Streaming services are known for having award-worthy series but also plenty of duds. Our guide to the best TV shows on Netflix is updated weekly to help you know which series you should move to the top of your queue. They aren’t all surefire winners—we love a good less-than-obvious gem—but they’re all worth your time, trust us.
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Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials
Adapted from the 1929 novel by original “Queen of Crime” Agatha Christie, this sumptuously shot thriller keeps its period setting as it follows young would-be sleuth Lady Eileen “Bundle” Brent (Mia McKenna-Bruce), drawn into a mystery surrounding the death of her almost-fiancé Gerry. It’s a conspiracy that takes the socialite from the top echelons of British aristocracy to shady secret clubs, and packs in more twists than you might expect from a near-century-old tale. McKenna-Bruce delights as the stubborn, charming, resourceful Bundle—a character that predates Christie’s more famous Miss Marple—while an expanded cast including Martin Freeman and Helena Bonham Carter add gravitas to the proceedings. With only three one-hour episodes, this makes for a compact but satisfying binge.
Queer Eye
The last season of life makeover sensation arrives with a storm of controversy over behind-the-scenes drama, but at least onscreen, the show remains packed with all the feel-good moments fans have come to love. With new heroes including a pair of elderly sisters learning to live together, a fire-fighting single mother, and a beloved local tour guide in the show’s final host city of Washington, DC, the Fab Five—Karamo, Tan, Jonathan, Antoni, and Jeremiah—get to go out on a high. Get ready to ugly cry, one last time.
Run Away
The latest entry in Netflix’s deal to adapt just about everything Harlan Coben writes down, Run Away features James Nesbitt as Simon Greene, a father desperate to bring his troubled daughter Paige (Ellie de Lange) home. But when Paige’s drug dealer boyfriend Aaron (Thomas Flynn) turns up dead—an event that happened not too long after a video of Simon beating him up in public went viral—Simon has to dodge a murder investigation while being drawn deeper into mysteries surrounding the missing Paige. Run Away doesn’t reinvent the wheel when it comes to crime dramas, but with a solid cast and plenty of twists and surprises through its eight episodes, it’s perfect binge viewing for the long, cold winter.
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