The series stars Kiefer Sutherland who plays a government official who unexpectedly becomes the President of the United States after a terrorist attack on the Capitol. You’ll find a number of Netflix revivals on this list and Designated Survivor is among the best of them. While you could certainly argue that the consistency of the series is mixed (with season three particularly standing out as a low point) the series is one of the longest-running Netflix Originals in history and is an easy binge and a show that can be frequently revisited.Ĥ5. While most elements of OITNB are based on Piper’s experience in jail, the show has grown its own identity with an amazing and diverse cast, allowing the creators to tell some excellent stories in Litchfield. The creator of Weeds took up the project of Orange is the New Black after reading Piper Kerman’s account of her time in prison. The struggling space colony sends down 100 child criminals to see what exactly the earth is like and whether it can sustain life.Īfter ending after seven seasons, we can thoroughly recommend this series as it maintained its excellent characters and edge-of-your-seat plots throughout.Ĥ6. Produced by The CW, it’s about humanity’s last attempt to inhabit the earth after it was ravished by war.

If you like most of the premises of Syfy content but think they’re poorly executed then, The 100 could be for you.

Similar to Batman, he vows to rid the city of criminals only armed with his bow and arrow. Following rich playboy Oliver Queen, he turns to a life of heroism after his boat was lost to the sea. This wasn’t CW’s first array into the superhero genre but it’s by far the best. With its fantastic characters, impressive fight scenes, and attention to the original character design, there are few superhero series quite like this on television. Most of the Marvel shows that Netflix produced are on this list, but none of them come close to the production levels and quality of Daredevil.ĭaredevil was the first Defender to land on Netflix and he’s the one who had the most lasting impact. It comes from super-producer Shonda Rhimes (who is now producing Netflix content) and while the series certainly doesn’t maintain its high caliber writing through all six seasons, the early seasons are well worth the price of admission. The show’s title comes from Viola’s class essentially teaching the kids how to avoid getting caught in the eyes of the law.

Viola Davis stars as a law professor teaching at a university to find her next employee to take with her into the profession of being a criminal defense lawyer.

Treat this list as a great starting point if you’re brand new to Netflix. Of course, 50 shows don’t really do the service justice as there’s a library full of series to check out but we had to try.

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