episode was just superb.

I finished the last 3 eps the day before, yes the last one is absolutely fantastic. I almost started re-watch again if I had the time.

 

[Rodders]

Is Killjoys on any of the streaming services?

 

[Allegra]

It turned out that The Queen's Gambit has made an unexpected winner - a Spanish chessboards maker: Queen’s Gambit: Why the Netflix series was a hit for one Spanish firm

Rechapados Ferrer is a family business with 14 workers, run off its feet trying to meet the huge demand of recent months.
Orders have gone from 20,000 units a year to 40,000 in just three months.

An interesting bit - Ferrer (the firm's owner) then shows Euronews a model of the chessboard used in the grand finale of The Queen's Gambit in Moscow. But, he adds, Netflix did not contact the firm to use it. "This board was sold to a German client," he confirms. I read somewhere that much of the series was filmed in Berlin.

I have also watched Creating The Queen's Gambit | Netflix Official Site . They did a great job, a masterpiece.

 

[Allegra]

Rewatched Forest Gump, superb. And Under the Eiffel Tower (2018), a sophisticated rom-com.